JP5912857B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly to a pachinko machine that performs a pre-reading effect that can continuously give a sense of expectation to a player in a pachinko machine in which a difference is provided in the expected value of winning a prize ball in a special game. .

Conventionally, a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine sequentially stores predetermined random numbers on the basis of a ball entered into a starting winning opening provided on the gaming board, and performs predetermined starting of identification information also called a special symbol. The random number stored on hold is read based on the arrival of the condition, various game lotteries are executed based on the read random number, and the special game advantageous to the player when the result of the lottery is “winning” (big hit One that executes a game) is known.
In recent years, pachinko machines equipped with a so-called prefetch function have been known. This look-ahead is to roughly execute a game lottery immediately when a random number is stored before a predetermined starting condition for a special symbol is established, and to determine the result of the game lottery before the symbol starting condition is established based on the random number. This is a function for informing the player. According to the pachinko machine equipped with this look-ahead function, the player can display the result of the game lottery result being “winning” or having a high expected value of “winning” before the start condition is established. Since it is possible to detect in advance the possibility that the game will be executed, the game can be continued with a sense of expectation until the start condition is satisfied.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a pachinko machine having the above-described pre-read function, and this pachinko machine divides a predetermined effect area on the display screen of the effect display device according to the number of start winning holes. And providing a function of indirectly suggesting the result of prefetching to the player by changing the contents of the effects displayed in the effect area as the game progresses.

JP 2011-167231 A

  However, in the pachinko machine according to Patent Document 1, since the expected winning ball expected value that a player can acquire during a special game is constant regardless of the result of the game lottery, the contents displayed in the effect area are weighted. A player who cannot visually recognize the content of the specific performance can only obtain a sense of expectation such as “a special game may be obtained”.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is effective for predicting the big hit game and the expected winning ball expected value by pre-reading in a pachinko machine provided with a difference in the expected winning ball expected value that the player can acquire during a special game. A pachinko machine that can be suggested dynamically is provided.

In order to solve the above problems, as a first configuration of the present invention, a first start winning opening and a second starting winning opening provided in a game area of a game board, and a game ball flowing down in the game area are first started. A plurality of predetermined game information can be stored in response to the distribution means that alternately distributes to either the winning opening or the second starting winning opening and the winning of the game ball to the first starting winning opening or the second starting winning opening The game information storage means and the predetermined game information are read in the order in which they are stored according to the establishment of a predetermined start condition, and a predetermined game lottery regarding whether or not a special game is executed is executed based on the game information. When the result is a result of giving a special game advantageous to the player, the winning ball expected value is different from each other depending on which start winning opening is stored as the game information. Table A lottery means for determining the type of the special game based on the table, and a plurality of holding memories arranged on the game board according to which start winning opening is stored as the game information. Hold memory display control means for increasing the number of light emission of the display in a manner that can distinguish the trigger, and a predetermined symbol is variably displayed according to the execution of the game lottery, and the result of the game lottery is shown The symbol display control means for stopping and displaying in the mode, and the special game advantageous to the player is executed when the stopped and displayed symbol indicates that a special game advantageous to the player is given. special and game control means, based on the result of the game lottery by the player selecting means, a pachinko machine and a effect display control means for controlling the effect display device arranged on the game board, in variations of symbols In accordance with the stored game information, a game lottery is executed based on the stored game information, and game information prefetching means for determining the presence or absence of a prefetch effect based on the result of the game lottery is provided. The display control means includes a hold memory display corresponding to the game information determined to have a pre-read effect by the game information pre-read means, and a hold memory display adjacent to the hold memory display, with no pre-read effect. The effect display device is formed to include a plurality of small areas respectively corresponding to the positions of the plurality of on-hold storage indicators, and to emit light in a light-emitting manner different from that of the on-hold storage display corresponding to the determined game information. The display display control means has an icon display area, and if the determination related to the presence or absence of the pre-reading effect by the game information pre-reading means is the presence of the pre-reading effect, Therefore, a combination of icons having different forms is displayed between the corresponding small storage areas and the small storage areas that emit light, and the positions thereof are displaced, and the storage is adjacent to the storage storage display and the storage storage display. A game ball that triggered the storage of game information in which the light emission time of the memory display and the display time of the icon between the adjacent storage display devices adjacent to each other are determined to have a pre-reading effect when the prize, and was distributed Ru configuration either when winning the game ball that triggered storage of game information stored later than the gaming information.
Here, in increasing the number of light emission of the plurality of on-hold storage displays arranged on the game board by the above-described on-hold storage display control means, the “mode that can distinguish the trigger” is, for example, on-hold storage display What is necessary is just the aspect which can recognize the difference through a player's vision, such as making the light emission color of a machine different, and making the brightness | luminance different.
Further, the “different light emission mode” by the on-hold storage display control means means, for example, on-hold storage display corresponding to the game information determined to have pre-reading effect by the game information pre-reading means, and the on-hold storage display. The difference is recognized through the player's vision, such as setting the adjacent on-hold storage display to “blinking” and the on-hold storage display corresponding to the game information determined to have no pre-reading effect to “on”. Any mode is possible. Specific examples of these will be described later.

  According to the pachinko machine according to the above configuration, it is possible to effectively suggest a sense of expectation for the big hit game and an expected winning ball value by prefetching effects.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the pachinko machine concerning an embodiment. It is a front view of the game board mounted in the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is a control block diagram of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. It is the block diagram of a game information storage means, and the flowchart of game information acquisition and a memory | storage process. It is a block diagram of a special symbol success / failure lottery means and a schematic diagram of a success / failure lottery table. It is a block diagram of a special symbol type determination means and a schematic diagram of a special symbol type determination table. It is the block diagram of a special figure fluctuation time determination means, and the schematic diagram of a fluctuation pattern table. It is a flowchart which shows a game lottery process. It is the flowchart which shows game information prefetch process, and the schematic diagram of a prefetch effect determination table. It is a flowchart which shows an on-hold storage display lighting process. It is a schematic diagram which shows the light emission aspect of an on-hold storage display. It is a flowchart which shows a pending | holding memory | storage indicator light extinction process. It is a block diagram of an effect display control means and a schematic diagram of an effect pattern determination table. It is the block diagram of a prefetch effect execution means, and the schematic diagram of the icon type determination table. It is a flowchart which shows an icon display process. It is an enlarged view which shows an icon display area. It is an enlarged view which shows an icon display area. It is an enlarged view which shows an icon display area. It is an enlarged view which shows an icon display area.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through embodiments of the invention with reference to FIGS. 1 to 19, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims and are described in the embodiments. Not all combinations of features are essential to the solution of the invention.
In the following description, the left-right direction of each part of the pachinko machine will be described so as to coincide with the left-right direction for the player facing the pachinko machine.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment is pivotally attached to a vertical rectangular machine casing 2 installed in an island facility of a game arcade and a side portion of the machine casing 2, A main body frame 3 that can be freely opened and closed, a game board 30 that is mounted inside the main body frame 3, and a glass window that is pivotally attached to the front surface of the main body frame 3 and that can be freely opened and closed. 4A and a panel door 4 having a tray 6 provided below the glass window 4A, an unillustrated launching device disposed at the lower portion of the main body frame 3, and a handle 7 attached to the lower portion of the panel door 4. The speaker 8 provided on the left and right upper portions of the panel door 4 and a plurality of light emitting units (not shown) disposed inside the panel door 4 are provided.

  An operation unit 9 is disposed at the center of the tray 6. When the operation unit 9 selects a dial unit for moving a cursor or the like displayed on the effect display device 50 and an item corresponding to the cursor moved by the dial unit, the operation unit 9 is developed on the effect display device 50. And a button part that is pressed when performing a button production.

  On the back side of the pachinko machine 1, a main control device 100 shown in FIG. 3, a sub control device (production control device) 200 constituting the sub control device, and a payout are provided via a container, a support member, etc., not shown. A control device 300 is mounted. The main control device 100, the sub control device 200, and the payout control device 300 are each a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) storing a program required for game processing, and data required for game processing. And a RAM (Random Access Memory) that is a temporary storage area for the CPU to perform processing according to the computer program stored in the ROM. The control devices of the main control device 100, the sub control device 200, and the payout control device 300 are driven by power supply from a power supply device (not shown). Next, the configuration of each part of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be outlined.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 includes a game area 31 on which a game ball flows down. The game area 31 can be observed from the glass window 4A. The game area 31 is partitioned and formed into a substantially circular shape by a guide rail 27 for sliding the game ball and a game ball regulating rail 28.

  The game balls accommodated in the tray 6 are supplied one by one to a launching device (not shown). As shown in FIG. 3, the payout control device 300 includes a firing motor 7 </ b> B so that a game ball is fired at a predetermined intensity based on an input from a firing volume 7 </ b> A that increases or decreases in response to the amount of rotation of the handle 7. Is driven and controlled. The game ball that has been launched by the launching device and has reached the game area 31 flows down in the game area 31. The payout control device 300 is connected to a firing stop switch 7 </ b> C provided on the circumference of the handle 7 and a touch sensor 7 </ b> D disposed inside the handle 7.

  The game board 30 includes an effect display device 50, a stage 55 disposed below the effect display device 50, and a plurality of storage storage indicators 20A to 20H disposed along the left-right direction above the stage 55. A first special symbol display device 35A, a second special symbol display device 35B, a normal symbol display device 41, a first start winning port (start port) 61, and a second start winning port (start port) 62. The electric tulip 63, the grand prize winning port 64, the attacker device 65, the through chucker 66, the plurality of general prize winning ports 67, the out port 68, the movable accessory 70, and the plurality of game nails outside the figure. Is provided. Details of each part will be described below.

The effect display device 50 is a display device including, for example, a liquid crystal display device, a dot matrix display device, a cathode ray tube display device, a drum display device, and the like disposed in a substantially central portion of the game area 31. The effect display device 50 according to the present embodiment employs a liquid crystal display, and the display screen 51 can variably display an effect symbol S composed of, for example, numbers 1 to 8 and a specific character. In addition, on the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50, it is possible to display various images such as a specific image or animation for exciting the reach effect and the reach effect that are developed during the change of the effect symbol S. Control related to the effect is executed by a sub-control device 200 described later.
In addition, the variation time of the effect symbol S is substantially synchronized with the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, which will be described later. By watching the direction of the production, the game progresses with the expectation for the big hit game.
In addition, the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50 is provided with an icon display region R that is long in the left-right direction corresponding to the reserved storage indicators 20A to 20H arranged in the left-right direction. Specifically, the icon display area R is provided immediately above the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H, and has a plurality of small areas R1 to R8 corresponding to the positions of the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H. (See FIG. 16 etc.). In addition, in the small areas R1 to R8, icons suggesting the result of a game lottery described later are displayed. The relationship between the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H and the icon display area R will be described later.

  On the central decorative member 52 disposed so as to surround the upper part and both sides of the effect display device 50, the movable accessory 70 slides in the vertical direction and rotates around the rotation axis orthogonal to the sliding direction. The movable accessory 70 is controlled by a sub-control device 200 described later.

  The stage 55 is an area extending in the front-rear and left-right directions formed below the effect display device 50, and the game ball that has entered the stage 55 falls downward while rolling in the left-right direction. . A ball introduction port is established at the center of the stage 55, and a game ball that has entered the ball guidance entrance falls downward from a ball outlet that is established below.

  The plurality of reserved storage indicators 20A to 20H disposed on the upper rear side of the stage 55 include a rectangular light-emitting substrate and an LED lamp stored in the light-emitting substrate. The on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H are positioned in front of the display screen 51 of the effect display device 50, and the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H overlap the lower part of the display screen 51 and a part thereof in the front-rear direction. The on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H have a function of notifying the player of the number of stored game information (the number of on-hold storage), which will be described later, based on the number of emitted lights, and whenever the number of stored game information increases, Then, each time the game ball wins a first start winning opening 61 or a second start winning opening 62 described later, light is emitted from the hold storage display 20A toward the hold storage display 20H.

  For example, if the number of reserved storages of game information is two, the storage units 20A; 20B are in a light emitting state with a predetermined color, and when the number of stored storages of gaming information reaches eight, which is the maximum, all The on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H enter the light emission state. Therefore, the player can recognize the number of stored game information (the number of reserved memories) based on the number of light emission of the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H. The detailed light emission mode of the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H will be described later.

Next, various winning awards provided in the game area 31 will be described.
The first start winning port 61 and the second start winning port 62 are downstream outlets 34A and 34B of the distribution mechanism 33 disposed below the effect display device 50 disposed substantially in the center of the game area 31. It is arrange | positioned below. The distribution mechanism 33 is a flow path formed by a transparent substrate that can be visually recognized from the outside, and the sphere that has entered from the common entrance 33A is disposed in the central portion on the upstream side of the flow path divided into two branches. The split 32 distributes to either of the downstream outlets 34A and 34B. In this embodiment, the allocating body 32 is mechanically operated without using external power, and the sphere that has entered the common inlet 33A is directed toward the downstream outlets 34A and 34B by the weight of the sphere. Regularly and alternately. Accordingly, the balls that have entered from the common entrance 33A are alternately guided toward the first start winning opening 61 and the second starting winning opening 62 to win.

  When a game ball wins the first start winning opening 61 or the second start winning opening 62 through the distribution mechanism 33, the main control device 100 acquires and stores game information including a plurality of random numbers, which will be described later. Various game lottery processes such as a special symbol lottery described later (hereinafter referred to as a special figure lottery) are executed based on the acquired game information when the condition is satisfied. In other words, winning in the first start winning opening 61 or the second starting winning opening 62 triggers storage of game information and game lottery processing based on the game information.

The second start winning opening 62 is configured such that the difficulty of winning changes depending on the opening / closing operation of the electric tulip 63. The electric tulip 63 includes a pair of blade members that rotate about an axis perpendicular to the front surface of the game board 30 and a solenoid (not shown) that drives the pair of blade members. The pair of blade members rotate in the direction away from each other in the left-right direction, and the entrance of the second start winning prize port 62 is enlarged.
In the state where the pair of blade members is closed, the electric tulip 63 makes it difficult for a game ball that has entered from other than the common entrance 33A to enter the second start winning opening 62, and the pair of blade members is opened. It is easy to win game balls that have entered from other than the common entrance 33A. The opening operation of the electric tulip 63 is mainly performed when the result of the electronic lottery (ordinary drawing lottery) related to the normal symbol executed based on the fact that the game ball has passed through the through chucker 66 is per ordinary figure. It is executed by the control device 100.

The big prize opening 64 is arranged on the right side of the game area 31. The big winning opening 64 is configured such that whether or not a winning can be changed by the attacker device 65. The attacker device 65 generally has a rectangular lid member that is substantially the same as the shape of the big prize opening 64 provided in a white-rotated manner in a flap shape in the front-rear direction around an axis parallel to the front surface of the game board 30, and the lid And a solenoid (not shown) for driving the member, and when the solenoid is energized, the lid member is rotated forward to open the special winning opening 64. The state in which the attacker device 65 is open is a state in which a game ball can be awarded to the grand prize winning port 64, and the state in which the attacker device 65 is closed is a state in which a game ball cannot be awarded to the grand prize winning port 64. .
The attacker device 65 is driven to open by the main controller 100 during a special game that is executed when the result of the first special drawing lottery or the second special drawing lottery described later is “winning”. Therefore, the player can easily win the game ball in the big prize opening 64 by striking the game ball toward the right side of the game area 31 during execution of the special game.

  The plurality of general winning ports 67 are arranged separately in the vertical direction on the left side of the game area 31. Each of the above-described winning ports includes a first start winning port detection sensor 91, a second starting winning port detection sensor 92, a big winning port detection sensor 93, and a general winning port detection sensor 94 that detect the passage of a game ball. Has been. These detection sensors 91 to 94 are magnetic sensors that output a game ball detection signal as the game ball passes, and the game ball detection signal is input to the main controller 100.

  Further, when a game ball is taken into each winning opening described above, the main control device 100 transmits a payout command to the payout control device 300, and the payout control device 300 that has received the command drives the prize ball payout device 301. By doing so, a predetermined number of prize balls set in advance are paid out to the player. The prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 301 are counted by the payout counting switch 302 disposed in the game ball flow path of the prize ball payout device 301, and the payout control device 300 receives the input from the payout counting switch 302. Based on this, the payout operation is stopped. In the present embodiment, the number of prize balls set in advance for winning at the first start prize opening 61 or the second start prize opening 62 is three, and the number of prize balls previously associated with the big prize opening 64 Is 15, and the number of prize balls previously associated with the general winning opening 67 is five. In addition, the game balls that have not won any of the first start winning opening 61, the second starting winning opening 62, the big winning opening 64, and the general winning opening 67 from the out opening 68 positioned at the bottom of the game area 31. To be recovered.

  The through chucker 66 is disposed above the special winning opening 64. The through chucker 66 has a gate structure through which a game ball can pass, and the game ball that has passed through the through chucker 66 is detected by a through chucker detection sensor 95 stored therein. The through chucker detection sensor 95 is connected to the main control device 100 in the same manner as the above-described detection sensors 91 to 94, and the game ball detection signal is output to the main control device 100.

  The first special symbol display device 35A is a display that displays the result of a special drawing lottery (first special drawing lottery) performed by the main control device 100 when a game ball wins a prize at the first start winning opening 61. is there. The first special symbol display device 35A in the present embodiment is configured by a 7-segment display, and after special symbols (numbers and symbols from 1 to 9) are blinked at high speed based on the result of the special symbol lottery, A predetermined special symbol is derived and displayed in a manner of displaying the result of drawing lottery. Here, the time when the special symbol is blinking is the variation time of the special symbol, and the derived time is the stop time of the special symbol. For example, the special symbol derived and displayed when the result of the special drawing lottery is “win” is a combination of any number or symbol from 1 to 9, and is stopped when it is “out”. The special symbol is an alphabet other than numerals or a symbol such as “−”. The variable display control of the first special symbol display device 35A is controlled by the main control device 100.

  The second special symbol display device 35B is a display that displays the result of a special drawing lottery (second special drawing lottery) performed by the main control device 100 in response to the winning of a game ball in the second start winning opening 62. is there. The second special symbol display device 35B is composed of a 7-segment display similar to the first special symbol display device 35A. The special symbol lottery results after the special symbol blinks and is controlled by the main controller 100. A predetermined special symbol is derived and displayed (stopped display) in a manner of displaying. Note that the variation time, stop time, and derivation mode of the special symbol are the same as those in the first special symbol display device 35A.

  In the following description, the special symbol that changes with the winning at the first start winning port 61 is referred to as a first special symbol, and the special symbol that changes with the winning at the second starting winning port 62 is the second. Sometimes called a special symbol. The first special symbol display device 35A and the second special symbol display device 35B are separated from the effect display device 50 in the lower right part of the game board 30 so as not to enter the field of view of the player who is watching the effect display device 50 at the same time. Are arranged. Further, the form of the first special symbol display device 35A and the second special symbol display device 35B is not limited to 7 segments, and a form in which a plurality of lamps are regularly or randomly arranged may be employed.

  The normal symbol display device 41 is disposed below the first special symbol display device 35A and the second special symbol display device 35B described above, and is normally performed by the main control device 100 when the through ball of the game ball passes through. It is a display which displays the result of drawing lottery. The normal symbol display device 41 is composed of two LED lamps arranged in parallel, and is controlled by the main control device 100 so that the normal symbol is alternately blinked and displayed in a manner that displays the result of the general symbol lottery. The normal symbol is derived and displayed (stop display). Specifically, only one of the two LED lamps is lit when the result of the regular drawing lottery is “win”, and only the other is lit when “out”. The state in which the two LED lamps are alternately blinking is a state in which the normal symbol is fluctuating, and the state in which the blinking is stopped and the lighting is maintained is a state in which the variation in the normal symbol is stopped. Moreover, the time when the two LED lamps are alternately blinking is a normal symbol variation time.

  Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of the pachinko machine 1 including the gaming board 30 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 3, and the main control processing in the pachinko machine 1 will be outlined. As shown in the figure, the pachinko machine 1 includes a main control device 100, a sub control device 200, and the above-described payout control device 300 as main devices. Hereinafter, the main controller 100 and the sub controller 200 will be described in detail.

  As shown in the figure, the main control device 100 includes a game information storage means 110, a special symbol win / fail lottery means 120, a special symbol type determination means 130, a special symbol variation time determination means 140, and a special symbol variation display control. Means 150, special game control means 160, game information prefetching means 170, on-hold storage display control means 175, normal symbol success / failure lottery means 180, electric tulip control means 190 and game state control means 195 are provided.

The game information storage means 110 stores game ball detection signals output from the first start winning port detection sensor 91 and the second start winning port detection sensor 92 corresponding to the first start winning port 61 and the second start winning port 62, respectively. In response to the input, game information consisting of a plurality of random numbers is acquired and stored.
FIG. 4A is a block diagram showing a configuration of the game information storage unit 110. As shown in the figure, the game information storage means 110 includes a special figure success / failure lottery random number generator 111A, a special figure success / failure lottery random number acquisition unit 111B, a special figure type determination random number generator 112A, and a special figure type. The determination random number acquisition unit 112B, the special figure variation time determination random number generation unit 113A, the special figure variation time determination random number acquisition unit 113B, and the game information hold storage unit 115 are configured.

  The random number generator 111A for special figure win / fail lottery updates the value of the loop counter one by one within a predetermined range (in this embodiment, an integer range of 0 to 65535) based on an interrupt signal periodically input. This is a hardware counter that generates a special drawing random number that is a hardware random number. The special figure winner / lottery random number acquisition unit 111B is generated by the special figure winner / lottery random number generator 111A based on the input of the game ball detection signal from the first start winning port detection sensor 91 or the second start winning port detection sensor 92. Acquire (latches) the random number for lottery drawing.

  The special figure type determination random number generator 112A sets the value of the loop counter within a predetermined range (0 to 0 in this embodiment) based on the interrupt signal that is periodically input in the same manner as the special figure success / failure random number generator 111A. This is a hardware counter that generates a special figure type determination random number that is a hardware random number by updating it one by one in the range of an integer of 99). The special figure type determination random number acquisition unit 112B is generated by the special figure type determination random number generation unit 112A based on the input of the game ball detection signal from the first start winning port detection sensor 91 or the second start winning port detection sensor 92. The special figure type determination random number is acquired (latched).

The special figure variation time determination random number generation unit 113A updates the value of the loop counter by 1 within a predetermined range (in this embodiment, an integer range of 0 to 99), thereby determining the special figure variation time which is a software random number. A software counter that generates random numbers. The special figure variation time determination random number acquisition unit 113B is based on the input of the game ball detection signal from the first start winning port detection sensor 91 or the second start winning port detection sensor 92, and the special figure variation time determination random number generation unit 113A. The random number for determining the special figure variation time generated by (1) is acquired (latched).
As described above, each of the above random numbers is acquired simultaneously based on the input from the first start winning port detecting sensor 91 or the second starting winning port detecting sensor 92. In the following description, the plurality of random numbers acquired simultaneously may be collectively referred to as “game information”.

The game information hold storage unit 115 is acquired in response to winnings (input to the first starting winning port detecting sensor 91 or the second starting winning port detecting sensor 92) to the first starting winning port 61 and the second starting winning port 62. It is constituted by a RAM having a storage area for storing the game information.
In the present embodiment, the upper limit of the game information that can be stored in the game information hold storage unit 115 is 4 for each of the winnings to the first starting winning port 61 and the winnings to the second starting winning port 62 (maximum 8). The game information hold storage unit 115 sets the game information acquired in response to winnings to the first starting winning port 61 and the second starting winning port 62 as a type of winning port (game ball detection signal). Accordingly, the data is stored in order in the storage areas (first storage area and second storage area) provided independently.
The game information stored in each storage area is read out when the start condition is satisfied, and a predetermined game lottery process (special drawing lottery process, special figure type determining process, special figure based on the read out game information is performed. It is deleted after the variable time determination process is executed.

  FIG. 4B is a flowchart showing the flow of game information acquisition and storage processing by the game information storage means 110. First, in S100, the game information storage means 110 determines whether or not a winning to the first start winning opening 61 is detected. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to S101, and if it is NO, the process proceeds to S104. In S101, the game information storage means 110 determines whether or not the game information stored in the first storage area has reached the upper limit. If NO, the process proceeds to S102. If YES, the game information is newly acquired. The process ends without In S102, the game information storage means 110 acquires the random numbers generated by the random number generation means described above by the random number acquisition means described above, and proceeds to S103.

  In S103, the game information storage means 110 associates the plurality of random numbers acquired in S102 with each other as game information and stores (holds) them in the first storage area of the game information hold storage unit 115, and ends one process. .

  The game information storage means 110 determines whether or not a winning to the second start winning opening 62 is detected in S104. If the determination is YES, the game information storage means 110 proceeds to S105, and if it is NO, the one-time process is terminated. The game information storage means 110 determines whether or not the game information stored in the second storage area has reached the upper limit in S105. If NO, the game information storage means 110 proceeds to S106. If YES, the game information is newly acquired. The process ends without

  In S106, the game information storage means 110 acquires the random numbers generated by the random number generation means described above using the random number acquisition means described above, and proceeds to S107. In S107, the game information storage means 110 associates the plurality of random numbers acquired in S106 with each other as game information and stores (holds) them in the second storage area of the game information hold storage unit 115, and ends one process. .

  As described above, the game information storage unit 110 according to the present embodiment until the game information composed of a plurality of random numbers reaches the upper limit triggered by winning the first start winning opening 61 or the second starting winning opening 62. It has a function to acquire and store sequentially. Further, as described above, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which game balls are alternately distributed to the first start winning opening 61 and the second starting winning opening 62, so that the game information is also inevitably the first. The data is alternately stored in the storage area and the second storage area.

  Next, the special symbol lottery process executed by the special symbol winning / lotting means 120 of the main controller 100 will be described. In addition, as will be described in detail below, the special symbol success / failure lottery means 120, the special symbol type determination means 130, and the special symbol variation time determination means 140 are arranged in response to the fact that a predetermined starting condition is established, Each random number included in the game information stored in 110 is read out, and the result of success / failure corresponding to the read random number, the type of special symbol, and the variation time of the special symbol are determined. In the present specification, the processes executed based on the game information are collectively referred to as “game lottery”.

FIG. 5A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the special symbol winning / lottery means 120. As shown in the figure, the special symbol success / failure lottery means 120 includes a special symbol success / failure lottery random number reading unit 121, a low probability success / failure lottery table 122A, and a high probability success / failure lottery table 122B.
As shown in FIG. 5 (b), in these tables, the success / failure results ("winning", "losing") corresponding to each of the special drawing success / failure random numbers in the range of 0 to 65535 are defined. The special symbol success / failure lottery reading unit 121 of the special symbol success / failure lottery means 120 is based on the fact that a predetermined starting condition is satisfied, and the special symbol success / failure lottery random number stored as the game information by the game information storage means 110 described above. , And by referring to one of the low-probability lottery table 122A and the high-probability lottery table 122B in accordance with the current gaming state, the result of winning corresponding to the read special figure winning lottery random number is extracted. To do.

  In this embodiment, the probability that the result of the success / failure lottery is “win” is about 10 when the high probability success / failure lottery table 122B is referred to, rather than when the low probability success / failure lottery table 122A is referred to. It is set twice as high. Which table is referred to depends on the gaming state set by the gaming state control means 195, which will be described later. When the gaming state is “special figure low probability”, which will be described later, the low-probability lottery table 122A If it is referred to and the “special figure high probability” is found, the high-probability lottery table 122B is referred to.

  Here, the starting condition that triggers the execution of the winning / losing lottery is that the special symbol is not changing and the special game is not being executed, and the game information is based on the fact that the starting condition is satisfied. Random numbers for special figure determination lottery stored by the storage means 110 are sequentially read out, and corresponding determination results are extracted. In addition, the random number for special figure winning / not-lotting random numbers is read out in the order of winning (according to the order stored in the game information storage means 110). In the present embodiment, the random numbers are basically stored in the first storage area and the second storage area. The stored random numbers for special figure winning / not-lotting are alternately read out.

Next, the special symbol type determining process executed by the special symbol type determining means 130 of the main controller 100 will be described. FIG. 6A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the special symbol type determining means 130. As shown in the figure, the special symbol type determining means 130 includes a special symbol type determining random number reading unit 131 and a special symbol type determining table 132 that is referred to when the result of the above-mentioned lottery determination is “winning”. I have.
As shown in FIG. 6B, the special figure type determination table 132 is subdivided into a special figure type determination table 132A for special 1 and a special figure type determination table 132B for special 2 respectively. In these tables, special symbol types (special symbol types) corresponding to the special symbol type determining random numbers in the range of 0 to 99 are defined.

The special symbol type determining random number reading unit 131 of the special symbol type determining unit 130 stores the special symbol type stored as the game information by the game information storage unit 110 based on the result of the above-mentioned lottery determination. The determination random number is read, and the special figure type determination table 132A for special 1 and the special figure type determination table 132B for special 2 are referred to correspond to the read special figure type determination random number. Extract special symbol types.
The special figure type determination table 132A for special 1 is a table that is referred to when the random number for determining special figure type is acquired when the first start winning opening 61 is won. The winning special figure type determining table 132B is a table that is referred to when the random number for determining the special figure type is acquired when the second start winning opening 62 is won. In other words, if the special figure type determination random number is read from the first area of the game information holding storage unit 115, the special figure type determination table 132A for special one is referred to, and the If it has been read, the special figure type determination table 132B for special 2 is referred to.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the special symbol type determination table 132A for special 1 and the special figure type determination table 132B for special 2 have a special symbol A to a random number for special figure type determination. Any one of the four types of D is specified. The item “selection rate” in the figure is given for convenience of explanation and is not defined in the actual table, and the same applies to the following figures.

The special symbol type determination table 132A for special 1 is defined such that the selection rates of special symbol types from special symbols A to D are 20%, 60%, 10%, and 10%, respectively. Further, the special symbol type determination table 132B for special symbol 2 defines that the selection rates of special symbol types from special symbols A to C are 70%, 25%, and 5%, respectively.
As is clear from the figure, a special figure type determination table 132A for special figure referred to when the random number for special figure type determination is acquired when the first start winning opening 61 is won, The selection rate is conspicuous with the special figure type determination table 132B for special 2 reference that is referred to when the figure type determination random number is acquired when the second start winning opening 62 is won. More specifically, there is a special difference when the special figure type determination table 132B for special 2 is referenced rather than the special figure type determination table 132A for special one. When the probability that the symbol A is selected is dramatically increased, and the special symbol type determination table 132B for special 2 is referenced, there is no possibility that the special symbol D is selected.
The special figure types extracted by these tables are used as elements for determining the mode (number of rounds) during a special game, which will be described later, and the game state after the special game.

  These special symbol types determine the mode of the special symbol derived to the first special symbol display device 35A or the second special symbol display device 35B described above. In this embodiment, for example, when the special symbol type is “special symbol A”, “7 · 7” or “3.3” or “special” is displayed on the first special symbol display device 35A or the second special symbol display device 35B. In case of “B”, “1.1” or “5/5”, in the case of “special symbol C”, “8.8” or “6.6”, in the case of “special symbol D” “2.2” or “ “4 · 4” is stopped and displayed as a mode indicating the result of the lottery. In addition, when the result of the above-mentioned lottery determination is “out”, the special symbol type determination process is not executed, and the special symbol mode derived to the first special symbol display device 35A or the second special symbol display device 35B Is "-".

  Next, the special figure fluctuation time determination process executed by the special figure fluctuation time determination means 140 of the main controller 100 will be described. FIG. 7A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the special figure variation time determination means 140. As shown in the figure, the special figure fluctuation time determination means 140 includes a special figure fluctuation time determination random number reading unit 141, a low probability special figure fluctuation time determination table 142, and a high probability special figure fluctuation time determination table 143. It has. As shown in FIG. 7B, the low probability special figure fluctuation time table 142 is subdivided into an outlier low probability special figure fluctuation time table 142A and a winning low probability special figure fluctuation time table 142B. ing. Similarly, the high probability special figure fluctuation time determination table 143 is subdivided into a high probability special figure fluctuation time table 143A for losing and a high probability special figure fluctuation time table 143B for winning.

  In these tables, the special symbol fluctuation time (2 seconds, 12 seconds, 30 seconds, 45 seconds, or 90 seconds) corresponding to each of the random numbers for determining the special figure fluctuation time in the range from 0 to 99 is specified. Has been. The special figure fluctuation time determination random number reading unit 141 of the special figure fluctuation time determination means 140 is based on the fact that the above-mentioned lottery result is extracted, and the special figure fluctuation stored as the game information by the game information storage means 110. The random number for time determination is read out, and the variation time of the special symbol corresponding to the read random number for determination of special symbol variation time is extracted by referring to any one of the tables according to the gaming state.

  Here, the low-probability special figure fluctuation time table 142A for losing is referred to when the result of the above-mentioned special drawing lottery is “out” and the gaming state is “low-probability” shown below. It is a table. The winning low probability special figure fluctuation time table 142B is referred to when the above-mentioned special drawing lottery result is “winning” and the gaming state is “ordinary low probability” to be described later. It is a table. As is clear from the comparison of the two selection rates, when the winning low probability special figure fluctuation time table 142B is referred to, the outlier low probability special figure fluctuation time table 142A is referred to. There is a tendency that a fluctuation time longer than the case is extracted.

Also, the high probability special figure fluctuation time table 143A for outage is referred to when the result of the above special figure lottery is “out” and the game state is “normal figure high probability” described later. It is a table. The winning high probability special figure fluctuation time table 143B is referred to when the above-mentioned special drawing lottery result is “winning” and the gaming state is “normal figure high probability” to be described later. It is a table.
As is clear from the comparison of the selection rates of both, the fluctuation time when the out-of-probability high-probability special figure fluctuation time table 143A is referred to is determined as “2 seconds”. Further, the fluctuation time when the winning high probability special figure fluctuation time table 143B is referred to is determined as “45 seconds” or “90 seconds”.
In addition, each above-mentioned table is only an illustration, and also as a structure which determines the fluctuation | variation time of a special symbol with reference to the table in which different fluctuation | variation time was prescribed | regulated according to the memory | storage (the number of pending storage) of game information besides this Also good.

As described above, the main control device 100 includes the special symbol success / failure lottery means 120, the special symbol type determination means 130, and the special symbol variation time determination means 140, reads out the game information stored in the game information storage means 110, As a result of the success / failure lottery corresponding to the read game information, the type of special symbol and the variation time of the special symbol are extracted and determined.
Then, main controller 100 transmits, to the sub-control device 200 side, an effect symbol variation command including information about the special symbol type and the variation time of the special symbol as a result of the extraction and determination of the determination. The sub-control device 200 that has received the effect symbol variation command determines the effect symbol variation time and the effect contents displayed upon variation based on the result of the lottery determination and the special symbol type and the special symbol variation time. And the process which expand | deploys various effects by the effect display apparatus 50 is performed. This process will be described later.

  In response to the transmission of the effect symbol variation command, the special symbol variation display control means 150 of the main control device 100 outputs a variation start signal to the first special symbol display device 35A or the second special symbol display device 35B. The fluctuation display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is executed for the extracted predetermined fluctuation time, and the fluctuation stop signal is output after the predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed, and is stopped and displayed in a manner indicating the result of the lottery determination. Thereby, one game process with respect to the game information acquired with the winning to the 1st start winning opening 61 or the 2nd starting winning opening 62 is complete | finished.

FIG. 8 is a flow of a series of game lottery processes by the main controller 100 described above. As shown in the figure, main controller 100 determines in S200 whether game information is stored in game information storage means 110. If YES, the process proceeds to S201, and if NO, the determination is repeated. In S201, main controller 100 determines whether or not the current gaming state is a special game. If YES, the process is terminated, and if NO, the process proceeds to S202. Whether or not a special game is in progress is determined based on the presence or absence of a special game flag set in the RAM during the special game.
In S202, main controller 100 determines whether or not the special symbol is changing. If YES, the main control device 100 ends the process, and if NO, proceeds to S203. The determination as to whether or not the change is occurring is made based on the presence or absence of a special symbol change flag set in the RAM during the change.

  In S203, main controller 100 reads the game information, and proceeds to S204. Specifically, the special symbol success / failure lottery means 120, the special symbol type determination means 130 and the special symbol variation time determination means 140 of the main control device 100 respectively correspond to the corresponding special symbol success / failure lottery random number, special symbol type determination random number, And the random number for determining the special figure fluctuation time is read out. As is clear from the determination processing of S201 and S202 above, the lottery processing related to the game information including the special symbol winning / losing lottery means 120 and the like is that the current gaming state set as the start condition is not in a special game, and special It is executed on condition that the symbol is not changing.

  In S204, the main control device 100 extracts the special symbol type and the special symbol variation time as a result of the success / failure lottery based on the read game information, and proceeds to S205. In S205, main controller 100 starts the variable display of first special symbol display device 35A or second special symbol display device 35B, and proceeds to S206. In step S206, the main control device 100 transmits an effect symbol variation command including information on the special symbol type and the special symbol variation time to the sub-control device 200 as a result of the success / failure lottery, and ends the process.

  Next, the special game control means 160 of the main controller 100 will be described. When the result of the above-mentioned lottery determination (the first special drawing lottery or the second special drawing lottery) is “winning”, the special game control means 160 displays the special symbol in a manner indicating that it is “winning”. After being played, a special game advantageous to the player is executed for the player. Here, the specific mode of the special game is set in advance according to the above-described special symbol type.

For example, when the type of the special symbol is “special symbol A”, the special game control means 160 outputs a control signal to the attacker device 65 to make the special winning opening 64 open 16R (round). For example, the opening time per 1R is 30 seconds or until 10 game balls are won, whichever comes first. The interval between rounds is 3.5 seconds.
Therefore, when the special game is executed, the theoretical number of winning balls (the number of payouts) that can be acquired by the player is about 2400 (15 × 10 × 16).
When the special symbol type is “special symbol B”, the special game control means 160 outputs a control signal to the attacker device 65 to make the special winning opening 64 open 4R (round). The opening time per 1R and the interval between each round are the same as described above.
Therefore, when the special game is executed, the theoretical number of prize balls (the number of payouts) that can be obtained by the player is about 600 (15 × 10 × 4).
When the special symbol type is “special symbol C” or “special symbol D”, the special game control means 160 outputs a control signal to the attacker device 65, and the special winning opening 64 is opened 2R (round). State. When the special symbol type is “special symbol C” or “special symbol D”, the opening time per 1R is 0.2 seconds, and the interval between rounds is 0.1 seconds. As described above, the special game executed when the type of the special symbol is “special symbol C” or “special symbol D” is an opening time in which it is difficult to win the game ball in the big winning opening 64. It is a game where it is difficult to obtain a substantial prize ball.

As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the number of winning balls that can be obtained varies greatly depending on whether the special symbol type is “special symbol A” or “special symbol B”. Is set to
Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the result of the winning / failing lottery is “winning”, the probability that the special symbol type becomes “special symbol A” is referred to the special symbol type determination table 132 A for special 1 hit. When it is made, it is “20%” of the whole, whereas when it is referred to the special figure type determination table 132B for special 2 it is “70%” of the whole. That is, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the game information is stored in response to the winning in the first start winning opening 61 or stored in the second starting winning opening 62 as a trigger. In other words, depending on whether the special figure type determination table 132A for special 1 is referred to or the special figure type determination table 132B for special 2 is referred, Even if it is the same “winning”, the average number of winning award balls (expected winning ball expected value) that can be acquired in a special game executed thereafter is more than doubled (840: 1830). The change of the special symbol or the production symbol S that is “winning” is based on the game information stored in response to the winning at the first starting winning port 61 or to the second starting winning port 62 Triggered by Or it is based on the stored gaming information is an important concern during the game progress. In other words, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment has a special figure type for special one that is defined so that the winning ball expected value is different from each other depending on which start winning opening is stored as the game information. With reference to either the determination table 132A or the special figure type determination table 132B for special 2, the type of special game (number of rounds in the present embodiment) is determined based on the table.
Then, as will be described later, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the light-emission modes of the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H are different in the triggers when the game information is stored (the first start winning opening 61 or the second start winning prize). By distinguishing by the mouth 62), the player is made to actively recognize the difference in opportunity.

  Next, the game information prefetching means 170 of the main controller 100 will be described. Based on the fact that the game information is stored in the above-mentioned game information storage means 110, the game information prefetching means 170 is based on the game information storage means before the start condition of the game information is established, more specifically during the change of the special symbol. The game information stored in 110 is read in advance, and a process substantially similar to the above-described game lottery process is executed based on the read game information. That is, the game information prefetching means 170 reads the game information stored in the game information storage means 110 during the special symbol change before the start condition for the game information is satisfied, and the special information lottery is based on the read game information. And the variation time of special symbols are extracted. Hereinafter, the game information prefetching process executed by the game information prefetching means 170 of the main controller 100 will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG.

  In S300, the game information prefetching means 170 of the main controller 100 indicates that the game ball has won the first start winning opening 61 or the second starting winning opening 62, in other words, the game information storage means 110 (game information holding storage section). 115) whether or not the game information is stored in the first storage area or the second storage area, the process proceeds to S301 if YES, and the determination is repeated if NO. In S301, the game information prefetching means 170 of the main control device 100 determines whether or not the special symbol is changing. If YES, the process proceeds to S302, and if NO, the process ends. Whether the special symbol is changing is determined by the presence or absence of a special symbol variation flag set in the RAM by the special symbol variation display control means 150 simultaneously with the start of variation of the special symbol.

  The game information prefetching means 170 of the main controller 100 reads the game information stored in the game information storage means 110 in S302, and proceeds to S303.

  In S303, the game information prefetching means 170 of the main control device 100 executes the aforementioned game lottery process for the read game information, and proceeds to S304. Specifically, the random number for special figure lottery included in the game information and the low probability winning lottery table 122A or the high probability winning lottery table 122B included in the special symbol winning lottery means 120 are referred to. Extract the corresponding success / failure result. Note that which winning / failing lottery table is to be referred to is determined based on a gaming state flag to be described later. Also, hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the special figure winning lottery (processing) executed before the start condition is established is referred to as “prefetching winning lottery (processing)”.

  In S304, the game information prefetching means 170 of the main control device 100 executes the above-described special figure variation time determination process for the read game information, and proceeds to S305. Specifically, the special figure fluctuation time random number included in the game information and any fluctuation pattern table (142A, 142B, 143A, 143B) included in the special figure fluctuation time determination means 140 are referred to. The special figure fluctuation time corresponding to the random number for time determination is extracted. It should be noted that which variation pattern table is to be referred to is determined based on the result of the above-mentioned prefetching determination lottery and a gaming state flag described later. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the special figure variation time determination process that is executed before the start condition is satisfied is referred to as “prefetched special figure variation time determination process”.

  In S305, the game information prefetching means 170 of the main control device 100 executes a prefetch effect execution determination process based on the special figure fluctuation time extracted in the “prefetching special figure fluctuation time determination process” of S304, and proceeds to S306. . Specifically, the presence or absence of the prefetch effect is determined with reference to the random number for prefetch effect determination and the prefetch effect determination table 171.

FIG. 9B is a schematic diagram showing details of the prefetch effect determination table 171 included in the game information prefetch means 170. As shown in the figure, the pre-reading effect determination table 171 is subdivided into pre-reading effect determination tables 171A to 171E corresponding to the types of special figure fluctuation time (2 seconds, 12 seconds, 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 90 seconds). The result (presence / absence) of the prefetch effect execution is defined in correspondence with the prefetch effect determination random number. Here, the pre-reading effect determination random number is a random number from 0 to 99 that is simultaneously acquired in response to winning in the first starting winning opening 61 or the second starting winning opening 62, similarly to the above-described starting information. The game information prefetching unit 170 determines the presence or absence of a prefetch effect based on the prefetch effect determination random number.
Each of the prefetch effect determination tables 171A to 171E is set such that the probability that the prefetch effect becomes “present” increases as the special figure change time becomes longer, and the special figure change time becomes “90 seconds”. When the corresponding prefetch effect determination table 171E is referred to, the prefetch effect is extracted as “present” with a probability of 50%.

  The game information prefetching means 170 of the main control device 100 determines in S306 whether or not the prefetch effect is determined to be “present” in S305 described above. If YES, the process proceeds to S307, and if NO, the process ends.

  The game information prefetching means 170 of the main control device 100 executes a prefetch effect timing determination process in S307, and proceeds to S308. The pre-reading effect timing determination process is a process of determining the light emission timing of the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H, which will be described later, and the display timing of the icons displayed in the icon display area R. There are two display timings, “previous display” and “post-display”. For example, a predetermined random number that is acquired at the same time triggered by winning at the first start winning port 61 or the second starting winning port 62 The timing of either “front display” or “rear display” is determined by the distribution lottery based on the above.

  The game information prefetching means 170 of the main control device 100 determines whether or not the display timing determined in S307 in S308 is “previous display”. If YES, the process proceeds to S309, and if NO, the process proceeds to S311.

  In S309, the game information prefetching means 170 of the main control device 100 determines whether there is one or more game information that has already been stored (advanced). If YES, the process proceeds to S310, and if NO, the process ends. To do.

  The game information prefetching means 170 of the main control device 100 transmits a prefetch effect execution command to the sub-control device 200 in S310, and ends the process. The prefetch effect execution command includes information related to the special figure fluctuation time extracted by the above-described prefetch special figure fluctuation time determination process and display timing ("pre-display" or "post-display"). The sub-control device 200 that has received the prefetch effect execution command determines the type and display timing of the icon displayed in the icon display region R based on these pieces of information.

On the other hand, the game information prefetching means 170 of the main control device 100 determines whether new game information is stored in the first storage area or the second storage area of the storage means 110 in S311. If YES, the process proceeds to S312. If NO, repeat the determination. Here, the new game information is game information stored after the game information in which the result of the prefetch effect execution determination process in S305 is the prefetch effect “present”, and in S312, the new game information is stored. Based on the stored information, the above-described prefetch effect execution command is transmitted.
That is, when the display timing is “pre-display”, the pre-reading effect execution command is immediately transmitted to the sub-control device 200 on the condition that there is one or more already stored game information. It should be noted that the reason for having one or more already stored game information is that the pre-reading effect described later targets two adjacent storage storage displays among the storage storage displays 20A to 20H. It is.
On the other hand, when the display timing is “post-display”, a pre-reading effect execution command is transmitted to the sub-control device 200 on condition that new game information is stored. When the ball does not win the first start winning opening 61 or the second start winning opening 62 and new game information is not stored, the process is terminated without transmitting the pre-reading effect execution command.
It should be noted that the predetermined period is a period before the game information is read out by the process of S203 described above after the game information indicating the pre-reading effect “present” is stored.

Next, the on-hold storage display controller 175 of the main controller 100 will be described. The on-hold storage display control means 175 is generally triggered when the game information is stored in the game information storage means 110, in other words, when the game ball has won the first start winning opening 61 or the second starting winning opening 62. As described above, control is performed so that the light emission number of the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H increases, and the light emission number is controlled to decrease when the game information is read out.
Although details will be described later, the light emission modes of the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H are distinguished by a difference in emission color and “lighting” or “flashing” that repeats lighting and extinguishing at high speed.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a hold memory display lighting process by the hold memory display controller 175, and FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a light emission mode of the hold memory displays 20A to 20H for each pattern. As shown in FIG. 10, the on-hold storage display control unit 175 determines whether or not game information is stored in the game information storage unit 110 in S400, proceeds to S401 if YES, and repeats determination if NO. In S401, the on-hold storage display controller 175 determines whether or not the game information is stored in the first storage area. If YES, the process proceeds to S402, and if NO, the process proceeds to S411.

In S402, the on-hold storage display controller 175 determines whether or not the result of the above-described game information prefetch process is a prefetch effect “Yes”. If NO, the process proceeds to S403, and if YES, the process proceeds to S404. In S403, the reserved memory display control unit 175 sets one of the leftmost reserved memory indicators 20A to 20H in the extinguished state to the “lit” state with “blue”, The number of light emission is increased and the process is terminated.
FIG. 11A shows a time series when the process of S403 is executed. As shown in the figure, for example, when the on-hold storage display 20A is already “red” and “lighted”, the game information is stored, and when the pre-reading effect is “none”, the game information is turned off. Among the on-hold storage indicators 20B to 20H, the on-hold storage indicator 20B located on the leftmost side is “blue” and “lights”, and the number of light emission increases from one to two.

Next, the on-hold storage display control means 175 determines whether the display timing is “pre-display” in S404 based on the result of the determination in S402 being “pre-reading effect”, and if YES, S405 If NO, the process moves to S408.
In S405, the on-hold storage display controller 175 determines whether or not there is at least one on-hold storage display that has already emitted light. If YES, the process proceeds to S406, and if NO, the process proceeds to S403.
That is, this processing is the same processing as S309 described above for determining whether or not there is one or more game information that has been stored (preceding).

In S <b> 406, the on-hold storage display control unit 175 determines whether the light emission mode of the on-hold storage display on the rightmost side among the on-hold storage displays that have already emitted light is in the “flashing” state. The process proceeds to S403, and if NO, the process proceeds to S407.
In S <b> 407, the on-hold storage display controller 175 sets one of the on-hold storage displays 20 </ b> A to 20 </ b> H in the extinguished state to the “flashing” state with “blue”. The left-hand hold display adjacent to the “flashing” hold storage indicator is simultaneously changed from the “lit (red)” state to the “flashing (red)” state, and the number of emitted lights is increased. Exit.

  FIG. 11B shows a time series when the process of S407 is executed. As shown in the figure, for example, when the on-hold storage display 20A is already “blue” and the on-hold storage display 20B is “red” and both are “lighted”, the game information is stored and the pre-reading effect “present” ”Among the on-hold storage indicators 20C to 20H in the extinguished state, the on-hold storage indicator 20C located on the leftmost side is“ blue ”in a“ flashing ”state and a“ flashing ”state. The light emission mode of the on-hold storage display 20B adjacent to the left side of the on-hold storage display 20C is changed from the “red” and “lighted” state to the “red” and “flashing” state, and the total number of light emission is two. Increases from 3 to 3.

On the basis of the determination in S404 being NO (= post-display) in S408, the on-hold storage display control means 175, among the on-hold storage displays 20A to 20H in the off state, similarly to the processing in S403, One of the stored storage indicators located on the leftmost side is set to “lighted” in “blue”, the number of light emission is increased, and the process proceeds to S409.
In S409, the on-hold storage display control unit 175 determines whether new game information has been stored in the second storage area of the storage unit 110. If YES, the process proceeds to S410, and if NO, the determination is repeated. Here, as described above, the new game information is game information stored after the game information in which the result of the prefetch effect execution determination process in S305 is the prefetch effect “present”.

  On the basis of the determination in S409 being YES in S410, the on-hold storage display control unit 175 selects one of the on-hold storage displays 20B to 20H in the extinguished state that is located on the leftmost side. The indicator is placed in the “flashing” state with “red” and the holding storage indicator on the left side adjacent to the holding storage indicator that is in the “flashing” state (the holding storage that has turned “on” in “blue” in S408) At the same time, the “display” is changed from the “lit (blue)” state to the “flashing (blue)” state, the number of light emission is increased, and the processing is terminated.

  FIG. 11C shows a time series when the process of S410 is executed. As shown in the figure, for example, the on-hold storage display 20A is already “blue” and the on-hold storage display 20B is “red”, both being “lighted”, and then the pre-reading effect is “present” and the display timing. Is stored as “post-display”, and when the on-hold storage display 20C corresponding to the game information is “blue” and “lighted”, new start information is stored (in this case, 2 storage area), the hold storage display 20D located on the leftmost side in the light-off state is “red” and “flashing”, and is adjacent to the left side of the hold storage display 20D in the “flashing” state. The light emission mode of the on-hold storage display 20C to be changed from the “blue” and “lighted” state to the “blue” and “flashing” state, and the total number of light emission increases from three to four.

  As described above, in particular, as shown in the processing of S404 to S410, the on-hold storage display controller 175 increases the number of flashes on the on-hold storage displays 20A to 20H based on the stored game information, so that It has a function of notifying the player of the number of game balls (so-called “holding balls”) for which a game lottery has not been executed, and further flashes the light emission mode according to the presence or absence of a pre-reading effect and the display timing. It has a function to make a state.

More specifically, when game information having a pre-reading effect of “present” and a display timing of “pre-display” is stored, the game is based on satisfying a predetermined condition shown in S405 and S406. Any one of the on-hold storage indicators corresponding to the information (the on-hold storage indicators 20B to 20H) and the game stored on the left side adjacent to any of the on-hold storage indicators and stored before the game information Both the light emission modes of the on-hold storage indicators (the on-hold storage indicators 20B to 20H) corresponding to the information are set to the “flashing” state.
On the other hand, when game information having a pre-reading effect of “present” and a display timing of “post-display” is stored, any of the game information corresponding to the game information is satisfied based on satisfying the predetermined condition shown in S409. The on-hold storage display (hold-up storage displays 20A to 20G) and the on-hold storage corresponding to the game information stored after the game information is located on the right side adjacent to any of the on-hold storage displays. Both the light emission modes of the indicators (holding storage indicators 20B to 20H) are set to the “flashing” state.

That is, the hold memory display control means 175 holds the hold memory display adjacent to either the left or right of the hold memory display corresponding to the game information based on the storage of the game information in which the prefetch effect is “present”. As a light emission mode (“flashing” state) different from the light emission mode (“lighting” state) when the pre-reading effect is determined to be “none”, any hold in the “flashing” state for the player It has a function that suggests that the game information corresponding to the memory display includes a high fluctuation of the expected value for the big hit game.
In addition, in either case of “previous display” or “rear display”, the on-hold storage display control means 175 simultaneously puts the adjacent on-hold storage displays in the “flashing” state, so that the pre-reading effect is “present”. It becomes difficult for the player side to specify the position of the game information (holding storage display) that has become, and the player can change the display based on the game information indicated by the holding storage display in the “flashing” state. Until it starts, you can continue to have a sense of expectation.

In addition, about the process which concerns on S411-S419, since the color differs only in comparison with S401-S410, although description is abbreviate | omitted, as clear from each process, the pending | holding memory | storage display control means 175, In order to distinguish the colors of the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H as different colors depending on whether the game information is stored with the first start winning opening 61 or the second starting winning opening 62 as a trigger (due to a difference in storage trigger), The player can distinguish and recognize which start winning opening is stored as an opportunity by visually recognizing the colors of the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H.
Further, as will be described later, in the icon display region R corresponding to any one of the storage storage indicators 20A to 20H adjacent to each other, a predetermined icon is displayed in a predetermined display mode by icon display processing by the sub-control device 200, The fun of gaming will be dramatically improved.
It should be noted that the specific playability of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail together with icon display processing by the sub control device 200.

  Next, the hold memory display turn-off process by the hold memory display controller 175 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12A is a flow showing the hold memory display turn-off process. As shown in the figure, the on-hold storage display control unit 175 determines whether or not the game information has been read from the game information storage unit 110 in S500. If YES, the process proceeds to S501, and if NO, the determination is repeated. . In S501, the on-hold storage display controller 175 determines whether or not the current light emission number (the number of on-hold balls) is 2 or more. If NO, the process proceeds to S502, and if YES, the process proceeds to S503.

In S502, the on-hold storage display control unit 175 sets the light emission (“lit” or “flashing”) of the on-hold storage display 20A to the off state and ends the process.
On the other hand, the hold memory display control means 175 turns off the light emission of the hold memory display 20A in S503 and turns on the light emission modes (“lights on” of the hold memory displays 20B to 20H after the hold memory display 20A (right side). ”Or“ flashing ”), the process shifts to the holding storage display adjacent on the left side, and the process ends.

12B and 12C are schematic diagrams showing the turn-off processing of the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H in time series. In the state shown in the upper part of FIG. 12 (b), the on-hold storage indicator 20A is lit in red (the number of on-hold balls = 1). A state immediately before game information corresponding to the display device 20A is read (just before game lottery is executed) is shown.
In this state, when the above-described game lottery process (see FIG. 8) is started and the game information is read, the on-hold storage display 20A that has been lit in red is turned off as shown in the lower part. The number of light emission of the on-hold storage display decreases (“0” in the illustrated example).

On the other hand, in the state shown in the upper part of FIG. 12C, the on-hold storage indicators 20A and 20B are “lighted” in blue and red, respectively, and the on-hold storage indicators 20C and 20D are “flashing” in blue and red, respectively. In the state, as in FIG. 12 (b), immediately before the change of the previous special symbol and effect symbol S ends, and immediately before the game information corresponding to the on-hold storage display 20A is read (just before the game lottery is executed). ) State.
In this state, when the above-described game lottery process is started and the game information is read, the on-hold storage display 20A that has been lit in red as shown in the lower row is instantaneously turned off, It shifts to the left while keeping the light emission mode of the on-hold storage indicators 20B to 20D after the storage indicator 20A. As a result, the player can recognize that the number of held balls has decreased, and also display a variation display of the special symbol and the effect symbol S based on the game information acquired based on winning in the second starting winning opening 62 shown in red. Can be recognized.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the configuration of the main controller 100 will be described. The normal symbol success / failure lottery means 180 of the main controller 100 determines “winning” or “out” relating to the normal symbol by electronic lottery (ordinary symbol lottery) when the game ball passes through the through chucker 66. It is. Specifically, the normal symbol determination lottery unit 180 is configured in substantially the same manner as the special symbol determination lottery unit 120 described above, and is a software random number lottery by updating the value of the loop counter by one within a predetermined range. In other words, the game ball detection signal from the through chucker detection sensor 95 is input to the main control device 100 when the game ball passes through the through chucker 66 from the random drawing random number generating means for generating random numbers for use. Based on the above, it acquires (latches) the random number for ordinary drawing lottery, and determines whether the acquired random number for ordinary drawing lottery is “win” or “out”, or lottery for high probability Judge by referring to the table.

Although illustration is omitted, in the low probability lottery table and the high probability lottery table, the correspondence relationship between the random number for normal use / unusable and the success / failure result (“win” or “miss”) is defined, for example, low probability The probability of “win” when referring to the lottery table is set to 1/120, and the probability of “win” when referring to the lottery for high probability is set to 1 / 1.1. In other words, the high probability lottery table is set to have a much higher probability of winning “winning” than the low probability lottery table, and “winning” is almost always won. It has become.
Further, in the present embodiment, the gaming state to which the low probability lottery table is referenced is the “normal figure low probability” state, and the gaming state to which the high probability lottery table is referenced is the “normal figure high probability” state. It is.

The electric tulip control unit 190 energizes the solenoid of the electric tulip 63 when the “winning” is won by the normal drawing lottery by the above-described normal symbol determination lottery unit 180, and the pair of blade members of the electric tulip 63 are connected. Open and close. The electric tulip control means 190 opens the electric tulip 63 twice, for example, at an opening time of 2.9 seconds with respect to one “hit” at the normal high probability, and to one hit at the normal low probability. The electric tulip 63 is opened once with an opening time of 0.2 seconds.
In other words, when the gaming state is “high probability of ordinary figure”, the electronic lottery by the normal symbol winning / losing lottery means 180 is almost won, and the electric tulip 63 is released twice in 2.9 seconds based on the winning. Therefore, the game ball can be easily won at the second start winning opening 62, and the game can be played with almost no decrease in the game ball in the usual high probability.

Next, the gaming state control means 195 of the main controller 100 will be described. When the result of the above special drawing lottery is “winning”, the gaming state control means 195 switches the gaming state after the special game according to the type of the special drawing. For example, in this embodiment, when the special figure type is “special symbol A” or “special symbol B”, the gaming state after the special game is the gaming state of “special symbol high probability” and “general symbol high probability”. Switch to. When the special figure type is “special symbol C”, the gaming state after the special game is switched to the gaming state of “special figure high probability” and “normal figure low probability”.
Note that the special game high probability and the general game high probability state of the special game is the series of processes shown in FIG. 8A after the special game is completed, that is, until the special symbol is displayed in a variably displayed 76 times. Then, after that, the state shifts to a state of “Special figure low probability” and “Normal figure low probability”. When the special figure type is “special symbol D”, the gaming state before and after the special game is not changed, and the gaming state before the special game is taken over after the special game. These gaming states are managed by a gaming state flag provided in the storage area of the RAM, and each means such as the special symbol lottery means 120 refers to a corresponding table or the like based on the flag.

Next, the configuration and processing of the sub control device 200 will be described.
The sub-control device 200 controls the effect display device 50 mainly based on the effect symbol variation command transmitted from the main control device 100 and displays the effect symbol S in a variable manner for a predetermined time. The effect display control means 210 that develops the effect display, and the effect display device 50 is controlled based on the prefetch effect display command transmitted from the main control device 100 mainly during the variation display of the effect symbol S, and the above-described reserved storage is performed. Pre-reading effect execution means 220 for displaying icons in a predetermined manner in an icon display region R provided at a position corresponding to the displays 20A to 20H, voice control means for controlling various music pieces and voices mainly emitted from the speaker 8. 230, and mainly controls the light emitting body and movable accessory 70 (not shown) mounted on the game board 30 according to various operation modes. And a character object control unit 240. Hereinafter, each means will be described.

  FIG. 13A is a block diagram showing the configuration of the effect display control means 210. The effect display control means 210 transmits various commands to an effect display control board (not shown) connected to the effect display device 50. The effect display control board incorporates a CPU as a calculation means, circuit components such as ROM, RAM, and VDP as storage means for storing images necessary for effect display and moving image data, and the effect display control means 210. The effect display device 50 displays various effect displays based on the effect pattern commands generated and transmitted by.

  As shown in the figure, the effect display control means 210 includes a change effect display control unit 211. The variation effect display control unit 211 is based on various information included in the effect symbol variation command mainly transmitted from the main control device 100, and the variation display of the effect symbol S corresponding to the above-described special symbol variation display, and The aspect of the effect (notice effect, reach effect or movable accessory effect) corresponding to the change display is determined. As shown in the figure, the variation effect display control unit 211 includes an effect pattern determination random number acquisition unit 212 and an effect pattern determination table 213, and an effect pattern determination acquired by the effect pattern determination random number acquisition unit 212. The effect pattern corresponding to the random number for use is extracted from the effect pattern determination table 213.

  Here, the effect pattern determination random number is a software random number that is generated by updating the value of the loop counter by 1 within a predetermined range (in the present embodiment, an integer range of 0 to 9). Simultaneously with the reception of the command, the effect pattern determining random number acquiring means 212 acquires the command.

As shown in FIG. 13B, the effect pattern determination table 213 has an effect pattern having an effect time corresponding to the above-described special symbol change time (2 seconds, 12 seconds, 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 90 seconds). Production tables are subdivided into decision tables 213A to 213E, and production patterns corresponding to the obtained production pattern decision random numbers are defined.
Here, “reach” is a state in which two effect symbols S of three effect symbols are temporarily stopped by the same number or character, and the remaining one effect symbol S is preceded. If it stops with the same number or character as the production symbol S (reach symbol) in the temporarily stopped state, it means a state that can become a special game (big hit). Conversely, “non-reach” refers to a state other than the above state. Also, “super reach” is an effect pattern in which effect display by a predetermined image or video is executed until the remaining effect symbol S stops after the above reach is established. Different effects are performed.

  As described above, the change effect display control unit 211 extracts an effect pattern having an effect time corresponding to the change time of the special symbol determined by the main control device 100 from the effect pattern determination table 213. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, details, such as a kind of notice effect, a movable accessory effect type, or effect time, are prescribed | regulated in each effect pattern.

  The variation effect display control unit 211 determines the final stop mode of the effect symbol S from the result of the success / failure lottery included in the effect symbol variation command, the stop mode information, the extracted effect pattern information, and A variation start command as an internal command including the effect time is transmitted to an effect display control board (not shown). The effect display control board that has received the change start command reads out image data and moving image data necessary for the effect from the ROM based on information included in the change start command, and outputs the data to the effect display device 50 side. Various effect displays corresponding to the pattern are developed, and the effect symbol S is stopped and displayed in a manner indicating the result of the lottery lottery as the effect time (variable time of the special symbol) elapses. In addition, the aspect which shows the result of a success / failure lottery is an aspect in which, when the result of the success / failure lottery is “winning”, all three effect symbols S are stopped and displayed with the same numbers or characters, and the result of the success / failure lottery Is “out”, it is a mode in which stop display is performed in a combination other than the above.

  Next, the prefetch effect execution means 220 of the sub control device 200 will be described. The prefetch effect execution means 220 displays a predetermined icon in the icon display region R based on the reception of the prefetch effect execution command (S310, S312) transmitted at a predetermined time in the above-described game information prefetching process. This suggests that an effect that has a high degree of expectation for the player (in this embodiment, a fluctuation of 30 seconds or more) can be executed.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the prefetch effect execution means 220, a schematic diagram showing the icon type determination table 223, and FIG. 15 is a flow of icon display processing by the prefetch effect execution means 220. Hereinafter, the icon display process will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 15, the prefetch effect execution means 220 determines whether or not a prefetch effect execution command transmitted from the main control device 100 is received in S600. If YES, the process proceeds to S601. If NO, the determination is made. repeat. The prefetch effect execution means 220 determines the type of icon to be displayed in the icon display region R based on the information related to the special figure change time included in the prefetch effect execution command in S601.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the prefetch effect execution means 220 includes an icon type determination random number acquisition unit 221 and an icon type determination table 222, and the icon acquired by the icon type determination random number acquisition unit 221. The icon type corresponding to the type determining random number is extracted from the icon type determining table 222.

Here, the icon type determination random number is a software random number generated by updating the value of the loop counter by 1 within a predetermined range (in the present embodiment, an integer range of 0 to 9), and the pre-reading effect is executed. Simultaneously with the reception of the command, it is acquired by the icon type determination random number acquisition unit 221. Further, as shown in FIG. 14B, the icon type determination table 222 is subdivided into icon type determination tables 222A to 222C corresponding to the change time of the special symbol (change time of the effect symbol S). In each of the icon type determination tables 222A to 222D, combinations of icons corresponding to the icon type determination random numbers are defined.
Then, the pre-reading effect execution means 220 refers to any one of the icon type determination tables 222A to 222C based on the information related to the variation time of the special symbol, and determines the icon combination corresponding to the icon type determination random number. . In the figure, “CH” is an abbreviation for “CHANCE”, and “L” is an abbreviation for “LONG”. Characters A and B are, for example, faces of a specific person displayed by animation. A and B are different in person. The “pat lamp” is a form imitating the shape of a light emitter in which a rotatable reflector is housed.

  Returning to FIG. 15, in S <b> 602, the prefetch effect execution means 220 transmits an icon display command including the combination information of the icon determined in S <b> 601 to an effect display control board (not shown). Upon receiving the icon display command, the effect display control board reads out image data (icon) necessary for icon display from the ROM based on information included in the icon display command, and outputs the icon to the effect display device 50 side. The combination of icons is displayed in the icon display area R of the effect display device 50.

  As shown in FIG. 16A, the icon display area R is divided into small areas R1 to R8. Each of the small areas R1 to R8 corresponds to the position of the above-described on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H located in front and in the vertical direction, and when the player views the game board 20 from the front, each on-hold memory is stored. The indicators 20A to 20H and the small areas R1 to R8 can be viewed in a one-to-one correspondence in the vertical direction.

Also, as shown in the figure, when the combination of icons determined in the above-described S601 is, for example, “?” And “CH (gold)”, these icons are either small in the left-right direction. It is displayed in the areas R1 to R8.
More specifically, any of the small areas where the icons are displayed are any of the on-hold storage indicators adjacent to each other that are in the “flashing” state by the above-described on-hold storage indicator lighting process (see FIG. 10). The two small areas corresponding to the positions 20A to 20H, and in the example of the figure, “?” And “CH” are added to the small areas R6 and R7 corresponding to the on-hold storage indicators 20F and 20G in the “flashing” state. (Friday) "icon is displayed.

Further, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 16B, in the above example, for example, the icons displayed in the small areas R6 and R7 pass through the small areas R6; R7 so that their display positions are displaced from each other. It is continuously displayed so as to move around, and it is impossible to determine which one of the “?” And “CH (Friday)” icons corresponds to one of the on-hold storage indicators 20F and 20G.
Note that the manner of displacement of the display position is not limited to the circular movement as described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 16C, the position is switched by linearly moving through the small regions R6 and R7. It is good also as an aspect which is displaced to. In addition, it is a mode in which the “?” And “CH (gold)” icons are alternately switched between the small regions R6 and R7 without showing the movement trajectory as shown by the arrows in each figure. May be.

  In addition, the displacement of the icon display position described above is in the “flashing” state, and the game information reading process corresponding to the left storage memory display (the storage storage display F in the illustrated example) (S203). Continue until is executed.

  Hereinafter, the relationship between the progress of the game and the display of icons will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17A shows an example in which the special symbol (effect symbol S) is currently variably displayed and there are four reserved balls. Also, among the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20C indicating the presence of the four on-hold balls, 20A; 20D is in the “lighted” state, 20A; 20B located between 20D; 20C is in the “flashing” state. To do. It is assumed that “?” And “L” icons are moving around in small areas R2; R3 corresponding to the on-hold storage indicators 20B; 20C in the “flashing” state. In addition, T1 of the figure is a base on the effect display displayed on the outer side of the icon display area R.

From the state shown in FIG. 17 (a), when the special symbol (effect symbol S) in the variable display is stopped and displayed, the game information indicated by “lighting” of the on-hold storage display 20A is started. As shown in FIG. 17 (b), while the light emission mode of the on-hold storage indicator 20B; 20C; 20D is maintained, the light emission shifts to the left on-hold storage indicator 20A; 20B; .
Further, as the number of light emission of the reserved memory display decreases, the icons that have been orbiting between the small area 2 and R3 corresponding to the reserved memory display 20B; 20C before the shift also shift to the small area on the left side. , The circular movement between the small regions R1 and R2 is started.

  Also, from the state shown in FIG. 17 (b), the special symbol (effect symbol S) during the variable display is further stopped and displayed, and the reading of the game information indicated by “flashing” of the on-hold storage display 20A is started. Then, as shown in FIG. 17C, while the light emission mode of the on-hold storage display 20B; 20C is maintained, the light emission is shifted to the left on-hold storage display 20A; 20B, and the number of light emission is reduced. Along with this, the holding memory display 20A from which reading has been started and the small area R1 corresponding to the holding storage display 20B adjacent thereto, the icon that has been orbiting between R2 is the pedestal T1; the small area R1 The game information indicated by the “flashing” of the on-hold storage display 20A is started to be read, and the variation of the special symbol (effect symbol S) based on the game information is started. This will be notified in advance. Further, the duration of the circular movement of the icon between the pedestal T1 and the small region R1 differs depending on whether the display timing is “front display” or “rear display”. Hereinafter, each case will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 18 (a), when the display timing is “pre-display”, in other words, the game information indicating that the pre-reading effect is “present” is stored, and at the same time the on-hold storage display (shown) In the case of the hold storage display 20A; 20B), the game information (game information stored earlier) indicated by the flashing of the hold storage display 20A internally is judged as “pre-reading effect”, and the hold storage is displayed. Regarding the game information (game information stored later) indicated by the blinking of the display device 20B, the pre-reading effect “present” is determined (see FIG. 10).

  Then, when reading of the game information corresponding to the on-hold storage indicator 20A in FIG. 18 (a) is started and the light emission is shifted to the left side, as shown in FIG. 18 (b), the base T1; Among the icons moving around between the storage indicators 20A, the “?” Icon is stopped and displayed on the pedestal T1, and the “L” icon is stopped and displayed in the small area R1 corresponding to the reserved storage indicator 20A. The variation display of the special symbol (effect symbol S) is started. In addition, the “?” Icon stopped and displayed on the base T1 after the circular movement is erased together with the change display of the special symbol (effect symbol S), and only the “L” icon is stopped and displayed on the hold memory display 20A. It becomes a state.

By such a stop display of the icon, the player starts a change with a high expected value (a change of at least 30 seconds or more in the present embodiment) that cannot be understood only by blinking the on-hold storage display. Since the time (position) can be clearly recognized, it is possible to watch the game with a higher expectation with respect to the next change (a change based on the game information corresponding to the hold storage display 20A in FIG. 18B). It becomes possible. When the change based on the game information with the high expected value is started, as shown in FIG. 18C, the “L” icon stopped and displayed on the small area R1 moves to the base T1. Then, the variation of the special symbol (production symbol S) is started.
Thereby, the player can recognize in advance that the stop mode of the special symbol (production symbol S) that is finally stopped and displayed due to the change may become a stop mode that becomes a big hit game.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 19A, when the display timing is “post-display”, in other words, after the game information with the pre-reading effect “present” is stored, new game information is stored. The on-hold storage display (in the illustrated case, the on-hold storage display 20A; 20B) that is blinking at the same time is the game information (game information stored previously) indicated by the flashing of the on-hold storage display 20A internally. The pre-reading effect “present” is determined (see FIG. 10).

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 19 (b), the operation of the icon that circulates between the pedestal T1 and the holding storage display 20A is a special symbol (based on the game information whose pre-reading effect is “present” ( The variation display of the effect symbol S) is started and continues until the effect symbol S forms the above-described “reach” state. At the same time as the reach is established, the “LONG” icon is stopped and displayed on the pedestal T1. Icon is stopped and displayed in the small area R1 and simultaneously erased after a predetermined period.

  By displaying such an icon stop, the player clearly indicates that the high fluctuation of the expected value, which was not known only by blinking the on-hold storage indicator, is the current fluctuation forming the reach state. Since it can be recognized, it becomes possible to watch the game with higher expectations about the current fluctuation. Here, the reach establishment time is set, for example, 14 seconds after the start of the variation of the production symbol S, regardless of the variation pattern, but it may be different depending on the type of variation pattern. Good.

Hereinafter, an operation when the above-described icon display process and the above-described on-hold storage display control unit 175 perform the on-hold storage display lighting process will be described in order together with the game play.
As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the game balls are alternately distributed to the first start winning opening 61 and the second starting winning opening 62 by the operation of the allocating body 32. In principle, the order of storing game information in 110 is alternated. Furthermore, as shown in the special figure type determination table 132 in FIG. 6B, in the present embodiment, whether the game information is stored with the first start winning opening 61 as an opportunity, or the second starting winning opening The expected winning ball expected value is set so as to differ greatly depending on whether it is stored with 62 as an opportunity.

  Therefore, from the viewpoint of the player, even if the result of the special drawing lottery (the first special drawing lottery or the second special drawing lottery) is the same “winning”, the result of the special drawing lottery becomes “winning”. It becomes a psychology that the change is based on the game information stored with the second start winning opening 62 as an opportunity.

  Therefore, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, whether the stored game information is stored when the first winning prize opening 61 or the second starting prize opening 62 is stored at the start winning opening is intentionally held. By distinguishing and displaying according to the colors (“blue” or “red”) of the storage indicators 20A to 20H, the player is positively recognized. With such a configuration, when the player starts to change the special symbol (the production symbol S), the change is based on the winning (game information) of the first starting winning port 61 and the second starting winning port 62. For example, when the change becomes “reach” or when it has evolved into “super reach” after “reach”, “Maybe you can win a 16R jackpot game. It is possible to obtain a sense of expectation of “no” during the variable display.

Further, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes the game information prefetching means 170, and the game information is stored in the game information based on the fact that the game information is stored during the variable display of the special symbol (the production symbol S). Pre-read special drawing lottery processing (S303) and pre-read special drawing variation time determination processing (S304) are executed in advance, and the pre-reading by the flashing of the on-hold storage indicators 20A to 20H and the icon display in the icon display area R Decide whether or not to produce.
Further, it is obvious from the tendency of the selection rate of each variation pattern table (142A; 142B; 143A; 143B) in FIG. 7B and the tendency of the selection rate shown in the prefetch effect determination table 171 shown in FIG. 9B. As described above, when the pre-reading effect is determined to be “present”, since the special drawing lottery result is set to be more likely to be “winning”, the player can set the hold storage display 20A˜ At the time when the blinking of 20H and the icon display in the icon display area R are made, it is possible to obtain a sense of expectation that “there is a possibility that a big hit game may be acquired by a change after several times”.

  In addition, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment as described above, by executing the above-described pre-reading effect, the possibility of a big hit game is suggested to the player in advance (before the start of variation). The above-mentioned pre-reading effect is executed for any one hold indicator corresponding to the game information for which the pre-reading effect is simply determined to be “present” and any one small region corresponding to the one hold storage indicator. In this case, more specifically, for example, when it is determined that the pre-reading effect is “present” for the game information stored by winning the first start winning opening 61, any one corresponding to the game information is stored. When an on-hold storage indicator is flashed in “blue” and an icon is displayed in one small area corresponding to one on-hold storage indicator flashing in “blue”, Although you may get a sense of expectation that you might win a big hit game, but because the target of the look-ahead production is “blue” corresponding to winning in the first start winning slot 61, "I can't expect too much", there is a concern that it may lead to a result that sharpens the expectation once obtained.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, as described above, when the pre-reading effect is determined to be “present”, the reserved storage indicator corresponding to the game information determined to be “present” and the reserved storage adjacent thereto are provided. By making both the indicators blink, and displaying a plurality of icons so that they move around between the adjacent small storage areas and the corresponding small areas, the target of the pre-reading effect is “blue”, “red It is made impossible to determine which holding storage display it is.
As a result, when the pre-reading effect is made, the player does not lose the expectation once obtained as described above, and the game lottery (based on the start information corresponding to the adjacent hold storage display ( Until the start of (variation), it is possible to always watch the game with a sense of expectation.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9, in the present embodiment, the display timing of the prefetch effect is executed at a plurality of timings of “previous display” and “post display”.
This is because, for example, “pre-display” in this embodiment, in other words, the game information that the pre-reading effect is “present” is stored, and at the same time, a plurality of adjacent storage storage indicators are set in the “flashing” state and are adjacent. This is because the above-described determination can be made in some cases if only the process of moving the icon around between the small areas corresponding to the reserved storage display is provided.

  That is, when the player carefully looks around the first start winning opening 61 and the second starting winning opening 62, for example, when the player is looking at the moment when the game ball wins the first start winning opening 61, the pre-reading is performed. When the effect is executed and, for example, the state of blinking in the order of “red” and “blue” from the left side, the game information (game information having a high tendency to win) in which the pre-reading effect is determined to be “ It may be determined that the first start winning opening 61 is stored as a trigger, and the effect of performing the pre-reading effect between the adjacent reserved storage display and the small area may be diminished. Concerned.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, when the pre-reading effect is determined to be “present”, the display timing is divided into a plurality of timings of “pre-display” and “post-display” (1: 1), and the player wins a prize. Even in the case of viewing the moment of the game, the game information (game information that has a high tendency to win) that has been determined to have a pre-reading effect is stored as an opportunity to win a winning winning opening. It is impossible to determine whether or not

  Returning to FIG. 3, the voice control unit 230 and the accessory control unit 240 of the sub-control device 200 will be outlined. The voice control unit 230 receives an internal command including an effect pattern determined by the effect display control unit 210 and an internal command including an icon type determined by the prefetch effect execution unit 220, and based on the internal command, Outputs music data, sound data, or sound effect data that excites the game from the ROM outside the figure during fluctuation of the production symbol S, during the big hit game, or during the pre-reading production to the driver circuit side outside the figure that drives the speaker 8 Then, a sound corresponding to the progress of the game is generated from the speaker 8.

  The accessory control means 240 receives an internal command including the effect pattern determined by the effect display control means 210, and determines, for example, the driving mode, the driving timing, and the movable period of the movable accessory 70 based on the internal command. By driving a step motor (not shown) provided as a driving source for the movable accessory 70 according to the determined mode, the player can visually recognize the operation of the movable accessory 70 corresponding to the above-described effect pattern. Perform productions that excite the game. Further, the accessory control means 240 determines, for example, the lighting mode, lighting timing, and lighting period of the light emitter based on the internal command, and sends a signal to the circuit board on which the light emitter is mounted according to the determined mode. The output is performed, and the effect of exciting the game is executed by making the lighting operation of the light emitter corresponding to the effect pattern visible.

  The present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and improvements can be made by combining the embodiments. Obviously in the trader. Further, it is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such various changes and improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 pachinko machine, 30 game board, 31 game area, 20A-20H reserved memory display,
35A first special symbol display device, 35B second special symbol display device,
41 normal symbol display device, 50 effect symbol display device,
61 1st start prize opening, 62 2nd start prize opening, 63 Electric tulip,
64 grand prize award, 65 attack device, 100 main controller,
110 game information storage means, 120 special symbol winning lottery means,
130 special symbol type determining means, 140 special symbol variable time determining means,
150 special symbol variation display control means, 160 special game control means,
170 game information prefetching means, 175 on-hold storage display control means,
200 sub-control device, 210 effect display control means, 220 prefetch effect execution means,
R Icon display area, R1 to R8 small area.

Claims (1)

A first start prize opening and a second start prize opening provided in the game area of the game board;
A distribution means for alternately distributing game balls flowing down in the game area to either the first start winning opening or the second starting winning opening;
Game information storage means capable of storing a plurality of predetermined game information, triggered by winning a game ball at the first start winning opening or the second starting winning opening,
The predetermined game information is read in the stored order when a predetermined start condition is satisfied, and a predetermined game lottery regarding whether or not the special game is successful is executed based on the game information, and the result of the predetermined game lottery is sent to the player. In the case where the result is that an advantageous special game is given to the player, a table that is defined so that the expected winning ball value is different from each other depending on which start winning opening is stored as a trigger for the game information. Referring to the game lottery means for determining the type of the special game based on the table;
A hold for increasing the number of flashes of a plurality of hold storage indicators arranged in the game board in a manner that can distinguish the trigger, depending on which start winning opening is stored as the trigger. Memory display control means;
A symbol display control means for variably displaying a predetermined symbol in accordance with the execution of the game lottery, and stopping and displaying the symbol in a manner indicating the result of the game lottery;
A special game control means for executing a special game advantageous to the player when the stopped and displayed symbol is a stop mode indicating giving a special game advantageous to the player;
Based on the result of the game lottery by the game lottery means, effect display control means for controlling the effect display device arranged on the game board;
A pachinko machine equipped with
Game information prefetching in which game lottery is executed based on the stored game information in response to the game information being stored during the variation of the symbol, and the presence or absence of a prefetch effect is determined based on the result of the game lottery With means,
The on-hold storage display control means includes the on-hold storage display corresponding to the game information determined to have a pre-read effect by the game information pre-reading means, and the on-hold storage display adjacent to the on-hold storage display. Causing the pre-reading effect to be emitted in a light emission mode different from the light emission mode of the on-hold storage display corresponding to the game information determined to be none ,
The effect display device has an icon display area formed including a plurality of small areas respectively corresponding to the positions of the plurality of reserved storage indicators.
The effect display control means corresponds to the adjacent storage display units that emit light by the hold storage display control means when the determination relating to the presence or absence of the prefetch effect by the game information prefetching means has the prefetch effect. A combination of icons with different forms is displayed between the small areas while shifting their positions.
The pre-reading effect is determined by the light emission timing of the reserved storage indicator and the reserved storage indicator adjacent to the reserved storage indicator, and the display timing of the icons between the adjacent adjacent storage indicators and the corresponding small areas. Assigned to either a winning game ball that triggered the storage of game information determined to be present, or a winning game ball that triggered the storage of game information stored after that game information Pachinko machine characterized by that.

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