JP5610166B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

As a general pachinko gaming machine, what is called a so-called digipachi and what is called a so-called feather thing is known.
In a pachinko gaming machine called a digipachi, in each of a plurality of display areas, a plurality of types of identification information (special symbols, decorative symbols) are variably displayed so that the identification information is stopped and displayed. Fluctuation that generates a jackpot gaming state in which a combination of identification information stopped and displayed in the display area becomes a special combination set in advance, and can win more game balls than the normal gaming state A display device for displaying the display game is provided. In addition, the variable display game is played based on a game ball winning in a start winning opening provided on the game board.
In addition, the Digipachi has a probability variation state (probability variation) that increases the probability of winning a big win in a variable display game and increases the chance of opening the so-called electric chew provided at the start winning opening. Then, jackpots can be generated in a relatively short period of time.

  The wings are provided with a central object that is a winning device provided with a wing member that varies between an open state in which a game ball can win a prize and a closed state in which a game ball cannot win a prize. Is provided with a V winning area (specific area). Then, when a game ball wins a start winning opening provided on the game board, the blade member is opened only for a short period of time, so that the game ball can win a winning device. Then, if the game ball won in the winning device passes the V winning area, it is a big hit, and if it does not pass, it is lost. Then, when the jackpot is reached, a jackpot gaming state is generated in which more game balls can be acquired than in the normal gaming state.

Here, in the Digipachi, there is a possibility that a lot of jackpots determined by lottery will occur in a short period of time due to the probability change, whereas for a wing that mechanically determines jackpots in the flow-down mode of game balls , Because there is no possibility of a probable change and there is not much possibility that the jackpot will continue in a short period of time, that is, the game will not change and the game will become monotonous, etc. , Some players may be shunned. Therefore, even if wing game machines are installed in order to increase the types of pachinko machines installed at amusement stores and meet the needs of many players, the utilization rate of wing game machines is still There was a high possibility that it would be lower than the utilization rate of game machines.
Therefore, a large number of gaming machines that combine the configuration of a pachinko gaming machine as a digital pachi and the configuration of a pachinko gaming machine as a feather have been proposed and developed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-62215 A

  By the way, combining a digipachi and a wing, and only generating a hit with a digipachi and a wig hit, there is no big difference in playability with the prior art, and it does not necessarily give a strong impression to the player, It did not lead to an improvement in the utilization rate of gaming machines. Therefore, it is desired to develop a gaming machine that has a gameability greatly different from the conventional one by combining a digital winning device and a variable winning device for feathers.

  In addition, in the game machine of wings, technical intervention that makes it easy to win a game ball to a winning device in which the wing is in an open state is possible by adjusting the timing of starting and stopping the game ball. However, it has been difficult to reliably win the game ball in the winning device whose blades are in the open state at the timing when the game ball is actually fired. In addition, in Digipachi, jackpots and losing are determined by lottery, so technical intervention is difficult, and there are players who are dissatisfied that there is very little room for technical intervention by players in pachinko machines.

  Therefore, for example, in a pachinko gaming machine basically having a digipachi structure, a combination of a jackpot by lottery and a jackpot by passing a game ball through the V winning area is almost completely random by a conventional lottery. In addition to jackpots and disapprovals, it is possible to control the continuation or non-continuation of a state advantageous to the player (for example, a time reduction state (short time)) to some extent by technical intervention of the player, and various notifications to the player Therefore, a pachinko machine that can improve the accuracy of technical intervention has been desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to adjust the continuation and discontinuation of a state advantageous to the player depending on the technical intervention of the player and the presence or absence of a notification effect that supports the technical intervention. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that enables a player to be interested in the gaming machine and can improve the operating rate of the gaming machine in a gaming store.

The gaming machine according to claim 1, a game board on which a game ball is fired so as to flow down,
A display device provided substantially in the center of the game board;
A first start winning opening, a second starting winning opening and a normal start opening provided in a game area of the game board where game balls can flow down;
Based on the passing of the game ball through the usual start opening, it is difficult for the game ball to win and the game ball is difficult to win or win from the first start winning opening with respect to the second start winning opening. A start variation winning device that can vary between a closed state that cannot be performed,
A first grand prize opening having a wider width than the second starting prize opening is provided in the game area, and a game ball is won by releasing from the closed state in which no game ball can be won in the first big prize opening. A special variable winning device that makes it easy to open,
Lottery means for performing a lottery based on winning of a game ball to the first start winning opening or the second starting winning opening;
Display control means for displaying a display game for notifying the lottery result of the lottery means on the display device so as to end based on the elapse of a predetermined variable display time;
When the lottery result is announced in the display game displayed on the display device, the first big winning opening of the special variable winning device can be opened and closed from the closed state, and a game ball can be won. Gaming state control means for generating a jackpot gaming state to be
A low start winning state in which the period per unit time of the fluctuation in which the start variation winning device is open is relatively short;
A second start winning state control means for switching and controlling a high start winning state in which the period related to the fluctuation is relatively longer than the low start winning state, based on the lottery result of the lottery means;
A gaming machine comprising
A special variable winning device that is provided with a second grand prize opening different from the special variable prize winning device in the gaming area and that allows the game ball to be won by opening and closing the second big winning opening from the closed state;
And,
Only the specific variable winning device of the special variable winning device and the specific variable winning device has a specific area through which a part of the game balls won in the second large winning mouth can pass,
The lottery means
Based on the fact that a game ball has won a prize at the first start winning opening, a lottery and a loss are drawn,
Based on the fact that a game ball has won the second start winning opening, a lottery is performed so as to include a low start winning small hit or a high start winning small hit,
The gaming state control means includes
Based on the lottery results for the low start winning and the high start winning small per win, generate a small hit gaming state that opens and closes the second big winning opening of the specific variable winning device,
And,
When a game ball that has won the second grand prize opening that has been released due to the occurrence of the small hit gaming state passes through the specific area, the first big prize opening of the special variable prize winning device is opened and closed to To generate a specific jackpot gaming state that allows winning,
The second start winning state control means includes:
A predetermined termination condition is satisfied at the end of the specific jackpot gaming state that occurs based on the lottery result resulting in the small hitting gaming state based on the lottery result for the high start winning small winning In the game until the game, the high start winning state is set, and in the game after the establishment, the low start winning state is switched and controlled,
In addition, when the result of the lottery for the low start winning prize is a lottery result, the low start prize is awarded at the end of the specific jackpot gaming state generated based on the result of the lottery becoming the small hitting gaming state. Control to be in a state,
Notification control for notifying that the small hit gaming state related to the low start winning small lottery lottery is generated at the variable display time determined from a plurality of types of variable display times when the small hit gaming state is generated Means,
A small hit determination means for determining whether the low start winning small hit or the high start winning small hit is a lottery result when generating the small hit gaming state;
With
The notification control means includes
Based on notification control when generating the small hit gaming state,
Prior to opening the second big prize opening in the small hit gaming state, and at least before the time when the game ball launched into the game area can flow down below the specific variable winning device In addition,
Based on the determination result of the small hit determination means, the variable display time for performing the small hit notification that can distinguish the lottery result of the high start winning small hit and the lottery result of the low start winning small hit , Decide whether or not to make the small hit notification so as not to be too advantageous to the player,
The variable display time for performing the small hit notification includes a time during which the player can recognize the difference between the high start winning small hit and the low start winning small hit based on the small hit notification. And
The notifying means for performing the small hit notification performs the small hit notification as a variable display effect during the display game before the end of the display game .

In the invention according to claim 1, the structure of the game board surface is similar to a game machine as a digital patch having two start winning holes, and the structural difference is that a specific jackpot gaming state is caused by the passage of a game ball inside. It is to provide a specific variation winning device having a specific area that can generate the.
This specific variable winning device has the above-mentioned specific region (corresponding to the V winning region) inside, and thus corresponds to a winning device including a blade member of a gaming machine as a so-called feather object. It has a structure similar to that of a special prize winning device having a door that opens to fall down, that is, an attacker, and is regarded as a kind of attacker by a player.

In the gaming machine of the present invention having a structure similar to a digipachi, the low start winning state in which the normal game state is a short opening period in the unit time of the start variation winning device (for example, electric Chu) and the unit time It is divided into a high start winning state with a long open period.
In addition, the length of the opening time during the unit time includes not only the length of the opening time when the starting variable winning device is opened once, but also the increase / decrease of the opening period due to the number of opening times per unit time It is.

In addition, the high start winning state is after the jackpot gaming state and from the end of the specific jackpot gaming state generated based on the high start winning small bonus until the predetermined end condition is satisfied. In the normal gaming state at that time, it is a low start winning state.
In the low start winning state, since the start variation winning device having the second start winning port is difficult to open, the game ball is mainly won at the first starting winning port.
When a game ball wins at the first start winning opening, the lottery result is lost or lost.

Here, when the lottery result is a jackpot, and a jackpot is displayed in the display game corresponding to the lottery, a jackpot gaming state in which the special variable winning device is opened and closed from the normal gaming state in which the special variable winning device is closed is generated.
And after this jackpot game state, it will be in the normal game state in the above-mentioned high start winning state.
In the high start winning state, the open period per unit time of the start variable winning device increases, so that game balls frequently win the second start winning opening.

  Also, if a game ball wins at the second start winning opening, there is a possibility that a high start winning small hit or a low start winning small hit may occur as a result of the lottery. As a result, the specific variable winning device is opened. When the attacker-like specific variation winning device is opened, the game ball wins the specific variation winning device relatively easily depending on the opening time. And it is highly likely that a part of the game balls won in the specific variation winning device will pass through the specific area. Then, when the game ball passes through the specific area, a specific jackpot gaming state for opening and closing the special variation winning device occurs. That is, in the high start winning state, the specific jackpot gaming state occurs with a relatively high probability.

Also, at the end of the specific jackpot gaming state after the low start winning small hit, the normal gaming state of the low start winning small hit state, but at the end of the specific jackpot gaming state after the high start winning small hit, the high start It becomes a normal game state in a winning state.
Here, when the high start winning state is entered again, the specific jackpot gaming state occurs again with a high probability.
Further, when a low start winning small hit occurs during the high start winning state, it is informed that the low start winning small hit has occurred so that it can be distinguished from the high start winning small hit. Also, the low start winning small hit occurs more than the time when the game ball launched on the game board flows down below the specific variable winning device than when the specific variable winning device is released in the small hit gaming state It is informed.

  If the player stops launching the game ball at this notification stage, the game ball that has already been fired on the game board at that time will flow down below the specific variable winning device, and then will be identified as a small hit game state. The variable winning device opens. At this time, there is no game ball on the game board that can be won in the specific variation winning device, and no game ball is won in the specific variation winning device. Therefore, the game ball does not pass through the specific area in the specific variation winning device, and the specific jackpot gaming state does not occur.

  Therefore, if the current state is the high start winning state, the high start winning state is continued. Note that it is necessary that the high start winning state does not end due to occurrence of a small hit or a small hit gaming state. Note that during the small hit game state, the high start winning state may be interrupted, and after the small hit game state, the high start winning state may be restored.

With such a configuration, for example, in the normal game state in the low start winning state, a so-called first hit jackpot is generated based on the fact that the game ball has won the first start winning opening, and the jackpot game After the state is finished, a high start winning state is entered.
In this state, when the start variation winning device is frequently opened, when a game ball is frequently won at the second start winning port, small wins frequently occur and the specific variation winning device is frequently opened.

In this state, in the case of a low start winning small bonus, do not allow the game ball to win the specific variable winning device,
If the player technically intervenes to win a game ball in the specific variable winning device only in the case of a high start winning small bonus, it is possible to generate multiple specific jackpot gaming states after the jackpot gaming state based on the first hit Become. In this case, since a high start winning state is also generated continuously, a lot of game balls are won at the second start winning port of the start variation winning device, so that the game ball (held ball) owned by the player However, each time a specific jackpot game is generated, the player's possession ball increases, and the player can obtain a large amount of game balls.

  However, if a player wins a game ball in a specific variable winning device that is released at a low start winning small bonus, and the game ball passes through a specific area and a specific jackpot gaming state occurs, the jackpot game At the end of the state, it becomes the normal gaming state in the low start winning state, and again, the game ball is won at the first starting winning opening to generate a big hit, that is, the first hit is generated to make the big hit gaming state and thereafter If it is not in the high start winning state, an opportunity to acquire a large amount of game balls cannot be obtained.

Here, it is possible to acquire a large amount of game balls due to the continuation of the specific jackpot game state. is there.
However, in the present invention, a technical intervention that does not allow a game ball to be awarded to the specific variation winning device opened at the low start winning small bonus, and the occurrence of the low start winning small bonus are notified sufficiently before the specific variable winning device opens. By providing support for technical intervention, it is possible to obtain a large number of game balls without necessarily relying on lottery.

  Further, in order to prevent the player from acquiring too many game balls, conventionally, the lottery probability has only been adjusted when the gaming machine is manufactured. However, the amount of game balls that can be acquired by the player can be adjusted.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to continuously generate jackpots after the first win by combining the configuration as a digital patch and the configuration as a feather, and by the technical intervention of the player and the notification supporting the technical intervention. Thus, a gaming machine that attracts the player's interest can be obtained, and the operating rate of the gaming machine in the gaming store can be improved.

1 is a front view showing a game board of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the schematic which shows the inside of the specific fluctuation prize-winning apparatus of the said pachinko gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control person of the said pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the special figure game process performed with the main control apparatus of the said pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the said special figure game process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the said special figure game process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the alerting | reporting process performed with the symbol control apparatus as a sub-control part of the said pachinko game machine.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, a gaming machine (for example, a ball) that is installed in a place such as a game machine-installed store and that allows a player to play a game based on supply of gaming media (for example, a gaming ball or medal). The configuration and operation of a pachinko gaming machine as a gaming machine will be described.

The pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is obtained by adding a specific variation winning device 85 to be described later to a basic configuration as a so-called “digipachi” type pachinko gaming machine, and includes a gaming board 1 shown in FIG. A game area 2 a is formed in a portion surrounded by the guide rails 2 and the like on the front surface of the game board 1.
A variable display device (decorative symbol display device) 3 is provided in the game area 2a on the surface of the game board 1 slightly above the center. The variable display device 3 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and displays lottery results for winning and losing lottery performed by a main controller 231 (to be described later) functioning as a lottery means. At this time, a variable display game is displayed, and the above-described lottery result is displayed according to the win or miss of the variable display game.

  The variation display game is basically a well-known game. For example, the variation display game displays a variation such that a plurality of decorative symbols (identification information) such as numbers are switched in a plurality of display areas, and a basic variation pattern determined in advance by lottery. When the variable display time elapses, the variable display is terminated, and one decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in each display area, and the combination of the decorative symbols that are stopped and displayed becomes a special combination. In this case, a jackpot gaming state described later is generated as a jackpot. The variable display device 3 is not limited to the liquid crystal display device, and various known display devices can be used. In many cases, the decorative design includes various characters (characters such as unique characters, existing animations, and talents) and is also referred to as a character diagram.

  Further, in the variable display device 3, not only the decorative symbols are sequentially switched and displayed in the above-mentioned display of the variable display game, but also various stunning displays are performed, and characters and other characters related to the decorative symbols are displayed. Animation display is also performed. In this example, two variable display games using special symbols (special symbols) as so-called identification information are displayed as described later, and the variable display device 3 also displays two variable displays. A game is played. Here, together with a later-described special display variable display game, one variable display game is hereinafter referred to as a first special figure game, and the other variable display game is referred to as a second special figure game.

In this example, the first special figure game and the second special figure game are not performed at the same time, but are performed exclusively, and the variable display device 3 displays the currently executed special figure game. .
The variable display device 3 is surrounded by a peripheral wall 31 that prevents the inflow of game balls. In addition, a stage 32 is formed at the bottom portion of the peripheral wall 31 so that a game ball can jump from the lower side and flow in, and a part of the flowed game ball is guided to a first start winning opening 51 described later. ing. In addition, the peripheral wall 31 includes, for example, an inflow port for game balls provided on the outside of the side portion, an outflow port for flowing out the game balls toward the stage 32, and a flow path connected to the outflow port from the inflow port. A part of a game ball flowing down around the peripheral wall 31 is guided to the stage 32.

  Below the right side of the variable display device 3, first and second special figure displays 4a and 4b are provided. The first and second special symbol displays 4a and 4b are each composed of, for example, a 7-segment LED display device, and variably display special symbols (identification information) in the same manner as the above-mentioned decorative symbols. However, the first and second special-figure indicators 4a and 4b do not perform a stunning display like the variable display device 3, but display a blinking LED as a segment, and specially after the above-described variable display time has elapsed. Symbols (special illustrations) are displayed in a stopped state, and the special display displayed in a stopped state is a special figure such as a big hit or a special figure that is out of place, so that each hit such as a big hit and a loss are notified. .

  In this example, the first special figure display 4a notifies the jackpot and the loss as a result of the first special figure game (first lottery), and the second special figure display 4 displays the second special figure game. As a result of (second lottery), a big hit, a short time bonus, and a non-time short bonus are notified. In this example, the result of the second special figure game is assumed not to include a shift, but for example, a shift may occur with a small probability, for example, a probability smaller than a big hit.

Then, in the first special figure game, a special figure of losing and a big special figure displayed on the first special figure display 4a are set, and in the second special figure game, displayed on the second special figure display 4b. The special figure for the jackpot, the special figure for the hourly / smaller bonus, and the special figure for the non-timer / smaller bonus are set.
Further, each type of hit and special figure need not correspond one-to-one, and a plurality of special figures may correspond to one type of hit.

Further, the first special figure game with the decorative symbol performed on the variable display device 3 corresponds to the first special graphic game of the special symbol performed on the first special symbol display 4a, and the decorative symbol performed on the variable display device 3 The second special figure game corresponds to the second special figure game of the special figure performed on the second special figure display 4b.
That is, the first special figure game is displayed as the first variable display game of the decorative symbol of the variable display device 3 and is displayed as the first variable display game of the special symbol of the first special figure indicator 4a. The 1-variable display game is a game that has the same result of notifying each of the results of one first lottery performed by the main control device 231 described later.

Further, the second special figure game is displayed as a second variation display game of the decorative symbol of the variable display device 3 and is displayed as a second variation display game of the special figure of the second special figure display 4b. The two-variable display game is a game that has the same result of notifying each of the results of one second lottery performed by the main control device 231 described later.
In other words, the variable display game that informs the result of the lottery such as winning and losing performed by the main controller 231 as the first special figure game (first lottery) and the second special figure game (second lottery) enjoys the player. The game is displayed separately for a game with a decorative design for saving, and a game with a special diagram that only informs the result.

  In this example, the first special game and the second special game are not performed at the same time, and the other special game is not performed while one of the special game is being performed. . That is, both the first and second special game cannot be started until one special game is finished.

When one special figure game is finished and each winning combination does not occur, the special figure game of the first special figure game and the second special figure game that satisfies a start condition described later. Is started. In addition, when the start condition is established for both the first and second special figure games, the second special figure game is preferentially performed in this example.
Therefore, only one of the first and second special figure displays 4a and 4b is in a display operation state, and both do not perform a display operation at the same time.

Note that, in the first special figure game and the second special figure game, in the winning probabilities related to each of the above-mentioned wins, the probability of being a big hit is the same.
However, as described above, the small hits as the short time bonus (high start winning small bonus) and the non-time short bonus (low start winning small bonus) occur only in the second special game.

  In this example, on the basis of the occurrence of the jackpot, the special variation winning device 8 is opened and closed as will be described later, and a jackpot gaming state in which a game ball can be won in the special variation winning device 8 is performed. Then, after this jackpot gaming state, a short time, which will be described later, occurs as a high start winning state (high start winning normal game state) for a predetermined period.

Further, when a small hit occurs in the second special figure game, the specific variation winning device 85 is released as will be described later, and when the game ball won at this time passes the specific area 88, the special variation similarly to the big hit gaming state. A specific jackpot gaming state in which the winning device 8 is opened and closed is generated.
Also, after the special bonus game state based on the fact that the result of the second special figure game (second lottery) is a short time and the specific variable winning device 85 is released and the game ball has passed through the specific area 88. As with the above jackpot gaming state, a short time occurs.
However, after a specific jackpot gaming state based on the fact that the result of the second special figure game (second lottery) is a non-time-short hit, the specific variable winning device 85 is opened, and the game ball has passed through the specific area 88. The normal game state in the low start winning state is started without time saving.

A first start winning opening 51 is provided immediately below the variable display device 3. The first start winning opening 51 is based on the winning of the first special figure game based on the winning of the game ball to the main control device 231 that functions as the first lottery means for performing the first lottery for determining the big win and the losing. An opportunity to start the first lottery to determine the losing (an opportunity to start the first variation display game) is given.
The first start winning opening 51 is provided with a first start winning ball detection sensor 52 for detecting the winning of a game ball to the first start winning opening 51. The start winning ball detection sensor 52 constitutes a first start detection means.

Also, below the first start winning opening 51, an ordinary variable winning apparatus 5 having a second starting winning opening 55 is provided.
The normal variation winning device 5 includes a pair of movable pieces 54 and 54 that can be freely opened and closed, and the game is made possible by a closed state in which a game ball cannot win in the second start winning opening 55 and the expanded movable pieces 54 and 54. By guiding the ball, the ball fluctuates between an open state in which the game ball is likely to win a prize from the first start winning opening 51.

The second start winning opening 55 is a jackpot of the second special figure game based on the winning of the game ball to the main control device 231 that functions as the second lottery means for performing the second lottery for determining the jackpot and each jackpot. The second lottery start opportunity (the second change display game start opportunity) for determining each small hit and off is given.
In addition, the second start winning opening 55 is provided with a second start winning ball detecting sensor 56 for detecting the winning of a game ball to the second start winning opening 55. The start winning ball detection sensor 56 constitutes a second start detection means.

  The variable display device 3 displays a first special figure hold number display 7a and a second special figure hold number display 7b. When the first starting winning ball detection sensor 52 detects a game ball passing through the first starting winning port 51, the first special figure reservation number (first starting memory) is within a range of an upper limit (for example, 4). 1), and when the first special figure game (the first special figure game of both the decorative design and the special design) is started on the basis of the start winning, 1 is subtracted from the first special figure holding number. The This first special figure hold number, that is, the number of triggers (starting right) for starting the first special figure game is displayed as, for example, the number of marks in the first special figure hold number display 7a.

  Similarly, when the second start winning ball detection sensor 56 detects a game ball won in the second start winning port 55, the second special figure holding number (second start) within a range of an upper limit (for example, 4). 1 is added to the stored number), and when the second special figure game (the first special figure game of both the decorative symbol and the special symbol) is started based on the start winning, 1 is subtracted from the second special figure holding number. Is done. This second special figure hold number, that is, the number of triggers (starting right) for starting the second special figure game is displayed as the number of marks on the second special figure hold number display 7b. The first special figure hold number display and the second special figure hold number display are not displayed on the variable display device 3 but are displayed on the first special figure hold number display and the second special figure hold. A number indicator may be provided.

  In addition, a specific variable winning device 85 having a big winning opening 86 is provided below the variable display device 3 and further below the normal variable winning device 5. The specific variation winning device 85 has a structure as a so-called attacker, and is provided with a movable door 87. In a normal gaming state that is normally performed, the movable door 87 is closed so as not to allow a game ball to flow in. When the result of the second special figure game is a small hit, the game ball is tilted forward and opened so that it can easily flow in.

Here, when a small hit occurs in the second special figure game, for example, the movable door 87 is opened for 1.8 seconds.
Further, a special area 88 (V winning area) is formed in the special winning opening 86 as shown in FIG.
In this example, for example, the game winning ball 86 having a rotating body 91 having an opening that becomes the specific area 88 and an opening that becomes the general area 90 in the special winning opening 86 is rotated. Into the specific area 88 or the general area 90 of the rotating body that is almost the desired position for the big prize opening 86, passes through the area, and is discharged from the game area 2a to the back side of the game board 1. It is like that.

In this example, it is set so that approximately nine tenths of the game balls winning in the big winning opening 86 pass through the general area 90 and approximately one tenth through the specific area 88.
In addition, on the rotating body 91, a mark indicating the specific area 88 is displayed corresponding to the position of the specific area 88. For example, the mark is “V” as shown in FIG. 2 in this example. And the display position of this mark is arrange | positioned in the position which can be seen from a player, when the movable door 87 of the specific fluctuation prize-winning apparatus 85 opens.

  When the movable door 87 is opened, the mark is located at the approximate center of the big prize opening 86 or slightly on the near side in the rotational direction from the center, in this example, on the right side of the rotating body 91 that rotates clockwise. When the mark is visible, the game ball passes through the specific area 88 with a very high probability when the game ball wins the big winning opening 86.

In addition, when the specific variation winning device 85 is opened, the mark cannot be seen at all, and a game ball won in the big winning opening 86 passes through the general area 90 with a very high probability.
Therefore, the player is interested in whether or not the mark corresponding to the specific area 88 can be seen in the big winning opening 86 when the specific variation winning device 85 is opened. The possibility of playing a game is increased, and the operation rate of the pachinko gaming machine at the game store can be improved.

  In this example, when a game ball wins the attacker-shaped specific variation winning device 85, a mechanical lottery using the game ball is performed depending on whether or not the winning game ball passes the specific area 88. When the game ball passes through the specific area 88, a specific jackpot is made, and a specific jackpot gaming state for opening and closing the special variable winning device 8 is started.

In addition, the shape of the big winning opening 86 of the specific variation winning device 85, the shape of the movable door 87, and the like are substantially the same as those of the special variation winning device 8 described later. The difference between the specific variation winning device 85 and the special variation winning device 8 is whether or not it has a specific area inside.
The special winning opening 86 of the specific variation winning apparatus 85 is provided with a specific special winning ball detection sensor 86a for detecting a game ball won in the special winning opening 86. The specific area 88 passes through the specific area 88. A specific area passing ball detection sensor 88a for detecting a game ball is provided.
In addition, at the big winning opening 86, there is a discharge ball detection sensor 90a for detecting that the game ball won at the big winning opening 86 passes through the specific area 88 or the general area 90 and is discharged outside the gaming area 2a. Is provided.
The specific variation winning device 85 does not have to be exactly the same shape as the special variation winning device 8, and both have the shape as an attacker, as long as they have similar shapes and have a slight left-right width. It may be different.

  Directly below the specific variation winning device 85, a special variable winning device 8 having a large winning opening 81 is provided. The special variable winning device 8 as an attacker is provided with a movable door 83. In the normal game state that is normally performed, the movable door 83 is closed so as not to allow game balls to flow in, and the first and second special drawings are used. Based on a predetermined condition, when the game result is a big hit, and when the specific variation winning device 85 is opened and the game ball is won as described above, when the game ball passes the specific area 88 The game ball is opened so that game balls can easily flow in, and is repeatedly opened and closed as will be described later. In other words, the special variable winning device 8 can be changed between an open state in which a game ball can be won and a closed state in which a game ball cannot win.

Corresponding to the special variable winning device 8, a special winning ball detection sensor 82 for detecting a game ball won in the special winning port 81 of the special variable winning device 8 is provided.
Further, when the special variable winning device 8 whose driving source is controlled by the main control device 231 is released in response to the first or second special figure game having been a big hit, the elapse of a predetermined time and the predetermined number The game ball is closed when one of the two conditions of winning a game ball is achieved, and then reopened and closed based on the establishment of the above condition a predetermined number of times (a predetermined number of rounds). To be controlled. The period from when the special variable winning device 8 is opened until it is closed is referred to as a round.

  In other words, the main control device 231 as the game state control means closes the special variable prize-winning device 8 in an open state in which a plurality of game balls can be continuously won during the jackpot gaming state or the specific jackpot gaming state. The special variation prize-winning device 8 is controlled so that one round of the open / close variation pattern is in one round and the round is repeated a predetermined number of times.

  Further, in this example, 15R (round) jackpot is performed in which the above-described round is performed 15 times as the jackpot gaming state and the specific jackpot gaming state. With 15 rounds of big win in the special variable prize-winning device 8, the opening time in an operation pattern of one round is, for example, less than 30, and is about 15 seconds to 30 seconds. During this period, a predetermined number of game balls of 8 to 10 are won. Then, it will be in a closed state before the said opening time passes.

  A general start port 9 is provided on the left side of the variable display device 3. Further, a passing ball detection sensor 91 for detecting a game ball that has passed through the normal drawing start port 9 is provided corresponding to the normal start port 9, and the passing ball detection sensor 91 detects a game ball, that is, Based on the fact that the game ball passes (wins) through the ordinary figure starting port 9, a later-described ordinary symbol variation display game (hereinafter referred to as ordinary figure game) is changed to a later-described ordinary symbol (ordinary figure) display device (LED display device) 6. The opportunity to display with is added.

  The base map display device 6 for displaying the base game displays, for example, a variable display by alternately turning on and off the mark that is turned on and off by the LED, and the win mark is displayed in the case of a win. Is turned on, and in the case of a detachment, a detachment mark is lit.

  Under the above-mentioned general map display device 6, a general map hold number display lamp 10 is provided. When the game ball passes through the general map starting port 9 (when the passing ball detection sensor 91 outputs a signal indicating detection of the game ball), the number of the general map hold (the number of the general map start memory) within the upper limit range 1 is added, and when the ordinary game is started, a process of subtracting 1 from the ordinary figure holding number is performed. The number of ordinary drawings held is displayed on the number of reserved drawings display lamp 10.

  Then, as described above, when the normal game is won, the normal variation winning device 5 is opened, and the winning rate of the game ball to the normal variation winning device 5 (second start winning port 55) is increased, The start chance of the second special figure game is increased.

  In addition, a plurality of general winning ports 13, 13 are provided on the left side of the game area. Further, a general winning ball detection sensor 131 for detecting a game ball won in the general winning ports 13 and 13 is provided corresponding to the general winning ports 13 and 13, respectively.

In addition, at the lowermost end portion of the game area 2a below the special variable winning device 8, there is an out port 15 for discharging the game balls that have not won any of the winning areas to the back of the game board 1 outside the game area 2a. Is provided.
On the front surface of the game board 1, it flows down regulating the conversion member (only partially shown) or the like or a windmill (not shown) gaming nails 16 to convert both flow-down direction when regulating the flow-down direction of the game balls are provided .

  Such a pachinko gaming machine is provided under a gaming board 1 on which a gaming ball is launched, a variable display device 3 (display device) provided at a substantially central portion of the gaming board 1, and the variable display device 3. The first start winning port 51 is provided below the first start winning port 51 and has a second start winning port 55, and the first start winning port 51 plays games with respect to the second start winning port 55. It is provided under a normal variable winning device 5 (starting variable winning device) that fluctuates between an open state in which a ball is easy to win and a closed state in which a game ball is difficult to win or cannot win, and a normal variable winning device 5 In addition, a large winning opening 81 having a wider width than the normal variable winning apparatus 5 is provided, and the large winning opening 81 is opened so as to fall forward from a closed state where no winning of a gaming ball is possible, so that it is easy to win a gaming ball. Specially equipped with a movable door 83 that is open A movable door that opens and closes a large winning opening 86 and the large winning opening 86 between the variable winning apparatus 8, the ordinary variable winning apparatus 5, and the special variable winning apparatus 8 in substantially the same manner as the special variable winning apparatus 8. And a specific variation prize-winning device 85 provided with 87.

  Further, only the specific variation winning device 85 out of the special variation winning device 8 and the specific variation winning device 85 is provided with a specific area 88 through which a part of the game balls won in the big winning opening 86 can pass.

Next, the control system of the pachinko gaming machine of this example will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.
The control system of the pachinko gaming machine is roughly composed of a main control unit 23, a sub control unit 24, and a power supply device 29 that supplies power to the main control unit 23 and the sub control unit 24.
The main control unit 23 includes a main control device 231 composed of, for example, a one-chip microcomputer for a gaming machine. The main control device 231 includes a CPU 23a that executes a program, a program and data used in the program. A stored ROM 23b, a RAM 23c that stores data generated based on a program, various data read from the ROM 23b, and the like, a frequency generation circuit unit 23d, and the like are provided.

  Signals from various sensors provided in the pachinko gaming machine can be input to the main controller 231 (CPU 23A). The first start winning ball detection sensor 52, the second starting winning ball detection sensor 56, A special winning ball detection sensor 82, a specific special winning ball detection sensor 86a, a specific area passing ball detection sensor 88a, a discharge ball detection sensor 90a, a passing ball detection sensor 91, and a general winning ball detection sensor 131 are connected to the game ball. A game ball payout detection sensor 232 for detecting a prize ball paid out from a game ball payout device 251 for paying out a prize ball in response to a win, an error detection sensor 233 for detecting an error in a pachinko gaming machine, and the like are connected. .

The main control device 231 outputs various signals for operating various devices of the pachinko gaming machine. For example, a central control device 234 for collecting and managing data of each gaming machine installed in a game store is connected to the main control device 231 so that data can be input from the main control device 231. The main control device 231 is connected to a payout control device 25, a symbol control device 26, a lamp control device 27, and a voice control device 28 as sub-control devices, and commands (control commands) are sent to these sub-control devices. It is connected so that output is possible.
Here, since the payout control device 25 performs the main control of the game in the pachinko gaming machine for substantially paying out the winning ball, it is included in the main control unit 23, and the symbol control related to the effect of the game The device 26, the lamp control device 27, and the sound control device 28 are included in the sub-control unit 24.

The main controller 231 is connected to first and second special figure displays 4a and 4b, which are 7-segment LED displays, and the main controller 231 includes the first and second special figure indicators 4a and 4b. Display control is performed.
The payout control device 25 is connected to a game ball payout device 251 that is controlled by the payout control device 25 to pay out a prize ball and a rental ball, and reads out the data of the prepaid card 252 and controls the payout of the game ball. A CR unit 253 is connected via a ball lending signal control device 254. The payout control device 25 pays out a prize ball based on a command from the main control device 231 and pays a ball rental based on a ball lending signal input from the CR unit 253 via the ball lending signal control device 254. Perform control.

  The main control device 231 is connected with a normal variation solenoid 242 for driving the movable pieces 54 and 54 of the above-described normal variation prize-winning device 5 and a special variation solenoid for driving the movable door 83 of the special variation prize-winning device 8. 241 is connected, and further, a specific fluctuation solenoid 243 that drives the movable door 87 of the specific fluctuation winning device 85 is connected, and these solenoids are controlled by the main controller 231.

  In addition, the main control unit 23 is not directly connected to the main control device 231, but includes a launch control device 236 that controls a launch drive device 235 of a hitting ball launcher (not shown) that launches a game ball into the game area 2a. The launch control device 236 is connected to a rotary operation handle 237 for operating the launch of a game ball, a launch stop button 238, and a touch sensor 239.

  The main control unit 231 of the main control unit 23 controls the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine. The first start winning ball detection sensor 52, the second starting winning ball detection sensor 52, and the big winning ball detection sensor 82 are controlled. When a game ball detection signal is input from the specific winning ball detection sensor 86a and the general winning ball detection sensor 131, that is, when a game ball wins each winning port, a command is output to the payout control device 25. The game balls are discharged as prize balls.

  In addition, when a detection signal of a game ball is input from the passing ball detection sensor 91, the main control device 231 performs a process of adding the above-described number of pending drawings, and a lottery process for determining whether or not a winning game is won The random number used in the game is acquired, and as a predetermined start condition, the general game is started at the end of the previous ordinary game, or at the end of the opening / closing operation of the normal variable winning device 5 after hitting, and the number of held general maps 1 is subtracted. At this time, the lottery process determines the hit of the usual game, and outputs a command to the symbol control device 26, the lamp control device 27, and the voice control device 28 for display of the usual game, notification of the result, and production. .

  Further, the main control device 231 receives the above-mentioned first special figure holding number (second special figure) when a detection signal of a game ball is inputted from the first starting prize winning ball detection sensor 52 (second start winning ball detection sensor 56). A number of 1 is added to the figure holding number), and a random number used in a lottery process for determining a hit of the first special figure game (second special figure game) is acquired, and the first special figure game (second Special figure game) is started, and 1 is subtracted from the first special figure hold number (second special figure hold number). At this time, the big win and the off of the special figure game are determined by lottery processing, and the special figure game is displayed by controlling the first special figure display 4a (second special figure display 4b), and the variation of the decorative pattern Commands are output to the symbol control device 26, the lamp control device 27, the voice control device 28, and the like for display of a display game, notification of results, and production.

  That is, the main control device 231 functions as first lottery means (second lottery means) for performing the first lottery and the first lottery (the second lottery for the jackpot and each small jackpot). In addition, when a game ball detection signal is input from the first start winning ball detection sensor 52 (second start winning ball detection sensor 56), the lottery result such as losing or the like of the above-described variation display game is determined. A random number for determination is acquired. Then, the main control device 231 includes a first lottery determination table (second lottery) in which the obtained determination random numbers and the determination values corresponding to the lottery results of the above-mentioned big hits and off (big hits and small hits) are registered. The lottery result is determined using the determination table. For example, if the determination value for jackpot is 1 and the obtained random number for determination is 1, the jackpot is won.

In this example, as described above, the big win and the out of play are determined by the first lottery, and the big win, the short time bonus, and the non-short time short bonus are determined by the second lottery.
The main control device 231 also draws the first and second special figure games corresponding to the lottery results such as each hit and miss as well as lotteries such as the big win, each small win and miss of the first and second special figure games. The stop symbol displayed as a result is determined. Furthermore, the basic variation pattern mainly indicating the variation display time of the first and second special figure games is determined corresponding to each winning and losing lottery result and stop symbol lottery result.

The main control device 231 controls the drive source (solenoid) of the movable pieces 54 and 54 of the normal variation winning device 5 to close the normal variation winning device 5 when the normal game is won. Control is performed from the first state to the second state opened.
Further, the main control device 231 controls the driving source (solenoid) of the movable door 83 of the special variable prize winning device 8 when the first and second special game are big hits or specific big hits, and the predetermined condition On the basis of this, the special variation winning apparatus 8 is controlled from the closed closed state to the open state to generate a jackpot gaming state or a specific jackpot gaming state. In this example, the jackpot gaming state and the specific jackpot gaming state are the same control, but may be different.
Further, when a small win is generated, a small hit gaming state is generated in which the specific variation winning device 85 is released once from the closed state.
In the small hit game state, when the specific variation winning device 85 is released, the game ball wins, passes through the specific area 88, and is detected by the specific area passing ball detection sensor 88a. Generates the above-mentioned specific jackpot gaming state.

The symbol control device 26 of the sub-control unit 24 controls the variable display device 3 and the universal display device (LED display device) 6, and the variable display device 3 is connected via the video display processor 261. Has been.
In addition, a win-and-go lottery result is determined by a lottery process performed by the main control device 231 in the normal-game game on the normal-game display device 6, and display is controlled based on the result.
In addition, the symbol control device 26 determines by lottery whether or not to notify whether the small hit is a short or short hit or a non-short or short hit when a small hit occurs and the small hit gaming state is entered as described later. Then, when it is determined to be notified, the player is informed so that the player can recognize whether it is time-short hit or non-time-short hit before entering the small hit game state. In this case, in order to allow the player to perform a game as described later, when a non-short time small hit occurs, the game ball is launched before the specific variable winning device 85 is released in the small hit gaming state. Inform the player to stop. In addition, when a time-short hit occurs, a notification is made to urge the player to continue to fire the game ball.
This notification is basically performed by display on the variable display device 3, but may be performed by sound output from the sound generation device 281 under the control of the sound control device 28.

The lamp control device 27 of the sub-control unit 24 is provided on a board-related electric decoration (LED) 271 provided on the board surface of the game board 1 and a front frame that supports the game board 1 of the pachinko gaming machine. A frame door-related electric decoration 272 such as a glass frame that covers the front surface of the LED is connected to control effects such as LEDs and lamps.
The lamp control device 27 is connected with a general-purpose hold number display lamp 10, which can display a general-purpose hold number by controlling the turning on / off of the LED. The display control of the first and second special figure reservation numbers is performed by the symbol control device 26.

  The sound control device 28 is connected to a sound generation device 281 including a sound processor, an amplifier, a speaker, and the like, and the sound control device 28 controls output of effect sound, voice, music, and the like for production.

  In such a pachinko gaming machine, the main control device 231 has lottery means for performing lottery such as jackpot and miss on the basis of winning of a game ball to the first start winning opening 51 or the second starting winning opening 55, and the variable In the case of a big win in the display game displayed on the display device 3, the movable door 83 of the special variable winning device 8 is opened and closed from the normal gaming state where the movable door 83 of the special variable winning device 8 is closed. A game state control means for generating a jackpot gaming state that allows a game ball to be awarded to the special variable winning device 8, and a period in which the normal variable winning device 5 is in an open state per unit time in the normal gaming state. Second start winning state control means for switching and controlling between a relatively short low start winning state and a high start winning state in which the period is relatively longer than the low start winning state It is made as to function with.

  Further, the symbol control device 26 displays on the variable display device 3 a display game that is a big hit or miss based on the lottery result of the main control device 231 as the lottery means based on a command from the main control device 231. It functions as a display control means.

  Further, the lottery means draws a big win and a miss based on the game ball winning at the first start winning port 51 and at least wins a game based on the game ball winning at the second start winning port 55. The low start winning small hit and the high start winning small win are drawn by lottery, and the gaming state control means is a small hit that causes the specific variable winning device 85 to be open for a short time when the low start winning and the high start winning small hit occur. When a game ball that has generated a gaming state and wins the big winning opening 86 of the specific variable winning 85 opened in the small hit gaming state passes through the specific region 88, the movable door 87 of the special variable winning device 85 is opened and closed. Then, the special variable winning device 8 is caused to generate a specific jackpot gaming state in which a game ball can be won, and the second start winning state control means is configured to end the jackpot gaming state or the high start winning allowance A low start winning state normal game state from the time of the particular jackpot gaming state ends generated until a predetermined termination condition is satisfied after the high start winning state based on that Ritonaru.

Further, the symbol control device 26 draws the small start winning lottery by the lottery means when the game state control means generates the small hit gaming state based on the lottery result of the lottery means. It functions as notification control means for determining whether or not to notify that a winning gaming state occurs.
In addition, the pachinko gaming machine is prior to the occurrence of the small hitting gaming state and on the gaming board when it is determined by the notification control means to notify the occurrence of the low starting prize small winnings. An informing means for informing that a low start winning small hit has occurred in order to distinguish it from the occurrence of a high start winning small hit at least before the time when the launched game ball can flow down below the specific variable winning device (for example, A variable display device 3) is provided.

In the pachinko gaming machine of this example as described above, the following games are possible.
In this example, one of the first special figure game and the second special figure game is played as described above.
The start condition of the first special figure game is that the game state is not a big hit game state, a small hit game state, is neither the first special figure game nor the second special figure game, the first special figure reservation number is 1 or more, 2 When it is established that the number of special figure holds is 0, the first lottery result is obtained using the first lottery determination random number and the first lottery determination table acquired as described above. A determination is made and the first special figure game is played.

  In addition, as a starting condition of the second special figure game, each jackpot gaming state, that it is not a small winning game state, that it is neither the second special figure game nor the first special figure game, the second special figure reservation number is 1 or more If it is established, the second lottery result is determined using the second lottery determination random number acquired as described above and the lottery determination table of the second lottery. A game is played. From the above, if the second special figure hold number is 1 or more, the second special figure game is started even if the first special figure hold number is 1 or more, and the second special figure game has priority. Done.

Further, the pachinko gaming machine of this example has a high start winning state in the normal gaming state as a so-called time shortening state (short time).
The pachinko gaming machine is in a normal gaming state with a low starting prize when the power is turned on. The normal game in the high start winning state as a short time at the end of the specific jackpot gaming state that occurs when the game ball passes through a specific area at the end of the jackpot gaming state and during the small hit gaming state based on the occurrence of the short and small hit The state is started.

In the high start winning state, the probability of hitting the normal game is increased by about 10 times, for example, in the low starting winning state, and the winning probability is about 1 in 10 in the low starting winning state. In the high start winning state, for example, the hit probability is about 9 to 10 times.
Also, in the high start winning state, the normal figure fluctuation display time required for one normal game is reduced from several tens of seconds to several seconds in the low start winning state, and the number of times of the normal game per hour is increased. . It should be noted that the number of times that the ordinary game is executed is limited to the number of winning game balls to the ordinary diagram starting port 9 per hour.

Further, in the high start winning state, the opening time and the opening number of the normally variable winning device 5 that is opened when the winning result is notified in the usual game is, for example, from 0.3 to 1 in the low starting winning state. .5 seconds open is 3 times.
In other words, in the high start winning state, the probability of hitting the ordinary game is increased compared to the low start winning state, the number of times the ordinary figure game is executed per hour by reducing the time required for the ordinary game, When the game is won, the opening time of the normally variable prize-winning device 5 and the number of times of opening are increased.

In addition, as described above, the start condition for the high start winning state is the end of the jackpot gaming state or the end of the specific jackpot gaming state based on the short and short time, and the end condition for the high starting winning state is the first special figure game. This is a case where the number of executions of the special figure game combined with the second special figure game reaches a predetermined number (for example, 100 times), or a big hit gaming state or a specific big hit gaming state is started.
Then, when the specific jackpot gaming state that is executed when the game ball that has won the specific variable winning device 85 released when the small hitting small bonus hits the small winning game state passes through the specific area 88 is finished, Instead of entering the high start winning state (short time), the normal game state immediately enters the low start winning state.

These controls are performed by the main controller 231 as in the prior art.
In a game performed under such control, when the power is turned on, a normal game state in a low start winning state is set. At this time, the winning probability of the ordinary game is low, and the ordinary game time is long. Therefore, even if the winning occurs, the normally variable winning device 5 is released only for a short time. . Therefore, there is a low possibility that a game ball will win the second start winning port 55 of the normal variation winning device 5. On the other hand, in the first start winning opening 51, the ratio of winning game balls basically does not change even in the high start winning state or the low starting winning state.

In the low start winning state, the number of game balls won per unit time to the first start winning port 51 is extremely larger than the number of game balls won per unit time to the second start winning port 55, Based on the winning of the game ball in the first start winning opening 51, the first special figure game is mainly played, and the second special figure game is occasionally executed.
Therefore, in this state, the game is almost similar to a normal digipachi mainly waiting for the result in the first special figure game to be a big hit. Here, the jackpot probability is 1/399, for example, and the game is in a state where the jackpot does not occur easily as in the conventional case. It should be noted that except for the jackpot, it is a loss, and the probability of a loss is 398/399.

Then, when a big win occurs in the first special figure game, a 15-land big hit gaming state for opening and closing the special variable winning device 8 is entered. Then, after the big hit game state, it becomes a short time as a high start winning state, the open period per unit time of the normally variable winning device 5 becomes long, and a relatively large number of game balls win the second start winning opening.
Therefore, a small hit state frequently occurs, and the specific variation winning device 85 is frequently opened.

In such a high start winning state, when the second special figure game is mainly performed, the period when the game ball does not win in the normal figure starting port 9 becomes long, and the second special figure holding number becomes zero. Only the first special figure game is played.
Here, in the second special figure game, the jackpot probability is 1/399 as in the first special figure game, but in the second special figure game, there is no losing, and all but the big hits are small hits. The probability of winning is 398/399 which is the same as the probability of winning in the first special figure game.

Further, as described above, there are two types of small hits, the short time and small hits and the non-time and short hits, which are generated with the same probability. In other words, the probability of occurrence per unit of time is 199/399, and the probability of occurrence per unit of time is 199/399.
In the high start winning state, the second special figure game is frequently performed, so that a small hit frequently occurs, and the specific variation winning device 85 is frequently released. Therefore, for example, while the special figure game is performed 100 times, the specific variation winning apparatus 85 is opened 90 times or more.

When the specific variation winning device 85 is opened for 1.8 seconds, for example, the game ball may not win at all, but there are many cases where the game ball wins, and the same as the special variable winning device 8. In the attacker-type specific variation winning device 85, even if the opening time is 1.8 seconds, there are many cases where several game balls are won by one opening.
In the specific variation winning device 85, for example, a game ball won with a probability of 1/10 passes through the specific area 88.

Therefore, in the high start winning state, for example, several tens or more of game balls win the specific variation winning device 85 before the end of the high start winning state, and the game is played in the high start winning state with a very high probability. The sphere will pass through a specific area.
That is, in the pachinko gaming machine of this example, the length of the period in which the high start winning state is set, and the number of times that the specific variable winning device 85 is released in the high start winning state (the probability of hitting the ordinary game at the time of short-time, The number of executions per unit time, based on the opening time and the number of times of opening of the normally variable winning device 5, and the ease of winning a game ball to the specific variable winning device 85 (the left and right width of the big winning port 86, and above Game nails are placed in a high start winning state, and it is highly likely that a game ball won in the specific variation winning device 85 will pass through the specific area 88, for example, with a probability of 90% or more, The specific jackpot gaming state is set to occur during the high start winning state.

  Therefore, when the big win game state is generated by the first special game in the low winning game state, the specific big win game state is generated with a very high probability during the subsequent high start winning state. Therefore, in this example, when a jackpot gaming state that is a first hit occurs, a specific jackpot gaming state is generated with a very high probability in a subsequent high start winning state, and a jackpot gaming state (including a specific jackpot gaming state is included) ) Will occur approximately twice as a set.

In addition, when a jackpot gaming state including a specific jackpot gaming state in the high starting winning state occurs, the high starting winning state ends.
Here, the game ball that has won the specific variable winning device 85 released in the small hit game state based on the fact that the specific big hit game state has become a non-time-short hit in the second special figure game has passed the specific area 88 If it occurs based on the game, the high start winning state is not achieved immediately after the specific jackpot gaming state, and the low starting winning state is immediately entered.

In this low start winning state, the second special figure game is hardly played as described above, the first special figure game is mainly played, and the state waiting for a big hit in the first special figure game as described above. It becomes.
On the other hand, based on the fact that the game ball won in the specific variable prize winning device 85 released in the small hit game state based on the fact that the specific big hit game state became short and short hit in the second special figure game passed the specific area 88. If it occurs, the high start winning state is entered after the specific jackpot gaming state in the same manner as after the jackpot gaming state. This high start winning state is also terminated when the above-mentioned termination condition is satisfied, but in this case, the specific jackpot gaming state is generated again with a very high probability.

That is, two specific jackpot gaming states can be generated after the first hit.
Therefore, every time a specific jackpot state based on the short and short time is generated, the specific jackpot gaming state can be generated successively after the first hit, and the specific jackpot gaming state based on the non-time and small portion is generated. In this case, the game is such that the continuation of the specific jackpot gaming state ends.

  Here, in the present invention, when a small hit occurs, it is possible to notify whether it is a short time short hit or a non-short time short hit, and after the notification, it was fired on the game board. After a sufficient time has passed for all of the game balls to flow downward from the specific variation winning device 85, it is possible to start the small hit gaming state and release the specific variation winning device 85.

In this case, at least when it is notified that a non-time-short hit has occurred, the game ball is turned off by touching the firing stop button 238 or turning off the touch sensor 239 by releasing the hand from the rotary operation handle 237. When the launch of the game is stopped, the game ball does not win the specific variation winning device 85 that is released based on the occurrence of non-short-time hits, so that the game ball passes through the specific area 88 and a specific jackpot game state is generated. I don't have to.

  In addition, the notification of occurrence of non-time-short hits is for the player to stop the launch of the game ball. For example, the variable display device 3 may “stop the launch of the game ball” or “press the launch stop button”. It is preferable that an instruction for stopping the release of the game ball, such as “release your hand from the rotary operation handle”, is given by a picture, a movie, a sentence, or the like.

Further, the notification of occurrence of non-time-short hits is performed as a variable display effect of the second special figure game in the variable display device 3. In addition, the variable display time of the first special figure game and the second special figure game is
The main controller 231 determines the lottery based on the result of the first lottery and the result of the second lottery.
Here, when the result of the second lottery is a small hit, as the variable display time, for example, a time sufficiently longer than the time that all the game balls on the above-mentioned game board flow down below the specific variable prize winning device 85 is drawn. To be selected.

  For example, all the game balls on the game board flow down below the specific variation winning device 85 during the time for performing the above-mentioned notification (including the time when the player recognizes the notification and stops the launch of the game ball). The time obtained by adding a time sufficiently longer than the time to be used is the variable display time at the time of the small hit of the second special figure game. The variation display time at the time of the small hit may be one or plural types, and when there are plural types, one of the plural types is determined by lottery in the main control device 231. become.

  In addition, the time for performing the notification and the time for the game ball on the game board 1 to flow may overlap with each other. What is necessary is just to be longer than the sum of the time for stopping the launch and the time for all the game balls on the game board to flow down below the specific fluctuation winning device 85.

Therefore, even if a small hit is made, the specific variation winning device 85 does not open immediately, and after a relatively long variation display time, the second special diagram display 4b and the variable display device 3 result in the second special diagram game. After the notification is made, the small hit gaming state in which the specific variation winning device 85 is opened is started.
On the other hand, if a small hitting game state occurs without being notified that a non-short time short hit has occurred, or if a short hit gaming state occurs due to being notified that a short time short hit has occurred, the player will receive a game ball When the specific variation prize-winning device 85 is released in the small hit gaming state and the specific variation prize-winning device 85 is released, the game ball wins with a high probability and, for example, a probability of 1/10 The game ball won in this way passes through the specific area 88.

That is, an opportunity to generate a specific jackpot gaming state based on the time savings is obtained, and as described above, the specific jackpot gaming state can be generated with a very high probability.
In addition, after the specific jackpot gaming state, the state again becomes a short-time state, and an opportunity to generate the specific jackpot gaming state with a very high probability will occur.

  In addition, in the case of non-time short hits, since the launch of the game ball is stopped and only in the case of time short hits, the game ball is fired, so compared with the case where game balls are fired at all small hits, Although the probability of occurrence of the specific jackpot gaming state is ½, it is still set so that the specific jackpot gaming state can be generated in a short time with high probability.

Here, if notification is given every time, the specific jackpot gaming state will continue with a fairly high probability, which would be too advantageous to the player.
Therefore, in this example, the symbol control device 26 performs a lottery to determine whether or not to notify the non-temporal short hit, and only when the non-temporal short hit is determined to be notified, the non-temporal short hit notification (temporal short hit per Notification may be included).

The lottery for determining whether or not to notify the non-time / short / small wins may be performed, for example, every time the non-time / short / small wins occur. In this example, in the first special figure game in the low start winning state described above, Based on the occurrence of the jackpot, when the jackpot gaming state is started, it is determined whether or not the occurrence of the non-short-time hit is notified.

In other words, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to report a non-time-short win at a so-called first hit from a low start winning state that is not a high start winning state.
Note that it is not necessary to limit the lottery to determine whether or not to make a non-time-shortage alert to the big win in the first special figure game from the low start winning state, for example, from the low start winning state It is good also as all the jackpot game states accompanied by. That is, even in the low start winning state, although the probability is low, the normal game is won, the normal variable winning device 5 is opened, and the game ball wins the second start winning port 55 and the second special game. There is a possibility that a jackpot will be generated in the second special game, and a jackpot gaming state in which the time is shortened after the game will end. In addition, there is a possibility that the result of the second special figure game will be a time-short win, and a specific jackpot gaming state in which the game ball is won in the specific fluctuation winning device 85 and the time is short after the game will end.

Various methods can be used as the lottery method for determining whether or not to notify the non-time-short hit.
For example, when it is determined to notify the non-time / short / small hit, all non-time / short / small hits that occur during the time / short time are notified.
In the lottery, the number of occurrences of the specific jackpot gaming state is drawn. The number of jackpot occurrences with a short time from the low start winning state is, for example, a specific jackpot gaming state with a short time after the first win (including a jackpot gaming state that is not a specific jackpot gaming state) The number of occurrences of all jackpot gaming states) may be set to one, and thereafter, the number of occurrences is counted each time a jackpot gaming state with time saving occurs during the time saving.

  The lottery results include, for example, 0 times, 1 time, 2 times, 3 times, 5 times, 10 times, and 20 times. And in the case of 0 times, even if the time is short after the first hit, there will be no notification of the non-temporal first hit, and the player will not be able to recognize the distinction between the non-temporary jackpot and the hourly jackpot, resulting in a non-temporal jackpot If the game ball is awarded to the specific variation winning device 85 that is released in this way, a specific jackpot gaming state without time saving occurs, and there is no opportunity to continue the specific jackpot gaming state.

  In addition, when a game ball is awarded to the specific variable winning device 85 that has been released as a short time, a specific jackpot gaming state with a short time occurs, and a specific big hit gaming state is generated with a very high probability again during the short time. It will be an opportunity, but even if a specific jackpot gaming state is generated here, a specific jackpot gaming state will be generated from a short time (high start winning state), so whether or not to notify the non-time short jackpot In the short time after the generated special jackpot gaming state, the non-short time short hit is not notified. That is, the state where notification of non-time-short hits is not performed continues.

In addition, if the lottery result is one time, a notification of non-time savings per short time will be given during the time reduction after the first win, but during the time reduction after a specific jackpot gaming state that occurred during the time reduction, Will not be reported.
Similarly, when the number of occurrences of two or more specific jackpot gaming states (which may include a jackpot gaming state) is selected by lottery, the non-short-time hits are reduced until the number of specific jackpot gaming states occurs. Until the occurrence of the specific jackpot gaming state corresponding to the number of occurrences selected in the lottery, the specific jackpot gaming state can be generated with a very high probability.

  However, even if the number of occurrences of the specified jackpot gaming state is less than the number of occurrences selected in the lottery, if the specified jackpot gaming state cannot be generated during the time reduction, the specified jackpot without the time reduction based on the non-time reduction If the gaming state has been generated, the time reduction will end and the state will again wait for the first win from the low start winning state, and the number of occurrences selected in the lottery will be invalidated there.

Further, the number of occurrences may be equally determined by lottery, but in this example, for example, the following lottery probabilities for each number of occurrences are set as follows.
That is, 0 times is 50%, 1 time is 20%, 2 times is 10%, 3 times is 5%, 5 times is 5%, 10 times is 5%, and 20 times is 5%. By changing the occurrence probability in this way, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a large number of occurrences will be selected, and to set a relatively small number of occurrences.

  Note that the lottery is, for example, as in the first lottery and the second lottery described above, acquisition of a random number, and comparison between the acquired random number and the determination value stored in the determination table. Here, for example, the random number is a numerical value from 0 to 99, and the determination value in the determination table is 50 numerical values from 0 to 49, 0 times, 20 numerical values from 50 to 69, and 2 times. 10 numerical values from 70 to 79, 3 numerical values from 80 to 84, 5 numerical values from 85 to 89, 10 numerical values from 90 to 94, 20 The occurrence probability as described above can be realized by setting the number of times to five numbers from 95 to 99.

Further, in the above example, the lottery probability is higher than the one with a smaller number of occurrences, and the possibility of the occurrence number being 0 is most likely. This is equal to the probability of occurrence in the case of 0, and there is a possibility that the alert per non-short time is performed relatively stably.
On the other hand, for example, the following settings are possible. In other words, 0 times is 80%, 1 time is 0%, 2 times is 0%, 3 times is 0%, 5 times is 0%, 10 times is 10%, and 20 times is 10%. Good. In such a setting, the lottery probability of occurrence of 0 occurrences where no notification is performed is 80%, and notification is not performed very much. However, when notification is performed, the number of occurrences of the specific jackpot gaming state is 10 times or more. , The setting is rough.

In addition, in the gaming machine, not only one of the above-described settings of the number of occurrences of the lottery probability may be installed, but both may be installed so that the game store or the player can select which setting is used.
Moreover, it is good also as what determines a continuation probability by lottery at the time of the first hit. The continuation probability is the lottery probability that the result is notified by the lottery of whether or not to notify. The lottery for determining whether or not to notify is performed for each specific jackpot gaming state (including the jackpot gaming state) during the short time. Therefore, the lottery of the continuation probability is performed at the time of the first win, and the lottery is performed as to whether or not to notify the first non-time-short / small hit with the continuation probability determined by the lottery. If the lottery is to be notified, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to notify each time a specific jackpot gaming state (including a jackpot gaming state) occurs after that. However, if any lottery result that will not be notified at the occurrence of any specific jackpot gaming state (including the jackpot gaming state), after that, even if the shortage continues, notification will not be performed .

  The continuation probability to be drawn at the time of the first hit is, for example, 50% continuation, 60% continuation, 70% continuation, 80% continuation, 84% continuation, 88% continuation. %, 60% continuation is 20%, 70% continuation is 10%, 80% continuation is 10%, 84% continuation is 5%, and 88% continuation is 5%.

  In this case, if one continuation probability is determined at the time of the first hit, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to notify with a continuation probability determined every time a big hit gaming state with a short time occurs, and the notification is made. In such a case, the user is notified during the next time-shortening state, and when a jackpot with a time-shortening occurs, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to notify the same continuation probability. However, if a lottery not to notify is selected, even if a jackpot gaming state with a time reduction occurs again during the time reduction, it is not notified without performing a lottery whether or not to notify.

  Here, it is good also as what changes the continuation probability decided by the lottery at the time of the first win based on the opportunity which can be set arbitrarily, or a predetermined opportunity. For example, in the round in the jackpot gaming state before the time is short, for example, when the special variable winning device 8 is closed when the special variable winning device 8 is opened and eight game balls are won, the special variable winning device 8 is closed. If there are 9 rounds, the promotion may be promoted to increase the continuation probability by one step. For example, what was 50% continued may be promoted to 60% continued.

As an opportunity for such promotion, for example, when five or more game balls are won in a specific variable winning device opened only once at the time of a small hit, or when two or more game balls are won and two or more game balls are won. When a game ball passes through the specific area 88, or in a special figure game (variable display game) that is a small hit in the variable display device 3 (for example, an effect in which a predetermined character appears and performs a predetermined action) There may be a case where there is a failure, a case where a short time / short hit occurs continuously a predetermined number of times, or a case where a non-time / short time hit occurs continuously a predetermined number of times.

Further, instead of a change in which the continuation probability is promoted, there may be a change in which the continuation probability is demoted from, for example, 88% continuation to 50% continuation.
Moreover, it is good also as what changes the distribution probability of the continuation probability lottery drawn at the time of the first win according to a condition.
For example, when the first bonus game does not occur even when the first special game and the second special game have been performed a predetermined number of times or more after the power is turned on or the previous jackpot game state (including the specific jackpot game state) In the second special figure game, even if a small number of small hits (short time short hits and non-time short hits) have occurred a predetermined number of times, when a V prize is not won, or when power is turned on (amusement store starts business) For example, the distribution rate to each continuation probability may be changed as follows.

That is, 50% continuation is changed to 0%, 60% continuation is 50%, 70% continuation is 20%, 80% continuation is 10%, 84% continuation is 10%, and 88% continuation is 10%. Also good.
In this case, the probability that 50% continuation that is the worst continuation probability is selected is assumed to be 0%. Instead, the proportion of continuation probabilities higher than 50% is increased, and there are a plurality of specific jackpot gaming states. The possibility that it will continue is increased.

If the setting can be changed in this way, a player who has been playing a long time on the same gaming machine but has not been able to generate a jackpot gaming state or a specific jackpot gaming state has an advantageous state, and there is a disadvantageous state for the player. It can be prevented from continuing too much.
In addition, pachinko machines can be made advantageous by putting players who play at the opening of the morning in a state where the number of game shop customers is still low, and those who play games on pachinko machines that have not been played since the store opened. It is possible to improve the operating rate of gaming machines.

In the above-described example, for example, the number of occurrences of the jackpot gaming state is determined by lottery, and the non-time-short jackpot notification is performed until the jackpot gaming state corresponding to the number of occurrences is performed. It is also possible to determine the number of occurrences of time / short time per hit and non-time / short time per lot) by lottery and perform notification until a small hit corresponding to the number of occurrences occurs.
For example, in the lottery, one of 5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 100, and 200 is determined as the number of occurrences per small hit.

  And, for example, if a specific big hit gaming state is generated at the time of the 10th small hit in the first short time after the first hit and when the short hit is short when the number is 30 times, the remaining 20 small hits The number of occurrences will remain. Therefore, up to 20 times during the short-time after the specified jackpot game state, it will be notified whether the short-time hit or non-time-short hit per small hit, here the fifth small hit and per short-time hit In this case, if a specific jackpot gaming state is generated, it is informed whether the time hitting the jackpot at the time of a small hit is made up to 15 times within a short time after the specific jackpot gaming state.

That is, every time a small hit occurs, the number of small hits determined by lottery is counted down. Until the number of small hits counted down when a small hit occurs is 0, the big hit gaming state and specific Regardless of the number of occurrences of the jackpot gaming state, when a jackpot is generated, it is notified whether the jackpot is short or short hit.
Therefore, if a specific jackpot gaming state can be generated with a small number of small hits occurring in a short time, a large number of specific jackpot gaming states can be generated even with the same number of small hits occurring. As a result, the player not only wants to generate a specific jackpot gaming state during a short period of time, but also intends to generate a specific jackpot gaming state early for each occurrence of a short hit per hour. Thereby, the interest and thrill for a game generate | occur | produce more, and the operation rate of a pachinko game machine can be aimed at.

Hereinafter, in the main control device 231 for realizing the above-mentioned game, the special game processing for determining the lottery result of the first special game and the second special game, and the symbol control device 26 as the double control device 24 A non-time-short hit notification process will be described.
The special game process shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 6 is a process repeatedly performed in a short time by the main controller 231.
First, it is determined whether or not the jackpot flag is set (step S1).
The jackpot flag is a flag that is set at the start of the jackpot gaming state and reset at the end.

  When the big hit flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the small hit flag is set (step S2).

The small hit flag is a flag that is set at the start of the small hit gaming state and reset at the end.
If the small hit flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the specific big hit flag is set (step S3).
The specific jackpot flag is a flag that is set at the start of the specific jackpot gaming state and reset at the end.
If the specific jackpot flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the second special figure flag is set (step S4).
The second special figure flag is a flag that is set at the start of the second special figure game and reset at the end.
If the second special figure flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the first special figure flag is set (step S5).
The first special figure flag is a flag that is set at the start of the first special figure game and reset at the end.

If the first special figure flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the second special figure holding number is larger than 0 (step S6).
When the second special figure reservation number is not larger than 0, that is, when it is zero, it is determined whether or not the first special figure reservation number is larger than zero (step S7).
If the first special figure hold number is not greater than 0, that is, if it is 0, the process is terminated.

If the first special figure reservation number is larger than 0, that is, if it is 1 or more, the first special figure flag is set (step S8).
Next, a random number for the first lottery obtained when a game ball is won at the first special figure start opening 51 and the first special figure reservation number is incremented by 1 is not yet used for the first lottery. Using the oldest random number of the random numbers and the first lottery determination table, it is determined whether or not the result of the first lottery is a big win (step S9).

  If the determination result is a big hit, a big hit establishment flag is set (step S10). The jackpot establishment flag is a flag that is set when the first special figure game or the second special figure game that is a big hit is started, and is reset when the big hit gaming state is started. It is a flag indicating whether or not to generate a state.

It is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is set regardless of whether the determination result is a big hit or not (step S11). If the hour / hour flag is not set, the process is terminated. If the hour / hour flag is set, the hour / hour counter is incremented by 1 (step S12), and the process is terminated.
The first special figure game is started on the first special figure display 4a and the variable display device 3 by setting the first special figure flag. The display of the first special figure game on the first special figure display 4a is performed as a separate process by the main control device 231, and the first special figure game on the variable display device 3 is executed from the main control unit 231 to the symbol control unit 26. A command is output to the display control unit 26, and display control is performed by the symbol control device 26 based on the command. In the processing of the main control device 231, at the time of setting and resetting each flag (each establishment flag may not be included), a corresponding command is sent from the main control device 231 to the sub-control unit 24 including the symbol control device 26. Is output.

  The first special figure game started by the first special figure display 4a and the variable display device 3 is ended when the variable display time (second notification time) determined at the start of the first special figure game has elapsed. Will do. The variation display time at this time is determined by the main control device 231 as data included in the basic variation pattern of the first special figure game. Reach display is always performed when the basic variation pattern is a big hit, and part of the reach display is also performed in the case of a loss. Then, it is highly likely that a relatively long time is selected as the fluctuation display time in the basic fluctuation pattern that is to reach, and a relatively short time is selected in the basic fluctuation pattern that is not to reach.

Next, in step S6, if the second special figure holding number is larger than 0, that is, if it is 1 or more, the second special figure flag is set (step S13).
Next, a random number for the second lottery obtained when a game ball is won at the second special figure starting port 55 and the second special figure holding number is incremented by 1 is not yet used for the second lottery. Using the oldest random number of the random numbers and the second lottery determination table, it is determined whether the result of the second lottery is a big hit or not (small win) (step S14).
If the determination result is a jackpot, the process proceeds to step S10, the jackpot establishment flag is set, and the subsequent steps are performed.

When the determination result is not a big hit but a small hit, a small hit establishment flag is set (step S15). The small hit establishment flag is a flag that is set when the second special figure game that is short and short hit is started and is reset when the small hit game state is started.
Next, it is determined whether or not the above-described small hit is a time-short hit or not (non-time-short hit) (step S16).

In the case of time reduction, the time reduction establishment flag is set (step S17). The time saving establishment flag is a flag for generating a time reduction after a specific jackpot gaming state generated based on a time reduction.
Then, regardless of whether the hour / time flag is hit or not, the process proceeds to step S11 to determine whether or not the hour / hour flag is set. If the hour / hour flag is set, the hour / hour counter is set to 1 in step S12. Count up and end this process.

  The second special figure game is started on the second special figure display 4b and the variable display device 3 by setting the second special figure flag. The display of the second special figure game on the second special figure display 4b is performed as a separate process in the main controller 231, and the second special figure game on the variable display apparatus 3 is executed from the main controller 231 to the symbol controller 26. A command is output to the display control unit 26, and display control is performed by the symbol control device 26 based on the command.

  That is, when the second special figure flag is set, the main special control device 231 starts the second special figure game, which is one of the big hit, the short time short hit, and the non-short time short hit from the main control device 231. The command shown will be output. In addition, this command includes the data of the fluctuation display time as the basic fluctuation pattern together with the result of the second special figure game. As described above, the time for notification and the time required for the game ball to flow down to a predetermined position on the game board 1 are included. Or a process related to notifying whether it is a non-time-short hit or not.

Also, the second special figure game started by the second special figure display 4b and the variable display device 3 is ended when the variable display time (second notification time) determined at the start of the second special figure game has elapsed. Will do.
In the second special figure game, when the jackpot is reached, the main controller 231 determines the variable display time by lottery. As in the case of the first special figure game, the game is basically a so-called reach. From this, a long variable display time that is a big hit is determined.

  On the other hand, when the second special figure game is a small hit, the main controller 231 notifies the player of the difference between the short time and short time and the non-short time small hit so that the player can recognize the difference. , A time that is sufficient for the game ball that has been fired since the player noticed the notification to flow down below the specific fluctuation winning device 85 is stored, and this time is determined as the variable display time. Is done. A plurality of types may be set for the variable display time, and one type may be selected by lottery. In addition, it is preferable that the variable display time of any kind is equal to or longer than the sum of the notification time described above and the time when the game ball flows down.

Next, if the first special figure flag is set in step S5, it means that the first special figure game is being performed, and the first special figure game has been displayed after the variable display time has elapsed. It is determined whether or not the special figure game is over (step S18). If it is not the end of the first special figure game, the process ends.
If the first special figure game is over, the first special figure flag is reset (step S19).

Then, it is determined whether or not the big hit establishment flag is set (step S20). If the jackpot winning flag is set, the jackpot winning flag is reset, the jackpot flag is set (step S21), and the jackpot gaming state in which the special variable winning device 8 is opened and closed for 15 rounds as a separate process is started. (Step S22).
Next, it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is set (step S23).
If the time reduction flag is set, the time reduction flag is reset and the time reduction counter is reset (step S24), and the time reduction is temporarily terminated when the big hit gaming state occurs. Then, this process ends.

  If the big success flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the hour / hour flag is set and the hour / hour counter is a predetermined number (for example, 100) (step S25). If the hour / hour flag is not set, or if the hour / hour counter is not a predetermined number, this processing is terminated. If the hour / hour flag is set and the hour / hour counter is a predetermined number, the process proceeds to step S24, where the hour / hour flag is reset, the hour / hour counter is reset, the hour / hour counter is terminated, and this process is terminated.

Next, if the second special figure flag is set in step S4, it means that the second special figure game is being played, and the second special figure game has been displayed after the variable display time has elapsed. It is determined whether or not the special figure game is over (step S26).
If the second special figure game is not finished, the process is finished.

If the second special figure game is over, the second special figure flag is reset (step S27).
Then, it is determined whether or not the big hit establishment flag is set (whether or not the big hit establishment flag is set) (step S28). If the jackpot winning flag is set, the jackpot winning flag is reset and the jackpot flag is set (step S29), and the jackpot gaming state in which the special variable winning device 8 is opened and closed for 15 rounds as a separate process is started. (Step S30).
Next, it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is set (step S31). If the hour / hour flag is set, the hour / hour flag is reset and the hour / hour counter is reset to 0 (step S32).

If the big hit flag is not set, the small hit flag is set in the second special game, so the small hit flag is reset and the small hit flag is set (step S33). A small hit gaming state in which the specific variation winning device 85 is opened for 1.8 seconds is started (step S34).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the hour / hour flag is set and the hour / hour counter is a predetermined number (for example, 100) (step S35). If the hour / hour flag is not set, or if the hour / hour counter is not a predetermined number, this processing is terminated. If the hour / hour flag is set and the hour / hour counter is a predetermined number, the process proceeds to step S32, where the hour / hour flag is reset, the hour / hour counter is reset, the hour / hour counter is terminated, and this process is terminated.

  Next, when the jackpot flag is set in step S1, it is determined whether the jackpot gaming state is in effect and the jackpot gaming state is ended (step S36). That is, it is determined whether or not the fifteenth round is a prize for a predetermined number of game balls or whether the round ends after a predetermined time.

If the jackpot gaming state does not end, this process ends.
When the jackpot gaming state is ended, the jackpot flag is reset (step S37), the hourly flag is set (step S38), and the process is terminated. By setting the time-short flag, time-saving processing such as increasing the probability of ordinary games is performed by separate processing, and the normal gaming state after the jackpot gaming state is the normal gaming state in the high start winning state with the time shortening Become.

  Next, when it is determined in step S2 that the small hit flag is set, the small hit gaming state is entered, and it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the specific variation winning device 85 during the small hit gaming state ( Step S39). That is, it is determined whether or not a signal is input from the specific special winning ball detection sensor 86a. When a game ball wins the specific variation winning device 85, the specific counter is incremented by one (step S40).

Further, when the game ball has not won the specific variation winning device 85, it is determined whether or not the game ball that has won the specific variation winning device 85 is discharged and a signal is input from the discharge ball detecting sensor 90a. (Step S41). When the signal from the discharge ball detection sensor 90a is input, the specific counter is counted down by 1 (step S42).
Next, it is determined whether or not the specific counter is equal to or greater than 1, that is, whether or not the game ball has won a game with a small hit gaming state and the specific variable prize-winning device 85 has been released and has not yet been discharged (step). S43).
It is determined whether or not the winning game ball has passed the specific area 88 (step S44). That is, it is determined whether or not a signal is input from the specific area passing ball detection sensor 88a.

When the game ball passes through the specific area 88, the small hit flag is reset, the specific counter is invalidated and reset (step S45), and the specific big hit flag is set (step S46).
Next, it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is set (step S47). If the hour / hour flag is set, the hour / hour flag is reset and the hour / hour counter is reset to 0 (step S48). Note that when the specific jackpot flag is set, the specific jackpot gaming state is started as a separate process, and the special variable winning device 8 is opened and closed for 15 rounds in the same manner as the jackpot gaming state. In addition, when the specific jackpot flag is set, the specific variation winning device 85 is closed in the specific variation winning device 85 in another process even if the opening time of 1.8 seconds has not yet elapsed. Although the specific counter is reset, the specific counter may be valid until the specific counter becomes 0 in another process.
In addition, if the time reduction flag is reset at the start of the specific jackpot gaming state, the time reduction is once ended, and if the time reduction establishment flag is set due to the occurrence of the time reduction, the time after the specific jackpot gaming state becomes shorter, If the time saving establishment flag is not set due to the occurrence, the low start winning state (non-time saving) is set after the specific jackpot gaming state.

If the game ball has not passed through the specific area 88, it is determined whether or not the specific variation winning device 85 is closed and the small hit gaming state is ended (step S49).
If the small hit gaming state is not finished, the process is finished.
When the small hit gaming state is finished, it is determined whether or not the specific counter is 0 (step S50).

If the specific counter is not 0, the process is terminated.
If the specific counter is 0, the small hit flag is reset (step S51). If the game ball does not pass through the specific area 88 until the small hit flag is reset, it is determined whether or not the time reduction establishment flag is set (step S52), and the time reduction establishment flag is set. If yes, the time reduction establishment flag is reset (step S53).

In this case, if the specific counter is not 0 (1 or more), the small hit flag is not reset, and it is assumed that the small hit gaming state is substantially continued. Since the special figure game and the second special figure game cannot be started, the small hit flag is reset at the end of the small hit gaming state (the specific variation winning device 85 is closed), and another process is performed until the specific counter becomes zero. It may be determined whether or not the game ball passes through the specific area, and the signal from the specific area passing ball detection sensor 88a is valid until a predetermined time elapses after the specific variable winning device 85 is closed. And may be invalidated after a predetermined time.
In this example, when the specific counter is 0 and the small hit flag is reset, the normal game state is entered and the special game can be started.

  If the specific jackpot flag is set in step S3, it is determined whether the specific jackpot gaming state is in effect and the specific jackpot gaming state ends (step S54). The end condition for the specific jackpot gaming state is the same as that for the jackpot gaming state.

Then, if the specific jackpot gaming state has not ended, this process ends.
If the specific jackpot gaming state is over, the specific jackpot flag is reset (step S55).
Then, it is determined whether or not the time reduction establishment flag is set (step S56).
If the time saving flag is not set, this process is terminated.
As a result, when the specific big hit gaming state occurs during the small hitting gaming state based on the non-time saving small hit, after the specific big hit gaming state, the normal gaming state in the low start winning state is entered without time saving.

If the time reduction flag is set, the time reduction flag is reset, the time reduction flag is set (step S57), and this process is terminated.
As a result, when the specific big hit gaming state occurs during the small hitting game state based on the short time small hit, after the specific big hit gaming state, it becomes the normal gaming state in the short time, that is, the high start winning state.

  As a result of the above processing, the time is reduced as described above, and the game balls are frequently won at the second start winning opening 55, and mainly the second special game is played. In the state where the short time small hit occurs, the possibility that the game ball passes through the specific area 88 during the small hit game state is high, and the specific big hit game state occurs.

That is, in the normal game state in the low start winning state, the first special figure game is mainly performed, and if a big hit can be generated in the first special figure game, at least one specific big hit game state is obtained in the subsequent short time state. It is very likely that it can occur.
And if the small hit game state when the specific jackpot gaming state is generated is based on the short time small hit, it will be short again after the specific big hit gaming state, and the specific big hit gaming state will be generated again in the short time with a very high probability It becomes possible.

In the pachinko gaming machine of this example, based on the notification processing in the symbol control device 26 described below, the small hit gaming state occurs based on the short and short time before the variable display device 3 enters the small hit gaming state. Or whether it occurs based on non-time-short hits.
The notification process of the symbol control device 26 is a process that is repeatedly performed every short period.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not the current state is short (step S71).
The time saving here is a state in which a normal gaming state and a high start winning state are established, and does not include a jackpot gaming state, a specific jackpot gaming state, or a jackpot gaming state.
When the time reduction flag is set in the main control device 231, a time reduction start command is sent from the main control device 231 to the sub-control unit 24 such as the symbol control device 26 and the time reduction flag is reset. Based on these commands, for example, the symbol control device 26 also sets and resets the time-shortening flag, so that it is possible to determine whether the current state is time-shortening.

If the time is not short, it is determined whether or not a jackpot gaming state or a specific jackpot gaming state with a short time starts (step S72).
Here, since the time is not short, the first special figure game is mainly performed. And, it is highly likely that the result of the first special figure game will be a big hit and a jackpot gaming state will occur, but in the rare case that the second special figure game will be played, a big hit will occur and a big hit gaming state may occur. is there. In addition, when the specific variation winning device 85 is released, the game ball wins the specific variation winning device 85 and passes through the specific area 88 when the special variation winning game 85 that is rarely generated is released. There is also a possibility that a specific jackpot gaming state will occur.

  When the jackpot gaming state or the specific jackpot gaming state with the above-mentioned time reduction occurs, the jackpot flag or the specific jackpot flag is set in the main controller, and the jackpot gaming state and the specific jackpot gaming state are finished. The jackpot flag or the special jackpot flag is reset at the same time, but when the jackpot flag and the specific jackpot flag are set and reset, commands indicating the start and end of the jackpot gaming state and the specific jackpot gaming state are symbols It is transmitted to the sub-control unit 24 including the control device 26.

  Further, when the specific jackpot flag is set, whether or not the time saving establishment flag is set is also transmitted as a command from the main controller 231 to the sub-control unit 24, and the specific jackpot gaming state to be started is accompanied by a time reduction. It can be determined in the symbol control device 26 whether it is a special jackpot game state or a specific jackpot game state without time saving.

As a result, the symbol control device 26 can determine the start of the jackpot gaming state and the start of the specific jackpot gaming state with a short time.
If the jackpot gaming state or the specific jackpot gaming state is not started, this process is terminated, and in the case of starting, that is, when the first jackpot as a jackpot in the low start winning state that is not short-time occurs, the above-mentioned The lottery regarding whether or not to notify is performed.
Here, for example, the number of occurrences of jackpots such as specific jackpots and jackpots is drawn out (step S73).

The lottery probability of each jackpot number is as described above. Then, the number of occurrences of the jackpot winning lottery is set in the winning count counter (step S74), and the process ends.
If the time is short in step S71, it is determined whether or not the time is over and the low start winning state is started (step S75). The short-time end here does not include the short-time end at the start of the jackpot gaming state or the short-time end at the start of the specific jackpot gaming state with a short time. And when the low start winning state is started after the short time has ended, and when the specific big hit gaming state without the time shortage occurs and the low start winning state is entered after the specific big hit gaming state without being shortened This is a case where a low start winning state is started after a short time.

  When the low start winning state is started, the time is not started until the next first hit (a big hit in the low start winning state and a specific jackpot with a short time), as in the short time There is no very small number of hits, and even if a short-time hit or a non-short-time hit is generated, there is no notification that makes it possible to identify the difference between a short-time hit and a non-short-time hit.

When the time is over and the low start winning state is started, the winning counter is reset (step S76). At this time, there is a possibility that the winning counter is 1 or more, but because the jackpot gaming state or the specific jackpot gaming state could not be generated during the shortening, the shortening ended and the low start winning state was started. As a result, it is in a state in which the notification of the time / short time hit and the non-time / short time hit are not performed, and a so-called punctured state occurs.
When the time is short and the low start winning state is not started, it is determined whether or not the big hit gaming state or the specific big hit gaming state with a short time is started (step S77). In the case of starting, the winning counter is decremented by 1 (step S78).

If the big hit gaming state or the specific big hit gaming state is not started, it is determined whether or not the win count counter is greater than 0, that is, 1 or more (step S79). If the winning counter is not greater than 0, that is, 0, the process is terminated.
If the win count counter is greater than 0, it is determined whether or not the second special figure game whose result is a small win is started (step S80).

If it is not time to start the second special figure game that results in a small hit, this process ends.
If the timing is the start of the second special figure game where the result is a small hit, it is determined whether or not the small hit is a short time small hit (non-time short hit) (step S81).

When the second special figure game that is a small hit is started, a command is transmitted from the main control device 231 depending on whether or not the time reduction establishment flag is set. It is possible to determine whether it is a non-time-short hit.
Then, in the case of time reduction, for example, display (notification) is performed on the variable display device as an instruction to continue firing the game ball with pictures, moving images, and text (characters). For example, a character string such as “Continue to launch a game ball”, a picture or video that holds the rotary operation handle 237, or a picture or video that a game ball is flowing down on the surface of the game board is displayed. Display control for starting is started (step S82).

  In the case of non-time-short hits, for example, a display as an instruction to stop the launch of the game ball is performed on the variable display device with a picture, a moving image, and text (character). For example, a character string such as “Game Ball Launch Stop”, a picture or a video that releases a hand from the rotary operation handle 237, or a game ball on one side of the game board flows down to the game ball from the game board surface. Display control for displaying a picture, a moving image, or the like that does not occur is started (step S83).

  And after starting the display control of the alert | report which can recognize and distinguish between the above-mentioned short time small hits and non-time short hits, this process is complete | finished. Note that display control for notification is performed as a separate process. Basically, any notification that can cause a technical intervention to stop the launch of a game ball in the case of a non-short-time win in the second special figure game is sufficient. It is sufficient that the non-time-short hits can be recognized with respect to the hits.

For example, the effect per hour short and short when no notification is performed is effect 1, the effect per time short when notification is performed as effect 2, and the effect per non-short time when notification is performed In the case of the production 3, the production 2 and the production 1 may be the same, the production 3 may be different from the production 1 and the production 2, the production 3 and the production 1 may be the same, and the production 2 It may be different from the production 3.
Needless to say, production 1, production 2, and production 3 may all be different. In addition, it is necessary that the effect for the short time bonus when the notification is not performed and the effect for the non-time short time bonus are indistinguishable from each other.

As a result, whether or not to notify the time / short time hit as described above is determined by lottery in the symbol control device 26 of the sub control unit 24 in this example, for example, and a display for the notification Control is also performed by the symbol control device 26.
Therefore, the main control device 231 does not need to perform control such as whether or not to notify the time / short hit / non-time / short hit, and the processing in the main control device 231 can be reduced. In addition to the special drawing game lottery in the main control device 231, the sub-control unit 24 provides different types of effects by display and the like, and the special game lottery and the production type selection are processed separately. As a result, the game can be varied.

In addition, it is possible to obtain a pachinko gaming machine with different game characteristics as described above by simply changing the control processing in the symbol control device 23 without changing the control processing in the main control device 231 at all. Pachinko machines can be developed with relatively simple work.
That is, whether or not to notify the effect together with the effect by changing the control of the lottery part related to whether or not to notify the above when developing the effect part by display on a pachinko machine, a lamp or voice, etc. It is possible to develop a new pachinko gaming machine by changing the game characteristics that change.

  In other words, the hardware configuration of the pachinko gaming machine and the configuration of the main control unit 23 including the main control device 231 are not changed at all, and when the production of the variable display device 3 is changed, the control related to the above notification is also changed. It is possible to create a pachinko gaming machine in which not only the presentation is changed but also the game playability is changed.

As a result, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, in which the control related to the notification is changed, is compared to the digital patch that mainly changes only the effect in the variable display device 3, until the player gets bored of the game. There is a high possibility that the period will be long, and there is a possibility that the pachinko gaming machine can be used without being replaced for a long time.
As a result, the pachinko gaming machine of this example can improve the operation rate in the game store for a long period of time, and the cost can be reduced while maintaining the operation rate in the game store.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment to which the invention made by the present inventor is applied has been described, the present invention is not limited by the description and the drawings that form part of the disclosure of the present invention according to this embodiment. That is, it should be added that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.

1 game board 2a game area 3 variable display device (display device, notification means)
8 Special variable prize device 5 Regular variable prize device (starting variable prize device)
9 Universal map starting port 23 Main control unit 24 Sub control unit (notification control means)
26 Symbol control device (notification control means)
51 First Start Prize Port 55 Second Start Prize Port 81 Grand Prize Port (First Grand Prize Port)
83 Movable door (door)
85 Specified variable prize winning device 86 Grand prize opening (second grand prize opening)
87 Movable door (door)
88 specific area 231 main controller (first and second lottery means (lottery means), game state control means, second start winning state control means)

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game ball is fired so that it can flow down,
A display device provided substantially in the center of the game board;
A first start winning opening, a second starting winning opening and a normal start opening provided in a game area of the game board where game balls can flow down;
Based on the passing of the game ball through the usual start opening, it is difficult for the game ball to win and the game ball is difficult to win or win from the first start winning opening with respect to the second start winning opening. A start variation winning device that can vary between a closed state that cannot be performed,
A first grand prize opening having a wider width than the second starting prize opening is provided in the game area, and a game ball is won by releasing from the closed state in which no game ball can be won in the first big prize opening. A special variable winning device that makes it easy to open,
Lottery means for performing a lottery based on winning of a game ball to the first start winning opening or the second starting winning opening;
Display control means for displaying a display game for notifying the lottery result of the lottery means on the display device so as to end based on the elapse of a predetermined variable display time;
When the lottery result is announced in the display game displayed on the display device, the first big winning opening of the special variable winning device can be opened and closed from the closed state, and a game ball can be won. Gaming state control means for generating a jackpot gaming state to be
The low start winning state in which the period per unit time of the fluctuation in which the start variation winning device is in the open state is relatively short, and the high start winning in which the period related to the variation is relatively longer than the low start winning state Second start winning state control means for switching and controlling the state based on the lottery result of the lottery means;
A gaming machine comprising
A special variable winning device that is provided with a second grand prize opening different from the special variable prize winning device in the gaming area and that allows the game ball to be won by opening and closing the second big winning opening from the closed state;
And,
Only the specific variable winning device of the special variable winning device and the specific variable winning device has a specific area through which a part of the game balls won in the second large winning mouth can pass,
The lottery means
Based on the fact that a game ball has won a prize at the first start winning opening, a lottery and a loss are drawn,
Based on the fact that a game ball has won the second start winning opening, a lottery is performed so as to include a low start winning small hit or a high start winning small hit,
The gaming state control means includes
Based on the lottery results for the low start winning and the high start winning small per win, generate a small hit gaming state that opens and closes the second big winning opening of the specific variable winning device,
And,
When a game ball that has won the second grand prize opening that has been released due to the occurrence of the small hit gaming state passes through the specific area, the first big prize opening of the special variable prize winning device is opened and closed to To generate a specific jackpot gaming state that allows winning,
The second start winning state control means includes:
A predetermined termination condition is satisfied at the end of the specific jackpot gaming state that occurs based on the lottery result resulting in the small hitting gaming state based on the lottery result for the high start winning small winning In the game until the game, the high start winning state is set, and in the game after the establishment, the low start winning state is switched and controlled,
In addition, when the result of the lottery for the low start winning prize is a lottery result, the low start prize is awarded at the end of the specific jackpot gaming state generated based on the result of the lottery becoming the small hitting gaming state. Control to be in a state,
Notification control for notifying that the small hit gaming state related to the low start winning small lottery lottery is generated at the variable display time determined from a plurality of types of variable display times when the small hit gaming state is generated Means,
A small hit determination means for determining whether the low start winning small hit or the high start winning small hit is a lottery result when generating the small hit gaming state;
With
The notification control means includes
Based on notification control when generating the small hit gaming state,
Prior to opening the second big prize opening in the small hit gaming state, and at least before the time when the game ball launched into the game area can flow down below the specific variable winning device In addition,
Based on the determination result of the small hit determination means, the variable display time for performing the small hit notification that can distinguish the lottery result of the high start winning small hit and the lottery result of the low start winning small hit , Decide whether or not to make the small hit notification so as not to be too advantageous to the player,
The variable display time for performing the small hit notification includes a time during which the player can recognize the difference between the high start winning small hit and the low start winning small hit based on the small hit notification. And
The notifying means for performing the small hit notification provides the small hit notification as a variable display effect during the display game before the end of the display game .

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