JP5920505B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a slot machine, and a fusion machine of a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

Conventionally, as this type of gaming machine, in which an effect screen is displayed on a liquid crystal screen, sound is output from a speaker, or light is emitted from an LED lamp, an effect accompanying the progress of the game is performed. 2. Description of the Related Art A gaming machine having a function capable of setting a production environment such as a sound volume and LED brightness based on a player's operation is known. For example, in the gaming machine of Patent Literature 1, when a player's button operation is received in a state where no effect is being performed, a setting screen (for example, a volume setting screen) is displayed on the effect display device, and the player performs Receiving a setting change of the production environment.
Then, when the game ends and a so-called demo state is reached, the production environment whose settings have been changed when the elapsed time from the demo state has reached a predetermined time is returned to the initial state.

JP 2013-132316 A

However, in the above-described gaming machine, when the next player starts playing before the predetermined time has elapsed since the previous player finished the game and entered the demo state, the effect changed by the previous player is changed. Since the environment is maintained, the next player will notice that the production environment has changed when the game is started and production is performed. At this time, if the production environment is unexpected by the player, such as the volume is significantly different from the volume expected by the player,
There may be cases where the production environment is uncomfortable and the production cannot be fully enjoyed. Further, even if the player wants to change the setting of the production environment, the game must be temporarily interrupted so that the production is not performed, and the player may feel troublesome. From these things, even if it has the function which can set production environment, the function is not fully utilized and a game entertainment interest may be lowered on the contrary.

The gaming machine of the present invention improves convenience related to the production environment that can be set by the player,
The main purpose is to suppress the decline of the entertainment interest.

The gaming machine of the present invention adopts the following means in order to achieve the above-mentioned main object.
That is, the gaming machine of the present invention is
Identification information display means for performing variable display of identification information;
A variable entrance that changes between a closed state that does not accept game balls and an open state that easily accepts game balls;
A specific game executing means for executing a specific game for opening the variable entrance when the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific display mode;
An input detection means capable of detecting an input from a player,
When the player arbitrarily inputs, the input is detected by the input detection means, a specific effect environment setting display unit is displayed, and the player can change a plurality of effect environments to arbitrary settings. A gaming machine,
When a predetermined input is detected by the input detection means when the identification information variation display and the specific game are not being executed, the specific production environment setting display unit is displayed to arbitrarily set the production environment. Can be changed to
When a predetermined input is detected by the input detection means while the specific game is being executed, the setting of the production environment can be changed under a predetermined restriction that does not display the specific production environment setting display unit. This is the gist.

In addition, the gaming machine of the reference invention disclosed for reference in this specification is:
A game machine that displays a production environment setting display section and allows a player to arbitrarily set up a production environment,
Provided with input detection means that can detect input from the player,
The gist of the present invention is to change the setting of the production environment under a predetermined limit when a predetermined input is detected by the input detection means when the production environment setting display unit is not displayed.

In the gaming machine of this reference invention, even when the production environment setting display section is not displayed and the production environment is not in a state where it can be arbitrarily set, if the predetermined input from the player is detected, the production environment is designated. The setting can be changed under the restrictions. For this reason, the opportunity for the player to change the setting of the production environment can be increased. Thereby, the convenience regarding the production environment that can be set by the player can be improved, and it can be suppressed that the player feels uncomfortable in the production environment and the gaming interest is lowered.
Note that “the production environment can be set arbitrarily” means that the player can arbitrarily set the production environment within a settable range (to a desired setting value). “Setting change” means that the production environment is changed within a limited range that is more limited than the range in which the production environment can be set.
Here, the “effect” of the gaming machine includes a variation display of the identification information (symbol) displayed as the game progresses, a background display of the display area where the identification information etc. are displayed, the variation display, Voice / sound effects / light emission / movable objects that are output in accordance with the progress of games such as games, and displays that are output when a game is not being executed (identification information is not variably displayed) (Demo screen) Etc.), voice, sound effect, light emission, operation of movable objects, etc. The “production environment” refers to, for example, the volume of sound and sound effects, the brightness of light emission, the type of characters (designs) displayed, the brightness and contrast of display means such as liquid crystal, and the game mode. Examples include types (energy saving mode, normal mode, etc.), mode settings for viewing and storing information such as game history, and the like. Further, “reference setting” refers to a setting (setting value) of a predetermined production environment predetermined for the gaming machine.

In the gaming machine of the reference invention,
Standard settings are defined for the production environment,
If a predetermined input is detected by the input detection means when the production environment setting display section is not displayed, the production environment can be set to the reference setting.

In this way, when the production environment has been changed from the standard setting by another player and the changed setting is different from the player's preference, the production environment setting display is not displayed and the predetermined environment is not displayed. It is possible to play the game by returning the production environment to the standard setting simply by inputting the above. Here, the standard setting production environment is designed so that there are few players who feel a great sense of incongruity, and the player can be prevented from feeling a sense of incongruity in the production environment. Further, “reference setting” refers to a setting (setting value) of a predetermined production environment predetermined for the gaming machine.

In the gaming machine of the reference invention,
Standard settings are defined for the production environment,
If a predetermined input is detected by the input detection means when the production environment setting display unit is not displayed, the production environment may be brought close to the reference setting.

In this way, when an effect environment different from the player's preference is set, the player can play the game while bringing the effect environment close to the reference setting. Here, since it is considered that there are few players who feel a sense of incongruity in the production environment as the production environment approaches the reference setting, it is possible to suppress the player from feeling a sense of incongruity in the production environment.
In addition, every time a predetermined input is detected by the input detection means, or on the condition that it is continuously detected for a predetermined time or longer, the production environment is gradually brought closer to the reference setting, thereby gradually changing the production environment. It is good also as what returns to a standard setting. In this way, if there is a favorite setting in the process of changing from the current setting to the reference setting, the game can be played with the setting without returning to the reference setting, and the convenience for setting the production environment is improved. Can be increased.

In the gaming machine of the reference invention,
Provided with a return operation means operated by the player when instructing the return of the recording medium storing information relating to the game,
The input detection means may detect a player's operation on the return operation means as an input.

In this way, when the return (discharge) of the recording medium is instructed, the production environment can be set and changed under a predetermined limit. Here, the return of the recording medium is often performed when the player finishes the game. For this reason, by making it possible to change the setting of the production environment under a predetermined limit by an instruction to return the recording medium, it is possible to make it difficult for the next player to take over the production environment of the previous player as it is. It is possible to easily suppress a person from feeling uncomfortable in the production environment. For example, if the input detection means detects the player's return operation of the recording medium, if the setting of the production environment is set as the standard setting, the next player can set the production environment at the start of the game as the standard setting. A player who can make a desired change can change it to his preferred setting. An example of the “recording medium” is a prepaid card.

In the gaming machine of the reference invention,
The game progresses by displaying the variation of the identification information,
The production environment setting display section
In a state where the display of the identification information is not performed, the player can arbitrarily set the production environment by displaying the production environment setting display unit,
In the state where the display of the identification information is being changed, the production environment setting display unit may be disabled.

In this way, it is possible to arbitrarily set the production environment only when the identification information variation display is not performed, and when the identification information variation display is performed, the player cannot arbitrarily set the production environment. It is possible to change the setting of the production environment under the restriction. As a result, even after the game is started, the significance of enabling the predetermined setting change can be further enhanced although there is a predetermined restriction. For example, if it is assumed that the setting cannot be changed during the variation display of the identification information, even after the start of the game, even if the setting value of the production environment is different from the player's preference (for example, a large volume), until the variation display ends. The set value cannot be changed, and it is necessary to endure for a while. In addition, even though the game has been started, it is necessary to stop the game immediately in order to change the setting. On the other hand, by adopting the configuration of the present invention, a player who recognizes that the production environment has been changed from the standard setting,
Even when the identification information is being displayed in a variable manner, a predetermined setting can be changed to prevent the game from proceeding in a production environment that is extremely different from the preference. Here, the identification information may be a special symbol, which will be described later, an effect symbol, or a normal symbol. Moreover, it is good also as 2 or 3 designs selected from these.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to suppress a decrease in gaming interest by improving convenience related to a production environment that can be set by the player.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the external appearance of the pachinko machine 10 of this invention. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit of the pachinko machine 10. FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the symbol display apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display mode of the normal symbol display apparatus 41. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the display mode of the special symbol display apparatus 42 at the time of big hit. FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a screen configuration of the effect display device 34. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a sub control board 90. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a main control process executed by a CPU 70a of the main control board 70. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a special symbol game process executed by a CPU 70a of the main control board 70. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a special symbol game process executed by a CPU 70a of the main control board 70. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a special symbol game process executed by a CPU 70a of the main control board 70. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of special symbol variation display related processing executed by a CPU 70a of the main control board 70. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a big hit determination table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the big hit symbol determination table of a 1st special symbol. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the big hit symbol determination table of a 2nd special symbol. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a big hit game process executed by a CPU 70a of the main control board 70. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a big hit game end process executed by a CPU 70a of the main control board 70. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a return button operation related process executed by a CPU 70a of the main control board 70. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an effect control process executed by a CPU 90a of a sub control board 90. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a non-game process executed by a CPU 90a of a sub control board 90. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a demonstration effect process executed by a CPU 90a of a sub control board 90. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the relationship between production environment and the light emission mode of frame lamp 93a, 93b. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a presentation environment setting process during non-game executed by a CPU 90a of a sub-control board 90. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the screen for production environment setting displayed on the production display device. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a presentation environment reset process during non-game executed by a CPU 90a of a sub-control board 90. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the symbol fluctuation effect process performed by CPU90a of the sub-control board 90. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a presentation environment reset process during a game executed by a CPU 90a of a sub-control board 90. It is a flowchart which shows the return button operation related process of a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the production environment reset process in the non-game of a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the return button operation related process of a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the production environment reset process in the non-game of a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the return button operation related process of a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the production environment reset process in the game of a modification. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between the production environment of a modification, and the light emission mode of frame lamp 93a, 93b.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described using examples. In the following, an example in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine of a type (so-called seven machine type) in which a jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed in response to the end of the change display of the special symbol and the jackpot game is triggered by this will be described. To do.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing the appearance of a pachinko machine 10 (game machine) according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of the configuration of a game board 30 of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. Pachinko machine 1
It is a block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of 0 control circuit.

[Overall configuration of pachinko machine 10]
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment includes a game board 30 (see FIG. 2) in which the board surface is visibly arranged via a glass plate 12 (transparent plate) fitted in the front frame 11. The upper receiving tray 14 and the lower receiving tray 16 for storing game balls, and the launching handle 18 for launching the game balls stored in the upper receiving tray 14 to the game board 30 are provided.

The front frame 11 is fitted into the main body frame 21 and can be rotated with respect to the main body frame 21 with the left side as a rotation axis. The main body frame 21 is fitted into the outer frame 22 so that it can be rotated with respect to the outer frame 22 with the left side as a rotation axis. The front frame 11 and the main body frame 2
1 is configured as a substantially rectangular plastic frame. The outer frame 22 is
It is configured as a substantially rectangular wooden frame and is fixed to the island frame of the pachinko hall island facility.

In addition, speakers 28a and 28b are provided on the upper left and upper right of the front frame 11 for sounding various sound effects as the game progresses and for notifying the player of the game state.
Two frame lamps (LED lamps) 93 a and 93 b that emit light in accordance with the effects accompanying the progress of the game are provided on the left and right sides of the front frame 11 around the game board 30. A locking device 29 for locking the front frame 11 to the main body frame 21 is provided at the right end of the front frame 11, and a prepaid card type ball rental (not shown) is provided on the left side of the front frame 11. A device (CR unit) is provided.

The upper tray 14 is inserted in the CR unit on the upper surface portion thereof, and a ball lending button 24 for instructing lending of game balls within the range of the value balance (valuable balance) of the card inserted in the CR unit. A return button 25 for instructing the return of the card is provided. Also,
The upper tray 14 is provided with an effect button 26 for performing various effects according to the player's operation and left and right direction buttons 26a and 26b at the center of the upper surface thereof.

The launch handle 18 is provided at the lower right portion of the front frame 11, and includes a touch sensor 18a (see FIG. 3) that detects that the player is touching the handle and a launch stop that temporarily stops launch of the game ball. A switch 18b (see FIG. 3) is provided. A launching device (not shown) for launching game balls stored in the upper tray 14 one by one is connected to the rotation shaft of the launching handle 18, and the launching device is provided when the launching handle 18 is rotated. The firing motor 19 (see FIG. 3) rotates, and accordingly, a game ball is launched with a striking force having a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the firing handle 18.

[Composition of game board 30]
As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 30 has a game area 31 surrounded by an outer rail 31a and an inner rail 31b. The game board 30 is a normal symbol operation gate 3 having a gate switch 32a (see FIG. 3) which is disposed on the left side of the game area 31 and detects the passage of a game ball.
2, a symbol display device 40 arranged in the lower right part of the game area 31, an effect display device 34 arranged in the center of the game area 31, and a center accessory 49 arranged around the effect display device 34.
And a first start port switch 36 that is disposed below the center accessory 49 and detects the entry of a game ball.
a first start port 36 having a (see FIG. 3) and a second start port having a second start port switch 38a (see FIG. 3) formed on the left side of the center accessory 49 for detecting the entrance of a game ball. 38 and a big winning opening switch 44a that is disposed in the lower right part of the game area 31 so as to be opened and closed and detects the entry of a game ball.
(See FIG. 3) a large winning opening 44 (also referred to as “variable winning opening”), a general winning opening 45 disposed in the lower left part of the game area 31 and having a general winning opening switch 45a (see FIG. 3), And an out port 46 for collecting game balls that did not enter any of the winning ports. In addition to this, the game board 30 is provided with a windmill 47 below the normal symbol operating gate 32, and a number of nails (not shown) for guiding and playing game balls around the above-described winning holes. Is provided.

The second start opening 38 is a variable entrance opening provided as a normal electric accessory, and the blade piece 38 is provided.
c, and a second start port solenoid 38b (see FIG. 3) for operating the blade piece 38c. When the wing piece portion 38c stands upright, the second starting port 38 is in a normal state (first mode) where the possibility of entering a game ball is relatively low (see the dotted line in FIG. 2), and the wing piece portion 38c. When is open to the left, the game ball is in an open state (second mode) in which the possibility of entering the game ball is higher than the normal state (see the solid line in FIG. 2). In this embodiment, in a normal state where the wing piece portion 38c is upright, it is configured such that a game ball cannot enter the second start port 38.

The big winning opening 44 is a variable ball opening provided as a special electric accessory, and includes an opening / closing plate 44c.
And a big prize opening solenoid 44b (see FIG. 3) for operating the opening / closing plate 44c. The special winning opening 44 is normally closed by an opening / closing plate 44c and does not accept a game ball (
In the case of a big hit game (specific game), the big prize opening solenoid 44b
When the opening / closing plate 44c is actuated (see FIG. 3) and opened to the near side, an open state (open state) in which a game ball can be easily received is obtained. A large winning opening switch 44a (see FIG. 3) for detecting the entering of a game ball and counting the number of the balls is attached to the large winning opening 44. In the present embodiment, as the processing for the big hit game, the big prize opening switch 44a determines that the game ball has entered 1
Until the predetermined time (for example, 25 seconds) elapses before counting 0 or 10, the big winning opening 44 is opened as one round, and the opening operation of the big winning opening 44 is repeated until the prescribed round. In addition, between each round, the special winning opening 44 is closed for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds).

As illustrated in the configuration diagram of FIG. 4, the symbol display device 40 includes a normal symbol display device 41 that can display and stop displaying a normal symbol, and a special symbol display device that can display and stop displaying a special symbol. 42, and a round display device 43 that displays a symbol indicating the specified number of rounds (maximum number of rounds) of the jackpot game. The normal symbol display device 41 is a light emitting diode (L
Left normal symbol display part 41a and right normal symbol display part 41b comprised using ED). In FIG. 5, an example of the display mode of the normal symbol display device 41 is shown. The normal symbol display device 41 is
As shown in the drawing, both the left normal symbol display unit 41a and the right normal symbol display unit 41b are turned off (see the first row from the top), and the left normal symbol display unit 41a is lit and the right normal symbol display unit 41 is turned on.
The display mode in which b is turned off (see the second row from the top), the display mode in which the left normal symbol display portion 41a is turned off and the right normal symbol display portion 41b is turned on (see the third row from the top), and the left normal symbol display Part 41a
There are four display modes (see the fourth row from the top) in which both the right normal symbol display portion 41b are lit. When the normal symbol display device 41 detects that the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 32, the normal symbol display device 41 variably displays the normal symbol by sequentially switching the four display modes, and the variable display execution time (variation time) ), The normal symbol is stopped and displayed in any one of the above display modes. At this time, when the display mode of the normal symbols that are stopped and displayed is a specific display mode (for example, the display mode shown in the fourth row from the top), the second start port 38 is set as a hit for a certain time (for example, 0. 0). For 5 seconds). When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 32 during the normal symbol fluctuation display, the normal symbol fluctuation display is held up to four times, and when the current fluctuation display ends, it is held. The variable display is digested sequentially.

As shown in FIG. 4, the special symbol display device 42 includes a first special symbol display unit 42 a and a second special symbol display unit 42 b configured using a seven-segment display. A plurality of display modes (up to 128) are expressed by combinations with light extinction. The special symbol display device 42 corresponds to either the first special symbol display unit 42a or the second special symbol display unit 42b when a ball entering either the first start port 36 or the second start port 38 is detected. The special symbol is variably displayed by sequentially switching the display state of the special symbol display section, and when the execution time (variable time) of the variable display has elapsed, the special symbol is stopped in any of the display modes that can be expressed. Display. At this time, when the display mode of the special symbol that is stopped and displayed is a specific display mode (winning special symbol), it is a big hit. In the present embodiment, the first special symbol display unit 42a is a display unit that variably displays the special symbol based on the game ball entering the first starting port 36, and the second special symbol display unit 42b is the second special symbol display unit 42b. It is a display unit that variably displays special symbols based on the game balls entering the start opening 38. Hereinafter, in particular, the special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display unit 42a is also referred to as a first special symbol (special diagram 1), and the special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display unit 42b is referred to as a second special symbol (special symbol). Also called FIG. In FIG. 6, an example of the display mode of the special symbol display device 42 at the time of big hit is shown. As shown in the drawing, the special symbol (the first normal big hit symbol) that becomes the first normal big hit is the display mode in which the upper right, lower right, and lower left vertical bar segments in the first special symbol display section 42a are lit. 2 There is a display mode in which the middle horizontal bar segment and the upper right and lower left vertical bar segments in the special symbol display section 42b are lit (see the first row from the top). In addition, the special symbol (first probability variable big hit symbol) that becomes the first probability variation big hit is a display mode in which the upper horizontal bar segment and the lower right and lower left vertical bar segments in the first special symbol display section 42a are lit. There is a display mode in which the upper horizontal bar segment and the upper left and lower left vertical bar segments in the second special symbol display section 42b are lit (see the second column from the top). Further, the special symbol (second probability variation big hit symbol) that becomes the second probability variation big hit is the first special symbol display portion 42a.
Display mode in which the upper horizontal bar segment and the lower right vertical bar segment are lit, and a display mode in which the upper and lower horizontal bar segments and the lower left vertical bar segment in the second special symbol display unit 42b are lit. Yes (see the third row from the top). In addition, the display mode of the special symbol at the time of the big hit is not limited to the above mode, and may be displayed in any manner, and the type of the display mode of the special symbol at the time of the big hit is not limited to one type. It is good also as what prepares a kind. When the game ball enters the first start opening 36 during the special symbol variation display, the first special symbol variation display is held up to four times and when the game ball enters the second start aperture 38 The variable display of the second special symbol is suspended up to a maximum of 4 times. Then, when the current variation display is finished, the variation display of the special symbol held is sequentially digested. As will be described later, the number of holdings of the variable display of the first special symbol is displayed by the first holding symbol 35a, and the number of holdings of the variable display of the second special symbol is displayed by the second holding symbol 35b.

Here, in the first normal jackpot, the opening operation of the big winning opening 44 is a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 1
A big hit game (specific game) that is repeated over 6 rounds) is performed, and after the jackpot game is over, the probability that the result of the special symbol success / failure determination will be a big hit (probability per special figure) is set to a low probability state Until a predetermined number of special symbols (for example, 100 times) is displayed,
When the fluctuation time of special symbols and normal symbols is shortened, and the probability that the result of the normal symbol's success / failure judgment is a hit (probability per normal symbol) is higher than the low probability state, and the normal symbol is stopped and displayed. Is a jackpot mode (a jackpot mode in which a low probability electric support state is set after a big hit game) in which a state with electric support is set in which the opening time of the second start port 38 is extended. In addition, in the first probability variation jackpot, a big hit game in which the opening operation of the big winning opening 44 is repeated over a predetermined number of rounds (for example, 16 rounds) is performed, and after the big hit game ends, a predetermined number of times (for example, Until the special symbol variation display (10,000 times) is performed, a high probability state in which the probability per special symbol is higher than the low probability state is set, and the variation time of the special symbol and the normal symbol is shortened and A big hit mode (high probability electric power after a big hit game) that sets a state with electric support that the opening time of the second start port 38 is extended when the hit probability becomes higher than the low probability state and the normal symbol is stopped and displayed. A big hit mode for setting a support state). Further, in the second probability variation jackpot, a jackpot game is performed in which the opening operation of the jackpot 44 is repeated over a number of rounds (for example, five rounds) smaller than a predetermined number of rounds, and after the jackpot game ends,
Similar to the first probability variation big hit, this is a big hit mode in which a state with high probability electric support is set. Less than,
A gaming state with a low probability per special figure is also called a special low probability state, and a gaming state with a high probability per special figure is also called a special high probability state. In addition, a gaming state in which the probability per base figure is in a low probability state is also referred to as a normal state low probability state, and a gaming state in which the probability per base figure is in a high probability state is also referred to as a general figure high probability state. Furthermore, a gaming state in which the variation time of the special symbol and the normal symbol is shortened is also referred to as a time-shortening state, and a gaming state in which the opening time of the second start port 38 is extended is also referred to as an open-extended state. In this embodiment, the power support state is a state in which all three states of the normal high probability state, the short time state, and the open extension state have occurred, but any one or two of the three states are It is good also as the state which generate | occur | produced.

The effect display device 34 is configured as a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and various effect displays such as a change display of effect symbols, a reach effect, and a notice effect are performed on the display screen. As shown in the screen configuration illustrated in FIG. 7, the effect display device 34 of the present embodiment has three effect symbols (pseudo special symbols) that are arranged side by side and are composed of characters and numbers. )
34L, 34M, 34R and a background symbol (not shown). This effect display device 34
When the game ball enters the first start port 36 and when the game ball enters the second start port 38, the three effect symbols 34L, 34M, and 34R are variably displayed. Production design 34L, 34M
, 34R are variably displayed so as to scroll at a high speed from the top to the bottom when the variability display is started, and when the execution time (variation time) of the variability display has elapsed, the left effect symbol 3
4L, the effect design 34R on the right, and the effect design 34M in the middle are stopped and displayed in this order. At this time, when the left effect symbol 34L and the right effect symbol 34R do not coincide with each other, a simple disengagement without reach is reached, and when the left effect symbol 34L and the right effect symbol 34R coincide with each other, reach is reached. Then, when the middle production symbol 34M is stopped with a predetermined reach production, if the middle production symbol 34M and the right and left production symbols 34L and 34R do not match, the reach production pattern is lost. A big hit occurs when 34M and the left and right effect symbols 34L, 34R coincide. Moreover, the result of the success / failure of the effect symbol displayed on the effect display device 34 is basically the success / failure of the special symbol (first special symbol, second special symbol) displayed by the special symbol display device 42 described above. Corresponds to the result of.

Further, in the present embodiment, at the lower part of the display screen of the effect display device 34, the effect symbol 34L,
A status bar 35 for displaying game information and effect information is provided at a position outside the region where the 34M and 34R are variably displayed. In this status bar 35, a first reserved symbol 35a and a second reserved symbol 35b are displayed as game information. The first reserved symbol 35a is the first
Each time a game ball enters the first start port 36 during the display of the special symbol or the second special symbol, one is displayed in order from the left side. They are erased in the reverse order of the ball. The second reserved symbols 35b are also displayed one by one in order from the left each time a game ball enters the second starting port 38 while the first special symbol or the variation of the second special symbol is displayed.
Every time the special symbol variation display is started, the symbols are erased in the reverse order of the starting entry. The effect information displayed on the status bar 35 will be described later.

In the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment configured as described above, the first start port 36 has the effect display device 34.
It is arranged under the (center accessory 49), and in a normal game that is not a big hit game, the player launches the game ball to flow down to the left side of the game area 31 (left side area of the effect display device 34). By rotating the handle 18 (so-called left-handed), the game ball is moved to the first start port 36.
Can enter the ball. Further, the normal symbol operating gate 32 and the second starting port 38 are arranged on the left side of the effect display device 34, and the player can pass the game ball to the normal symbol operating gate 32 by making a left strike. When the second start opening 38 is opened due to the normal symbol being hit, the player can make the game ball enter the second start opening 38 by continuing left-handing. Furthermore, the big winning opening 44 is arranged in the lower right part of the game area 31, and when the big hit game is started, the player performs a so-called right-handed shot by rotating the launch handle 18 to the right to the maximum to fire the game ball. Thus, the game ball can flow down to the right side of the game area 31 (the right side area of the effect display device 34) and enter the big winning opening 44 that has been opened.

[Configuration of control circuit]
Next, the configuration of the control circuit of the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment will be described with reference mainly to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the control circuit of the pachinko machine 10 includes a main control board 70 that controls the basic progress of the game, a payout control board 80 that controls the payout of prize balls and ball rentals, The control board includes a sub-control board 90 that controls the overall control of various effects performed along with the progress, and a control board such as a launch control board 100 that controls the game ball.
These control boards include a CPU that executes various logic operations and calculation operations, a ROM that stores various programs and data executed by the CPU, a RAM that temporarily stores data when the programs are executed, and various controls. A timer that measures the necessary time (system timer), a peripheral device interface (PIO) for exchanging data with peripheral devices, an oscillator that outputs a clock for CPU operations, and a watch that monitors CPU runaway Dog timer, CTC (counter timer circuit) that generates interrupt signals periodically
Various peripheral LSIs such as are interconnected by a bus. In FIG. 3, the CPU 70a, ROM 70b, RA of the main control board 70 among various devices mounted on each control board.
Only M70c is shown, and the others are not shown. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the sub-control board 90 that forms part of the control circuit.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main control board 70 receives signals from the first start port switch 36a and the second start port switch 38a as signals necessary for controlling the basic progress of the game. A ball entry signal is directly input, and a passing signal from the gate switch 32a, a ball entry signal from the big prize opening switch 44a, a ball entry signal from the general prize opening switch 45a, and the like are inputted via the relay terminal plate 72. ing. From the main control board 70, a relay terminal board receives a control signal to the symbol display board 40a that controls display of the symbol display device 40, a drive signal to the second start opening solenoid 38b, a drive signal to the big prize opening solenoid 44b, and the like. 72 is output. The main control board 70 communicates with the payout control board 80, the sub control board 90, and the launch control board 100 (communication via the payout control board 80), and various command signals (commands, drive signals, etc.).
And exchanging data.

As shown in FIG. 3, the payout control board 80 directly receives a detection signal from a frame opening switch 81 for detecting the opening of the front frame 11 as a signal necessary for performing control related to payout of award balls and ball rentals. A return button operation detection switch that detects an operation signal input from the ball lending button operation detection switch 24 a provided on the ball lending button 24 and detects the operation of the ball lending button 24 or an operation of the return button 25 provided on the return button 25. The operation signal from 25a is a ball rental display board 82,
Detection signals from the pre-payout switch 84 and post-payout switch 85, which are input via the relay terminal plate 83 and detect the payout of the prize ball, are input via the relay terminal plate 87. The operation signal from the ball lending button operation detection switch 24a and the operation signal from the return button operation detection switch 25a are also input to a CR unit (not shown). When an operation signal is input from the ball lending button operation detection switch 24a, the CR unit outputs a signal for requesting lending of game balls for the basic unit (for example, 25) to the payout control board 80, and outputs the game balls. Lending is performed, and information on the inserted card (remaining frequency) is rewritten, or the display of a frequency display LED (not shown) is updated. The CR unit performs return processing of the inserted card when an operation signal from the return button operation detection switch 25a is input. From the payout control board 80, a drive signal to the payout motor 86 for paying out the prize balls is output via the relay terminal board 87. The payout control board 80 communicates with the main control board 70 and the launch control board 100 to exchange various command signals and data, and an operation signal from the return button operation detection switch 25a is sent from the payout control board 80. It is output to the main control board 70.

As shown in FIG. 8, the sub-control board 90 includes a CPU 90a, ROM 90b, and RAM 90c.
Etc., and various command signals are received from the main control board 70, and the game is rendered according to the commands. The sub-control board 90 is an effect display control board 91 that controls the effect display device 34.
And an amplifier board 92 for driving various speakers 28a and 28b, and a decoration motor 93c for emitting frame lamps (LED lamps) 93a and 93b provided on the front frame 11 and operating a movable accessory in the center accessory 49. The operation signal from the effect button operation detection switch 27 provided on the decoration drive board 93 and the effect button 26 for detecting the operation of the effect button 26 and the operation of the direction buttons 26a and 26b provided on the direction buttons 26a and 26b. An effect button board 94 for inputting operation signals from the direction button operation detection switches 27a and 27b for detecting the button is connected.

Here, the effects controlled by the sub-control board 90 of the present embodiment are effects screens displayed on the effect display device 34, voices output from the various speakers 28a, 28b, frame lamps 93a,
This is performed by the light emitted from 93b, the operation of the movable accessory, or the like. In this embodiment,
The player can set the volume of the various speakers 28a and 28b and the brightness of the effect screen (backlight) of the effect display device 34 and the frame lamps 93a and 93b. ". In the present embodiment, the production environment (volume and brightness) is set to 3 up and down (large and small for volume, light and dark for brightness), centered on a standard setting (initial setting predetermined for the gaming machine).
Each stage can be set to a total of 7 stages. In addition, in the status bar 35 at the bottom of the display screen of the effect display device 34, the effect environment setting state pattern 35c indicating that the setting state of the effect environment has been changed from the reference setting is displayed as the effect information described above. (See FIG. 7).
The production environment setting state symbol 35c of FIG. 7 is a volume (+3) whose volume is three steps larger than the standard setting.
This indicates that the luminance is a luminance (−2) that is two steps darker than the reference setting.

The firing control board 100 can detect a detection signal from the touch sensor 18a or a firing stop switch 18b.
Operation signal, a detection signal from the lower tray full tank switch 102 that detects that the game ball is full in the lower tray 16 are input, and a driving pulse signal is output to the firing motor 19 doing. In the firing control board 100, the firing handle 18 is rotated, the touch sensor 18a is turned on, the firing stop switch 18b is turned off, and the lower tray full switch 102 is turned on.
When the touch sensor 18a is off, the game motor is fired to fire the game ball. When the touch sensor 18a is turned off, the firing stop switch 18b is turned on, or the lower tray full switch 102 is turned on, the firing motor The drive of 19 is stopped and the launch of the game ball is stopped. Further, the launch control board 100 communicates with the main control board 70 via the payout control board 80, and data regarding the operation state of the launch handle 18 such as a detection signal from the touch sensor 18 a is sent via the payout control board 80. Transmit to the main control board 70.

[Main control processing]
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment thus configured will be described. FIG.
4 is a flowchart showing an example of a main control process executed by a CPU 70a of the main control board 70. This process is executed when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on. The main control process executes a power-on process necessary for power-on such as an initialization process (S100), a game start process (S110), a normal symbol game process (S120), and a normal symbol-based game process (S1).
30), special symbol game processing (S140), jackpot game processing (S150), and return button operation-related processing (S160) are performed repeatedly. In the present embodiment, since the time required for the processes of S110 to S160 is about 4 msec, these processes are repeatedly executed at intervals of about 4 msec. The main control board 70 advances the entire game of the pachinko machine 10 by transmitting various commands to the control board in charge and executing the processes according to the commands in accordance with the execution of these processes.

[Game start processing]
In the game start process of S110, the CPU 70a of the main control board 70 first detects various sensors (
The state of the gate switch 32a, the first start port switch 36a, the second start port switch 38a, the big winning port switch 44a, the general winning port switch 45a, etc.) are detected and stored in a predetermined state storage area of the RAM 70c. Judgment information (such as jackpot judgment random numbers, jackpot symbol determination random numbers, reach random numbers, fluctuation pattern determination random numbers, normal symbol success / failure random numbers described later)
Or update. Subsequently, a switch related to the entry of the game ball (first start port switch 36a
And the second start opening switch 38a, the big winning opening switch 44a, the general winning opening switch 45a, etc.), and if it is determined that it has been detected, the number of winning balls to be paid out is calculated. The prize ball information is stored in a predetermined prize ball information storage area of the RAM 70c. When the prize ball information is not 0, a prize ball number designation command (prize ball information) is transmitted to the payout control board 80, and the game start process is terminated. . When the payout control board 80 receives the award ball number designation command, the payout motor 86 is driven to pay out the game balls one by one, and the game balls paid out by the pre-payout switch 84 and the post-payout switch 85 are detected. Each time a prize ball payout process is performed to decrement the prize ball information (the number of unpaid game balls) by one value. This award ball payout process is repeatedly executed until the award ball information reaches a value of 0. When a game ball is detected and a new award ball number designation command is received from the main control board 70, the prize ball is received. The process is repeated until the information becomes zero. When the game start process ends, the process returns to the main control process and proceeds to the next normal symbol game process of S120.

[Normal design game processing]
In the normal symbol game process of S120, the CPU 70a of the main control board 70 first determines whether or not the normal symbol hold is not the value 0, that is, the value 1 or more. The normal symbol is determined by decrementing only, and the normal symbol (see FIG. 5) to be stopped is determined based on the result of the determination. The normal symbol success / failure determination is performed using a normal symbol success / failure random number acquired based on the passing of the game ball through the normal symbol operation gate 32 and a normal symbol per-determination table. In some cases, a low-probability normal symbol per-decision table is used with a low probability of hit (for example, about 0.8%). A normal symbol per table determination table is used. Further, when the result of the determination is successful, the symbol is determined as a symbol for stopping and displaying the winning symbol, and when the result of determining whether or not the result is incorrect, the symbol is determined as a symbol for stopping and displaying any of the symbols that are lost. Then, the variation time of the normal symbol is set, the variation display of the normal symbol is started, and waiting for the variation time to elapse. The setting of the fluctuation time is set to a long time (for example, 30 seconds) when in the state without electric support, and is shortened to a short time (for example, 1 second) when in the state with electric support. When the variation time has elapsed, the normal symbol is stopped and displayed with the determined symbol, and when the symbol that has been stopped is a winning symbol, the opening time of the second starting port 38 is set and the opening of the second starting port 38 is started. The normal symbol game process is temporarily terminated, and when the stopped and displayed symbol is out of the symbol, the normal symbol game process is terminated without doing anything. The opening time of the second start port 38 is set to a short time (for example, 0.5 seconds) when there is no electric support, and is extended to a long time (for example, 5 seconds) when there is an electric support. Further, as described above, the opening of the second starting port 38 is performed by controlling the driving of the second starting port solenoid 38b.
This is done by opening 8c to the left. When the normal symbol game process ends, the process returns to the main control process and proceeds to the next normal symbol game process of S130.

[Game processing per normal symbol]
In the normal symbol game process of S130, the CPU 70a of the main control board 70 has reached the set time set in the normal symbol game process for the elapsed time (open elapsed time) after the second start port 38 starts to open. Whether a predetermined number (e.g., 8) of game balls are in the second starting port 38 or not. When it is determined that the elapsed time has not reached the set time and a specified number of game balls have not entered the second start port 38, the game processing per normal symbol is performed while the second start port 38 is kept open. Exit once. On the other hand, it is determined that the elapsed elapsed time has reached the set time, or it is determined that the specified number of game balls have already entered the second start port 38 even before the elapsed elapsed time has reached the set time. Then, the driving of the second start port solenoid 38b is stopped, and the game process per ordinary symbol is finished. When the normal symbol per game process is completed, the process returns to the main control process and proceeds to the next special symbol game process of S140.

[Special design game processing]
The special symbol game process of S140 is executed according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. When the special symbol game process is executed, the CPU 70a of the main control board 70 first executes the first
A detection signal from the start port 36a is input to determine whether or not a game ball has entered the first start port 36 (S200). If it is determined that a game ball has entered the first start port 36, it is determined whether or not the current number of reserved special symbols is smaller than the upper limit value (value 4 in this embodiment) (S202). . When it is determined that the number of retained first special symbols is less than the upper limit value, the number of retained first special symbols is incremented by 1 (S204), and information for determination is acquired to obtain predetermined information for determination in the RAM 70c. The data is stored in the storage area (S206), and the first special symbol hold occurrence command is transmitted to the sub-control board 90 (S208). Here, as the determination information acquired in S206, the big hit determination random number used in the big hit determination performed based on the entrance of the game ball into the first start port 36, or the result of the big hit determination is the big hit A big-hit symbol determining random number for determining a big-hit symbol to be stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display unit 42a at the time of
Information such as a random number for determining a variation pattern for determining the variation pattern of the special symbol can be exemplified. Further, the first special symbol hold time command includes a first special symbol hold number designation command for displaying the hold number on the first hold symbol 35 a in the display screen of the effect display device 34. If it is determined in S200 that no game ball has entered the first start opening 36, or if it is determined in S202 that the number of reserved special symbols has reached the upper limit, the processing of S204 to S208 is skipped. Then, the process proceeds to the next step S210.

Subsequently, a detection signal from the second start port 38a is input to determine whether or not a game ball has entered the second start port 38 (S210). If it is determined that a game ball has entered the second start port 38, it is determined whether or not the current number of reserved second special symbols is less than the upper limit value (value 4 in this embodiment) (S212). . When it is determined that the number of reserved special symbols is less than the upper limit, the number of reserved special symbols is incremented by 1 (S214), and information for determination is acquired to obtain predetermined information for determination in the RAM 70c. Store in the storage area (S216), second
A special symbol hold occurrence command is transmitted to the sub-control board 90 (S218). Where S2
As the determination information acquired at 16, the big hit determination random number used in the big hit determination performed based on the entrance of the game ball into the second start port 38, or when the big hit determination result is the big hit Examples include information such as a jackpot symbol determining random number for determining the jackpot symbol to be stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display means 42b, and a variation pattern determining random number for determining the variation pattern of the second special symbol. The second special symbol hold occurrence command includes a second special symbol hold number designation command for displaying the hold number on the second hold symbol 35b in the display screen of the effect display device 34. If it is determined in S210 that no game ball has entered the second start opening 38, or if it is determined in S212 that the number of reserved special symbols has reached the upper limit, S214 to S214 ~.
The process of S218 is skipped and the process proceeds to the next process of S220.

Next, it is determined whether or not a big hit game is being played (S220), whether or not any of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is in a variable display (S222), the first special symbol and the second special symbol. It is determined whether any of them is in the stop display time (S224). If it is determined that a big hit game is in progress, the special symbol game process is terminated, and the process returns to the main control process to proceed to the next big hit game process of S150. On the other hand, if it is determined that neither the first special symbol nor the second special symbol is in the variable display, and neither the first special symbol nor the second special symbol is in the stop display time, it is not in the big hit game. 2. It is determined whether or not the number of reserved special symbols is 0 (S226).
If it is determined that the second special symbol holding number is not 0, the information storage area for determination (RAM 70c)
The oldest determination information is read out from the second special symbol determination information (big hit determination random number) stored in (S228), the second special symbol variation display related processing is executed (S230),
The special symbol game process is temporarily terminated.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the second special symbol hold number is 0, it is determined whether or not the first special symbol hold number is 0 (S232). If it is determined that the number of holds of the first special symbol is not 0, the oldest determination information among the determination information (big hit determination random number) of the first special symbol stored in the determination information storage area (RAM 70c) Reading (S234), the first special symbol variation display related processing is executed (S236), and the special symbol game processing is temporarily terminated. When the number of holds of the first special symbol is also 0, it is determined whether or not a non-game designation command has not been transmitted (S238),
If it is determined that the non-game designation command has not been sent yet, the special symbol game process is terminated as it is,
If it is determined that the non-game designation command has not been transmitted, the non-game designation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 9.
0 is transmitted (S240), and the special symbol game process is terminated. As a result, S226, S2
32, when it is determined that both the number of reserved symbols of the second special symbol and the number of reserved symbols of the first special symbol are 0, and the determination of S238 is made for the first time, the non-game designation command is sent to the sub-control board. 90
Will be sent to. After the non-game designation command is once transmitted, it is determined in S238 that the non-game designation command is not yet transmitted, and the non-game designation command is not transmitted to the sub control board 90. On the other hand, in S226 to S236, when neither the number of reservations for the first special symbol nor the number of reservations for the second special symbol is 0, the variable display (digestion of the reservation) of the second special symbol is preferentially executed (special). Figure 2 priority fluctuation). Details of the variable display related process will be described below. In addition,
Since both the first special symbol variation display related process and the second special symbol variation display related process are executed in common, they will be described with reference to a common flowchart (the flowchart in FIG. 13).

In the variation display related processing, first, it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is on, that is, whether the current gaming state is a high probability state or a low probability state (S300). When the probability change flag is off, that is, when the current gaming state is in a low probability state, a big hit determination is performed using the jackpot determination random number read in S228 and the low probability jackpot determination table (S302), and the probability change flag is turned on. When the current gaming state is a high probability state, a big hit determination is performed using the read big hit determination random number and the high probability big hit determination table (S304) to determine whether or not the determination result is a big hit. (S306). An example of the big hit determination table is shown in FIG. FIG. 14A shows a low probability jackpot determination table, and FIG. 14B shows a high probability jackpot determination table. In the low probability jackpot determination table, the big hit determination random number is a value of 0 to 796.
Out of the values 60 and 61 are jackpots (1 / 398.5 jackpot probability), and in the high probability jackpot determination table, the hit determination random number is between 0 and 796, and the jackpot value is between 60 and 79. It was assumed (1 / 39.85 jackpot probability). In this embodiment, a common big hit determination table is used for the first special symbol and the second special symbol.

If the result of the big hit determination is determined to be a big hit in S306, the determination information storage area (R
The jackpot symbol determining random number is read from the AM 70c) (S308), and the jackpot symbol to be stopped and displayed is selected and determined based on the read jackpot symbol determining random number (S310). Here, for determining the jackpot symbol of the first special symbol, the jackpot symbol determination table of the first special symbol illustrated in FIG. 15 is used, and for determining the jackpot symbol of the second special symbol is illustrated in FIG. Second
A special symbol jackpot symbol determination table is used.

In the big special symbol determination table of the first special symbol, as shown in FIG. 15, the first symbol on the left side of FIG. "
"First normal jackpot" (appearance probability of about 40%), the jackpot symbol determination random number is a value of 102 ~
At 203, the second symbol on the left side of FIG. 6 is selected and becomes the “first probability variation big hit” (about 4
0%), when the jackpot symbol determination random number is a value of 204 to 255, the symbol in the third stage on the left side of FIG. 6 is selected and becomes “second probability variation jackpot” (appearance probability of about 20%). . Also, in the big special symbol determination table of the second special symbol, as shown in FIG. 16, when the random number for big hit symbol determination is a value 0 to 101 among the values 0 to 255, the symbol on the first stage on the right side of FIG. 6 is selected. 6 becomes the “first normal jackpot” (appearance probability of about 40%), and when the jackpot symbol determining random number is between 102 and 229, the symbol on the second stage on the right side of FIG. "Big jackpot" (appearance probability of about 50%), and when the random number for determining the big hit symbol is 230 to 255, the symbol on the third stage on the right side of FIG. 6 is selected and becomes the "second probable big hit" (about 10 % Appearance probability). In this way, the jackpot symbol determination table for the second special symbol is larger than the jackpot symbol determination table for the first special symbol.
The appearance probability of “first probability variation big hit” is high, and the appearance probability of “second probability variation big hit” is low. For this reason, the game according to the second special symbol has a larger expected value of the winning ball that can be obtained by the big hit game than the game according to the first special symbol, and a big hit game advantageous to the player is performed. As a result, the game proceeds in an advantageous manner to the player.

Further, if it is determined in S306 that the result of the big hit determination is not a big hit, since it is a loss, a loss symbol is determined (S312). In addition, although detailed explanation is omitted for the off symbol, for example,
It can be set using a jackpot symbol determination random number and a not-shown out symbol determination table. Of course, if a losing symbol determining random number is acquired separately from the jackpot symbol determining random number, it can be set using the losing symbol determining random number and the losing symbol determining table.

When the stop symbol is determined in this way, a variation pattern table setting process for setting a variation pattern table is executed (S314). In this variation pattern table setting process, the big hit variation pattern table is set when the result of the big hit determination in S302 and S304 of the fluctuation display related processing is a big hit, and when the fluctuation reduction flag is off when the big hit is out of the big hit, the electric power is changed. This is done by setting a detachment variation pattern table for a state without support and setting a detachment variation pattern table for a state with electrical support if the variation shortening flag is ON instead of OFF. Although the illustration of the fluctuation pattern table is omitted, for example, the deviation fluctuation pattern table for the electric support state is a fluctuation that causes the average fluctuation time to be shorter than the deviation fluctuation pattern table for the electric support state. A pattern is defined.

When the variation pattern table is set, the variation pattern determination random number is read (S316).
The fluctuation pattern is set using the read fluctuation pattern determination random number and the set fluctuation pattern table (S318). Then, the special symbol variation display is started (S32).
0), the number of special symbols held is decremented by 1 (S322), a symbol variation start command is transmitted to the sub-control board 90 (S324), and the variation display related processing is terminated. S320
The process of S324 is a process of starting the variable display of the first special symbol and decrementing the hold number of the first special symbol by 1 when the target of the current variable display related process is the first special symbol. It becomes. On the other hand, when the target of the current variation display related process is the second special symbol, the variation display of the second special symbol is started, and the number of holdings of the second special symbol is decremented by a value of 1. The symbol variation start command transmitted in S324 includes a big hit variation pattern, a variation time in the pattern (variation pattern designation command), and a big hit stop symbol (special symbol stop information designation command) when the big hit determination result is a big hit. Is included, and when the result of the jackpot judgment is out of place, the out-of-range variation pattern and the variation time in that pattern (
Fluctuation pattern designation command) and outage stop symbol (special symbol stop information designation command) are included. The sub-control board 90 that has received the symbol variation start command analyzes the command,
Based on the analysis result, the contents of the effect to be performed on the screen of the effect display device 34 are determined, and a control signal (effect command) according to the determination is output to the effect display control board 91 to control the effect display device 34. . When the special symbol variable display is started, the determination information (holding information) related to the variable display is cleared from the determination information storage area.

Returning to the special symbol game process of FIGS. 10 to 12, when the special symbol game process is executed after the variation display of the special symbol (the first special symbol or the second special symbol) is started, the first special game process is executed in S222. In order to determine that either the symbol or the second special symbol is in a variable display, C of the main control board 70
The PU 70a determines whether or not the fluctuation time has elapsed (S242). Since the variation time is determined according to the variation pattern of the special symbol, whether or not the variation time has passed is determined by determining the elapsed time since the variation display of the special symbol was started and the variation time corresponding to the variation pattern. This can be done by comparison. If it is determined that the variation time has not elapsed, the special symbol game process is temporarily terminated. If it is determined that the variation time has elapsed, the variation display of the special symbol being varied is stopped (S244), and a symbol stop command is transmitted to the sub-control board 90 (S246). The sub control board 90 (effect display control board 91) that has received this symbol stop command ends the symbol variation effect on the effect display device 34. Then, a stop display time is set (S248), and it is determined whether or not the stop display time has passed (S250). Here, the stop display time is an interval from when the special symbol variation display is stopped until the next variation display is started, and is set to 0.6 seconds, for example. If it is determined that the stop display time has not elapsed, the special symbol game process is temporarily terminated. When the special symbol game process is executed after the special symbol stop display is made, it is determined in S224 that the stop display time is in progress. If it is determined that has passed, it is determined whether or not the special symbol that is stopped and displayed is a jackpot symbol (S252).

If it is determined that the jackpot symbol is determined in S252, the jackpot game flag is turned on (S254).
), A jackpot game start designation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 90 (S256). As a result, a big hit game start effect or the like is executed by the sub control board 90 in a big hit game effect process described later. Further, during the big hit game, in order to stop the probability variation function, the variation time shortening function, and the release extension function, the probability variation flag is turned off when the probability variation flag is on (S25).
8, S260), when the fluctuation shortening flag is on, the fluctuation shortening flag is turned off and the release extension flag is turned off (S262 to S266), the special symbol game process is terminated, and the process returns to the main control process and the next S150. Proceed to jackpot game processing.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S252 that the symbol is not a big hit symbol, it is determined whether or not the probability variation flag is on (
If it is determined that the probability variation flag is not on (S268), the process proceeds to the next step S278. If it is determined that the probability variation flag is ON, the probability variation counter is decremented by 1 (S270).
Then, it is determined whether or not the probability variation counter is 0 (S272). Here, the probability variation counter is
This indicates the upper limit value of the number of fluctuations of the special symbol that maintains the high probability state, and is set at the end of the big hit game. If it is determined that the probability variation counter is not 0, the process proceeds to the next step S278 while maintaining the high probability state. If it is determined that the probability variation counter is 0, the probability variation flag is turned off (S274), and the game state designation is performed. The command is transmitted to the sub control board 90 (S276), and the process proceeds to the next step S278. Thereby, the gaming state of the pachinko machine 10 is changed from the high probability state to the low probability state. The gaming state designation command includes a setting state of a probability change flag indicating the current gaming state of the pachinko machine 10 and the like. The sub control board 90 that has received the gaming state designation command transmits, for example, an effect command indicating the gaming state to the effect display control board 91 to change the display of the background screen of the effect display device 34 from the high probability state to the low probability state. For example, change the process.

Next, it is determined whether or not the fluctuation shortening flag is on (S278). When the fluctuation shortening flag is not on, the special symbol game process is temporarily terminated as it is. When the fluctuation shortening flag is on, the fluctuation shortening counter is decremented by 1 (S280), and it is determined whether or not the fluctuation shortening counter is 0 (S282). Here, the fluctuation shortening counter indicates an upper limit value of the number of fluctuations of the special symbol that maintains the operating state of the fluctuation time shortening function (variation shortening of the special symbol and the normal symbol). The corresponding value is set. When the fluctuation shortening counter is not 0, the special symbol game process is temporarily terminated while maintaining the electric support state. When the fluctuation shortening counter is 0, the fluctuation shortening flag is turned off to end the electric support state. (S284) and the open extension flag is turned off (S
286), a game state designation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 90 (S288), and the special symbol game process is temporarily terminated. Thereby, the gaming state of the pachinko machine 10 is changed from the state with the electric support to the state without the electric support. Note that the gaming state designation command includes a setting status of a variation shortening flag and an opening extension flag indicating the current gaming state of the pachinko machine 10. The sub control board 90 that has received the game state designation command is, for example, the effect display control board 9.
The effect command indicating the gaming state is transmitted to 1 and processing such as changing the display of the background screen or the like of the effect display device 34 from the state with the electric support to the state without the electric support is performed. Note that the determination in S272 is executed regardless of whether the state is a low probability state or a high probability state, and the determination in S282 is performed regardless of whether there is a power support state or a power support state. In the probability variation big hit, after the big hit, 10,000 times are set in the probability variation counter and the variation shortening counter. Therefore, in the case of these probability variation big hits, the probability variation counter and the variation shortening counter may normally have a value of 0. Therefore, the high probability state and the power support state will not end until the next big hit.

[Big hit game processing]
The big hit game process of S150 is executed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG.
When the big hit game process 7 is executed, the CPU 70a of the main control board 70 first determines whether or not the big hit game flag is on, that is, whether or not the big hit game is in progress (S400).
If it is determined that the big hit game flag is OFF, the big hit game process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if it is determined that the big hit game flag is ON, it is determined whether or not the big winning opening 44 is open (S402), and if it is determined that the big winning opening 44 is closed (not open), It is determined whether or not it is the opening timing of the special winning opening 44 (S404). This determination is performed by determining whether or not a prescribed closing time (2 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed. If it is determined that it is the opening timing of the big prize opening 44, the big prize opening solenoid 44b is driven and controlled so that the big prize opening 44 is opened (S406), and the big hit game processing is once ended. On the other hand, S4
If it is determined at 04 that it is not the opening timing of the big winning opening 44, the big hit game process is once ended.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S402 that the special winning opening 44 is open, it is determined whether or not it is the closing timing of the special winning opening 44 (S408). This determination is based on a specified opening time (in this embodiment, 2
5 seconds), or the number of game balls that have entered the big prize opening 44 is a specified number (in this embodiment, 10 seconds).
This is done by determining whether any of the above has been reached. If it is determined that it is not the closing timing of the big prize opening 44, the big hit game process is temporarily ended while the big prize opening 44 is kept open. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is the closing timing of the big prize opening 44, the big prize opening solenoid 44b is driven and controlled so that the big prize opening 44 is closed (S410), and it is judged whether or not the big winning game end condition is satisfied. (S412). This determination is performed by determining whether or not the special winning opening 44 is opened according to the specified number of rounds. The prescribed number of rounds is 16 rounds for the first normal jackpot or the first probability variation jackpot, and 5 rounds for the second probability variation jackpot. If it is determined in S412 that the big hit game end condition is not satisfied, the big hit game processing is once ended. On the other hand, if it is determined that the big hit game end condition is satisfied, the big hit game end process illustrated in FIG. 18 is executed (S414), and the big hit game process is ended.

In the big hit game end process of FIG. 18, the CPU 70a of the main control board 70 first turns the big hit game flag from on to off (S450), and the current big hit is the probability variable big hit (the first probability variable big hit or the second probability variable big hit). ) Is determined (S452). If it is determined that the current big hit is not a probable big hit but a normal big hit, the probable variation flag is kept off and the fluctuation shortening counter is set to 100 times (S454). Is set to 10,000 times to turn on the probability variation flag (S456, S45).
8) The fluctuation shortening counter is set to 10,000 times (S460). As described above, when the probability variation counter and the variation shortening counter are set to 10,000 times, substantially,
The high probability state and the electric support state are continued until the next big hit. When the fluctuation shortening counter is set in this way, the fluctuation shortening flag and the release extension flag are turned on (S462, S).
464), the big hit game end designation command and the game state designation command are transmitted to the sub-control board 90 (S466), and the big hit game end processing is finished. In addition, the sub control board 90 that has received the game state designation command, for example, transmits an effect command indicating the game state to the effect display control board 91 and displays the background screen of the effect display device 34 according to the game state at that time. The process etc. which are set to are performed.

[Return button operation-related processing]
The return button operation-related process of S160 is executed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the return button operation related processing of FIG. 19 is executed, the CPU 70a of the main control board 70 first determines the player based on the operation signal from the return button operation detection switch 25a input via the payout control board 80. It is determined whether or not the return button 25 has been operated (S500).
If it is determined that the player has not operated the return button 25, the return button operation-related processing is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if it is determined in S500 that the player is operating the return button 25, it is determined whether or not the pachinko machine 10 is in a non-game (non-game state) (S502). In the special symbol game process S240 of FIG.
After being transmitted to, it is determined that the game is not in a game until the pending occurrence command is transmitted in S208 and S218 of the special symbol game process of FIG. Note that if the player is operating the firing handle 18, it may be determined that the player is not playing a game.

If it is determined in S502 that the game is not being played, a return button operation command indicating that the player has operated the return button 25 is transmitted to the sub-control board 90 (S504), the return button operation related processing is terminated, and S502 is completed. If it is determined that the game is not non-game, the process of S504 is skipped and the return button operation related process is terminated. Although processing of the sub control board 90 that has received the return button operation command will be described later, the return button operation command is used for processing different from the original processing related to card return.

Next, processing executed by the sub control board 90 will be described. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an example of the effect control process executed by the CPU 90a of the sub control board 90. The effect control process includes a non-game process (S600), a demo effect process (S610), a non-game effect environment setting process (S620), a symbol variation effect process (S630), and a jackpot game effect process (S640). ) And an effect environment reset process (S650) during the game. In the jackpot game effect process of S640, when the jackpot game start designation command transmitted by the main control board 70 in the process of S256 of the special symbol game process of FIG. 12 is received, the jackpot fanfare screen is displayed on the effect display device 34. The jackpot game start effect is displayed and the main control board 70 is executed in the process of S466 of the jackpot game end process in FIG.
When the jackpot game end designation command transmitted by is received, the jackpot ending screen is displayed on the effect display device 34 to execute the jackpot game end effect. In these effect processes, in accordance with the screen display of the effect display device 34, a driving signal is output to the amplifier board 92 so that sound is output from the speakers 28a, 28b, and decorative driving is performed so that the frame lamps 93a, 93b emit light. A drive signal is output to the substrate 93.

[Non-game processing]
The non-game use in S600 is executed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the non-game process is executed, the CPU 90a of the sub control board 90 first determines whether or not the non-game flag is on (S700), and determines that the non-game flag is not on. It is determined whether or not a non-game designation command transmitted by the main control board 70 in the process of S240 of the 11 special symbol game process is received (S702). If it is determined that a non-game designation command has not been received, the non-game process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that a non-game designation command has been received, the non-gaming flag is turned on (S704), and measurement of non-game time is started (S7).
06), the non-game process is terminated.

When the non-game process is executed after the non-game flag is turned on, it is determined in S700 that the non-game flag is turned on, and the main control is performed in the processes of S208 and S218 of the special symbol game process of FIG. It is determined whether or not a hold occurrence command transmitted by the board 70 has been received (S7).
08). If it is determined in S708 that the on-hold occurrence command has not been received, the non-game process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the on-hold command has been received, the non-gaming flag is turned off (S710), the measurement of the non-game time is terminated (S712), and the non-game process is terminated.

[Demo production process]
The demonstration effect process of S610 is executed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the demonstration effect process is executed, the CPU 90a of the sub control board 90 first determines whether or not the demonstration effect flag is on (S720), and determines that the demonstration effect flag is not on but off. It is determined whether or not the demonstration effect start condition is satisfied (S722). Here, it is determined that the demonstration effect start condition is satisfied when the non-game-in-progress flag is on and the time when the demonstration effect is not executed reaches a predetermined time. For example, the predetermined time is set to a time of about several tens of seconds or several minutes. If it is determined in S708 that the demonstration effect start condition is not satisfied,
The demonstration production process is finished as it is.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the demonstration effect start condition is satisfied, the demonstration effect flag is turned on to start the demonstration effect (S724), and the status bar 3 at the bottom of the display screen of the effect display device 34 is displayed.
The display of 5 is erased (S726). In this demonstration effect, an effect of introducing model information (such as specifications) of the pachinko machine 10 and characters appearing during the effect is performed using the entire display screen of the effect display device 34. Thus, in order to perform the demonstration effect using the entire display screen of the effect display device 34, the display of the status bar 35 is deleted in S726. Further, it is displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 34 that the effect environment can be set on the effect environment setting screen by operating the effect button 26 during non-game (including during the demonstration). When the demonstration production is started in this way, it is determined whether or not the current production environment is the standard setting (
S728) If it is determined that the setting is not the standard setting, the frame lamp 93a,
93b is emitted (S730), and the demonstration effect process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in S728 that the production environment is the standard setting, the frame lamps 93a and 93b are turned off (S732), and the demonstration production process ends.

Here, an example of the relationship between the production environment and the light emission modes of the frame lamps 93a and 93b is shown in FIG. FIG. 22 (a) shows the relationship between the emission color of the frame lamps 93a and 93b and the mode of flashing (whether or not flashing and flashing speed). FIG. 22 (b) shows the frame lamps 93a and 93b. Among the light emission modes, the relationship of luminance is shown. As shown in FIG. 22A, in the present embodiment, when the volume and the luminance are both set as the standard (the volume and the luminance are both “0”), the frame lamps 93a and 93b are used.
Is turned off (the process of S732 in the demonstration effect processing during non-game described above), and in other cases, the emission color, the presence / absence of blinking, and the blinking speed are changed according to the setting of the production environment, and the frame lamp 93a, 9
3b is caused to emit light (the process of S730 in the demonstration effect process during non-game described above). The emission color is “green” (first emission color) when the volume is a reference setting and the luminance is other than the reference setting, and “red” (second emission) when the volume is larger than the reference setting regardless of the luminance setting. If the sound volume is smaller than the reference setting regardless of the luminance setting, “blue” (third emission color) is set. In addition, the presence / absence of blinking and the blinking speed are “lit” with no blinking when the volume is the reference setting and when the volume is “+1” larger than the reference setting and “−1” smaller by one step. When the volume is “+2”, which is two steps larger than the standard setting, and “−2”, which is two steps smaller, the “slow blinking” of the relatively slow blinking is performed, and the volume is three steps larger than the standard setting. "+3" and 3
In the case of a small step “−3”, “fast flashing” of relatively fast flashing is set. On the other hand, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the luminance is set according to the set luminance regardless of the set volume (except when the volume and luminance are both “0”). That is, the brightness is set to the standard setting (
In the case of “0”), the frame lamps 93a and 93b are emitted with the reference luminance, and the brightness of the frame lamps 93a and 93b is increased as the luminance becomes brighter than the reference setting. The frame lamps 93a and 93b emit light at a brightness with increased darkness as it becomes darker than the setting. The frame lamps 93a and 93b may emit light with the same brightness as the set brightness. In this way, during the demonstration production, the frame lamps 93a and 93b are turned off if the production environment (volume and brightness) is the standard setting, and the frame lamps 93a and 9 are produced if the production environment is changed from the standard setting.
Since 3b is emitted, it is possible to notify the player that the production environment has been changed from the reference setting by emitting the frame lamps 93a and 93b. For this reason, even if an effect environment setting screen described later is not displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 34, the player can recognize that the effect environment has been changed from the reference setting. Also, the frame lamp 9 during the demonstration production
Since the lighting mode (that is, the notification mode) of 3a and 93b is determined based on the setting state of the production environment, the player determines what setting the current production environment is based on the emission mode of the frame lamps 93a and 93b. Can also be grasped.

When the demonstration effect process is executed after starting the demonstration effect, it is determined in S720 that the demonstration effect flag is on, and it is determined whether or not the demonstration effect end condition is satisfied (S734). Here, it is determined that the demonstration effect end condition is satisfied when the non-game-in-progress flag is turned off or when a predetermined production time has elapsed since the demonstration effect was started. The predetermined performance time is set to a time of several minutes or several tens of minutes. If it is determined that the demonstration effect end condition is not satisfied, the demonstration effect process is ended as it is. On the other hand, if it is determined that the demonstration production end condition is satisfied,
The demonstration effect flag is turned off to end the demonstration effect (S736), and the status bar 35 deleted at the start of the demonstration effect is displayed (S738). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the production environment is the standard setting (S740). If it is determined that the production environment is not the standard setting, the frame lamps 93a and 93 are determined.
Since b is emitting light based on the production environment, the lighted frame lamps 93a and 93b are turned off (S742), and the production environment setting state pattern 35c indicating the current production environment setting state is displayed on the status bar 35. (See FIG. 7) (S744), and the demonstration effect process ends. When one of the volume and the brightness is not “0” and the other is “0”, the status bar 35
The presentation environment setting state symbol 35c displayed on the screen may be only one symbol whose setting is not “0”, or may be both symbols including those whose setting is “0”. On the other hand, if it determines with production environment being reference | standard setting by S740, the process of S742 and S744 will be skipped and a demonstration production process will be complete | finished.

Here, for example, when the demonstration effect end condition is satisfied by turning off the non-game flag, the game is started and various effects (such as symbol variation effect and jackpot game effect) are executed. 93b needs to emit light. For this reason, when the frame lamps 93a and 93b emit light based on the production environment at the end of the demonstration, they are turned off.
When the production environment is a standard setting (both volume and luminance are “0”), the production environment setting state pattern 35 c is not displayed on the status bar 35, and the production environment is not the standard setting (at least the volume and luminance are set. If one is not “0”), the production environment setting state symbol 35 c is displayed on the status bar 35. For this reason, by displaying the production environment setting state symbol 35c on the status bar 35, it is possible to notify the player that the production environment has been changed from the reference setting. As described above, in this embodiment, when a demonstration effect is performed during non-games, the demonstration lamp is performed using the entire display screen of the effect display device 34. Therefore, the frame lamps 93a and 93b are caused to emit light. Inform the player that the production environment has been changed from the standard setting. In addition, during the game, the frame lamps 93a and 93b are used for production, so that the notification by the frame lamps 93a and 93b is switched to the notification by the status bar 35 (production environment setting state symbol 35c). Therefore, in any gaming state, it is possible to notify the player that the production environment has been changed from the reference setting.

[Non-game production environment setting process]
The effect environment setting process during non-game of S620 is executed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the presentation environment setting process during non-game is executed, the CPU 90a of the sub-control board 90
First, it is determined whether or not the non-game flag is on (S750). If it is determined that the non-game flag is off, the non-game effect environment setting process is terminated. On the other hand, S7
If it is determined at 50 that the non-game flag is ON, it is determined whether or not an effect environment setting screen for setting the effect environment is being displayed on the effect display device 34 (S752). If it is determined that the effect environment setting screen is not being displayed, it is determined whether or not the effect button 26 is operated based on an operation signal from the effect button operation detection switch 27 input via the effect button board 94 ( When it is determined that the effect button 26 is operated (S754), an effect environment setting screen is displayed on the effect display device 34 (S756).

Here, an example of an effect environment setting screen displayed on the effect display device 34 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in the production environment setting screen of this embodiment, “volume” and “brightness” of the production environment can be set, and the current “volume” and “brightness” setting states are also displayed. (As shown by a bold line in the figure, for example, the current “volume” setting is “+3” and the current “brightness” setting is “−2”). When this production environment setting screen is displayed, the player first selects the direction button 26.
a and 26b are operated to move the cursor 34a to select either “volume”, “brightness”, or “decision”, and the effect button 26 is pressed with either “volume” or “brightness” selected. The setting target is determined by pressing, or the effect environment set by pressing the effect button 26 in a state where “determine” is selected is determined. When “volume” is determined as a setting target, the direction buttons 26 a and 26 b are operated to select one of seven levels of volume from “−3” to “+3” and the desired button “ Set “Volume”. When “luminance” is selected as the selection target, the direction buttons 26a and 26b are operated to operate from “−3” to “+3”.
A desired “luminance” is set by selecting one of the seven brightness levels and pressing the effect button 26. When “volume” or “brightness” is set by depressing the effect button 26, the cursor 34a returns to a state where either “volume”, “brightness” or “decision” can be selected,
When “determine” is selected and the effect button 26 is pressed, the set effect environment is determined. In the present embodiment, an example in which the volume and brightness can be set in stages is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be set infinitely.

When the production environment setting screen is displayed in this way or when it is determined in S752 that the production environment setting screen is being displayed, whether or not there is a button operation, that is, the production input via the production button board 94. Button operation detection switch 27 and direction button operation detection switch 27a,
Based on the operation signal from 27b, it is determined whether or not the effect button 26 and the direction buttons 26a and 26b have been operated (S758). If it is determined that there is no button operation, the non-game effect environment setting process is terminated while the effect environment setting screen is displayed on the effect display device 34. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a button operation, it is determined whether or not the operation is a “decision” operation (S760).
If it is not a “decision” operation, the display of the production environment setting screen is changed based on the operation (S7).
62) The non-game effect environment setting process is terminated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S760 that the operation is a “decision” operation, the production environment is set based on the setting displayed on the production environment setting screen (the setting on the screen is reflected in the production environment setting) (S764).
The production environment setting screen is erased (S766). In this way, during non-games (including during demonstrations)
Displays a screen for setting the production environment, and the player can arbitrarily set up a production environment that the player likes. On the other hand, during a game that is not non-gamed (during symbol variation, jackpot game, etc.), the production environment setting screen cannot be displayed on the production display device 34, and the player can arbitrarily set the production environment. is not. For this reason, non-game-playing is also referred to as a production environment setting period (also referred to as “production environment arbitrary setting possible period”), and a game is also referred to as outside the production environment setting period (also referred to as “production environment arbitrary setting impossible period”). Next, it is determined whether or not the set production environment is a reference setting (S
768). If it is determined that the production environment is the reference setting, if the frame lamps 93a and 93b are emitting light, they are turned off (S770, S772), and the non-game production environment setting process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in S768 that the reference setting is not set, the frame lamp 93a is used in the light emission mode based on the production environment.
, 93b are made to emit light (S774), and the effect environment setting process during non-game is ended. S
In 774, the frame lamps 93a and 93b are caused to emit light in the light emission mode based on the relationship shown in FIG. Thereby, the player can set a favorite production environment during non-game. Then, based on the production environment set during the non-game, the symbol variation production and the big hit game production after the game starts are performed. Here, as described above, when the demonstration production is started during non-game, the player is notified that the production environment is different from the standard setting by the light emission of the frame lamps 93a and 93b, and the production environment is the standard setting. A player who has recognized that they are different can operate the effect button 26 to display the effect environment setting screen on the effect display device 34 to reset the effect environment. In this way, it is possible to prevent the production from being performed in a production environment different from the player's preference.

If it is determined in S752 that the effect environment setting screen is not being displayed and the effect button 26 is not operated in S754, a non-game effect environment reset process shown in FIG. 26 is executed (S776). The production environment setting process during the game is terminated. In the non-game production environment reset process of FIG. 26, first, it is determined whether or not the production environment is a standard setting (S780). The reset process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in S780 that the production environment is not the standard setting, whether or not the return button operation command transmitted by the main control board 70 in the process of S504 of the return button operation related process of FIG. 19 is received (S782), FIG. It is determined whether or not the non-game time measured in the non-game process 21 is equal to or longer than a predetermined reset waiting time (S784). The predetermined reset waiting time is set to, for example, a time of several minutes or tens of minutes. S782,
If it is determined in S784 that the return button operation command has not been received and the non-game time is not equal to or longer than the predetermined reset waiting time, the effect environment reset process during non-game is terminated.
On the other hand, if it is determined in S782 that the return button operation command has been received, or if it is determined in S784 that the demo time is equal to or longer than the predetermined reset waiting time, all the production environments (both volume and luminance) are reset and returned to the standard setting. (S786), the frame lamps 93a and 93b are turned off (S7).
88) The non-game effect environment reset process is terminated.

Thus, during a non-game, the production environment is reset when the player operates the return button 25. Here, considering the case where the player has finished the game and is not playing a game (during demonstration), the player usually returns the button 25 to have the card returned from the CR unit when the game is finished. Accordingly, a return button operation command is transmitted from the main control board 70 to the sub control board 90 in accordance with the operation. Therefore, by resetting the production environment based on the reception of the return button operation command, the production environment can be returned to the reference setting when the player finishes the game. Thereby, since the production environment set by the previous player can be prevented from being taken over by the next player, it is possible to prevent the next player from feeling uncomfortable in the production environment. In addition, the frame lamp 9 is not used during the game.
When a player who recognizes that the production environment is different from the standard setting due to the light emission of 3a and 93b and wants to return the production environment to the standard setting, the player can reset the production environment only by operating the return button 25 and set the standard Can be returned to. That is, during non-game, the production environment can be returned to the standard setting by a simple operation of operating the return button 25 without displaying the production environment setting screen. Further, during non-games, the production environment is also reset when a predetermined reset waiting time elapses. For this reason, even if the player finishes the game without operating the return button 25 during a non-game and leaves the pachinko machine 10, the production environment set by the previous player becomes the next player. It can be prevented from being taken over.

[Design variation effect processing]
The symbol variation effect process of S630 is executed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the symbol variation effect process is executed, first, the CPU 90a of the sub control board 90 has received a symbol variation start command transmitted by the main control board 70 in the process of S324 of the variation display related process of FIG. Is determined (S800). If it is determined that the symbol variation start command has been received, the stop symbol of the effect symbol is set based on the received command (S80).
2) An effect pattern is set (S804). Here, since the symbol change start command includes a special symbol stop symbol (special symbol stop information designation command), the setting of the stop symbol of the effect symbol is the stop of the effect symbol pre-stored in the ROM 90b. This can be done by reading out a stop symbol corresponding to the received special symbol stop information designation command. In addition, since the symbol variation start command includes a special symbol variation pattern (variation pattern designation command), the setting of the effect pattern is the effect pattern included in the effect pattern table stored in advance in the ROM 90b. This can be done by reading the effect pattern corresponding to the received variation pattern designation command. In addition, the effect pattern includes a pattern in which a button operation effect using the effect button 26 is performed. In this example,
A button operation effect that requests a button operation in a predetermined operation mode is executable during a predetermined effect pattern of a so-called super reach effect. As this predetermined operation mode, a single operation that requires one operation (single operation) of the effect button 26 and a plurality of operations (the operation of the effect button 26 (
And repeated hitting operations that require repeated hitting).

When the stop symbol and the effect pattern of the effect symbol are set in this way, the symbol variation effect is started (S806). This process is performed by transmitting to the effect display control board 91 an effect command (design change effect start command) for instructing the start of the symbol change effect based on the stop symbol of the effect symbol and the effect pattern. Also, in accordance with the design variation effect, voice output control for outputting a drive signal to the amplifier board 92 is started so that sound is output from the speakers 28a and 28b based on the set sound volume. Based on the set brightness, frame lamp display control for outputting a drive signal to the decorative drive board 93 is started so that the frame lamps 93a and 93b emit light.

If it is determined in S800 that the symbol variation start command has not been received or if the symbol variation effect is started in S806, it is determined whether or not a button operation effect start condition is satisfied (S808). Here, it is determined that the start condition of the button operation effect is satisfied when the elapsed time from the start of the symbol variation effect comes to a predetermined start timing for each effect pattern (variation pattern). If it is determined that the button operation effect start condition is satisfied, the execution of the button operation effect is started (S810).

When the execution of the button operation effect is thus started or when it is determined in S808 that the button operation effect start condition is not satisfied, it is determined whether or not the button operation effect end condition is satisfied (S812). Here, it is determined that the end condition of the button operation effect is satisfied when the button operation based on a predetermined operation mode (single hit operation or continuous hit operation) requested by the player in the button operation effect is completed. In addition, it is determined that the elapsed time from the start of the symbol variation effect is established when the predetermined end timing is reached for each effect pattern (variation pattern). If it is determined that the button operation effect end condition is satisfied, the button operation effect execution ends (S814).

When the execution of the button operation effect is thus completed or when it is determined in S812 that the button operation effect end condition is not satisfied, the symbol transmitted by the main control board 70 in the process of S246 of the special symbol game process of FIG. It is determined whether or not a stop command has been received (S816).
). If it is determined that the symbol stop command has been received, the symbol variation effect on the effect display device 34 is terminated (S818). This process is performed by transmitting to the effect display control board 91 an effect command (design change effect end command) for instructing the end of the symbol change effect. Also,
The audio output display control and frame lamp display control described above are also terminated. If it is determined in S816 that the symbol stop command has not been received, the processing in S818 is skipped and the symbol variation effect process is terminated.

[Direction environment reset processing during game]
The effect environment reset process during the game in S650 is executed according to the flowchart illustrated in FIG. When the presentation environment reset process during the game is executed, the CP of the sub control board 90
First, U90a determines whether or not the non-gaming flag is off (S900), whether or not the rendering environment is set as a reference (S902), and whether or not the button operation rendering is being executed in the symbol variation rendering process. (S904), respectively. If it is determined in S900 that the non-game-in-progress flag is on, it is determined in S902 that the production environment is the standard setting, or it is determined in S904 that the button operation effect is being executed, the production during the game is performed as it is. End the environment reset process. On the other hand, when it is determined in S900 to S904 that the non-game flag is off, the production environment is not the standard setting, and the button operation production is not being performed, the production button operation detection switch 27a input via the production button board 94 is used. It is determined whether or not the player is operating the effect button 26 based on the operation signal (S906). If it is determined that the player has not operated the effect button 26, the effect environment reset process during the game is terminated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S906 that the player is operating the effect button 26, it is determined whether or not the operation mode is a specific operation mode (S908). Here, the specific operation mode is defined as a mode different from the predetermined operation mode of the button operation effect. In the present embodiment, unlike the single operation and the continuous operation exemplified as the predetermined operation mode, a so-called long press in which the effect button 26 is continuously operated for a predetermined operation time or more is set as the specific operation mode. The predetermined operation time is set to a time of about several seconds such as 2 seconds or 3 seconds. If it is determined in S908 that the operation mode is not the specific operation mode, the effect environment reset process during the game is ended as it is. on the other hand,
If it is determined that the operation mode is the specific operation mode, all the production environments (both volume and luminance) are reset to the standard setting (S910), and the display of the production environment setting state symbol 35c on the status bar 35 of the production display device 34 is deleted. (S912), the effect environment reset process during the game is terminated.
Even if the production button 26 is pressed for a long time, the production environment will not be reset if it is during the button operation production. Therefore, when the player operates the production button 26 during the button operation production period, It is possible to prevent the production environment from being erroneously reset.

In this way, during the game, the production environment is reset when the production button 26 is operated in a specific operation mode (in this embodiment, when the production button is pressed for a long time). For this reason, during the game, the player who has recognized that the production environment is different from the standard setting depending on the production environment setting state pattern 35c of the status bar 35 and the production environment when the production is actually performed. When it is desired to return to the standard setting, even if the game is being played, the production environment can be reset to the standard setting by holding down the production button 26 for a long time. As described above, in this embodiment, any setting of the production environment can be performed only during non-games, and the player cannot arbitrarily set the production environment during the game, but the production environment is set as a reference setting. It is possible to return, that is, to change the production environment under predetermined restrictions. For this reason, it is possible to reset the setting without interrupting the game and perform the effect with the reference setting, so that the player can be prevented from feeling uncomfortable in the effect environment. In some cases, returning to the reference setting can bring the player into a desired production environment. For example, when the volume is set to a low volume such as “−2” or “−3” in the production environment, a player who desires a production with a high volume produces “+2” or “+3”.
The volume can be set to the reference setting “0”. For this reason, it is possible to perform the performance close to the desired large volume, compared to the case where the performance is performed at a small volume.

According to the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment described above, at least the effect display device 3 during the demonstration.
When the production environment setting screen is not displayed in FIG. 4, the frame lamps 93a and 93b are lit to notify the player that the production environment has been changed from the standard setting. It is possible to recognize that the production environment has been changed from the reference setting without calling up the environment setting screen. In addition, during the game in which the effect display device 34 displays the variation of the effect symbol (outside the effect environment setting period during which the effect environment cannot be set), the effect environment setting state symbol 35 c is displayed on the status bar 35 of the effect display device 34. By displaying, the player is informed that the production environment has been changed from the standard setting, so the player is outside the production environment setting period (during the game)
It is possible to recognize that the production environment has been changed from the standard setting. Thus, since the player can recognize that the production environment has been changed from the reference setting, the convenience regarding the production environment that can be set by the player can be improved. In addition, when the performance is performed in a performance environment different from the standard setting, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable in the performance environment, and to reduce the gaming interest. In addition, if the player recognizes that the production environment has been changed from the reference setting during non-game (during the demonstration), the player can display the production environment setting display section and reset the production environment. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the production from being performed in a production environment different from the player's preference, and to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable in the production environment. Further, since the player is notified using the frame lamps 93a and 93b during the demonstration, the demonstration effect performed on the entire screen of the effect display device 34 is not disturbed, and the lower part of the display screen of the effect display device 34 is displayed during the game. Since the player is informed using the status bar 35, the light emission of the frame lamps 93a and 93b in accordance with the change display of the effect symbol is not hindered. In this way, by changing the notification mode according to the gaming state, it is possible to appropriately notify that the production environment has been changed from the reference setting without disturbing the production. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated notification unit.

Further, according to the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the player returns the card from the CR unit when the production environment setting screen is not displayed on the production display device 34 during non-game (including during the demonstration). By pressing the return button 25 for performing, the production environment can be reset and returned to the standard setting without calling the production environment setting screen. In addition, during a game outside the production environment setting period, the player operates the production button 26 in a specific operation mode (for example, long press) to reset the production environment and return to the standard setting without interrupting the game. be able to.
As described above, the production environment can be returned to the standard setting by the player's operation (the production environment can be set and changed under a predetermined limit), so that the convenience related to the production environment that can be set by the player is improved. It is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable in the production environment and lowering the gaming interest. In addition, since the card is often returned from the CR unit when the player finishes the game, the player can return to the standard setting by resetting the production environment by operating the player's return button 25. It is possible to prevent the next player's performance environment from being handed over to the next player as it is, and to prevent the next player from feeling uncomfortable in the performance environment.

In the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, the return button operation command is transmitted when the operation of the return button 25 by the player is detected in the return button operation-related processing of FIG. The command may be transmitted when it is detected that the return button 25 has been operated for a predetermined operation time or longer (long press). FIG. 29 shows the return button operation-related process of the modified example in this case, and FIG. 3 shows the effect environment reset process during non-game of the modified example.
0. In the flowchart of the modified example, the same process as in the embodiment is denoted by the same step number, and the description thereof is omitted.

In the return button operation related processing of FIG. 29, if it is determined in S502 that the player is not playing, it is determined whether or not the player operates the return button 25 continuously for a predetermined operation time or longer, that is, so-called long press. Is determined (S503). The predetermined operation time may be set to a time of about several seconds such as 2 seconds or 3 seconds, similar to S908 of the production environment reset process during the game of FIG.
It may be set to a shorter time such as 0.5 seconds or 1 second. If it is determined in S503 that the return button 25 has not been operated for a predetermined operation time or longer, the return button operation related processing is ended as it is. On the other hand, if it is determined that the return button 25 has been operated for a predetermined operation time or longer, a return button long-press command indicating that the player has long pressed the return button 25 is transmitted to the sub-control board 90 (S505) and returned. The button operation related processing is terminated. In this return button operation-related processing, when the player continues to operate the return button 25 for a long time exceeding the predetermined operation time during non-game, the return button long press command is executed every predetermined operation time. Will be sent repeatedly.

In the non-game production environment reset process of FIG. 30, if it is determined in S780 that the production environment is not the reference setting, has the return button long press command transmitted in the process of S508 of the return button operation related process of FIG. 29 been received? It is determined whether or not (S781). If it is determined that the return button long press command has been received, it is determined whether or not the sound volume is the reference setting (S783a). If the sound volume is not the reference setting, the sound volume is 1 or more (whether the setting value is positive). ) Determine whether or not (S7
83b). If it is determined that the volume is 1 or more (positive), the volume is brought close to the 1-stage reference setting by lowering the current setting by 1 level (S783c), and if the volume is determined not to be 1 or more (negative), The volume is brought close to the one-step reference setting by raising it one step from the current setting (S783d). If the volume is set as a reference in S783a, S783b
The process of ~ S783d is skipped. Thus, for example, if the volume setting is “+3”, it approaches “1” and becomes “+2”, and if the volume setting is “−2”, it approaches “1” and sets “−1”. Become. Next, it is determined whether or not the luminance is a reference setting (S785).
a) If the luminance is not the reference setting, it is determined whether the luminance is 1 or more (the setting value is positive) (S785b). If it is determined that the brightness is 1 or more (positive), the brightness is brought close to the 1-stage reference setting by lowering the current setting by 1 level (S785c), and if it is determined that the brightness is not 1 or more (negative), The brightness is brought close to the one-step reference setting by raising it one step from the current setting (S785d). If the luminance is set as a reference in S785a, the processes in S785b to S785d are skipped. Then, it is determined whether or not the production environment (volume and brightness) is the standard setting (S787). If the standard setting is selected, the frame lamps 93a and 93b are turned off (S788). Based on the frame lamps 93a, 93
b is emitted (S789). Thereby, in the production environment reset process during non-game of the modified example, every time the return button long press command is received, the production environment is brought closer to the reference setting step by step. For this reason, if the player continues to operate the return button 25, the volume and brightness gradually approach the reference setting every predetermined operation time (stepwise). In other words,
Since the production environment at the stage where the player stops operating the return button 25 is set, the player's preference is compared to the case where the production environment is returned to the standard setting at once by operating the return button 25 once. It is easy to reflect the production environment. In the production environment reset process during non-game of this modification, the production environment may be reset and returned to the reference setting when the demonstration time is equal to or longer than a predetermined reset waiting time, as in the embodiment.

In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the volume and brightness as the rendering environment are simultaneously and simultaneously returned to the standard setting in the rendering environment reset process during non-game of FIG. 26, but the present invention is not limited to this. And brightness may be individually returned to the reference setting. FIG. 31 shows the return button operation-related process of the modified example in this case, and FIG. 32 shows the effect environment reset process during non-game of the modified example.

In the return button operation-related processing in FIG. 31, whether or not the operation time of the return button (long press operation time) is equal to or longer than the second predetermined operation time (S503a), whether or not it is equal to or longer than the first predetermined operation time ( S503b) is determined. Here, the first predetermined operation time and the second predetermined operation time are both about several seconds, and the second predetermined operation time is longer than the first predetermined operation time. For example, the first predetermined operation time is 2 seconds or 3 seconds, and the second predetermined operation time is 4 seconds or 5 seconds. If it is determined in S503a that the return button operation time is not the second operation time or more and the operation time of the return button 25 is the first predetermined operation time or more in S503b, the return button first
A long press command is transmitted to the sub control board 90 (S505b), and the return button 2 is sent in S503a.
If it is determined that the operation time 5 is equal to or longer than the second predetermined operation time, a return button second long press command is transmitted to the sub-control board 90 (S505a). Since the second predetermined operation time is longer than the first predetermined operation time, the return button first long press command is transmitted first, and the return button second long press command is transmitted later.

In the non-game effect environment reset process of FIG. 32, if it is determined in S780 that the effect environment is not the standard setting, whether or not the return button first long press command has been received (S781a), the return button second long press command is displayed. It is determined whether or not it has been received (S781b). S78
If it is determined in 1a that the return button first long-press command has been received, the luminance setting in the production environment is reset to return the luminance to the standard setting (S786a), and it is determined whether the volume is the standard setting ( S787a). If it is determined that the volume is not the standard setting, the frame lamps 93a and 93b are emitted based on the volume setting at the standard setting brightness (S789a). If the volume is determined to be the standard setting, both the luminance and the volume are determined based on the standard setting. Therefore, the frame lamps 93a and 93b are turned off (S788). On the other hand, if it is determined in S781b that the return button second long press command has been received, the volume setting in the production environment is reset and the volume is returned to the standard setting (S786b).
Since the luminance has already been set as a reference, the frame lamps 93a and 93b are turned off (S788).
. Thus, in this modification, when the return button 25 is operated for the first predetermined operation time (first
When operated in the operation mode), first, the brightness is returned to the standard setting, and when the return button 25 is operated for a second predetermined operation time longer than the first predetermined operation time (when operated in the second operation mode). The volume is returned to the standard setting. Note that the order of returning to the reference setting is not limited to the order of brightness and volume.
Of course, the order of volume and luminance may be used. Further, in this modification, the description has been given of the resetting of the production environment during the non-game, but the production environment during the game may be reset in the same manner, and the operation time of the production button 26 (the time of the long press operation) ) Is returned to the reference setting when the first predetermined operation time is reached, and the volume is returned to the reference setting when the operation time of the effect button 26 is the second predetermined operation time. It should be noted that, in the production environment reset process during non-game of the modification, the production environment may be reset and returned to the reference setting when the demonstration time is equal to or longer than a predetermined reset waiting time, as in the embodiment.

In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, it is assumed that the return button operation command is transmitted only during the non-game in the return button operation related processing of FIG. The production environment may be reset based on the operation. FIG. 33 shows the return button operation-related process of the modified example in this case, and FIG. 34 shows the effect environment reset process during the game of the modified example.

In the return button operation-related processing in FIG. 33, if it is determined in S502 that the game is not in non-game, when it is determined in S503 that the return button operation time is longer than a predetermined operation time (for example, 2 seconds or more) (ie, When it is determined that the button has been pressed long), a return button long press command is transmitted to the sub-control board 90 in S505. As described above, in the return button operation related processing of the modification, when the return button 25 is operated even for a short time during non-game, the return button operation command is transmitted to the sub-control board 90, and during the game, the return button 25 When a long press operation is performed, a return button long press command is transmitted to the sub-control board 90.

In the production environment reset process during the game of the modified example of FIG. 34, when it is determined in S902 that the production environment is not the standard setting, the return button long press operation command transmitted in S505 of the return button operation related process of FIG. It is determined whether or not it has been received (S903). If it is determined that the return button long press operation command has been received, the production environment is reset in S910 and S912 to return to the standard setting, and the display of the production environment setting state symbol 35c on the status bar 35 is deleted. Thereby, during the game, not only the effect button 26 but also the return environment 25 can be reset when the return button 25 is long pressed. Here, a player who has won a prize ball through a jackpot game may perform a so-called possession game in which a game after the jackpot game is completed using the obtained prize ball (game ball). In order to prevent forgetting to remove the card from the CR unit, the player who performs the possession game will return the button 2 during the jackpot game or after the jackpot game ends.
5 may be operated in advance to return the card. In that case, for example, when the player wants to renew his / her mood and wants to return the production environment to the standard setting, the operation of the return button 25 for returning the card should be long pressed. Thus, the production environment can be reset to the reference setting and reset.

In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, in the light emission mode of the frame lamps 93a and 93b in the non-game, the sound volume and the brightness are notified by the same lamp (frame lamps 93a and 93b). It is good also as what reports with a different lamp. In this case, the frame lamp 93a notifies that the volume is changed from the reference setting in the effect environment, and the frame lamp 93b notifies that the luminance is changed from the reference setting in the effect environment. Good. FIG. 35 shows the relationship between the production environment setting and the light emission modes of the frame lamps 93a and 93b in this modification.
Shown in FIG. 35A shows the relationship between the volume setting and the light emission mode of the frame lamp 93a.
(B) shows the relationship between the luminance setting and the light emission mode of the frame lamp 93b. FIG. 35 (a) defines the light emission mode of the frame lamp 93a based on the volume setting as in the embodiment, and the luminance of the frame lamp 93a is constant regardless of the volume setting. In FIG. 35B, the type of the emission color is “purple” when the luminance is larger than the reference setting, and “yellow” when the luminance is smaller than the reference setting. The presence / absence of blinking and the blinking speed are the same as in the embodiment, and the luminance of light emitted from the frame lamp 93b is constant regardless of the luminance setting. For this reason, the player uses the frame lamp 9
By looking at 3a, it can be recognized that the volume has been changed from the reference setting, and the frame lamp 9
By looking at 3b, it can be recognized that the luminance is changed from the reference setting. Further, the player can grasp the current production environment setting from the light emission modes of the frame lamps 93a and 93b, as in the embodiment.

In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, during the demonstration, the player is notified by the frame lamps 93a and 93b provided on the front frame 11 that the production environment has been changed from the standard setting, but this is not restrictive. The player may be notified by other lamps such as a board lamp provided at 30. Or it is not restricted to what is alert | reported by light emission of a lamp | ramp, You may alert | report by audio | voice, and production environment setting state pattern 3 of status bar 35 does not perform demonstration production in a full screen.
You may alert | report by displaying 5c as it is also during a demonstration. In addition to the lamp used for the production, a dedicated lamp is provided for notifying that the production environment has been changed from the standard setting, so that the light is continuously emitted during the game as well as during the demonstration. ) Good.

In the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, the frame lamps 93a and 93b are caused to emit light as they are even when the production environment setting screen is displayed during the demonstration. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The lamps 93a and 93b may be turned off. In this case, the frame lamps 93a and 93b may be turned off when the production environment setting screen is displayed in S756 of the production environment setting process during non-game in FIG. Even in this way, it is possible to notify the player whether or not the current production environment is the reference setting on the production environment setting screen. That is, light emission of the frame lamps 93a and 93b during the demonstration may be performed at least when the production environment setting screen is not displayed.

In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, during the demonstration, the frame lamp 93a is used when the production environment is set as a reference.
93b are turned off, and the frame lamps 93a and 93b are caused to emit light when the production environment is different from the standard setting. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the frame lamps 93a and 9b are also provided when the production environment is the standard setting.
It is good also as what makes 3b light-emit. When the production environment is the reference setting, the emission environment may be different from the case where the production environment is different from the reference setting, at least one of the emission color, the presence / absence of blinking, the blinking speed, and the like. For example, in the light emission mode of FIG. 23 of the embodiment, when the volume and the luminance are “0”, the lighting is yellow and without flashing, and in the light emission mode of FIG. 35 of the modified example, the volume and the luminance are “0”.
In the case of, each of them may be lit in green without blinking.

In the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, the fact that the production environment is different from the standard setting is notified by causing the frame lamps 93a and 93b to emit light during the demonstration (during the demonstration flag is on and from the start to the end of the demonstration production). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be notified that the production environment differs from the standard setting by causing the frame lamps 93a and 93b to emit light during non-game (while the non-game flag is on and during the demonstration). . In this case, in the demonstration effect process of FIG. 22, S726 to S732, S
The processing of 738 to S744 is omitted, and in the non-game processing of FIG. 21, the processing of S726 to S732 of the demonstration effect processing of FIG.
The processing of 38 to S744 may be executed after the processing of S712.

In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the player is notified by displaying the production environment setting state symbol 35c on the status bar 35 that the production environment has been changed from the standard setting during the game, but the present invention is not limited to this. Regardless of whether or not the production environment is changed from the standard setting, the production environment setting state symbol 35c is displayed, and the display contents of the production environment setting state symbol 35c (
It may be notified that the production environment has been changed from the reference setting by the fact that the volume is not “0” or the luminance is not “0”. In this case, at least during the game, it is sufficient to always display the production environment setting state symbol 35c. Alternatively, instead of the production environment setting state symbol 35c, the player may be notified by displaying the word “change in progress” indicating that the production environment has been changed on the status bar 35, or the production display device. The player may be notified by displaying the background color of the screen 34 or the display color of the status bar 35 in a dedicated color.

In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the return button 25 and the production button 26 are illustrated as buttons for returning the production environment to the standard setting. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a ball rental button 24 may be used, or a direction button. 27 may be used. In addition, when using these buttons, it is preferable to make the operation mode different from the original operation mode as a condition so that the production environment is not returned to the standard setting against the player's will.

In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment or the modification, in the production environment reset process during non-game or the production environment reset process during game, the production environment is returned to the standard setting at once, or the production environment is gradually brought closer to the standard setting. (Return), but not limited to these,
What is necessary is that setting change is limited as compared to the case where the production environment setting screen is displayed and the production environment is arbitrarily set. For example, the setting can be changed only within a predetermined range including the reference setting (for example, a range of “−1” to “+1”), or in one direction (for example, only in the direction in which the volume is increased, or in the direction in which the luminance is decreased). It may also be possible to change only the setting. In the former case, if the effect button 26 is long pressed, the reference setting is changed to “0”, and if the right direction button 26b is long pressed, it is changed to “+1”, and the left direction button 26a is changed. If the button is pressed for a long time, it can be changed to “−1”.

In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the sound volume and the brightness can be changed from the standard setting as the production environment, but the present invention is not limited to this, and only the sound volume may be changed or only the brightness may be changed. Alternatively, the production environment other than the volume and brightness may be changed from the reference setting.
For example, in a gaming machine that can generate vibration on the effect button 26 or the like in accordance with the effect, the strength of the vibration may be changed from the reference setting. In addition, the predetermined operation mode of the button operation effect using the effect button 26 may be changed from the standard operation mode (single hit, continuous hit, etc.), the type of effect symbol, the character appearing during the effect, and the background display during the effect Etc. may be changed from the reference setting. In addition, from the standard setting mode (normal mode) where the normal performance is performed, the production mode is more flashy than normal (enhance the lamp emission brightness, use high-speed flashing frequently, change the volume) Or a mode in which the production mode is more conservative than normal (suppressing the light emission brightness of the lamp or suppressing the change in volume). Furthermore, it may be possible to change a character for notifying that a reach effect will be performed or a big hit will occur from the standard setting, or to change the probability of appearance of such a character from the standard setting (standard probability). Good. Of these, at least one may be notified to the player, or at least one may be returned to the reference setting.

In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, an effect environment setting screen for the player to set the effect environment is displayed on the effect display device 34, but the display is not limited to this, and is displayed on a display device different from the effect display device 34. May be. Or it is not restricted to the display device etc. which display the screen for production environment setting,
A display unit whose display state is changed according to the operation of the setting operation unit for the player to set the production environment may be provided. For example, a plurality of LED lamps may be provided, and if the volume or brightness is increased by the operation of the setting operation unit, the number of LED lamps is increased, and if the volume or brightness is decreased, the number of LED lamps is decreased. Good.

In the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, the production environment can be set based on the player operating the production button 26 during the demonstration. However, the production environment is not limited to this, and the production environment is set based on an instruction from the player. If possible. For example, the production environment may be set based on the player operating the ball lending button 24 during the demonstration. Or it is not restricted to the operation of such a button, a non-contact type sensor is provided in the effect display device 34 or the center accessory 49, and a non-contact type sensor is operated by a player's action (holding a hand, etc.). The production environment may be set based on the fact that is turned on. Furthermore, the sub-control board 90 may be configured to be able to input voice from a microphone, and the production environment may be set when a voice instruction from a player is received during the demonstration.

In addition, as a condition for determining whether or not the game is in progress, the special symbol (the first special symbol, the second special symbol) may not be variably displayed and may not be in a winning game. The player may not have fired a game ball. Note that whether or not a game ball is being fired may be determined by actually detecting the driving of the game ball or the launch device, or simply by determining whether or not the player is in contact with the launch handle. Also good. In addition, as a condition for determining whether or not a game is in progress, the special symbol and the normal symbol may not be variably displayed and may not be in a winning game. In addition to this, it is also possible to make the condition that the effect symbol is not displayed in a variable manner. Further, when one or more of these symbols ends the display of variation, it may be determined that the game is not playing immediately, or may be determined that the game is not playing on condition that a predetermined time has elapsed. In addition, the demo display is executed after a predetermined time has elapsed since the change display of the symbol is finished (determined to be in non-game), and the displayable period of the display screen for effect environment setting is It may be executed immediately after the change display is completed.

In the embodiment, the pachinko machine 10 is applied to the pachinko machine 10 as an example of the gaming machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applied to an arrangement ball machine, a slot machine, a fusion machine of a pachinko machine and a slot machine, and the like. May be.

Further, in the embodiment, the game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are used as “rental balls” or “prize balls”, and various winning holes (first start port, second start port) provided on the game board are used. The present invention relates to a gaming machine (pachinko machine) that gives a player a gaming profit (game value) by paying out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the number of game balls that enter the winning prize opening, etc. However, the present invention can also be applied to a type of gaming machine that gives a gaming profit in a form different from the “payout of prize ball”. For example, when a game ball is entered into various winning openings, data indicating the amount of profit (the magnitude of the game value) corresponding to the ball is stored in the RAM (game value) of the main control unit or the payout control unit. The present invention can also be applied to a type of gaming machine that gives a player a gaming profit (game value) by storing it in the management control unit. An effect can be obtained. Of course, as the game value managed by the game value management control unit, the game value obtained as a result of the game and the game value obtained by inserting cash or the like may be managed separately (displayed separately). , May be managed together (displayed by addition / subtraction) (both separate display and addition / subtraction display may be performed). As a type of gaming machine in which gaming profit (game value) is converted into data and given to the player, a gaming machine that circulates and uses a plurality of gaming balls built in the gaming machine, specifically, Examples of the game machine (so-called enclosed game machine) configured to return the game ball discharged to the back surface of the game board through various winning holes or out holes to the launch position and launch it again.

The correspondence between the main elements of the embodiment and the main elements of the invention described in the column of means for solving the problems will be described. In the embodiment, the pachinko machine 10 corresponds to “game machine”, and the effect environment setting screen displayed on the effect display device 34 corresponds to “effect environment setting display unit”.
The CPU 70a and the return button operation detection switch 25a of the main control board 70 for executing the return button operation related processing correspond to “input detection means”, and S752, S754, and S776 of the non-game presentation environment setting processing in FIG. 26 and S of effect environment reset processing during non-game of FIG.
The CPU 90a of the sub-control board 90 that executes the processing of 782 and S786 indicates that “when the input detection means detects a predetermined input when the display environment setting display section is not displayed, the display environment is set to the predetermined environment. This corresponds to a configuration in which the setting is changed under the restriction. Further, the return button 25 for performing the return operation of the prepaid card corresponds to “return operation means”. Further, the special symbols (first special symbol, second special symbol) and production symbols 34L, 34M, and 34R correspond to “identification information”. The correspondence between the main elements of the embodiment and the main elements of the invention described in the column of means for solving the problem is the same as that of the embodiment described in the column of means for solving the problem. Therefore, the elements of the invention described in the column of means for solving the problems are not limited. In other words, the interpretation of the invention described in the column of means for solving the problems should be made based on the description of the column, and the examples are those of the invention described in the column of means for solving the problems. It is only a specific example.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described using the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course you get.

10 Pachinko machine, 11 Front frame, 12 Glass plate, 14 Upper tray, 16 Lower tray, 18 Launch handle, 18a Touch sensor, 18b Launch stop switch, 19 Launch motor, 21 Body frame, 22 Outer frame, 24 Ball rental button, 24a ball lending button operation detection switch, 25 return button, 25a return button operation detection switch, 26 effect button,
26a, 26b Direction button, 27 Production button operation detection switch, 27a, 27b Direction button operation detection switch, 28a, 28b Speaker, 29 Locking device, 30 Game board, 31 Game area, 31a Outer rail, 31b Inner rail, 32 Normal symbol Operating gate,
32a Gate switch, 34 production display device, 34L, 34M, 34R production design, 3
5a 1st reserved symbol, 35b 2nd reserved symbol, 36 1st starting port, 36a 1st starting port switch, 38 2nd starting port, 38a 2nd starting port switch, 38b 2nd starting port solenoid, 38c wing piece part, 40 symbol display device, 40a symbol display substrate, 41 normal symbol display device, 41a left normal symbol display portion, 41b right normal symbol display portion, 42 special symbol display device, 42a first special symbol display portion, 42b second special symbol display Part, 43 round display part,
44 grand prize opening, 44a big prize opening switch, 44b big prize opening solenoid, 44c
Opening and closing plate, 45 General winning opening, 45a General winning opening switch, 46 Out opening, 47 Windmill, 49 Center accessory, 70 Main control board, 70a CPU, 70b ROM, 70c
RAM, 72 relay terminal board, 80 payout control board, 81 frame opening switch, 82 ball lending display board, 83 relay terminal board, 84 pre-payout switch, 85 post-payout switch, 86 payout motor, 87 relay terminal board, 90 sub-control Substrate, 90a CPU, 90b ROM, 9
0c RAM, 91 effect display control board, 92 amplifier board, 93 decoration drive board, 93
a, 93b Frame lamp (LED lamp), 93c decorative motor, 94 stage button board,
100 Launch control board, 102 Bottom pan full tank switch.

Claims (2)

Identification information display means for performing variable display of identification information;
A variable entrance that changes between a closed state that does not accept game balls and an open state that easily accepts game balls;
A specific game executing means for executing a specific game for opening the variable entrance when the identification information is stopped and displayed in a specific display mode;
An input detection means capable of detecting an input from a player,
When the player arbitrarily inputs, the input is detected by the input detection means, a specific effect environment setting display unit is displayed, and the player can change a plurality of effect environments to arbitrary settings. A gaming machine,
When a predetermined input is detected by the input detection means when the identification information variation display and the specific game are not being executed, the specific production environment setting display unit is displayed to arbitrarily set the production environment. Can be changed to
When a predetermined input is detected by the input detection means while the specific game is being executed, the setting of the production environment can be changed under a predetermined restriction that does not display the specific production environment setting display unit. A gaming machine characterized by that. A standard setting is defined for a predetermined production environment among the plurality of production environments,
When a predetermined input is detected by the input detection means when the specific production environment setting display unit is not displayed, a predetermined production environment of the plurality of production environments is brought close to the reference setting. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is characterized.

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