JP5679318B2 - 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 timing control technique for executing a game effect.

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called jackpot where more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when a combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific mode. It is known as a thing (for example, refer patent document 1). The variable display of symbols in the display area is not only a variable display of multiple symbols, but the time of variable display is usually reduced in a state where it is a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, as in the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer. In addition, by using a character in the image of the design or the like to give a story to the change display, or by controlling a specific game such as a probability change that changes the probability of transition to a special game, the player's Increases expectations.

JP 2003-230714 A

  The effect of the game is executed using various means such as a lamp, sound, a movable accessory, and an image display. In general, there are many cases where an effect using a plurality of means is simultaneously executed during a game. The production becomes more innovative by matching the timing of the production of multiple means. However, when each of the effects produced by a plurality of means is controlled by an individual CPU (Central Processing Unit) having a different number of clocks, even if the effects produced by each means are started at the same time, the timing of the effects is shifted as the effects progress. It may occur.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bullet ball game machine in which a deviation in the timing of effects by a plurality of means is unlikely to occur.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game board on which a game area is formed, a start prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area and into which a game ball can enter. A variable pitching device provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and capable of changing the receiving state of the gaming ball to a state advantageous to the player, and the predetermined condition is satisfied after the gaming ball enters the starting winning opening And a special game executing means for executing a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game by changing the acceptance state of the variable pitching device to a state advantageous to the player, and flashing the game An effect lamp for producing, an audio reproducing means for reproducing the sound to be reproduced during the game, a lamp data storage means for storing blink pattern data in which the blink pattern of the effect lamp is defined, and the audio data to be reproduced during the game Memorize voice The flash pattern data from the data storage means, the lamp data storage means, and during the game, the lamp effect control means for advancing the effect by the flashing of the effect lamp according to the flash pattern data, and the voice data from the voice data storage means, Voice production control means for causing the voice reproduction means to reproduce the voice producing the game according to the voice data. The lamp data storage means stores data including trigger data that designates the reproduction start timing of the audio data as blinking pattern data, and the sound effect control means reproduces the audio data at the reproduction start timing designated by the trigger data. Start.

  According to this aspect, the sound effect control means causes the sound reproduction means to reproduce the sound at the reproduction start timing designated by the trigger data included in the blinking pattern data read from the lamp data storage means by the lamp effect control means. Here, if the timing at which the effect by the effect lamp and the effect by the sound are synchronized is specified in the trigger data, it is possible to suppress the progress timing of these effects from shifting.

  The lamp data storage means stores, as blinking pattern data, data including trigger data in which the reproduction start timing is designated a plurality of times in the progression process of blinking, and the sound effect control means is designated by the trigger data during the game. The reproduction of the audio data may be started at each of a plurality of reproduction start timings. According to this aspect, by designating the timing at which the effect by the effect lamp and the effect by the sound are synchronized with the trigger data, it is possible to suppress the shift of the progress timing of these effects.

  The audio data storage means may store data having a reproduction time longer than a period divided by a plurality of reproduction start timings specified by the trigger data as audio data. According to this aspect, the reproduction start timing of the audio data is newly designated by the trigger data before the reproduction of the reproduced audio data is finished, and the next audio data is newly reproduced at the designated timing. The As a result, the reproduction end of the audio data being reproduced and the reproduction start of the next audio data are overlapped, so that it is possible to avoid the occurrence of noise that may occur when there is a break in the audio data.

  The sound data storage means stores a plurality of kinds of sound data having different contents as sound data, and the lamp data storage means stores any of the plurality of kinds of sound data as the blinking pattern data at each of the plurality of reproduction start timings. Data including information indicating whether or not to be reproduced is stored in the trigger data, and the audio effect control means may reproduce the audio data designated at each of a plurality of reproduction start timings according to the trigger data. According to this aspect, even when there are a plurality of types of audio data, the audio effect control means can select and reproduce the audio data designated by the trigger data.

  Another aspect of the present invention is also a ball game machine. This ball game machine is provided at a predetermined position in the game area with a game board in which a game area is formed, a start winning opening where a game ball can enter, and a predetermined position in the game area. A variable pitching device in which the accepting state can be changed to a state advantageous to the player, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied after the game ball enters the start winning opening, the accepting state of the variable pitching device is played. A special game execution means for executing a special game that is advantageous to the player over a normal game by changing to a state advantageous to the player, an effect lamp that flashes and directs the game, and a sound to be played during the game Sound reproducing means for reproducing the lamp, lamp data storage means for storing blink pattern data in which the blink pattern of the effect lamp is defined, sound data storing means for storing sound data to be reproduced during the game, and lamp data storage means The flashing pattern data is read, and during the game, the sound effect control means for advancing the effect by the flashing of the effect lamp according to the flashing pattern data, and the sound data is read from the sound data storage means, and the game is directed to the sound reproducing means according to the sound data. Voice production control means for playing back the voice to be played. The audio data storage means stores, as audio data, data including trigger data for designating the start timing of the blink pattern of the effect lamp, and the lamp effect control means produces the effect according to the blink pattern data at the start timing designated by the trigger data. Start production by blinking the lamp.

  According to this aspect, the lamp effect control means starts the effect by the effect lamp at the start timing specified by the trigger data included in the audio data read from the audio data storage means by the sound effect control means. Here, if the timing at which the effect by the effect lamp and the effect by the sound are synchronized is specified in the trigger data, it is possible to suppress the progress timing of these effects from shifting.

  Still another embodiment of the present invention is also a ball game machine. This ball game machine is provided at a predetermined position in the game area with a game board in which a game area is formed, a start winning opening where a game ball can enter, and a predetermined position in the game area. A variable pitching device in which the accepting state can be changed to a state advantageous to the player, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied after the game ball enters the start winning opening, the accepting state of the variable pitching device is played. A special game execution means for executing a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game by changing to a state advantageous to the player, an effect lamp that flashes and produces a game, and a movable effector that produces a game Lamp data storage means for storing blinking pattern data in which the blink pattern of the effect lamp is defined, accessory data storage means for storing motion pattern data in which the motion pattern of the movable rendering accessory is defined, lamp data The flashing pattern data is read from the memory means, and during the game, the lamp effect control means for proceeding the effect by the flashing of the effect lamp according to the flashing pattern data, and the operation pattern data is read from the accessory data storage means, and during the game, according to the action pattern data And an accessory effect control means for driving the movable effect agent. The lamp data storage means stores, as blinking pattern data, data including trigger data that specifies the start timing of the action pattern of the movable effect accessory, and the accessory effect control means starts the action pattern specified by the trigger data. At the timing, the driving of the movable effect actor is started.

  According to this aspect, the accessory effect control means starts driving the movable effect accessory at the start timing specified by the trigger data included in the blinking pattern data read from the lamp data storage means by the lamp effect control means. Here, if the timing at which the effect by the effect lamp and the effect by the movable effect agent are synchronized is specified by the trigger data, it is possible to suppress the progress timing of these effects from shifting.

  Still another embodiment of the present invention is also a ball game machine. This ball game machine is provided at a predetermined position in the game area with a game board in which a game area is formed, a start winning opening where a game ball can enter, and a predetermined position in the game area. A variable pitching device in which the accepting state can be changed to a state advantageous to the player, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied after the game ball enters the start winning opening, the accepting state of the variable pitching device is played. A special game execution means for executing a special game that is more advantageous to the player than a normal game by changing to a state advantageous to the player, an effect lamp that flashes and produces a game, and a movable effector that produces a game Lamp data storage means for storing blinking pattern data in which the blink pattern of the effect lamp is defined, accessory data storage means for storing motion pattern data in which the motion pattern of the movable rendering accessory is defined, lamp data The flashing pattern data is read from the memory means, and during the game, the lamp effect control means for proceeding the effect by the flashing of the effect lamp according to the flashing pattern data, and the operation pattern data is read from the accessory data storage means, and during the game, according to the action pattern data And an accessory effect control means for driving the movable effect agent. The accessory data storage means stores data including trigger data for designating the start timing of the flashing pattern of the effect lamp as the operation pattern data. The lamp effect control means stores the flashing pattern data at the start timing specified by the trigger data. The production by the blinking of the production lamp is started.

  According to this aspect, the lamp effect control means starts the effect by the effect lamp at the start timing specified by the trigger data included in the operation pattern data read from the accessory data storage means by the accessory effect control means. Here, if the timing at which the effect by the effect lamp and the effect by the movable effect agent are synchronized is specified by the trigger data, it is possible to suppress the progress timing of these effects from shifting.

  Still another embodiment of the present invention is also a ball game machine. This ball game machine is provided at a predetermined position in the game area with a game board in which a game area is formed, a start winning opening where a game ball can enter, and a predetermined position in the game area. A variable pitching device in which the accepting state can be changed to a state advantageous to the player, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied after the game ball enters the start winning opening, the accepting state of the variable pitching device is played. Display a special game execution means that executes a special game that is advantageous to the player over the normal game by changing to a state advantageous to the player, an effect lamp that flashes and produces a game, and an image that produces the game An image display device for performing, lamp data storage means for storing blinking pattern data in which a blinking pattern of the effect lamp is defined, and data of an effect pattern in which the content of the effect to be displayed on the image display device during the game is defined Production The data storage means, the flash pattern data from the lamp data storage means, and the lamp effect control means for proceeding the effect by the flashing of the effect lamp according to the flash pattern data during the game, and the effect pattern data from the effect data storage means And an image effect control means for causing the image display device to display an image for effecting the game according to the data of the effect pattern during the game. The lamp data storage means stores data including trigger data for designating the start timing of the effect pattern as blinking pattern data, and the image effect control means starts the effect by the effect pattern at the start timing specified by the trigger data. .

  According to this aspect, the image effect control means starts the effect by the effect pattern at the start timing designated by the trigger data included in the blinking pattern data read from the lamp data storage means by the lamp effect control means. Here, if the timing at which the effect by the effect lamp and the effect by the image display device are synchronized is specified in the trigger data, it is possible to suppress the progress timing of these effects from shifting.

  Still another embodiment of the present invention is also a ball game machine. This ball game machine is provided at a predetermined position in the game area with a game board in which a game area is formed, a start winning opening where a game ball can enter, and a predetermined position in the game area. A variable pitching device in which the accepting state can be changed to a state advantageous to the player, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied after the game ball enters the start winning opening, the accepting state of the variable pitching device is played. Display a special game execution means that executes a special game that is advantageous to the player over the normal game by changing to a state advantageous to the player, an effect lamp that flashes and produces a game, and an image that produces the game An image display device for performing, lamp data storage means for storing blinking pattern data in which a blinking pattern of the effect lamp is defined, and data of an effect pattern in which the content of the effect to be displayed on the image display device during the game is defined Production The data storage means, the flash pattern data from the lamp data storage means, and the lamp effect control means for proceeding the effect by the flashing of the effect lamp according to the flash pattern data during the game, and the effect pattern data from the effect data storage means And an image effect control means for causing the image display device to display an image for effecting the game according to the effect pattern data during the game. The effect data storage means stores, as effect pattern data, data including trigger data that specifies the start timing of the blink pattern of the effect lamp. The lamp effect control means stores the blink pattern data at the start timing specified by the trigger data. The production by the blinking of the production lamp is started.

  According to this aspect, the lamp effect control means starts the effect by the effect lamp at the start timing specified by the trigger data included in the effect pattern data read from the effect data storage means by the image effect control means. Here, if the timing at which the effect by the effect lamp and the effect by the image display device are synchronized is specified in the trigger data, it is possible to suppress the progress timing of these effects from shifting.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or those obtained by substituting the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention with each other between methods and apparatuses are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress a shift in timing in the progress of production by a plurality of means.

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 structure of a game board. 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 an Example. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the blink pattern data containing the trigger data memorize | stored in the lamp data memory | storage means, and the audio | voice data memorize | stored in the audio | voice data memory | storage means. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. 6 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows S16 in FIG. 6 in detail.

  Generally, when a game is produced using a plurality of means such as a lamp, sound, movable accessory, and image display, the pachinko gaming machine 10 has a general-purpose chip separately for each means to control the execution of the production. Often installed. Even if the production starts at the same time to match the production timing of each means, if the number of clocks of the CPU mounted on each of these chips is different, the production timing will be shifted due to the difference in the number of clocks. In some cases, it is difficult to properly synchronize the timing of performance. In the embodiment described below, a pachinko gaming machine that can achieve good synchronization of performance timing even when the number of clocks of each CPU is different will be described.

Example 1
Hereinafter, a so-called first type pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example of a bullet ball gaming machine.
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 surface. 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 a plate through which a game area of a game board formed of glass or the like can be seen through. The door 14 supports the transparent plate 13. 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. When the player rotates the launch handle 17, the game ball is launched. 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 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 is a diagram showing the structure of the game board 50. The game board 50 has an out port 58, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, and a start winning port (hereinafter referred to as “start port”) 62 on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. , A center ornament 64, a grand prize opening 66, an operation opening 68, and a general prize opening 72. Further, in the game area 52, a plurality of mechanisms such as a game nail and a windmill (not shown) are installed. The start opening 62 includes a start winning detection device 74 for detecting the entrance of a game ball and a normal electric accessory solenoid 76 for expanding the normal electric accessory at the start opening. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the start port 62, and generates start win information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The general winning opening 72 includes a general winning detecting device 73 for detecting the entering of a game ball. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The special winning opening 66 includes a winning detection device 78 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a special winning opening solenoid 80 for expanding the special winning opening 66. The winning detection device 78 generates large winning opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  The special symbol display device 61 provided substantially at the center of the game area 52 displays the special symbol 192 in a variably manner (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol variation” or “variable display”). The special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of a lottery (hereinafter referred to as “special symbol lottery”) that is triggered by the entry of a game ball into the start port 62. If the symbol pattern when the variable display is stopped is a symbol determined to be a hit, the timing at which the stop symbol is displayed is the hit occurrence timing. The special symbol display device 61 is a display means constituted by, for example, a 7-segment LED (Light Emitting Diode). The special symbol display device 61 circulates numbers in the range of 0 to 9 as a variation display of the special symbol 192. Depending on whether the special symbol lottery is successful or not, any number is stopped and displayed as a stop symbol. Note that the symbol that is variably displayed may be expressed as graphics, but may be expressed as a blinking display such as an LED. In other words, it may be a visual expression indicating a variation mode for a predetermined period.

  The effect display device 60 is a liquid crystal display that displays the effect image 190 as a moving image in conjunction with the change display of the special symbol 192. The effect image 190 is an image displayed for the effect purpose in order to evoke a player's expectation for winning. The effect image 190 is displayed as a moving image according to data called an effect pattern indicating the moving image reproduction process. Since the effect pattern is selected so that the variation time of the special symbol 192 and the moving image display time of the effect image 190 linked to the special symbol 192 coincide with each other, the moving image display of the effect image 190 is performed at the timing when the special symbol 192 is stopped and displayed. Is also stopped. In the effect display device 60, the effect image 190 is displayed as a moving image so as to be superimposed on a predetermined background image.

  The effect display device 60 displays, as the effect image 190, for example, a plurality of rows of moving images of symbol variation that simulate a game of a slot machine. Since the special symbol 192 does not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the special symbol display device 61 on the lower left side of the production display device 60 is displayed in an inconspicuous size, but the special symbol itself is produced. When a special role is given, the special symbol 192 may be displayed on a liquid crystal display such as the effect display device 60.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the left side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers a lottery (hereinafter referred to as “normal symbol lottery”) for expanding the start port 62.

  When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a symbol called a normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 for a predetermined time. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the left side of the effect display device 60. The normal symbol display device 59 includes two lamps. The operation in which the respective lamps alternately flash is an operation corresponding to “ordinary symbol variation display”. Usually, the normal symbol lottery is won with a probability of 50% to 80%. When the normal symbol lottery is won, after the normal symbol change display is stopped, one of the two lamps of the normal symbol display device 59 is lit up. Then, the start port 62 is expanded for a predetermined time.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as protection and decoration of the flow path of the game ball, the special symbol display device 61, the effect display device 60, and the like. The center decoration 64 is configured such that a game ball can enter from a warp zone entrance 92 formed at the upper left portion thereof. The center decoration 64 is provided with a rolling area introduction passage 94 that guides a game ball from the gaming area 52 to the rolling area 96. The game ball after passing through the warp zone entrance 92 is guided to the rolling region 96. The rolling area 96 according to the present embodiment includes a stage 98 provided for rolling the game ball on the player side of the effect display device 60.

  On the right side of the rolling region 96, there is provided an electric movable stage effect (hereinafter also referred to as “glove movable accessory”) 150 having a boxing glove shape. The glove movable accessory 150 moves up and down in the diagonally left direction as seen from the player according to the result of the special symbol lottery to produce a game. Around the movable globe accessory 150, a protective wall 152 is provided for preventing the game ball from being mixed into the site where the movable globe accessory 150 is installed. The center decoration 64 is provided with a plurality of lamps around an effect display device 60 for effecting a game.

  The center decoration 64 is provided with a lottery holding lamp 20 at the upper portion thereof, and an operation holding lamp 22 is provided at the right side portion thereof. The lottery hold lamp 20 is composed of four lamps, and displays the number of special symbol lottery hold depending on the number of lights. The number of special symbol lotteries held is the number of special symbol lottery results won in the starting slot 62 during symbol variation or special game, and indicates the number of winning balls for which symbol variation has not yet been executed. The operation hold lamp 22 is also composed of four lamps, and displays the number of hold of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lights. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed. In addition, game effect lamps 90a, 90b, 90c and 90d (hereinafter collectively referred to as “game effect lamp 90”) are provided in the game area 52, and play a role of effect by blinking or the like.

  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 launch handle 17 by hand, the launch of the game ball is repeated at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball is dropped into each of the general winning port 72, the start port 62, and the big winning port 66, the winning ball corresponding to the type of the winning port is paid out to the upper ball plate 15 or the lower ball plate 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball falls into the start port 62, the special symbol 192 is variably displayed on the special symbol display device 61. In conjunction with this, the moving image display of the effect image 190 starts. The variation display of the special symbol 192 and the moving image display of the effect image 190 are stopped simultaneously after the variation time of the special symbol 192 determined prior to the display has elapsed. When the special symbol 192 at the time of the stop is a symbol indicating a win, the game shifts from the normal game to the special game, and the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening 66 is started. At this time, the effect image 190 is also stopped and displayed in a manner indicating a win.

  After the start of the special game, the special winning opening 66 is temporarily closed after being opened for about 30 seconds or after 9 or more game balls are dropped. If at least one game ball falls into the big prize opening 66 while the big prize opening 66 is open, the big prize opening 66 is opened again. In this way, the opening / closing of the big prize opening 66 is repeated up to a predetermined number of times, for example, 15 times, on condition that at least one game ball is dropped while the big prize opening 66 is opened once.

FIG. 3 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 special symbol lottery when winning the start port 62 in particular. The sub board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the effect 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 base 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. 4 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine in this embodiment.
In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a start port 62, a big winning port 66, a general winning port 72, an operating port 68, a special symbol display device 61, an effect display device 60, a normal symbol display device 59, and operation buttons 82. The speaker 18, the game effect lamp 90, and the movable globe accessory 150 are electrically connected to each other, and can transmit and receive various control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared between a main board 102 that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game, and a sub board 104 that controls design effects and the like. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  The main board 102 includes a ball entry determining unit 110, a winning / failing lottery unit 112, a symbol determining unit 114, a holding control unit 116, a main display control unit 118, a special game control unit 120, and an opening / closing control unit 124. The sub-board 104 includes pattern storage means 130, effect determination means 132, and effect control means 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.

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

  The success / failure lottery means 112 acquires a random number value as a success / failure lottery value in order to determine whether or not to shift from the normal game to the special game when the game ball enters the start port 62. For example, the success / failure lottery value is acquired from a range of 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 success / failure lottery means 112 holds a success / failure table referred to in the determination of success / failure. In the success / failure table, a determination result of winning or losing is associated with a success / failure lottery value, and the success / failure probability is determined according to the associated winning range setting. The success / failure lottery means 112 executes the special symbol lottery by referring to the success / failure table and determining whether or not the success / failure lottery value is a win.

  The symbol determination means 114 determines the stop symbol and the variation pattern to be displayed on the special symbol display device 61 and the effect display device 60 according to the lottery result by the success / failure lottery means 112. The stop symbol is a symbol to be displayed at the end of symbol variation. The symbol determination means 114 holds a symbol range table to be referred to in order to determine a special symbol stop symbol. A special symbol range table is held as a table for determining the special symbol 192. In the special symbol range table, the correspondence between the special symbol 192 represented by the numbers “0” to “9” and the symbol determination lottery value is defined. The symbol determination unit 114 holds a pattern determination table to be referred to in order to determine the variation pattern of the special symbol 192.

  The symbol determination means 114 acquires a symbol determination lottery value for determining the special symbol 192, refers to the special symbol range table, and determines the special symbol 192 according to the determination result of the success / failure lottery means 112 and the symbol determination lottery value. Determine the stop pattern. The symbol determination unit 114 refers to the pattern determination table, and selects one of a plurality of variation patterns in accordance with the determination result of the success / failure lottery unit 112. The symbol determination unit 114 sends data indicating the determined stop symbol and variation pattern to the main display control unit 118 and the effect determination unit 132.

  The symbol determination means 114 stores a plurality of types of variation patterns in which variation modes from the variation start to the stop when the special symbol is variably displayed are defined. Multiple types of variation patterns have various variation times. 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.

  The symbol determining means 114 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol by the normal symbol lottery. There are two types of stop symbols for normal symbols: winning symbols and missed symbols. When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, the symbol determination means 114 acquires a lottery random number for determining the normal symbol, and determines a stop symbol of the normal symbol according to the lottery random number. When the stop symbol of the normal symbol is a winning symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 expands the normal electric accessory at the start port 62 for a predetermined time.

  The hold control means 116 holds the winning / losing lottery value acquired by the winning / failing lottery means 112 as a holding ball. The success / failure lottery value is accumulated until the number of holds reaches a predetermined upper limit. The upper limit of the number of holds is 4. The hold control means 116 holds the upper limit of four as a result of the normal symbol lottery.

  The main display control means 118 displays the special symbol 192 in a variable manner. The main display control means 118 transmits a change start command and a change stop command to the effect control means 134 at the timing for starting and stopping the change display of the special symbol 192. Thereby, the synchronization of the variation display of the special symbol 192 and the moving image display of the effect image 190 is guaranteed. The main display control means 118 displays normal symbols in a variable manner. The special game control means 120 controls the execution of the special game.

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

  The pattern storage unit 130 of the sub-board 104 includes a lamp data storage unit 200, an audio data storage unit 202, an accessory data storage unit 204, and an effect data storage unit 206. The lamp data storage means 200 stores a plurality of types of flashing pattern data in which flashing patterns of the game effect lamp 90 are defined. The audio data storage means 202 stores a plurality of types of audio data to be reproduced during the game. The accessory data storage unit 204 stores a plurality of types of operation pattern data in which the operation pattern of the movable globe accessory 150 is defined. The effect data storage means 206 stores data of a plurality of types of effect patterns in which effect contents to be displayed on the effect display device 60 during the special game are defined. The effect pattern of the effect image 190 is also defined in the effect pattern data. In each effect pattern, a moving image display time is set for each pattern as an end condition of the moving image display, and the moving image display is stopped when the moving image display time elapses. The effect determination unit 132 selects the effect pattern and the stop effect image 190 according to the variation time determined by the symbol determination unit 114, the stop symbol, and the result of the special symbol lottery.

  In the animation display of the effect image 190, three symbols of variable display modes are shown, and the display mode when each symbol is stopped is determined according to the result of the special symbol lottery. For example, when the special symbol 192 indicates “7” or “2” as a stop symbol and indicates a transition to a special game, the effect image 190 in a form in which three symbols are aligned such as “777” and “222” is stopped and displayed. Is done. When the determination result by the winning / failing lottery means 112 indicates that the game does not shift to the special game, the combination of the three symbols such as “312” and “946” is stopped and displayed. However, if the determination result is that the game does not shift to a special game, and an effect pattern indicating a loss of reach is selected, only one symbol such as “191” or “727” is provided. The stop is displayed in the combination that is not. The effect determining unit 132 sends the combination information and the information of the effect pattern when the symbols included in the effect image 190 are stopped to the effect control unit 134.

  The effect control means 134 includes a lamp effect control means 208, a sound effect control means 210, an accessory effect control means 212, and an image effect control means 214. The lamp effect control means 208 reads the blink pattern data from the lamp data storage means 200 and advances the effect by blinking of the game effect lamp 90 according to the blink pattern data during the game. The sound effect control means 210 reads sound data from the sound data storage means 202, and causes the speaker 18 to reproduce sound that produces a game according to the sound data. The accessory effect control means 212 reads the operation pattern data from the accessory data storage means 204, and drives the movable glove accessory 150 according to the operation pattern data during the game. The image effect control means 214 displays the effect image 190 as a moving image in accordance with the selected effect pattern. Further, the image effect control unit 214 reads the data of the effect pattern from the effect data storage unit 206, and causes the effect display device 60 to display an image for effecting the game according to the data of the effect pattern during the game.

The lamp effect control means 208, the sound effect control means 210, the accessory effect control means 212, and the image effect control means 214 are configured as separate chips that operate with different numbers of clocks.
Note that the accessory data storage means 204 may store operation pattern data other than the movable globe accessory 150, and the accessory effect control means 212 drives a movable accessory other than the movable globe accessory 150 according to the operation pattern data. May be.

Hereinafter, the timing control of the effect during the game will be described.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the blinking pattern data including trigger data stored in the lamp data storage unit 200 and the audio data stored in the audio data storage unit 202. In the same figure, the progress of the production by blinking of the game effect lamp 90 executed during the special game and reproduction of sound from the speaker 18 is shown. Here, it is assumed that the sound is a song that produces a special game.
In this embodiment, the special game effect will be described. However, the timing control according to this embodiment can be applied to the normal game effect.

  The audio data 224 is data of a song that is played during a special game, and is composed of three parts, A part, B part, and C part, and continues in the order of A part, B part, and C part. It is assumed that the part and the C part are repeated alternately. In the figure, A part, B part, C part, and B part that are played after the start of the special game are shown. The sound data storage means 202 stores sound data of A part, B part, and C part individually. As shown in FIG. 5, the part A from time t0 to time t1 when the special game is started, the part B from time t1 to time t2, the part C from time t2 to time t3, and the part B from time t3 to time t4 The part shall be played.

The blinking pattern data 220 includes data in which each blinking pattern of the game effect lamps 90a, 90b, 90c and 90d is defined. The blinking of the game effect lamp 90 is defined by one bit per lamp for a predetermined time, for example, every 1/60 seconds. In the blinking pattern data of the game effect lamp 90, a portion indicating lighting is indicated by “1”. In the same figure, it is assumed that portions other than “1” are “0”. The blinking patterns from time t0 to time t1, from time t1 to time t2, from time t2 to time t3, and from time t3 to time t4 correspond to the A part, B part, C part, and B part, respectively. Specifically, in the blink pattern of each period, blinking is executed in accordance with the rhythm of the sound of the corresponding part. The lamp data storage means 200 individually stores blink pattern data corresponding to each part for each of the game effect lamps 90.
FIG. 5 shows only flashing data of the four game effect lamps 90a, 90b, 90c and 90d. Actually, however, the flashing pattern data 220 includes a number of lamps that produce a game other than this. Data for the blinking pattern.

  The blinking pattern data 220 also includes trigger data 222 that specifies the reproduction start timing of the audio data. The trigger data 222 designates the reproduction start timing of the audio data at the start timing of each part. In the trigger data 222, which part of the audio data 224 is to be reproduced is defined by 2 bits. The sound effect control means 210 reads out the sound data of the part designated at the reproduction start timing designated by the trigger data 222 from the sound data storage means 202 and causes the speaker 18 to reproduce the sound of the part according to the sound data. In the trigger data 222 shown in FIG. 5, it is assumed that the upper stage is the first bit and the subsequent stage is the second bit. In the trigger data 222, “01” corresponds to the audio data of the A part, “10” corresponds to the audio data of the B part, and “11” corresponds to the audio data of the C part. In the present embodiment, the audio data of each part is configured such that the sound effect time is longer by several milliseconds to several hundred milliseconds than the effect time due to blinking of the game effect lamp 90 according to the corresponding blink pattern data. ing.

  At the start time t0 of the special game effect, the lamp effect control means 208 reads the blink pattern data corresponding to the A part audio data from the lamp data storage means 200. At the same time, the sound effect control means 210 reads out the sound data of the part designated by the trigger data 222 included in the read blinking pattern data, that is, the sound data of the A part from the sound data storage means 202. From time t0 to time t1, the sound effect control unit 210 causes the speaker 18 to reproduce the sound of the A part according to the read sound data. On the other hand, the lamp effect control means 208 blinks the game effect lamp 90 in a blinking pattern corresponding to the audio data of the A part from time t0 to time t1.

  At time t1, the lamp effect control means 208 reads the blinking pattern data corresponding to the B part audio data from the lamp data storage means 200. At the same time, the audio effect control unit 210 reads out the audio data of the part designated by the trigger data 222 included in the read blinking pattern data, that is, the audio data of the B part from the audio data storage unit 202. From time t1 to time t2, the sound effect control means 210 causes the speaker 18 to reproduce the sound of the B part according to the read sound data. On the other hand, the lamp effect control means 208 causes the game effect lamp 90 to blink in a blinking pattern corresponding to the B part audio data from time t1 to time t2.

  At time t <b> 2, the lamp effect control unit 208 reads blinking pattern data corresponding to the C part audio data from the lamp data storage unit 200. At the same time, the audio effect control unit 210 reads out the audio data of the part designated by the trigger data 222 included in the read blinking pattern data, that is, the audio data of the C part from the audio data storage unit 202. From time t2 to time t3, the sound effect control means 210 causes the speaker 18 to reproduce the sound of the C part according to the read sound data. On the other hand, the lamp effect control means 208 blinks the game effect lamp 90 in a blinking pattern corresponding to the audio data of the C part from time t2 to time t3.

  At time t3, the lamp effect control means 208 reads the blinking pattern data corresponding to the B part audio data from the lamp data storage means 200. At the same time, the audio effect control unit 210 reads out the audio data of the part designated by the trigger data 222 included in the read blinking pattern data, that is, the audio data of the B part from the audio data storage unit 202. From time t3 to time t4, the sound effect control unit 210 causes the speaker 18 to reproduce the sound of the B part according to the read sound data. On the other hand, the lamp effect control means 208 blinks the game effect lamp 90 in a blinking pattern corresponding to the audio data of the B part from time t3 to time t4. After time t4, an effect by blinking of the game effect lamp 90 and an effect by reproduction of audio data are executed by the same operation as described above.

  Thus, in this embodiment, every time the blinking pattern data 220 is read, the audio data 224 designated by the trigger data 222 included in the blinking pattern data 220 is read. Since the blinking pattern data 220 and the audio data 224 are individually divided for each part, the blinking pattern data 220 and the audio data 224 are synchronized for each part. Thus, even during the special game, even when the lamp effect control means 208 and the sound effect control means 210 have different clock numbers, the timing of the flashing of the game effect lamp 90 and the sound reproduction due to the difference in the clock numbers. Can be prevented from shifting. In other words, compared to the case where these data are not divided for each part and each effect is executed individually after starting each effect at the same time, in this embodiment, each effect is started simultaneously in each part. Be synchronized. Here, by dividing the blinking pattern data 220 and the sound data 224 into finer parts, it is possible to better suppress the timing difference between the blinking of the game effect lamp 90 and the sound reproduction.

  In this embodiment, as described above, each of the blinking pattern data 220 and the audio data 224 is individually divided for each part, and the number of data corresponding to the type of part is stored in the lamp data storage means 200 or the audio data. It is stored in the data storage means 202. As a result, when the same part is repeated a plurality of times, the sound effect control means 210 reads the sound data of that part each time the trigger data 222 is designated. Therefore, the lamp data storage unit 200 and the audio data storage unit 202 do not need to store the same blinking pattern data or audio data for the same number of repetitions, so the data capacity of the blinking pattern data 220 and the audio data 224 is reduced. Can be reduced.

In this embodiment, the audio data of each part is configured so that the production time is slightly longer than the corresponding blinking pattern data. Thus, the blinking of the game effect lamp 90 according to the blinking pattern data is finished before the reproduction of the sound data of the part being reproduced is finished, and the blinking pattern data corresponding to the sound data of the next part is read out. Then, the audio data of the part designated by the trigger data included in the blinking pattern data is reproduced. That is, a part of each audio data is overlapped between each part. As a result, since the voice connection between the parts becomes smooth, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of noise due to the voice data being interrupted between the parts.
For example, compared to the case where a part of moving image data is overlapped and the overlapping part is visually recognized, the part of the sound data is overlapped and the overlapping part of the sound data is recognized by hearing. It is difficult to do. Therefore, it can be said that the effect obtained by overlapping a part of the data is particularly great for audio data.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is performed when a game ball has won the start port 62, the general winning port 72, the big winning port 66, or when the game ball has passed through the operation port 68 (S10). (N in S12), control processing for normal games such as winning / failing lottery is executed (S14), and if a special game is in progress (Y in S12), control processing for special game is executed (S16), from S10 to S16 In step S18, prize ball payout corresponding to various winnings is processed.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In the normal game control process, if the winning / losing lottery value is on hold (Y in S30) and the symbol variation is not being displayed (N in S32), the winning / losing lottery means 112 executes the determining process. (S34). In accordance with the determination result, the main display control means 118 starts changing display, transmits a change start command to the effect control means 134, and the effect control means 134 that receives the command displays change display of the effect image according to the change pattern data. Is started (S36). If the winning or failing lottery value is not held in S30 (N in S30), the processing from S32 to S36 is skipped, and if the symbol variation is being displayed in S32 (Y in S32), S34 and S36 Is skipped. Subsequently, if the symbol variation display has already started (Y in S38), the symbol variation display process is executed (S40). If the symbol variation display has not started (N in S38), S40 is skipped. .

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail S16 in FIG. First, if the special winning opening 66 has not been opened (N in S70), the production control means 134 starts the special game production process (S72), and the open / close control means 124 opens the special winning opening 66 (S74). . In the effect process of S72, as described above, the lamp effect control means 208 reads the blink pattern data from the lamp data storage means 200, and causes the game effect lamp 90 to blink according to the blink pattern data. Further, the sound effect control means 210 reads the sound data of the part designated by the trigger data 222 included in the read blinking pattern data. Then, the sound effect control unit 210 causes the speaker 18 to reproduce sound according to the read sound data at the reproduction start timing specified by the trigger data 222. If the big winning opening 66 has been opened, S72 and S74 are skipped (Y in S70). When the predetermined opening time has elapsed since the grand prize opening 66 was opened (Y in S76), or the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76), there are nine or more game balls to the big winning opening 66 When the player has entered the ball (Y in S78), the opening / closing control means 124 closes the special winning opening 66 (S80). If the opening time has not elapsed (N in S76) and the number of balls entered into the grand prize winning opening 66 has not reached nine or more (N in S78), the processing after S80 is skipped and the flow of S16 Exit.

  If the number of rounds of the unit game has reached 15 after the closing of the special winning opening 66 in S80 (Y of S82), the effect control means 134 ends the effect processing of the special game (S84), and the special game control means 120 Ends the special game (S86). If the number of rounds has not reached 15 (N in S82), 1 is added to the number of rounds and the flow of S16 is terminated (S90).

(Example 2)
The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment has a trigger for designating the reproduction start timing of the audio data 224 in the blinking pattern data 220 in that the audio data includes trigger data for designating the production start timing by blinking of the game effect lamp 90. Different from the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment that includes the data 222. Except for the configuration of the blink pattern data and the voice data, the configuration and functions are basically the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the voice data storage means 202 stores voice designation data defining the order in which the voice data is reproduced separately from the voice data. The voice designation data includes trigger data for designating the start timing of the effect due to the flashing of the game effect lamp 90. This trigger data defines which one of a plurality of types of blinking pattern data stored in the lamp data storage means 200 is selected. In this case, blinking pattern data corresponding to the audio data of each part is specified by the trigger data. During the game, the voice effect control means 210 reads the voice designation data and reads the voice data with reference to the order defined by the voice designation data. Further, the sound effect control means 210 causes the speaker 18 to reproduce sound according to the sound data. The lamp effect control unit 208 reads the blink pattern data defined by the trigger data from the lamp data storage unit 200. Further, the lamp effect control means 208 starts the effect by blinking of the game effect lamp 90 according to the blink pattern data at the timing specified by the trigger data.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the timing of the flashing of the game effect lamp 90 and the reproduction of sound due to the difference in the number of clocks of the lamp effect control means 208 and the sound effect control means 210. Although the game effect lamp 90 has been described in the present embodiment, the same applies to lamps that produce games other than the game effect lamp 90.

Example 3
The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment designates the blinking pattern data 220 to include the trigger data for designating the start timing of the production by the operation of the movable globe accessory 150. The blinking pattern data 220 designates the reproduction start timing of the audio data 224. This is different from the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment that includes the trigger data 222 to be executed. Except for the configuration of the flashing pattern data and the operation pattern data, the configuration and functions are basically the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the blinking pattern data includes data in which the blinking pattern of the game effect lamp 90 is defined, and trigger data that specifies the start timing of the production due to the operation of the movable glove accessory 150. In this trigger data, it is defined which of a plurality of types of operation pattern data stored in the accessory data storage means 204 is selected. During the game, the lamp effect control means 208 reads the blink pattern data and starts the effect by the game effect lamp 90 according to the blink pattern data. The accessory effect control means 212 reads the operation pattern data defined by the trigger data from the accessory data storage means 204. Further, the accessory effect control means 212 starts driving the glove movable accessory 150 according to the operation pattern data at the timing specified by the trigger data.

  According to the present embodiment, even if each of the lamp effect control means 208 and the accessory effect control means 212 executes effects at different clock numbers, the game effect lamp 90 blinks due to the difference in the clock numbers. And the movement timing of the movable globe accessory 150 can be prevented from shifting. Although the game effect lamp 90 has been described in the present embodiment, the same applies to lamps that produce games other than the game effect lamp 90. Although the present embodiment has been described with respect to the movable globe accessory 150, the same applies to movable accessories other than the movable globe accessory 150.

Example 4
The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment designates the start timing of reproduction of the audio data 224 in the blinking pattern data 220 in that the action pattern data includes trigger data that designates the start timing of the production by blinking of the game effect lamp 90. Different from the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment that includes the trigger data 222. Except for the configuration of the flashing pattern data and the operation pattern data, the configuration and functions are basically the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the accessory data storage unit 204 stores operation designation data that defines the order in which the operation patterns are executed separately from the operation pattern data. The operation designation data includes trigger data for designating the start timing of the effect produced by blinking of the game effect lamp 90. This trigger data defines which one of a plurality of types of blinking pattern data stored in the lamp data storage means 200 is selected. During the game, the accessory effect control unit 212 reads out the motion designation data and reads out the motion pattern data with reference to the order defined by the motion designation data. Moreover, the accessory effect control means 212 drives the glove movable accessory 150 according to the operation pattern data. The lamp effect control unit 208 reads the blink pattern data defined by the trigger data from the lamp data storage unit 200. Further, the lamp effect control means 208 starts the effect by blinking of the game effect lamp 90 according to the blink pattern data at the timing specified by the trigger data.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the timing of the flashing of the game effect lamp 90 and the operation of the movable globe accessory 150 due to the difference in the number of clocks of the lamp effect controller 208 and the accessory effect controller 212. Although the game effect lamp 90 has been described in the present embodiment, the same applies to lamps that produce games other than the game effect lamp 90. Although the present embodiment has been described with respect to the movable globe accessory 150, the same applies to movable accessories other than the movable globe accessory 150.

(Example 5)
The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment has the trigger data for specifying the playback start timing of the audio data 224 in the flashing pattern data 220 in that the flashing pattern data includes trigger data for specifying the start timing of the presentation by the presentation display device 60. This is different from the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment that includes 222. Except for the configuration of the flashing pattern data and the effect pattern data, the configuration and functions are basically the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the blinking pattern data includes data in which the blinking pattern of the game effect lamp 90 is defined and trigger data that specifies the start timing of the effect by the effect display device 60. This trigger data defines which of a plurality of types of effect pattern data stored in the effect data storage means 206 is selected. During the game, the lamp effect control means 208 reads the blink pattern data and starts the effect by the game effect lamp 90 according to the blink pattern data. The image effect control means 214 reads the effect pattern data defined by the trigger data from the effect data storage means 206. Further, the image effect control means 214 starts the effect by the effect display device 60 according to the effect pattern data at the timing specified by the trigger data.

  According to the present embodiment, even if each of the lamp effect control means 208 and the image effect control means 214 executes effects at different clock numbers, the game effect lamp 90 flashes due to the difference in the clock numbers. It can suppress that the timing of the production | presentation and the production | presentation by the production | presentation display apparatus 60 shifts | deviates. Although the game effect lamp 90 has been described in the present embodiment, the same applies to lamps that produce games other than the game effect lamp 90.

(Example 6)
The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment designates the start timing of reproduction of the audio data 224 in the blinking pattern data 220 in that the production pattern data includes trigger data for designating the start timing of the production by blinking of the game effect lamp 90. Different from the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment that includes the trigger data 222. Except for the configuration of the flashing pattern data and the effect pattern data, the configuration and functions are basically the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the effect data storage means 206 stores effect designation data defining the order in which the effect patterns are executed separately from the effect pattern data. This effect designation data includes trigger data for designating the start timing of the effect due to blinking of the game effect lamp 90. This trigger data defines which one of a plurality of types of blinking pattern data stored in the lamp data storage means 200 is selected. During the game, the image effect control means 214 reads the effect designation data and reads the effect pattern data with reference to the order defined by the effect designation data. Further, the image effect control means 214 executes the effect by the effect display device 60 according to the effect pattern data. The lamp effect control unit 208 reads the blink pattern data defined by the trigger data from the lamp data storage unit 200. Further, the lamp effect control means 208 starts the effect by blinking of the game effect lamp 90 according to the blink pattern data at the timing specified by the trigger data.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the timing of the effect produced by the flashing of the game effect lamp 90 and the effect produced by the effect display device 60 due to the difference in the number of clocks of the lamp effect control unit 208 and the image effect control unit 214. Although the game effect lamp 90 has been described in the present embodiment, the same applies to lamps that produce games other than the game effect lamp 90.

(Example 7)
The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment has the trigger data for designating the reproduction start timing of the audio data 224 in the blinking pattern data 220 in that the operation pattern data includes trigger data for designating the production start timing by the production display device 60. This is different from the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment that includes 222. Except for the configuration of the flashing pattern data and the operation pattern data, the configuration and functions are basically the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the accessory data storage unit 204 stores operation designation data that defines the order in which the operation patterns are executed separately from the operation pattern data. This operation designation data includes trigger data for designating the production start timing by the production display device 60. This trigger data defines which of a plurality of types of effect pattern data stored in the effect data storage means 206 is selected. During the game, the accessory effect control unit 212 reads out the motion designation data and reads out the motion pattern data with reference to the order defined by the motion designation data. Moreover, the accessory effect control means 212 drives the glove movable accessory 150 according to the operation pattern data. The image effect control means 214 reads the effect pattern data defined by the trigger data from the effect data storage means 206. Further, the image effect control means 214 starts the effect by the effect display device 60 according to the effect pattern data at the timing specified by the trigger data.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress a shift in the timing of the effect due to the operation of the glove movable accessory 150 and the effect due to the effect display device 60 due to the difference in the number of clocks of the accessory effect control means 212 and the image effect control means 214. . Although the present embodiment has been described with respect to the movable globe accessory 150, the same applies to movable accessories other than the movable globe accessory 150.

(Example 8)
The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment designates the reproduction start timing of the audio data 224 in the blinking pattern data 220 in that the production pattern data includes trigger data for designating the production start timing due to the operation of the movable globe accessory 150. This is different from the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment that includes the trigger data 222 to be executed. Except for the configuration of the flashing pattern data and the effect pattern data, the configuration and functions are basically the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the effect data storage means 206 stores effect designation data defining the order in which the effect patterns are executed separately from the effect pattern data. The effect designation data includes trigger data for designating the start timing of the effect due to the operation of the movable globe accessory 150. In this trigger data, it is defined which of a plurality of types of operation pattern data stored in the accessory data storage means 204 is selected. During the game, the image effect control means 214 reads the effect designation data and reads the effect pattern data with reference to the order defined by the effect designation data. Further, the image effect control means 214 executes the effect by the effect display device 60 according to the effect pattern data. The accessory effect control means 212 reads the operation pattern data defined by the trigger data from the accessory data storage means 204. Further, the accessory effect control means 212 starts driving the glove movable accessory 150 according to the operation pattern data at the timing specified by the trigger data.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress a shift in the timing of the effect due to the operation of the glove movable accessory 150 and the effect due to the effect display device 60 due to the difference in the number of clocks of the accessory effect control means 212 and the image effect control means 214. . Although the present embodiment has been described with respect to the movable globe accessory 150, the same applies to movable accessories other than the movable globe accessory 150.

Example 9
The pachinko gaming machine in the present embodiment includes trigger data 222 that specifies the reproduction start timing of the audio data 224 in the blinking pattern data 220 in that the operation pattern data includes trigger data that specifies the reproduction start timing of the audio data. This is different from the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment. Except for the configuration of the flashing pattern data and the operation pattern data, the configuration and functions are basically the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the accessory data storage unit 204 stores operation designation data that defines the order in which the operation patterns are executed separately from the operation pattern data. The operation designation data includes trigger data that designates the reproduction start timing of the audio data. This trigger data defines which of a plurality of types of audio data stored in the audio data storage unit 202 is to be reproduced. During the game, the accessory effect control unit 212 reads out the motion designation data and reads out the motion pattern data with reference to the order defined by the motion designation data. Moreover, the accessory effect control means 212 drives the glove movable accessory 150 according to the operation pattern data. The sound effect control unit 210 reads the sound data defined by the trigger data from the sound data storage unit 202. In addition, the audio effect control unit 210 starts to reproduce the audio data at the timing specified by the trigger data.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the deviation of the timing of the reproduction of the sound data and the operation of the movable globe accessory 150 due to the difference in the number of clocks of the sound data storage unit 202 and the accessory effect control unit 212. Although the present embodiment has been described with respect to the movable globe accessory 150, the same applies to movable accessories other than the movable globe accessory 150.

(Example 10)
The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment designates the reproduction start timing of the audio data 224 in the blinking pattern data 220 in that the audio data includes trigger data that designates the start timing of the production by the operation of the movable glove accessory 150. Different from the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment that includes the trigger data 222. Except for the configuration of the blink pattern data and the voice data, the configuration and functions are basically the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the voice data storage means 202 stores voice designation data defining the order in which the voice data is reproduced separately from the voice data. The voice designation data includes trigger data for designating the start timing of the production by the operation of the movable globe accessory 150. In this trigger data, it is defined which of a plurality of types of operation pattern data stored in the accessory data storage means 204 is selected. In this case, operation pattern data corresponding to the audio data of each part is designated by the trigger data. During the game, the voice effect control means 210 reads the voice designation data and reads the voice data with reference to the order defined by the voice designation data. Further, the sound effect control means 210 causes the speaker 18 to reproduce sound according to the sound data. The accessory effect control means 212 reads the operation pattern data defined by the trigger data from the accessory data storage means 204. Further, the accessory effect control means 212 starts driving the glove movable accessory 150 according to the operation pattern data at the timing specified by the trigger data.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the operation of the glove movable accessory 150 and the timing of sound reproduction from deviating due to the difference in the number of clocks of the accessory effect control means 212 and the sound effect control means 210. Although the present embodiment has been described with respect to the movable globe accessory 150, the same applies to movable accessories other than the movable globe accessory 150.

(Example 11)
The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes trigger data 222 that specifies the reproduction start timing of the audio data 224 in the blinking pattern data 220 in that the production pattern data includes trigger data that specifies the reproduction start timing of the audio data. This is different from the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment. Except for the configuration of the flashing pattern data and the effect pattern data, the configuration and functions are basically the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the effect data storage means 206 stores effect designation data defining the order in which the effect patterns are executed separately from the effect pattern data. This effect designation data includes trigger data for designating the reproduction start timing of the audio data. The trigger data defines which part of the plurality of types of audio data stored in the audio data storage unit 202 is to be reproduced. During the game, the image effect control means 214 reads the effect designation data and reads the effect pattern data with reference to the order defined by the effect designation data. Further, the image effect control means 214 executes the effect by the effect display device 60 according to the effect pattern data. The sound effect control unit 210 reads the sound data defined by the trigger data from the sound data storage unit 202. In addition, the audio effect control unit 210 starts to reproduce the audio data at the timing specified by the trigger data.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the timing of the production by the reproduction of the audio data and the production by the production display device 60 due to the difference in the number of clocks of the audio data storage unit 202 and the image production control unit 214.

(Example 12)
The pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes trigger data 222 for designating the reproduction start timing of the audio data 224 in the blinking pattern data 220 in that the audio data includes trigger data for designating the production start timing by the production display device 60. Is different from the pachinko gaming machine of the first embodiment. Except for the configuration of the blink pattern data and the voice data, the configuration and functions are basically the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the voice data storage means 202 stores voice designation data defining the order in which the voice data is reproduced separately from the voice data. This voice designation data includes trigger data for designating the start timing of the production by the production display device 60. This trigger data defines which of a plurality of types of effect pattern data stored in the effect data storage means 206 is selected. In this case, effect pattern data corresponding to the audio data of each part is designated by the trigger data. During the game, the voice effect control means 210 reads the voice designation data and reads the voice data with reference to the order defined by the voice designation data. Further, the sound effect control means 210 causes the speaker 18 to reproduce sound according to the sound data. The image effect control means 214 reads the effect pattern data defined by the trigger data from the effect data storage means 206. Further, the image effect control means 214 starts the effect by the effect display device 60 according to the effect pattern data at the timing specified by the trigger data.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the timing of the effect produced by the effect display device 60 and the effect due to the reproduction of the sound due to the difference in the number of clocks of the image effect control unit 214 and the sound effect control unit 210.

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

  10 Pachinko machines, 50 gaming boards, 52 gaming areas, 59 normal symbol display device, 60 performance display device, 61 special symbol display device, 62 start opening, 64 center decoration, 66 big winning opening, 68 operation opening, 69 passage detection Device, 72 general winning opening, 73 general winning detecting device, 74 start winning detecting device, 78 winning detecting device, 82 operation button, 90 game effect lamp, 100 game control device, 102 main board, 104 sub-board, 110 entry determination Means, 112 winning / failing lottery means, 114 design determining means, 116 holding control means, 118 main display control means, 120 special game control means, 124 opening / closing control means, 130 pattern storage means, 132 effect determining means, 134 effect control means, 150 Glove movable part , 190 effect image, 192 special symbol, 200 lamp data storage means, 202 audio data storage means, 204 accessory data storage means, 206 effect data storage means, 208 lamp effect control means, 210 sound effect control means, 212 accessory effect 214, image production control means.

Claims (3)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, into which a game ball can enter;
A variable pitching device that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and is capable of changing the receiving state of the gaming ball to a state advantageous to the player;
An image display device for displaying an image for producing a game;
A movable director that directs the game,
Main control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Production control means for controlling the production of the game;
After a game ball has entered the start winning opening, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the acceptance state of the variable pitching device is changed to a state advantageous to the player, which is more advantageous to the player than the normal game. A special game execution means for executing a special game that becomes a state,
Production data storage means for storing production pattern data in which production content to be displayed on the image display device during the game is defined;
An accessory data storage means for storing operation pattern data in which an operation pattern of the movable effect accessory is defined;
With
The accessory data storage means stores, as the operation pattern data, data including trigger data for specifying the synchronization timing of the effect pattern,
The production control means includes
An accessory effect control means for driving the movable effect agent according to the operation pattern data;
Image effect control means for causing an image display device to display an image that produces a game according to the data of the effect pattern,
The image effect control means follows the effect pattern data at the synchronization timing specified by the trigger data while the effect due to the display of the image proceeds in parallel with the effect due to the driving of the movable effect agent. A ball game machine characterized by displaying production contents . A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, into which a game ball can enter;
A variable pitching device that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and is capable of changing the receiving state of the gaming ball to a state advantageous to the player;
An image display device for displaying an image for producing a game;
A production lamp that flashes and produces games,
Main control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Production control means for controlling the production of the game;
After a game ball has entered the start winning opening, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the acceptance state of the variable pitching device is changed to a state advantageous to the player, which is more advantageous to the player than the normal game. A special game execution means for executing a special game that becomes a state,
Production data storage means for storing production pattern data in which production content to be displayed on the image display device during the game is defined;
Lamp data storage means for storing flashing pattern data in which a flashing pattern of the effect lamp is defined;
With
The lamp data storage means stores, as the blinking pattern data, data including trigger data that specifies the synchronization timing of the effect pattern,
The production control means includes
Lamp production control means for advancing production by blinking the production lamp according to the blink pattern data;
Image effect control means for causing an image display device to display an image that produces a game according to the data of the effect pattern,
The image effect control means provides the effect contents according to the data of the effect pattern at the synchronization timing specified by the trigger data while the effect due to the display of the image proceeds in parallel with the effect due to the blinking of the effect lamp. A ball game machine characterized by displaying . A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start prize opening provided at a predetermined position in the game area, into which a game ball can enter;
A variable pitching device that is provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area and is capable of changing the receiving state of the gaming ball to a state advantageous to the player;
An image display device for displaying an image for producing a game;
Audio playback means for playing back audio to be played during the game;
Main control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Production control means for controlling the production of the game;
After a game ball has entered the start winning opening, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the acceptance state of the variable pitching device is changed to a state advantageous to the player, which is more advantageous to the player than the normal game. A special game execution means for executing a special game that becomes a state,
Production data storage means for storing production pattern data in which production content to be displayed on the image display device during the game is defined;
Audio data storage means for storing audio data to be reproduced during a game;
With
The audio data storage means stores, as the audio data, data including trigger data that specifies the synchronization timing of the effect pattern,
The production control means includes
Sound production control means for reproducing sound for producing a game in the sound reproduction means according to the sound data;
Image effect control means for causing an image display device to display an image that produces a game according to the data of the effect pattern,
The image effect control means displays the contents of the effect according to the data of the effect pattern at the synchronization timing specified by the trigger data while the effect due to the display of the image is advanced in parallel with the effect due to the reproduction of the sound. A ball game machine characterized by being displayed .

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