JP5622315B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine, and more particularly to a technique for controlling the progress of a game in a ball game machine.

  Conventionally, among various types of ball game machines, the so-called first type pachinko game machine, the lottery is performed in response to the ball entering the start opening provided on the game board, Depending on the lottery result, a symbol called a special symbol is variably displayed (hereinafter, the lottery executed with the start opening as an opportunity is also referred to as “special symbol lottery”). When the result of the determination is successful and the special symbol is stopped and displayed in a specific manner, the gaming state is shifted to a special game called a big hit (see, for example, Patent Document 1). On the other hand, there is a start opening provided with an accessory that is expanded to increase the ease of entering the ball. Another winning / failing lottery is performed in response to a ball entering the operation port provided on the game board, and a symbol called a normal symbol is variably displayed according to the lottery result (hereinafter, executed with the operation port as an opportunity) This lottery is also called “ordinary symbol lottery”). When the result of the determination is successful and the normal symbol is stopped and displayed in a specific manner, the accessory is expanded and the ease of entering the starting port is enhanced. As a result, the player can easily aim for the big hit. In such a gaming machine, a variable time reduction game (hereinafter referred to as “short time”) is started as a specific game for a predetermined period after the special game ends, for example, until the number of times the special symbol fluctuates reaches the set number. There is something. In general, the opening time during which the start port is expanded becomes longer during normal times. In addition, since the variation time of the special symbol is shorter than the normal state, the execution interval of the special symbol lottery becomes relatively short, and the possibility that a big hit will occur early is increased.

JP 2003-230714 A

  When a player selects a type of gaming machine to be played, a game specification showing the characteristics of the gaming machine defined for each type of gaming machine may be referred to. The contents of gaming specifications are introduced in gaming machine magazines and gaming machine manufacturer websites. In some cases, a booklet that introduces the way of playing and the contents of the effects is provided on the side of the gaming machine. The contents of the game specifications include the winning probability, the number of short times given as a specific game after a special game, and whether a holding ball that can be placed in a secured state of change without starting a change immediately after entering the starting gate No, some numbers of prize balls are listed. By the way, it may be difficult for players to acquire the first special game as an image of a gaming machine, but once a special game can be allocated, it is expected that a special game will be easily obtained continuously during a specific game Tend. Therefore, when the number of specific games, for example, when the number of short-time grants is large on the game spec, or when a holding ball is allowed, the expectation for continuous acquisition of special games will be expanded only by looking at the game spec that can be easily acquired There is a case. In particular, in the case of a gaming machine that has a low probability of entering the start opening due to the configuration of the gaming board, etc., while the winning probability is set high, the ease of entering the game will increase during the time, so the gaming specifications There may be a case where the number of times given in the short time above is more than necessary. Therefore, depending on the game playability, there are cases where it is better not to increase the number of times given in a short time, or cases where it is better not to allow a hold. On the other hand, if the number of short-time assignments is small or the suspension is not recognized, the symbol change execution interval becomes long and the symbol change frequency decreases. In general, a player has the image that after a special game is finished, a plurality of times are given and the symbols frequently change. For this reason, it is easy to give the player an image that the game machine lacks interest unless the symbol variation frequently occurs in the game after the special game. Therefore, even if the number of times of execution of a specific game is reduced or the suspension is not allowed, the inventors can increase the number of times the symbol changes after a special game by using other methods, so It was thought that the excitement of the game after the end of the special game can be maintained.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and its purpose is to reduce the number of executions of a specific game and to change the number of symbols more than the number of executions of a specific game even when there is no reserved ball. Is to provide a machine.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board on which a game area is formed, and a predetermined position in the game area. A first start winning opening, and a second starting winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area and having a ball changing mechanism for changing the ease of entering the game balls when the game balls enter the lottery , From lottery means for executing a lottery to execute the winning / losing lottery upon entering the first start winning port or the second starting winning port, and from the start to stop when the symbol indicating the result of the lottery is variably displayed on the symbol display device A variation pattern determining means for selecting a variation pattern for which a variation mode is determined from a plurality of patterns, and a table to be referred to when the variation pattern is determined by the variation pattern determining means. Fluctuation table holding means for holding a fluctuation pattern table in which a plurality of types of fluctuation patterns having different times and the results of the success / failure lottery are associated with each other, symbol display control means for controlling variation display of symbols, and predetermined positions in the game area If the result of the lottery is a win, the big winning opening will be opened when the game ball is opened when the prescribed opening conditions are met The second start is triggered by the special game control means for executing the special game which is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, the operation port provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and entering the operation port A general drawing lottery means for executing a general drawing lottery for determining whether or not to activate a pitching variation mechanism of a winning opening, and when the result of the general drawing lottery is a hit, activates the pitch variation mechanism. Second winning prize The operation control means to increase the ease of entering the game from the normal state, and the ease of entering the second start winning opening from the normal state until after the special game is over until the number of winning / failing lotteries reaches the predetermined end number Specific game execution means for shifting the game state to a higher easy-to-enter game state. The lottery means the lottery for entering the second start winning port only when the change of the symbol corresponding to the result of the winning / losing lottery stops at the time of entering the second starting winning port. If the lottery is a lottery during easy entry, the operation control means will change the state of the entry variation mechanism for the single entry of the operation opening. The operating state of the mechanism is divided into a predetermined number of times, and an operation state in which the ease of entering the ball is increased from the normal state only for the first predetermined period and a non-operating state in which the ease of entering the ball is returned to the normal state only for the second predetermined period. On the other hand, the transition to the operating state and the transition to the non-operating state are repeatedly executed until the number of transitions of the operating state reaches a predetermined number, and the variation pattern determining means enters the second start prize opening during the transition of the operating state. In case of a ball, select a variation pattern with a variation time shorter than the second predetermined period. To.

  The second start winning opening can be said to be a starting winning opening mainly for entering a ball during the specific game because the ease of entering the ball during the specific game is enhanced by the ball changing mechanism. The entrance variation mechanism is, for example, an open / close mechanism that increases the ease of entering the second start winning opening when expanded and lowers the ease of entry when expanded when compared to the so-called “electrical”. “Chu” may be used. In addition, a path for guiding the game ball to the second starting prize opening is formed when protruding from the surface of the game board to improve the ease of entering the ball, and the path to the second starting prize opening is hidden when buried in the game board. It is good also as an advancing / retreating mechanism that makes it easier to enter the ball than when protruding. In addition, any mechanism that can switch between a state in which the game ball can be easily guided to the second start winning opening and a state in which it is difficult to guide the game ball to the second starting winning opening may be used. The variation pattern table holds a plurality of variation patterns of various variation times. The variation time length of the variation pattern is, for example, a standard variation pattern with a standard length variation time without reach production, a long variation pattern longer than this standard variation pattern, a short variation pattern shorter than the standard variation pattern, etc. May be included. The variation pattern determining means may select the long variation pattern with a probability higher than the probability of selecting the standard variation pattern or may be selected with a lower probability according to the gaming state. Similarly, depending on the gaming state, the short variation pattern may be selected with a probability higher than the probability of selecting the standard variation pattern, or may be selected with a lower probability. The lottery means does not trigger the success / failure lottery when the symbol variation corresponding to the game ball that has entered first has been made even when the second start winning opening has continuously entered. That is, the second start winning opening does not have a holding ball that is in a waiting state when a plurality of balls are entered. The specific game execution means may activate the ball entering variation mechanism a plurality of times or within a total operation period. Therefore, the specific game is regarded as one game regardless of the number of times of the entrance variation mechanism during the total operation period, and is executed from the end of the special game until the number of winning / failing lotteries reaches a predetermined end number. The The total operation period of the entering variation mechanism may be determined as different periods during the specific game and during the non-specific game. It is preferable that the total operation period of the specific game is longer than the total operation period during the non-specific game. The operation control means operates the entrance variation mechanism for a first predetermined period obtained by dividing the total operation period into a predetermined number of times. When dividing the total operating period, it may be divided equally or non-equally. The operation control means shifts to an operation state in which the entrance variation mechanism is operated only for the first predetermined period to improve the ease of entering, and then shifts to an inoperative state in which the entry variation mechanism is inactivated for the second predetermined period. To lower the ease of entry. The second predetermined period is preferably, for example, a time equivalent to an average fluctuation time of general symbol fluctuations. Since the operation control means alternately repeats the transition between the operating state and the non-operating state until the number of times of transition of the operating state reaches a predetermined number of times, for example, when the number of divisions is four, The entering variation mechanism is operated 4 times, and a state where the entering ease is high is formed 4 times. The variation pattern determining means selects a variation pattern having a variation time shorter than the second predetermined period when entering the second start winning opening during the transition of the operating state. Therefore, the variation of the variation pattern ends before the second predetermined period elapses at any timing within the first predetermined period in which the ball variation mechanism is in operation. In other words, when the next variation mechanism enters the operating state, the variation of the symbols has already stopped, and when entering the second starting prize opening, that entry will be used as an opportunity to execute the winning / failing lottery. Can do. As a result, when the entrance variation mechanism is set in a state in which the entrance ease is made a plurality of times with respect to a single pass of the operating port, a lottery determination can be made each time.

  According to this aspect, even if the entering variation mechanism is activated a plurality of times within the total operating period, it is possible to perform a lottery determination with the entry into the second start winning opening each time. Therefore, even when the second start winning opening is not put on hold and the number of times of execution of the specific game is small, the winning lottery more than the number of times of execution of the specific game becomes possible.

  The variation pattern determining means selects a variation pattern with a short variation time only when the number of symbol variations is the same as the predetermined number of times since the end of the special game when entering the second start winning opening during the transition to the operating state. A fluctuation pattern having a higher fluctuation time and a longer fluctuation time than a short fluctuation pattern may be selected. When the variation pattern determining means enters the second start winning opening during the transition to the operating state, the variation pattern determining means usually selects a variation pattern having a variation time shorter than the second predetermined period. However, for example, when the predetermined number of times is “4”, the variation pattern determining means is limited to the fourth variation from the end of the special game, and has a short variation with a higher probability than the probability of selecting a variation pattern with a short variation time. A variation pattern having a variation time longer than the pattern is selected. That is, only when the same number of symbol variations as the predetermined number of times has been achieved, a long variation pattern capable of achieving a reach effect or the like can be selected, so that the fun of the game can be enhanced.

  The variation table holding means is a single variation in which a variation display process is defined in which the variation of the symbol displayed for one result of the success / failure lottery is stopped once as a pattern to be selected when the result of the success / failure lottery is a hit. The pattern and the variation display process are defined in such a manner that the variation of the pattern to be displayed for one result of the lottery determination is displayed in a pseudo manner in a plurality of times. A plurality of types of pseudo continuous variation patterns for displaying a pseudo variation display that fluctuates in a variation time corresponding to a combined period of the period and the second predetermined period are displayed before the final variation display for displaying the winning result, and the variation pattern is determined. The means is when the result of the winning / losing lottery executed when the ball enters the second start winning opening during the transition to the operating state is a win, and when the pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected, from the end of the special game of It may be selected from among a plurality of patterns of pseudo continuous variation pattern including a pseudo variable display of the number of times corresponding to the number of times of the change in the pattern.

  The variation time of the single variation pattern may be a variation pattern having a variation time shorter than the second predetermined period. Since the pseudo variation display of the pseudo continuous variation pattern is a variation time corresponding to the sum of the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period, it is longer than the variation time of the single variation pattern. However, since the second predetermined period enabling the symbol variation is sufficiently longer than the first predetermined period obtained by dividing the total operation period into a plurality of times, the length of the variation time of the single variation pattern and the pseudo variation display of the pseudo continuous variation pattern The difference in the fluctuation time can be made difficult to distinguish. When the predetermined number of divisions is “4” and the first continuous variation after the end of the special game is hit and the pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected, the pseudo continuous variation including three pseudo variation displays before the final variation display Select a pattern. Further, if the first variation is lost after the end of the special game and the second variation is a hit, a pseudo continuous variation pattern including two pseudo variation displays is selected before the final variation display. Similarly, if the first variation after the end of the special game is lost and the second variation is lost and the third variation is a hit, a pseudo continuous variation pattern including one pseudo variation display is selected before the final variation display. To do. When the special game is over and the third to third variation is lost, and the fourth variation is a hit, the variation of only the final variation display, that is, the variation pattern not including the pseudo variation display is selected. By the way, the game ball does not always enter in the operating state after the end of the special game. For example, if you cannot enter in the first operating state after the end of the special game and hit the first time in the second operating state, this is a choice of pseudo continuous variation pattern for the first variation. Then, a pseudo continuous variation pattern including three pseudo variation displays is selected before the final variation display. Similarly, if you cannot enter in the first operating state after the end of the special game, you cannot enter the ball in the second operating state, and if you hit the first time in the third operating state, A pseudo continuous fluctuation pattern including a pseudo fluctuation display is selected. As described above, regardless of the number of operation states after the end of the special game, when the ball is first entered and hit, a pseudo continuous variation pattern including three pseudo variation displays is selected. It should be noted that the number of symbol variations from the end of the special game can be the number of variations of the single variation pattern.

  For example, if you select a variation pattern that performs a long reach effect, etc., when you are in the first operating state, you have realized a game that increases the number of corner variations, but at that point the player In some cases, it will be recognized that it is a hit, and the interest will be lost. There are also cases where attention is concentrated on reach and the player is stopped. On the other hand, if the pseudo continuous variation pattern is displayed as in the above-described aspect, it is difficult for the player to recognize at which timing the hit is made. As a result, it is easy to continue the operation of entering the second start winning opening, and the stoppage can be suppressed. In addition, it is possible to entertain the contents of the change with a sense of expectation until the ball changing mechanism is activated.

  A winning opening may be provided that is provided at a predetermined position in the game area and has a mechanical pitching variation mechanism that increases the ease of entering a ball when triggered by a ball entering the second start winning gate. According to this aspect, when entering the second start winning opening, the mechanical entering variation mechanism is activated to increase the easiness of entering the winning opening, and the winning ball is given by easy entering the winning opening. it can. As a result, even if it is known that the design fluctuates due to entering the 2nd starting winning entrance and the new entry does not become a lottery opportunity, the game is held to stop and stop and get the prize ball It becomes easy to give it to a person.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention may be mutually replaced between methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, etc. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the bullet ball game machine of the present invention, even if the number of executions of a specific game is suppressed and there is no reserved ball, the number of symbols can be changed more than the number of executions of a specific game. And can keep the fun of the game after the end of the special game.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a schematic diagram showing the example of a structure of the normal pattern selection table which a 1st fluctuation pattern determination means or a 2nd fluctuation pattern determination means refers at normal time. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the fluctuation | variation timing of the action | operation pattern and special symbol of a normal electric accessory. It is a schematic diagram showing the example of a structure of the special short pattern selection table which a 2nd fluctuation pattern determination means refers during division | segmentation control. It is a schematic diagram showing the example of a structure of the special length pattern selection table which a 2nd variation pattern determination means refers at the time of the last variation during division control. It is a schematic diagram showing the example of a structure of the pseudo continuous pattern selection table referred when a 2nd fluctuation pattern determination means selects a pseudo continuous fluctuation pattern during division | segmentation control. It is a figure explaining an example of the pseudo continuous production displayed when a pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected. It is a schematic diagram showing the structural example of the time determination table used in normal symbol lottery. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. It is a flowchart explaining in detail the process of the normal symbol of S20 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the change time determination process of S35 in FIG. 13 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement pattern determination process of S42 in FIG. 13 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the action | operation process of S43 in FIG. 13 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the action transfer process of S127 in FIG. 16 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the non-operation transfer process of S128 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the process of the 1st symbol of S22 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the 2nd design of S24 in FIG. 12 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the special game of S16 in FIG. 11 in detail.

  The pachinko gaming machine shown in the present embodiment provides a game in which a plurality of conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machines are mixed. When a game ball enters the first start winning opening or the second starting winning opening, the first winning lottery or the second winning lottery is executed, and when the lottery is a big hit, a special game in which the big winning opening is repeated is started. Is done.

  When the special game ends, the game shifts to a specific game called a so-called variable time shortening game (hereinafter referred to as “time saving”). Time saving continues after the special game is over until the number of times the special symbol fluctuates reaches a predetermined number of times (hereinafter referred to as “the number of continuations”). During the short time, the ease of entering the second start winning opening is enhanced. As a result, the number of executions of the winning / losing lottery triggered by entering the second start winning opening increases, and the possibility of generating a big hit increases.

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

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

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a first special symbol display device 70, a second special symbol display device 71, an effect symbol display device 60, a first symbol on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. A start winning opening 62, a second starting winning opening 63, a center decoration 64, a large winning opening 91, an operation opening 68, a general winning opening 72, and a general winning opening 92 with a mechanism are included. Furthermore, in the game area 52, a number of game nails, windmills, and the like (not shown) are installed.

  The first start winning port 62 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the first game, and the second start winning port 63 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the second game. The first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 are provided at positions that are separated from each other to the extent that it is possible to make a goal with either of them depending on the strength of the game ball. The first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 are respectively arranged in the center of the game area 52 so that it becomes possible to aim at entering either one by the strength of the game ball according to the player's intention. The game balls that are installed in the vicinity (left side) and the right side are difficult to enter into the other side. For example, the first start winning opening 62 is provided at a position that makes it easier for a player to enter a ball when aiming at the left side of the game area 52 and firing relatively weakly, and the second start winning opening 63 is positioned on the right side of the game area 52. It is provided at a position where it is easy to enter the ball when aiming and launching relatively strongly.

  The first start winning opening 62 includes a start winning detection device 74. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the first start winning opening 62, and generates first start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The second start winning opening 63 includes a start winning detection device 75, a normal electric combination 65, and a normal electric combination solenoid 76 for operating the normal electric combination 65. The start winning detection device 75 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the second start winning opening 63, and generates second start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The ordinary electric accessory 65 functions as a pitch variation mechanism for changing the ease of entering the second start winning opening 63. The ordinary electric accessory 65 can be constituted by, for example, an advancing / retreating mechanism in which a guide piece for guiding a game ball to the second start winning opening 63 protrudes or is buried in the surface of the game board 50. When the ordinary electric accessory 65 shifts to the operating state by the driving force of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76, the guide piece protrudes from the surface of the game board 50, and the ease of entering the ball into the second start winning opening 63 is increased. The operation time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is about 0.2 seconds in the normal state, but the operation time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is about 5.6 seconds in the normal time. Therefore, the game ball can easily enter the second start winning opening 63. In addition, since the second start winning opening 63 is provided in a narrow passage on the right side of the game area 52 as shown in the drawing, most of the game balls hitting strongly toward the right side are at least in the vicinity of the second starting winning opening 63. Since they are gathered, there is a high possibility of entering the second start winning opening 63. On the other hand, the first start winning opening 62 is not provided with an ordinary electric accessory, and is provided at a position away from a narrow passage. Therefore, in the time-short state, the second start winning opening 63 has an arrangement or configuration relationship such that the possibility of entering the ball is relatively higher than the first starting winning opening 62.

  The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. Further, the general winning opening 92 with a mechanical chew includes an opening / closing accessory 93 that functions as a mechanical entering variation mechanism that increases the ease of entering when triggered by entering the second start winning opening 63. When the opening / closing combination 93 enters the second start winning opening 63, the game ball moves an operating piece (not shown) to expand the opening / closing combination 93. When the opening / closing accessory 93 is expanded, it becomes easy for a game ball to enter the general winning opening 92 with a mechanical chew. When a ball enters the general winning opening 92 with a mechanical chew, the game ball moves an operating piece (not shown) to close the opening / closing member 93. The general winning opening 92 with a mechanical chew has a mechanical chew winning detecting device 96. The mechanical chew winning detection device 96 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the general winning opening 92 with a mechanical chew, and generates mechanical chew winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The big winning opening 91 is provided as a common winning opening common to the first game and the second game, and is opened when a big hit occurs. The big winning opening 91 is arranged at a position biased to the right side of the game area 52. Therefore, when a big hit occurs, the player hits the right and causes the game ball to enter the big winning opening 91. Also, in the specific game state that shifts after the big hit, the game is played with the right hand hit. Therefore, after the big hit, the possibility of entering the first start winning opening 62 becomes low, and the game form in which the player enters the second starting winning opening 63 exclusively. The special winning opening 91 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for opening and closing the special winning opening 91. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the big winning opening 91, and generates big winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The big winning opening 91 is a horizontal rectangular winning opening that is opened as a “big hit” when the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 stops in a predetermined big hit mode. The special winning opening 91 may be provided above the out opening 58. In this case, for example, by adjusting the arrangement and driving angle of the game nails, it is only necessary to prevent the player from entering the big winning opening 91 unless the player hits the right.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect symbol display device 60 provided substantially in the center of the game area 52. A guide entrance 81 is formed at the apex portion of the center ornament 64 and communicates with the passage 31 that guides the game ball to the first start winning opening 62. The game ball that has passed through the guide entrance 81 once wraps around the center ornament 64 and then passes through the passage 31 and is guided to a distribution device 94 provided inside the center ornament 64. For example, the sorting device 94 may be constituted by a so-called “three-hole cloon” in which a three-hole is formed. When the game ball guided to the sorting device 94 enters a predetermined hole, for example, a hole on the near side, the game ball is guided to the first start winning opening 62 through the passage 95. If it enters another hole, it is discharged to the game area 52 and flows into the out port 58. In the case of the present embodiment, the game nail around the guide entrance 81 is adjusted so that it cannot easily enter the guide entrance 81, but when entering the guide entrance 81, for example, Then, the player enters the first start winning opening 62 with a probability of 1/3. In the case of the present embodiment, the success / failure lottery executed at the time of entering the first start winning opening 62 is set higher. For example, the winning probability is set to 1 / 2.01. Therefore, it is difficult to enter the guide entrance 81, but if it is entered, it will be a big hit with a very high probability, so that the overall play rate of the gaming machine is equal to that of a general gaming machine. . Note that the distribution device 94 may be omitted by adjusting the ease of entry to a lower level with the game nails around the guide entrance 81. Further, the sorting device 94 is not limited to the “three-hole cloon”, but may be a device that sorts whether or not the passage 95 can pass using a rotation mechanism or a swing mechanism.

  A first special symbol display device 70 corresponding to the first game and a second special symbol display device 71 corresponding to the second game are provided on the left and right sides of the effect symbol display device 60. The first special symbol display device 70 displays the variation of the first special symbol 192 corresponding to the first game, and the second special symbol display device 71 displays the variation of the second special symbol 193 corresponding to the second game. Is displayed. The first special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the first winning / losing lottery performed when the game ball enters the first start winning opening 62, and its fluctuation display stops in a predetermined hit state. When it is played, a big hit as a special game occurs. The second special symbol 193 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the second winning / losing lottery performed when the game ball enters the second start winning opening 63, and the change display stops in a predetermined hit mode. When it is played, a big hit as a special game occurs. The 1st special symbol display device 70 and the 2nd special symbol display device 71 are display means comprised, for example by 7 segment LED, and the 1st special symbol 192 and the 2nd special symbol 193 are "0"-"9", respectively. 10 types of numbers and “−”.

  In the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60, the variation of the decoration symbol 190 linked to the first special symbol 192 or the decoration symbol 190 linked to the second special symbol 193 is displayed. The effect symbol display device 60 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually producing the result display of the first success / failure lottery indicated by the first special symbol 192 or the result display of the second success / failure lottery indicated by the second special symbol 193. The effect symbol display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of symbol variation moving images simulating a slot machine game in the display area 194. The effect symbol display device 60 is configured by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be configured by other display means such as a mechanical drum or LED. Since the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 do not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the first special symbol display device 70 is conspicuous in the lower left of the production symbol display device 60. If a technique is adopted in which the special symbol itself has a role to play and does not display a decorative symbol, the special symbol is displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the directing symbol display device 60. May be.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the right side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers a lottery for operating the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start winning prize port 63.

  When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning opening 72, the first starting winning opening 62, the second starting winning opening 63, the large winning opening 91, and the general winning opening 92 with the mechanism, the type of the winning opening is selected. The prize ball is paid out to the upper ball tray 15 or the lower ball tray 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball enters the first start winning opening 62, the first special symbol 192 is variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 70, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed on the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. . When the game ball enters the second start winning opening 63, the second special symbol 193 is similarly displayed in the second special symbol display device 71, and the decorative symbol 190 is displayed in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60 in a variable manner. Is done. The variable display of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the elapse of the display time determined prior to display. When the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in the big hit mode, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the big winning opening 91 is started. . At this time, the decorative pattern 190 simulating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three patterns are matched. When the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a big hit mode, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game. Be started.

  The grand prize winning opening 91 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after 9 or more game balls are dropped. Such opening / closing of the special winning opening 91 is repeated a predetermined number of times. For example, when the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is hit, the special winning opening 91 is repeatedly opened and closed 15 times in the special game.

  In the case of the present embodiment, when a special game occurs, the variation time reduction (time reduction) is started as the specific game after the special game ends. The time-short state is continued until the total of the variable display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 reaches a predetermined number of end conditions (also referred to as “continuation count”). In the present embodiment, the number of continuations is set to one. During the time reduction, the fluctuation time of the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is substantially shortened.

  When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, the normal symbol lottery is executed, and the normal symbol 196 is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 for a predetermined time. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the right side of the special winning opening 91. When the fluctuation display of the normal symbol 196 is stopped in a predetermined hit state after the predetermined time has elapsed, the normal electric accessory 65 of the second start winning prize opening 63 operates for a predetermined period. During the short time, the total operating period of the second start winning opening 63 is set longer than in the normal state. In addition, during the time saving, the fluctuation time of the normal symbol 196 is also shortened. In this embodiment, regardless of the gaming state, the winning probability of the normal symbol lottery is set to an extremely high value of about 99%. For this reason, if the ball can enter the operation port 68, it becomes possible to operate the ordinary electric accessory 65 almost certainly. However, since the fluctuation time of the normal symbol 196 is considerably long in the normal state as will be described later, it takes time to operate the ordinary electric accessory 65 and the operation time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is, for example, 0.2. Very short as seconds. Therefore, it is not easy to enter the second start winning opening 63. On the other hand, since the fluctuation time of the normal symbol 196 is considerably short during the time reduction, the normal electric accessory 65 operates early. In addition, since the operation time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 at that time is longer than that in the normal state, that is, not in the short time state, for example, 5.6 seconds, it is possible to easily enter the second start winning opening 63 Become.

  In the present embodiment, when the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is won and the game shifts to a special game, a time reduction is always given once after the special game ends. Therefore, the player plays the second game aiming at the second start winning opening 63 during the time. On the other hand, when the time saving is completed, the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start winning prize port 63 is not frequently operated. That is, it becomes difficult to enter the second start winning opening 63, and the possibility of changing the second special symbol 193 is also reduced. Therefore, the player plays the first game aiming at the first start winning opening 62 during the non-time.

  The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the effect symbol display device 60, and decoration. Game effect lamps 90 are provided above and below the center ornament 64, and play a role of production by blinking or the like.

  In the case of the present embodiment, a holding lamp provided in a general gaming machine is not provided for the first special symbol 192. As described above, in the case of the present embodiment, instead of setting the winning probability for the first special symbol 192 to be high, it is easy to enter the guide entrance 81 that guides the game ball to the first start winning entrance 62. Is set low. Therefore, since the possibility of continuous entering in a short time is extremely low and the holding state is not established, the holding lamp is omitted.

  On the other hand, in the case of the second start winning opening 63 corresponding to the second game, there is a possibility that a plurality of game balls enter during the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 65. However, since the success / failure probability of the second special symbol 193 of the present embodiment is also set higher, if the success / failure lottery value can be held, the jackpot will be continued for a long period of time with a very high probability and difficult to end. Become. Therefore, in the second lottery means for executing the lottery determination upon entering the second start winning opening 63, the second special symbol 193 fluctuates and stops when the second starting winning opening 63 is entered. Only when it is, the entry is triggered by the execution of the second winning lottery. Note that when the second special symbol 193 is displayed in a variable manner, a prize ball is paid out when there is a prize at the second start prize opening 63. Thus, in the present embodiment, the holding lamp can be omitted, so that it is possible to reduce the component cost and the control cost accompanying the control. In another embodiment, the first special symbol 192 may be reserved.

  Below the normal symbol display device 59, a general symbol holding lamp 22 corresponding to the normal symbol fluctuation is provided. The ordinary figure holding lamp 22 is composed of two lamps, and displays the number of holdings of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lights or the number of blinking lights. The number of retained normal symbol fluctuations is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol 196, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol 196 has not yet been executed. For example, the number of normal symbol fluctuations can be four. The operation button 82 is a button operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction on the gaming machine side. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as lottery when winning the first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 in particular. The sub board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the effect symbol display device 60, and changes display contents according to a lottery result by the main board 102 in particular. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The set substrate 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a first start winning port 62, a second starting winning port 63, a large winning port 91, a general winning port 72, a general winning port 92 with a mechanical chew, an operation port 68, and a first special. The symbol display device 70, the second special symbol display device 71, the effect symbol display device 60, the normal symbol display device 59, the operation button 82, the speaker 18, and the game effect lamp 90 are electrically connected to each other, and various control signals are provided. Can be sent and received. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 includes a main substrate 102 as a main control device that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game and the progress of the game, and a sub substrate as a sub-control device that controls design effects and the like. 104 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 includes the entrance determination unit 110, the first lottery unit 126, the second lottery unit 128, the general drawing lottery unit 136, the general drawing hold control unit 116, the main display control unit 118, and the condition holding unit 176. , Special game control means 120, specific game execution means 122, opening / closing control means 124, and special figure adjustment means 152. The sub-board 104 in this embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, an effect determination unit 132, and an effect display control unit 134. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

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

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the first start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the first start winning opening 62, and when receiving the second start winning information, the game ball won the second start winning opening 63. Judge that The winning determination means 110 judges that the game ball has won the big winning opening 91 when receiving the big winning opening information, and judges that the gaming ball has won the general winning opening 72 when receiving the general winning information. When the winning information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 92 with the mechanism chew. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68.

  The first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 function as “special drawing lottery means”. The first lottery means 126 includes a first lottery value acquisition means 112, a first winning / failure determination means 113, and a first pattern determination means 114. The first lottery means 126 is a first special symbol lottery corresponding to entering the first start winning opening 62. The lottery is executed. The result of the first winning / losing lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the first special symbol 192 on the first special symbol display device 70, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. Indicated. On the other hand, the second lottery means 128 includes a second lottery value acquiring means 115, a second winning / failing determining means 117, and a second pattern determining means 119, and as a special symbol lottery corresponding to a ball entering the second start winning opening 63. A second winning / losing lottery is executed. The result of the second success / failure lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the second special symbol 193 on the second special symbol display device 71, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60. Indicated. When the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 start the symbol variation, the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation is transmitted to the effect determining unit 132.

  The first lottery value acquisition unit 112 uses the first start winning lottery value (also referred to as “special drawing lottery value”) as a random number value for the first winning lottery when the first start winning opening 62 is entered. Get as. The second lottery value acquisition unit 115 uses the second starting lottery value (also referred to as “special drawing lottery value”) as a random number value for the second winner lottery when the second start winning prize 63 is entered. Get as. For example, the values acquired as the first winning / losing lottery value and the second winning / losing lottery value for the winning / losing lottery are acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like.

  The first winning / failing determination unit 113 executes a determination of whether or not to shift to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game based on the first winning / failing lottery value. The second winning / failing determination means 117 executes a determination of whether or not to shift to the special game based on the second winning / failing lottery value. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation.

  The first success / failure determination unit 113 includes a fluctuation table holding unit that holds a plurality of failure determination tables referred to in the determination of success / failure. In the plurality of success / failure tables held by the fluctuation table holding means, the determination result of big hit / loss and the success / failure lottery value are associated with each other, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting. The first winner determination unit 113 refers to any of a plurality of winner tables according to the gaming state, and determines whether the winner lottery value is a big hit. Similarly, the second success / failure determination unit 117 includes a fluctuation table holding unit that holds a plurality of failure determination tables referred to in the determination of success / failure. In the plurality of success / failure tables held by the fluctuation table holding means, the determination result of big hit / loss and the success / failure lottery value are associated with each other, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting. The second success / failure determination unit 117 refers to any of the plurality of success / failure tables according to the gaming state, and determines whether or not the winner / lottery value is a big hit. In the case of the present embodiment, the probability of hitting the jackpot is the same in the first winning lottery and the second winning lottery, for example, 1 / 2.01.

  The first winning / failing determining means 113 and the second winning / failing determining means 117 determine the stop symbol at the start of symbol variation based on the separately acquired symbol lottery value and the result of the winning / failing determination. The first winning / failing determining means 113 and the second winning / failing determining means 117 hold a symbol range table that is referred to in order to determine a special symbol stop symbol. In the symbol range table for determining the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193, the special symbol represented by the numbers "0" to "9" and the symbol "-" and the first symbol lottery value or A correspondence relationship with the second symbol lottery value is defined. Each type of special symbol is associated with the result of determining whether or not the jackpot is successful or not. The numbers “0” to “9” correspond to the jackpot, and the symbol “−” corresponds to the miss. The first winning / failing determining means 113 and the second winning / failing determining means 117 each hold a plurality of symbol range tables.

  The first pattern determining means 114 has a plurality of variation patterns in which a display process of symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 70 and the effect symbol display device 60 is determined based on a first pattern lottery value acquired separately. Determine from the variation pattern. The second pattern determining means 119 has a plurality of variation patterns in which a symbol variation display process to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 71 and the effect symbol display device 60 is determined based on a second pattern lottery value separately acquired. Determine from the variation pattern. The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 each determine a variation pattern of the symbol variation with reference to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 each hold a plurality of variation pattern tables that are referred to in order to determine the variation pattern. The variation pattern defines a variation mode from the variation start to the stop when the special symbol is variably displayed, and has various variation times depending on the type. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses.

  In FIG. 4, the change pattern holding means included in the first pattern determination means 114 and the second pattern determination means 119, respectively, is used to determine the change patterns of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 at normal times. An example of the normal pattern selection table 300 used for the above is schematically shown. The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 obtain a variation pattern lottery random number for determining a variation pattern based on the lottery results by the first winning / failing determining unit 113 and the second winning / non-performing determining unit 117, respectively. . This variation pattern lottery random number is acquired from a value range of “0” to “255”, for example. The random number at this time may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like.

  For example, the normal pattern selection table 300 can select various fluctuation patterns. In the case of the normal pattern selection table 300 shown in FIG. 4, a pattern A with a variation time of 5 seconds and a pattern B with a variation time of 10 seconds are selected with a selection probability of about ½, and a pattern that can produce an effect without reach is selected. Is done. In addition, a pattern C having a variation probability of 15 seconds with a selection probability of about ¼ is selected, and a pattern capable of producing a normal reach is selected. Further, a pattern D having a variation time of 60 seconds and a pattern E having a variation time of 90 seconds are selected with a selection probability of about 1/4. In this case, long reach and super reach can be produced. In addition, the normal pattern selection table 300 includes a table in which the pattern A and the pattern B are selected with a very high probability, and a table in which the pattern D and the pattern E are selected with a very high probability.

  By the way, if the game ball passes through the operation port 68 and the normal drawing lottery is won when the game state is transitioning to the time reduction state, the total operation period of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is longer than that in the non-time reduction state. It becomes an extended state. As a result, the second start winning opening 63 is in a state in which it is easier to enter the ball for a longer period than when the time is not short. In the case of the present embodiment, the ordinary electric accessory 65 does not continue the operation state during the total operation period, but the entrance ease from the normal state only during the first predetermined period T1 obtained by dividing the total operation period into a predetermined number of times. The operation state to be raised and the non-operation state to return the entrance ease to the normal state for the second predetermined period T2 are alternately repeated a plurality of times. This alternate operation is repeated until the number of transitions of the operating state reaches a predetermined number of divisions. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the operation pattern of the ordinary electric accessory 65 and the variation timing of the second special symbol 193. The sum total of the 1st predetermined period T1 of the ordinary electric accessory 65 which will be in a several times operation state becomes equal to a total operation period. Therefore, the operation period is the same as the case where the ordinary electric accessory 65 is continuously operated once, and there is no disadvantage to the player. For example, when the total operation period of the ordinary electric accessory 65 extended in operation due to time reduction is “5.6 seconds” and the predetermined number of divisions is “4 times”, each first predetermined period T1 is “T1 = 1.4 seconds ". Generally, since 100 game balls are fired per minute, the firing interval is 600 ms. Therefore, when the operation state in which the ordinary electric accessory 65 increases the ease of entering the ball is 1.4 seconds, it is calculated that about 2 balls can enter the second start winning opening 63.

  On the other hand, it is preferable that the second predetermined period T2 in the inoperative state is equal to or slightly longer than the average fluctuation time of general symbol fluctuations. For example, a period equivalent to the pattern B (10 seconds) of the normal pattern selection table 300 can be set.

  In addition to the normal pattern selection table 300, the second pattern determining means 119 holds a plurality of types of dedicated tables that are referred to during the operation control in which the ordinary electric accessory 65 alternately repeats the operation state and the non-operation state. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a table that is normally referred to when a ball is entered into the second start winning prize port 63 when the ordinary electric accessory 65 is in an operating state. This table is a special short pattern selection table 302 in which only variation patterns (T2-Δt) shorter than the second predetermined period T2 are selected. In this case, when the variation pattern random number is “170 to 255”, the variation pattern of “9 seconds” is selected as “pattern a”. When the variation pattern random number is “85 to 169”, a variation pattern of “8 seconds” is selected as “pattern b”, and when the variation pattern random number is “0 to 84”, “pattern c” is “7 seconds”. "" Is selected. In any case, the variation pattern selected is a variation time shorter than the second predetermined period T2, so as shown in the lower part of FIG. The second special symbol 193 that starts to change when the player enters the start winning opening 63 ends the change while the ordinary electric accessory 65 shifts to the non-operating state. As described above, the second special symbol 193 does not have a hold, but if the ordinary electric accessory 65 is in an activated state and the ease of entering the second start winning opening 63 is increased, it is determined whether or not the entry is triggered. Lottery will be possible. Therefore, when the ordinary electric accessory 65 is in the operation control state and shifts to the operation state four times by one lottery drawing lottery, the winning start lottery is executed by entering the second start winning opening 63 for each transition. be able to. In other words, even when the time reduction is given only once, it is possible to make a lottery determination of four times, and it is possible to realize more symbol variations than the number of time reductions given. This is the same as the case where the number of time reductions is increased while the number of time reductions is 1 on the game spec. Therefore, it is possible to entertain a plurality of symbol fluctuations while suppressing the gambling in game specs. Moreover, although all the variation patterns selected during that time are shorter than the second predetermined period T2, the variation time can be close to the average variation time of general symbol variation. Therefore, the decorative symbol 190 corresponding to the symbol variation of the second special symbol 193 can also be varied for a general variation, that is, for a time during which sufficient effects can be performed. In this respect as well, it is possible to produce the same effect as when the time is given a plurality of times.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the second pattern determining means 119 selects a variation pattern longer than the second predetermined period T2 with a high probability as a dedicated table to be referred to exceptionally during the operation control of the ordinary electric accessory 65. The special length pattern selection table 304 may be included. This special length pattern selection table 304 is a table that is referred to only for the change of the symbol of the same number as the predetermined number of divisions since the end of the special game. For example, a variation pattern having a long variation time such as 30 to 90 seconds can be selected with a probability higher than the probability of selecting a variation pattern having a short variation time of 7 seconds or 9 seconds. That is, in the operation state transition of the ordinary electric accessory 65 that is repeated a plurality of times, it is easy to select a long variation pattern only when it is possible to enter the second start winning prize port 63 every time, such as super reach. This makes it possible to produce a performance that raises the expectation of a big hit. In another embodiment, a long variation pattern may always be selected when the number of symbol variations is the same as the predetermined number of times. In this case, it is possible to obtain an achievement effect indicating that the player has successfully entered the ball every time, thereby improving the performance. In another embodiment, the special length pattern selection table 304 may be referred to only when the transition to the operating state of the ordinary electric accessory 65 reaches a predetermined number of times. In this case, the final effect of the operation control is a long effect regardless of the number of entering balls during the operation control of the ordinary electric accessory 65. In this case, it is possible to produce an effect that notifies the end of the operation control of the ordinary electric accessory 65.

  Further, the second pattern determining means 119 may have a winning pattern selection table that is referred to when the second special symbol 193 is winning. This hit pattern selection table includes a single variation pattern and a pseudo continuous variation pattern. The short variation pattern is a variation pattern in which a variation display process is defined in which the variation of the symbols displayed for one result of the success / failure lottery is stopped once. The variation pattern selected with reference to the normal pattern selection table 300, the special short pattern selection table 302, the special length pattern selection table 304, etc. described above is this single variation pattern. On the other hand, the quasi-continuous variation pattern is a pattern in which the variation display process is determined in such a manner that the variation of the symbol to be displayed with respect to the result of one lottery lottery is apparently displayed multiple times in appearance. . Then, the pseudo continuous variation pattern displays a pseudo variation display that varies in a variation time corresponding to the sum of the first predetermined period T1 and the second predetermined period T2 before the final variation display that displays the winning result. Is. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a pseudo continuous pattern selection table 306 that is referred to when a pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected. The second pattern deciding means 119 is a case where the result of the success / failure lottery executed when the second start winning hole 63 is entered during the operation control is a win, and the success / failure result selects the pseudo continuous variation pattern. When doing so, the pseudo continuous pattern selection table 306 is referred to. The quasi-continuous pattern selection table 306 selects a quasi-continuous variation pattern including a quasi-variable display with the number of times corresponding to the number of symbol variations from the end of the special game. For example, when the special game is finished and the ordinary electric accessory 65 shifts to the operation control state and is hit by the first fluctuation, the “pattern W” is selected. The length of the variation time of the pattern W is (T1 + T2) × 3 + p. After the pseudo variation display of the length of (T1 + T2) is displayed three times, the final variation display of the length of p is made and the winning display is made.

  FIG. 9 schematically shows an example of a pseudo continuous effect that is displayed and controlled by the effect display control means 134 when a pseudo continuous variation pattern is used. When the first pseudo variation display starts, the decorative symbol 190 starts to vary as shown in FIG. Each decorative symbol 190 is sequentially stopped in the order of the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol. However, as shown in FIG. 9B, each decorative symbol 190 does not stop completely, for example, a half that vibrates up and down. Displayed in a stopped state. This vibration is desirably a slight vertical movement, and by displaying in this way, it is possible to make it appear as if the three decorative symbols 190 are stopped and the result of the success / failure is displayed. Then, when a time corresponding to (T1 + T2) has elapsed from the start of the fluctuation in FIG. 9A, the second pseudo fluctuation display is started as shown in FIG. 9C, as in FIG. 9B. The left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol are in a semi-stopped order (see FIG. 9D). Then, when the time corresponding to (T1 + T2) has elapsed since the start of the fluctuation in FIG. 9C, the third pseudo fluctuation display is started as shown in FIGS. 9E and 9F, and the left symbol, It is in a semi-stopped state in the order of the right symbol and the middle symbol. Then, when the time corresponding to (T1 + T2) elapses from the start of fluctuation in FIG. 9E, the fourth fluctuation display is started. Since this fluctuation is the final fluctuation display, as shown in FIG. 9G, the left symbol and the right symbol are stopped at the same number to reach a reach state, and finally the big hit fixed display is performed by stopping the middle symbol. The variation time of the final variation display is a time corresponding to “p”.

  Returning to FIG. 8, for example, when the special game ends and the ordinary electric accessory 65 shifts to the operation control state and hits by the second fluctuation, “pattern X” is selected. The length of the variation time of the pattern X is (T1 + T2) × 2 + p, and after the pseudo variation display of the length of (T1 + T2) is displayed twice, the final variation display of the length of p is made and the per unit display is performed. . Similarly, if the winning is the third variation, “pattern Y” is selected. The length of the variation time of the pattern Y is (T1 + T2) × 1 + p. After the pseudo variation display of the length of (T1 + T2) is displayed once, the final variation display of the length of p is performed and the per-display is performed. . Note that if the winning is the fourth variation, “Pattern Z” is selected. The length of the variation time of the pattern Z is (T1 + T2) × 0 + p, that is, the variation of only the final variation display not including the pseudo variation display, and the same variation as the single variation pattern. In addition, when the ordinary electric accessory 65 starts the operation control and does not enter the second start winning opening 63 when it is in the first operation state, the ordinary electric accessory 65 starts with the second operation state transition. There is a case where the player enters the second start winning opening 63 and wins. In this case, since the special game is finished and the ordinary electric accessory 65 shifts to the operation control state and hits with the first variation, the variation pattern to be selected is “pattern W”. Similarly, there is a case where the normal electric accessory 65 does not enter the first to third operating state transition but enters the second start winning opening 63 for the first time and hits. Also in this case, the special game is finished and the ordinary electric accessory 65 shifts to the operation control state and hits with the first variation, so the variation pattern to be selected is “pattern W”.

  When the above-described pseudo continuous variation pattern is used, it is desirable that the ordinary electric accessory 65 is in an operating state when the decorative design 190 is in a semi-stopped state. For example, if the ordinary electric accessory 65 is operated in the semi-stop state and the ease of entering the ball is increased, it becomes easy for the player to be interested in entering the second start winning opening 63. In this case, the ball can enter the second start winning opening 63 during the semi-stop, and can be made to appear as if the second pseudo-variable display starts. Similarly, if the ordinary electric accessory 65 is actuated and enters the second start winning opening 63 at the half stop before the third and fourth pseudo-variation display, the game ball enters and the pseudo-variation display It can appear as if it is linked. That is, it can be difficult for the player to identify whether the pseudo-continuous variation pattern is displayed or whether the decorative symbol 190 is fluctuating due to winning a prize. Further, it can be difficult for the player to recognize at which timing. As a result, it is possible to entertain the contents of fluctuations with a sense of expectation until the end of the operating state that is shifted a plurality of times. Further, since it is difficult to determine whether or not the pseudo variation display is made, even when the pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected and the variation is actually continued and no new winning / losing lottery is performed, the second start winning opening 63 is displayed. You can awaken the ball. For example, perhaps not a pseudo-variable display, but arousing the feeling that it may be better to enter when the second start winning opening 63 is easier to enter due to the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 65 Can do. That is, it becomes easy to suppress stoppage during the pseudo continuous variation pattern selection.

  By the way, when the pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected and the pseudo variation display is sequentially performed, the player can play the game when the normal electric accessory 65 is shifted to the operating state and the ease of entering the ball is increased. Even if the ball is fired, it may not enter the second start winning opening 63. In this case, there may be a case where the player is given a sense of discomfort that the symbols are changing despite the absence of a ball entering the second start winning opening 63. Therefore, the effect display control unit 134 acquires the second start winning information from the ball entering determination unit 110 and also acquires the operation information of the ordinary electric accessory 65 from the opening / closing control unit 124. Then, if the second start winning information cannot be obtained from the ball entering determination unit 110 during the transition of the operating state of the ordinary electric accessory 65 during the variation of the pseudo continuous variation pattern, the effect display control unit 134 performs the following second operation. The content of the presentation may be changed so that the display of the semi-stop state is maintained until the start winning information is obtained. In that case, the effect display control means 134 may change the effect content so that the pseudo-variable display after the half stop is omitted once, or may be replaced with another pseudo-variable display. In addition, there is a case where the timing of entering the second start winning opening 63 does not match the timing of starting the pseudo-variable display. Therefore, the effect display control means 134 may start the variation display at a timing delayed from the variation start timing of the second special symbol 193 when performing the variation display of the decorative symbol 190 using the single variation pattern. At this time, the delay time may be a constant value or may be changed randomly. Moreover, you may match | combine with the timing which the ordinary electric accessory 65 transfers to a non-operation state. In this way, the player is given an impression that the variation start timing of the second special symbol 193 and the variation start timing of the decorative symbol 190 are different from each other, and the above-mentioned uncomfortable feeling may be reduced. Good.

  In the above-described example, the example in which the type of the pseudo continuous variation pattern is selected according to the number of symbol variations after the end of the specific game has been described, but it may be selected based on other conditions. For example, it may be determined according to the number of transitions of the ordinary electric accessory 65 to the operating state, or may be determined by lottery.

  The general drawing lottery means 136 functions as a “general drawing determination means” and executes a lottery by acquiring a lottery value (also referred to as a “general drawing lottery value”) when a game ball passes through the operation port 68. For example, the usual drawing lottery value is acquired from a value range from “0” to “511”. In the success / failure table referred to by the ordinary drawing lottery means 136, the determination result of winning or losing is associated with the ordinary drawing lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting. In this embodiment, it is set so as to be a hit with an extremely high probability of about 99% regardless of the game state, and when the game ball passes through the operation port 68, the ordinary electric accessory of the second start winning port 63 is almost certainly obtained. 65 is activated. In the modified example, other probabilities can be set. For example, it is possible to set so that the shorter time hits with higher probability than the normal state. The result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 136 is variably displayed in the form of a normal symbol 196 on the normal symbol display device 59. The normal symbol lottery means 136 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the normal symbol 196 to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. In the symbol range table, the correspondence relationship between the normal symbol lottery value and the normal symbol 196 is determined, and the universal symbol lottery means 136 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol 196 with reference to the symbol range table.

  The regular drawing lottery 136 also holds a time determination table to be referred to in order to determine the variation time of the normal symbol 196, and selects the variation time of the normal symbol 196 according to the gaming state. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a time determination table used in normal symbol lottery. In the present embodiment, by using the illustrated time determination table, one of a plurality of variation patterns is selected according to the gaming state and the normal drawing lottery value (0 to 511). As shown in the figure, as the variation pattern, there are provided a normal pattern selected in a normal state and a time-shortening pattern selected during time-saving.

  As shown in the figure, in a normal state, any of a plurality of considerably long fluctuation times (in this embodiment, any one of 200 seconds, 300 seconds, and 400 seconds) is selected with a probability of about 1/3. Is set. In the modification, for example, a variation time is set so as to correspond to a plurality of types of stop symbols of the normal symbol 196, and the variation time is selected according to the determined stop symbol of the normal symbol 196. It may be. On the other hand, it is set so that a considerably short variation time (1 second in this embodiment) is selected without lottery during the time saving. As described above, in the normal state, since the interval of the normal symbol lottery is considerably long, it takes a long time for the normal electric accessory 65 of the second start winning prize opening 63 to be in the operation control state. Further, in the normal state, the operating state of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is also very short, for example, 0.2 seconds. As a result, it becomes difficult to enter the second start winning opening 63. On the other hand, since the interval of the normal symbol lottery is as short as 1 second during the time reduction, the normal electric accessory 65 can shift to the operation control state at an early stage. Further, since the total operating time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is extended from the normal state, for example, 5.6 seconds during the time reduction, it is possible to enter the second start winning opening 63 relatively early. . As described above, the correspondence between the gaming state and the variation time of the normal symbol 196 is defined in the time determination table, and the general symbol lottery means 136 determines the variation time of the normal symbol 196 with reference to the time determination table. To do.

  The general drawing lottery means 136 functions as a general drawing determination means. When the stop symbol determined for the normal symbol 196 becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol 196 is a hit, and after the variable symbol display of the normal symbol 196 is stopped at that stop symbol, the operation control means The lottery value of the normal symbol that causes the opening / closing control means 124 that also operates the normal electric accessory 65 of the second start winning prize opening 63 for a predetermined time to be temporarily held by the normal figure holding control means 116. However, the lottery value is put on hold only when the predetermined hold upper limit number put on hold by the usual figure hold control means 116 is not exceeded. The number of holdings is represented by the number of lighting or blinking of the ordinary figure holding lamp 22.

  The main display control means 118 includes first special figure control means 148, second special figure control means 150, and universal figure control means 153. The first special symbol control means 148 causes the first special symbol display device 70 to display the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the first winning / losing lottery by the first lottery means 126. The first special symbol control means 148 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / losing lottery or the second winning / losing lottery performed before that time has ended. The second special symbol control means 150 causes the second special symbol display device 71 to display the fluctuation of the second special symbol 193 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the second winning / failing lottery by the second lottery means 128. The second special symbol control means 150 also sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first winning / losing lottery or the second winning / losing lottery performed before that has ended.

  The first special figure control means 148 and the second special figure control means 150 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, respectively. This is transmitted to the effect display control means 134. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The normal symbol control means 153 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to display the lottery result of the normal symbol lottery means 136 as a variation display of the normal symbol 196.

  The condition holding means 176 holds a special game operating condition as a condition for shifting to a special game including a unit game that involves opening the special winning opening 91 a plurality of times. The special game operation condition is a result indicating that the game shifts to the special game in the first lottery or the second lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  The special game control means 120, when the first winning / losing lottery by the first lottery means 126 results in the transition to the special game, the special game control means 120 is displayed when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode. It is determined that the operating condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the special winning opening 91. Similarly, the special game control means 120, when the second special lottery by the second lottery means 128 results in the transition to the special game, when the second special symbol 193 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode It is determined that the special game operating condition is established, and the special game is executed by opening the special winning opening 91. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 91 is continuously continued a plurality of times, and is composed of a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing as a unit. In one unit game, the grand prize opening 91 is opened for about 30 seconds in principle. The special game control means 120 ends the special game when the set round number of unit games is exhausted.

  The specific game execution means 122 controls a normal game in a short time state. The specific game execution means 122 shifts the game state of the normal game to the short-time state when the special game by the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is completed. Then, the special game ends and the game state shifts to the normal game. The short time state is continued until the total number of times of display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 reaches a predetermined number of end conditions, for example, once in the case of this embodiment, counting from the end of the special game. . At this time, the first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 select a variation pattern having a short variation time so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is substantially shortened. For example, in the case of the first pattern determining means 114, if the result of the first winning / losing lottery is out of place, it is easy to select a fluctuation time of 5 seconds that is occasionally selected in the normal pattern selection table 300 that is referred to at the normal time. In the case of the second pattern determining means 119, as shown in FIG. 6, when the result of the second success / failure lottery is out of the range, a long variation pattern of 60 seconds or 90 seconds with a reach effect or the like is not selected. A relatively short variation pattern is selected. In the case of the present embodiment, during the specific game, the ease of entering the first start winning opening 62 is lower than that of the second start winning opening 63 where the ease of entering the ball is enhanced. In this case, the second special symbol 193 varies.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start winning prize port 63 and the opening / closing of the special winning prize port 91. When the normal symbol 196 is stopped in a specific manner, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an operation instruction to the normal electric accessory solenoid 76 to shift the normal electric accessory 65 of the second start winning prize port 63 to an operating state. The opening / closing control means 124 performs an operation extension in which the normal electric accessory 65 is operated for a longer time than in the normal state in the short time state, and the second start winning prize port 63 is in the operation control state for a longer time than in the normal state. . In the special game, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the special prize opening solenoid 80 to open the special prize opening 91.

  When one of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is stopped in the hit state, the special figure adjusting unit 152 waits for the other variable display to start. In this case, the special symbol change display is not started while the special game is executed, so that the player can concentrate on the special game.

  The pattern storage means 130 holds a plurality of variation pattern data as variation patterns of decorative symbols. The effect determining unit 132 sends the variation pattern of the decorative symbol 190 corresponding to the variation pattern of the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 determined by the first lottery unit 126 or the second lottery unit 128 from the pattern storage unit 130. select. The effect determination means 132 determines the combination of the stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 based on the stop symbol and variation pattern of the special symbol received from the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128.

  The effect designating unit 132 uses the effect display control unit 134 to produce the effect symbol display device 60 in accordance with the result of the first winning / losing lottery received from the first lottery unit 126 or the result of the second winning / losing lottery received from the second lottery unit 128. The contents of the effect to be displayed are determined.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the determination result by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128 indicates the shift to the special game, “777” or “111”. As shown, the combination of three symbols is selected. In this case, it is preferable that the same numbers as the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 are selected as the numbers to be arranged as the decorative symbol 190. For example, when the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is “3”, the decorative symbol 190 is “333”. When the determination result of the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, a combination that does not have three symbols such as “312” and “946” is selected. If the determination result is that the game does not shift to a special game, and a variation pattern of a special symbol indicating a loss with reach is selected, only one symbol such as “191” or “727” is displayed. Select an unmatched combination. The effect determining unit 132 sends the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbol 190 and the variation pattern data of the decorative symbol to the effect display control unit 134.

  The decorative symbol variation pattern defines a decorative symbol variation display mode, that is, an effect process from the variation start to the variation stop of the decorative symbol. In the fluctuation pattern, a pattern for displaying a normal out symbol, a pattern for displaying a symbol out of reach after reaching a big win if one more symbols are aligned, and a jackpot symbol through a reach state are displayed. When the pattern is included. In particular, the pattern that passes through the reach state includes patterns having various fluctuation times. Each variation pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining unit 132 selects a variation pattern of a decorative symbol having the same variation time as that of the special symbol according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The effect display control means 134 includes a first effect control means 168 and a second effect control means 170. The first effect control means 168 variably displays the result of the first success / failure lottery by the first lottery means 126 as the decorative symbol 190 on the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60 according to the selected variation pattern data. The second effect control means 170 displays the result of the second winning / losing lottery by the second lottery means 128 in the display area 194 of the effect symbol display device 60 as the decorative symbol 190 according to the selected variation pattern data.

  The first effect control means 168 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the variation display of the decorative symbol 190 corresponding to the first winning lottery or the second winning lottery before that has ended. In addition, the second effect control means 170 determines that the display of the variation of the second decorative symbol 191 corresponding to the first winning lottery or the second winning lottery before that has ended as a new symbol variation start condition. To do. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine.
First, processing is executed when a game ball wins a first start winning opening 62, a second starting winning opening 63, a general winning opening 72, a large winning opening 91, a general winning opening 92 with a mechanism, etc. (S10). If it is not in a special game (N in S12), a normal game control process (S14) such as a lottery is executed, and if it is in a special game (Y in S12), a special game control process (S16) is executed. Then, prize ball payout according to various winnings in the processing from S10 to S16 is processed (S18).

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG.
In the normal game control process, a normal symbol process (S20) is executed. Further, the first special symbol 192 is changed, and the decorative symbol 190 is changed correspondingly to change the first special symbol 192, and the process of the first symbol corresponding to the first game is executed (S22). Also, the second special symbol 193 is changed, and the decorative symbol 190 is changed correspondingly, and the process of the second symbol corresponding to the second game is executed (S24). Note that the normal symbol processing, the first symbol processing, and the second symbol processing do not interfere with each other, and are executed when the respective execution timings come.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal symbol processing of S20 in FIG.
When the ordinary electric accessory 65 is not under operation control (N in S30), and when the ordinary drawing lottery value is reserved in the ordinary figure holding control means 116 (Y in S31), the ordinary symbol 196 is variably displayed. If not (N in S32), the normal symbol lottery means 136 reads the lottery value from the universal symbol hold control means 116 to determine whether or not it is correct (S33), and determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol 196 to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. (S34), the fluctuation time of the normal symbol 196 is determined (S35). At this time, if the time is short, the fluctuation time shorter than usual is selected. Then, the symbol variation of the normal symbol 196 is started (S36). If the regular drawing lottery value is not held in S31 (N in S31), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped, and if the normal symbol 196 is in a variable display in S32 (Y in S32), The processing from S33 to S36 is skipped.

  Subsequently, if the fluctuation display of the normal symbol 196 has been started (Y of S37), the fluctuation display of the normal symbol 196 is processed (S38), and the fluctuation display of the normal symbol 196 is performed after the set fluctuation time has elapsed. When the stop timing is reached (Y in S39), the normal symbol 196 that is being displayed is stopped (S40). If the stop symbol is a winning pattern (Y in S41), the operation pattern determination process for the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start winning opening 63 is executed (S42), and the operation control process for the ordinary electric accessory 65 is started. (S43). On the other hand, if the stop symbol is not a hit pattern (N of S41), the processes of S42 and S43 are skipped. If it is before the fluctuation time has elapsed (N in S39), the processing from S40 to S43 is skipped. When the variable display is not started in S37 (N in S37), the processing from S38 to S43 is skipped. In S30, when the operation of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is being controlled (Y in S30), the processing from S31 to S42 is skipped.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail the variation time determination process of S35 in FIG.
The regular drawing lottery means 136 determines the fluctuation time of the normal symbol 196 using the time determination table shown in FIG. That is, if the time is short (Y in S110), a shortened variation time with a variation time of 1 second is set (S112). If the time is not short (N in S110), the normal variation time is set (S114). In other words, the variation time of 200 seconds, 300 seconds, or 400 seconds is set according to the lottery result for determining the variation time.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation pattern determination process of S42 in FIG.
If the time chart drawing means 136 is running short of time (Y of S120), the operation of the first predetermined period T1 obtained by dividing the total operation period of the ordinary electric utility 65 that is activated by one time of the time drawing lottery into four, for example, is divided. The state and the transition to the non-operating state in the second predetermined period T2 are set to division control that repeats until the transition to the operating state reaches a predetermined number of times (S122). The total operation period in this case is, for example, 5.6 seconds. On the other hand, if the time is not short (N in S120), the normal control is set to shift to the operating state during the total operating period of the ordinary electric accessory 65 that is operated by one win of the general drawing lottery (S124). The total operation period in this case is, for example, 0.2 seconds.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation control of S43 in FIG.
The opening / closing control means 124 functioning as the operation control means performs the operation transition process of the normal electric accessory 65 when the normal electric accessory 65 is not currently operating (N in S126), that is, in the non-operating state (S127). . If the ordinary electric accessory 65 is currently operating (Y in S126), that is, if it is in an activated state, a non-operation transition process for the ordinary electric accessory 65 is performed (S128).

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the operation transition process of S127 in FIG.
The open / close control means 124 determines whether the normal electric accessory 65 is currently under split control (Y in S130), or if the number of transitions to the operating state is not M = 0 (N in S131), and the second predetermined period from the transition to the operating state. When T2 has elapsed (Y in S132), the operation state is shifted to the operating state for the first predetermined period T1 (S133). Then, the number of transitions to the operating state M is set to M + 1 (S134), and this flow is finished. If the number M of transitions to the operating state is M = 0 (Y in S131), that is, if the state has already shifted to the operating state several times after winning the normal drawing lottery, the process of S132 is skipped and S133 is entered. The process of S134 is performed. In S132, when the second predetermined period T2 has not yet elapsed since the transition to the operating state (N in S132), the processing of S133 and S134 is skipped, and this flow is ended. In S130, when the division control is not being performed (N in S130), that is, when the normal time is not in the short time, the normal operation state is shifted (S135). That is, the operation state is maintained during the total operation period, the operation control is ended by one operation, and this flow is ended.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail the non-operation transition process of S128 in FIG.
The open / close control means 124 ends the split operation state when the normal electric accessory 65 is currently under split control (Y in S140), or when the first predetermined period T1 has elapsed since the transition to the operation state (Y in S141). To shift to the non-operating state (S142). When the number of transitions M to the operating state reaches the predetermined number of divisions Mset and M = Mset (Mset is four times in this embodiment) (Y in S143), the number of transitions to the operating state is set. The reset is performed to set M = 0 (S144), and the division control setting is ended (S145). In S143, when the number M of transitions to the operating state has not reached the predetermined number of divisions (N in S143), the processing of S144 and S145 is skipped and this flow is terminated. In S141, when the first predetermined period T1 has not yet elapsed since the transition to the operating state (N in S141), the process from S142 to S145 is skipped and this flow is ended.

  In S140, when the divided control is not being performed (N of S140), that is, when the normal control is set and the normal operation period T = 0.2 seconds has elapsed from the transition to the normal operation state (in S146). Y) The normal operation state is terminated and the non-operation state is shifted (S147). In S146, when the normal operation period T has not elapsed (N in S146), the process of S147 is skipped and this flow is ended.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing in detail the processing of the first special symbol 192, which is the first symbol of S22 in FIG. 12, and the decorative symbol 190 corresponding thereto.
If the symbol variation display has not yet started (N in S50), if it is the variation display timing of the first special symbol 192 (Y in S51), the first success / failure determination means 113 determines whether the first special symbol 192 is successful or not. (S52). Then, the first success / failure determination unit 113 determines the first special symbol 192 (S53), the first pattern determination unit 114 determines the variation pattern of the first special symbol 192 (S54), and the first special symbol display device 70. At the same time, the symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 is started and the symbol variation of the decorative symbol 190 is started in the effect symbol display device 60 (S55), and the flow of this diagram ends. In S51, if it is not the time for displaying the first special symbol 192 in a variable manner (N in S51), that is, if there is no entry to the first start winning opening 62, the processing from S52 to S55 is skipped. Exit.

  When the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S50), the symbol variation display is processed (S56), and when the predetermined variation time has passed and the symbol display stop timing is reached (Y in S57), The symbol variation being displayed is stopped (S58). At this time, if the special figure lottery is not a big hit (N in S59), and if it is in a specific game (short time) (Y in S60), the number N of changes in the special symbol from the start of the specific game is incremented (S61). . At this time, if the number of times of variation N has reached the set number of times Nset (Y in S62), the specific game is terminated (S63), and the number of times of variation N is cleared to zero (S64). The number of changes N in the present embodiment is the number of changes obtained by combining the change of the first special symbol 192 and the change of the second special symbol 193, and each time the change of one of the special symbols is finished, Updated to a predetermined area. The set number Nset is a special symbol variation number (also referred to as “continuation number”) that defines the duration of a specific game, and is set to 1 in this embodiment. If the fluctuation count N has not reached the set count Nset (N in S62), the processing in S63 and S64 is skipped. If it is not in the specific game (N in S60), the processing from S61 to S64 is skipped.

  On the other hand, if it is a big hit (Y in S59), the number of fluctuations N is cleared to zero (S65), and the process shifts to a special game (S66). If it is not the stop timing (N of S57), the process of S58 and after is skipped and the flow of this figure is complete | finished.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing in detail the processing of the second special symbol 193, which is the second symbol of S24 in FIG. 12, and the decorative symbol 190 corresponding thereto.
If the symbol variation display has not yet started (N in S70), if it is the variation display timing of the second special symbol 193 (Y in S71), the second success / failure determination means 117 determines whether the second special symbol 193 is successful or not. (S52). Then, the second winning / failing determining means 117 determines the second special symbol 193 (S73). The second pattern determining means 119 is in the case of division control (Y in S74), the case of the second special symbol 193 (Y in S75), and the number of fluctuations N after the end of the specific game is in division control. Is not reached (N in S76), the pseudo continuous pattern selection table 306 is referred to (S77). On the other hand, when the number of fluctuations N after the end of the specific game has reached the number of divisions Mset in the division control (Y in S76), the single variation pattern table is referred to (S78).

  If the second special symbol 193 is out in S75 (N in S75), and the number of changes N after the end of the specific game has reached the number of divisions Mset in the division control (Y in S79), the second pattern is determined. The means 119 refers to the special length pattern selection table 304 (S80). On the other hand, when the number of changes N after the end of the specific game has not reached the number of divisions Mset for division control (N in S79), the special short pattern selection table 302 is referred to (S81). In S74, when the division control is not being performed (N in S74), the second pattern determination unit 119 refers to the normal pattern selection table 300 (S82). When the second pattern determining means 119 determines the selection table to be referred to, the second pattern determining means 119 determines the variation pattern of the second special symbol 193 according to the result of the determination (S83). Further, the second special symbol display device 71 starts the symbol variation of the second special symbol 193 and the effect symbol display device 60 starts the symbol variation of the decorative symbol 190 (S84), and the flow of this diagram ends. In S71, when it is not the time of the change display timing of the second special symbol 193 (N of S71), that is, when there is no entry to the second start winning prize port 63, the processing of S72 and subsequent steps is skipped. finish.

  When the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S70), the symbol variation display is processed (S85), and when the predetermined variation time has elapsed and the symbol display stop timing is reached (Y in S86), The symbol change being displayed is stopped (S87). At this time, if the special figure lottery is not a big hit (N in S88), and if it is during a specific game (during a short time) (Y in S89), the number N of changes in the special symbol from the start of the specific game is incremented (S90). . At this time, if the number of times of variation N has reached the set number of times Nset (Y of S91), the specific game is terminated (S92), and the number of times of variation N is cleared to zero (S93). If the variation count N has not reached the set count Nset (N in S91), the processing in S92 and S93 is skipped. If it is not in the specific game (N in S89), the processing from S90 to S93 is skipped.

  On the other hand, if it is a big hit (Y in S88), the number of fluctuations N is cleared to zero (S94), and a transition is made to a special game (S95). If it is not the stop timing (N of S86), the process of S87 and after is skipped and the flow of this figure is complete | finished.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game of S16 in FIG. First, when the special winning opening 91 has not been opened yet (N in S130), the production display control means 134 starts the special game production process (S132), and the opening / closing control means 124 opens the special winning opening 91 (S134). ). If the big winning opening 91 has been opened (Y in S130), S132 and S134 are skipped. If the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the grand prize opening 91 was opened (Y in S136), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S136), the number of balls entered into the big winning opening 91 is When 9 or more balls have been reached (Y in S138), the open / close control means 124 closes the special winning opening 91 (S140). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S136), and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 91 has not reached nine or more (N in S138), the processing after S140 is skipped and the flow of S16 Exit.

  If the unit game has reached the final round after closing the special winning opening 91 in S140 (Y of S142), the effect display control means 134 ends the effect process of the special game (S144). The special game control means 120 ends the special game (S146), starts the execution of the specific game (short time) (S148), and ends this process once. On the other hand, if the unit game has not reached the final round (N in S142), 1 is added to the round number R, and the flow in S16 is terminated (S143).

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

  In the above-described embodiment, the normal electric accessory 65 shifts to the operation control state in a short time, and the operation state of the first predetermined period T1 is changed to the operation state of the first predetermined period T1 until the operation state of the first predetermined period T1 reaches a predetermined number of times. An example is shown in which the transition and the transition to the non-operating state in the second predetermined period T2 are alternately repeated. In this case, the player is not notified of the operation control state in particular, but may be notified in another embodiment. For example, the number of times may be notified by counting down or counting up every time the ordinary electric accessory 65 operates a plurality of times or shifts to the operating state. Moreover, you may alert | report to make it enter into the 2nd start winning opening 63 each time. This notification may be output by voice using the speaker 18, or a message may be displayed on the effect symbol display device 60. Further, a separate display device may be arranged and displayed there.

  In FIG. 5, if the period of the second predetermined period T2 is too long, the operation state between the first predetermined period T1 and the next operation state may become long and give an extended image. Moreover, it may be difficult to understand that the transition from the first operation state transition to the last operation state transition is a series of operation control based on a single lottery drawing. In that case, for example, an operating state of about 0.05 seconds may be sandwiched between the second predetermined periods T2. In this case, in the operation state transition of 0.05 seconds, the entry of the game ball cannot be expected, but the second predetermined period T2 is divided, so that the above-described extension can be suppressed. In addition, since the interval between the operation states is substantially shortened, it is easy to understand that the operation control is a series. In addition, since the operation state transition of 0.05 seconds is included in each second predetermined period T2, the first predetermined period is shortened by that amount, but does not affect the ease of entering the second start winning hole 63.

  Although the above-described embodiment has been described by using a multi-function machine, the division operation control of this embodiment can be applied to other types of gaming machines, and the same effect can be obtained. For example, you may apply to what is called a 1st type game machine. In that case, the first start winning opening 62 and the second start winning opening 63 serve as start winning openings that trigger a change in the common special symbol. Further, the configuration of the game board of FIG. 1 is an example, and even in the case of other board configurations, the technique of the present embodiment can be applied if it is preferable to limit the number of times given in a short time. Can be obtained.

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 gaming boards, 52 gaming areas, 59 normal symbol display device, 60 production symbol display device, 62 first start winning port, 63 second starting winning port, 65 ordinary electric winnings, 68 operating port, 70 1st special symbol display device, 71 2nd special symbol display device, 92 general winning opening with mechanical chew, 94 distribution device, 100 game control device, 102 main board, 104 sub-board, 116 universal figure hold control means, 118 main display Control means, 120 special game control means, 122 specific game execution means, 124 opening / closing control means, 126 first lottery means, 128 second lottery means, 136 ordinary figure lottery means, 153 universal figure control means, 190 decorative symbols, 192 first 1 special symbol, 193 2nd special symbol, 194 display area, 196 normal Handle.

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A first start winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, and a game ball entering is a lottery opportunity;
A second starting prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, and having a pitching variation mechanism for changing the pitching ease of the pitching of a gaming ball and changing the ease of entering;
Lottery means for executing a lottery for the first start winning opening or the second starting winning opening,
A variation pattern determining means for selecting a variation pattern in which a variation mode from a variation start to a stop when a symbol indicating the result of the success / failure lottery is variably displayed on the symbol display device is selected from a plurality of types of patterns;
As a table to be referred to when the variation pattern is determined by the variation pattern determination means, a plurality of types of variation patterns having different variation times when the symbols are displayed in a variable manner are associated with the result of the success / failure lottery. Fluctuation table holding means for holding the fluctuation pattern table;
A symbol display control means for controlling the variation display of the symbol;
A large winning opening that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and is opened when a predetermined opening condition is satisfied, and the entry of the gaming ball is a trigger for paying out the winning ball;
A special game control means for executing a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game by opening the grand prize opening when the result of the winning / losing lottery is a win;
An operating port provided at a predetermined position in the game area;
A normal drawing lottery means for executing a normal drawing lottery for determining whether or not to actuate the pitch variation mechanism of the second start winning port upon entering the operation port;
When the result of the general drawing lottery is a win, an operation control means for operating the pitch variation mechanism to increase the ease of entering the second start winning opening from the normal state;
From the end of the special game until the number of times of the winning / failing lottery reaches a predetermined final number of times, the specific game for shifting the game state to the easy-to-enter game state that increases the ease of entering the second start winning opening from the normal state Execution means;
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The lottery means only enters the second start winning opening when the change in the symbol corresponding to the result of the success / failure lottery stops when the second starting winning opening is entered. Using the ball as a trigger for the success / failure lottery,
When the normal drawing lottery is won during the easy entry state, the operation control means changes the state of the entrance change mechanism to the entrance change determined for one pass of the operation port. Alternating between an operating state in which the ease of entering the ball is increased from the normal state for a first predetermined period obtained by dividing the total operating period of the mechanism into a predetermined number of times and a non-operating state in which the ease of entering the ball is returned to the normal state for a second predetermined period. While shifting to the operating state and the transition to the non-operating state are repeatedly executed until the number of times the operating state has reached the predetermined number of times,
The variation pattern determining means selects a variation pattern having a variation time shorter than the second predetermined period when entering the second start winning opening during the transition of the operating state, and from the end of the special game, A bullet ball characterized by selecting a variation pattern having a variation time longer than the short variation pattern with a probability higher than a probability of selecting the variation pattern having the short variation time only for the predetermined number of variations of the symbol. Gaming machine.

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