JP5435012B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine that plays a game by firing a game ball on a game board on which a game area is formed.

  A special symbol is variably displayed when a game ball enters the start opening provided on the game board, and the special symbol is stopped and displayed in a hit state, so that a hit game advantageous to the player is executed. A ball game machine is known. In such a ball game machine, the gaming state after the end of the hit game is either a high probability state where the special symbol is stopped and displayed in a hit state, or a low probability state where the probability is lower than the high probability state. It is common to set.

  In this type of ball game machine, after the hit game is finished, an effect is made that it is impossible to determine whether the gaming state is a high probability state or a low probability state, and then the gaming state is a high probability state. There is a ball game machine that performs a notification effect to notify whether or not there is. The execution mode of the notification effect in such a ball game machine is determined by lottery using a dedicated random number (Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2).

JP 2006-110079 A JP 2007-68704 A

  In the above-mentioned ball game machine, it is necessary to provide a random number generator and a lottery process for determining the execution mode of the notification effect, which increases the number of members constituting the ball game machine and complicates the process. There is a problem of being.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, and can provide various notification effects without providing a random number generator or a lottery process for determining the execution mode of the notification effects. An object is to provide a ball game machine that can be used.

In order to solve at least a part of the above-described problems, the bullet ball game machine of the present invention employs the following configuration. That is,
It includes a symbol display device that variably displays a special symbol by being controlled by the game control means, and an effect device that performs a game effect by being controlled by the effect control means,
When the special symbol variably displayed on the symbol display device is stopped and displayed as a winning symbol, a winning game is performed,
When the winning symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display device as the winning symbol and the winning game is played, the gaming state after the corresponding game is displayed on the symbol display device. When the low probability state is set to a low probability state, and a high probability per symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display device as the winning symbol, and the winning game is performed, the gaming state after the corresponding game is the symbol The probability that the winning symbol is stopped and displayed on the display device is set to a high probability state higher than the low probability state,
Based on the game effect displayed on the effect device before the start of the winning game, a ball game machine that makes it impossible to determine whether or not the gaming state after the winning game becomes the high probability state,
The game control means includes
A winning symbol storage means for storing a plurality of types of the winning symbols that are stopped and displayed on the symbol display device;
A plurality of execution modes of notification effects for notifying whether or not the gaming state after the winning game is the high probability state are different from each other in association with the type of winning symbol stored in the winning symbol storage means Execution mode storage means for storing;
When the winning symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display device, the winning symbol selection means for selecting the type of the corresponding symbol from the winning symbols stored in the winning symbol storage means;
Execution mode setting means for setting an execution mode of the notification effect corresponding to the winning symbol selected by the winning symbol selection unit;
A command transmission for transmitting a notification effect instruction command for instructing execution of the notification effect when the notification effect execution time according to the execution mode set by the execution mode setting means comes during execution of the winning game. Means and
The production control means includes
Command receiving means for receiving the notification effect instruction command transmitted by the command transmitting means;
When the command receiving means receives the notification effect instruction command, the command receiving means includes notification effect executing means for executing the notification effect using the effect device.

  In such a ball game machine, when the winning symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display device and the winning game is performed, the notification effect is executed in the execution mode corresponding to the corresponding symbol while the corresponding game is being executed. . That is, even if the execution mode of the notification effect is not determined by lottery, the execution mode of the notification effect is automatically determined according to the winning symbol stopped and displayed on the symbol display device. Thereby, even if it does not provide the random number generator and process for determining the execution aspect of alerting | reporting effect by lottery, alerting | reporting effect can be set variously and it becomes possible to make alerting | reporting effect various.

In addition, the above-mentioned ball game machine is
The execution mode storage means may store a plurality of execution modes in which one or both of the execution timing and the number of executions of the notification effect are different.

  According to such a ball game machine, without providing a random number generating device and processing for determining the execution time and number of executions of the notification effect by lottery, the execution time and number of executions of the notification effect can be varied, It is possible to make various notification effects.

In addition, the above-mentioned ball game machine is
As the execution mode in which the number of executions of the notification effect is set to a plurality of times, the execution mode storage means is uncertain whether or not the gaming state is the high probability state at the execution time other than the final time. An indefinite notification effect for notifying the fact is executed, and a final notification effect for notifying that the indefinite notification effect or the gaming state is the high probability state is executed at the final execution time. Memorize execution mode,
The notification effect executing means executes the indefinite notification effect when receiving the notification effect instruction command instructing execution of the indefinite notification effect, and receives the notification effect instruction command instructing execution of the fixed notification effect. Then, the confirmation notification effect may be executed.

  According to such a ball game machine, the execution timing and execution time of the indefinite notification effect and the fixed notification effect can be achieved without providing a random number generator or a process for determining the execution time and number of executions of the notification effect by lottery. The number of times can be varied according to the execution mode, and the notification effect can be varied.

  According to the present invention, the notification effect can be varied without providing a random number generator or a lottery process for determining the execution mode of the notification effect.

It is a front view of the gaming machine (pachinko machine 1) of the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the board surface structure of the game board of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the 1st symbol display apparatus of a present Example, and a 2nd symbol display apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the screen structure of the presentation display apparatus of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the starting port unit of a present Example. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the control circuit in the game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the display mode of the normal symbol display part of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the special symbol which the 1st special symbol or 2nd special symbol of a present Example variably displays. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the one aspect | mode of the effect performed with the effect display apparatus of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game control process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the special figure reservation related process of a present Example. It is the flowchart which showed the special symbol game process of a present Example. It is the flowchart which showed the special symbol game process of a present Example. It is the flowchart which showed the special figure fluctuation display process of a present Example. It is the flowchart which showed the special figure fluctuation display process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the jackpot determination table of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the deviation variation pattern table for low probability non-opening extension of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the big hit symbol determination table of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the big hit game process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the jackpot game performed with the pachinko machine of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of jackpot completion of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the round production designation | designated process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the promotion chance production | presentation timing table of a present Example. 10 is a flowchart showing an effect control process executed by a CPU 221 of a sub control board 220. It is a flowchart which shows the big hit game effect process of a present Example.

  In order to clarify the contents of the present invention described above, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a type of pachinko machine called a “seven machine” or “digipachi” will be described.

A. Pachinko machine configuration:
A-1. Configuration on the front side of the device:
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the front part of the pachinko machine 1 is mainly composed of a front frame 4, an upper dish part 5, a lower dish part 6, a game board 10, and the like. In FIG. 1, detailed illustration of the game board 10 is omitted. The front frame 4 is attached to a middle frame 3 (not shown), and the middle frame 3 is attached to a main body frame 2 (not shown). The middle frame 3 is formed of a plastic material and is attached to the inside of the main body frame 2. The main body frame 2 is a substantially rectangular frame formed by assembling wooden plate-like members, and forms an outer frame of the pachinko machine 1. One end of the front frame 4 is pivotally supported with respect to the middle frame 3, and one end of the middle frame 3 is pivotally supported with respect to the main body frame 2. The game board 10 is detachably attached to the front side of the middle frame 3, and the front side is covered with the front frame 4.

  The front frame 4 is formed of a plastic material, and a circular window portion 4a is formed at a substantially central portion. A transparent plate such as a glass plate is fitted in the window portion 4a so that the board surface of the game board 10 disposed on the back side can be visually recognized. Further, the front frame 4 is provided with various lamps 4b to 4f for enhancing the game effect. An upper plate part 5 is provided below the front frame 4, and a lower plate part 6 is provided below the upper plate part 5. A locking device 9 is provided on the right side of the front frame 4, and a prepaid card type ball lending device 13 (CR unit) is provided on the left side of the front frame 4.

  The upper dish portion 5 is provided with a dish-shaped recess and a dish outer edge portion 5a formed so as to surround the recess. The game ball is thrown into a recess formed in the upper plate part 5 and supplied to the launcher unit 12 (see FIG. 6). The dish outer edge 5a is provided with various buttons such as a game ball lending switch 5b, a return switch 5c, and a discharge button for discharging the inserted game ball. A first speaker 5 y is provided on the left part of the upper plate part 5. An effect button BT is provided on the front side of the upper plate 5. The player can intervene in the progress of the game effect such as selecting an item related to the game effect by pressing the effect button BT.

  The lower plate part 6 is provided with a discharge port 6 a for discharging game balls from the inside of the pachinko machine 1, and the discharged game balls are stored in the lower plate part 6. A firing handle 8 is provided at the right end of the lower plate portion 6. The firing handle 8 is provided with a touch switch 8a for detecting that the player is touching the handle. The rotation axis of the launching handle 8 is connected to a launching device unit 12 (not shown) mounted on the back side of the lower plate portion 6, and when the player rotates the firing handle 8, the movement is transferred to the launching device unit 12. Then, a launch motor (not shown) built in the unit rotates, and a game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle. On the left side surface of the launch handle 8, a launch stop switch 8b that is operated by the player to temporarily stop the launch of the game ball is disposed.

A-2. Game board configuration:
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a board surface configuration of the game board 10. As described above, the game board 10 is detachably attached to the front side of the middle frame 3. As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular game area 11 surrounded by an outer rail 14 and an inner rail 15 is formed at the center of the game board 10. The game ball fired from the launching device unit 12 described above passes between the outer rail 14 and the inner rail 15 and is released to the game area 11, and flows down from above the game area 11.

  A central device 26 is provided in the approximate center of the game area 11, a variable prize device 18 is provided in a lower portion of the game area 11, and a start unit 17 is provided between the central device 26 and the variable prize device 18. It has been. As will be described later, the starting port unit 17 is configured by combining two starting ports up and down, and the first starting port 17a provided on the upper side is a size of a game ball receiving opening that allows game balls to enter. It is a fixed entrance that allows game balls to enter at any time, and the second starting port 17b provided on the lower side opens and closes a pair of wing pieces. It is a so-called tulip-style entrance that is made possible. The detailed configuration of the start port unit 17 will be described later with reference to another drawing.

  An effect display device 27 is provided substantially in the center of the central device 26. The effect display device 27 is composed of a liquid crystal display, and on the display screen, various effect symbols such as an identification symbol and a background image can be displayed in a variable manner and stopped. Various effect symbols displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 27 will be described later.

  A first symbol display device 28 is provided diagonally to the left of the effect display device 27, and a second symbol display device 32 is provided diagonally to the right of the effect display device 27. Among them, the first symbol display device 28 provided at the lower left of the effect display device 27 can display the normal symbol and the first special symbol in a variable stop display. The provided second symbol display device 32 can variably display the second special symbol. Detailed configurations of the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32 will be described later. In the following, the first special symbol may be simply abbreviated as “first special figure”, and the second special symbol may be simply abbreviated as “second special figure”.

  A normal symbol operation left gate 36 and a normal symbol operation right gate 37 are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 11, and gate switches 36s and 37s for detecting the passage of the game ball are provided inside these gates. Are provided. Further, lamp wind turbines 24 and 25 are provided between the left and right normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37 and the central device 26. A number of obstacle nails 23 are provided between and around each of these gaming devices.

  In the variable winning device 18 provided below the central device 26, a large winning device 31 is provided substantially in the center. The big winning device 31 is composed of a big winning opening 31d that opens largely in a substantially rectangular shape, an opening / closing member 31e for opening / closing the big winning opening 31d, a big winning opening solenoid 31m (see FIG. 6) for operating the opening / closing member 31e, and the like. Has been. When a predetermined condition, which will be described later, is satisfied, the special winning device 31 starts operating, the special winning opening solenoid 31m opens the opening / closing member 31e, and the special winning opening 31d is opened. As a result, the game ball enters the big winning opening 31d with a high probability, and a big hit game (special game) advantageous to the player is started. Also, a big prize opening switch 31s is provided inside the big prize opening 31d, and it is possible to detect a game ball won in the big prize opening 31d. An out port 48 is provided below the game board 10, and a back ball preventing member 58 is provided below the out port 48. The back ball prevention member 58 has a function of preventing a game ball that has returned without reaching the game area 11 from returning to the launch position.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 3A shows the first symbol display device 28, and FIG. 3B shows the second symbol display device 32. First, the configuration of the first symbol display device 28 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the first symbol display device 28 of the present embodiment is configured by incorporating twelve small light emitting diodes (LEDs) in a substantially rectangular region. Of these 12 LEDs, 3 LEDs normally constitute the symbol display unit 29, and the remaining 9 LEDs constitute the first special symbol display unit 30. Furthermore, the normal symbol display unit 29 has one LED for displaying a normal symbol (hereinafter referred to as a normal symbol LED 29a) and two LEDs for displaying the number of reserved normal symbols (hereinafter, a normal symbol). Called hold display LED 29b). In addition, the first special symbol display unit 30 displays seven LEDs for displaying the first special symbol (hereinafter referred to as first special symbol LED 30a) and 2 for displaying the number of reserved first special symbols. It is comprised from LED (henceforth 1st special figure reservation display LED30b). In the following, the holding of the first special symbol (first special figure) is called “first special figure holding”, and the holding number of the first special figure may be called “first special figure holding number”. And The first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32 correspond to the “symbol display device” in the present invention.

  The 2nd symbol display apparatus 32 shown in FIG.3 (b) becomes a structure which removed the normal symbol display part 29 with respect to the 1st symbol display apparatus 28 mentioned above. That is, the second symbol display device 32 is provided with a second special symbol display unit 33 composed of nine LEDs, and the seven LEDs provided in the approximate center of the second symbol display unit 33 display the second special symbol. LEDs for display (hereinafter referred to as second special symbol LED 33a), and the remaining two LEDs are LEDs for indicating the number of reserved special symbols (hereinafter referred to as second special symbol hold display LED 33b). Called). In the following, the holding of the second special symbol (second special figure) is referred to as “second special figure holding”, and the holding number of the second special figure may be referred to as “second special figure holding number”. And

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a screen configuration of the effect display device 27 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As described above, the effect display device 27 is configured using a liquid crystal display, and three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c and a background image 27d of the background are displayed on the display screen. . The three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c start the variable display in synchronization with the start timing of the special symbol variable display in the first special symbol display unit 30 and the second special symbol display unit 33. The variation display is performed in various modes until the variation time elapses. Then, the variation display of the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c is completed in synchronization with the end timing of special symbol variation display (special symbol stop display). The symbol variation effect is realized by the variation display and the stop display of the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c. The effect display device 27 corresponds to the “effect device” in the present invention.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the start port unit 17 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment. As described above, the start port unit 17 is provided with the first start port 17a and the second start port 17b. The first start port 17a provided on the upper side is configured as a fixed (pocket type) entrance port (fixed start port) with a fixed size of the game ball receiving port, and a second start port provided on the lower side. The mouth 17b is configured as an open / close (tulip-type) entrance (variable start opening) having a pair of wing pieces 17w. The pair of wing pieces 17w can take two states, a substantially upright closed state (see FIG. 5A) and an open state rotated outward (see FIG. 5B). . As shown in FIG. 5A, the closed state of the second starter port 17b in which the pair of wing pieces 17w are almost upright is such that the game ball cannot enter the second starter port 17b and is exclusively used for the first start. In this state, the ball enters the mouth 17a. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, the open state of the second starting port 17b in which the pair of wing pieces 17w are opened outward is a state in which a game ball can enter the second starting port 17b. It is. In the starting port unit 17 of the present embodiment, when the second starting port 17b is opened, the second starting port 17b is easier to enter the game ball than the first starting port 17a.

  The game balls that have entered the first start port 17a or the second start port 17b are guided to the back side of the game board 10 through the passages provided in the respective ones. A first start port switch 17s is provided in the middle of the passage inside the first start port 17a, and a second start port switch 17t is provided in the middle of the passage inside the second start port 17b. The game balls that have entered the start port 17a or the second start port 17b are detected by the first start port switch 17s or the second start port switch 17t, respectively.

A-3. Control circuit configuration:
Next, the configuration of the control circuit in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control circuit in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the control circuit of the pachinko machine 1 is composed of a number of control boards, various boards, relay terminal boards, and so on. The main control board 200 that controls the success / failure involved, the sub-control board 220 that controls the control of the game using stage symbols, lamps and sound effects, and the effect display device 27 under the control of the sub-control board 220 An effect control board 230 that performs specific control, a payout control board 240 that controls the operation of paying out a rented or winning ball, a launch control board 260 that controls the game ball, and the like. These control boards include various types of CPUs, such as a CPU that executes various logical operations and calculation operations, a ROM that stores various programs and data executed by the CPU, and a RAM that stores temporary data when the program is executed. Peripheral LSIs are connected to each other via a bus. The direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 6 represents the direction in which data or signals are input / output. In FIG. 6, only the CPU 201, ROM 202, and RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200, and the CPU 221, ROM 222, and RAM 223 mounted on the sub control board 220 are shown.

  When the main control board 200 receives a game ball detection signal from the first start port switch 17s, the second start port switch 17t, the big prize port switch 31s, the gate switches 36s, 37s, etc., the detection signal is input. A command for instructing various operations determined according to the switch is transmitted to the sub-control board 220, the dispensing control board 240, the launch control board 260, and the like. Further, the main control board 200 has a start port solenoid 17m for opening and closing a pair of wing piece portions 17w provided in the second start port 17b of the start port unit 17 and a large for opening and closing the big winning port 31d. The winning opening solenoid 31m, and further, the first symbol display device 28, the second symbol display device 32, and the like are connected via a relay terminal plate (not shown), and these various solenoids 17m and 31m, the first symbol display device. 28. These operations are also controlled by transmitting a drive signal toward the second symbol display device 32.

  When the sub-control board 220 receives various commands from the main control board 200, the sub-control board 220 analyzes the contents of the command and produces a game according to the result. That is, a command for designating display contents is transmitted to the effect control board 230 that performs display control of the effect display device 27 described above, the amplifier board 224 that drives the various speakers 5y, and various decorative LEDs and lamps. A game effect is performed by transmitting a drive signal to the decorative driving board 226 to be driven. Further, when the sub-control board 220 detects a player's operation on the effect button BT via the effect button board 228, the sub-control board 220 performs a game effect reflecting the operation.

  The effect control board 230 includes an image ROM 234 and a VDP (not shown) in addition to the CPU 231, the ROM 232, and the RAM 233. When the CPU 231 of the effect control board 230 receives a control command (display control command) from the sub-control board 220, it reads out a control program corresponding to the received command from the ROM 232, and uses the RAM 233 as a work area while using the effect image. Is displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 27. The image ROM 234 stores data of effect images corresponding to various game effects such as symbol variation effects and jackpot game effects (for example, sprite data and moving image data for displaying an image corresponding to a predetermined character). Yes.

  The payout control board 240 is responsible for various controls relating to so-called ball rental and prize ball payout. For example, when the player operates the ball lending switch 5b or the return switch 5c provided in the above-described upper plate part 5, this signal is transmitted from the ball lending display board 242 via a relay terminal board (not shown). Is transmitted to the device 13. The ball lending device 13 pays out a ball while communicating data with the payout control board 240. When the main control board 200 transmits a prize ball payout command, the payout control board 240 receives this command and outputs a drive signal to the payout motor 109m, whereby the prize ball is paid out.

B. Overview of the game:
In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, a game is performed as follows. First, when a player throws a game ball into the recess of the upper plate portion 5 and rotates the launch handle 8, the game balls thrown into the upper plate portion 5 are supplied to the launcher unit 12 one by one, The game area 11 is fired as described above with reference to FIG. The strength at which the game ball is launched can be adjusted by the rotation angle of the launching handle 8, and the player can aim the game ball by changing the rotation angle of the launching handle 8.

  When the launched game ball passes either the normal symbol operation left gate 36 or the normal symbol operation right gate 37 provided on the left and right of the game area 11, the first symbol display provided on the lower left side of the effect display device 27. In the device 28, the normal symbol variation display is started. As described above with reference to FIG. 4, the normal symbol display unit 29 is provided in the first symbol display device 28, and the normal symbol display unit 29 includes the normal symbol LED 29 a and the universal symbol hold display LED 29 b. Yes. Of these, the normal symbol LED 29a is used to display the variation of the normal symbol.

  FIG. 7 (a) is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing how ordinary symbols are variably displayed. In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the normal symbol LED 29a is repeatedly blinked to display the variation of the normal symbol. In FIG. 7, the state in which the normal symbol LED 29a is lit is represented by a radial solid line, and the state in which the normal symbol LED 29a is lit is represented by a broken line. Then, after repeating blinking for a predetermined time, when the normal symbol LED 29a stops in a lighting state, it becomes a hit of the normal symbol, and the second start port 17b (starting below the start port unit 17 is started). Mouth) is open for a predetermined opening time. On the contrary, when it stops in the light-off state, it is out of the normal design and the second start port 17b does not open. Further, when the game ball passes the normal symbol operation left gate 36 or the normal symbol operation right gate 37 during the normal symbol variation display, the passage of the game ball is stored in the RAM 203 as the normal symbol hold (normal figure hold). After the current normal symbol variation display is completed, the variation display is performed based on the ordinary diagram suspension. Up to four common figure holds can be stored, and the number of stored normal symbols (the number of common figure holds) is displayed by the common figure hold display LED 29b.

  FIG. 7B is an explanatory view showing a state in which the number of universal symbols is displayed by the universal symbol hold display LED 29 b provided in the first symbol display device 28. When there is no general map hold (that is, when there is no general map hold), both of the two general map hold display LEDs 29b are turned off. When there is one common map hold, the left general map hold display LED 29b is turned off and the right general map hold display LED 29b is lit. When there are two common map holds, the left general map hold LED 29b lights in addition to the right general map hold LED 29b. Next, when there are three common map holds, the right general map hold display LED 29b blinks and the left general map hold display LED 29b lights. Further, when the number of normal map hold increases to the upper limit of four, the left and right general map hold display LEDs 29b blink. As described above, the normal symbol display unit 29 can display the number of 0 to 4 universal symbols on hold by turning on, off, or blinking the two common symbol hold display LEDs 29b.

  Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 3A, the first symbol display device 28 is provided with the first special symbol display unit 30, and the first special symbol (first special symbol) is variably displayed. It is possible. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the second special symbol display unit 33 provided in the second symbol display device 32 can display the second special symbol (second special symbol) in a variable manner. . Of these, the first special symbol corresponds to the first start port 17a, the second special symbol corresponds to the second start port 17b, and the first special symbol or the second special symbol corresponds to the corresponding start port. When a game ball enters, the change display starts. Further, as described above, the first special symbol display unit 30 and the second special symbol display unit 33 have the same configuration, and accordingly, the first special symbol and the second special symbol change in the same manner. Display.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the types of symbols to be stopped and displayed as the first special symbol or the second special symbol. Since the first special symbol and the second special symbol are displayed in the same manner, the symbols are simply referred to as special symbols without distinction between them. As shown in FIG. 8, there are 101 types of symbols to be stopped and displayed as special symbols, a total of 100 types of jackpot symbols (“1” to “100”) and one type of off symbol (“101”). The design of is provided. As described above with reference to FIG. 3, each of the first special symbol display unit 30 and the second special symbol display unit 33 is composed of seven LEDs, and each jackpot symbol and off symbol are the LEDs to be lit. The combinations are set differently. In the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32, each of the seven LEDs (the first special symbol LED 30a and the second special symbol LED 33a) blinks for a predetermined variation time to display the variation of the special symbol. When the fluctuation time elapses, a predetermined combination of LEDs is turned on to stop and display any of the big hit symbols or the off symbol. When any one of the jackpot symbols “1” to “100” is stopped and displayed, the jackpot game in which the jackpot 31d is opened (a jackpot is generated). The 100 types of jackpot symbols differ only in the combination of the LEDs that are lit on each other, making it difficult for the player to determine the type of jackpot symbol that is stopped and displayed. The big hit symbol (hit symbol) is stored in the ROM 202 of the main control board 200. Therefore, the ROM 202 of the main control board 200 corresponds to the “hit symbol storage means” in the present invention.

  In addition, when a game ball enters the first start port 17a or the second start port 17b, the first special symbol is suspended (first special symbol) until the display of the variation of the special symbol is started. The figure is stored in the storage area (special figure holding storage area) of the RAM 203 as the second special symbol hold (second special figure hold). The first special figure hold and the second special figure hold can each be stored up to four, and the number of the first special figure hold (the first special figure hold number) can be stored in the first special figure hold display LED 30b. The number of second special figure hold (second special figure hold number) is displayed on the second special figure hold display LED 33b. The mode of displaying the number of special symbols on the first special figure hold display LED 30b or the second special figure hold display LED 33b is the same as the normal symbol hold number display by the general figure hold display LED 29b shown in FIG. Therefore, the description is omitted here.

  In accordance with the change display and stop display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, the effect display device 27 performs various effects (symbol change effects) using the effect symbols (identification symbols 27a, 27b, 27c, etc.). . FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an aspect of the effect performed by the effect display device 27. On the liquid crystal display screen constituting the effect display device 27, three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are displayed. When the special symbol variation display is started in either the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32, the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, 27c also start the variation display at the same time in the effect display device 27. To do. In the present embodiment, a design in which nine numbers from “1” to “9” are designed as identification symbols is prepared.

  FIG. 9A conceptually shows a state in which the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are variably displayed at the same time. When a predetermined time elapses after the variable display is started, the left identification symbol 27a is first stopped and displayed in any one of “1” to “9”, and then the right identification symbol 27c is stopped and displayed. The middle identification symbol 27b is stopped and displayed. The combination of the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c that are stopped and displayed on the effect display device 27 is a special symbol (first special symbol) that is stopped and displayed on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 described above. Or it is comprised so that it may interlock | cooperate with the stop display aspect of a 2nd special symbol. For example, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol is stopped at the “big hit symbol”, the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c of the effect display device 27 are stopped and displayed with the same symbol combination (horizontal eye). Is done. In addition, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol is stopped at the “off symbol”, the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are stopped and displayed in the symbol combination (separated pattern) that is not aligned with the same symbol.

  Thus, the special symbols displayed on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 and the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c displayed on the effect display device 27 correspond to each other. In addition, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol being displayed in a variable manner is stopped and displayed, the three identification symbols 27a, 27b and 27c are also stopped and displayed. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the effect display device 27 is provided at a position that is more noticeable than the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32, and the display screen is large and the display contents can be understood. Since it is easy, a player usually plays a game while viewing the screen of the effect display device 27. Accordingly, when the left identification symbol 27a that is first stopped and displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 27 and the right identification symbol 27c that is subsequently stopped and displayed are the same symbol, it is stopped and displayed last. The player will watch the variation display (symbol variation effect) of the identification symbol whether the medium identification symbol 27b stops at the same symbol and the so-called jackpot game is started. In this way, the effect that is performed in a state where the two identification symbols are stopped at the same symbol (a mode that can be a big hit symbol) and the last identification symbol is variably displayed is called a “reach effect”. It is possible to enhance the entertainment interest of the game by generating.

C. Game machine control contents:
C-1. Game control processing:
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a rough flow of a game control process performed by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 to control the progress of the game. The main control board 200 corresponds to “game control means” in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the game control process, “Prize ball related process”, “Normal symbol game process”, “Second start opening closing process”, “Special figure hold related process”, “Special symbol game process”, “Big hit game process” Each process is repeatedly executed. The CPU 201 is configured to perform a game control process based on a timer interrupt that occurs every predetermined cycle. In this embodiment, a timer interrupt is generated every 4 msec. That is, the game control process shown in FIG. 10 is executed as a timer interrupt process every 4 msec in the CPU 201. During the game control process, various commands are transmitted from the main control board 200 to the various control boards including the sub control board 220. By doing so, the game of the entire pachinko machine 1 proceeds, and the sub-control board 220 controls the production in accordance with the progress of the game. The game control process performed by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 will be described below according to the flowchart.

  When starting the game control process, the CPU 201 performs a process (pay ball related process) for paying out the game ball as a prize ball (S50). In this process, among the various switches connected to the main control board 200, the switches related to the winning of the game ball (the first starting port switch 17s, the second starting port switch 17t, the big winning port switch 31s, etc.) It detects whether or not a ball has entered. When a game ball is detected, the number of prize balls to be paid out is calculated, and then a prize ball number designation command is transmitted to the payout control board 240. When the payout control board 240 receives the prize ball number designation command transmitted from the main control board 200, the payout control board 240 interprets the content of the command, and according to the result, a drive signal is sent to the payout motor 109m mounted on the payout device (not shown). Is sent out to actually pay out a prize ball.

  The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not to perform the normal symbol game process following the prize ball related process (S50) (S100). This determination is made by detecting whether or not the second start port 17b is open. If the second start port 17b is not in the open state, it is determined that the normal symbol game process is performed (S100: yes), and if the second start port 17b is in the open state, it is determined that the normal symbol game process is not performed ( S100: no). When it is determined that the normal symbol game process is to be performed (S100: yes), the normal symbol game process described below is performed (S150). On the other hand, when it is determined that the normal symbol game process is not performed (S100: no), the normal symbol game process (S150) is omitted.

  In the normal symbol game process (S150), the following processes are mainly performed. First, it is determined whether or not a normal symbol hold (ordinary symbol hold) exists (whether or not it is “0”). If a general symbol hold exists, a normal symbol hit determination is performed. Here, the universal figure hold is for storing a random number per universal figure obtained when the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37, and in this embodiment, an upper limit value of the reserved number is set. “4”. Based on the result of the normal symbol hit determination, it is determined whether the normal symbol is to be stopped and displayed with the winning symbol (see FIG. 7A) or stopped with the off symbol. Subsequently, after setting the normal symbol variation display time, the normal symbol variation display is started. After that, when the variation display time elapses, the normal symbol is stopped and displayed with the determined symbol. At this time, when the normal symbol hit symbol is stopped and displayed, the second starting port solenoid 18m is operated to rotate the wing piece 17w provided in the second starting port 17b to both sides, thereby 2 The start port 17b is opened (see FIG. 5B).

  When the normal symbol game process is completed as described above, it is determined whether or not the second start port 17b is in an open state (S190). And when it is an open state (S190: yes), the process (2nd start port closing process) for making the 2nd start port 17b into a closed state from an open state is performed (S200). On the other hand, when the 2nd starting port 17b is not an open state (S190: no), since it is not necessary to perform a 2nd starting port closing process, it abbreviate | omits.

  In the second starting port closing process (S200), when any of the following conditions is satisfied, that is, the opening time of the second starting port 17b has elapsed, or a prescribed number of games are stored in the second starting port 17b. It is determined whether any of the conditions for entering the ball is satisfied, and when any of the conditions (starting port opening end condition) is satisfied, the opened second starting port 17b is closed. Perform the process. On the other hand, when the opening time of the second start port 17b has not elapsed and the number of balls entering the second start port 17b has not reached the specified number (when the start port opening end condition is not satisfied), The second start port closing process (S200) is terminated with the second start port 17b open.

  Here, the gaming state of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment can be roughly divided into a setting state of a probability that the result of the big hit determination is a big hit (big hit probability), and an opening when the second start port 17b is in an open state. It is determined based on the time setting status. Among these, the game state based on the setting state of the opening time of the second start port 17b is set to either “open extended state” or “non-open extended state”. Compared to the “non-open extended state”, the “open extended state” has a higher probability that the result of the above-mentioned normal symbol hit determination will be “hit” (probability per ordinary figure), and the normal symbol fluctuation display time (normal figure fluctuation) (Time) is short and the opening time of the second start port 17b is set long. Therefore, in the open extended state, the second start port 17b is frequently opened and the period in which the second start port 17b is in the open state is longer than in the non-open extended state. The possibility of entering is increased. Although details will be described later, in order to realize such a configuration, in the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, when the gaming state is set to “open extended state”, “open extended flag” and “variable shortened flag” Is set to ON and the game state is set to “non-open extended state”, these flags are set to OFF. Then, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 sets the probability per base map to a high probability (for example, “99/100”) and sets the base map change time to a short time (for example, “99/100”). For example, “1 second” is set, and based on the “open extension flag” being set to ON, the opening time of the second start port 17b is set to a long time (for example, “1.5 seconds × 3 times open = 4.5 seconds "). On the other hand, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 sets the probability per base drawing to a low probability (for example, “2/100”) and sets the base map variation time to a long time (for example, “ 20 seconds "), and based on the fact that the opening extension flag is set to OFF, the opening time of the second start port 17b is short (for example," 0.1 seconds × 3 times opening = 0.3 seconds "). )). Since the fluctuation shortening flag and the release extension flag are set to ON or OFF at the same timing, only one of the flags may be set and the one flag may be used in place of the other flag. Good.

C-2. Special figure hold related processing:
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing special figure hold related processing. In the special figure hold related process (S250), first, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the first start port 17a (S252). As a result, when a game ball enters the first start port 17a (S252: yes), the number of first special symbols (the number of first special figure reservation) is the upper limit ("4" in this embodiment). Is determined (S254). If the first special figure hold number has not reached the upper limit (S254: no), a determination random number is acquired (S256). Here, the determination random number is used to determine a jackpot determination random number used to perform a jackpot determination, which will be described later, or a symbol to be stopped and displayed on the first symbol display device 28 (or the second symbol display device 32). The jackpot symbol determination random number (the jackpot symbol determination random number, the losing symbol determination random number), the variation pattern determination random number used to determine the variation pattern until the symbol is stopped and displayed, whether or not the effect display device 27 performs the reach effect. Get a random number such as a reach decision random number used to make a decision. Subsequently, the acquired determination random number is stored as the first special figure hold in the RAM 203 (special figure hold storage area) mounted on the main control board 200 (S258).

  When the first special figure hold is stored in this way (S258), "1" is added to the first special figure hold number (S260). On the other hand, when a game ball does not enter the first start port 17a (S252: no), or when the first special figure reservation number has reached the upper limit (here, “4”) ( S254: yes), a series of processing (S256 to S260) for obtaining a determination random number or storing the determination random number as the first special figure hold (first hold) is omitted.

  When the process related to the first special figure hold (first hold) is completed as described above, the process related to the second special figure hold (second hold) is subsequently started. The process relating to the second special figure hold is a process for performing the process relating to the first special figure hold performed on the first start port 17a on the second start port 17b. Hereinafter, in brief, it is first determined whether or not a game ball has entered the second start port 17b (S264), and if a game ball has entered the second start port 17b (S264). : Yes), it is determined whether or not the number of second special figure reservations has reached the upper limit (“4” in this embodiment) (S266). As a result, if the number of second special figure reservations does not reach the upper limit (S266: no), a determination random number (a big hit determination random number, a big hit symbol determination random number, a reach determination random number, etc.) is acquired (S268) and acquired. The determination random number is stored as the second special figure hold in the RAM 203 (special figure hold storage area) mounted on the main control board 200 (S270). Then, “1” is added to the second special figure holding number (S272). On the other hand, when the game ball is not in the second start port 17b (S264: no), or when the second special figure reservation number has reached the upper limit (here, “4”) (S266: yes) ), A series of processing (S268 to S272) for acquiring the determination random number or storing the determination random number as the second special figure hold is omitted.

  When the processes relating to the first special figure hold and the second special figure hold are finished as described above, the special figure hold related process shown in FIG. 11 is finished, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG. When returning from the special figure hold-related process, the game control process starts a special symbol game process (S300) described below.

C-3. Special design game processing:
12 and 13 are flowcharts showing the special symbol game process. When starting the special symbol game process, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not a big hit game is being played (S302). If the game is a big hit game (S302: yes), the special game process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG. On the other hand, when the big hit game is not being played (S302: no), it is determined whether either the first special figure or the second special figure is being displayed in a variable manner (S304).

  When neither the first special figure nor the second special figure is being displayed in a variable manner (S304: no), the time for displaying the first special figure or the second special figure in the stop symbol (the symbol to be stopped) (the special symbol) It is determined whether or not it is during (stop display time) (S306). In other words, either the first special figure or the second special figure is stopped for a period of time after the variable display ends, as a confirmation time for the player to confirm the symbols that are stopped and displayed with the end of the variable display. Since the display time is provided, it is determined whether or not it is during the stop display time. As a result, when it is confirmed that the first special figure and the second special figure are not variably displayed and the special symbol stop display time has elapsed (S306: no), the special symbol variably is displayed. A process for starting (special drawing variation display process) is started (S310).

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the first half of the special figure fluctuation display process, and FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the second half of the special figure fluctuation display process. As shown in the figure, in the special figure fluctuation display process, first, it is determined whether or not the second special figure reservation number is "0" (S3100). As a result, if the second special figure hold number is not “0” (second special figure hold number ≧ 1) (S3100: no), it is stored the oldest among the stored second special figure hold. The second special figure hold is read (S3102). In the process of S3102, various determination random numbers stored as the second special figure hold are read.

  On the other hand, when the second special figure reservation number is “0” (S3100: yes), it is determined whether or not the first special figure reservation number is “0” (S3104). As a result, if the first special figure hold number is not “0” (first special figure hold number ≧ 1) (S3104: no), it is stored the oldest among the stored first special figure holds. The first special figure hold is read (S3106). On the other hand, if the first special figure hold number is “0” (S3104: yes), the second special figure hold number has already been determined to be “0”. Since it is determined that none of the second special figure hold is stored, it is not necessary to start the jackpot determination and the first special figure or the second special figure which will be described later. Therefore, the special figure variation display process of FIGS. 14 and 15 is terminated, and the process returns to the special symbol game process shown in FIGS. 12 and 13.

  As described above, in the special figure variation display process, it is first determined whether or not the second special figure hold is stored (S3100), and only when the second special figure hold is not stored (S3100). : Yes), it is determined whether or not the first special figure hold is stored. Therefore, when both the first special figure hold and the second special figure hold are stored, the second special figure hold is always read in preference to the first special figure hold (second special figure hold). The first special figure hold is read out only when the second special figure hold is not stored.

  As described above, after reading either the first special figure hold or the second special figure hold (S3102 or S3106), it is determined whether or not the high-accuracy flag is set to ON (S3108). Here, the gaming state of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment is set to either the above-mentioned “open extended state” or “non-open extended state”, and the probability that the special symbol is stopped and displayed as a jackpot symbol (special feature). A “high probability state” having a high probability per figure or a big hit probability) or a “low probability state” having a lower probability than the high probability state is set. The high-accuracy flag is a flag that is set to ON when setting a high-probability state (a state in which the probability variation function is activated), and a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200 is assigned as the high-accuracy flag. It has been. The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not the current gaming state is a high probability state based on the setting state of the high probability flag. As a result of S3108, if the high-accuracy flag is set to ON (S3108: yes), a high-probability jackpot determination table is selected (S3120), and if the high-accuracy flag is not set to ON (S3108: no) ), A jackpot determination table for low probability is selected (S3122). The big hit determination table is a table in which a determination result of “big hit” or “out” is set in association with the value of the big hit determination random number, and is stored in advance in the ROM 202 of the main control board 200.

  FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a jackpot determination table stored in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 16A shows a jackpot determination table for low probability, and FIG. 16B shows a jackpot determination table for high probability. As shown in FIG. 16 (a), in the jackpot determination table for low probability, among the jackpot determination random numbers from “0” to “599”, “big hit” is given for the values “13” to “14”. Judgment result is set. Further, as shown in FIG. 16B, the high probability jackpot determination table includes “13” to “32” values among the values of the jackpot determination random numbers “0” to “599”. “Big hit” judgment result is set.

  As is clear from comparison between FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B, the high-probability jackpot determination table shown in FIG. 16B is the low-probability determination table shown in FIG. The determination result of “big hit” is set to more random number values than the big hit determination table. In other words, in the high probability jackpot determination table, a larger number of “random number values (big hit values) from which a jackpot determination result can be obtained” than the low probability jackpot determination table is set. Accordingly, when the big hit determination is performed using the high probability jackpot determination table of FIG. 16B, the big hit determination is performed using the low probability jackpot determination table of FIG. 16A. However, the determination result of “big hit” is obtained with high probability.

  Subsequently, in the special figure variation display process of FIG. 15, the value of the big hit determination random number read as the first special figure hold or the second special figure hold is referred to with reference to the big hit determination table selected in the process of S3120 or S3122. It is determined whether or not the value corresponds to “big hit” (hit value) (S3124). That is, it is determined whether or not the result of the current big hit determination is a big hit.

  As a result, when the result of this big hit determination is not a big hit (S3124: no), a process of selecting a deviation variation pattern is performed (S3140). In the deviation variation pattern selection process, the variation pattern from the start of the variation display of the special symbol (the first special diagram or the second special diagram) to the stop display on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 is displayed. Among these, a process of selecting a variation pattern (displacement variation pattern) when stopping and displaying with a symbol out of place is performed.

  Here, the fluctuation pattern and the fluctuation pattern table will be described. The variation pattern and the variation pattern table are stored in the ROM 202 of the main control board 201. As the variation pattern, the variation time of the special symbol is stored. When a predetermined variation pattern is selected at the start of variation of the special symbol, the special symbol is variably displayed for the variation time of the variation pattern and stopped. In addition, information for identifying the variation pattern (variation pattern identification information) is stored in association with each variation pattern.

  The variation pattern table is a table in which a plurality of variation patterns are stored in association with variation pattern determination random numbers acquired as determination random numbers. A plurality of variation pattern tables are stored in accordance with the result of the jackpot determination and the gaming state. For example, FIG. 17 shows a table (low probability non-opening extension variation pattern table) selected when the big hit determination result is out and the gaming state is in a low probability state and a non-open extension state. Yes.

  In the process of S3140, the current gaming state is grasped, and a table corresponding to the gaming state is selected from the variation pattern table (outgoing variation pattern table) corresponding to the losing jackpot determination result. Then, the variation pattern determination random number acquired as the determination random number in the process of S256 or S268 of FIG. Furthermore, referring to the selected variation pattern table, a variation pattern corresponding to the obtained variation pattern determination random number is selected, and the selected variation pattern is stored for variation display to be started this time.

  When the deviation variation pattern is selected in this way (S3140), the symbol “101” described above with reference to FIG. 8 is stored in the storage area (stop symbol storage area) of the RAM 203 as a symbol to be stopped (stop symbol) (S3142). ).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the result of the jackpot determination this time is a jackpot (S3124: yes), a process for selecting a jackpot symbol (a jackpot symbol selection process) is performed. In this process, first, the big hit symbol corresponding to the big hit symbol determination random number is used as the big hit symbol determination random number among the determination random numbers read out as the first special symbol hold or the second special symbol hold in S3102 or S3106. Selection (decision) is made with reference to the decision table (S3126).

  FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the jackpot symbol determination table. The jackpot symbol determination table is a table in which a plurality of jackpot symbols are set in association with the value of the jackpot symbol determination random number, and is stored in advance in the ROM 202 of the main control board 200. As described above with reference to FIG. 8, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, 100 types of big hit symbols “1” to “100” are set as the big hit symbols to be stopped when the big hit determination result is a big hit. Has been. As shown in FIG. 18, 100 jackpot symbol determination random numbers “0 to 99” are set in the jackpot symbol determination table, and the jackpot symbols “1” to “100” are associated with each jackpot symbol determination random number. Is set. In the processing of S3126, a big hit symbol corresponding to the big hit symbol determination random number is selected with reference to such a big hit symbol determination table. When the big hit symbol is selected in this way (S3126), the big hit symbol is stored as a stop symbol in the storage area (stop symbol storage area) of the RAM 203 (S3128).

  When the big hit symbol is stored in the big hit symbol storage area (S3128), processing for selecting the big hit variation pattern (big hit variation pattern selection processing) is performed (S3130). In the big hit variation pattern selection processing, the variation pattern from the start of the variation display of the special symbol (the first special diagram or the second special diagram) to the stop display on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 is displayed. Among them, a process of selecting a variation pattern (big hit variation pattern) when stopping display with the big hit symbol is performed.

  In this way, the symbols to be stopped are stored (S3128, S3142), and if the variation pattern is selected (S3130, S3140), whether the big hit determination made previously is based on the second special figure hold? It is determined whether or not (S3152). As a result, if it was performed based on the second special figure hold (S3152: yes), the special symbol (second special symbol) is displayed on the second symbol display device 32 according to the selected variation pattern. Is started (S3154), "1" is subtracted from the second special figure holding number (S3156). On the other hand, when the big hit determination is not performed based on the second special figure hold, that is, based on the first special figure hold (S3152: no), according to the selected variation pattern. Then, after the variable display of the special symbol (first special symbol) is started on the first symbol display device 28 (S3158), “1” is subtracted from the first special symbol hold number (S3160).

  When “1” is subtracted from the number of second special figure hold or the number of first special figure hold (S3156 or S3160), the type of the fluctuation pattern of the first special figure or the second special figure for which the variable display is started this time is designated. A change pattern designation command (which includes fluctuation pattern identification information) or a stop symbol designation command that designates a stop symbol of a special symbol that is stopped and displayed after variation display is directed to the sub-control board 220 as a variation start command. (S3162).

  When the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220 receives the above-described change start command, the CPU 221 selects an identification symbol to be stopped and displayed on the effect display device 27 based on a stop symbol designation command that designates a special symbol stop symbol. At the same time, the effect pattern of the identification symbol on the effect display device 27 is selected based on the change pattern designation command for designating the type of the change pattern. That is, if the variation pattern designation command indicates a big hit variation pattern, an effect pattern in which the identification symbols 27a, 27b, 27c are stopped and displayed in a big hit mode is selected. Further, if the variation pattern designation command indicates a variation variation pattern, an effect pattern in which the identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are stopped and displayed in a variation manner is selected. The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes a symbol variation effect on the display screen of the effect display device 27 using the selected effect pattern and identification symbol.

  When the fluctuation start command (fluctuation pattern designation command and stop symbol designation command) is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 in this way (S3162), the special figure fluctuation display processing shown in FIGS. Return to the special symbol game processing of 12 and FIG.

  In the above, the processing when it is determined that the special symbol game process is not being played during the big hit game (S302: no) and neither the first special figure nor the second special figure is variably displayed (S304: no) Explained. On the other hand, although it is not in the big hit game (S302: no), if it is determined that either the first special figure or the second special figure is in the variable display (S304: yes), it is already special. This corresponds to the case where the variation pattern of the symbol (the first special symbol or the second special symbol) and the stop symbol are determined and the variation of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is started. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the special symbol variation time has elapsed (S312). Since the fluctuation time of the first special figure or the second special figure is determined in advance according to the fluctuation pattern, at the same time when the fluctuation of the first special figure or the second special figure is started, a predetermined timer (fluctuation time measuring timer) is set. By setting the fluctuation time, it is possible to determine whether a predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed (fluctuation time measuring means). As a result, if the variation time has not yet elapsed (S312: no), the special symbol game process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the fluctuation time has passed (S312: yes), a command (design stop command) indicating that the first special figure or the second special figure during the fluctuation display is to be stopped is displayed. The data is transmitted to the control board 220 (S314), and the first special figure or the second special figure in the variable display is stopped and displayed with the symbols stored in the stop symbol storage area in the processing of S3128 and S3142 in FIG. 15 (S316). ). Then, after setting a time (stop display time) for holding the special symbol displayed in a stopped state in a stopped state (S318), it is determined whether or not the set stop display time has passed (S320). As a result, if the stop display time has not elapsed (S320: no), the special symbol game process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIG.

  After returning to the game control process of FIG. 10 with the first special figure or the second special figure being stopped and displayed, the special symbol game process of FIGS. 12 and 13 is started again. And it is determined that the second special figure is not being displayed in a variable manner (S304: no), and then it is determined that the special symbol is in the stop display time (S306: yes). Then, it is determined again whether or not the stop display time has elapsed (S320). If it is determined that the stop display time has elapsed while repeating such a determination (S320: yes), the special symbol (first special symbol or second special symbol) that has been stopped and displayed is the “big hit symbol”. It is determined whether or not there is (S322 in FIG. 13). As a result, when the special symbol that is stopped and displayed is a “big hit symbol” (S322: yes), the main control board 200 sets “big hit symbol type”, “special symbol type”, and “gaming state when a big hit occurs”. (S324). That is, the “big hit symbol” displayed in a stopped state is one of the big hit symbols “1” to “100” (the type of the big hit symbol), and the “big hit symbol” is stopped in the first special symbol or the second special symbol. The game state when the figure (special symbol type) or the “big hit symbol” is stopped and displayed is either an open extended state or a non-open extended state (game state when the big hit occurs).

  As will be described in detail later, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the big hit symbol is stopped and the big hit game is executed, the game state after the big hit game is ended is indicated by “type of big hit symbol” “special symbol”. Is set according to "type of game" and "game state when big hit occurs".

  Subsequently, an opening pattern of the big winning opening 31d during the big hit game is set (S326). As will be described in detail later, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a big hit game in which the round winning game is opened twice for a short time (for example, 0.1 seconds) and a big winning port for a long time (for example, 30). A big hit game that is played 15 times is set to be released (until ten or two game balls enter). In the process of S326, the opening pattern (opening count, opening time, closing time) of the big winning opening 31d is set according to the number of round games (round times) of the big hit game started this time.

  Thus, when the opening pattern of the big winning opening 31d is set, the big hit flag is set to ON in order to start the big hit game (S328). The jackpot flag is a flag indicating that a jackpot game is being executed (during a jackpot game), and a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200 is secured as a storage area for the jackpot flag. . The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 grasps whether or not the big hit game is being executed according to the set state of the big hit flag. As will be described in detail later, when the big hit flag is set to ON and the process returns to the game control process of FIG. 10, the big hit game is started.

  In addition, when a big hit game is started, if flags related to various game states (open extension flag, fluctuation reduction flag, high-accuracy flag) are set to ON, the flag is set to OFF. These flags are set again when the game state is set at the end of the big hit game. When the flag setting process for starting the big hit game is completed (S328 and S330), a command (big hit game start command) indicating that the big hit game is started is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S332). When receiving the jackpot game start command, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes a display effect corresponding to the jackpot game on the liquid crystal screen of the effect display device 27. When the big hit game start command is transmitted (S332), the special symbol game process shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 is terminated, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG.

  The above is the processing when the special symbol stopped on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 (that is, the first special symbol or the second special symbol) is a big hit symbol (S322: yes). As described above, when the special symbol that is stopped and displayed is not a big hit symbol (S322: no), a process related to the progress of the period in which the gaming state is the extended extended state (open extended period) is performed. In the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, the opening extension period is started following the end of the jackpot game, and the number of variable displays of the first special figure and the number of variable displays of the second special figure after the opening extended period starts. When the total (the number of games) reaches a predetermined number, the open extension period ends. Therefore, in the process related to the progress of the opening extension period, first, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation shortening flag is set to ON (whether or not it is the opening extension period) (S340). As a result, when it is the open extension period (S340: yes), “1” is subtracted from the value of the fluctuation shortening counter (S342). The fluctuation shortening counter is a counter in which the number of remaining variable displays (games) of the special symbol until the end of the open extension period is set, and every time the variable display (one game) of the special symbol is finished (stop display) "1" is subtracted every time. When the value of the fluctuation shortening counter after subtracting “1” by the process of S342 is “0”, that is, when the remaining fluctuation display count of the special symbol during the opening extension period becomes “0” (S344: yes), the opening is released. In order to end the extension period, the release extension flag and the fluctuation reduction flag are set to OFF (S346).

  When the process for ending the opening extension period is thus performed (S346), a gaming state designation command indicating that the gaming state is in the non-opening extension state is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S349). Thereafter, the special symbol game process is terminated and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIG.

  If it is determined in the process of S344 that the number of remaining fluctuations of the special symbol in the extended extension period is not “0” (S344: no), the extended extended period is not ended yet, so the special symbol game process is performed as it is. When finished, the process returns to the game control process shown in FIG. Also, if it is determined that it is not the open extension period (S340: no), the special symbol game process is terminated without performing the process related to the setting of the fluctuation shortening counter, the fluctuation shortening flag, and the opening extension flag, Returning to the game control process shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the game control process, when returning from the special symbol game process, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set to ON (S350). As described above, the big hit flag is a flag indicating that the gaming state is a big hit game. Therefore, when the big hit flag is set to ON (S350: yes), the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 starts the big hit game process described below (S400).

C-4. Jackpot game processing:
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the big hit game process. By executing this jackpot game process, a jackpot game is performed. Hereinafter, the big hit game process will be described with reference to FIG.

  When starting the big hit game process (S400), the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not the special winning opening 31d is open (S402). The big winning opening 31d is closed as long as the big hit game or the small winning game is not started. Therefore, the big winning opening 31d is closed immediately after the big hit game is started. Therefore, it is determined that the special winning opening 31d is not open (S402: no), and it is determined whether or not the number of rounds has reached a predetermined number (S404). As described above, during the big hit game, the big winning opening 31d is opened and a predetermined number of round games are repeated. Corresponding to this, when the special winning opening 31d is closed (S402: no), the number of opening (round number) of the special winning opening 31d is a predetermined number of times (the opening pattern set in S326 in FIG. 13). It is determined whether or not the number of times of release has been reached (S404).

  As a matter of course, immediately after the big hit game is started, the number of rounds has not reached the predetermined number (S404: no), and it is determined whether or not the closing time of the special winning opening 31d has elapsed (S406). The closing time of the special winning opening 31d is a time during which the special winning opening 31d is in a closed state between rounds. In the present embodiment, the closing time of the special winning opening 31d is set to 1 second. Immediately after the big hit game is started, the big prize opening 31d is in a closed state, so it is naturally determined that the closing time of the big prize opening 31d has passed (S406: yes), and the big prize opening 31d is opened. The game is released and a new round game is started (S408). Subsequently, a round effect designation process is executed (S410). As will be described in detail later, in the round effect designation process, a command (round effect designation command to be described later) indicating the type of the selected round effect is selected as a sub-control board. Processing to transmit to 220 is performed. When the round effect designation process is performed (S410), the big hit game process shown in FIG. 19 is once ended, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG.

  When the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 returns to the game control process, as shown in FIG. 10, after performing a series of various processes after the prize ball related process (S50), the big hit game process (S400) is started again. . In this embodiment, the time required for the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 to execute the game control process (S50 to S400) shown in FIG. 10 is “4 msec”, so the jackpot game process shown in FIG. It is executed every 4 msec. Then, when the special game is started and the jackpot game process of FIG. 19 is executed for the first time, as described above, the big winning opening 31d is opened in S408, and the process is ended as it is, but after 4 msec, 2 When performing the process of the round, it is determined in S402 that the special winning opening 31d is open (S402: yes).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the opening time of the special winning opening 31d has reached a predetermined opening time (opening time (for example, 0.1 second or 30 seconds) in the opening pattern set in S326 of FIG. 13). (S412) As described above, in the big hit game, the opening time set based on the opening pattern of the big winning opening 31d elapses or a predetermined number (here, 10) is set in the big winning opening 31d. In response to this, in S412, whether or not a predetermined opening time has elapsed since the grand prize opening 31d was opened is closed. Then, if the opening time has elapsed (S412: yes), after closing the big prize winning opening 31d (S416), the big hit game process shown in FIG. Return to processing On the other hand, if the predetermined opening time has not elapsed (S412: no), it is determined whether or not the number of game balls that have entered the special winning opening 31d has reached a specified number (S414). When the specified number has been reached (S414: yes), the special winning opening 31d is closed (S416), whereas when the predetermined number has not been reached (S414: no), the special winning opening 31d is opened. Since the predetermined opening time has not yet elapsed and the number of game balls that have entered the grand prize opening 31d has not reached the specified number, the grand prize opening 31d is left open as shown in FIG. After exiting the big hit game process, the process returns to the game control process of FIG.

  While the game control process of FIG. 10 is repeatedly executed, a predetermined opening time elapses after the grand prize opening 31d is opened (S412: yes), or a prescribed number of game balls are placed in the big prize opening 31d. When entering the ball (S414: yes), the special winning opening 31d is closed (S416).

  Thus, one round game is completed. When the big hit game process is executed in the game control process due to the next timer interruption, it is determined in S402 that the big prize winning opening 31d is closed (S402: no), and a predetermined number of round games (for example, 2) It is determined whether or not (times or 15 times) has been completed (S404). As a result of the determination process of S404, if all the round games have not ended (S404: no), after confirming that the closing time of the big prize opening has reached a predetermined time (S406: yes), the big prize opening again 31d is opened and a new round game is started (S408), and a round start command is transmitted toward the sub-control board 220 (S410). On the other hand, if it is determined in S404 that the predetermined number of round games have ended (S404: yes), the jackpot flag is set to OFF to end the jackpot game (S418), and a command indicating the end of the jackpot game. After the (big hit game end command) is transmitted toward the sub-control board 220 (S420), the big hit end processing is started (S450).

  In the big hit end process, a process for setting a gaming state after the big hit game is completed is performed. In the following, the jackpot end process will be described, but prior to that, the jackpot game executed by the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a jackpot game executed in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment. As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed and the jackpot game is executed, the game state after the jackpot game is ended is “type of jackpot symbol”, “special symbol type”, “jackpot” Set according to the “game state at the time of occurrence”. In FIG. 20, jackpot symbols “1” to “100” which are “types of jackpot symbols” are shown on the left side, and the jackpot game executed when each jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the right side. The jackpot game is executed when the jackpot symbol is “first special symbol” that is stopped and displayed, and when it is “second special symbol” (the special symbol In addition, the game is executed when the game state when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed is “non-open extended state” and executed when it is “open extended state”. It is shown separately in what is to be. In the following, when a game state is an open extended state, the big hit game is executed is referred to as “occurred during open extension”, and when the game state is a non-open extended state, the big hit game is executed. Is also referred to as “occurring during non-open extension”.

  Of the jackpot game shown in FIG. 20, “2R” and “15R” are “rounds” executed during the jackpot game, “2R” indicates that two round games are performed, and “15R” It shows that 15 round games are being played. Further, “high probability” and “low probability” indicate whether the gaming state is set to a high probability state or a low probability state after the big hit game ends (hereinafter also referred to as “probability state”). In addition, “number of times” and “next time” in parentheses indicate “the duration of the extended extended state” after the end of the big hit game. That is, “0 times” indicates that the extended extension state is not set after the big hit game is ended, “100 times” indicates that the extended extended state is continued until the game is performed 100 times, and “next time” indicates the next It shows that the open extended state is continued until the big hit game is started. In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the gaming state is set to the high probability state, the high probability state is continued until the next big hit game is started.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the big hit games having different “round times”, “probability state”, and “continuation period of the extended extended state” are executed. Among these, the “number of rounds” is set as an open pattern in the process of S326 in FIG. 13 when the big hit game is started. Specifically, the “special symbol type” stored in the process of S324 in FIG. 13 is read, and if the read “special symbol type” is the second special symbol, the round pattern is set to 15 round games. To do. If the read “special symbol type” is the first special symbol, the “big hit symbol type” type is read, and if the read “big hit symbol type” is the jackpot symbol “1” to “20”, the round If the game has two open patterns, and if the jackpot symbol is “21” to “100”, the round game has 15 open patterns.

  On the other hand, the “probability state” and “continuation period of the extended extension state” are set in the big hit end process. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the big hit end process of this embodiment. When the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 starts the process at the time of jackpot end, it determines whether or not the jackpot symbol that triggered the jackpot game to be terminated this time is a highly probable symbol (S500). Specifically, the “big hit symbol type” stored in the process of S324 of FIG. 13 is read out, and the read big hit symbol “1” for starting the “high probability” big hit game shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not “60” (S500). As a result, when the winning symbol is not a high probability, that is, when the read big hit symbol is a big hit symbol “61” to “100” (low probability symbol) (S500: no), the big hit game ended this time is “15R low probability. (100 times) ”is a big hit game. In this case, while the high-accuracy flag is set to OFF so that the gaming state after the end of the current big hit game is in a low probability state, the fluctuation shortening flag and the opening extension flag are set to ON so that the gaming state is in the open extension state. (S502). Then, “100” is set to the value of the fluctuation shortening counter to set the number of games that can be executed in the open extended state to 100 (S504). Subsequently, after a game state designation command indicating the newly set game state is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S516), the big hit end process is terminated and the big hit game process shown in FIG. 19 is resumed. .

  On the other hand, if the jackpot symbol that triggered the jackpot game that ends this time is a highly probable symbol (S500: yes), a high probability flag is set to make the gaming state after the end of the current jackpot game high. Set to ON (S506). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the jackpot symbol determined to be a highly probable symbol is a 15R symbol (S508). Specifically, the “special symbol type” and the “big hit symbol type” stored in the process of S324 of FIG. 13 are read, and the “15R high probability (next time)” big hit game shown in FIG. 20 is started. Judge whether it is a symbol or not. That is, if the “special symbol type” is the first special symbol, the jackpot symbols “21” to “60” are determined to be 15R symbols, and if the “special symbol type” is the second special symbol, all The jackpot symbols “1” to “60” are determined to be 15R symbols.

  As a result, if it is a 15R symbol, that is, if the big hit game to be ended this time is a “15R high probability (next time)” big hit game (S508: yes), the fluctuation shortening flag and the game state are set to the open extended state. The release extension flag is set to ON (S510). Then, “10000” is set as the value of the fluctuation shortening counter to set the number of games that can be executed in the open extended state to 10000 (S512). Here, as shown in FIG. 16, the probability that a big hit game is executed after one special symbol variation display is 2/600 even in a low probability state, and the special symbol variation display count is 10,000 times. By the time, the big hit game is executed almost certainly. Therefore, by setting “10000” as the value of the fluctuation shortening counter, the open extension state continues until the next big hit game is substantially executed. When “10000” is set as the value of the fluctuation shortening counter in this way (S512), a gaming state designation command indicating the newly set gaming state is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S516), and then the big hit end processing is performed. When finished, the game returns to the big hit game process shown in FIG.

  If it is determined in the processing of S508 that the symbol is not a 15R symbol, that is, if it is a jackpot symbol for which the “2R” jackpot game shown in FIG. 20 is started (S508: no), the processing is stored in the processing of S324 in FIG. The “game state at the time of occurrence of big hit” is read out, and it is determined whether or not the read “game state at the time of occurrence of big hit” is an open extended state (whether it occurs at the time of open extension or non-open extension) (S514). That is, it is determined whether the big hit game ended this time is “2R high probability (0 times)” or “2R high probability (next time)” shown in FIG.

  As a result, if it is a big hit game that occurred at the time of opening extension (S506: yes), since the big hit game that has ended this time is “2R high probability (next time)”, the fluctuation shortening flag and the The release extension flag is set to ON (S510). Then, “10000” is set as the value of the fluctuation shortening counter to set the number of games that can be executed in the open extended state to 10000 (S512). Subsequently, after a game state designation command indicating the newly set game state is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S516), the big hit end process is terminated and the big hit game process shown in FIG. 19 is resumed. .

C-5. Round effect designation processing:
FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the round effect designation process of the present embodiment. The round effect designation process is a process (S410 in FIG. 19) performed when starting a round game, as described above with reference to FIG. When the round effect designating process is started, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 firstly stores the “big hit symbol type” stored in the process of S324 in FIG. Is obtained. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the acquired “big hit symbol type” is a 2R symbol (S602). As a result, if it is a 2R symbol (S602: no), the round effect designation process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the big hit game process shown in FIG. In other words, in the “2R” jackpot game, the round game time is short (for example, 0.1 second), so the effect for the round game (round effect) is not performed.

  On the other hand, if the “type of jackpot symbol” is 15R symbol (S602: yes), refer to the promotion chance effect timing table (S604), and determine whether or not the promotion chance effect is executed in the current round game. To do.

  Here, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, in each round game in the “15R” big hit game, one of the “normal round effect” and the “promotion chance effect” is executed as the round effect. The “normal round effect” is an effect that does not notify whether or not the game state after the big hit game is set to a high probability state. Further, the “promotion chance effect” is an effect that expects the gaming state after the end of the big hit game to be set to a high probability state in the first half of the effect. As this “promotion opportunity effect”, an effect (promotion failure effect) that ends without notifying whether or not the gaming state after the jackpot is a high probability state, and that the gaming state is a high probability state are notified. There is a production (promotion success production).

  The promotion chance effect timing table is a table in which the timing (round game) for executing the “promotion chance effect”, that is, the timing (round game) for executing the “promotion failure effect” and the “promotion success effect” is set. In the present embodiment, the first to fifteenth round games after the start of the big hit game are referred to as “first round game” to “fifteenth round game”.

  FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the promotion chance presentation timing table of the present embodiment. The promotion chance effect timing table is stored at a predetermined address in the ROM 202 of the main control board 200. In the promotion chance effect timing table, the execution pattern of the promotion chance effect is stored in association with the type of jackpot symbol that triggered the start of the jackpot game. Further, the execution timing of the “promotion success production” is set after the execution timing of the “promotion failure production”. Furthermore, the execution timing of the “promotion success production” in one execution pattern is set as the execution timing of the “promotion failure production” in another execution pattern.

  In FIG. 23, “first” to “15th” indicate “first round game” to “15th round game”. “Lost” indicates the execution timing of the “promotion failure production”, and “Sei” indicates the execution timing of the “promotion success production”.

  As shown in FIG. 23, when the type of jackpot symbol that triggered the start of the jackpot game is the jackpot symbol “1” to “30”, it is set that the “promotion successful promotion” is executed in the third round game. ing. In the case of the big hit symbols “31” to “40”, it is set that “promotion failure production” is executed in the third round game and “promotion success production” is executed in the seventh round game. Also, in the case of jackpot symbols “41” to “60”, “promotion failure production” is executed in the third round game and seventh game, and “promotion success production” is executed in the eleventh game. Has been.

  In the case of jackpot symbols “61” to “80”, “promotion failure production” is executed in the third round game, the seventh round game, and the eleventh round game, and “promotion success production” is executed in the 15th round game. Is set to be. In the case of jackpot symbols “81” to “100”, it is set that “promotion failure effect” is executed in the third round game, the seventh round game, the eleventh round game, and the fifteenth round game. That is, the jackpot symbols “81” to “100” are low probability symbols, and after the jackpot game is triggered by the jackpot symbol, the gaming state is set to a low probability state. An execution pattern that does not execute is set.

  In the process of S604, referring to such a promotion chance effect timing table, based on the “type of jackpot symbol” acquired in the process of S600, the current round game is “promotion chance effect” (“promotion failure effect” or “ It is determined whether or not it is the execution timing of “promotion success production” (S606). As a result, if it is not the execution timing of the “promotion chance effect” (S606: yes), a command (normal round effect designation command) designating “normal round effect” is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S608). Then, the round effect designation process is ended, and the process returns to the big hit game process shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, if the current game is the execution timing of the “promotion chance effect” (S606: yes), it is determined whether it is the execution timing of the “promotion success effect” (S610). As a result, if it is not the execution timing of “promotion success production” (S610: no), that is, if it is the execution timing of “promotion failure production”, a command for designating the promotion failure production (promotion failure production designation command) is sub After the transmission to the control board 220 (S612), the round effect designation process is ended and the process returns to the big hit game process shown in FIG. On the other hand, if it is the execution timing of the “successful promotion effect” (S610: yes), after transmitting a command for specifying the promotion success effect (promotion successful effect designation command) to the sub-control board 220 (S614). Then, the round effect designation process is ended, and the process returns to the big hit game process shown in FIG.

  As described above, when the big hit symbol is stopped and the big hit game is started, at the timing (round game) set in accordance with the type of the big hit symbol, “promotion failure production” and “promotion success production” Execute. Thereby, it is possible to make the player expect that the gaming state after the end of the big hit game is set to a high probability state, and to enhance the gaming interest.

  In the promotion chance effect timing table, the execution pattern (execution mode) of the promotion chance effect (notification effect), that is, the promotion failure effect (indefinite notification effect) and the promotion success effect (definite notification effect) is a big hit symbol (winning) It is set according to the type of symbol. Accordingly, the ROM 202 of the main control board 200 that stores the promotion chance effect timing table corresponds to the “execution mode storage unit” in the present invention. Further, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 executes the above-described processing, thereby selecting the type of jackpot symbol (winning symbol) and executing the promotion pattern effect (notification effect) corresponding to the jackpot symbol (execution mode) ) Is set. Therefore, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to the “winning symbol selection means” and the “execution mode setting means” in the present invention. In addition, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 executes the above-described processing to determine whether or not the execution timing (execution timing) of the promotion chance effect (notification effect) has arrived based on the execution pattern during the execution of the big hit game. Then, when the execution timing arrives, a change pattern designation command (notification effect instruction command) for designating a change pattern for promotion success or a change pattern for promotion failure (instructing execution of the notification effect) is transmitted. Therefore, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to the “command transmission unit” in the present invention.

D. Production control process:
FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing an effect control process executed by the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220. The sub-control board 220 corresponds to “production control means” of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in the effect control process, a process for realizing an effect accompanying the progress of the game, such as a symbol variation effect process (S5000) and a big hit game effect process (S6000), is performed. Here, in the symbol variation effect process (S5000), processing for executing the symbol variation effect is executed. That is, an effect pattern is selected based on the change pattern designation command transmitted from the main control board 200, and the identification symbols 27a, 27b, 27c are displayed in a variable manner on the screen of the effect display device 27 based on the selected effect pattern. Thereafter, the identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are stopped and displayed based on the stop symbol designation command. In the jackpot game effect process (S6000), a process for executing an effect linked to the jackpot game is executed.

  The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 is configured to perform effect control processing based on timer interrupts generated at predetermined intervals. In this embodiment, timer interrupts are generated every 4 msec, as with the CPU 201 of the main control board. It is supposed to be. That is, the effect control process shown in FIG. 24 is executed as a timer interrupt process every 4 msec in the CPU 221. Therefore, the symbol variation effect process (S5000) and the big hit game effect process (S6000) are executed every 4 msec.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the jackpot game effect process of the present embodiment. When the big hit game effect process is started, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 determines whether or not a big hit game start command is received from the main control board 200 (S6002). The jackpot game start command is transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub-control board 220 when the jackpot game is started as described above with reference to FIG. When the jackpot game start command is received (S6002: yes), the jackpot game effect is started (S6004). For example, an effect (so-called fanfare) for notifying the player that the big hit game is started is started.

  Next, it is determined whether a normal round effect designation command is received from the main control board 200 (S6006). As described above with reference to FIG. 22, the normal round effect designation command is transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub control board 220 when a round game that is not the execution timing of the promotion chance effect is started. When the normal round effect designation command is received (S6006: yes), the normal round effect is started (S6008). In the normal round effect, for example, an effect of notifying the player of the number of round games this time after the big hit game is started is started.

  Next, it is determined whether a promotion failure effect designation command is received from the main control board 200 (S6010). As described above with reference to FIG. 22, the promotion failure production designation command is transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub control board 220 when the round game at the execution timing of the promotion failure production starts. When the promotion failure production designation command is received (S6010: yes), the promotion failure production is started (S6012). As promotion failure production, in the first half, an effect is executed that expects that the gaming state after the big hit game is set to a high probability state, and then the gaming state after the big hit is a high probability state An effect that ends without notifying whether or not is performed.

  Next, it is determined whether or not a promotion success effect designation command is received from the main control board 200 (S6014). As described above with reference to FIG. 22, the promotion success effect designation command is transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub control board 220 when the round game at the execution timing of the promotion success effect starts. When the promotion success production designation command is received (S6014: yes), the promotion success production is started (S6016). As a promotion promotion effect, an effect that expects the gaming state after the jackpot game to be set to a high probability state in the first half is executed, and then the gaming state after the jackpot finish is a high probability state An effect of informing the user is executed.

  Next, it is determined whether or not a big hit game end command is received from the main control board 200 (S6018). The jackpot game end command is transmitted from the main control board 200 to the sub-control board 220 when the jackpot game ends, as described above with reference to FIG. When the jackpot game end command is received (S6018: yes), the jackpot game effect is ended (S6020).

E. Effects of the pachinko machine of this embodiment:
In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 23, “promotion failure production” and “promotion success production” are executed at a predetermined execution timing (round game) according to the type of jackpot symbol. . Therefore, without providing a random number generator or processing for determining the execution timing of “promotion failure production” and “promotion success production” by lottery, “promotion failure production” and “promotion success production” can be performed in various execution patterns. It becomes possible to execute.

  In any production mode, the “promotion failure production” is not executed after the “promotion success production”. In other words, if “promotion chance production” is executed according to the promotion chance production timing table, “promotion failure” is performed after “promotion success production” without providing a process for determining whether or not “promotion success production” has already been executed. It is possible to prevent the player from being confused without performing the “production”.

  In addition, the execution timing of the “promotion success effect” in one execution pattern is set as the execution timing of the “promotion failure effect” in another execution pattern. For example, the execution timing (third round game) in the execution pattern corresponding to the jackpot symbol “1” to “30” is set as the execution timing of the “promotion failure effect” in the execution pattern corresponding to the other jackpot symbol. . Therefore, even though the execution pattern of “promotion chance effect” is set in advance, the player is informed that the “promotion chance effect” is “promotion success effect” due to the execution timing of “promotion chance effect”. There is no recognition. As a result, it is possible to maintain the player's expectation that the “promotion opportunity production” is the “promotion success production” when the “promotion opportunity production” is started, and to enhance the game entertainment It becomes possible.

  The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the variation pattern designation command (notification effect instruction command) for designating the variation pattern for the promotion success or the variation pattern for the promotion failure by executing the above-described processing. During the game, a promotion chance effect (notification effect) is executed. Therefore, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 corresponds to “command receiving means” and “notification effect executing means” in the present invention.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the wording of each claim without departing from the scope described in each claim. Can be easily replaced by these, and improvements based on knowledge that a person skilled in the art normally has can be added as appropriate.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the “promotion failure effect” and the “promotion failure effect” are executed as the “promotion chance effect”, but the probability that the gaming state is set to the high probability state as the “promotion chance effect” It is good also as a structure which performs the production | presentation which suggests.

  In the above-described embodiment, the “promotion chance effect” is executed as the round effect of the first round game to the fifteenth round game. However, as the execution time of the promotion chance effect, the big hit game start time (so-called fanfare effect) ) Or at the end of the big hit game (so-called ending effect), the “promotion chance effect” may be executed according to the winning symbol. For example, in the case of the winning symbol A, in addition to the “big hit game mentioned above”, the promotion chance effect is also executed at the time of “big hit game start” and “at the end of the big hit game”, and the promotion chance effect at the end of the big hit game is executed. The promotion will be successful. In addition, in the case of the winning symbol B, in addition to “during the big hit game” described above, a promotion chance effect is executed at the “start of the big hit game”, and the last promotion chance effect during the big hit game is set as a successful promotion effect. In addition, in the case of winning symbol C, in addition to “during the big hit game” described above, a promotion chance effect is executed at the “end of big hit game”, and the promotion chance effect at the end of the big hit game is set as a successful promotion effect. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to maintain the player's expectation for the successful promotion effect until the end of the round game, and it is possible to enhance the gaming interest.

  Moreover, in the Example mentioned above, it was set as the structure which performs a normal round effect in the round game after a promotion success effect was performed. Instead of this, it is not the timing of execution of the promotion chance effect, and the round game until the promotion success effect is performed, the normal round effect is performed, and in the round game after the promotion success effect is performed, You may perform the production | presentation which alert | reports that the game state after completion | finish is decided that it is set to a high probability state. In this way, it is possible to inform the player more clearly whether the gaming state is indeterminate or not, or whether the gaming state has become a high probability state, It is possible to enhance the entertainment interest.

  The present invention can be used for a ball game machine used in a game hall.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 17a ... 1st starting port, 17b ... 2nd starting port, 28 ... 1st symbol display device (symbol display device), 32 ... 2nd symbol display device (symbol display device), 31d ... Grand prize opening , 200 ... main control board (game control means), 201 ... CPU (hit symbol selection means, execution mode setting means, command transmission means), 202 ... ROM (hit symbol memory means, execution mode storage means), 220 ... sub-control Substrate (effect control means), 221... CPU (command receiving means, notification effect executing means)

Claims (3)

It includes a symbol display device that variably displays a special symbol by being controlled by the game control means, and an effect device that performs a game effect by being controlled by the effect control means,
When the special symbol variably displayed on the symbol display device is stopped and displayed as a winning symbol, a winning game is performed,
When the winning symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display device as the winning symbol and the winning game is played, the gaming state after the corresponding game is displayed on the symbol display device. When the low probability state is set to a low probability state, and a high probability per symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display device as the winning symbol, and the winning game is performed, the gaming state after the corresponding game is the symbol The probability that the winning symbol is stopped and displayed on the display device is set to a high probability state higher than the low probability state,
Based on the game effect displayed on the effect device before the start of the winning game, a ball game machine that makes it impossible to determine whether or not the gaming state after the winning game becomes the high probability state,
The game control means includes
A winning symbol storage means for storing a plurality of types of the winning symbols that are stopped and displayed on the symbol display device;
A plurality of execution modes of notification effects for notifying whether or not the gaming state after the winning game is the high probability state are different from each other in association with the type of winning symbol stored in the winning symbol storage means Execution mode storage means for storing;
When the winning symbol is stopped and displayed on the symbol display device, the winning symbol selection means for selecting the type of the corresponding symbol from the winning symbols stored in the winning symbol storage means;
Execution mode setting means for setting an execution mode of the notification effect corresponding to the winning symbol selected by the winning symbol selection unit;
A command transmission for transmitting a notification effect instruction command for instructing execution of the notification effect when the notification effect execution time according to the execution mode set by the execution mode setting means comes during execution of the winning game. Means and
The production control means includes
Command receiving means for receiving the notification effect instruction command transmitted by the command transmitting means;
A bullet ball game machine comprising: a notification effect executing means for executing the notification effect using the effect device when the command receiving means receives the notification effect instruction command. In the ball game machine according to claim 1,
The execution mode storage means stores a plurality of execution modes in which one or both of the execution timing and the number of executions of the notification effect are different. In the ball game machine according to claim 2,
As the execution mode in which the number of executions of the notification effect is set to a plurality of times, the execution mode storage means is uncertain whether or not the gaming state is the high probability state at the execution time other than the final time. An indefinite notification effect for notifying the fact is executed, and a final notification effect for notifying that the indefinite notification effect or the gaming state is the high probability state is executed at the final execution time. Memorize execution mode,
The notification effect executing means executes the indefinite notification effect when receiving the notification effect instruction command instructing execution of the indefinite notification effect, and receives the notification effect instruction command instructing execution of the fixed notification effect. Then, the bulletin ball game machine is characterized in that the confirmation notification effect is executed.

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