JP5723350B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  In a game machine that is commonly used, called a pachinko machine, the special symbol starts to fluctuate with the start condition that a game ball enters the start port. As a result of the jackpot lottery, when the special game such as the jackpot is won in the variation of the special symbol, the special symbol is stopped at the specific symbol, and the special game state is shifted. .

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-151867 discloses a performance unit that plays a predetermined winning sound when a hitting lamp is lit in a gaming machine that is awarded by stopping the movement with a predetermined hitting lamp among a plurality of lamps whose lighting positions are sequentially moved. A gaming machine has been disclosed that allows a visually impaired person to enjoy a game on a prize machine by directly relating BGM or the like, which conventionally only provided interest to the game, to the progress of the game. .

JP 2000-167226 A

  By the way, in recent game machines, various game effects are required to enhance the interest of the player. One of these is the desire to change BGM (Back Ground Music) during normal games. For example, there has been a desire to change a song with the same length (same phrase) to a BGM played at a different tempo, or a desire to use a different song as a BGM.

  In the gaming machine as described above, the variation pattern of the special symbol when the game ball enters the starting port is selected from the variation pattern table in which a plurality of variation patterns are stored. However, the change of the variation pattern table during the game can be performed only when a special game such as a big win or a small win is won. That is, the special symbol variation pattern table cannot be changed during the normal game. Therefore, if the BGM tempo is changed or the BGM is changed to a completely different song without changing the special symbol fluctuation pattern during normal games, the special symbol fluctuation pattern (variation time) and BGM are changed. There was a risk that the playback times of the videos would not match.

For example, when the BGM tempo is increased, the BGM playback time is shorter than the special symbol variation time. Conversely, when the BGM tempo is delayed, the BGM reproduction time is longer than the special symbol variation time. As a result, the variation pattern (variation time) of the special symbol and the reproduction time of the BGM do not match. Also, when the BGM is changed to a completely different song, if the BGM length before the change and the BGM length after the change (reproduction time) are different, the variation pattern and the BGM reproduction time also do not match. For this reason, the conventional gaming machine has a problem in that the fun of changing the BGM during the game is impaired .

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can enhance the fun when the BGM is changed during a game .

The invention according to claim 1 is a special game determination for determining whether or not a special game advantageous to a player is performed when a game ball enters the start area and a start area where the game ball can enter. And a symbol display control means for performing symbol variation to stop and display the symbol in a manner indicating the result of determination by the special game determination unit after the symbol has been displayed in a variable manner for a predetermined time due to the determination by the special game determination unit. In the same gaming state, any one of the variation pattern table storage means storing a plurality of variation pattern tables for setting the variation pattern of the symbol and the plurality of variation pattern tables stored in the variation pattern table storage means Fluctuation pattern table selection means for selecting one fluctuation pattern table, and fluctuation patterns selected by the fluctuation pattern table selection means Fluctuation pattern selection means for selecting any one of the plurality of fluctuation patterns stored in the table, BGM data storage means for storing a plurality of different BGM data, and voice output means for outputting sound Effect control means for performing control to read out the BGM data in accordance with the fluctuation pattern table selected by the fluctuation pattern table selection means and the fluctuation pattern selected by the fluctuation pattern selection means and to output from the audio output means; The variation pattern table selection means includes a plurality of variations stored in the variation pattern table storage means when the determination result of the special game determination means is a specific loss among the losses that do not perform the special game. Any one of the fluctuation pattern tables The effect control means selects a game effect mode corresponding to the variation pattern table from among a plurality of game effect modes when the variation pattern table is selected by the variation pattern table selection means. The symbol display control means selects any one symbol pattern from a plurality of symbol aspects based on the game effect mode selected by the effect control means , and changes the symbol variation in the selected symbol aspect. It is characterized by performing.

According to the present invention, an interesting game effect can be realized.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the game board of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the game control apparatus of the game machine which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the various random numbers acquired in the game control board of the gaming machine which concerns on this embodiment, (a) is a random number for special symbol determination, (b) is a random number for jackpot symbol determination, (c) is for reach determination Random numbers (d) are diagrams showing examples of auxiliary symbol determination random numbers. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the timer interruption process which CPU of a game control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the start port SW process which CPU of a game control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the gate SW process which CPU of a game control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the special symbol process which CPU of a game control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the special game determination process which CPU of a game control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the change pattern selection process which CPU of a game control board performs. (A)-(c) is the figure which showed an example of the fluctuation | variation pattern table. (A) (b) is a figure showing an example of a change pattern table. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the process during a stop which CPU of a game control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the customer waiting setting process which CPU of a game control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the auxiliary | assistant symbol process which CPU of a game control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the big prize opening process which CPU of a game control board performs. It is the figure which showed the example of a setting of the number of rounds / opening pattern of a big prize apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the game state setting process which CPU of a game control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the change pattern setting process which CPU of a game control board performs. It is the figure which showed an example of the variation pattern table setting table for normal loses. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the 2nd start opening process performed by CPU of a game control board. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing of the production | presentation symbol displayed on an image display apparatus. (A)-(f) is the figure which showed an example of the scroll direction of the effect symbol displayed on an image display apparatus. (A)-(f) is the figure which showed an example of the display mode of the production | presentation symbol displayed on an image display apparatus. (A) (b) is the figure which showed an example of the reach production displayed on an image display apparatus. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing of the other effect symbols displayed on an image display apparatus. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing of the other effect symbols displayed on an image display apparatus. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the timer interruption process which CPU of an effect control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the command reception process which CPU of an effect control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the effect selection process which CPU of an effect control board performs. It is the figure which showed an example of the mode flag. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the process during the change production completion which CPU of a production control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the special game effect selection process which CPU of an effect control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the ending effect selection process which CPU of an effect control board performs. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the image display process which CPU of an image control board performs. It is the figure which showed an example of the scroll direction determination table. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the BGM reproduction | regeneration processing which CPU of an image control board performs. (A)-(e) is the figure which showed an example of the display mode of the production | presentation symbol displayed on the image display apparatus of the game machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the image display process which CPU of the image control board of the gaming machine concerning a 2nd embodiment performs.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of a gaming board of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 300 that is attached to an island facility of a game store, and a glass frame 310 that is rotatably supported by the outer frame 300. The outer frame 300 is provided with a game board 2 in which a game area 3 in which game balls flow down is formed.

The glass frame 310 supports a glass plate (not shown) that covers the game area 3 so as to be visible in front of the game board 2 (on the player side).
In addition, the glass frame 310 has an operation handle 311 for launching a game ball toward the game area 3 by being rotated, an audio output device (speaker) 312, and upper and lower effect lights having a plurality of lamps. Devices 313a and 313b, an effect button 314 for changing the effect mode by a pressing operation, and left and right effect movable illumination devices 320L and 320R are provided.
The effect movable illumination devices 320L and 320R are provided in the upper left corner and the upper right corner of the glass frame 310.
The effect movable illumination devices 320L and 320R include a movable illumination unit (not shown), and the movable illumination unit is opened (projected) (not shown) from the state in which the movable illumination unit illustrated in FIG. 1 is housed (closed). It is configured to be able to change automatically.

Further, a tray unit 315 is provided below the glass frame 310. The tray unit 315 is provided with a ball tray portion that stores a plurality of game balls. The ball tray portion has a downward inclination so that the game balls flow down toward the operation handle 311. . Then, when the player rotates the operation handle 311, the game ball is launched into the game area 3.
When the game ball launched as described above rises between the rails 5a and 5b and exceeds the ball return prevention piece 5c, it reaches the game area 3 and then falls in the game area 3. At this time, the game ball falls unpredictably by a plurality of nails and windmills provided in the game area 3.

Next, the configuration of the game area 3 of the game board 2 will be described.
1 and 2, an opening 3A is formed at the center of the game area 3, and a decorative member 6 that affects the flow of the game ball is provided along the periphery of the opening 3A. An image display device 7 composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like is provided on a substantially central portion (open portion) of the decorative member 6 and on the back side of the game board 2.

  The display screen 7a of the image display device 7 displays an image while the game is not being performed or displays an image according to the progress of the game. Among them, three effect symbols 8 of the first effect symbol 8a, the second effect symbol 8b, and the third effect symbol 8c are displayed as the effect symbols for notifying the result of the special symbol lottery to be described later. When the combination of symbols 8 (for example, 777) is stopped and displayed, a big hit that is a special game is notified. Details of the production symbol 8 will be described later.

In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, for example, the decorative member 6 is provided with the fourth symbol display 10 for displaying the fourth symbol for notifying the result of the special symbol lottery, similar to the effect symbol 8 described above. ing. As shown in FIG. 2, the fourth symbol display 10 includes two fourth symbol indicators 10 a and 10 b.
The 4th symbol display 10a displays the 4th symbol corresponding to the 1st special symbol which is variably displayed when the game ball enters the 1st starting opening (starting area) 13.
The fourth symbol display 10b displays a fourth symbol corresponding to the second special symbol that is variably displayed when a game ball enters the second starting port (starting region) 14.
Therefore, the fourth symbol display 10 starts the variation display of the fourth symbol with the start of the variation display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, and the variation of the first special symbol or the second special symbol. As the display stops, the variation of the fourth symbol stops.

  Furthermore, in addition to the above-mentioned various effects devices, the audio output device 312 outputs BGM (background music), SE (sound effects), etc., and performs effects by sound. The effect lighting devices 313a and 313b are The lighting direction and the emission color of each lamp are changed to produce an effect by illumination.

In addition, a first start port 13 and a second start port 14 that constitute a start region into which a game ball can enter are provided in a region below the center of the game region 3.
The second start port 14 has a second start port opening / closing door 14b, the first mode in which the second start port opening / closing door 14b is maintained in a closed state, and the second start port opening / closing door 14b in an open state. The second aspect is controlled to be movable. Therefore, when the second start port 14 is in the first mode, there is no opportunity for winning a game ball, and when it is in the second mode, the chance for winning a game ball is increased.

Here, the first start port 13 is provided with a first start port switch (SW) 13a (see FIG. 3) for detecting the entrance of a game ball, and the second start port 14 detects the entrance of a game ball. A second start port switch (SW) 14a (see FIG. 3) is provided. Then, when the first start port SW13a or the second start port SW14a detects the entrance of a game ball, a special symbol determination random number value, etc., which will be described later, is acquired, and a right to execute a special game such as a big hit game or a small hit game is acquired. Lottery (hereinafter referred to as “special game lottery”). In addition, when the first start port SW13a or the second start port SW14a detects the entry of a game ball, a predetermined prize ball (for example, three game balls) is paid out.
In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a game ball enters the first start port 13 or the second start port 14, for example, about three payouts (prize balls) are usually performed. It is not always necessary to perform a prize ball in association with a game ball entering the starting port. Further, the number of prize balls may be changed for each starting port.

  In addition, the second grand prize winning port 17 is configured by an opening formed in the game board 2. Below the second grand prize opening 17, there is a second big prize opening / closing door 17b that can project from the game board surface side to the glass plate side (front side). Is controlled to move between an open state protruding toward the game board surface and a closed state buried in the game board surface. When the second grand prize opening opening / closing door 17b protrudes from the game board surface, it functions as a tray for guiding the game ball into the second big prize opening 17, and the game ball can enter the second big prize opening 17. Become. The second big prize opening 17 is provided with a second big prize opening detection switch (SW) 17a. When the second big prize opening detection SW 17a detects the entry of a game ball, a predetermined prize ball is set. (For example, 15 game balls) are paid out.

Furthermore, an auxiliary symbol gate (passage area) 15 through which a game ball can pass and a first grand prize opening 16 through which the game ball can enter are provided in the area on the right side of the decorative member 6.
For this reason, unless the operation handle 311 is rotated and the game ball is launched with a strong force, the game ball does not pass or win the gate 15, the first grand prize winning port 16, and the second big prize winning port 17. It is configured.
The gate 15 is provided with a gate switch (SW) 15a (see FIG. 3) for detecting the passage of the game ball. When the gate SW 15a detects the passage of the game ball, a random value for determining auxiliary symbols is acquired. Then, “auxiliary symbol winning lottery” to be described later is performed.

  The first big prize opening 16 is normally kept closed by the first big prize opening opening / closing door 16b, and it is impossible to enter a game ball. On the other hand, when a predetermined special game is started, the first grand prize opening opening / closing door 16b is opened, and the first big prize opening opening / closing door 16b puts the game ball into the first big winning opening 16. It functions as a receiving tray that guides the game ball and can enter the first grand prize opening 16. The first grand prize opening 16 is provided with a first big prize opening switch (SW) 16a (see FIG. 3). When the first big prize opening SW16a detects the entry of a game ball, it is set in advance. Prize balls (for example, 15 game balls) are paid out.

  The second grand prize opening 17 is normally maintained in a closed state by a second big prize opening opening / closing door (movable piece) 17b, and it is impossible to enter a game ball. On the other hand, when a predetermined special game is started, the second grand prize opening opening / closing door 17b is opened, and the second big prize opening opening / closing door 17b puts the game ball in the second big winning opening 17. It functions as a guiding path for guiding, and the game ball can enter the second large winning opening 17. The second big prize opening 17 is provided with a second big prize opening switch (SW) 17a (see FIG. 3). When the second big prize opening SW17a detects the entry of a game ball, it is set in advance. Prize balls (for example, 15 game balls) are paid out.

Furthermore, the lowermost area of the game area 3 does not enter any of the general winning port 18, the first starting port 13, the second starting port 14, the first major winning port 16, and the second major winning port 17. An out port 19 is provided for discharging the game balls.
When a game ball wins the general winning opening 18, a predetermined prize ball (for example, 10 game balls) is paid out.

A display area 9 is provided on the lower left side of the game board 2. The display area 9 includes a first special symbol display device 20, a second special symbol display device 21, an auxiliary symbol display device 22, a first special symbol hold indicator 23, a second special symbol hold indicator 24 shown in FIG. An auxiliary symbol hold indicator 25, a round number indicator 26, and the like are provided.
The first special symbol display device 20 notifies a result of a special game lottery performed when a game ball enters the first start port 13. The second special symbol display device 21 is for notifying the result of a special game lottery performed when a game ball enters the second start port 14.

  Here, the “special game lottery” means that when a game ball enters the first start port 13 or the second start port 14, a special symbol determination random number value is acquired, and the acquired special symbol determination random value is acquired. Is a random number value corresponding to “big hit” or a random number value corresponding to “small hit”. The result of this special game lottery is not immediately notified to the player, and the special symbol lottery is displayed on the first special symbol display device 20 so that the special game lottery is displayed. The special symbol corresponding to the result is stopped and displayed so that the player is notified of the lottery result. The special symbol determination random number will be described later.

  Further, in this embodiment, “big hit” means that a right to win a big hit game is acquired in a special game lottery performed on the condition that a game ball has entered the first start port 13 or the second start port 14. Say what you did. In the “hit game”, a round game in which the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 is opened is performed a predetermined number of rounds. For example, 2 times, 8 times, and 12 times. A predetermined time is set for the maximum opening time of the first grand prize port 16 or the second grand prize port 17 in each round game, and during this time, the first grand prize port 16 or the second grand prize port 17 is set. When a predetermined number of game balls (for example, nine) enter, one round game is completed. In other words, the “big hit game” is a game in which a game ball can enter the first grand prize winning opening 16 or the second big winning prize opening 17 and the player can acquire a winning ball according to the winning prize. The number of round games in the jackpot is displayed by a round number display 26. The jackpot game is provided with a plurality of types of jackpots, which will be described in detail later.

Further, the auxiliary symbol display device 22 (see FIG. 3) provided in the display area 9 is for informing the lottery result of the auxiliary symbol that is performed when the game ball passes through the gate 15. As will be described in detail later, when the winning symbol is won by the lottery of the auxiliary symbol, the auxiliary symbol display device 22 is turned on, and then the second start port 14 is controlled to the second mode for a predetermined time. That is, the game ball is controlled from a closed state where it is difficult to win a game ball to an open state where the game ball is easy to win.
Here, “auxiliary symbol lottery” is a random number value for auxiliary symbol determination when the game ball passes through the gate 15, and the acquired random number value for auxiliary symbol determination is a random value corresponding to “win”. This is the process of determining whether or not there is.
The result of the auxiliary symbol lottery also does not notify the lottery result immediately after the game ball passes through the gate 15, and the auxiliary symbol display device 22 displays a variation such as blinking of the auxiliary symbol, and the predetermined variation. When the time has elapsed, the auxiliary symbol corresponding to the lottery result of the auxiliary symbol is stopped and displayed so that the player is notified of the lottery result.

Furthermore, if a special game lottery cannot be made immediately after a game ball enters the first start port 13 or the second start port 14, such as during a special symbol change display or during a special game to be described later, certain conditions are met. The right to draw a special game is reserved. More specifically, the random number value for special symbol determination acquired when the game ball enters the first start port 13 is stored as the first hold, and when the game ball enters the second start port 14 The acquired special symbol determination random number value is stored as the second hold.
For both of these holds, the upper limit hold number is set to 4, and the hold number is displayed on the first special symbol hold indicator 23 and the second special symbol hold indicator 24 provided in the display area 9, respectively. Is done.

  The upper limit reserved number of auxiliary symbols is also set to 4, and the reserved number is provided in the display area 9 in the same manner as the first special symbol hold indicator 23 and the second special symbol hold indicator 24. Is displayed on the auxiliary symbol holding display 25.

  On the upper surface of the tray unit 315, an effect button 314 generally called a chance button is arranged. The operation of the effect button 314 is provided with an effect button switch 314a (see FIG. 3). For example, guidance for prompting the operation of the effect button 314 is displayed on the image display device 7 in the case of a specific reach effect during the game. It becomes effective for a while.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game control device that performs game control of the gaming machine of the present embodiment.
In the game control device shown in FIG. 3, a game control board 211 is provided as a main control board for controlling the progress of the game. Further, an effect control board 221, an image control board 231, a lamp control board 241, a payout control board 251 and the like are provided as sub-control boards.
The game control board 211 includes a CPU 212, a ROM 213, a RAM 214, and the like, and performs main control of the game machine.
The game control board 211 has a first start port SW13a provided in the first start port 13, a second start port SW14a provided in the second start port 14, and a second start port opening / closing of the second start port 14. A second start opening solenoid (SOL) 14c for opening and closing the door 14b, a gate SW 15a provided in the gate 15, a first big winning opening SW 16a for detecting a game ball won in the first big winning opening 16, A first grand prize opening solenoid (SOL) 16c for opening and closing the first grand prize opening opening / closing door 16b, a second big prize opening SW17a for detecting a game ball won in the second big prize opening 17, and a second grand prize opening A second large prize opening solenoid (SOL) 17c for opening / closing the opening / closing door 17b, a general winning opening SW18a provided in the general winning opening 18 and the like are connected.

Also, on the game control board 211, a first special symbol display device 20 that performs variation and display of the first special symbol, a second special symbol display device 21 that performs variation and display of the second special symbol, and a variation and display of auxiliary symbols. An auxiliary symbol display device 22 is connected.
The first special symbol display device 20 and the second special symbol display device 21 display whether or not the special symbol is won in the big hit or the small hit by variably displaying the special symbol and stopping the variable display after a predetermined time has elapsed. To do. Further, the auxiliary symbol display device 22 displays whether or not the auxiliary symbol is won by winning display of the auxiliary symbol when the game ball passes through the gate SW15a, and stopping the variable display after a predetermined time has elapsed. indicate.

Furthermore, the game control board 211 has a first special symbol hold indicator 23 for displaying the number of reserved rights (holding balls) for starting the variable display of the first special symbol, and a right for starting the variable display of the second special symbol. The second special symbol hold indicator 24 for displaying the number of holds, the number of reserved right to start the change display of the auxiliary symbol obtained by passing the gate 15 when the game ball passes the gate 15 while the auxiliary symbol is changing Are connected to an auxiliary symbol hold display 25 for displaying the number of rounds, a round number display 26 for displaying the number of round games in the jackpot, a fourth symbol display 10 for displaying the result of the special symbol lottery, and the like.
Note that the game control board 211 of the present embodiment preferentially digests the reserved ball of the second special symbol when the reserved ball of the first special symbol and the reserved ball of the second special symbol are both held. It is configured as follows. Of course, you may comprise so that the reservation ball | bowl of a 1st special symbol and a 2nd special symbol may be digested in order of winning.

Furthermore, the game control board 211 is connected to an effect control board 221, a payout control board 251, a board external information terminal board 260, and the like.
The effect control board 221 includes a CPU 222, a ROM 223, a RAM 224, an RTC (real time clock) 225, and the like, and controls the entire game effect.
Connected to the effect control board 221 are an image control board 231 that controls images and sounds, a lamp control board 241 that controls various lamps and effects, and an effect button switch 314.
The image control board 231 includes a CPU 232, a ROM 233, a RAM 234, and the like, and performs image and sound control based on an instruction from the effect control board 221. For this reason, the image display board 7 and the audio output device (speaker) 312 are connected to the image control board 231.
The ROM 233 includes a CGROM (Character Generator Read Only Memory), and stores image data such as design image images and various effect images displayed on the image display device 7.
The ROM 233 stores a plurality of different BGM data as BGM data output from the audio output device 312.
The plurality of different BGM data may be, for example, music data obtained by playing music of the same length (same phrase) at different tempos, or music data of a plurality of different music. The tempo is defined by the number of quarter notes played in one minute.

The lamp control board 241 includes a CPU 242, a ROM 243, a RAM 244, and the like, and controls the lighting device and the like based on an instruction from the effect control board 221. For this reason, the lamp control board 241 has an effect lighting device 313 (313a, 313b), various effect game lamps 315 (not shown) provided on the game board 2, an effect movable illumination device 320 (320L, 320R), and the like. Is connected.
The lamp control board 241 also controls the movable accessory device and the like based on instructions from the effect control board 221. Therefore, the lamp movable board 241 is also connected to the effect movable accessory device 331 provided in the game board 2.

The payout control board 251 includes a CPU 252, a ROM 253, a RAM 254, and the like, and controls a payout motor 255, a payout ball detection SW256, a ball presence detection SW257, a full tank detection SW258, and the like of the game ball payout device.
Further, a frame external information terminal board 270 is connected to the payout control board 251.
The board external information terminal board 260 is a terminal board for outputting various information of the game board to the outside. The frame external information terminal board 270 is a terminal board for outputting various information of the frame to the outside.

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Next, various operations executed by the game control board 211 of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of various random numbers acquired in the game control board 211 of the gaming machine 1, wherein (a) is a special symbol determining random number, (b) is a jackpot symbol determining random number, and (c) is a reach determining. (D) is a diagram showing an example of auxiliary symbol determination random numbers.
In the game control board 211, the special symbol is determined by the special symbol determining random number shown in FIG. 4A and the jackpot symbol determining random number shown in FIG. 4B. Further, the auxiliary symbol is determined by the auxiliary symbol determining random number shown in FIG.

As for the special symbol determination random number shown in FIG. 4A, one random number value is acquired from among 300 random numbers from “0” to “299”, for example, at the start opening prize.
In the case of the special symbol determination random number shown in FIG. 4A, in the low probability game state (normal game state), the jackpot ratio is set to 1/300, and the acquired special symbol determination random number value is “3”. Sometimes a jackpot is determined.
On the other hand, in the high probability gaming state, the jackpot ratio is set to 10/300, for example, 10 times that of the low probability gaming state, and the acquired special symbol determination random numbers are “3”, “7”, “37”. , “67”, “97”, “127”, “257”, “187”, “217”, “247” are determined to be big hits. In addition, in the special symbol determination random number shown in FIG. 4A, a small lottery, which is a type of loss, is also performed. Here, the small hit ratio is set to 3/300, and when the acquired special symbol determining random number values are “150”, “200”, “250”, it is determined that the small hit is.

Next, as the jackpot symbol determination random number shown in FIG. 4B, one random number value is acquired from 250 random numbers from “0” to “249”. And based on the acquired jackpot symbol determination random number, any one jackpot is determined from a plurality of types of jackpots.
In the present embodiment, as a plurality of types of big hits, there are prepared per length with a normal time, short length with a normal time, a long length with a high probability time, a short length with a high probability time, and a short time without a high probability time.

The regular short-term long win is a relatively long opening time of the first grand prize winning hole 16 or the second big prize winning hole 17 at the time of the big hit game, and a relatively large amount of payout can be expected. A jackpot that grants a short-time game with opening support of the second start opening / closing door 14b in which the probability of entering the game ball into the second start opening 14 is increased during a period until the special symbol fluctuates a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times). It is.
In the short win with the normal time, the opening time of the big winning opening 16 or the second big winning opening 17 at the time of the big hit game is short and the payout of the ball cannot be expected. ) It is a big hit that gives a short-time game with the opening support of the second start opening / closing door 14b for the period until it fluctuates.

With a long chance with a high probability, the opening time of the big winning opening 16 or the second big winning opening 17 at the time of the jackpot game is long and the expectation of paying out the largest number of balls can be expected, and the winning probability of the jackpot is increased after the jackpot game ends. It is a big hit that gives both high-probability games and short-time games with support for opening the second start opening / closing door 14b.
Short wins with high chances are high probability that the winning time of the jackpot game is high and the winning time of the jackpot game is not expected to be paid out, although the opening time of the jackpot 16 or the second jackpot 17 is short, and the winning probability of the jackpot game is increased. This is a jackpot that gives both a game and a short-time game with an opening support for the second start opening / closing door 14b.
High chance short / short wins are high probabilities that increase the winning probability of jackpot after the jackpot game, although the opening time of the jackpot 16 or the second jackpot 17 at the time of the jackpot game is short and the payout of the ball cannot be expected. A jackpot that grants games.

In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, some types of jackpots are selected when a game ball enters the first start port 13 and when a game ball enters the second start port 14. It is comprised so that the ratio to be performed may differ.
For example, the ratio at which the length with the normal time is selected is the same at 35/250 when the game ball wins at the first start port 13 and when the game ball wins at the second start port 14. . Similarly, the ratio at which the short win with the normal time is selected is the same at 15/250 both when the game ball wins the first start port 13 and when the game ball wins the second start port 14. .
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4B, the jackpot symbol determination random number acquired when the game ball wins the first start port 13 or the second start port 14 is “0” to “34”. If there is, the per unit with the normal time is selected, and if it is “35” to “49”, the normal unit with the short time is selected.

On the other hand, the ratio of the selection of the high probability short-time length and the high probability short-time short distance is different between the case where a game ball wins the first start port 13 and the case where a game ball wins the second start port 14. For example, the ratio at which the high probability time-shortened length is selected is 25/250 when a game ball wins the first start port 13 and 175/250 when a game ball wins the second start port 14. The
In addition, the rate at which the short win with high probability is selected is 75/250 when a game ball wins the first start port 13 and 25/250 when a game ball wins the second start port 14. The
Further, the rate at which the high probability short / short short win is selected is 100/250 only when a game ball wins the first start port 13.
Specifically, if the jackpot symbol determination random number acquired when the game ball is won at the first starting opening is “50” to “74”, the long per shot with high probability is selected, and “75” to “75” If it is “149”, a short hit with a high probability is selected, and if it is “150” to “249”, a short hit without a high probability is selected.
On the other hand, if the jackpot symbol determination random number acquired when the game ball wins at the second starting opening is “50” to “224”, the long perk with high probability is selected, and “225” to “225” If it is “249”, a short win with a high probability time is selected.

  Further, the reach determination random number shown in FIG. 4C is obtained by acquiring one random number value from 250 random numbers from “0” to “249” at the time of starting winning, and the acquired reach determination random number value. Is “0” to “21”, “reach is present”, and when the acquired random number for reach determination is “22” to “249”, “reach is not found”.

In addition, as the auxiliary symbol determination random number shown in FIG. 4D, one random number value is acquired from the ten random numbers “0” to “9” when passing through the gate.
In the low-probability gaming state in which both the short-time flag and the high-accuracy flag are OFF, or in the high-probability short-timeless gaming state in which the short-time flag is OFF and the high-accuracy flag is ON, the acquired auxiliary symbol determination random number is “7”. Judgment is made only when
On the other hand, in the low probability short-time gaming state in which the short-time flag is ON and the high-accuracy flag is OFF, or in the high-probability short-time gaming state in which both the short-time flag and the high-accuracy flag are ON, the acquired auxiliary symbol determination random number is “ It is determined to be a win when it is “0” to “9”.

  Next, main processes executed by the game control board 211 of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. Note that the processing described below can be realized by the CPU 212 of the game control board 211 executing a program stored in the ROM 213.

[Timer interrupt processing]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing executed by the CPU of the game control board.
As the timer interrupt process, the CPU 212 performs random number update process (S10), start port SW process (S20), gate SW process (S30), special symbol process (S40), customer waiting setting process (S50), auxiliary symbol process ( S60), a special winning opening process (S70), a second start opening process (S80) and the like are executed.

Next, various processes executed as the timer interrupt process will be described.
[Start-up SW processing]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the start-up SW process executed by the CPU of the game control board.
In this case, in step S201, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the first start port SW13a of the first start port 13 is on. If it is determined that the first start port SW13a is on, step S202 is performed. Then, it is determined whether or not the retained number U1 of the first start port SW13a is less than “4”.
If it is determined that the reserved number U1 is smaller than “4”, “1” is added to the reserved number U1 in step S203. Thereafter, in step S204, special symbol determination random numbers for special symbols, jackpot symbol determination random numbers, reach determination random numbers, and the like are acquired and stored in the RAM 214.
Next, in step S205, the CPU 212 sets a first hold number increase command in order to increase the hold number displayed on the first special symbol hold indicator 23. If a negative result is obtained in step S202, that is, if it is determined that the hold number U1 is “4” which is the maximum holdable number, the process of steps S203 to S205 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S206.

Next, in step S206, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the second start port SW14a of the second start port 14 is on. If the CPU 212 determines that the second start port SW14a is on, step S207 is performed. Then, it is determined whether or not the reserved number U2 of the second start port SW14a is smaller than “4”.
If it is determined that the reserved number U2 is less than “4”, “1” is added to the reserved number U2 in step S208. Thereafter, in step S209, special symbol determination random numbers for special symbols, jackpot symbol determination random numbers, reach determination random numbers, and the like are acquired and stored in the RAM 214.
Next, in step S210, the CPU 212 sets a second hold number increase command to increase the hold number of the second special symbol hold indicator 24, and ends the start port SW process.
If a negative result is obtained in step S207, that is, if it is determined that the hold number U2 is “4”, which is the maximum holdable number, the start port SW process is terminated.

[Gate SW processing]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the gate SW process executed by the CPU of the game control board.
In step S221, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the gate SW 15a of the gate 15 is turned on. If the CPU 212 determines that the gate SW 15a is turned on, the number of times the gate SW passes through the gate SW 15a is “4” in step S222. It is discriminated whether or not it is less.
If it is determined in step S222 that the number of times of gate passage G is less than “4”, “1” is added to the number of times of gate passage G in step S223, and a random number for determining auxiliary symbols is acquired in step S224. And stored in the RAM 214, and the gate SW processing ends.
If it is determined in step S221 that the gate SW 15a is not on, or if a negative result is obtained in step S222, that is, if it is determined that the gate passing number G is “4”, which is the maximum holdable number, The gate SW process ends.

[Special symbol processing]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of special symbol processing executed by the CPU of the game control board.
If the CPU 212 determines in step S231 whether or not the special game flag is ON, that is, whether or not the big hit game or the small hit game, and if it is determined that the big hit game or the small hit game is not In the subsequent step S232, it is determined whether or not the special symbol of the first special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21 is changing.
If it is determined in step S232 that the special symbol is not changing, then in step S233, it is determined whether or not the number U2 of the second starting port SW14a to be preferentially digested is greater than “1”. If it is determined in step S233 that the reserved number U2 is greater than “1”, the reserved number U2 is decremented by “1” in step S234.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S233 that the reserved number U2 is not ≧ 1, that is, if the reserved number U2 is “0”, then in step S235, the reserved number U1 of the first start port SW13a is “1”. In step S235, if it is determined that the reserved number U1 is greater than “1”, in step S236, the reserved number U1 is decremented by “1”.

Next, in step S237, the CPU 212 turns OFF if the customer waiting flag is ON, and then executes a special game determination process described later in step S238. After execution of the special game determination process in step S238, a variation pattern selection process described later is executed in step S239. After execution of the variation pattern selection process in step S239, in step S240, the corresponding first special symbol display device 20 or second special symbol display device 21 starts symbol variation, and in step S241, the effect control board 221 is started. Set the variable start command to be sent to.
The variation start command includes a variation pattern command indicating the variation time of the special symbol, a jackpot or small hit command indicating the lottery result of the jackpot lottery, a jackpot symbol command indicating the lottery result of the jackpot symbol, and a reach indicating the lottery result of the reach lottery A command, a gaming state command related to the current gaming state, a table flag command indicating a normal lose table, and the like.

Next, in step S242, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the variation time of the first or second special symbol has passed a predetermined variation time.
If it is determined in step S242 that the predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed, in the subsequent step S243, the fluctuation of the first special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21 is stopped and the predetermined special symbol is displayed.
Thereafter, in step S244, a change stop command is set, and in the subsequent step S245, a process during stop to be described later is executed to end the special symbol process.

If it is determined in step S231 that the special game flag is ON, or if it is determined in step S242 that the special symbol variation time has not reached the predetermined variation time, the special symbol processing is terminated.
If it is determined in step S232 that the special symbol is changing, the process proceeds to step S242, and it is determined whether or not the variation time of the special symbol has passed a predetermined variation time.
If it is determined in step S235 that the number of holdings U1 is not ≧ 1, that is, if it is determined that there are no holdings of the holding numbers U1 and U2, in step S246, a special symbol is executed in a customer waiting setting process described later. End the process.

[Special game determination process]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the special game determination process executed by the CPU of the game control board.
In step S251, the CPU 212 determines the special symbol determination random number stored in the RAM 214, and in the subsequent step S252, determines whether or not the jackpot has been won.
When it is determined in step S252 that the jackpot is won, in the subsequent step S253, the jackpot symbol determination random number stored in the RAM 214 is determined. In step S254, the first special symbol display is performed based on the determination result. The jackpot symbol to be set in the device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21 is set, and the special game determination process is terminated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S252 that the jackpot is not won, in step S255, it is determined whether or not the jackpot is won based on the special symbol determination random number.
In step S255, if it is determined that the small winning symbol is won, in the subsequent step S256, the small special symbol set in the first special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21 is set, and the special game determination process is performed. Exit.
Further, if it is determined in step S255 that the winning combination is not won, in step S257, a lost symbol to be set in the first special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21 is set and special game determination processing is performed. Exit.

[Variation pattern selection processing]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a variation pattern selection process executed by the CPU of the game control board.
In step S261, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the jackpot is won. If the CPU 212 determines that the jackpot is won, the CPU 212 sets the jackpot table in the RAM 214 in step S262. After the jackpot table is set in the RAM 214, the process proceeds to step S272.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S261 that the jackpot has not been won, it is determined in step S263 whether or not the jackpot has been won. If it is determined that the jackpot has been won, In S264, the small hitting table is set in the RAM 214. After the small hit table is set in the RAM 214, the process proceeds to step S272.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S263 that the small win is not won, the reach determination random number is determined in step S265, and in the subsequent step S266, it is determined whether or not the reach is won.
If it is determined in step S266 that the reach is won, the reach table is set in the RAM 214 in step S267, and the process proceeds to step S272.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S266 that the reach is not won, in step S268, it is determined whether or not the short-time game flag is ON, and if it is determined that the short-time game flag is ON, In step S269, the time-loss loss table is set in the RAM 214, and the process proceeds to step S272.
If it is determined in step S268 that the short-time game flag is not ON, in step S270, a normal lose table flag to be described later is determined. In subsequent step S271, the determination result of the normal lose table flag is obtained. The corresponding normal lose table is set in the RAM 214, and the process proceeds to step S272.

  Next, in step S272, the CPU 212 obtains a fluctuation pattern random number, and in step S273, determines the obtained fluctuation pattern random number. In the subsequent step S274, a variation pattern is set based on the obtained variation pattern random number, the variation pattern table set in the RAM 214, the number of retained U1 of the first special symbol, the number of retained U2 of the second special symbol, and the like. Thereafter, the variation pattern selection process is terminated.

  FIGS. 11 and 12 are diagrams showing the structure of the table used in the variation pattern selection process shown in FIG. 10, wherein FIG. 11 (a) shows a jackpot table and FIG. 11 (b) shows a jackpot. An example of the reach table is shown in FIG. 11C. FIG. 12A shows an example of a normal lose table, and FIG. 12B shows an example of a time-short lose table.

  The big hit table is a table used when winning a big win, the small hit table is a table used when winning a small win, and the reach table is a table used when winning a reach. In addition, the normal lose table is a table used when the game state is a game state without time saving (normal game state or a high probability timeless game state), and the short lose table is a game state with a short time game state (a game with normal time reduction). This is a table used in the case of a state or a gaming state with a high probability short time.

In the jackpot table shown in FIG. 11 (a), for example, three types of variation patterns of jackpot A, jackpot B, and jackpot C are prepared.
The jackpot A is selected, for example, when the variation time is 30 seconds and the value of the variation pattern random number acquired at the time of winning the jackpot is “0 to 49”.
The jackpot B is selected when the variation time is 60 seconds, for example, and the value of the variation pattern random number acquired when the jackpot is won is “50 to 149”.
The jackpot C is selected, for example, when the variation time is 90 seconds and the value of the variation pattern random number acquired when the jackpot is won is “150 to 249”.

In the small hitting table shown in FIG. 11B, two types of fluctuation patterns, for example, small hitting A and small hitting B are prepared.
The small hit A is selected, for example, when the variation time is 30 seconds and the value of the variation pattern random number acquired at the time of winning the small hit is “0 to 199”.
The small hit B is selected, for example, when the variation time is 45 seconds and the value of the variation pattern random number acquired at the time of winning the small hit is “200 to 249”.

In the reach table shown in FIG. 11C, for example, four types of normal reach A to normal reach D and eight types of reach reach patterns of super reach A to super reach H are prepared.
The normal reach A to D is set, for example, when the variation time is set to 12 to 30 seconds and the value of the reach random number is “0 to 199”.
Super reach A to H is set, for example, when the variation time is set to 30 seconds to 90 seconds and the value of the reach random number is “200 to 249”.

Next, in the normal lose table shown in FIG. 12A, three tables, a first table, a second table, and a third table, are prepared.
The first table is set as a normal loss table when the first table flag is ON.
The first table is provided with three fluctuation patterns of a first normal loss A, a first normal loss B, and a first normal loss C.
The first normal loss A is selected when the variation time is 3 seconds and the number of retained U1 of the first special symbol is “4” or “3”.
The first normal loss B is selected when the variation time is 9 seconds and the number of retained U1 of the first special symbol is “2”.
The first normal loss C is selected when the variation time is 12 seconds and the number of retained U1 of the first special symbol is “1” or “0”.
Thus, in the first table, the minimum variation time (unit variation time) of the variation pattern is set to 3 seconds, and the variation time of the remaining variation pattern is set to a multiple (9 seconds, 12 seconds) of the minimum variation time. Yes. In this case, the average fluctuation time of the first table is 8 seconds.

The second table is set as a normal loss table when the second table flag is ON.
The second table is provided with three fluctuation patterns of a second normal loss A, a second normal loss B, and a second normal loss C.
The second normal lose A is selected when the variation time is 4 seconds and the number of retained U1 of the first special symbol is “4” or “3”.
The second normal loss B is selected when the variation time is 8 seconds and the number of retained U1 of the first special symbol is “2”.
The second normal loss C is selected when the variation time is 12 seconds and the number of retained U1 of the first special symbol is “1” or “0”.
Thus, in the second table, the minimum variation time (unit variation time) of the variation pattern is set to 4 seconds, and the variation time of the remaining variation pattern is set to a multiple (8 seconds, 12 seconds) of the minimum variation time. Yes. In this case, the average fluctuation time of the second table is the same time (8 seconds) as the average fluctuation time of the first table.

The third table is set as a normal loss table when the third table flag is ON.
The third table has three variation patterns of a third normal loss A, a third normal loss B, and a third normal loss C.
The third normal lose A is selected when the variation time is 2 seconds and the number of retained U1 of the first special symbol is “4” or “3”.
The third normal loss B is selected when the variation time is 10 seconds and the number of retained U1 of the first special symbol is “2”.
The third normal loss C is selected when the variation time is 12 seconds and the number of retained U1 of the first special symbol is “1” or “0”.
In this way, in the third table, the minimum variation time (unit variation time) of the variation pattern is set to 2 seconds, and the variation time of the remaining variation pattern is set to a multiple (10 seconds, 12 seconds) of the minimum variation time. Yes. In this case, the average fluctuation time of the third table is the same time (8 seconds) as the average fluctuation time of the first table and the second table.

Next, the time / temporal loss table shown in FIG. 12B includes a time / shortage loss A and a time / shortage loss B.
The short-time losing A is selected when the variation time is 2 seconds, and the number of reserved U2 of the second special symbol that is preferentially digested during the short-time is “4”, “3”, “2”.
The short-time loss B is selected when the variation time is 10 seconds and the number of retained U2 of the second special symbol is “1” or “0”.

[Processing while stopped]
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the stop process executed by the CPU of the game control board.
In step S351, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the time reduction flag is ON. If it is determined that the time reduction flag is ON, the remaining number of short time games stored in the RAM 214 in the subsequent step S352. Subtract “1” from J.
Next, in step S353, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the remaining game count J is “0”. If the remaining game count J is “0”, the special symbol variation display is predetermined in the short-time game. Since this means that the number of times (for example, 100 times) has been performed, in the subsequent step S354, the time reduction flag is turned OFF.
If it is determined in step S351 that the time reduction flag is not ON, or if it is determined in step S353 that the remaining game number J is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S355.

Next, in step S355, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the high-accuracy flag is ON. If it is determined that the high-accuracy flag is ON, it is stored in the RAM 214 in the subsequent step S356. “1” is subtracted from the remaining game count X of the high probability game.
Next, in step S357, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the remaining game count X is “0”. If the remaining game count X is “0”, the special symbol variation display is performed in the high-probability game. This means that it has been performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 10,000 times), so in the subsequent step S358, the high-accuracy flag is turned OFF.
If it is determined in step S355 that the high-accuracy flag is not ON, or if it is determined in step S357 that the remaining game number X is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S359.

  Next, in step S359, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the jackpot is based on the special symbol set in the first special symbol display device 20 or the second special symbol display device 21. Next, in step S360, it is determined whether or not the set special symbol is “small hit”. If it is determined that the game is a small hit, the small hit game flag (special game flag) is turned ON in step S361. Thereafter, in step S362, the jackpot opening is started, and in step S363, the jackpot opening command is set, and the in-stop process is ended.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S360 that it is not a small hit, the variable stop process is terminated without turning on the small hit game flag.
If it is determined in step S359 that the jackpot is a jackpot, then in step S364, it is determined whether the jackpot is a jackpot. If it is determined that the jackpot is a jackpot, the long jackpot is determined in step S365. The winning game flag (special game flag) is set to ON. Otherwise, in step S366, the short hit game flag (special game flag) is set to ON. Thereafter, in step S367, the remaining number J of short-time games and the remaining number X of high-probability games are set to “0”, and the remaining game number J / X is reset. In step S368, the short-time flag Then, the high-accuracy flag is turned OFF and the process proceeds to step S362.

[Customer waiting setting process]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of a customer waiting setting process executed by the CPU of the game control board.
In step S371, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the customer waiting flag is ON. If the CPU 212 determines that the customer waiting flag is ON, the customer waiting setting process ends.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S371 that the customer waiting flag is not ON, a customer waiting command is set in step S372, and in step S373, the customer waiting flag is turned on and the customer waiting setting process is terminated.
Note that the customer waiting flag is set when the first special symbol and the second special symbol are both suspended, or when the first special symbol and the second special symbol are both suspended for a predetermined period. It turns from OFF to ON.

[Auxiliary symbol processing]
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of auxiliary symbol processing executed by the CPU of the game control board.
In step S381, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON. When determining that the auxiliary game flag is ON, the CPU 212 ends the auxiliary symbol processing.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S381 that the auxiliary game flag is not ON, it is determined in step S382 whether or not the auxiliary symbol is changing. If it is determined in step S382 that the auxiliary symbol is not fluctuating, it is determined in step S383 whether or not the gate passing number G storing the number of times the game ball has passed through the gate SW15a is greater than “1”. If the gate passing number G is greater than “1”, in the subsequent step S384, “1” is subtracted from the gate passing number G, and if it is determined that the gate passing number G is not greater than “1”, that is, “0”. If so, the auxiliary symbol processing is terminated.
Next, in step S385, the CPU 212 determines auxiliary symbol determination random numbers, and in the subsequent step S386, sets a stop symbol to be stopped and displayed on the auxiliary symbol display device 22, and in step S387, sets a variation time.
Here, it is conceivable that the variation time of the auxiliary symbol is set to, for example, 4.0 seconds if the hour / hour flag is OFF, and to 1.5 seconds, for example, if the hour / hour flag is ON.

Next, in step S389, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the variation time of the auxiliary symbol has elapsed, and if it is determined that the predetermined variation time has elapsed, the CPU 212 stops the variation in step S390.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S389 that the auxiliary symbol variation time has not elapsed, the auxiliary symbol process is terminated.
Next, in step S391, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the auxiliary symbol is a winning symbol. If the auxiliary symbol is a winning symbol, the CPU 212 sets the auxiliary game flag to ON in step S392 and performs auxiliary symbol processing. Exit.
In step S391, if the stop symbol is not a winning symbol, the auxiliary symbol process is terminated without turning on the auxiliary game flag.
If it is determined in step S382 that the auxiliary symbol is changing, the process proceeds to step S389, and it is determined whether or not the auxiliary symbol variation time has passed a predetermined variation time.

[Large winning prize processing]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of the big prize opening process executed by the CPU of the game control board.
In step S411, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the special game flag is ON. If it is determined that the special game flag is ON, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the opening is in progress in step S412. . If it is determined in step S412 that the jackpot opening is in progress, it is then determined in step S413 whether or not the opening time has elapsed. If it is determined in step S413 that the opening time has elapsed, in subsequent step S414, the value of the number of rounds R is set to “0” and the number of rounds (number of Rs) / operation pattern is set.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a setting example of the number of rounds / operation pattern. For example, when the special game is per length with a normal time, the round number (R number) is 8R, and the operation pattern in 1R is 29. Set 5 seconds open x 1 time. When the big hit is a short hit with a normal time, the number of rounds (R number) is set to 2R, 1R, and the operation pattern during 0.1R is set to 0.1 second open × 1. In addition, when the jackpot is per length with a high probability, the number of rounds (R number) is set to 12R, 1R operation pattern is 29.5 seconds open × 1 time, and the jackpot is per short with a high probability And, when the probability is high without a short time with high probability, the number of rounds (R number) is set to 2R and 1R, and the operation pattern in 1R is set to 0.1 second opening × 1 time.
If the special game is a small hit, for example, the number of rounds (R number) is set to 1R, and the operation pattern in 1R is set to 0.1 second open × 2 times.

Next, in step S415, the CPU 212 sets “0” in the number counter C indicating the number of winnings per round to the first big winning opening 16 or the second big winning opening 17, and in the following step S416. “1” is added to the value of the number of rounds R. Then, in the subsequent step S417, the operation of the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 is started. That is, either the first grand prize winning opening 16 or the second big winning prize opening 17 is changed from the closed state to the open state.
Next, in step S418, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the operation time of the first grand prize winning port 16 or the second grand prize winning port 17 has passed a predetermined time, and the operation time has not passed the predetermined time. In the subsequent step S419, it is determined whether or not the value of the number counter C has reached the specified number.
If it is determined in step S419 that the value of the number counter C is the specified number C, the operation of the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 is ended in step S420. That is, the first grand prize winning port 16 or the second grand prize winning port 17 in the open state is closed.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the value of the number counter C has not reached the specified number, the big prize opening process is terminated.
In step S418, if the operation time of the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 has exceeded the predetermined operation time, the process of step S419 is skipped and the number of the number counter C is set. Without checking, the operation of the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17 is finished in step S420.

Next, in step S421, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the jackpot round number is the maximum round number R. That is, it is determined whether or not the big hit round is the final round.
If it is determined in step S421 that the big hit round is the final round, ending is started in step S422, and an ending command is set in step S423.
Next, in step S424, the CPU 212 sets the value of the number of rounds R to “0”. Thereafter, in step S425, it is determined whether or not the ending time has passed. If it is determined that the ending time has passed, a game state setting process described later is executed in subsequent step S426. Thereafter, in step S427, the special game flag is turned OFF, and the big prize opening process is ended.

In step S412, if it is determined that the jackpot opening is not in progress, it is determined in step S428 whether or not ending is in progress. If it is determined that ending is in progress, the process proceeds to step S425 and ending is in progress. If it is determined that it is not, it is determined in step S429 whether or not the special winning opening is in operation.
If it is determined in step S429 that the first grand prize winning port 16 or the second grand prize winning port 17 is in operation, the process proceeds to step S418, and the first grand prize winning port 16 or the second grand prize winning port 17 is in operation. If it is determined that it is not, the process proceeds to step S415.
If it is determined in step S411 that the opening time has not elapsed, the special winning opening process is terminated. Similarly, if it is determined in step S419 that the value of the number counter C has not reached the specified number, if it is determined in step S421 that the big hit round is not the final round, or the ending time has passed in step S425. Even if it is determined that the game has not been made, the special winning opening process is terminated.

[Game state setting process]
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of the game state setting process executed by the CPU of the game control board.
First, in step S431, the CPU 212 determines whether or not it is a small hit, and if it is determined that it is not a small hit, then in step S432, the normal hit (per length with normal time or short hit with normal time) In step S433, the time-short flag is set to ON, and in step S434, for example, "100" is set as the remaining game count J of the time-short game. The game state setting process is completed.

If it is determined in step S432 that the game is not a normal game, it is a big game that gives a high-probability game. Therefore, in step S435, the high-accuracy flag is turned ON, and in step S436, the remaining number of games in the high-accuracy game For example, “10000” is set in X.
Next, in step S437, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the hit is with a time reduction. If it is determined that the hit is with a time reduction, in step S438, the CPU 212 sets the time reduction flag to ON and in step S439. Then, for example, “10000” is set in the remaining game count J of the short-time game, and the gaming state setting process is terminated.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S437 that the time is not short, the time flag is turned OFF in step S440, and the remaining game count J of the short game is reset in step S441, and the gaming state setting process is terminated. .
If it is determined in step S431 that the game is a small hit, the process proceeds to step S442, and in step S442, a variation pattern setting process is executed. Thereafter, the game state setting process is terminated.

[Variation pattern setting process]
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an example of a variation pattern setting process executed by the CPU of the game control board.
In step S450, the CPU 212 temporarily turns off all the first, second, and third table flags for determining the normal loss table.
Next, in step S451, the CPU 212 acquires a random number for setting the fluctuation pattern table for normal loss, and in the subsequent step S452, based on the acquired random number for setting the fluctuation pattern table and the fluctuation pattern table setting table, Select the fluctuation pattern table.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a normal loss variation pattern table setting table.
In the normal loss variation pattern table setting table shown in FIG. 20, for example, three tables of a first table, a second table, and a third table are provided as the normal loss variation pattern table.
Random values are assigned to the first to third tables, for example, the first table when the random number for setting the variation pattern table is “0”, the second table when “1”, and the second table when “2”. The third table is selected respectively.

Next, in step S453, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the first table is selected. If it is determined that the first table is selected, the CPU 212 sets the first table flag to ON in step S454. The process proceeds to step S455.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S453 that the first table is not selected, the process proceeds to step S455 without skipping the process of step S454, that is, without turning on the first table flag.

Next, in step S455, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the second table is selected. If it is determined that the second table is selected, the CPU 212 sets the second table flag to ON in step S456. The process proceeds to step S457.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S455 that the second table is not selected, the process proceeds to step S457 without skipping the process of step S456, that is, without turning on the second table flag.

Next, in step S457, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the third table is selected. If it is determined that the third table is selected, the CPU 212 sets the third table flag to ON in step S458. Then, the variation pattern setting process is terminated.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S457 that the third table is not selected, the variation pattern setting process is terminated without skipping the process of step S458, that is, without turning on the third table flag.

[Second start opening process]
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of the second start port opening process executed by the CPU of the game control board.
In step S511, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the auxiliary game flag is ON. If the CPU 212 determines that the auxiliary game flag is ON, then in step S512, the second start opening / closing door 14b is activated. It is determined whether it is in the middle. In step S512, if the second start port opening / closing door 14b is not operating (opening), in step S513, the operation pattern of the second start port opening / closing door 14b is set according to the gaming state. (2) The operation of the start opening / closing door 14b is started.
Here, the operation pattern (time) of the second start opening / closing door 14b to be set is, for example, 0.15 second opening × 1 if the hour flag is OFF, and 1.80 seconds if the hour flag is ON. It is conceivable to set the opening to 3 times.

Next, in step S515, the CPU 212 determines whether or not the operation time of the second start opening / closing door 14b has elapsed a predetermined time, and if it is determined that the predetermined operation time has elapsed, step S516 Then, the auxiliary game flag is turned OFF, and the second start opening process is terminated.
If it is determined in step S512 that the second start-opening door 14b is operating, the process proceeds to step S515.
If it is determined in step S511 that the auxiliary game flag is not ON, or if it is determined in step S515 that the operation time of the second start port 14 has not elapsed, the second start port opening process is terminated. .

Thus, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, for example, when the variation of the special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display device 20 and the second special symbol display device 21 is stopped, the first start symbol 13 is displayed. When a game ball enters, a special symbol determination random number, a jackpot symbol determination random number, a reach determination random number, and the like are obtained by lottery, and the first special symbol of the first special symbol display device 20 is obtained. Display fluctuation. And when it determines with the acquired random number for special symbol determination having won the special game, the 1st special symbol of the 1st special symbol display apparatus 20 is stopped by a specific symbol. Thereafter, the special game of long hit, short hit or small hit is executed.
During the long hitting game, it is possible to obtain the outgoing ball by firing the game ball aiming at the first big winning port 16 or the second big winning port 17 which is in an open state.
On the other hand, during a short hit game, since the opening time of the grand prize opening is extremely short, even if the game ball is launched aiming at the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17, it is possible to obtain almost all the balls. I can't do it.
If a game ball enters the first start port 13 when the special symbols displayed on the first special symbol display device 20 and the second special symbol display device 21 are changing, the first special symbol is displayed. If the reserved number is not the maximum reserved number, special symbol determination random numbers, jackpot symbol determination random numbers, reach determination random numbers, and the like are obtained by lottery and stored in response to this entry.

  Similarly, for example, when a game ball enters the second start port 14 when the variation of the special symbols displayed on the first special symbol display device 20 and the second special symbol display device 21 is stopped, The special symbol determination random number, jackpot symbol determination random number, reach determination random number, and the like are acquired by lottery in response to the ball, and the second special symbol on the second special symbol display device 21 is variably displayed. And when it determines with the acquired random number for special symbol determination having won the special game, the 2nd special symbol of the 2nd special symbol display apparatus 21 is stopped by a specific symbol. Thereafter, the special game of either the big hit (long hit or short hit) or the small hit is executed. During a long hit game, it is possible to obtain an outgoing ball by firing a game ball aiming at the first grand prize winning port 16 or the second big prize winning port 17 which is in an open state for a predetermined period. On the other hand, as described above, during the short hit game, since the opening time of the grand prize opening is extremely short, even if the game ball is launched aiming at the first big prize opening 16 or the second big prize opening 17, it almost gets out You can't do that.

After the jackpot game is over, based on the lottery result of the jackpot symbol determination random number, as a bonus game, a short-time game in which a short-time game with opening support of the second opening / closing door 14b is performed for a predetermined period, a short-time game and a big win Either a high-probability short-time game (so-called probability variation game) in which a high-probability game with a high probability is performed for a predetermined period or a high-probability short-time game (so-called latent probability variation game) in which only a high-probability game is performed for a predetermined period Transition to the gaming state.
The high-probability game is continuously performed until the number of fluctuations of the special symbol reaches a preset number of times (for example, 10,000 times) or wins a jackpot again.
On the other hand, the short-time game continues until the number of changes in the special symbol reaches a preset number of times (for example, 100 times for normal short-time games and 10000 times for high-probability short-time games) or until a big win is won again. Done.
Also, during the short-time game, the variation time from the start of change of the special symbol to the stop of the variation is set to be shorter than that during normal game, and the winning probability of the auxiliary symbol is set to be higher than during normal game.
Further, the opening time of the second start opening / closing door 14b at the time of winning the auxiliary symbol is set longer than that during the normal game.
Therefore, during the short-time game, the winning rate of the game ball to the second start port 14 is higher than that during the normal game, so that the player can aim the second start port 14 and launch the game ball during the normal game. Compared to this, the game efficiency can be greatly increased.

  In addition, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment wins a jackpot that is more advantageous to the player when the game ball enters the second start port 14 than when the game ball enters the first start port 13. Since the ratio is high, it is easy to win a jackpot that is advantageous to the player during the short-time game than during the normal game.

  Further, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a small win is won during a normal game, a variation pattern table for normal lose is selected from the first, second, and third tables. The game mode corresponding to any of the selected first to third tables is selected, and the game effects as described below are executed in the game mode.

[First embodiment]
FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of the effect symbols displayed on the image display device of the gaming machine of the present embodiment, and FIG. 22 (a) is a diagram showing an example of the display pattern of the effect symbols, and FIG. ) Is a diagram showing the structure of the production symbol.
As shown in FIG. 22A, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the image display device 7 has a first effect symbol (left symbol) 8a, a second effect symbol (middle symbol) 8b, and a third effect symbol (right symbol). ) Three effect symbols 8c 8c are displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 22 (b), the first effect symbol 8a is composed of a plurality of (for example, nine) symbol panels 41-1, 41-2 to 41-7, 41-8, 41-9. Yes. Each of the symbol panels 41-1 to 41-9 is provided with symbol images 42-1 to 42-9 such as numerals or alphabets, and character images 43-1 to 43-9 made up of, for example, animations and actual photographs. Yes.

  Similar to the first effect design 8a, the second effect design 8b and the third effect design 8c are also composed of a plurality of design panels 41-1, 41-2 to 41-7, 41-8, 41-9. The symbol panels 41-1 to 41-9 are provided with symbol images 42-1 to 42-9 and character images 43-1 to 43-9, respectively.

  In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, at the time of starting the variation of the special symbol, the symbol panels 41-1 to 41-9 constituting the first effect symbol 8a to the third effect symbol 8c are independently changed (scrolled). I try to let them. At this time, the scroll direction of the first effect symbol 8a to the third effect symbol 8c is selected at random from the plurality of scroll directions, and the first effect symbol 8a to the third effect symbol 8c are displayed at random. I have to.

FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example of the scroll direction of the effect symbol displayed on the image display device. In FIG. 23, the first symbol displayed on the image display device will be described as an example.
FIG. 23A shows a downward scroll in which the design panel 41 scrolls from the top to the bottom of the image display device 7, and FIG. 23B shows a scroll in which the design panel 41 scrolls from the bottom to the top of the image display device 7. FIG. 23C shows a right scroll in which the symbol panel 41 scrolls from the left to the right of the image display device 7. FIG. 23D shows a symbol panel 41 in which the symbol panel 41 scrolls from the right to the left of the image display device 7. 23 (e) is a front scroll in which the symbol panel 41 scrolls from the rear to the front of the image display device 7, and FIG. 23 (f) is a symbol in which the symbol panel 41 is the image display device 7. Each of the rear scrolls scrolls from the front to the rear.
Note that the scroll direction shown in FIG. 23 is merely an example, and although not shown, diagonal scrolling that scrolls from the upper left to the lower right or from the lower left to the upper right is also possible.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a display form of effect symbols displayed on the image display device of the gaming machine 1 configured as described above. In the present embodiment, the case where the effect symbol is composed of three effect symbols of the first effect symbol, the second effect symbol, and the third effect symbol will be described as an example.

First, it is assumed that the first effect symbol 8a, the second effect symbol 8b, and the third effect symbol 8c are stopped and displayed on the display screen of the image display device 7 as shown in FIG. In this case, the first effect symbol 8a is an effect panel 41 with a number symbol "1", the second effect symbol 8b is an effect panel 41 with a number symbol "2", and the third effect symbol 8c is an numeral symbol "7". The effect panel 41 is used.
In addition, on each effect panel 41 of the first effect symbol 8a, the second effect symbol 8b, and the third effect symbol 8c, a character image 43 corresponding to each symbol is displayed.

Here, when the effect control board 221 receives the change start command from the game control board 211, the effect control board 221 transmits the change effect start command to the image control board 231. The image control board 231 which received this performs control which starts the symbol fluctuation of the 1st-3rd production symbols 8a-8c by which stop display was carried out, as shown in FIG.24 (b). At this time, in the present embodiment, the image control board 231 randomly selects the scroll direction of each of the effect symbols 8a to 8c.
For example, as shown in FIGS. 24B and 24C, the first effect symbol 8a is scrolled leftward, the second effect symbol 8b is scrolled downward, and the third effect symbol 8c is scrolled rightward. Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed after the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c start to change, as shown in FIGS. 24 (d) to 24 (f), the first effect symbols 8a and the third effect symbols. The symbol variation is stopped in the order of 8c and the second effect symbol 8b.

  In the conventional gaming machine, when the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c are displayed on the image display device 7 and the symbols are changed, the scroll directions of the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c are the same direction, for example, Scroll display from top to bottom. For this reason, the display itself of the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c displayed on the image display device 7 is not interesting.

  In contrast, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c are displayed on the image display device 7 in a variable manner, the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c are scrolled. The direction is randomly selected from a plurality of scroll directions, and the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c are randomly displayed. If comprised in this way, since the movement of the 1st-3rd effect symbols 8a-8c displayed on the image display apparatus 7 can be changed, the display of the effect symbol which is interesting compared with the display in the conventional game machine Can be realized.

Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the reach direction of a special display mode in the image display device 7, for example, FIG. The double reach effect shown in a) and the triple reach effect shown in FIG.
The double reach production shown in FIG. 25 (a) includes the first reach line 45a, the first production design 8a, and the second production design stopped at the design panel where the first production design 8a and the second production design 8b are “7”. The reach effect includes the second reach line 45b stopped at the symbol panel 8b of “6”.
In addition, the triple reach production shown in FIG. 25 (b) includes the first reach line 45a stopped at the design panel where the first production design 8a and the second production design 8b are “7”, the first production design 8a and the second production. Reach having the second reach line 45b stopped at the symbol panel where the effect symbol 8b is "6", and the third reach line 45c stopped at the symbol panel where the first effect symbol 8a and the second effect symbol 8b are "5". Production.

By the way, in the conventional gaming machine, the variation pattern table of the special symbol cannot be changed during the normal game. For this reason, in a conventional gaming machine, if the BGM is changed without changing the special symbol variation pattern during normal gaming, the BGM playback time may be shorter or longer than the special symbol variation pattern. To do.
For example, when the BGM tempo is increased, the BGM playback time is shorter than the special symbol variation time. Conversely, when the BGM tempo is delayed, the BGM reproduction time is longer than the special symbol variation time. turn into.
Also, if the BGM is changed to a completely different song, if the BGM length before the change and the BGM length after the change (playback time) are different, there is a possibility that the fluctuation pattern and the BGM playback time will not match. It was.
For this reason, in the conventional gaming machine, there is a problem that when the BGM is changed during the game, the quality of the game effect at the time of symbol variation is lowered.

  Therefore, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of variation pattern tables (first table, second table, and third table) having the same average variation time are provided as the normal loss variation pattern table. Yes. When winning a small hit, the variation pattern table for normal loss is set by selecting any one variation pattern table from a plurality of variation pattern tables. Needless to say, even when a big win is won, any one of the normal loss variation pattern tables may be set by lottery from a plurality of normal loss variation pattern tables.

In addition, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the game mode corresponding to the normal loss variation pattern table selected from the plurality of normal loss variation pattern tables is selected.
For example, when the first table is selected as the variation pattern table for normal lose, the first game mode is selected, and when the second table is selected, the second game mode is selected, and the third table is selected. In this case, the third game mode is selected.
Then, the tempo of the BGM is changed in accordance with the selected game mode, or a different BGM is reproduced for each game mode.

  For example, in the first game mode, BGM data of the tempo A (for example, “160”) having the fastest tempo is selected as the BGM at the time of symbol variation, and as the BGM at the time of symbol variation in the second game mode. For example, BGM data of tempo B (for example, “100”) whose tempo is slower than the first game mode is selected, and in the third game mode, for example, tempo C (for example, the slowest tempo) is used as the BGM data at the time of symbol change. “80”) BGM data is selected.

With this configuration, if the first to third game modes are selected in correspondence with the normal loss variation pattern table selected at the time of winning the small win, even if a BGM having a different tempo for each game mode is played, Since the BGM playback time does not become short or long with respect to the symbol variation pattern, it becomes possible to change the BGM for each game mode.
For example, if the length of the BGM is set in advance for each table to be selected, even when the BGM is changed and played for each game mode, the variation time of the special symbol and the playback time of the BGM are matched. Can do.

In particular, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the variation times of the plurality of variation patterns respectively stored in the first to third tables of the normal lose table are the smallest variation patterns (for example, the first table). For example, in the case of the first table, the first normal loss B is set to 6 seconds, and the first normal loss C is set to 12 seconds).
In this case, if at least BGM data corresponding to the variation time of the first normal loss A is stored in the ROM (CGROM) 233 of the image control board 231, the first normal loss with a long variation pattern variation time is stored. Even in the case of B and C, it is possible to match the variation time of the special symbol and the reproduction time of the BGM only by repeatedly reproducing the BGM data corresponding to the variation time of the first normal loss A.

  In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the average variation times of the plurality of variation patterns respectively stored in the first to third tables of the normal lose table are set to the same time (for example, 8 seconds). Therefore, it becomes possible to change the normal lose table in the first to third tables triggered by a small hit game that does not involve a change in the game state.

Furthermore, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of effect symbols other than the effect symbols shown in FIG. 22, and the effect symbols are changed for each game mode.
26 and 27 are explanatory diagrams of other effect symbols displayed on the image display device of the gaming machine of the present embodiment, and FIGS. 26 (a) and 27 (a) show the display patterns of the effect symbols, respectively. The figure shown, FIG.26 (b), and FIG.27 (b) are the figures which each showed the structure of the effect design.
In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26A, the first effect symbol (left symbol) 50a, the second effect symbol (middle symbol) 50b, and the third effect symbol (right) are displayed on the image display device 7. It is possible to display three effect symbols 50 (design) 50c.

As shown in FIG. 26B, the first effect symbol 50a is composed of a plurality of (for example, nine) symbol panels 51-1, 51-2 to 51-7, 51-8, 51-9. Yes. Each of the symbol panels 51-1 to 51-9 is provided with symbol images 52-1 to 52-9 such as numerals or alphabets, and character images 53-1 to 53-9 made up of animation, live-action pictures, and the like. Yes.
In this case, the effect symbol 50 shown in FIG. 26 differs from the effect symbol 8 shown in FIG. 22 only in the character images 53-1 to 53-9 provided on the symbol panels 51-1 to 51-9.

  In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 27 (a), the first effect symbol (left symbol) 60a, the second effect symbol (middle symbol) 60b, and the third effect symbol ( It is possible to display three effect symbols 60c (right symbol) 60c.

Also in this case, as shown in FIG. 27B, the first effect symbol 60a includes a plurality of (for example, nine) symbol panels 61-1, 61-2 to 61-7, 61-8, 61-9. It is comprised by. Each of the symbol panels 61-1 to 61-9 is provided with symbol images 62-1 to 62-9 such as numerals or alphabets, and character images 63-1 to 63-9 made up of animations and actual photographs. .
In this case, the effect symbol 60 shown in FIG. 27 differs from the effect symbol 8 shown in FIG. 22 only in the character images 63-1 to 63-9 provided on the symbol panels 61-1 to 61-9.

  With this configuration, for example, when playing different BGMs (including BGMs with different tempos) for each game mode, it is possible to display an effect design having a character image that matches the BGM. It becomes possible to make a production | presentation symbol and BGM correspond for every, and a more interesting game production can be implement | achieved.

Hereinafter, processing executed by the effect control board 221 and the image control board 231 in order to realize the above game effects will be described.
[Timer interrupt processing]
FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing an example of timer interrupt processing executed by the CPU of the effect control board. Note that the timer interrupt processing shown in FIG. 28 can be realized by the CPU 222 of the effect control board 221 executing a program stored in the ROM 223.
In this case, the CPU 122 of the effect control board 221 executes a command reception process (S610), an effect button process (S620), a command transmission process (S630), and the like as the timer interrupt process.

  Next, an example of main processing executed by the CPU 222 of the effect control board 221 as timer interrupt processing will be described. Note that the processing described below can also be realized when the CPU 222 of the effect control board 221 executes a program stored in the ROM 223.

[Command reception processing]
FIG. 29 is a flowchart illustrating an example of command reception processing.
In this case, the CPU 222 determines whether or not the hold number increase command is received in step S701. If it is determined that the hold number increase command is received, the CPU 222 holds the hold ball stored in the RAM 224 in step S702. The number is added, and in the subsequent step S703, a pending number command is set.
Next, in step S704, the CPU 222 determines whether or not a variation start command has been received. If it is determined that a variation start command has been received, the CPU 222 executes effect selection processing in the subsequent step S705. If it is determined in step S704 that the variation start command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S706 without performing the effect selection process.

  Next, in step S706, the CPU 222 determines whether or not a variable stop command has been received. If it is determined that a variable stop command has been received, the CPU 222 executes a variable effect end process in the subsequent step S707. If it is determined in step S706 that the change stop command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S708 without executing the changing effect end process.

  Next, in step S708, the CPU 222 determines whether or not an opening command has been received. If it is determined that an opening command has been received, the CPU 222 executes a winning effect selection process in the subsequent step S709. If it is determined in step S708 that the opening command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S710 without performing the hit effect selection process.

  Next, in step S710, the CPU 222 determines whether or not an ending command for executing the ending effect selection process has been received. If it is determined that the ending command has been received, the CPU 222 determines in step S711 that the ending effect selection process is performed. Execute. In step 712, a customer waiting command reception process is executed, and the command reception process is terminated. If it is determined in step S710 that an ending command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S712 without executing the ending effect selection process.

[Direction selection process]
FIG. 30 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the effect selection process.
In this case, the CPU 222 first analyzes the change start command in step S721.
Specifically, analysis of special symbol variation pattern command, jackpot or small hit command, jackpot symbol command, reach command, gaming state command, table flag command indicating normal lose table, etc. sent as variation start command Do. Next, in step S722, the CPU 222 subtracts the number of held balls stored in the RAM 224.
Next, in step S723, the CPU 222 sets a mode flag based on various commands included in the change start command. In step S724, a variation effect pattern selection process is performed. In step S725, a variation effect start command is set, and the effect selection process ends.

FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of the mode flag.
As a result of the analysis of the change start command, the CPU 222 selects the first game mode (normal mode) when the special symbol is a lost symbol and the normal lose table is the first table.
When the special symbol is a lost symbol and the normal lose table is the second table, the second game mode (normal mode) is selected.
When the special symbol is a lost symbol and the normal lose table is the third table, the third game mode (normal mode) is selected.
On the other hand, if the special symbol is a jackpot symbol with a high probability of shortening, the probability variation mode is selected.

[Processing during variation production]
FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing an example of the process during the end of the variation effect.
In this case, the CPU 222 analyzes the change stop command in step S731, performs various processes such as changing the mode flag based on the analysis result, and then sets the change effect end command in the next step S732. Then, the process during the end of the variation effect is terminated.

[Special game effect selection process]
FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing an example of the special game effect selection process.
In this case, the CPU 222 analyzes the opening command in step S741, and performs special game effect pattern selection processing in the subsequent step S742. Thereafter, in step S743, an opening effect start command is set, and the special game effect selection process is terminated.

[Ending effect selection processing]
FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing an example of the ending effect selection process.
In this case, the CPU 222 analyzes the ending command in step S751, and selects an ending effect pattern in the subsequent step S752. Thereafter, in step S753, an ending effect start command is set, and the ending effect selection process is terminated.

[Image display processing]
FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing an example of image display processing executed by the CPU of the image control board.
In this case, the CPU 232 of the image control board 231 determines whether or not a variable effect start command is received from the effect control board 221 in step S801. When it is determined in step S801 that the variable effect start command has been received, in steps S802 to S804, the scroll directions of the first effect symbol, the second effect symbol, and the third effect symbol are randomly determined by the scroll determination table. .

FIG. 36 shows an example of the scroll determination table.
In the scroll determination table shown in FIG. 36, for example, random values are assigned for each scroll direction. Therefore, if a random value (“0” to “5”) for determining the scroll direction is obtained in each of steps S802 to S804 described above, the first effect symbol to the second effect are obtained using the scroll determination table shown in FIG. The scroll direction of the three effect symbols can be determined randomly.

  Next, in step S805, the CPU 232 refers to the current game mode, and in the subsequent step S806, determines whether or not the current game mode is the first game mode, and the game mode is the first game mode. If it is determined that there is, the effect symbol for the first game mode is selected in the subsequent step S807. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S806 that the game mode is not the first game mode, the process proceeds to step S808 without selecting an effect symbol for the first game mode.

  Next, in step S808, the CPU 232 determines whether or not the current game mode is the second game mode, and when it is determined that the game mode is the second game mode, the second step S809 follows. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S808 that the game mode is not the second game mode, the process proceeds to step S810 without selecting the effect game for the second game mode.

  Next, in step S810, the CPU 232 determines whether or not the current game mode is the third game mode. If the CPU 232 determines that the game mode is the third game mode, then in the subsequent step S811, the CPU 232 Select a design symbol for the game mode. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S810 that the game mode is not the third game mode, the process proceeds to step S812 without selecting an effect symbol for the third game mode.

Next, in step S812, the CPU 232 starts changing the selected effect design and starts reproducing the effect image.
If it is determined in step S811 that the variation effect start command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S814.

Next, in step S814, the CPU 232 determines whether or not a variable effect stop command has been received from the effect control board 221, and when determining that the variable effect stop command has been received, in step S815, the effect symbol. In step S816, the reproduction of the effect image and the sound is terminated. Thereafter, the image display process is terminated.
If it is determined in step S814 that the change effect stop command has not been received, the image display process is temporarily ended.

  If the above processing is executed, when the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c are displayed on the image display device 7 in a variable manner, the scroll directions of the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c are scrolled. It becomes possible to determine at random from directions, and the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c can be displayed at random.

[BGM playback processing]
FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing an example of the BGM reproduction process executed by the CPU of the image control board.
In this case, the CPU 232 of the image control board 231 determines whether or not a change effect start command from the effect control board 221 has been received in step S821. If it is determined in step S821 that the variable effect start command has been received, the current game mode is referred to in subsequent step S822.
Next, in step S823, the CPU 232 determines whether or not the current game mode is the first game mode. When the CPU 232 determines that the game mode is the first game mode, in the subsequent step S824, Read BGM data for one game mode. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S823 that the game mode is not the first game mode, the process proceeds to step S825 without reading the BGM data for the first game mode.

  Next, in step S825, the CPU 232 determines whether or not the current game mode is the second game mode. If the CPU 232 determines that the game mode is the second game mode, the CPU 232 performs the second step in the following step S826. Read BGM data for game mode. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S825 that the game mode is not the second game mode, the process proceeds to step S827 without reading the BGM data for the second game mode.

  Next, in step S827, the CPU 232 determines whether or not the current game mode is the third game mode, and when it is determined that the game mode is the third game mode, in the subsequent step S828, Read BGM data for 3 game modes. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S827 that the game mode is not the third game mode, the process proceeds to step S829 without reading the BGM data for the third game mode.

Next, in step S829, the CPU 232 starts reproduction of the selected BGM data.
If it is determined in step S821 that the variation effect start command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S830.

Next, in step S830, the CPU 232 determines whether or not the variable effect stop command has been received from the effect control board 221, and when determining that the variable effect stop command has been received, in step S831, the BGM data End playback of. Thereafter, the BGM playback process is terminated.
If it is determined in step S830 that the change effect stop command has not been received, the BGM playback process is temporarily ended.

  By executing the processing as described above, it is possible to reproduce BGMs having different tempos in accordance with the first to third game modes.

  In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a fourth symbol display 10 for displaying the fourth symbol on the decorative member 6 is provided. Since it is necessary to display the 4th symbol so that the player can always recognize it, the conventional gaming machine displays the 4th symbol using a part of the display screen 7a of the image display device 7. I was doing. However, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the effect symbols 8a to 8c are displayed using the entire display screen 7a of the image display device 7, so that the player can always visually recognize the display screen 7a. It was difficult to secure the display area and display the 4th symbol.

Therefore, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the fourth symbol display 10 for displaying the fourth symbol on the decorative member 6 is provided. If comprised in this way, even when it displays the effect design 8a-8c using the display screen 7a whole of the image display apparatus 7, it is possible to display the 4th design in a state that is always visible from the player. become.
In the present embodiment, the 4th symbol display 10 is provided on the decorative member 6, but this is only an example, and the 4th symbol display 10 is an area that is always visible to the player. If so, it can be placed at any position.

[Second form]
Next, the second game effect executed in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 38 is a diagram showing a second display form of effect symbols displayed on the image display device of the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the site | part same as 1st Embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

First, it is assumed that the first effect symbol 8a, the second effect symbol 8b, and the third effect symbol 8c shown in FIG. In this case, the first effect symbol 8a is a numeric symbol “7”, the second effect symbol 8b is a numeric symbol “6”, and the third effect symbol 8c is a numeric symbol “8”.
Also, a symbol effect moving image 71 is stopped and displayed in the background of the first effect symbol 8a, the second effect symbol 8b, and the third effect symbol 8c.
The design effect moving image 71 includes at least three character images 71a, 71b, and 71c. The first effect image 8a includes the first character image 71a, and the second effect image 8b includes the second character image. The third character image 71c is associated with 71b and the third effect design 8c, respectively.
In the example shown in FIG. 38A, the first effect symbol 8a, the second effect symbol 8b, and the third effect symbol 8c are stopped and displayed in order from the left toward the display screen of the image display device 7. This is merely an example, and in the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment, the arrangement order of the first effect symbol 8a to the third effect symbol 8c may be in any order.

Here, when the effect control board 221 receives the change start command from the game control board 211, the effect control board 221 transmits the change effect start command to the image control board 231. The image control board 231 which received this performs control which starts the symbol fluctuation | variation of the 1st-3rd production symbols 8a-8c by which stop display was carried out, as shown in FIG.38 (b). In addition, the image control board 231 performs control to reproduce the symbol effect moving image 71 simultaneously with the start of variation of the effect symbols 8a to 8c. That is, the reproduction of the character images 71a to 71c corresponding to the effect symbols 8a to 8c is started. Then, as shown in FIGS. 38B and 38C, the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c are variably displayed in accordance with the display positions of the character images 71a to 71c displayed on the image display device 7. .
By performing such display control, for example, the character images 71a to 71c displayed on the image display device 7 are randomly displayed at arbitrary positions on the display screen to be displayed corresponding to the character images 71a to 71c. It becomes possible to display the 1st-3rd production symbols 8a-8c at an arbitrary position on the display screen at random.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 38 (d), when the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c start to change, as shown in FIG. The first effect symbol 8a and the second effect symbol 8b are displayed at the stop positions, respectively, and the symbol variation is stopped. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 38 (e), the third effect symbol 8c is displayed at the timing and stop position at which the third character image 71c stops, and the symbol variation is stopped.

Thus, in the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment, when performing the variable display of the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c on the image display device 7, according to the random display of the character images 71a to 71c, The first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c are displayed.
With this configuration, in the conventional gaming machine, for example, three symbols are arranged in a straight line in the horizontal direction, vertical direction, or diagonal direction of the display screen of the image display device. In the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c can be displayed in a state where they are not arranged in a straight line in the horizontal direction, the vertical direction, or the diagonal direction of the display screen of the image display device 7. Become.
Therefore, since the effective lines of the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c can be changed every time the symbols are stopped, the interest of the effect symbols displayed on the image display device 7 can be enhanced.

  Furthermore, in the gaming machine 1 of the second embodiment, the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c are displayed in accordance with the display positions of the character images 71a to 71c displayed at random. Since the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c can be displayed as if the character images 71a to 71c are dancing, the change display of the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c itself is interesting. Can be increased.

  In the second embodiment, the case where the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c are displayed in accordance with the display positions of the character images 71a to 71c randomly displayed on the image display device 7 has been described as an example. However, this is merely an example, and only the first to third effect symbols 8a to 8c may be displayed at random in any position of the image display device 7 without displaying the character images 71a to 71c. .

  Further, in the second embodiment, it is possible to notify the player of the jackpot reliability depending on how the effect symbols 8a to 8c displayed on the display screen of the image display device 7 move. As the movement of the production symbols 8a to 8c having a high jackpot reliability, for example, the production symbols 8a to 8c move in a circle (circle notice), or the production symbols 8a to 8c do not move but only the variation of the symbols. (Freeze notice) is considered.

  Hereinafter, a process executed by the image control board 231 in order to realize the game effect according to the second embodiment described above will be described. The processing executed by the effect control board 221 is the same as the processing shown in FIGS.

[Image display processing]
FIG. 39 is a flowchart illustrating an example of image display processing executed by the CPU of the image control board.
In this case, the CPU 232 of the image control board 231 determines whether or not a variable effect start command is received from the effect control board 221 in step S911. When it is determined in step S911 that the variation effect start command has been received, in step S912, the symbol effect moving image data based on the variation effect pattern selected in step S723 of FIG. 30 is reproduced. That is, the design effect moving images (character images 71 a to 71 c) based on the variation effect pattern are randomly displayed at arbitrary positions on the image display device 7, and sound corresponding to the design effect moving image is transmitted from the audio output device 312. Output.
Next, in step S913, the CPU 232 reproduces the effect symbol image data based on the variation effect pattern. That is, the corresponding effect symbols 8a to 8c are displayed at the display positions of the dancer images 71a to 71c randomly displayed on the image display device 7.
If it is determined in step S811 that the change effect start command has not been received, the processes of steps S912 and S913 are skipped and the process proceeds to step S814.

Next, in step S914, the CPU 232 determines whether or not the variable effect stop command is received from the effect control board 221, and when determining that the variable effect stop command is received, in step S915, the symbol effect is displayed. The reproduction of the moving image for use is stopped, and in the subsequent step S916, the reproduction of the effect symbol image data is stopped. That is, the character images 71a to 71c and the effect symbols 8a to 8c are stopped and displayed. Thereafter, the image display process is terminated.
If it is determined in step S914 that the change effect stop command has not been received, the image display process is temporarily ended.

As an image display device used in the gaming machine of the present invention, a liquid crystal display device, a rear projector, and other arbitrary display devices can be adopted.
The display mode of the image display device of the present invention can be applied not only to pachinko machines, but also to slot machines, other gaming machines having display devices, and game machines in general.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine, 2 ... Game board, 7 ... Image display apparatus, 7a ... Main display screen, 8 ... Production design, 13 ... 1st start opening, 14 ... 2nd start opening, 211 ... Game control board, 212, 222 232, 242 ... CPU, 213, 223, 233, 243 ... ROM, 214, 224, 234, 244 ... RAM, 221 ... Production control board, 231 ... Image control board, 241 ... Lamp control board, 312 ... Audio output device

Claims (1)

A starting area where game balls can enter,
Special game determination means for determining whether or not to perform a special game advantageous to the player when a game ball enters the starting area;
The symbol display control means for performing symbol variation to stop and display in a manner indicating the result of determination by the special game determination means after the symbol is variably displayed for a predetermined time by the determination by the special game determination means;
Within the same gaming state, a variation pattern table storage means for storing a plurality of variation pattern tables for setting the variation pattern of the symbol,
Variation pattern table selection means for selecting any one variation pattern table from a plurality of variation pattern tables stored in the variation pattern table storage means;
Variation pattern selection means for selecting any one variation pattern from a plurality of variation patterns stored in the variation pattern table selected by the variation pattern table selection means;
BGM data storage means in which a plurality of different BGM data is stored;
Audio output means for outputting audio;
Effect control means for performing control to read out the BGM data according to the fluctuation pattern table selected by the fluctuation pattern table selection means and the fluctuation pattern selected by the fluctuation pattern selection means and to output from the audio output means;
With
The variation pattern table selection means includes:
When the determination result of the special game determination means is a specific loss among the loses that do not perform the special game, any one of the plurality of variation pattern tables stored in the variation pattern table storage means is selected. Select the fluctuation pattern table,
The production control means includes
Along with the variation pattern table being selected by the variation pattern table selection means, a game effect mode corresponding to the variation pattern table is selected from a plurality of game effect modes,
The symbol display control means includes:
Based on the game effect mode selected by the effect control means, any one of a plurality of symbol modes is selected, and the symbol variation is performed in the selected symbol mode. Machine.

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