JP5489287B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a technique for controlling screen display contents in a ball game machine.

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called big hit, in which more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when the combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific aspect. It is known as a thing (for example, refer patent document 1). The variable display of symbols in the display area is not limited to simply displaying multiple symbols in a variable manner, but the time required for the variable display to be a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, such as the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer. In addition, a character image, background image, etc. can be used to create a story with a variation display of the symbol, probability variation to increase the efficiency of transition to special games, shortening the variation time, and ease of entering the starting prize opening. The player's expectation is also enhanced by the control to shift to the easy entry state.

  On the other hand, in addition to the reach screen display, character image, and background image display, pachinko machines with a movable accessory driven by an actuator such as a motor or solenoid are widely used to make the game more interesting. It is used. Here, in order to avoid the movement of the movable accessory being simplified, a gaming machine in which the peripheral substrate performs a movable effect by the movable accessory in response to a control command transmitted from the main substrate has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2003-230714 A JP 2006-158832 A

  In recent years, a pachinko game machine has been used in which a liquid crystal screen is provided on the back of a movable accessory and a screen is displayed in accordance with the movement of the movable accessory. In such a case, on the contrary, since the movable accessory must move in accordance with the screen display, a complicated movement may be required. In addition, there are pachinko machines that combine not only one type but only two types, etc., and even if the game is advanced in any gameability, the movable accessory is required to respond to the operation request. It is done. As a result, in recent years, it has been increasingly demanded that a movable accessory perform various movements at various times. While driving a movable accessory based on the movement request of the movable accessory, another new There are cases in which it is required to process a movement request for a movable accessory. On the other hand, a mode is conceivable in which operation requests for all of the competing movable accessories are predicted in advance, and control procedures are defined for all of them.

  However, the movement requests for movable accessories have also been diversified and complicated in recent years, and in order to predetermine the control procedure for all cases where the movement requests for movable combinations compete, The burden on the programmer developing the program may be enormous. Such an increase in the burden on the programmer may affect the development schedule and development cost of pachinko machines.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object thereof is to reduce a burden on a programmer who develops an operation control program for a movable accessory.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided at a predetermined position of a game board on which a game area is formed and a game area. A movable accessory that is a device to be provided, a drive source that drives the movable accessory within a predetermined driveable range, and a series of drive modes of the drive source are determined, and driving can be started within the predetermined driveable range Storage means for holding a plurality of accessory action patterns whose positions are determined, and when an execution request for any of the plurality of accessory action patterns is acquired, driving of the drive source is performed according to the accessory action pattern that has acquired the execution request An accessory control means for executing control. When the accessory control means acquires a request for execution of the second accessory action pattern during execution of drive control of the drive source in accordance with the first accessory action pattern, the accessory control means is included in the second accessory action pattern. When the movable accessory is located at the drive start possible position, the drive control by the first accessory action pattern being executed is interrupted, and the drive control of the drive source is executed according to the second accessory action pattern To do.

  The “movable accessory” may be linearly advanced or retracted, and may be swingable about the swing axis. The accessory action pattern may be included, for example, as a part of the effect pattern that is executed together with the variation of the symbol indicating the result of the success / failure lottery. This effect pattern is stored in association with the selection probability when the result of the success / failure lottery is a win, and the stage process of the notice effect that preliminarily suggests the degree of expectation that the result of the success / failure lottery is a win is determined. There may be a plurality of notice effect patterns.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to perform a simple method of determining a drive start possible position in the accessory action pattern without creating an action program of the active accessory assuming all patterns when the movable accessory is operated. It is possible to process the execution request of the competing accessory action pattern. For this reason, it is possible to easily create an accessory operation control program for a ball game machine.

  The drive source may include a stepping motor. The accessory operation pattern is the number of steps to be input to the stepping motor from the predetermined initial driving position in the predetermined driveable range, and the total number of steps for driving the predetermined driveable range is a predetermined number. One of a plurality of delimiter positions delimited by the number of steps is determined as a drive startable position, and the accessory control means performs the drive control of the drive source according to the first accessory operation pattern. When the execution request for the second accessory action pattern is acquired, if the number of steps supplied from the initial drive position to the stepping motor is not in any of the plurality of separation positions, the execution request for the second accessory action pattern When the number of steps supplied to the stepping motor from the initial drive position reaches one of a plurality of separation positions, the separation position is the second In the case where the driving start possible position is set in the accessory action pattern, the driving control by the first accessory action pattern being executed is interrupted, and the drive source is driven in accordance with the second accessory action pattern being held. Control may be performed.

  According to this aspect, the drive start possible position can be easily set by the number of steps of the stepping motor. For this reason, it becomes possible to further easily create an accessory operation control program for a ball game machine. The accessory control means supplies the step to the stepping motor so as to temporarily stop driving the stepping motor when the number of steps supplied to the stepping motor from the initial driving position reaches any one of the plurality of separation positions. May be temporarily stopped.

  You may further provide the operation input means which receives the operation input by a player. The accessory control means may acquire an execution request for an accessory action pattern when a player makes a predetermined operation input for instructing the operation input means to execute drive control of the drive source based on the accessory action pattern. Good.

  The “operation input means” may be a button or a lever, for example. The “predetermined operation input instructing execution of drive control of the drive source” means, for example, an operation timing of the operation input means such as an operation input made at a predetermined timing when an effect is executed according to a predetermined effect pattern. It may also relate to the operation mode of the operation input means, such as pressing a button a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time from a predetermined timing.

  For example, when a player activates a movable accessory by performing an operation input on an operation input means, it is difficult to predict when the player's operation input will be performed, so the execution request for the actor action pattern competes. It is thought that it is easy to do. According to this aspect, even in such a case, it is possible to reduce the burden on the programmer who develops the operation control program for the movable accessory while appropriately processing the competing execution requests.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, and the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention are mutually replaced between a method, an apparatus, a system, a computer program, a recording medium storing the computer program, a data structure, and the like This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to reduce a burden on a programmer who develops an operation control program for a movable accessory.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. (A)-(c) is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a movable accessory. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation pattern table typically. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for deviation in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 9 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure in the accessory control means of the fluctuation | variation display process of S39 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure in the accessory control means of the notice effect execution process of S41 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the execution procedure of a back command reception process. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the procedure of the drive control process of the movable accessory of S206 in FIG.12, FIG.13, and FIG.14. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the accessory action pattern contained in a change production pattern. (B) is a figure which shows an example of the accessory action pattern contained in a notice effect pattern. (C) is a figure which shows an example of the accessory operation | movement pattern by a back command. It is a flowchart which shows the special game control process of S16 in FIG. 9 in detail. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail a release process in S100 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the closing process of S102 in FIG. 17 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the completion | finish determination processing of S108 in FIG. 17 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the release process of S160 in FIG. 21 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. Hereinafter, a so-called first type pachinko gaming machine, which is conventionally known as a bullet ball gaming machine, will be described as an example. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has a mechanism for storing game balls, sending the game balls to the launch rail, extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16, and the like. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state or the like is output by means for controlling an effect described later.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, and a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) 62 on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. , A center ornament 64, a grand prize opening 66, an operation opening 68, and a general prize opening 72. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed.

  The starting port 62 is a starting port that triggers the entrance of a game ball to perform a lottery determination. The starting port 62 is provided in the starting port 62 and a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball. A normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the expansion mechanism 63 (so-called electric tulip) is provided. The expansion mechanism 63 is composed of two blade members provided at the upper part of the opening of the start port 62, and has a narrow opening width that allows only a game ball falling from just above the start port 62 to enter when closed. Become. On the other hand, when the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded and opened, the opening width of the start port 62 is widened, and not only the start port 62 but also a game ball falling in the vicinity thereof can be guided to the start port 62 and can enter. Ease is improved. This lottery determination is a lottery for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game, and is executed every time there is a ball entering the start port 62. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering.

  The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The special winning opening 66 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for expanding the special winning opening 66. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 66, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The big winning opening 66 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” in a special game that starts when the special symbol 192 stops in a predetermined manner. The big winning opening 66 is provided at a position above the out opening 58, for example. The number of the big winning openings 66 is not limited to a single arrangement, and a plurality of large winning openings 66 may be installed and used depending on the gaming state or the like. The winning detection device 78 of the big winning opening 66 includes a sensor that detects the passage of a game ball.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided on the left side of the game area 52 and the effect display device 60 provided in the approximate center of the game area 52 have a variation of the special symbol 192 on each screen and a decoration linked to the special symbol 192. Changes in the effect image including the pattern 190 are displayed. Hereinafter, such display is referred to as “design variation” or “variation display”.

  The special symbol display device 61 is a display device composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs. The special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the lottery performed when the game ball falls into the start port 62. When the symbol mode when the special symbol 192 is stopped is the symbol that is determined in advance, the timing at which the symbol is displayed is the big hit occurrence timing. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The special symbol 192 in the present embodiment is represented by numbers, characters, symbols such as “0” to “9” that are hit symbol patterns, or a symbol “−” that is an off symbol pattern. These numbers or symbols are replaced one after another at a high speed and displayed on the special symbol display device 61, whereby the symbol variation display of the special symbol 192 is realized. Note that the special symbol 192 is not limited to the above numbers or symbols, and may be letters such as English letters, or may be a generally meaningless symbol formed by a combination of segments constituting a 7-segment LED. May be. Further, the 7-segment LED may be composed of 8 segments including 7 segments forming “eight-letter shape” and 1 segment representing “dot”. In this case, a numerical value for 8 bits can be expressed by combining 8 segments. Further, the special symbol display device 61 may be an LED dot array that is not a 7-segment LED, and a plurality of types of special symbols 192 may be expressed by combinations of lighting patterns and lighting colors.

  The effect display device 60 is a display device configured by a liquid crystal display that displays the decorative symbol 190 in a variable manner in conjunction with the variable symbol display of the special symbol 192. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually rendering the lottery result display indicated by the special symbol 192. The effect display device 60 displays, for example, a moving image that fluctuates a plurality of rows of symbols simulating a game of a slot machine as a decorative symbol 190 in the central area of the screen. In this embodiment, symbols composed of numbers “0” to “9” are displayed and varied in three columns, and hit or miss is indicated by three symbol combinations that are finally stopped and displayed. Each of the plurality of symbols constituting the decorative symbol 190 is composed of numbers, characters, or symbols that are decorated with colors or patterns, but these symbols, characters, or symbols are common to all symbols. You may comprise in the form which adds a different pattern for every and integrates them. This pattern is a pattern on which a motif related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is drawn, and for example, a pattern on which a character of a person or an animal is drawn may be used. The decorative pattern 190 is switched according to the development of the effect between the case where the design that includes the design is variably displayed and the case where the design is separated and only the numbers, characters, and symbols are variably displayed. It may be a configuration. On the background of the variation display of the decoration symbol 190, a moving image having a staging effect related to the theme of decoration or production set for the model of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is displayed in conjunction with the symbol variation.

  The effect display device 60 is configured by a high-definition dot matrix type display device such as a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be configured by a mechanical display unit such as a drum rotation type or a display unit such as an LED matrix type. Good. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol display device 61 on the lower left side of the production display device 60 is displayed in an inconspicuous size. However, in the case of adopting a technique in which the special symbol itself has an effect role to express without using the decorative symbol, the special symbol may be displayed on the liquid crystal display instead of the 7-segment LED.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the left side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passage of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers an open lottery that determines whether or not the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a normal symbol, which is a symbol indicating the result of the open lottery, is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. Therefore, the open lottery is also called “ordinary symbol lottery”. The normal symbol display device 59 in this embodiment is composed of two lamps for convenience, and the display state of the normal symbols is expressed by which of these lamps is lit. For example, when the first lamp is turned off and the second lamp is hit, the normal symbol fluctuation display is expressed by alternately turning on and off, and finally one of the lights is turned on. A stop symbol of a normal symbol is expressed by being stopped in the state. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the lower right side of the effect display device 60. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the change, the normal symbol change display stops. At this time, in the normal state, the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol with a low probability of, for example, about 1/256, and in the easy entry state described later, the normal symbol is in the winning symbol with a high probability of, for example, about 250/256. Stop. When the normal symbol stops at the winning symbol, the expansion mechanism 63 is expanded for a predetermined time. The opening time of the spreading mechanism 63 is, for example, 0.1 seconds in the normal state, and 6 seconds in the easy entry state.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the effect display device 60, and decoration. The special symbol hold display device 20 is provided at the lower left portion of the game area 52, and the normal symbol hold display device 22 is provided below the normal symbol display device 59 at the lower right portion of the game area 52, which is the symmetrical position. ing.

  The special symbol hold display device 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of lottery holds depending on the number of lights. The number of lottery holds is the number of lottery results won to the start port 62 during symbol variation or special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which symbol variation has not yet been executed. When the number of lottery holds is three, the symbol variation time in the case of a loss is shortened from the normal time in order to increase game efficiency (hereinafter also referred to as “shortening variation”). Similarly, when the number of pending lottery holds is 4, in order to further increase the game efficiency, the symbol variation time in the case of losing is further shortened than in the case of the above 3 (hereinafter also referred to as “super shortened variation”). ).

  The normal symbol hold display device 22 is also composed of four lamps, and displays the number of normal symbol fluctuation hold depending on the number of lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operating port 68 during the normal symbol fluctuation, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the normal symbol fluctuation has not yet been executed.

  Game effect lamps 90 are respectively provided above and below the effect display device 60. The operation button 82 is an operation input unit that is operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction to the gaming machine, and changes are made to the contents of the effect according to the contents of the operation input. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15. Although the operation button 82 in this embodiment is composed of one button, it may be composed of a plurality of buttons and direction instruction buttons such as a cross key. The movable accessory 140 is a movable object whose operation is controlled in conjunction with the effect, and is provided as an apparatus for providing a game effect depending on the appearance and mode of operation. For example, the movable accessory 140 operates in response to an operation input via the operation button 82 by the player.

  In the present embodiment, the movable accessory 140 is formed in the shape of a human hand and is disposed above the effect display device 60. The movable accessory 140 is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction as will be described later, and the movable accessory 140 is also provided so as to move in the vertical direction in accordance with the contents of the effect displayed on the effect display device 60. The movable accessory 140 is provided above the central decorative symbol 190 among the three decorative symbols 190. In the present embodiment, for example, in the reach production described later, after the central decorative design 190 is shown to have stopped at a design that does not align with the decorative design 190 at both ends, the central decorative design 190 is viewed from the front of the device. The movable accessory 140 is lowered as if it is hitting, and when the effect content is displayed on the effect display device 60 as if the central decorative pattern 190 was smashed by the movable accessory 140, the super-reach described later is developed. An effect that is integrated with the display of the effect display device 60 and the drive of the movable accessory 140 is executed. Of course, the shape of the movable accessory 140 and the effect using the movable accessory 140 are not limited thereto.

  An outline of a game method and a control flow performed in the above configuration will be described. When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning port 72, the start port 62, and the big winning port 66, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is paid out to the upper ball plate 15 or the lower ball plate 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60. The variation display of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the lapse of the variation display time determined prior to the display. The special symbol 192 is variably displayed in accordance with a variation pattern in which a variation mode from the variation start to the stop is determined. The decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed according to a variation effect pattern in which a variation mode from the start to the end of the variation is determined. A plurality of types of variation patterns and variation production patterns are prepared, and each has various variation times. While the special symbol 192 is variably displayed according to the variation pattern, the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed according to the variation effect pattern having the same variation time. In the variation pattern, a variation display time is determined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  As a variation display of the decorative symbol 190, first, as the variation starts, the symbols are varied in all three columns like the reel rotation of the slot machine, and when it approaches the variation end timing, it is stopped one by one as a final stop mode. The symbol combination is displayed. When the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a stop mode indicating a big hit, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the big prize opening 66 is started. The The stop mode of the decorative symbol 190 indicating a big hit is, for example, a combination mode in which the types of three symbols match.

  The variation effect pattern includes a normal loss effect pattern, a reach failure effect pattern, and a reach jackpot effect pattern. The normal off effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying a normal off symbol combination. The reach out effect pattern is an effect pattern for displaying an out symbol combination through a reach state, which is a big win if one more symbols are arranged. The reach jackpot effect pattern is an effect pattern when displaying a jackpot symbol combination through the reach state. In particular, the patterns when reaching the reach state include patterns with various long and short fluctuation times. Reach patterns with relatively short fluctuation times are called “normal reach”, and reach patterns with long fluctuation times are called “super reach”. ".

  The special game is started by displaying an effect screen called start demonstration time. After the start demonstration time is displayed on the screen, the grand prize winning opening 66 is opened, and after the opening lasts for about 30 seconds, or after nine or more game balls have dropped in, it is temporarily closed. From such opening to closing of the big prize opening 66 is basically called a unit game, but it may be repeated a plurality of short-time opening during one unit game. After the opening / closing of the special prize opening 66 or the unit game is repeated a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times, the special game is ended by displaying an effect screen called an end demo time. On the other hand, when the winning lottery corresponds to a result called “small hit”, the small hit game is executed. The small hit is a result included as a result of the lottery. The small hit game is a unit game executed in a manner similar to some types of special games. However, the unit game executed as a small hit game is only one time, which is different from a special game in which a plurality of unit games are executed.

  In the normal game after the end of the special game, the fluctuation time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190, which are one of the specific games, is started (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction” as appropriate). The time shortening of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is a state in which the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is shortened from the normal state. The variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decoration symbol 190 is returned to the original variation time after a predetermined variation number, for example, 100 variation display, but if the big hit occurs before the variation number is reached, the time is shortened. Also ends. Due to the shortening of time, the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 is shortened, so that it is possible to shorten the time until the big hit occurs compared to the normal state where the symbol variation is performed with the normal variation time. Therefore, it is possible to relatively increase the jackpot acquisition ease.

  During the time shortening of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190, the easy entry state which is one of the specific games is performed. The easy entry state is a state in which the ease of entering the starting port 62 is enhanced by executing the short time of the normal symbol, the probability variation of the open lottery, and the open extension of the expansion mechanism 63. The normal symbol time reduction is a state in which the variation time of the normal symbol is shortened from the normal state. The probability variation of the open lottery is a state in which the winning probability of the open lottery is higher than the normal state. The opening extension of the spreading mechanism 63 is a state in which the opening time of the spreading mechanism 63 is longer than the normal state. As described above, in the easy entry state, the possibility that the number of fluctuations of the normal symbol per certain time increases as compared to the normal state increases, and the ease of entering the start opening 62 also increases. There is a high possibility that the number of entering will increase. Therefore, due to the shortened time of the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 and the easy entry state, the chance to obtain a winning ball by entering the starting port 62 increases during that period, and as a result, the player can play the game with little decrease in possession. It is possible to continue.

  Note that the easy entry state in the present embodiment increases the ease of entering the starting port 62 by using three functions such as a short time for a normal symbol, a probability variation of an open lottery, and an open / extended extension of the expansion mechanism 63. However, as a modification, it is good also as a structure which improves the entrance ease to the starting port 62 using one or two functions among these three functions. Thus, even if only a part of the three functions is used, it is possible to improve the ease of entering the starting port 62. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which switches according to a gaming state at least any one of three functions by the period to implement and the period which does not implement.

  When a special game occurs and the winning stop pattern at that time is in a specific mode, the probability variation game of the winning lottery (hereinafter referred to as “probability change” as appropriate) that is one of the specific games after the end of the special game ) Is further started. During the chance change of the winning / failing lottery, the winning / failing lottery with a higher probability of winning than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game can be generated relatively early. The probability change of the success / failure lottery is continued until the next big hit occurs, but as a modification, it may be configured to end when a predetermined limited number of symbol changes are made. In this embodiment, the special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 are started at the same time as when the probability change is started, and the easy entry state is also started. May be executed.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as a lottery when a winning is made to the start port 62. The sub board 104 includes the liquid crystal unit 42 and controls display contents on the effect display device 60, operations of the plurality of movable objects 140, and lighting of the game effect lamp 90, and in particular, display contents according to the lottery result by the main board 102. And the lighting of the movable accessory 140 and the game effect lamp 90 is activated along with the progress of the production. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The back setting mechanism 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a start port 62, a big winning port 66, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, a normal symbol display device 59, and operation buttons 82. The speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable accessory 140 are electrically connected to each other, and can transmit and receive various control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game but also the staging operations such as the symbol variation display, the movable accessory 140, and the electric decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 is a ball determination unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determination unit 114, a variation pattern determination unit 115, a hold control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, a specific game. An execution unit 122 and an opening / closing control unit 124 are provided. The sub-board 104 in the present embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, a design mode determination unit 131, an effect determination unit 132, an effect display control unit 134, and an accessory control unit 136. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  However, since data transmission / reception between the main board 102 and the sub board 104 is unidirectional from the main board 102 to the sub board 104, each operation is performed so that the entire operation is realized by such data transmission / reception in one direction. The configuration is arranged on the main board 102 and the sub board 104. In this way, since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main board 102 to the sub board 104 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 104 to the configuration included in the main board 102. It is not possible to request data transmission. Therefore, the information generated on the main board 102 cannot be referred to from the sub board 104 unless the main board 102 unilaterally transmits the information to the sub board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the start opening 62, and when receiving the big winning opening winning information, determines that the game ball has won the big winning opening 66, and the general winning is obtained. When the information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 obtains, as a success / failure lottery value, a random number value for determining whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game when the starting hole 62 is entered. To do. For example, the success / failure lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The value acquired as the success / failure lottery value by the success / failure lottery means 112 is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held within a range not exceeding the predetermined holding upper limit number.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a plurality of success / failure tables to be referred to in the success / failure determination. In the plurality of success / failure tables, determination results of big hits, small wins, and misses are associated with the success / failure lottery values, and the success / failure probabilities are determined according to the associated jackpot range settings. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to the success / failure table based on the normal probability at the normal time, and refers to the success / failure table whose probability of winning is higher than the normal probability when the probability changes. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to any of the plurality of success / failure tables and determines whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win.

  The success / failure lottery means 112 acquires a lottery value as an open lottery for determining a normal symbol when the game ball passes through the operation port 68. The success / failure lottery means 112 holds a success / failure table in which the correspondence between the lottery value of the open lottery and the success / failure result is determined, and determines the success / failure result of the open lottery with reference to the success / failure table. In the normal state, the winning / failing table with a probability of 1/256 is referred to, and in the easy entry state, the winning / failing table with a probability of 250/256 is referred to. The lottery value of the normal symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined hold upper limit number held by the hold control means 116 is not exceeded.

  FIG. 4A to FIG. 4C are diagrams for explaining the operation of the movable accessory 140. The movable accessory 140 is configured to be movable between the origin, the first position, and the second position. 4 (a), 4 (b), and 4 (c) respectively show the movable accessory 140 when it is at the origin, when it is at the first position, and when it is at the second position. In the figure, the first position is simply displayed as “1” and the second position as “2”.

  The movable accessory 140 is fixed to the lower end of the movable shaft 300 at a portion corresponding to the base of the wrist. In order to facilitate understanding, in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the origin, the first position, and the second position are shown with reference to the connection portion between the movable accessory 140 and the movable shaft 300.

  The movable shaft 300 is inserted into the guide 302 so as to be guided in the vertical direction by a guide 302 fixed to the game board 50. The movable shaft 300 is connected to a stepping motor (not shown) as a drive source via a rack gear mechanism (not shown). The stepping motor operates when a step signal is supplied from the accessory control means 136 and drives the movable accessory 140 in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, when the movable accessory 140 is at the origin, the movable accessory 140 is positioned at the uppermost position. As shown in FIG. 4B, the first position of the movable accessory 140 is a position that is lowered by a predetermined distance from the position at the origin. Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, the second position of the movable accessory 140 is a position further lowered by a predetermined distance than when it is in the first position. The first position is a position in which the movable accessory 140 is lowered from the origin by giving a signal of 10 steps to the stepping motor and rotating it forward. Further, the second position is a position in which the movable accessory 140 is further lowered from the first position by applying a 10-step signal to the stepping motor to perform normal rotation. Therefore, the second position is a position in which the movable accessory 140 is lowered from the origin by giving a signal of 20 steps to the stepping motor to perform normal rotation.

  When the movable accessory 140 is raised, the accessory control means 136 raises the movable accessory 140 from the second position to the first position by applying a reverse signal of 10 steps to the stepping motor and performing reverse rotation. Further, the accessory control means 136 raises the movable accessory 140 from the first position to the origin by giving a reverse rotation signal of 10 steps to the stepping motor for reverse rotation.

  Therefore, the rotational position of the stepping motor when the movable accessory 140 is at the origin is the “initial driving position”, and the rotational position of the stepping motor when the movable accessory 140 is in the second position is the “limit driving position”. The stepping motor can be driven between the initial drive position and the limit drive position. As described above, in this embodiment, the separation position provided by dividing the total number of steps input to the stepping motor in order to move the movable accessory 140 from the initial drive position to the limit drive position by a predetermined number of steps of 10 steps. The supply of the step signal to the stepping motor is controlled so as to move the movable accessory 140 between the two. The accessory control means 136 moves the movable accessory 140 without stopping at positions other than the origin, the first position, and the second position, and requires the movable accessory 140 only at the origin, the first position, and the second position. The operation of the stepping motor is controlled to stop accordingly.

  As described above, the movable accessory 140 descends as if hitting the central decorative pattern 190 when viewed from the front of the apparatus. In the present embodiment, when the decorative symbol 190 is shown to be struck, the movable accessory 140 is moved from the origin to the first position, and when the decorative symbol 190 is struck and broken, the second position is set from the origin or the first position. The movable accessory 140 is moved. Of course, the driving source for driving the movable accessory 140 is not limited to the stepping motor, and may be a motor other than the stepping motor. Further, other actuators such as a solenoid may be used instead of the motor.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the success / failure determination table. The success / failure determination table in this figure associates determination results of big hits, small hits and misses, and winning / failing lottery values. Depending on the respective range settings, the hit / failure probabilities of big hits and small hits are determined. Is determined. The success / failure lottery means 112 refers to the success / failure determination table of FIG. In the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112, a big hit is made only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 399 in normal times. At the time of certainty change, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only when the success / failure lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 399, but also when it falls within the range of 400 to 2999. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state. In the case of hitting a big hit, whether it is a 15R big hit or a 2R big hit and whether or not there is a probability change is determined separately according to the stop symbol of the special symbol. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the big hit range for both normal time and probability change, but the success / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and for probability change.

  In the present embodiment, even if the winning / raising lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, that is, a so-called out of range, it becomes a small hit if it falls within the predetermined range. In the example of this figure, when the success / failure lottery value acquired by the success / failure lottery means 112 falls within the range of 65000 to 65535, it is a small hit. In this way, if it does not correspond to the big hit, it is all “out”, but in the example in this figure, the winning lottery value range when it does not correspond to the small hit out of the cases where it does not correspond to the big hit Is expressed as “displacement”. In addition, although the example which implement | achieved the determination table of whether it is a big hit and the determination table of whether it is a small win in the figure in the form of a single winning / nothing determination table was shown in this figure, each may be implement | achieved as a separate table. Good.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is variably displayed in a special symbol form on the special symbol display device 61. In addition, a decorative symbol that shows the determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 in an effect manner is variably displayed on the effect display device 60. The success / failure lottery means 112 transmits the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation to the symbol mode determining unit 131 and the effect determining unit 132 together with the symbol variation control command at the timing of starting the symbol variation.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the special symbol to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 according to the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112. The symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a special symbol stop symbol. The symbol determination means 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining a special symbol, and determines the stop symbol of the special symbol according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 according to the result of the open lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112. The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the result of the open lottery in order to display the result of the open lottery in the normal symbol display device 59 in the form of a normal symbol. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the change display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the start port 62. The opening mechanism 63 is expanded for a predetermined time.

  The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. FIG. 6A is a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, FIG. 6B is a table that is referred to when the determination result is wrong, and FIG. This table is referred to when the determination result is a small hit. The symbol determination means 114 refers to the symbol determination table of this diagram in symbol determination. In each symbol determination table, the correspondence between the special symbol represented by the numbers “0” to “9” and the symbol “−” and the symbol lottery value is defined. Each type of special symbol is associated with the result of determining whether or not the big hit, small hit, or missed, the odd number corresponds to the big hit, the even number corresponds to the small hit, and the symbol “-” is out. Correspond.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the special symbols “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, and “9” that are odd numbers among the special symbols “0” to “9” are associated with the jackpot. . Among them, the special symbol “7” indicates a 15R jackpot with certainty and is associated with a symbol lottery value range “0 to 99”. The special symbol “3” indicates a 2R jackpot with certainty and is associated with a symbol lottery value range “100 to 149”. Special symbols “1”, “5”, and “9” indicate 15R big hits without any probability change, the special symbol “1” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “150 to 189”, and the special symbol “190 to 229”. “5” is associated with, and “230 to 255” is associated with the special symbol “9”.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the special symbol “-” is associated with the symbol lottery values in the entire range when the result of the determination is wrong.

  As shown in FIG. 6C, the special symbols “0”, “2”, “4”, “6”, and “8” that are even numbers among the special symbols “0” to “9” are associated with the small hits. Yes. The special symbol “0” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “0 to 49”, and the special symbol “2” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “50 to 99”. The special symbol “4” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “100 to 149”, the special symbol “6” is associated with the symbol lottery value range “150 to 199”, and the special symbol “8” is the symbol lottery. Corresponding to the value range “200 to 255”.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the variation pattern determination unit 115 selects any variation pattern from a plurality of types of variation patterns according to the result of the success / failure lottery. The variation pattern determining means 115 holds a pattern selection table to be referred to in order to determine the variation pattern. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined variation pattern to the main display control unit 118, the symbol mode determination unit 131, and the effect determination unit 132. The variation pattern determination unit 115 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns. A plurality of types of variation patterns are defined on the assumption that there are various variation times, short and long, and that symbol variation is also performed by a decorative symbol composed of a plurality of symbols in the variation time. In each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol and the decorative symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing the variation pattern table. The variation pattern determining means 115 refers to the variation pattern table for removal shown in FIG. 7A when the result of the determination is wrong. When the determination result is a 15R jackpot, the fluctuation pattern table for 15R jackpot shown in FIG. 7B is referred to. When the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, the variation pattern table for 2R big hit and small hit shown in FIG. 7C is referred to.

  In FIG. 7A, the pattern lottery values 0 to 10 are associated with a super reach “super 1”, and the pattern lottery values 11 to 20 are associated with a super reach “super 2”. The pattern lottery values 21 to 255 are associated with any variation pattern of “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach”. As described above, when the result of the determination is wrong, any one of super reach, normal reach, and no reach may be selected. In the variation pattern table for detachment, when a variation pattern of “no reach” is selected, a different table is referred to so that a variation pattern having a shorter variation time than the normal state is selected in the short time state. Further, the deviation variation pattern table is defined such that the column to be referred to is different depending on the number of reservations, and details of the normal state will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 7B, the super lot of “super 1” is associated with the pattern lottery values 0 to 120, and the super reach of “super 2” is associated with the pattern lottery values 121 to 240. The pattern lottery values 241 to 250 are associated with the reach of “normal 1”, and the pattern lottery values 251 to 255 are associated with the reach of “normal 2”. As described above, when the determination result is 15R big hit, the variation pattern with reach is selected.

  In FIG. 7C, the pattern lottery values 0 to 122 are associated with the super reach “super 3”, and the pattern lottery values 123 to 255 are associated with the normal reach “normal 3”. As described above, when the determination result is 2R big hit or small hit, “Super 3” or “Normal 3” is selected with a probability of about 50%.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the fluctuation pattern determination means 115 determines the fluctuation display time of the normal symbol. In the normal state, the variable display time is determined to be 60 seconds, and in the easy entry state, the variable display time is determined to be 6 seconds.

  When there is a new entry at the start port 62 and a new winning / failing lottery is executed, the holding control means 116 displays a new entry when a symbol change corresponding to the previous entry or lottery is displayed. The result of the success / failure lottery based on is suspended until the start of variable display of the symbol corresponding to the lottery. In the present embodiment, as a result of the lottery determination, the number of the lottery is held as a holding ball with an upper limit of four. The success / failure lottery value here includes a success / failure lottery value, a symbol lottery value, and a variation pattern lottery value. The holding control means 116 further holds the usual lottery value acquired by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a holding ball. These numbers of holdings are represented by the number of lighting or blinking numbers of the special symbol holding display device 20 and the normal symbol holding display device 22, respectively.

  The main display control means 118 causes the special symbol display device 61 to display the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112 as a variation display of the special symbol 192 according to the variation pattern determined by the variation pattern determination unit 115. The main display control means 118 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the success / failure lottery performed before that has ended. The main display control means 118 transmits a change start command and a change stop command to the effect display control means 134 at the timing for starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol 192. When the variation start command is transmitted, values indicating the determined determination result, the stop symbol, and the variation pattern are transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation start command. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The main display control means 118 displays the result of the normal symbol lottery on the normal symbol display device 59 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The special game control means 120 indicates that the special game operation condition is established when the special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode when the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112 results in the transition to the special game. A special game is executed by determining and opening the special winning opening 66. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is configured by a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing as a unit. Special games include a 15R jackpot that repeats a unit game 15 times and a 2R jackpot that repeats a unit game that has a shorter opening time than the 15R jackpot only twice. In the case of 15R jackpot, in principle, the big winning opening 66 is opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In the case of 2R big hit, the big winning opening 66 is opened for about 0.5 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 120 ends the special game when the set round number of unit games is exhausted.

  The specific game executing means 122 controls the normal game in the probability changing state, the short time state, and the easy-to-enter state. The specific game execution means 122 shifts the game state to the time-saving state and the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game. On the other hand, the transition to the probability variation state after the end of the special game is limited to the case where the symbol determined by the symbol determination means 114 is a big hit symbol accompanied by the transition to probability variation. The short-time state and the easy-to-enter state are continued until the number of times that the special symbol 192 is changed from the end of the special game reaches a predetermined number of end conditions, for example, 100 times. However, when the state changes to the probability changing state at the same time, as long as the probability changing state continues, the short time state and the easy entry state are continued. That is, it continues until the next big hit occurs. Thus, the end of the short time state and the easy entry state is determined according to the gaming state. In the short time state, the fluctuation pattern determining means 115 selects a fluctuation pattern having a short fluctuation time so that the fluctuation display time of the special symbol 192 is substantially shortened. However, in a normal state, a variation pattern table corresponding to the number of holds of the result of lottery determination by the hold control unit 116 is referred to, and a change pattern with a long variation time is likely to appear as the number of hold by the hold control unit 116 decreases. In the easy entry state, the normal symbol time is shortened, the normal symbol probability change, and the expansion mechanism 63 is opened and extended. On the other hand, the probability variation state is continued until a special game with the next jackpot is executed. During the probable change state, the probability that the success / failure determination result by the success / failure lottery means 112 is a big hit is maintained at a high value.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory at the start opening 62 and the special winning opening 66. When the normal symbol is stopped at a specific symbol, the opening / closing control unit 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the start port 62. Further, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special winning opening solenoid 80 during the special game, and opens the special winning opening 66.

  The pattern storage means 130 holds a plurality of effect patterns in which effect image contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 in the variation of the decorative design 190 and the display process thereof are determined. The effect pattern is displayed separately from a plurality of variable effect patterns in which the change process from start to stop of the change and the change process in the change display of the decorative pattern 190 and the change display of the decorative pattern are displayed, and the degree of expectation for the jackpot And a plurality of notice effect patterns that suggest the height of the notice before the change display stops.

  The effect determining means 132 determines the contents of the effect displayed on the effect display device 60 by the effect display control means 134 according to the result of the success / failure lottery received from the success / failure lottery means 112. The effect determining means 132 selects one of a plurality of change effect pattern data corresponding to the change pattern of the special symbol determined by the change pattern determining means 115, reads out the data from the pattern storage means 130, and obtains information on the change effect pattern. This is sent to the effect display control means 134. The effect determining means 132 holds a pattern table that should be referred to in order to select a variable effect pattern.

  Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining unit 132 selects a variation effect pattern of an effect image having the same variation time according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The symbol form determining means 131 determines the combination of stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 and their arrangement according to the result of the lottery by the winning / failing lottery means 112, the special symbol stop symbol, the special symbol variation pattern, and the decorative symbol variation effect pattern. decide. The symbol form determination unit 131 transmits information indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect display control unit 134. The symbol form determining means 131 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 indicates a transition to a special game of 15R jackpot, a specific combination such as “777” or “ A combination of three symbols such as “111” is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same number as the special symbol 192 is selected as the number to be arranged as the decorative symbol 190. For example, when the special symbol 192 is “7”, the decorative symbol 190 is “777”. A specific combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as “357” is also selected when the result of the determination is a 2R big hit or a small hit, but the specific combination is not necessarily a combination of three symbols. It does not have to be. When the determination result is neither big hit nor small hit, it is a combination in which three symbols such as “312” and “946” are not arranged, and a specific combination selected at the time of 2R big hit or small hit A combination that does not apply is selected. When the determination result is not 15R big hit, and a variation pattern indicating a loss with reach is selected, a combination with only one symbol such as “191” or “727” is selected. .

  The notice effect pattern is an effect pattern for temporarily displaying an image, animation, video, or the like of a specific character or motif, or an effect pattern for outputting a specific sound. The effect by the notice effect pattern is executed in parallel with the symbol variation, and suggests that the symbol variation is highly expected to stop in the big hit mode. For example, there are a normal notice effect in which only one character image is displayed on the screen, and a group notice effect in which a large number of characters are displayed so as to pass from one end to the other end of the screen. Further, the display process of the notice effect is divided into a plurality of stages, and the number of stages to be displayed is made variable, and a step-up notice effect that is set such that the greater the number of stages is, the higher the degree of expectation for the big hit is included.

  The notice effect pattern includes a pattern in which the effect is executed at a timing after the display form of the decorative symbol 190 reaches the reach state and the final stop state of the symbol is notified, and no decorative symbol 190 is stopped. There is a pattern in which the performance is executed at the timing and the reach is reached at the same time.

  The effect determining means 132 determines whether or not to display the notice effect on the effect display device 60 according to the result of the lottery determination, makes a pre-effect setting, and determines the notice effect pattern to be displayed. To do. The effect determining means 132 holds a notice determination table that should be referred to in order to determine whether or not to display the notice effect, and a notice type table that should be referred to when selecting the type of the notice effect pattern. The notice decision table is set so that different columns are referred to depending on the result of the lottery, and if the lottery is a win, the notice lottery will be displayed with a higher probability than if it was missed. Correspondence between whether to display the result and the notice effect is determined. Thereby, the high expectation degree to the big hit can be suggested by displaying the notice effect itself.

  The effect display control means 134 displays the effect image including the decorative pattern on the effect display device 60 according to the selected change effect pattern data as a result of the success / failure lottery by the success / failure lottery means 112. The effect display control means 134 starts a new symbol variation when a variation start command for the decorative symbol 190 is received.

  When it is determined by the effect determining unit 132 that the notice effect is displayed, the effect display control means 134 superimposes the notice effect in accordance with the selected notice effect pattern on the effect of symbol variation to the effect display device 60. Display. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

  In accordance with the instruction received from the effect display control means 134, the accessory control means 136 causes the movable accessory 140 to act in an effect manner in accordance with the effect contents in the effect display device 60 and the blinking process of the game effect lamp 90.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing in detail a variation pattern table for detachment. In the variation pattern table 210 of this figure, the range of the pattern lottery value associated with the variation pattern is different for each number of holds. Specifically, the smaller the number of holds, the wider the range of pattern lottery values assigned to variation patterns with relatively long variation times, and the probability that variation patterns with long variation times will be selected is increased. . Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes longer as the number of holdings by the holding control means 116 is smaller. Accordingly, when the number of holds by the hold control unit 116 is less than a predetermined number, for example, 1 to 2, the selection probability of the change pattern having a long change time becomes higher than usual, and the change time tends to be relatively long.

  The first column 212 shows the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern when the number of holds as a result of the lottery determination by the hold control means 116 is one. Similarly, in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218, the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern in the case where the number of holdings as a result of the lottery determination by the holding control means 116 is 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The relationship is shown. That is, it can be considered that the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 indicate the variation pattern table for each number of holds. In this figure, an example will be described in which a plurality of variation patterns that can be selected at the time of deviation are classified into five types according to variation time, but actually, a plurality of variation effect patterns are prepared for each of these classifications. This is equivalent to the fact that dozens of types of variation effect patterns are associated with the lottery value ranges for each category. In order to compare the ratio of each pattern lottery value range in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 in this figure with the ratio of the pattern lottery value range in the first column 212, Broken lines indicating the ratio of the pattern lottery value range are drawn in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218.

  The first range 222 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 0 to 10. A super reach variation pattern of “super 1” is associated. The second range 224 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 11 to 20. A super reach variation pattern of “super 2” is associated. Thus, in the case of the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 0 to 10 and the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 11 to 20, the variation pattern having the same variation time is selected regardless of the number of holdings.

  The third range 226 includes normal reach in the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 21 to 255, respectively. “Normal 1”, “Normal 2”, and “Reach without reach” are associated with each other. However, the range of pattern lottery values associated with each variation pattern varies depending on the number of holds. In the first column 212, the sizes of the lottery value ranges to which “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach” are associated are approximately equal, and the ranges obtained by dividing 21 to 255 into approximately three equal portions are associated with each other. Yes. In contrast, in the second column 214, the size of the lottery value range associated with each of “normal 1” and “normal 2” is smaller than the lottery value range associated with “no reach”. Further, in the third column 216 and the fourth column 218, the size of the lottery value range associated with each of “normal 1” and “normal 2” is further reduced.

  The fluctuation time of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” may be longer than the fluctuation time of “Out of reach”, and in the case of “Out of reach”, the fluctuation time may be shortened like a short time state. Depending on the setting contents of the third range 226, the average variation time varies. The pattern lottery value range for “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” decreases as the number of holds increases from 0 to 1, 2, 3, 4, and conversely the pattern lottery value range for “out of reach” increases. Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes shorter as the number of holds increases, and conversely, the average change time becomes longer as the number of holds decreases. In this way, by using a variation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern is different for each number of holdings, control that makes it easy to select a variation pattern with a long variation time when the number of holdings decreases is realized. be able to.

  The variation pattern of “out of reach” associated with the third column 216 has a shorter variation time than the “out of reach” associated with the first column 212 and the second column 214, so-called “shortening variation”. This is the fluctuation pattern. Further, the fluctuation pattern of “out of reach” associated with the fourth column 218 has a shorter variation time than the “out of reach” associated with the first column 212 and the second column 214, and the third column This is a fluctuation pattern of so-called “super-shortening fluctuation” in which the fluctuation time is shorter than “216 shortening fluctuation”.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, a series of driving of the stepping motor to drive the movable accessory 140 is included in some of the fluctuation effect patterns among the plurality of fluctuation effect patterns executed in accordance with the fluctuation of the special symbol 192. The accessory action pattern in which the aspect was defined is included. In addition, an accessory action pattern is included in some of the plurality of notice effect patterns. When such a change effect pattern or a notice effect pattern is selected, the accessory control means 136 acquires an execution request for the accessory action pattern included therein.

  In this embodiment, the player presses the operation button 82 at a predetermined timing during the variation display of the special symbol 192 so that it can be confirmed whether or not the result of the lottery wins before the special symbol 192 variation stops. It has become. Since it is not displayed on the effect display device 60 that it is possible to confirm whether or not it is hit in this way, the operation of the operation button 82 is hereinafter referred to as “back command”.

  Specifically, when the result of the winning / losing lottery is a win and the variation pattern corresponding to the back command is selected from the variation patterns of the special symbol 192, the variation display of the special symbol 192 according to the variation pattern is further displayed. When the player presses the operation button 82 at a predetermined timing, the accessory control means 136 operates the movable accessory 140 in a predetermined operation mode and informs the player that the result of the lottery is a win. Suggest. In this embodiment, the predetermined variation pattern corresponding to the back command is a variation pattern corresponding to a variation effect pattern including a so-called super reach effect. In addition, the predetermined timing is a predetermined timing after the start of the variation of the special symbol 192 during the execution of the effect according to the predetermined variation effect pattern corresponding to the back command, specifically, when the normal reach is developed to the super reach. And until the special symbol 192 fluctuates. The variation effect pattern corresponding to the back command includes the effect content displayed when a specific effect pattern such as a specific character suggesting that it corresponds to the back command is developed into super reach. . It should be noted that another variation effect pattern in which this specific effect symbol is displayed when it is developed into super reach is associated with the variation pattern selected when the result of the lottery determination is out of place. Therefore, the player confirms whether or not the result of the lottery wins or not before the fluctuation of the special symbol 192 is stopped by pressing the operation button 82 when this special effect symbol is developed into a super reach. Can do.

  It should be noted that in all the variation effect patterns that develop into super reach, the predetermined timing may be from the development to super reach until the stop of the variation of the special symbol 192. In this case, it is possible to confirm whether or not the result of the winning / losing lottery is winning by pressing the operation button 82 when developing to super reach regardless of the symbol displayed when developing to super reach. Become.

  Further, the accessory control means 136 acquires an execution request for an accessory action pattern when a player inputs a predetermined operation instruction for instructing the operation button 82 to execute stepping motor drive control based on the accessory action pattern. To do. Specifically, first, in this embodiment, a “latent mode” is provided. The specific game executing means 122 shifts to this latent mode when the 2R big hit or the small hit is made. In the latent mode, after the execution of the special game based on the 2R big hit or after the execution of the small hit game, whether or not the game state is in a probable state is not clearly indicated. For this reason, even if it becomes 2R big hit and shifts to probability change, it is difficult to know whether or not the player has shifted to probability change. The latent mode is continued until a predetermined continuation condition is satisfied, for example, the number of fluctuations of the special symbol 192 reaches a predetermined number, or the result of the lottery determination is successful.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, in this latent mode, the player can confirm whether or not the probability has changed by pressing the operation button 82 at a predetermined timing. Since it is not displayed on the effect display device 60 that it can be confirmed whether or not the change is certain in this way, this also corresponds to the back command. Thereby, it is possible to provide the player with a way of playing that is not displayed on the effect display device 60, and to give the player the pleasure of studying the operation of the gaming machine. When the operation button 82 is operated by the player by this reverse command, the accessory control means 136 controls the operation of the stepping motor to drive the movable accessory 140. The player can confirm whether or not the probability change has occurred by paying attention to the movement of the movable accessory 140 when the operation button 82 is pressed.

  As described above, when the accessory action pattern is incorporated in each of the change effect pattern, the notice effect effect pattern, and the back command, the movable accessory 140 is driven and controlled according to any of the accessory action patterns. In the meantime, there is a possibility of competing for the execution request of the accessory action pattern, such as a request for executing another accessory action pattern. Here, a method of defining the drive control of the movable accessory 140 for all cases where the execution requests for the accessory action pattern compete is also conceivable. However, since there are a large number of combinations of the accessory action patterns for driving the movable accessory 140, a programmer who develops a drive control program can define the drive control of the movable accessory 140 for all cases where execution requests compete. There is a risk that the burden of the will become enormous.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, a drive startable position (hereinafter referred to as “startable position”) is defined for each of the change effect pattern, the notice effect pattern, and the accessory action pattern included in the back command. Yes. When the accessory control means 136 acquires the execution request of the second accessory action pattern during the execution of the drive control of the drive source according to a certain first accessory action pattern, the second accessory action When there is a movable accessory 140 at a drive startable position included in the pattern, the drive control by the first accessory action pattern being executed is interrupted, and the drive control of the drive source is performed according to the second accessory action pattern. Run. Accordingly, it is possible to appropriately process each accessory action pattern without specifying the driving mode of the stepping motor for all cases in which the execution requests for the accessory action patterns compete. Hereinafter, the processing method of such an accessory action pattern will be described in detail according to a flowchart.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is performed when a game ball enters the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, etc. (S10). A game control process is executed (S14), and if it is not in a normal game (N in S12), a special game control process (S16) or a small hit game control process is executed (S17), and a winning process in S10 In accordance with the number of prize balls set at, prize ball payout according to various winnings is processed (S18).

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S34). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display, transmits a change start command to the effect display control means 134, and the effect display control means 134 that receives the command displays the effect image according to the change effect pattern. The fluctuation display is started (S36). If the winning or failing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 and S36 Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S38), the symbol variation display process is executed (S39). If the announcement effect is set (Y in S40), the selected announcement is performed. A notice effect according to the effect pattern is executed (S41). If the notice effect is not set (N in S40), S41 is skipped. When the symbol variation display is not started (N of S38), S39 to S41 are skipped.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing in detail the success / failure determination process of S34 in FIG. First, the success / failure lottery means 112 reads the success / failure lottery value (S42), and determines the success / failure based on the success / failure lottery value (S44). The symbol determining means 114 determines the stop symbol of the special symbol based on the result of the determination (S46), and the variation pattern determining means 115 selects the variation pattern of the special symbol (S48). The effect determining means 132 determines the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbols based on the determination result and the special symbol (S50), selects the decorative symbol variation effect pattern according to the special symbol variation pattern (S52), and described above. The notice effect is set by the notice lottery (S54).

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the accessory control means 136 of the variable display process of S39 in FIG. The accessory control means 136 determines whether or not the accessory action pattern is included in the variation effect pattern to be executed (S200). In the case where the accessory action pattern is not included and the fluctuating effect is executed only by the display on the effect display device 60 and the sound output to the speaker 18 (N in S200), the processing in this flowchart ends.

  Even if a combination action pattern is included (Y in S200), the movable combination 140 is not driven immediately after the execution of the variation effect pattern is started, and the execution of the variation effect pattern is started, and the effect display device The movable accessory 140 may be driven after a predetermined time elapses, such as when a predetermined effect content is displayed at 60. Therefore, the accessory control means 136 determines whether or not it is the execution timing of the accessory action pattern that should drive the movable accessory 140 (S202). If it is not the execution timing of the accessory action pattern (N in S202), the processing in this flowchart is terminated. In the case of the execution timing of the accessory action pattern (Y in S202), the accessory control means 136 acquires an execution request for the accessory action pattern included in the variation effect pattern (S204), and performs a drive control process of the movable accessory. Execute (S206).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the accessory control means 136 of the notice effect execution process of S41 in FIG. The accessory control means 136 determines whether or not the accessory action pattern is included in the notice effect pattern to be executed (S210). When the accessory effect pattern is not included and the variable effect is executed only by the display on the effect display device 60 and the sound output to the speaker 18 (N in S210), the processing in this flowchart ends.

  When the accessory action pattern is included (Y in S210), the accessory control means 136 determines whether or not it is the execution timing of the accessory action pattern as described above (S212). If it is not the execution timing of the accessory action pattern (N in S212), the processing in this flowchart ends. In the case of the execution timing of the accessory action pattern (Y in S212), the accessory control means 136 acquires an execution request for the accessory action pattern included in the notice effect pattern (S214), and is similar to the flowchart shown in FIG. A drive control process for the movable accessory is executed (S206).

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the execution procedure of the back command reception process. The processing in this flowchart starts after the pachinko gaming machine 10 is turned on, and is then repeatedly executed every predetermined time.

  The accessory control unit 136 determines whether or not the winning lottery result received from the main board 102 is a win (S230). In the case of winning (Y in S230), the accessory control means 136 is selected using the variation pattern information for specifying the selected variation pattern such as the variation pattern lottery value or variation time received from the main board 102. It is determined whether or not the variation pattern is a variation pattern corresponding to the back command (S232).

  When the variation pattern corresponding to the back command is selected (Y in S232), the accessory control means 136 determines whether it is the back command reception timing (S234). In this case, as described above, the “back command reception timing” is a period from the time when the normal reach is developed to the super reach until the fluctuation stop of the special symbol 192. Of course, the back command reception timing is not limited to these. For example, in the variation effect pattern in which the special symbol 192 stops changing without changing to the super reach, the normal reach is obtained. It may be a period from when the special symbol 192 stops to change, and in the variable effect pattern including the effect contents that develop into super reach, from when the normal reach is reached to when the special symbol 192 changes. It may be a period.

  In the case of back command reception timing (Y in S234), the accessory control means 136 determines whether or not the button has been pressed by the player (S236). When the button is pressed (Y in S236), the accessory control unit 136 acquires the execution request for the accessory action pattern in the back command (S238), and the movable accessory is similar to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. The drive control process is executed (S206). If it is not the back command reception timing (N in S234) and there is no button press (N in S236), the processing in this flowchart is terminated.

  When it is determined that the result of the lottery is not successful (N in S230), or when it is determined that the variation pattern does not correspond to the back command (N in S232), the accessory control means 136 selects the variation pattern. Whether the pattern selection table to be referred to is for probability variation game or normal game is determined to determine whether it is probability variation (S240). In the case of a certain change (Y in S240), the accessory control means 136 determines whether or not it is in the latent mode (S242). The specific game execution means 122 sets the latent mode flag to ON during the latent mode. The accessory control means 136 refers to the latent mode flag to determine whether or not the latent mode is in progress.

  When in the latent mode (Y in S242), the accessory control unit 136 proceeds to determination whether it is the back command reception timing (S234). The subsequent processing is the same as described above. In this case, the “back command reception timing” in this embodiment is a period from when the number of fluctuations of the special symbol 192 reaches a predetermined number of times after the transition to the latent mode to another predetermined number of times. Yes. Of course, the back command reception timing is not limited to these. For example, when a predetermined variation pattern is selected, a pattern variation according to the variation pattern may be set as the back command reception timing. If it is not a certain change (N in S240) or not in the latent mode (N in S242), the processing in this flowchart is terminated. By the processing in this flowchart, it is possible to move the movable accessory 140 by pressing the operation button 82 at a predetermined timing when the result of the lottery is a win or when the probability is changed during the latent mode. Become.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the procedure of the drive control process of the movable accessory in S206 in FIGS. 12, 13, and 14. The accessory control means 136 determines whether or not drive control of the movable accessory 140 is being performed according to the accessory operation pattern (S250). When the drive control of the movable accessory 140 is not being performed (N in S250), the accessory control unit 136 starts the drive control of the stepping motor in accordance with the execution request for the acquired accessory operation pattern (S262).

  When the drive control of the movable accessory 140 is being performed (Y in S250), the accessory control means 136 interrupts the execution request for the newly acquired accessory action pattern to the drive control of the movable accessory 140 currently being executed. Determine whether or not Here, if the character action pattern is interrupted when it is newly acquired, there is a possibility that the effect by the drive control of the movable accessory 140 being executed may end at an unexpected time, and the effect of the effect may be reduced. There is. For this reason, an interrupt determination timing is provided for each accessory action pattern. The interrupt determination timing is movable to a plurality of delimiter positions provided by dividing the total number of steps for driving the drivable range of the stepping motor by a predetermined number of steps, that is, the origin, the first position, and the second position. It is assumed that the accessory 140 has a certain timing.

  The accessory control means 136 determines whether or not it is the interrupt determination timing by determining whether or not the number of steps supplied to the stepping motor is 10 or 20 with reference to the origin (S252). If it is not the interrupt determination timing (N in S252), the accessory control unit 136 suspends the execution request for the accessory operation pattern (S260). Thereby, the situation where the drive control of the movable accessory 140 is interrupted at halfway timing can be avoided. The accessory control unit 136 repeats the determination in S252 until the interrupt determination timing comes.

  In the case of the interrupt determination timing (Y in S252), the accessory control unit 136 determines whether or not the movable accessory 140 is located at the startable position defined in the accessory action pattern that has acquired the execution request ( S254). When it is located at the startable position (Y in S254), the accessory control means 136 interrupts the drive control of the movable accessory 140 being executed, and the execution request for the acquired accessory action pattern is held. Accordingly, the drive control of the stepping motor is started (S256).

  At this time, the accessory control means 136 discards the accessory action pattern once interrupted without re-execution after that. Needless to say, the once-interrupted accessory operation pattern may be re-executed. At this time, the accessory action pattern may be re-executed from the point of interruption, or the accessory action pattern after the interruption period may be re-executed.

  When the movable accessory 140 is not located at the startable position (N in S254), the accessory control means 136 discards the acquired execution request for the accessory operation pattern (S258). Even if the movable accessory 140 is not located at the startable position, the accessory control means 136 further holds the execution request for the accessory action pattern if the predetermined period has not elapsed. May be. At this time, the accessory control means 136 may discard the acquired execution request for the accessory action pattern when the movable accessory 140 is not located at the startable position even after a predetermined period has elapsed.

  FIG. 16A is a diagram illustrating an example of an accessory action pattern (hereinafter referred to as a “first accessory action pattern”) included in the variation effect pattern. On the other hand, FIG. 16B is a diagram showing an example of an accessory action pattern (hereinafter referred to as “second accessory action pattern”) included in the notice effect pattern. In each of FIG. 16 (a) and FIG. 16 (b), an “operation number” is given for each step of the drive control of the stepping motor for easy understanding. In addition, the position of the movable accessory 140 that should be when the stepping motor starts to be driven is defined as a “startable position”. Among these, the startable position when interrupting during the operation of another accessory action pattern is the first startable position, that is, the startable position at action number 11 in the case of the first accessory action pattern, and the second accessory If it is an operation pattern, it becomes a startable position in the operation number 21. Furthermore, the position of the movable combination 140 when each operation of the movable combination 140 is ended is represented as “end position”. Hereinafter, the case where the execution request for the second accessory action pattern is acquired during the drive control according to the first accessory action pattern will be described as an example.

  In the first accessory movement pattern, the first startable position is set as the origin, the movable accessory 140 is lowered to the first position, returned to the origin, held at the origin for 3 seconds, and then moved to the second position. A drive control mode is defined in which the movable accessory 140 is moved and held for 2 seconds, and finally returned to the origin. The interrupt determination timing is when the movable accessory 140 is located at the origin, the first position, or the second position after the first accessory action pattern is started and before the end, so the action number is 12, 14 and 17. As described above, the accessory control unit 136 steps the stepping motor to temporarily stop the driving of the stepping motor when the number of steps supplied to the stepping motor from the initial driving position reaches any one of the plurality of separation positions. The supply of is temporarily stopped. Thereby, the time when the movable accessory 140 is stopped can be set as the interrupt determination timing, and the unnaturalness of the effect when the active accessory action pattern is interrupted by interruption is suppressed.

  On the other hand, in the notice effect pattern including the second accessory action pattern, the effect display device 60 displays the character indicating the degree of expectation that the winning lottery result is won by retracting the movable accessory 140 upward. The contents are directed. For this reason, the second accessory action pattern defines a drive control mode in which the movable accessory 140 returns to the origin regardless of the origin, first position, or second position. Therefore, for example, when the execution request for the second accessory action pattern is acquired at the execution timing of the action numbers 11 and 13, the execution request is suspended because the movable accessory 140 is not at the interrupt determination timing. When the object 140 reaches the first position or the origin, the movable accessory 140 is present at the startable position defined in the accessory operation pattern related to the acquired new execution request. Therefore, the accessory control unit 136 interrupts the first accessory action pattern being executed, and starts executing the second accessory action pattern that has been suspended.

  FIG. 16C is a diagram showing an example of an accessory action pattern (hereinafter referred to as “third accessory action pattern”) based on a back command. Hereinafter, during the drive control according to the first accessory action pattern, another case where the player obtains an execution request for the third accessory action pattern by pressing the operation button 82 at the back command reception timing. An example will be described.

  In the third accessory action pattern, the first startable position is the origin, and the second position, the origin, the second position, and the drive control mode for moving the origin and the movable accessory 140 from the origin are defined. The startable position for interrupting the third accessory action pattern is the startable position at the action number 31. For this reason, the third accessory action pattern cannot be interrupted to the first accessory action pattern unless the movable accessory 140 returns to the origin.

  For example, when the execution request for the third accessory action pattern is acquired during the execution of the drive control of the action number 11 in the first accessory action pattern, the movable accessory 140 has already started to move from the origin toward the first position. Therefore, it is not at the startable position of the third accessory action pattern. For this reason, the accessory control means 136 holds the execution request for the acquired third accessory action pattern. The interrupt determination timing is reached at the operation number 14 when the movable accessory 140 reaches the first position and the supply of the step signal to the stepping motor is stopped. At this time, the movable accessory 140 is not in the origin but in the first position. For this reason, since there is no movable accessory 140 at the start possible position of the third accessory action pattern at this time, the accessory control means 136 discards the pending execution request of the third accessory action pattern.

  Further, the case where the player continues to press the operation button 82 after the execution request for the third accessory action pattern is discarded and the execution request for the third accessory action pattern is acquired again will be described as a further example. To do.

  For example, when the execution request for the third accessory action pattern is acquired at the action number 13, since the movable accessory 140 has not yet reached the origin, the accessory control means 136 executes the acquired third accessory action pattern. Hold the request. Interruption determination timing is reached at the time of operation number 14 when the movable accessory 140 reaches the origin and the supply of the step signal to the stepping motor is stopped. At this time, the movable accessory 140 is at the origin, and is in a position where the third accessory operation pattern can be started. For this reason, the accessory control means 136 interrupts the first accessory action pattern being executed, and starts driving control of the stepping motor according to the third accessory action pattern. Thereby, the competing 1st actor action pattern and the 3rd actor action pattern can be processed appropriately.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process of S16 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a big hit (Y in S90), the special game has already started (Y in S92), and the grand prize opening 66 has not been opened (N in S98), the big prize opening The release process 66 is executed (S100). At this time, display of the set jackpot effect is also started. If the big prize opening 66 has been opened (Y of S98), the closing process of the big prize opening 66 is executed (S102). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S104), the process proceeds to S106. If it is not in the closed state (N in S104), the process after S106 is skipped, and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the special game has not started in S92 (N in S92), the special game is started (S94), the display of the start demonstration effect is started (S96), and this process is temporarily ended.

  In S106, it is determined whether or not a demonstration production, which is a production during a special game, is being performed. Note that the “demonstration effect” here includes a start demonstration effect and an end demonstration effect. If the demonstration effect is not in progress (N in S106), an end determination process for determining whether or not the special game end condition is satisfied is executed (S108). Here, if an end flag, which will be described later, is on, the special game end condition is satisfied. If the special game end condition is satisfied (Y in S110), the end flag is turned off (S112), and the display of the end demonstration effect is started (S114). If the special game end condition is not satisfied (N in S110), this process is temporarily ended. If it is determined in S106 that the demonstration effect is being performed (Y in S106), and the end demonstration effect is completed (Y in S116), the special game is terminated (S118), and the specific game, that is, the probability change, the time reduction, and the entry The easy state is started (S120). If the end demonstration effect has not ended (N in S116), the processes in S118 and S120 are skipped. If it is not a big hit (N in S90), the flow after S92 in this figure is skipped.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S100 in FIG. When the opening timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S122), the opening / closing control means 124 uniformly turns off the passage flag and sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S124). The special winning opening 66 is opened (S126). In addition, a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions of the current unit game or a big hit effect corresponding to the number of repetitions being different is set and started. When it is not the opening timing (N of S122), the processes of S124 and S126 are skipped.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG. When the closing timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached, the open / close control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66. That is, during a special game, whether the end condition based on the number of balls is satisfied (Y in S130) or the end condition based on the number of balls is not satisfied (N in S130), the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied ( (Y of S132), the special winning opening 66 is closed (S134). If the termination condition based on the opening time is not satisfied (N in S132), the flow after S134 is skipped.

  The end condition based on the number of balls in the 15R jackpot is 10 or more balls entering the grand prize opening 66, and the end condition based on the opening time is a set time according to the opening / closing pattern from the opening start of the big prize opening 66. It is progress. In the case of 15R big hit, 30 seconds have elapsed since the start of opening, and in the case of 2R big hit, 0.5 seconds have elapsed since the start of opening. However, since the opening for 0.5 seconds is extremely short, it is difficult to enter more than 10 balls as well as to enter the ball itself. Even if a game ball is launched at the same time as the opening of the grand prize opening, it is difficult to enter the game, so it is predicted that the 2R big hit will be opened before the grand prize opening 66 is opened. It is necessary to launch a game ball. On the other hand, the end condition based on the number of balls in the 15R jackpot is 10 or more balls entering the grand prize opening, and the end condition based on the opening time is 30 seconds from the start of opening the big prize opening 66. At this time, if the maximum number of continuations has been reached (Y in S136), the end flag is turned on (S138). If the maximum number of continuations has not been reached (N in S136), the process in S138 is skipped. In this embodiment, the upper limit number of continuations is 15 times. If neither the end condition based on the number of entered balls nor the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied (N in S130, N in S132), the processes after S134 are skipped.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing in detail the end determination process of S108 in FIG. If the validity period of the remaining sphere has elapsed (Y in S142) and the passing flag is OFF at that time (N in S144), the continuation condition for the special game is not satisfied, so an end flag is set to end the special game. Turn on (S146). As already mentioned, the game ball may remain in an undetected state immediately after the grand prize opening 66 is closed, so that the validity period has passed since the special prize winning game was closed. Until there is, it is determined whether there is passage information. On the other hand, if the pass flag is on (Y in S144), the process is temporarily ended after turning off the pass flag without turning on the end flag here (S148). In this case, the special game is not ended and the next unit game is executed. If the valid period has not elapsed (N in S142), the processing from S144 to S148 is skipped.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a small hit (Y in S150), the small hit game has already started (Y in S152), and the big winning opening 66 has not been opened (N in S158). A process for opening the winning opening 66 is executed (S160), and if it is already opened (Y in S158), a closing process for the big winning opening 66 is executed (S162). As a result, if the special winning opening 66 is closed (Y in S164), the process proceeds to S166. If it is not in the closed state (N of S164), the process after S166 is skipped and this process is temporarily ended. On the other hand, if the small hit game has not started in S152 (N in S152), the small hit game is started (S154), and the display of the start demonstration effect similar to the 2R big hit is started (S156). Exit once.

  In S166, it is determined whether or not a demonstration effect which is an effect during the small hit game is being performed. If the demonstration effect is not in progress (N in S166), it is determined whether or not the small hit game end condition is satisfied. Here, if an end flag, which will be described later, is on, the small hit game end condition is satisfied. If the small hit game end condition is satisfied (Y in S170), the end flag is turned off (S172), and the display of the end demonstration effect is started (S174). If the small hit game ending condition is not satisfied (N in S170), this process is temporarily ended. When it is determined in S166 that the demonstration effect is being performed (Y in S166) and the end demonstration effect is completed (Y in S176), the small hit game is terminated (S178). If the end demonstration effect has not ended (N in S176), the process of S178 is skipped. If it is not a small hit (N in S150), the flow after S152 in this figure is skipped.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S160 in FIG. When it is the opening timing of the big winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern (Y in S180), the opening / closing control means 124 sets the operation of the opening / closing pattern (S182) and starts opening the big winning opening 66. (S184). When it is not the opening timing (N of S180), the processing of S182 and S184 is skipped.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S162 in FIG. When the end timing of the special winning opening 66 based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S190), the end flag is turned on (S192), and the special winning opening 66 is closed (S194). This closing timing is the timing when 0.5 seconds have elapsed since the opening of the special winning opening 66. If it is not the closing timing (N of S190), the processes of S192 and S194 are skipped.

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

  10 Pachinko gaming machines, 50 gaming boards, 52 gaming areas, 60 effect display devices, 112 winning / losing lottery means, 114 symbol determining means, 115 variation pattern determining means, 116 holding control means, 120 special game controlling means, 132 effect determining means, 134 Production display control means.

Claims (3)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A movable accessory that is a device provided at a predetermined position in the game area and that provides a game effect depending on the appearance and mode of operation;
A driving source for driving the movable accessory within a predetermined drivable range;
A storage unit that holds a plurality of accessory operation patterns in which a series of driving modes of the driving source is defined and a driving startable position is determined in the predetermined driving range.
When the execution request of any of the plurality of accessory action patterns is acquired, the accessory control means for executing the drive control of the drive source according to the accessory action pattern that acquired the execution request,
The accessory control means includes:
When the execution request of the second accessory action pattern is acquired during the execution of the drive control of the drive source according to the first accessory action pattern, the above-mentioned action included in the second accessory action pattern If the movable accessory is not positioned at the drive startable position, the acquired execution request for the second accessory action pattern is discarded and the drive control according to the first accessory action pattern being executed is continued. on the other hand,
A case of acquiring the execution request of the second character object operation pattern during said drive control of the driving source execution in accordance with the first character object operation pattern, the included in the second character object operation pattern when the movable won game to the drive start enable position is located, by interrupting the drive control of the first character object operation pattern running discards execution request of the first character object operation pattern, the second A bullet ball game machine characterized in that drive control of the drive source is started in accordance with an accessory action pattern. The drive source includes a stepping motor,
The accessory action pattern is the number of steps to be input to the stepping motor from the predetermined driving range within the predetermined driving range, and the total steps for driving the predetermined driving range Any one of a plurality of separation positions provided by dividing the number by a predetermined number of steps is defined as the drive start possible position,
The accessory control means includes:
The number of steps supplied to the stepping motor from the initial drive position when the execution request for the second accessory action pattern is acquired during the execution of the drive control of the drive source according to the first accessory action pattern. If it is not in any of the plurality of separation positions, the execution request for the second accessory action pattern is suspended, and then the number of steps supplied from the initial drive position to the stepping motor is any of the plurality of separation positions. If the delimiter position is another delimiter position different from the drive start possible position defined in the second retained accessory action pattern when the position is reached, the deferred second accessory action While discarding the pattern execution request and continuing the drive control according to the first actor action pattern being executed,
The number of steps supplied to the stepping motor from the initial drive position when the execution request for the second accessory action pattern is acquired during the execution of the drive control of the drive source according to the first accessory action pattern. If it is not in any of the plurality of separation positions, the execution request for the second accessory action pattern is suspended, and then the number of steps supplied from the initial drive position to the stepping motor is any of the plurality of separation positions. In the case where the separation position is the position where the driving can be started, which is determined in the held second accessory action pattern, the driving control by the first accessory action pattern being executed is interrupted. Te discards the execution request of the first character object operation pattern, characterized in that it starts driving control of the driving source according to the second character object operation pattern pending Motomeko ball-shooting game machine according to 1. It further comprises an operation input means for receiving an operation input by the player,
The said accessory control means acquires the execution request | requirement of an accessory action pattern, when predetermined | prescribed operation input which instruct | indicates execution of the drive control of the said drive source by an accessory input pattern is made to the operation input means by the player The bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

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