JP5588126B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a pachinko machine including a main controller that executes a lottery by a control device and transmits in advance a command related to a lottery result generated based on the lottery result.

Conventionally, a display device that displays a special symbol as specific identification information has been provided, and a game ball launched by a player (hereinafter simply referred to as a sphere) is triggered to change the identification information displayed on the display device. By winning a lottery, a lottery by a lottery means is executed, and the result of the lottery is recognized by the player according to the stop mode of the identification information displayed on the display device. When the lottery result is a so-called big hit, A pachinko machine with a specification that executes and changes the game state after the big hit game depending on the type of “big hit” is known, and the game processing in this type of pachinko machine is intended to produce a variety of effects during the game The main control device that executes the lottery process of the game processing and the sub-control device that drives the display device based on the change command output from the main control device The control function is divided and a change command is sent to the sub control device every time a change process of the display device for recognizing one lottery result is completed, and the sub control device sends image data based on the change command. By selecting and outputting effect data such as character data, various effects can be enjoyed until the identification information that starts changing in the display device stops.
In recent years, in order to further enhance the performance, the sub-control device receives a command related to a lottery result (hereinafter referred to as a prefetch command) before receiving a variable command from the main control device, and the lottery result corresponding to the command. When the variation command generated based on the number is sent, or when the variation command based on the lottery result before this is sent, the lottery result is expected to be a “big hit” based on the look-ahead command There are also pachinko machines that produce the effects.

JP 2004-194787 A

  However, in a pachinko machine that is configured to excite the presentation by receiving the prefetch command before the sub control device receives the variation command from the main control device, the prefetch command transmitted by the main control device is based on the current gaming state. If the type of jackpot is a type that changes the gaming state after the jackpot game, the sub-control device stores a pre-read command stored in advance and a variable command transmitted based on the lottery after the jackpot game ends. Therefore, the data related to the lottery result included in the look-ahead command stored at the time of the big hit game becomes erroneous data later, so it is necessary to discard all accumulated data. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine in which there is no inconsistency in information generated between a prefetch command and a change command, and there is no need to discard data after a big hit game.

As a first configuration according to the present invention to solve the above-described problem, a random number is acquired every time a random number acquisition condition is established in a plurality of gaming states, and a variation command reflecting a lottery result corresponding to the random number is transmitted to the symbol display device. A pachinko machine having a control device that starts a big hit game when the identification information transmitted and displayed on the symbol display device is in a predetermined mode, the control device playing a game based on a lottery result corresponding to a random number A game state storage means for sequentially storing state information; and a lottery result determination means for generating a pre-read command generated before the change command based on the lottery result and the game state information, wherein the lottery result is the current gaming state The game state is stored on the basis of the lottery result that is the winning among the plurality of storage areas of the game state storage means when it is a chance to bring the game state to another game state. And configured to modify the game state information area later than the region to the playing state information after the game state change.
According to this configuration, the control device includes a gaming state storage unit having a plurality of storage areas for storing gaming state information each time a lottery result is obtained, and the lottery result is changed from the current gaming state to another gaming state. In the game state storage means, the game state information of the area after the area storing the game state is changed to the game state information after the change of the game state based on the lottery result that is a win. Based on the lottery result that is a win, the area after the game state is stored always stores the game state information after the change of the game state, so it is generated based on the game state information after the change of the game state. The read-ahead command and the variation command to be made can be matched, and it is not necessary to discard the information included in the pre-read command.

Further, as a second configuration for solving the above-mentioned problem, the control device has a storage area that does not have game state information based on a lottery result corresponding to the random number, among a plurality of storage areas of the gaming state storage means. On the other hand, the same information as the game state information stored in the storage area before the storage area is provided.
According to this configuration, in addition to the effects resulting from the configuration described above, the gaming state information can be used as the gaming state information after changing the gaming state regardless of whether or not random numbers are acquired. That is, it is possible to store the game state information before the lottery result is obtained.

Further, as a third configuration for solving the above problem, the control device includes a main control device that generates a prefetch command, and a sub control device that controls the symbol display device based on the prefetch command transmitted by the main control device. It was set as the structure divided | segmented into.
According to this configuration, in addition to the effects resulting from the configuration described above, command generation and control of the symbol display device can be shared and executed, so the load on one device can be reduced.

1 is an overall view showing the appearance of a pachinko machine according to the present invention. The block diagram of the pachinko machine concerning the present invention. The conceptual diagram which shows a lottery result table. The conceptual diagram which shows the memory area of a probability state memory | storage part and a time-short state memory | storage part. The conceptual diagram which shows the memory area of the game state memory | storage means for a fluctuation | variation. The conceptual diagram which shows a display pattern table. The flowchart regarding the transmission process of a prefetch fluctuation pattern command. The flowchart regarding the transmission process of an identification information variation start command. The flowchart regarding the game state setting process for prefetching. The flowchart regarding the transmission process of a fluctuation | variation display command.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through embodiments of the invention. However, the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are included in the invention. It is not necessarily essential to the solution, but includes a configuration that is selectively adopted.

With reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2, the whole structure of a pachinko machine is demonstrated.
The pachinko machine takes a form in which game processing is executed centering on the control device 40 that controls the entire game, and the game balls thrown by the player are detected by various winning parts arranged on the game board 10 as the input side. In response to this, the control device 40 controls various game parts on the output side.

The gaming machine frame 1 of the pachinko machine is installed in an unillustrated gaming machine installation structure called an island.
At the front part of the gaming machine frame 1, an opening 3 closed with a transparent panel 2 made of glass or synthetic resin, a dish 4 provided below the opening 3, and provided on the lower right side of the dish 4, for example. Provided with the firing operation mechanism 5, the indicator lamp 6 provided around the opening 3, and the sound emitting hole 7 provided around the opening 3. The indicator lamp 6 includes a light emitter such as an LED. A speaker 9 is provided on the back side of the sound emitting hole 7.
A prize ball payout device 60 is attached to the back of the gaming machine frame 1 or the gaming machine installation structure. The prize ball payout device 60 is driven by a payout signal from the control device 40, and pays out the balls supplied from a supply device (not shown) installed in the gaming machine installation structure into the dish 4. Inside the gaming machine frame 1, a game board 10 and a launch mechanism 11 are provided.

  The gaming board 10 is stored in the gaming machine frame 1 so as to be located on the back side of the opening 3. Between the front surface of the game board 10 and the transmissive panel 2, a game area 13 in which balls (pachinko balls) launched from the launch mechanism 11 fly is formed as an inner area surrounded by the guide rails 14. A ball launched from the launch mechanism 11 by the operation of the launch operation mechanism 5 is guided to the game area 13 via the ball passage 14a. The ball guided into the game area 13 wins various winning parts and the like which will be described later in the process of flowing down the game board 10.

In the game area 13, the first start winning component 15A, the second start winning component 15B, the special symbol display device 16, the normal symbol starting component 17, the normal symbol display device 17a, and the big prize are roughly shown. And a part 18.
Further, the game board 10 collects the nail group 10a and the windmill 10b for blocking or guiding the balls launched into the game area 13 and the balls not taken into any of the game parts to the back side of the game board 10. An out port 10c and an illumination device outside the figure are provided. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

The starting winning component 15A is a winning component that is attached to the front of the game board 10 in the left-right direction, and is provided on the back side of the game board 10 and a front wall that protrudes from the front side of the game board 10 and receives a ball flowing down from above. It has a winning opening 15a communicating with a ball discharge mechanism (not shown).
The winning opening 15a includes a first start detector 30 configured by, for example, a proximity switch for detecting that the ball has been taken into the start winning component 15A, and the first start detector 30 controls the start detection signal. Output to 40.

  The start winning component 15B is provided directly below the start winning component 15A. Similarly to the start winning component 15A, the start winning component 15B is provided on the back side of the game board 10 and the front wall provided to separate the front of the game board 10 necessary for taking in the ball flowing down from above. A winning port 15b communicating with a ball discharge mechanism (not shown) is provided. The winning opening 15b is provided with a second start detector 31 for detecting that the ball has been taken into the start winning component 15B, and the second start detector 31 outputs a start detection signal to the control device 40.

  A pair of blades 19 that support the taking-in of the sphere are attached in the left-right direction of the winning opening 15b so as to be opened and closed in the left-right direction. The blade 19 prevents the ball from being taken into the winning opening 15b in the closed state (upright state), and shifts from the closed state to the open state when a certain condition is established, so that the ball is taken from both sides of the winning opening 15b. to support.

The blade 19 is a solenoid for actuating a start opening when a random number acquired by a lottery counter outside the figure included in the control device 40 is determined to be “hit” when a ball passes through a normal symbol starting part 17 described later. When the current game state is “normal state”, for example, the open state is maintained for 0.6 seconds, and the current game state is a “time-short state” described later. In this case, for example, the open state is maintained for 2.7 seconds, and the same operation is repeated, for example, three times at predetermined intervals.
That is, in the “time-short state”, the player can easily take the ball into the start winning component 15B, and the number of wins to the start winning component 15B per unit time increases. The type of gaming state will be described later.

Whether the result of one game is “win” or “out” when a detection signal from the first start detector 30 or the second start detector 31 is input to the control device 40 described later. The lottery is executed by the random number acquisition means 52, the prefetch lottery result determination means 53, and the fluctuation lottery result determination means 55. When the lottery result is “winning”, the game state is changed to a game state that is advantageous to the player called a big hit game.
The big hit game is a game in which an open / close body 18a that is pivotally attached to a big prize component 18 so as to be freely opened and closed in the front-rear direction of the game board 10 is opened by a big prize opening operating solenoid 63 connected to the control device 40. This is a game in which the ball payout amount per unit time is relatively increased.
Once the big hit game is executed by the control device 40, for example, nine balls are detected by the big hit winning ball detector 34 fixed to the winning opening provided inside the opening / closing body 18a from the start of opening of the opening / closing body 18a. It is continued until 24 seconds have elapsed from the start of opening or until the earlier condition is satisfied, and is performed by repeating the opening / closing operation up to 15 rounds, with the operation as one round.
In response to the detection of one ball by the big hit winning ball detector 34, the control device 40 drives the prize ball payout device 60 and pays out, for example, 14 balls to the player.
That is, the player can obtain a large number of payout balls (9 × 14 × 15 = 1890) in a very short time by executing the jackpot game.

  The special symbol display device 16 is attached to the back of the game board 10 or the back of the gaming machine frame 1, and the display screen is visible from the front side of the gaming machine frame 1 through the transmissive panel 2. As the special symbol display device 16, for example, a display device such as CRT, liquid crystal or the like that can electrically change the expression form in the display screen, or any combination of numbers and symbols attached to a plurality of freely rotatable drums A drum-type device can be adopted.

The special symbol display device 16 is a display device that allows the player to visually recognize the lottery results executed by the random number acquisition means 52 and the fluctuation lottery result determination means 55. In the display areas 16L, 16C, and 16R divided into two, the identification information composed of numbers, characters, and the like is variably displayed so as to scroll vertically or horizontally, and the lottery result by the control device 40 is “winning”. In some cases, the mode of identification information that is a predetermined “win” is stopped and displayed on the display screen.
The form of identification information when the lottery result is “win” is, for example, a state in which the same numbers or the same characters are aligned in a straight line on the stop lines in the three display areas 16L, 16C, and 16R (7, 7, 7, 3, 3, 3), or the same number or the same character lined up on a stop line formed in a V shape or an inverted V shape, or a specific number lined up (1/3 5) As long as it is determined in advance, what kind of identification information is used as the “big hit” is arbitrary.
The identification information when the lottery result is “out” means that at least two identical numbers and characters are displayed on the stop lines in the three display areas 16L, 16C and 16R, and the remaining numbers and characters are This is a mode in which the numbers and characters are different from the two numbers and characters (7, 2 and 7), or the three numbers and characters other than the specific numbers are all different (1, 5 and 3).

  The special symbol display device 16 starts the change by a command generated by the main control device 41 and the sub control device 42, triggered by the execution of the lottery by the random number acquisition unit 52 and the lottery result determination unit 55 for variation. After presenting various variation patterns based on the information, the player is made to recognize whether or not the lottery result is “winning” or “out” according to the stop mode of the identification information. Further, the game board 10 is provided with a confirmed symbol display device 16A. The fixed symbol display device 16A is a device that displays a fixed symbol that fluctuates and stops in conjunction with the fluctuation stop of the identification information displayed on the special symbol display device 16, and the identification information displayed on the 7 segments has a display mode. By changing, the player is informed that one game (lottery) has started or ended.

Roughly categorizing “hits”, get a random number of “normal big hits” where the game state after the big hit game is “normal state” and “normal state” after the “big hit” game state after the “big hit” game There is a “probability variation big hit (hereinafter referred to as a probable variation big hit)” which is a “probability change state” having a high probability of being a “win” as a result of the lottery executed by the means 52 and the fluctuation lottery result determination means 55.
Specifically, the “normal state” is set such that the probability that the lottery result executed by the random number obtaining unit 52 and the variation lottery result determining unit 55 is “winning” is 1/350, for example. On the other hand, the “probability change state” that shifts after “probability big hit” is the probability that the probability that the result of the lottery executed by the random number acquisition means 52 and the fluctuation lottery result determination means 55 becomes “winning” is “normal state”. For example, it is set as 1/35 which is 10 times higher than that. Therefore, the player has a higher probability of obtaining “big hit” when the game state is “probability change state”.

The two “big hits” are further subdivided according to the presence or absence of a time shortening function (hereinafter referred to as time saving). Time reduction is a hit when a random number acquired by the control device 40 from the lottery counter 52a and a lottery result corresponding to the random number are stored when the ball passes through a normal symbol starting part 17 described later after the big hit game ends. This is a function for changing the probability that the lottery result executed by the table is determined to be “winning”, and when the lottery result is “big hit with time reduction”, the aforementioned blade 19 is “big hit without time reduction” The number of winnings per unit time can be increased.
The number of types of jackpots is determined as appropriate according to the game specifications. In this example, as an example, the game state is shifted to `` probability change state '', and after a big hit game, `` big hit with short time with certainty change '' having a time reduction function, the game state is changed to `` probability change state '', and after a big hit game ”Big win without short-running probability” that does not have a short-time function, the game state is shifted to “normal state”, and after the big hit game, “big hit with normal time short” that has a short-time function, and the gaming state is shifted to “normal state” In addition, it is assumed that there are four types of big hits, “normal big no big hits” that do not have a time saving function after a big hit game.
The game states after the “big hit game” based on the above four jackpots are referred to as “probability change short state”, “probability change short state”, “normal time short state”, and “normal time short state”, respectively.
That is, the pachinko machine in this example executes a lottery by the random number acquisition means 52 and the fluctuation lottery result determination means 55. When the lottery result is “winning”, the “big hit game” is executed, This is a configuration in which the gaming state after the “big hit game” is ended is changed according to the type of “hit” that triggers execution.
The lottery performed by the random number acquisition unit 52 and the variation lottery result determination unit 55 will be described later.

  The special symbol display device 16 includes holding lamps 16a to 16h that are turned on based on the fact that the ball has won the start winning component 15A or the starting winning component 15B while the identification information is changing. The holding lamps 16a to 16h are light emitters such as a plurality of LEDs arranged in the left-right direction of the game board 10, and are connected to the sub-control device 42 via an LED control circuit (not shown), The ball is turned on each time the ball wins the start winning component 15B, and is turned off every time the identification information starts to change, thereby allowing the player to recognize how many reserved balls with uncertain lottery results exist.

Among the holding lamps 16a to 16h, 16a to 16d represent the number of reserved balls for the start winning component 15A, and 16e to 16h represent the number of reserved balls for the start winning component 15B. That is, the pachinko machine in the present example can store up to four reserved balls for the start winning component 15A, four for the start winning component 15B, and up to eight, and can acquire random numbers in the same order as the winning order. The lottery is executed, and the result of the lottery is displayed on the special symbol display device 16.
In other words, if there is a winning of a ball that lights up the holding lamp 16e after a winning of a ball that turns on the holding lamp 16a, the lottery execution order is also triggered by the winning of the ball that lights up the holding lamp 16a. After the lottery to be executed is executed, the lottery with the winning of the ball whose lighting lamp 16e is turned on is executed. Note that the hold lamp is not limited to the above-described form, and the hold number may be electrically displayed on a display screen such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display. Further, the lottery order may not be the same as the winning order. For example, a random number obtained based on a start detection signal from the second start detector 31 may be preferentially lottery processed.

The normal symbol starting part 17 is a gate part attached to the side of the game board 10 near the ball passage 14a. The normal symbol starting component 17 has a normal symbol detector 32, and the normal symbol detector 32 outputs a normal symbol start detection signal to the control device 40. The normal symbol display device 17a is a display provided below the game board 10, and is, for example, a 7-segment display capable of variably displaying numbers or any combination other than numbers, or a symbol such as a circle or cross on the display surface. It is comprised by the display lamp etc. which were attached | subjected.
The normal symbol display device 17a starts to change in response to the drive signal output from the control device 40 based on the normal symbol start detection signal, and the random number lottery result obtained by the lottery counter outside the figure is determined to be “win”. In this case, as a form of identification information for specifying “winning”, for example, “7”, “8.8”, etc., a shape that can be recognized by the player as a number or a combination thereof is stopped and displayed. On the other hand, when the lottery result is “out”, a shape that cannot be recognized as a number such as “_” or “-” or a combination thereof is stopped and displayed.

Hereinafter, the control device 40 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The control device 40 attached to the back of the gaming machine frame 1 or the back of the game board 10 is divided into a main control device 41 and a sub control device 42.
The main control device 41 is a special game lottery process related to the whole game based on a plurality of ball detection signals input via the input port 201, a command transmission process related to a lottery result generated based on the special game lottery process, An apparatus for executing identification information variation start command transmission processing for driving the symbol display device 16, prize ball processing, and driving processing for driving driving components such as a plurality of solenoids. Outputs commands and electrical signals. The sub controller 42 controls the indicator lamp 6, the speaker 9, the special symbol display device 16, and the holding lamps 16a to 16h based on various commands generated by the main controller 41.

  The main control device 41 and the sub control device 42 have a storage area such as a register, a CPU that executes various arithmetic processes based on input signals, a basic processing operation by the CPU, a program necessary for the arithmetic processing by the CPU, This is a so-called computer including a ROM for storing a data map, a storage device such as a RAM for temporarily storing data necessary for processing of the CPU, and the like. The main control device 41 and the sub control device 42 are provided with a reset circuit (not shown) that resets processing when the power is turned on, a periodic reset circuit that generates a pulse every predetermined period (for example, 2 ms), and the like.

The main control device 41 includes an input detection unit 51, a random number acquisition unit 52, a prefetch lottery result determination unit 53, a prefetch game state setting unit 54, a variation lottery result determination unit 55, and a variation game state storage unit 56.
Each means is actually realized by the cooperation of hardware and software, but will be described using the word “means” in order to simplify the explanation.

  The input detection means 51 identifies the detection signal from which detector among a plurality of detectors connected to the input side depending on the port of the input port 201.

  When the detection signal is a start detection signal from the first start detector 30 or the second start detector 31, a random number acquisition process by the random number acquisition means 52 is executed. The random number acquisition means 52 acquires one random number from the lottery counter 52a triggered by the input of the detection signal. The lottery counter 52a is, for example, a loop counter that can take an integer value from 0 to 65535 that counts up every 2 ms, and one random value is acquired by inputting a detection signal. Up to eight random numbers acquired from the lottery counter 52a are sequentially stored in the acquired order in the random number storage unit 52b (RAM). The random number storage unit 52b distinguishes between a random number acquired based on an output signal from the first start detector 30 and a random number acquired based on an output signal from the second start detector 31, and stores different areas. Each storage area can store up to four random numbers. Therefore, if each area already stores four random numbers, even if there is an input from the corresponding detector, the random number acquisition process by the random number acquisition means 52 is not executed, and the lottery process described below is not executed. . The lottery process is executed for each random number stored in the random number storage unit 52b and in the stored order.

  The pre-read lottery result determination means 53 determines whether the random number is stored in the random number storage unit 52b, that is, based on the fact that the sphere is detected by the first start detector 30 or the second start detector 31. It is determined whether or not the random number stored in the storage unit 52b is “hit”, and if it is “hit”, what type of “hit” is determined.

Specifically, the prefetch lottery result determination means 53 refers to gaming state information stored in a probability state storage unit 54a and a short-time state storage unit 54b, which will be described later, and selects and acquires a lottery result table 53a corresponding to the gaming state. The lottery result information and the variation time information corresponding to the random number thus selected are extracted. The extracted lottery result information and variation time information are sequentially transmitted to the sub-control device 42 as a prefetch variation pattern command by the main control device 41. Further, the lottery result information among the information is read by the prefetch game state setting means 54 described later.
FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a plurality of lottery result tables 53a. FIG. 3A is a data table that is referred to when the current gaming state is “no normal time reduction”. Of the obtained random numbers, only about 187 random numbers are judged to be “winning”. (Big hit probability is about one-third, probability change rate is one-half). In addition, in the case of a random number that is a “hit”, jackpot type information that indicates what type of “hit” the “hit” is described above is also added.
The data table also defines the obtained random number and the variation time information corresponding to the lottery result.
The variation time information is information that defines the time from the variation start to the variation stop of the identification information. For example, when the random number “1” is acquired, the lottery result information is “winning” and the special symbol display device 16 starts the change of the identification information, and the time until the player recognizes that the lottery result is “winning” is 24 seconds after the start of the change. Further, when the gaming state is “no normal time reduction”, the shortest variation time is set as 12 seconds, for example.

FIG. 3B is a data table that is referred to when the current gaming state is “probable time is short”, and among the acquired random numbers, a lottery result of 1872 random numbers is determined to be “winning”. (Big hit probability is about 1/35). Similarly to the data table, in the data table, when the random number is “hit”, the big hit type information indicating which type of “hit” is the “hit” is added.
Similarly to the data table referred to in the case of “no normal time saving”, the obtained random number and variable time information corresponding to the lottery result are defined in the table. Note that the shortest variation time in the gaming state is set as, for example, 6 seconds, and the probability that the shortest variation time is selected is relatively high when the acquired random number lottery result is “out”.

Further, when the game state is “normally short”, as shown in FIG. 3C, the lottery result information is the same as the lottery result information in the “no normal time” state shown in FIG. In addition, a table in which the variation time information is the same as the variation time information in the “probable variation time short” state shown in FIG.
In addition, when the gaming state is “no short time for probability change”, as shown in FIG. 3D, the lottery result information is the same as the lottery result information in the “with short time for probability change” state shown in FIG. In addition, a table in which the variation time information is the same as the variation time information in the “no normal time reduction” state shown in FIG.

That is, the pachinko machine according to the present invention includes a plurality of lottery result tables 53a referred to in correspondence with the current gaming state, so that even if the same random number is used, the lottery result extracted by the different gaming state Information and variable time information may be different. For example, the lottery result information when the random number N is acquired in “no normal time shortening” is “out”, but the lottery result information when the same random number N is acquired in “probably short time” or “no probable time short” Is "winning". In addition, the fluctuation time when the random number N is acquired in “no normal time reduction” is 16 seconds, whereas the fluctuation time when the same random number N is acquired in “probable time reduction” is 12 seconds. Furthermore, the same can be said when the lottery result of the obtained random number is “out”.
Which data table is referred to by the prefetch lottery result determination means 53 is the game set after the prefetch game state setting means 54 or the game after the big hit game that is shifted when the big hit game is executed Determined based on state information. Hereinafter, the prefetch game state setting means 54 will be described in detail.

  The prefetch game state setting means 54 determines that the lottery result information sequentially extracted every time the random number is acquired by the prefetch lottery result determination means 53 is “win”, and the “win” is different from the current game state. The game state information indicating the current game state is updated to the game state information corresponding to the type of the “hit” (the other three big hits) when “hit” triggers the transition to the game state. To do. This will be specifically described below.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing storage areas of the RWM as the probability state storage unit 54a and the short-time state storage unit 54b. The RWM is, for example, 1 byte, and each area from bits 7 to 0 corresponds to a random number (holding ball) stored in the random number storage unit 52b.
FIG. 4A shows a case where the current gaming state is “no normal time saving”. The RWM memory is cleared when the pachinko machine is turned on. As a general rule, the gaming state at the time of turning on the power is "no normal time", and the bit data for all holding balls is defined as "0". Is done.
Further, the bit data in each storage area is sequentially shifted so as to correspond to the lottery result information for one winning extracted by the prefetch game state setting means 54.
Specifically, each time the identification information corresponding to one holding ball is variably displayed by the special symbol display device 16, it stops, and each time the variation display of the identification information corresponding to another holding sphere starts. A 1-bit shift (left shift) is performed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), when the current gaming state is "no normal time", the identification information is being displayed in a variable manner, and there is a prize for the hold 1 in the random number storage unit 52b. When the lottery result by the prefetch lottery result determination means 53 is “out”, the extracted lottery result information is also “out”, so it corresponds to the hold 1 in the probability state storage unit 54a and the short time state storage unit 54b. The bit data of the area is “0”, “0”.
Further, when there is a winning for the hold 2 and the lottery result by the prefetch lottery result determination means 53 is “out”, the bit data becomes “0” and “0” as described above.
Furthermore, when there is a winning for the hold 3 and the lottery result by the prefetch lottery result determination means 53 is “no short time for probability change”, an area corresponding to the hold 3 as shown in FIG. The bit data in the later area (area after the hold 4) is updated. Specifically, the bit data of the area after the hold 4 in the probability state storage unit 54a that stores whether the probability that the lottery result is determined to be “winning” is a “probability change state” that is higher than the “normal state”. Update from “0” to “1”. On the other hand, the bit data in the area after the hold 4 of the time-saving state storage unit 54b that stores the presence or absence of the operation of the time-saving function is maintained as “0”.

FIG. 4C shows the state of the storage area in the state shown in FIG. 4B when there is a winning for the hold 5 and the lottery result by the prefetch lottery result judging means 53 is “normally short”. Indicates. In this state, the bit data in the area corresponding to the hold 6 to the hold 8 after the hold 5 is updated.
Specifically, the bit data of the area after the hold 6 in the probability state storage unit 54a is updated from “1” to “0”, and the bit data of the area after the hold 6 in the short-time state storage unit 54b is changed from “0”. Update to “1”.
The bit data is updated in a batch regardless of whether lottery result information corresponding to the subsequent area exists.
For example, even if there is a ball winning (holding ball) corresponding to the hold 5 and there is no ball winning after the hold 6, the area corresponding to the hold 6 to the hold 8 is a previous area. The same information as that stored in (Reservation 5) is given. In other words, the pre-read lottery result determination means 53 does not include lottery result information based on the winning after the hold 6, in other words, even if a random number has not been acquired, The same game state information as the game state information based on the lottery result information extracted by the prefetch lottery result determination means 53 stored in the area is stored.

  That is, the prefetch game state setting unit 54 updates the game state information based on the lottery result information extracted by the prefetch lottery result determination unit 53 every time there is a winning. Of the gaming state information, the probability state information is stored in the probability state storage unit 54a, and the time reduction state information is stored in the time reduction state storage unit 54b. In addition, the probability state storage unit 54a and the short time state storage unit 54b have a plurality of storage areas, and the plurality of storage areas individually correspond to the lottery result information extracted based on one reserved ball, and the lottery result Is the result of causing a transition from the current gaming state to another gaming state, the gaming state information stored in the area after the area storing the lottery result is updated.

  Therefore, when the prefetch lottery result determination unit 53 extracts lottery result information for one winning (random number acquisition), the probability state storage unit 54a and the short-time state storage unit 54b having a plurality of storage areas corresponding to the winnings are displayed. By referring to the lottery result table 53a by reference, even if the big hit game is generated and the game state after the big hit game is different from the game state before the big hit game, before the big hit game, It is possible to extract the lottery result information and the variation time information from the lottery result table 53a corresponding to the gaming state, and generate a prefetch variation pattern command including the lottery result information and the variation time information.

  The variation lottery result determination means 55 confirms that the random number has been stored in the random number storage unit 52b and that the special symbol display device 16 is not changing or is changing, and that the change has stopped. As a condition, it is determined whether or not the random number stored in the random number storage unit 52b is “hit”, and if it is “hit”, what type of “hit” is determined.

Specifically, the variation lottery result determination means 55 refers to the lottery result table 53a corresponding to the current gaming state among the plurality of lottery result tables 53a stored in the ROM, and determines the lottery result corresponding to the acquired random number. Extract.
That is, since lottery processing by the prefetch lottery result determination unit 53 and the fluctuation lottery result determination unit 55 basically refers to the same random number and the same lottery result table 53a, the lottery result information to be extracted is extracted. And the variable time information is naturally the same, but the lottery execution time may be different.
That is, the lottery process by the prefetch lottery result determination unit 53 is executed regardless of whether or not the special symbol display device 16 is fluctuating, whereas the lottery process by the fluctuation lottery result determination unit 55 is performed by the special symbol display device 16. It is not executed during the change, but is executed on the condition that the special symbol display device 16 is not changing or is changing and the change is stopped.
In addition, there is a case where the special symbol display device 16 is not changing at present, and when a ball is detected by the first start detector 30 or the second start detector 31, a pre-read lottery process This is because the variation lottery process may be executed at the same time.

The changing gaming state storage means 56 stores what gaming state the current gaming state is, and based on an update signal output when the gaming state shifts from the current gaming state to another gaming state. Update gaming state information. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the game state storage means 56 for variation.
FIG. 5A is a flag indicating that the current gaming state is “no normal time reduction”, the bit data in the area indicating the probability state is “0”, and the bit data in the area indicating the time reduction state is “0”. Is defined as FIG. 5B is a flag indicating that the current gaming state is “probable change time is short”, the bit data in the region indicating the probability state is “1”, and the bit data in the region indicating the time short state is “1”. Is defined as FIG. 5C is a flag indicating that the current gaming state is “normally with short time”, and the area indicating the probability state is defined as 0, and the bit data of the area indicating the short time state is defined as “1”. FIG. 5 (d) shows that the current gaming state is “no change in probability time”, the bit data in the area indicating the probability state is defined as “1”, and the bit data in the area indicating the time reduction state is defined as “0”. The The changing gaming state storage means 56 updates the gaming state information on the basis of an update signal transmitted every time a “big hit” for shifting the gaming state occurs or an update signal transmitted every time a certain condition is satisfied. Always set a flag that matches the current gaming state.

  In this example, the fixed condition is, for example, a condition that the number of lotteries based on winning in the starting winning component 15A or the starting winning component 15B exceeds 100 when the game state is “normally short”. , The gaming state shifts from “normally short time” to “normally short time”. In addition, the fixed condition is not limited to this, and the condition that the number of lotteries based on winning in the starting winning component 15A or the starting winning component 15B has reached a predetermined number when the game state is “probable time is short”. For example, the game state may be shifted from “currently having a short time” to “no normal time”, and the game state may be shifted to any game state. The number of times may be arbitrary.

  The variation lottery result determination unit 55 refers to the lottery result table 53a corresponding to the current gaming state by referring to the variation gaming state storage unit 56 configured as described above, and the lottery result extracted from the lottery result table 53a. An identification information change start command including information and change time information is generated.

  The main control device 41 transmits a prefetch variation pattern command generated by the prefetch lottery result determination means 53 to the sub control device 42. The prefetch variation pattern command includes the acquired random number information.

The main control device 41 transmits an identification information change start command generated by the change lottery result determination means 55 to the sub control device 42. The lottery result information includes the acquired random number information. Simultaneously with the transmission of the identification information change start command, the random number stored in the random number storage unit 52b is deleted (shifted), and the random numbers stored after the random number are sequentially shifted. At the same time as erasing the random number, one of the holding lamps 16a to 16h corresponding to the random number is turned off.
Simultaneously with the transmission of the identification information variation start command, a time variation process is executed by a counter (not shown), and the main controller 41 transmits an identification information variation stop command based on the counter count-up signal. If the lottery result is “winning”, a big hit game start command is sent to the sub-control device 42 after sending the identification information fluctuation stop command, and the big winning opening operating solenoid 63 is driven to execute the big hit game. .

  As described above, since the main control device 41 is configured to transmit the prefetch variation pattern command to the sub control device 42 each time a ball is won, an identification information variation start command is transmitted on the sub control device 42 side. Before that, it becomes possible to recognize the lottery result based on the random number stored in the random number storage unit 52b for which the lottery process by the variation lottery result determining means 55 has not yet been executed. That is, the prefetch variation pattern command is a command generated before the identification information variation start command when the identification information is varying and a random number is stored in the random number storage unit 52b.

  Furthermore, the lottery result information included in the prefetch variation pattern command is obtained from the lottery result table 53a based on the game state information updated by the prefetch game state setting means 54 every time the current game state is shifted to another game state. Since they are extracted, there is no discrepancy between the lottery result information included in the prefetch variation pattern command and the lottery result information included in the identification information variation start command. Therefore, the sub-control device 42 that has received the prefetch fluctuation pattern command receives the prefetch fluctuation received before the big hit game even when a “big hit” that triggers the transition from the current gaming state to another gaming state occurs. It is not necessary to delete the information included in the pattern command, and it is possible to perform an effect display after “big hit” based on the prefetch variation pattern command received before the big hit game. Hereinafter, the effect process by the sub-control device 42 will be described.

  The sub-control device 42 includes a prefetch information storage unit 71, an effect command setting unit 72, and a variation display command setting unit 73. The prefetch information storage unit 71 sequentially stores lottery result information and variation time information included in the prefetch variation pattern command each time the sub-control device 42 receives a prefetch variation pattern command sequentially transmitted from the main control device 41. It is composed of RAM. That is, the lottery result information and the variation time information are stored in the same order as the random numbers stored in the random number storage unit 52b, and the lottery result information and the variation time information based on a maximum of eight winnings can be stored.

  Based on the fact that the lottery result information and the variation time information are stored in the pre-read information storage unit 71, the effect command setting means 72 applies the display lamp 6, the speaker 9, the special symbol display device 16, and the hold lamps 16a to 16h. An effect command to be transmitted individually is generated. The generated effect command is transmitted simultaneously with the transmission of the variation display command generated by the later-described variation display command setting means 73, thereby fostering an effect that enhances the expectation of the game.

  As a mode of the effect command, for example, as a result of receiving the pre-reading variation pattern command, lottery result information whose lottery result is “win” is included in the hold 3 after the identification information that is currently fluctuating. Based on this, a command for turning on the indicator lamp 6 for a moment for a lamp control circuit (not shown) for controlling the indicator lamp 6 and a different winning sound for a speaker control circuit (not shown) for controlling the speaker 9 are used. , A command to turn on one of the lamps 16 a to 16 h corresponding to the hold 3 so that the color of one of the lamps is different from the colors of the other lamps, or the hold 1 and the hold 1 before the hold 3 and When the identification information fluctuation start command based on the hold 2 is received, a special chart is displayed simultaneously with the transmission of the fluctuation display command generated by the fluctuation display command setting means 73 described later. A command such as to execute an effect that could indicate that the drawing result of a pending 3 to the display device 16 is "hit".

Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 4C, when the identification information is fluctuating, there are winnings from the hold 1 to the hold 5 and the lottery results corresponding to the hold 3 and the hold 5 are “ In the case of “no reliable time reduction” or “normal time reduction”, the variable display command setting means 73 indicates that the jackpot will soon occur twice on the display areas 16L, 16C and 16R of the special symbol display device 16! By performing the display, it is possible to make the player recognize that the “big hit game” will be executed later, and the number of times. Further, if information indicating the type of jackpot is added to the above display, the player can play the game with more interest.
Furthermore, if the player can detect the presence of the jackpot visually or auditorily by sending a command that informs the approach of the jackpot, the number of jackpots, the type of jackpot, the indicator light 6, the speaker 9, or the like in combination, the game It becomes possible to further increase the taste of the.
As described above, according to the pachinko machine according to the present invention, there is no discrepancy between the lottery result information included in the look-ahead variation pattern command and the lottery result information included in the identification information variation start command. During the game, it becomes possible to notify the player of information (time, number of times, type, etc.) related to the jackpot after changing the gaming state.

The variation display command setting means 73 generates a variation display command for controlling the special symbol display device 16 based on the identification information variation start command transmitted by the main control device 41.
The fluctuation display command includes fluctuation pattern information and stop pattern information. The change display command setting means 73 refers to the display pattern table 73a based on the change time information included in the identification information change start command transmitted from the main control device 41, and the change pattern information and stop pattern corresponding to the lottery result information. Extract information.

FIGS. 6A to 6D are conceptual diagrams showing a display pattern table 73a that is referred to for each variation time.
6A is a table that is referred to when the variation time information included in the identification information variation start command is 6 seconds, and FIG. 6B is a table when the variation time information is 12 seconds. FIG. 6C is a pattern table that is referenced when the variation time information is 16 seconds, and FIG. 6D is a pattern table that is referenced when the variation time information is 24 seconds.
In the pattern table in the figure, variation pattern information and stop pattern information corresponding to lottery result information are defined, and one variation pattern information and stop pattern information for one lottery result information are extracted.

In the figure, the fluctuation pattern is a type of effect defined in accordance with the fluctuation time information. For example, the fluctuation pattern A is on the stop line in the display areas 16L, 16C and 16R of the special symbol display device 16. It is a variation pattern in which variation ends within a variation time without stopping the same identification symbol (so-called non-reach state), and variation pattern B is after the same identification symbol is stopped on the stop line (so-called reach state). This is a variation pattern in which the variation ends within the variation time (so-called normal reach state) without changing the background or the appearance of a specific character.
Pattern C is, for example, a so-called super reach variation pattern. After stopping the same identification symbol on the stop line, after changing the background or performing an effect such that a specific character appears, the variation is within the variation time. This is the variation pattern to finish. The pattern D is a variation pattern in which the variation is finished within the variation time after an effect different from the background or character in the pattern C, although it is a super reach. In addition, the variation patterns E, F, G, and H also have different variation times, and different aspects of the effect expression.

In other words, by defining a plurality of variation pattern information, the variation pattern of the mode corresponding to the variation time information is extracted, and the identification information is stopped even if the lottery result is the same “winning” or “out”. The process is completely different, and the player can always keep an eye on the changes in the identification information.
In this example, two sets of variation patterns are used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the more variation patterns are provided, the more variation patterns can be observed by the player. .

The stop pattern is symbol information corresponding to the lottery result information.
The stop patterns a and b are stop patterns that are selected when the lottery result is “off”. For example, the stop pattern a is so-called “2 · 6 · 8” and “1 · 5 · 8”. The stop pattern b is determined as “1 · 2 · 1” and “7 · 6 · 7” at the first frame shift. The player can recognize that the result of the lottery was “out” because the mode of the identification information after the suspension of suspension is the above mode. In addition, for example, the stop patterns c and d corresponding to “big hit with short time of probability change” correspond to “7, 7 and 7” and “3, 3 and 3” which are an odd number sequence, and the player can It can be recognized that the result of the lottery is “a big hit with a short time of probability change” by the aspect of the identification information being “7 · 7 · 7” and “3 · 3 · 3”.

The stop patterns e and f corresponding to “a normal time and a big hit” are, for example, “6 · 6 · 6” and “8 · 8 · 8”, which are a sequence of even numbers. When the information mode is the above mode, it can be recognized that the result of the lottery was “a big hit with normal time reduction”. In addition, the stop patterns g and h corresponding to “big hit without probability change” correspond to, for example, an arrangement of specific characters or a specific number of “1/3/5”, and the player can It is possible to recognize that the result of the lottery was “a big hit without a certain change time” because the mode of the identification information is the above mode.
In addition, the stop patterns i and j corresponding to the “normal timeless big hit” are, for example, “2 · 2 · 2” and “4 · 4 · 4”, which are a sequence of even numbers, so that the player can When the mode of the identification information is the above mode, it can be recognized that the result of the lottery is “ordinary timeless big hit”.

The fluctuation display command setting means 73 generates a fluctuation display command from the fluctuation pattern information and the stop pattern information extracted from the display pattern table 73a, and transmits the fluctuation display command to the special symbol display device 16 to thereby display the special symbol display. The special symbol display device 16 is controlled so that the identification information displayed on the device 16 varies according to the extracted variation pattern and stops according to the extracted stop pattern.
The special symbol display device 16 reads out the data necessary for effects such as background data and character data from the effect data storage unit outside the figure based on the change display command, executes the change display of the identification information, and finally stops. The identification information based on the pattern information is stopped and displayed.
Then, when the identification information stopped and displayed is a mode corresponding to a predetermined “big hit”, the big hit game by the main control device 41 is executed.

Hereinafter, an outline of the game processing by the main control device 41 and the sub control device 42 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
1. Prefetch Variation Pattern Command Transmission Processing FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of lottery processing by the main controller 41. Hereinafter, each process will be described. In S1, it is determined whether the start condition is satisfied. That is, it is determined whether or not an output signal from the first start detector 30 or the second start detector 31 provided in the start winning component 15A or the start winning component 15B that is a lottery opportunity is input. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to S2, and if the determination is NO, the process returns.
In S2, it is determined whether the number of reserved balls is less than four. That is, the number of random numbers stored in each area of the random number storage unit 52b is determined.
If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to S3. If the determination is NO, the process returns. A random number is acquired in S3. That is, random number acquisition processing by the random number acquisition means 52 is executed, and the process proceeds to S4.
In S4, the random number acquired in S3 is added and stored. That is, the random number is added to the storage area of the random number storage unit 52b, and the process proceeds to S5. In S5, a lottery process for generating a prefetch fluctuation pattern command is executed by the prefetch lottery result determination means 53 based on the acquired random number, and the process proceeds to S6, and lottery result information and fluctuation time information extracted in S5 in S6. Is transmitted to the sub-control device 42, and one process is completed.

2. Identification Information Variation Start Command Transmission Process FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for transmitting an identification information variation start command. Hereinafter, the flow of each process will be described.
In S21, it is determined whether a random number is stored in the random number storage unit 52b. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to S22, and if the determination is NO, the process returns.
In S22, it is determined whether or not the identification symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 16 is stopped.
If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to S24, and if the determination is NO, the process proceeds to S23. In S23, it is determined whether the counter value that operates simultaneously with the transmission of the identification information change start command transmitted last time is zero.
If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to S24, and if the determination is NO, the determination is repeated until the counter becomes 0. In S24, the random number is read from the random number storage unit 52b, and the process proceeds to S25. In S25, the lottery process for generating the identification information fluctuation start command is executed by the fluctuation lottery result determination means 55 based on the read random number.
In S26, an identification information change start command including the lottery result information and change time information extracted in S25 is transmitted to the sub-control device 42. In S27, a counter (not shown) is operated based on the variation time information, and the time counting process is started. In S28, the random number in the storage area of the random number storage unit 52b is decremented by 1, and one process is completed.

3. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of prefetch game state setting processing by the prefetch game state setting means 54. Hereinafter, the flow of each process will be described.
In S31, it is determined whether the lottery result is “winning”. That is, the lottery result is determined based on the lottery result information extracted by the prefetch lottery result determination unit 53. If the lottery result is “Win”, the determination is YES, and the process proceeds to S32. If the lottery result is “Exit”, the game state does not shift and the determination is NO.
In S32, it is determined whether or not the type of “winning” determined in S31 is to change the current gaming state to another gaming state. If it is “winning” for changing the gaming state, the determination is YES, the process proceeds to S33, and if it is not “winning” for changing the gaming state, the determination is NO.
In S33, it is determined whether or not the type of “win” is “hit” for changing the probability state. If a determination is YES, it will transfer to S34, and if a determination is NO, it will transfer to S35 . In S34, the bit data is updated. In other words, among the plurality of areas of the probability state storage unit 54a, the bit data of the area after the area storing the game state corresponding to the “win” is changed from “0” to “1” or “1” to “1”. Update to "0".
In S35, it is determined whether or not the type of “hit” is “hit” for changing the time reduction state. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to S36, and if the determination is NO, the process proceeds to S37.
In S36, the bit data is updated. That is, the bit data of the area after the area storing the game state corresponding to the “winning” among the plurality of areas included in the time saving state storage unit 54b is changed from “0” to “1” or “1” to “1”. Update to "0".
In S37, it is determined whether a prefetch variation pattern command has been transmitted. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to S38, and if the determination is NO, the determination is repeated, and the process proceeds to S38 based on the transmission of the prefetch fluctuation pattern command.
In S38, 1-bit shift (left shift) is performed, and one process is completed.

4). About Fluctuation Display Command Transmission Process FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of a fluctuation display command transmission process by the sub-control device 42. Hereinafter, the flow of each process will be described.
In S41, it is determined whether the identification information change start command transmitted from the main control device 41 has been received. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to S42, and if the determination is NO, the process returns.
In S42, the display pattern table 73a corresponding to the variation time is referred to based on the variation time information included in the identification information variation start command.
In S43, the variation pattern information and stop pattern information corresponding to the lottery result are extracted based on the lottery result information included in the identification information variation start command.
In S44, a variation display command including the variation pattern information and stop pattern information extracted in S43 is transmitted to the special symbol display device 16, and one process is completed.

As described above, according to the pachinko machine according to the present invention, by including the prefetch game state setting means 54, the lottery result table 53a that is referred to from among a plurality of tables when the prefetch variation pattern command is generated. In addition, the lottery result table 53a that is referred to from among a plurality of tables when generating the identification information change start command can be made the same table.
Therefore, after the main control device 41 transmits the prefetch variation pattern command, even if the “big hit” for executing the change from the current gaming state to another gaming state occurs and the gaming state is changed, Since the transmitted prefetch variation pattern command is generated in advance by referring to the lottery result table 53a to be referred to after the game state change, the lottery result information included in the identification information variation start command generated after the game state change. In addition, there is an extremely remarkable effect that there is no discrepancy between the variable time information and the variable time information.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made to the above-described embodiment, and it is obvious that such changes and modifications can be included in the technical scope of the present invention. It is clear from the description.

1 game machine frame, 10 game board, 15A start prize parts, 15B start prize parts,
16 special symbol display device, 16A fixed symbol display device, 19 blades,
30 First start detector, 31 Second start detector, 40 Control device,
41 main controller, 42 sub-controller, 52 random number acquisition means,
53 prefetch lottery result determination means, 54 prefetch game state setting means,
54a probability state storage unit, 54b time reduction state storage unit,
55 variation lottery result determination means, 56 variation game state storage means.

Claims (3)

A random number is acquired every time a random number acquisition condition is established in a plurality of gaming states, a variation command reflecting the lottery result corresponding to the random number is transmitted to the symbol display device, and identification information displayed on the symbol display device is predetermined. A pachinko machine equipped with a control device that starts a big hit game when it is
The control device sequentially stores game state information based on the lottery result corresponding to the random number, and game state storage means;
Lottery result determination means for generating a prefetch command generated before the variable command based on the lottery result and gaming state information;
When the lottery result is a hit that causes a change from the current gaming state to another gaming state, the gaming state is stored based on the winning lottery result among the plurality of storage areas of the gaming state storage means. A pachinko machine characterized by changing gaming state information in an area after the played area to gaming state information after changing the gaming state.   The control device stores a storage area that does not have gaming state information based on a lottery result corresponding to the random number among a plurality of storage areas of the gaming state storage unit in a storage area before the storage area. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the same information as the gaming state information is given. The control device includes a main control device that generates the prefetch command;
The pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pachinko machine is divided into a sub-control device that controls the symbol display device based on a prefetch command transmitted by the main control device.

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