JP5949818B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention rotates a ball and ball game machine (pachinko machine) that plays a game by firing a game ball on a game board in which a game area is formed, and a spinning cylinder on which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn on the outer peripheral surface, The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a spinning machine (slot machine) in which a game is played by stopping the spinning cylinder.

  As a gaming machine, a lottery is executed based on the game ball entering the starting port, and when the result of the lottery is a specific result, a ball ball game machine that generates an advantageous state advantageous to the player, 2. Description of the Related Art A spinning-type game machine that performs a lottery based on a rotating operation and generates an advantageous state advantageous to a player when the result of the lottery is a specific result is known. For example, there are a ball game machine that generates a so-called electric support state as an advantageous state (Patent Document 1), and a rotary-type game machine that generates a so-called assist time (AT) as an advantageous state (Patent Document 2).

  In gaming machines such as these, during the advantageous state, it is common to execute “the effect of notifying the gaming period in the advantageous state”. For example, the number of display changes of the symbol until the end of the power support state is displayed during the power support state, or the number of display changes of the symbol until the end of the AT period is displayed during the AT period.

JP 2004-105528 A JP 2012-050540 A

  However, as in the past, there is a problem that the game interest cannot be improved simply by notifying the game period in the advantageous state, and it is not interesting.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can enhance a gaming interest by notifying a gaming period in an advantageous state in a novel manner. To do.

In order to solve at least a part of the problems described above, the gaming machine of the present invention employs the following configuration. That is,
In a gaming machine comprising identification information display means for variably displaying identification information, and providing a predetermined profit based on a result of variation display of the identification information,
An advantageous state control means for starting an advantageous state advantageous to a player based on a predetermined start condition being satisfied, and ending the advantageous state based on a predetermined end condition being satisfied;
Production execution means for performing production relating to the game period in the advantageous state;
With
As an execution mode of the production,
Based on the fact that the identification information is variably displayed, it is possible to execute an advantageous period notification effect corresponding to a decrease in the game period in the advantageous state ,
A unit from the time when the identification information is variably displayed until the result of the variability display is obtained as a unit, and the predetermined end condition is satisfied when the unit is performed a predetermined number of times after the advantageous state is started Has been
It is possible to manage a reference remaining number that is the remaining number of one unit performed until the predetermined end condition is satisfied, and a display remaining number that is a number of times that display is updated in an advantageous period notification effect,
When the advantageous state is started, the number of times less than the reference remaining number is set as the remaining display number,
From the start of the advantageous state until the one unit is performed a specific number of times, each time the unit is performed, the display remaining number of times is reduced by a reduction width that is the same as the reference remaining number of times,
After the one unit is performed the specified number of times after the advantageous state is started, each time the one unit is performed, the display remaining number of times is decreased by a reduction width smaller than the reference remaining number of times. To do.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to enhance the gaming interest by notifying the gaming period in the advantageous state in a novel manner.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine of the 1st example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the board surface structure of the game board of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the 1st symbol display apparatus and 2nd symbol display apparatus of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the screen structure of the presentation display apparatus of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the starting port unit of 1st Example. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the control circuit in the pachinko machine of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the one aspect | mode of the effect performed with the effect display apparatus of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game control processing performed by CPU of the main control board of 1st Example. It is the flowchart which showed the process at the time of the big hit game end of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the game state after the big hit game according to the generation | occurrence | production condition of the big hit game of 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the remaining appearance frequency display process performed by CPU of the sub control board of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates a mode that the "remaining appearance frequency" of 1st Example is displayed. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the update procedure selection table of 1st Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally a mode that the "remaining apparent frequency" of 1st Example is updated. It is explanatory drawing which shows the opening pattern of 31st prize winning opening 31d of the modification 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the game state after the big hit game according to the generation | occurrence | production situation of the big hit game of the modification 1. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a big hit game start process performed by a CPU of a sub-control board of Modification 1; 10 is a flowchart showing remaining appearance count display processing of Modification 1; 10 is a flowchart illustrating an update pattern change process according to a first modification. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating a state in which the “remaining apparent number” of Modification 1 is updated. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating a state in which “the number of remaining appearances” in Modification 2 is updated. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating a state in which “the number of remaining appearances” in Modification 2 is updated. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the swivel type game machine of 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the three drums of 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electrical structure of the game machine of 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which matched and showed the game combination set to the game machine of 2nd Example with the symbol combination which makes a game combination a winning combination, and the privilege provided by the winning combination of a gaming combination. It is a flowchart which shows the game control processing performed by CPU of the main control board of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game control processing performed by CPU of the main control board of 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the example of the part lottery table of 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the operation sequence for making a bell combination win-win according to the one-sheet combination (A-D) which is internally won in duplicate with the bell combination of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the AT related process performed by CPU of the sub control board of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the process for non-AT periods of 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the AT period start lottery table of 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates a mode that the "remaining appearance frequency" of 2nd Example is displayed. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the update procedure selection table of 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the process for AT periods of 2nd Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally a mode that the "remaining apparent frequency" of 2nd Example is updated. 10 is a flowchart showing processing for non-AT period in Modification 3; 14 is a flowchart illustrating processing for an AT period according to Modification 3. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the addition lottery table of the modification 3. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an update pattern change process according to Modification 3. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally a mode that the "remaining appearance frequency" of the modification 3 is updated. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally a mode that the "remaining appearance frequency" of the modification 4 is updated. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally a mode that the "remaining appearance frequency" of the modification 4 is updated.

  In order to clarify the contents of the present invention described above, examples of the present invention will be described.

A. First Example:
A-1. Pachinko machine configuration:
A-1-1. Configuration on the front side of the device:
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 according to a first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the front part of the pachinko machine 1 is mainly composed of a front frame 4, an upper dish part 5, a lower dish part 6, a game board 10, and the like. In FIG. 1, detailed illustration of the game board 10 is omitted. The front frame 4 is attached to a middle frame 3 (not shown), and the middle frame 3 is attached to a main body frame 2 (not shown). The middle frame 3 is formed of a plastic material and is attached to the inside of the main body frame 2. The main body frame 2 is a substantially rectangular frame formed by assembling wooden plate-like members, and forms an outer frame of the pachinko machine 1. One end of the front frame 4 is pivotally supported with respect to the middle frame 3, and one end of the middle frame 3 is pivotally supported with respect to the main body frame 2. The game board 10 is detachably attached to the front side of the middle frame 3, and the front side is covered with the front frame 4.

  The front frame 4 is formed of a plastic material, and a circular window portion 4a is formed at a substantially central portion. A transparent plate such as a glass plate is fitted in the window portion 4a so that the board surface of the game board 10 disposed on the back side can be visually recognized. Further, the front frame 4 is provided with various lamps 4b to 4f for enhancing the game effect. An upper plate part 5 is provided below the front frame 4, and a lower plate part 6 is provided below the upper plate part 5. A locking device 9 is provided on the right side of the front frame 4, and a prepaid card type ball lending device 13 (CR unit) is provided on the left side of the front frame 4.

  The upper dish portion 5 is provided with a dish-shaped recess and a dish outer edge portion 5a formed so as to surround the recess. The game ball is thrown into a recess formed in the upper plate part 5 and supplied to the launcher unit 12 (see FIG. 6). The dish outer edge 5a is provided with various buttons such as a game ball lending switch 5b, a return switch 5c, and a discharge button for discharging the inserted game ball. A speaker 5 y is provided on the left side of the upper plate part 5. An effect button BT is provided on the front side of the upper plate 5. In the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment, it is possible to perform a game effect corresponding to the operation by receiving the player's operation on the effect button BT.

  The lower plate part 6 is provided with a discharge port 6 a for discharging game balls from the inside of the pachinko machine 1, and the discharged game balls are stored in the lower plate part 6. A firing handle 8 is provided at the right end of the lower plate portion 6. The firing handle 8 is provided with a touch switch 8a for detecting that the player is touching the handle. The rotation axis of the launching handle 8 is connected to a launching device unit 12 (not shown) mounted on the back side of the lower pan 6, and when the player rotates the firing handle 8, the movement of the launching handle 8 is caused to the launching device unit 12. Then, a launch motor (not shown) built in the unit rotates, and a game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the rotation angle. On the left side surface of the launch handle 8, a launch stop switch 8b that is operated by the player to temporarily stop the launch of the game ball is disposed.

A-1-2. Game board configuration:
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a board surface configuration of the game board 10. As described above, the game board 10 is detachably attached to the front side of the middle frame 3. As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular game area 11 surrounded by an outer rail 14 and an inner rail 15 is formed at the center of the game board 10. The game ball fired from the launching device unit 12 described above passes between the outer rail 14 and the inner rail 15 and is released to the game area 11, and flows down from above the game area 11.

  A central device 26 is provided in the approximate center of the game area 11, a variable prize device 18 is provided in a lower portion of the game area 11, and a start unit 17 is provided between the central device 26 and the variable prize device 18. It has been. As will be described later, the starting port unit 17 is configured by combining two starting ports up and down, and the first starting port 17a provided on the upper side is a size of a game ball receiving opening that allows game balls to enter. Is a fixed (non-variable) entrance where the game ball can always enter, and the second start port 17b provided on the lower side has a pair of left and right The wing piece is a variable entrance that is configured to be openable and closable. The detailed configuration of the start port unit 17 will be described later with reference to another drawing.

  An effect display device 27 is provided substantially in the center of the central device 26. The effect display device 27 is composed of a liquid crystal display, and on the display screen, various effect symbols such as an identification symbol and a background image can be displayed in a variable manner and stopped. Various effect symbols displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 27 will be described later.

  A first symbol display device 28 is provided diagonally to the left of the effect display device 27, and a second symbol display device 32 is provided diagonally to the right of the effect display device 27. Among these, in the first symbol display device 28 provided at the lower left of the effect display device 27, it is possible to variably display the normal symbol and the first special symbol, and to be provided at the lower right of the effect display device 27. In the second symbol display device 32, the second special symbol can be variably displayed. Detailed configurations of the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32 will be described later. In the following, the first special symbol may be simply abbreviated as “first special figure”, and the second special symbol may be simply abbreviated as “second special figure”.

  A normal symbol operation left gate 36 and a normal symbol operation right gate 37 are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 11, and gate switches 36s and 37s for detecting the passage of the game ball are provided inside these gates. (See FIG. 6). Further, lamp wind turbines 24 and 25 are provided between the left and right normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37 and the central device 26. A number of obstacle nails 23 are provided between and around each of these gaming devices.

  In the variable winning device 18 provided below the central device 26, a large winning device 31 is provided substantially in the center. The big winning device 31 is composed of a big winning opening 31d that opens largely in a substantially rectangular shape, an opening / closing member 31e for opening / closing the big winning opening 31d, a big winning opening solenoid 31m (see FIG. 6) for operating the opening / closing member 31e, and the like. Has been. When a predetermined condition, which will be described later, is satisfied, the special winning device 31 starts operating, the special winning opening solenoid 31m opens the opening / closing member 31e, and the special winning opening 31d is opened. As a result, the game ball enters the big winning opening 31d with a high probability, and a big hit game (specific game) advantageous to the player is started. Also, a big prize opening switch 31s is provided inside the big prize opening 31d, and it is possible to detect a game ball won in the big prize opening 31d. An out port 48 is provided below the game board 10, and a back ball preventing member 58 is provided below the out port 48. The back ball prevention member 58 has a function of preventing a game ball that has returned without reaching the game area 11 from returning to the launch position.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment. FIG. 3A shows the first symbol display device 28, and FIG. 3B shows the second symbol display device 32. As shown in FIG. 3A, the first symbol display device 28 of the first embodiment is constructed by incorporating 16 small light emitting diodes (LEDs) in a substantially rectangular area. Of these 16 LEDs, 5 LEDs constitute the normal symbol display unit 29, and the remaining 11 LEDs constitute the first special symbol display unit 30. Further, the normal symbol display unit 29 is composed of one LED (normal symbol LED 29a) for displaying a normal symbol and four LEDs (normal symbol hold display LED 29b) for displaying the number of reserved normal symbols. It is configured. In addition, the first special symbol display unit 30 includes seven LEDs for displaying the first special symbol (first special symbol LED 30a) and four LEDs for displaying the number of reserved first special symbols ( First special figure hold display LED 30b). In the following, the holding of the first special symbol (first special figure) is also referred to as “first special figure holding”, and the holding number of the first special figure is also referred to as “first special figure holding number”.

  The 2nd symbol display apparatus 32 shown in FIG.3 (b) becomes a structure which remove | eliminated the normal symbol display part 29 from the 1st symbol display apparatus 28 mentioned above. That is, the second symbol display device 32 is provided with a second special symbol display unit 33 composed of eleven LEDs, and the seven LEDs provided in the approximate center of the second symbol display unit 33 display the second special symbol. This is an LED for display (second special symbol LED 33a), and the remaining four LEDs are LEDs for displaying the number of reserved special symbols (second special symbol hold LED 33b). Hereinafter, the holding of the second special symbol (second special figure) is also referred to as “second special figure holding”, and the holding number of the second special figure is also referred to as “second special figure holding number”. Further, unless otherwise distinguished, “first special figure hold” and “second special figure hold” are also simply referred to as “special figure hold”.

  FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a screen configuration of the effect display device 27 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment. As described above, the effect display device 27 is configured by using a liquid crystal display. On the display screen, three identification symbols 27a, 27b, 27c and a background image 27d of the background are provided as effect symbols. It is displayed. The three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c start the variable display in synchronization with the start timing of the special symbol variable display in the first special symbol display unit 30 and the second special symbol display unit 33. The variation display is performed in various modes until the variation time elapses. Then, the variation display of the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c is completed in synchronization with the end timing of special symbol variation display (special symbol stop display).

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of the start port unit 17 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment. As described above, the start port unit 17 is provided with the first start port 17a and the second start port 17b. The first starting port 17a provided on the upper side is configured as a non-variable type (pocket type) inlet (general starting port) with a fixed size of the game ball receiving port, and the second starting port 17a provided on the lower side. The start port 17b is configured as a variable entry port (variable start port) having a pair of blade pieces 17w. The pair of wing pieces 17w can take two states, a substantially upright closed state (see FIG. 5A) and an open state rotated outward (see FIG. 5B). . As shown in FIG. 5A, in the “closed state” of the second starting port 17b in which the pair of wing pieces 17w are almost upright, the game ball cannot enter the second starting port 17b, and only the first It is in the state of entering the starting port 17a. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, in the “open state” of the second starting port 17b in which the pair of wing pieces 17w are opened outward, a game ball enters the second starting port 17b. It is a state to get. In the starting port unit 17 of the first embodiment, when the second starting port 17b is opened, the second starting port 17b is easier to enter the game ball than the first starting port 17a.

  The game balls that have entered the first start port 17a or the second start port 17b are guided to the back side of the game board 10 through the passages provided in the respective ones. A first start port switch 17s is provided in the middle of the passage inside the first start port 17a, and a second start port switch 17t is provided in the middle of the passage inside the second start port 17b. The game balls that have entered the start port 17a or the second start port 17b are detected by the first start port switch 17s or the second start port switch 17t, respectively.

A-1-3. Control circuit configuration:
Next, the configuration of the control circuit in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control circuit in the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the control circuit of the pachinko machine 1 is composed of a number of control boards, various boards, relay terminal boards, and so on. Display of images and output of sound under the control of the main control board 200 that controls the success / failure involved, the sub-control board 220 that controls the control of game effects using effect symbols, lamps, and sound effects The image / sound control board 230 for performing the operation, the decorative drive board 226 for driving the various LEDs and the lamps 4b to 4f under the control of the sub-control board 220, It is composed of a launch control board 260 that controls the game ball launch. These control boards include various types of CPUs, such as a CPU that executes various logical operations and calculation operations, a ROM that stores various programs and data executed by the CPU, and a RAM that stores temporary data when the program is executed. Peripheral LSIs are connected to each other via a bus.

  When the main control board 200 receives a game ball detection signal from the first start port switch 17s, the second start port switch 17t, the big prize port switch 31s, the gate switches 36s, 37s, etc., the detection signal is input. A command for instructing various operations determined according to the switch is transmitted to the sub-control board 220, the dispensing control board 240, the launch control board 260, and the like. Further, the main control board 200 includes a start port solenoid 17m for opening and closing a pair of blade pieces 17w provided in the second start port 17b, and a large winning port solenoid 31m for opening and closing the large winning port 31d, Furthermore, the 1st symbol display device 28, the 2nd symbol display device 32, etc. are connected via the relay terminal board (not shown), These various solenoids 17m and 31m, 1st symbol display device 28, 2nd symbol These controls are also performed by transmitting a drive signal toward the display device 32.

  The sub-control board 220 is connected to an image / audio control board 230, a decoration drive board 226, and an effect button board 228. When the sub-control board 220 receives various commands from the main control board 200, the sub-control board 220 analyzes the contents of the command and performs a game effect according to the result. That is, by sending a command for designating display contents and audio contents to the image / sound control board 230, or by sending drive signals of various LEDs and lamps 4b to 4f to the decoration drive board 226, a game effect is provided. Do. Further, when the sub control board 220 detects the player's operation on the effect button BT via the effect button board 228, the sub control board 220 performs a game effect corresponding to the operation. That is, when the effect button BT is pressed by the player, the effect button signal input to the sub control board 220 via the effect button board 228 is turned on, and the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 detects this.

  The image / audio control board 230 includes a VDP 234, an image ROM 235, and an audio ROM 236 in addition to the CPU 231, ROM 232, and RAM 233. When the CPU 231 of the image / audio control board 230 receives a command from the sub-control board 220, it instructs the VDP 234 to display an image corresponding to the command. The VDP 234 reads out data (for example, sprite data or moving image data for displaying an effect design or a character image) used for displaying the instructed image from the image ROM 235 to generate an image, and Output to the display screen. Further, when receiving a command from the sub control board 220, the CPU 231 reads out voice data corresponding to the command from the voice ROM 236, and outputs a voice based on the voice data from the speaker 5y via the amplifier board 224.

  The payout control board 240 is responsible for various controls relating to so-called ball rental and prize ball payout. For example, when the player operates the ball lending switch 5b or the return switch 5c provided in the above-described upper plate part 5, this signal is transmitted from the ball lending display board 242 via a relay terminal board (not shown). Is transmitted to the device 13. The ball lending device 13 pays out a ball while communicating data with the payout control board 240. When the main control board 200 transmits a prize ball payout command, the payout control board 240 receives this command and outputs a drive signal to the payout motor 109m, whereby the prize ball is paid out.

A-2. Overview of the game:
In the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment, a game is performed as follows. First, when a player throws a game ball into the recess of the upper plate part 5 and rotates the launch handle 8, the game balls thrown into the upper plate part 5 are supplied to the launcher unit 12 one by one, The game area 11 is fired as described above with reference to FIG. The strength at which the game ball is launched can be adjusted by the rotation angle of the launching handle 8, and the player can aim the game ball by changing the rotation angle of the launching handle 8.

  When the launched game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gate 36 provided in the game area 11, the normal symbol changes in the normal symbol display unit 29 of the first symbol display device 28 provided at the lower left of the effect display device 27. Display starts. As described above with reference to FIG. 3, the normal symbol display unit 29 is equipped with the normal symbol LED 29 a and the general symbol hold display LED 29 b, and among these, the normal symbol LED 29 a is used to display the variation of the normal symbol ( Repeated lighting and extinguishing).

  When the launched game ball enters the first start port 17a or the second start port 17b, a big hit determination is performed to determine whether it is a big hit or missed. When a game ball enters the first starting port 17a, the first symbol display unit 30 of the first symbol display device 28 starts the variable display of the first special symbol and enters the second starting port 17b. In such a case, the second special symbol display unit 33 of the second symbol display device 32 starts the variable display of the second special symbol.

  The first special symbol and the second special symbol are variably displayed until a predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed, and if the big hit determination result is a big hit, the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed, and the big hit determination result is out of place. In the event of a failure, it will be stopped and displayed with an off symbol. Then, a display (hereinafter also referred to as “determined display”) is performed to maintain the state in which the special symbol is stopped and displayed until a predetermined time elapses in order to confirm the symbol that has been stopped. In the first embodiment, 100 types of jackpot symbols (big hit symbols 1 to 100) and one type of off symbol are provided as symbols to be stopped and displayed (stop symbols). As described above with reference to FIG. 3, each of the first special symbol display unit 30 and the second special symbol display unit 33 is composed of seven LEDs, and each symbol has a different combination of LEDs to be lit. Is set. In the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32, each of the seven LEDs (the first special symbol LED 30a and the second special symbol LED 33a) blinks for a predetermined variation time to display the variation of the special symbol. When the variation time elapses, one of the symbols is stopped and displayed by lighting a predetermined combination of LEDs. When any of the big winning symbols is stopped (determined), the big winning game is started in which the first big winning port 60d and the second big winning port 65d are opened at a predetermined rate (a big win is generated). To do). During the big hit game, the game ball is paid out when the game ball enters the first big prize opening 60d or the second big prize opening 65d.

  In the following, the game from the time when the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner until the time when the variable display is completed and the jackpot symbol or the out-of-game symbol is confirmed, that is, the game until the result of one variation display is obtained. Also referred to as “symbol changing game”.

  The game balls entering the first start port 17a or the second start port 17b are held on the first special symbol until the special symbol variable display triggered by the ball is started (the first special symbol hold). ) Or the second special symbol hold (second special figure hold) is stored in the storage area of RAM 203 (special figure hold storage area). The first special figure hold and the second special figure hold can each be stored up to four, and the number of the first special figure hold (the first special figure hold number) can be stored in the first special figure hold display LED 30b. The number of second special figure hold (second special figure hold number) is displayed on the second special figure hold display LED 33b.

  Corresponding to the symbol variation game of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, the effect display device 27 uses various effects using the effect symbols (identification symbols 27a, 27b, 27c, etc.) (hereinafter also referred to as “symbol variation effect”). ) Is performed. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the design variation effect performed by the effect display device 27. On the display screen of the liquid crystal display constituting the effect display device 27, a left symbol display area in which the left identification symbol 27a is displayed, a middle symbol display region in which the middle identification symbol 27b is displayed, and a right identification symbol 27c are displayed. The right symbol display areas are formed, and three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are displayed using these display areas. When the special symbol variation display is started in either the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32, the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, 27c also start the variation display at the same time in the effect display device 27. To do. In the first embodiment, as an identification symbol, a symbol having nine numbers from “1” to “9” as a design is prepared.

  FIG. 7A conceptually shows a state in which the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are variably displayed at the same time. When a predetermined time elapses after the variable display is started, the left identification symbol 27a is first stopped and displayed in any one of “1” to “9”, and then the right identification symbol 27c is stopped and displayed. The middle identification symbol 27b is stopped and displayed. The combination of the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c that are stopped and displayed on the effect display device 27 is a special symbol (first special symbol) that is stopped and displayed on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 described above. Or it is comprised so that it may interlock with the stop display mode of the 2nd special figure). For example, when the first special figure or the second special figure is stopped and displayed as “big hit symbol”, the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c of the effect display device 27 are the symbol combinations (spotted eyes) that have the same symbol. Stopped display. In addition, when the first special figure or the second special figure is stopped and displayed as “out of symbol”, the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are stopped and displayed in the same symbol combination (separated pattern). . The identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c that are stopped and displayed are in a stopped display (determined display) until the special symbol fixed display time elapses.

  Thus, the special symbols displayed on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 and the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c displayed on the effect display device 27 correspond to each other. In addition, when the first special figure or the second special figure during the variable display is stopped and displayed, the three identification symbols 27a, 27b and 27c are also stopped and displayed. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the effect display device 27 is provided at a position that is more noticeable than the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32, and the display screen is large and the display contents can be understood. Since it is easy, it is normal for a player to play a symbol variation game while looking at the screen of the effect display device 27. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the left identification symbol 27a that is first stopped and displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 27 and the right identification symbol 27c that is subsequently stopped and displayed are the same symbol. In this case, the middle identification symbol 27b that is stopped and displayed at the end also stops at the same symbol, and the player displays a variation display (design variation effect) of the identification symbol, "Wouldn't the big hit game be started?" You will be watching. In this way, the effect performed in a state in which the two identification symbols are stopped at the same symbol (a mode that can be a doublet) and the last identification symbol is variably displayed is called “reach effect”. It is possible to enhance the game entertainment interest by generating.

A-3. Game control processing:
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a rough flow of a game control process performed by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 to control the progress of the game.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the game control process, “Prize ball related process”, “Normal symbol game process”, “Second start opening closing process”, “Special figure hold related process”, “Special symbol game process”, “Big hit game process” Each process is repeatedly executed. The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performs a game control process based on a timer interrupt that occurs every predetermined period (for example, every 4 msec). During the game control process, various commands are transmitted from the main control board 200 to the various control boards including the sub control board 220. By doing so, the game progresses, and the sub control board 220 controls the effect according to the progress of the game. The game control process performed by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 will be described below according to the flowchart.

  When starting the game control process, the CPU 201 performs a process (pay ball related process) for paying out the game ball as a prize ball (S50). In this process, among the various switches connected to the main control board 200, the switches related to the winning of the game ball (the first starting port switch 17s, the second starting port switch 17t, the big winning port switch 31s, etc.) It detects whether or not a ball has entered. When a game ball is detected, the number of prize balls to be paid out is calculated, and then a prize ball number designation command is transmitted to the payout control board 240. When the payout control board 240 receives the prize ball number designation command transmitted from the main control board 200, the payout control board 240 interprets the content of the command, and according to the result, a drive signal is sent to the payout motor 109m mounted on the payout device (not shown). Is sent out to actually pay out a prize ball.

  The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not to perform the normal symbol game process following the prize ball related process (S50) (S100). This determination is made by detecting whether or not the second start port 17b is open. If the second start port 17b is not in the open state, it is determined that the normal symbol game process is performed (S100: yes), and if the second start port 17b is in the open state, it is determined that the normal symbol game process is not performed ( S100: no). When it is determined that the normal symbol game process is to be performed (S100: yes), the normal symbol game process described below is performed (S150). On the other hand, when it is determined that the normal symbol game process is not performed (S100: no), the normal symbol game process (S150) is omitted.

  In the normal symbol game process (S150), the following processes are mainly performed. First, it is determined whether or not a normal symbol hold (ordinary symbol hold) exists (whether or not it is “0”). If a general symbol hold exists, a normal symbol hit determination is performed. Here, the universal figure hold is for storing information indicating the value of the random number for determining the universal figure obtained by the game ball passing through the normal symbol operating gates 36 and 37. In the first embodiment, The upper limit value of the stored number (holding number) is “4”. Then, based on the result of the normal symbol hit determination, it is determined whether the normal symbol is to be stopped and displayed with the winning symbol or with the off symbol. Subsequently, after the normal symbol variation time is set, the normal symbol variation display is started, and when the variation time has elapsed, the normal symbol is stopped and displayed with the determined symbol. At this time, when the symbol of the normal symbol is stopped and displayed, the second start port solenoid 18m is operated to rotate the blade piece 17w provided in the second start port 17b to both sides, thereby starting the second start. The mouth 17b is opened (see FIG. 5B).

  When the normal symbol game process is completed as described above, it is determined whether or not the second start port 17b is in an open state (S190). And when it is an open state (S190: yes), the process (2nd start port closing process) for making the 2nd start port 17b into a closed state from an open state is performed (S200). On the other hand, when the 2nd starting port 17b is not an open state (S190: no), since it is not necessary to perform a 2nd starting port closing process, it abbreviate | omits.

  In the second starting port closing process (S200), when any of the following conditions is satisfied, that is, the opening time of the second starting port 17b has elapsed, or a prescribed number of games are stored in the second starting port 17b. It is determined whether any of the conditions for entering the ball is satisfied, and when any of the conditions (starting port opening end condition) is satisfied, the opened second starting port 17b is closed. Perform the process. On the other hand, when the opening time of the second start port 17b has not elapsed and the number of balls entering the second start port 17b has not reached the specified number (when the start port opening end condition is not satisfied), The second start port closing process (S200) is terminated with the second start port 17b open.

  Here, the gaming state of the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment can be broadly divided into a setting situation of a probability (hit probability) determined to be a big hit in the big hit determination, and when the second start port 17b is in an open state. It is determined based on the setting status of the opening time (electric support). Among these, the game state based on the setting state of the opening time of the second start port 17b is set to either “electric support state” or “non-electric support state”. Compared to the “non-electric support state”, the “electric support state” has a higher probability that the result of the above-mentioned normal symbol hit determination will be “hit” (probability per normal figure), and the normal symbol change time (normal figure change time) ) Is short and the opening time of the second start port 17b is set to be long. Therefore, in the electric support state, the second start port 17b is frequently opened and the period in which the second start port 17b is in the open state is longer than the non-electric support state. The possibility of entering will increase. In order to realize such a configuration, in the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment, when the gaming state is set to “electric support state”, the “variable shortening flag” and “open extension flag” are set to ON. When the gaming state is set to the “non-electric support state”, these flags are set to OFF. Then, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 sets the probability per base map to a high probability (for example, “99/100”) and sets the base map change time to a short time (for example, “99/100”). For example, “1 second” is set, and based on the “open extension flag” being set to ON, the opening time of the second start port 17b is set to a long time (for example, “1.5 seconds × 3 times open = 4.5 seconds "). On the other hand, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 sets the probability per base drawing to a low probability (for example, “2/100”) and sets the base map variation time to a long time (for example, “ 20 seconds "), and based on the fact that the opening extension flag is set to OFF, the opening time of the second start port 17b is short (for example," 0.1 seconds × 3 times opening = 0.3 seconds "). )). Since the fluctuation shortening flag and the release extension flag are set to ON or OFF at the same timing, only one of the flags may be set and the one flag may be used in place of the other flag. Good.

  Thus, when the process related to closing the second start port 17b is performed (S190 to S200), the process for storing the special figure hold (the special figure hold related process) is performed (S250). In the special figure hold-related process, when a game ball enters the first start port 17a, the number of hold of the first special symbol (first special figure hold number) reaches the upper limit ("4" in the first embodiment). If not, the determination random number is acquired and stored as the first special figure hold. Further, when a game ball enters the second start port 17b, the determination is made if the number of reserved special symbols (the number of second special figure reserved) has not reached the upper limit ("4" in the first embodiment). A random number is acquired and stored as a second special figure hold. Here, as the determination random number, in order to determine the big hit determination random number for performing the big hit determination or the big hit symbol to be stopped and displayed as the first special figure or the second special figure when the result of the big hit determination is “big hit” The design pattern random number, the variation pattern determination random number for determining the variation pattern until the symbol is stopped and displayed are acquired.

  In this way, when the special figure holding related process is performed (S250), the special symbol game process for executing the special symbol game is performed (S300). In the special symbol game process, the following process is performed when the big hit game is not being played. First, it is determined whether or not the special symbol (either the first special figure or the second special figure) is being displayed in a variable display or a final display. If the special symbol is neither variable display nor final display, processing for starting the special symbol variable display (symbol variable game) is performed.

  In this process, first, when the second special figure hold is stored, the second special figure hold is read, and when the second special figure hold is not stored, the first special figure hold is read. When the first special figure hold or the second special figure hold is read, it is determined whether or not the high-accuracy flag is set to ON.

  Here, the gaming state of the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment is set to either the above-mentioned “electric support state” or “non-electric support state”, and a special symbol is stopped and displayed as a big hit symbol (big hit) The determination result is set to either a “high probability state” having a high probability (a jackpot probability) or a “low probability state” having a lower probability than the high probability state. The high probability flag is a flag that is set to ON when the gaming state is set to a high probability state (a state in which the probability changing function is activated).

  If it is in the low probability state, the determination result based on the jackpot determination random number included in the read special figure hold will be a “big hit” with a low probability (for example, 1/300). For example, a jackpot determination is performed in which the determination result based on the jackpot determination random number becomes “big hit” with a high probability (for example, 1/30). Subsequently, based on the fluctuation pattern determination random number included in the read special figure hold, the fluctuation pattern from when the special symbol starts to display until it stops is determined. Furthermore, when the result of the big hit determination is a big hit, based on the symbol determination random number included in the special figure hold, the display is stopped and displayed in the current symbol variation game from 100 types of big hit symbols (hit symbols 1 to 100). Determine the jackpot symbol. When the result of the big hit determination is out of place, only one type of out-of-line symbol is determined as it is as a symbol to be stopped and displayed in the current symbol variation game.

  In this way, the jackpot determination is performed based on the special figure hold, and when the fluctuation pattern and the symbols to be stopped and displayed (one of the 100 kinds of jackpot symbols or the off symbol) are determined, the fluctuation pattern is designated. A “variation pattern designation command” and a “stop symbol designation command” that designates a symbol to be stopped (stop symbol) (also collectively referred to as “variation start command”) are transmitted to the sub-control board 220. Then, the variation display of the special symbol is started based on the determined variation pattern. When the variation display of the special symbol is performed based on the variation pattern, the determined symbol is stopped and displayed, and a “symbol stop command” indicating that the special symbol is stopped and displayed is transmitted to the sub-control board 220.

  Here, when the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220 receives the above-described change start command, the CPU 221 executes a symbol change effect corresponding to the change start command (symbol change game). That is, on the basis of the stop symbol designation command, the symbol to be stopped and displayed as the identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c on the effect display device 27 is determined with the end of the symbol variation game. Further, the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220 starts to display the effect pattern from the start to the end of the current symbol variation game, that is, the variation display of the identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c, based on the variation pattern designation command. After that, the effect pattern until the three identification symbols are stopped and displayed is selected. Then, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes a symbol variation effect on the display screen of the effect display device 27 according to the selected effect pattern, and stops and displays the identified symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c.

  The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not the stop symbol is a jackpot symbol when the special symbol is stopped and displayed. When the stop symbol is a big hit symbol, an opening pattern of the big winning opening 31d during the big hit game is set to start the big hit game. In the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment, a long open round game in which the big winning opening 31d is opened for a long time (for example, 30 seconds) when any of the big win symbols is stopped and displayed as the first special figure or the second special figure. Is set to be performed 16 times. Thereafter, a jackpot game start command indicating the start of the jackpot game is transmitted to the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220. The jackpot game start command includes information indicating the opening pattern of the jackpot 31d in the jackpot game to be started. When the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the jackpot game start command, the CPU 221 detects that the jackpot game is started and the opening pattern of the jackpot 31d in the jackpot game.

  Thus, when the special symbol game process is performed (S300 in FIG. 8), the jackpot game process related to the jackpot game is performed (S400). In the big hit game process, the big prize opening 31d is opened and closed based on the opening pattern set as described above by controlling the big prize opening solenoid 31m (see FIG. 6). Then, when the opening and closing of the big winning opening 31d based on the opening pattern is finished, the big hit game is finished. It should be noted that the long open round game during the big hit game is ended even if a long time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses when a prescribed number (for example, 10) of game balls enter the big winning opening 31d.

  In the big hit game process (S400), in addition to the processes described above, the following big hit game end process is also performed. The big hit game end process is a process performed at the end of the big hit game. The game state after the big hit game is set to either a non-electric support state or an electric support state, and a low probability state or high This is a process of setting any one of the probability states.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the process when the big hit game ends. When the big hit game end process is started, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 first turns OFF or ON the fluctuation shortening flag and the release extension flag in order to set the gaming state after the big hit game to the non-electric support state or the electric support state. (S402). Here, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the game state after the end of the jackpot game is set according to the occurrence state of the jackpot game that has ended this time. That is, according to “the type of the special symbol in which the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed (first special symbol or second special symbol)” and “the type of the jackpot symbol in which the jackpot symbol is stopped (any one of the jackpot symbols 1 to 100)” The gaming state after the big hit game is set. The relationship between the occurrence status of the jackpot game and the game state after the jackpot game ends will be described in detail later.

  In the process of S402, if the gaming state after the big hit game is set to the electric support state, the fluctuation shortening flag and the release extension flag are set to ON. If the gaming state is set to the non-electric support state, the fluctuation shortening flag and the release are set. Set the extension flag to OFF. Subsequently, when the gaming state is set to the electric support state, the duration of the electric support state is set to the value of the electric support counter (S404). For example, when the electric support state is continued until the symbol variation game is performed 50 times after the big hit game ends, “50” is set to the value of the electric support counter. The value of the electric support counter is decremented by “1” every time the symbol variation game is performed. When the value of the electric support counter reaches “0”, the fluctuation shortening flag and the release extension flag are turned off to end the electric support state. Is set.

  Subsequently, if the gaming state after the big hit game is set to the high probability state, the high probability flag is set to ON, and if the gaming state is set to the low probability state, the high probability flag is set to OFF (S406). When the high probability state is set, the duration of the high probability state is set as the value of the high probability counter (S408). For example, when the high probability state is continued until 50 symbol variation games are performed after the big hit game, “50” is set to the value of the high-accuracy counter. The value of the high-accuracy counter is decremented by “1” every time the symbol variation game is performed. When the value of the high-accuracy counter becomes “0”, the high-accuracy flag is set to OFF to end the high probability state. Thereafter, a jackpot game end command indicating the end of the jackpot game is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S410). The jackpot game end command includes information indicating a game state set after the jackpot game ends. When the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the jackpot game start command, the CPU 221 detects that the jackpot game is ended and a gaming state after the jackpot game ends. Of course, information indicating the gaming state after the big hit game may be transmitted by a command (for example, a gaming state designation command) different from the big hit game end command.

  FIG. 10 shows the game state after the big hit game according to the occurrence status of the big hit game. In the above-described processing of S402 to S408, the above-described various flags and various counters are set so that the gaming state shown below is set according to the occurrence state of the big hit game.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the first special figure or the second special figure is stopped and displayed with the big hit symbol, if the big hit symbol is 1 to 50, the symbol variation game is continued until 30 times. A power support state (30 times of power support) and a high probability state are set. In addition, in the case of the big hit symbols 51 to 60, an electric support state (50 electric support times) and a high probability state that continue until the symbol variation game is played 50 times are set. In the case of the big hit symbols 61 to 70, an electric support state (70 electric support times) and a high probability state that are continued until the symbol variation game is performed 70 times are set. Also, if the jackpot symbol 71-100, the electric support state (30 electric support times) that continues until the symbol variation game is performed 30 times is set, but the high probability state is not set (the low probability state is Set). As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment, various game states are set after the big hit game ends.

  The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 displays special symbols (identification information) in a variable manner so that it functions as an “identification information display means”. When the big hit game ends, a predetermined start condition is satisfied and the electric support state (advantageous state) ) Is started, and when the symbol variation game of the set number of times of electric support is performed, the predetermined end condition is satisfied and the electric support state is ended, so that it functions as “advantageous state generating means”.

A-4. Game direction processing:
Next, game effect processing for executing a game effect (such as a symbol variation effect or a jackpot game effect) in accordance with the progress of the above-described game will be described. The game effect is performed using effect devices such as various LEDs / lamps 4b to 4f, the speaker 5y, and the effect display device 27. Specifically, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 sends various driving signals to the various LEDs / lamps 4b to 4f via the decorative driving board 226 in accordance with the progress of the game, so that the various LEDs / lamps 4b to 4f are transmitted. Are made to emit light with light emission patterns corresponding to various effects. Further, the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 transmits a command (effect command) to the image / sound control board 230 in accordance with the progress of the game. When the CPU 231 of the image / sound control board 230 receives the effect command from the sub-control board 220, the type of image data corresponding to the effect command, the display position of the image data, the enlargement / reduction ratio of the image data, etc. (drawing list) ) And the determined drawing list is transmitted to the VDP 234. When the VDP 234 receives the drawing list, the VDP 234 reads out image data from the image ROM 235 based on the received drawing list, and outputs the read image data to the effect display device 27 in the position and display method based on the drawing list. When the CPU 231 of the image / sound control board 230 receives the effect command from the sub-control board 220, it determines the sound data (music data, etc.) corresponding to the effect command, and the determined sound data is sent from the sound ROM 236. read out. Then, sound (music or the like) based on the read sound data is output from the speaker 5y via the amplifier board 224. As described above, the image / sound control board 230 according to the present embodiment responds to the effect commands independently of the sub control board 220 after receiving the commands (effect commands) corresponding to the various effects from the sub control board 220. Image and audio output can be performed.

  Hereinafter, the “remaining apparent number display process” executed as part of the above-described game effect will be described. In the remaining appearance count display process, a process for performing an effect suggesting the remaining symbol variation game count (remaining power support count) until the above-described power support status is completed is performed. The remaining apparent number display process is executed based on a timer interrupt that occurs every predetermined period (for example, every 4 msec). As described above, in the first embodiment, the “CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220” mainly plays a role in cooperation with the “decorative drive board 226” and the “CPU 231 and VDP 234 of the image / audio control board 230”. However, in the following description, it is assumed that the “CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220”, which is the execution subject of the game effect, directly executes the game effect.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the remaining appearance number display process. When the remaining appearance count display process is started, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 first determines whether or not a jackpot game end command has been received (S502). The jackpot game end command is a command transmitted from the main control board 200 when the jackpot game ends, as described above. When the big hit game end command is received (S502: yes), the value of the sub-side power support counter is set (S504). The sub-side power support counter is a counter for storing the number of times of power support on the sub-control board 220 side, and its storage area is secured in the RAM 223 of the sub-control board 220. Therefore, in the process of S504, the number of times of electric support set after the end of the big hit game is detected based on the big hit game end command with the end of the big hit game, and the number of electric support is set to the value of the sub-side electric support counter. To do.

  Thus, when the value of the sub-side power support counter is set (S504), “50 times” is displayed on the effect display device 27 (S506). Here, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the value of the sub-side power support counter, that is, “actual power support count (hereinafter also referred to as“ remaining actual count ”)” is displayed on the effect display device 27 as it is. Instead, the “apparent remaining power support count (remaining apparent power count)” indicating the “actual remaining power support count” is displayed on the effect display device 27. Therefore, in the process of S506, the “remaining apparent number of times” as shown in FIG. 12, regardless of which power support number (30, 50, 70) is set with the end of the big hit game. "50 times" is displayed.

  Subsequently, an update procedure for updating the display of “the number of remaining appearances” is determined by an update procedure lottery from among a plurality of update procedures (S508). In each update procedure, the update pattern of “the number of remaining appearances” is set differently.

  FIG. 13 conceptually shows an update procedure selection table referred to in the update procedure lottery. In particular, FIG. 13A shows an update procedure selection table that is selected when 70 times of electric support is set, and FIG. 13B shows that 50 times of electric support is set. FIG. 13C shows an update procedure selection table that is selected when 30 times of electric support is set. In addition, when 30 times of electric support is set, there are a case where a high probability state is set together with a power support state and a case where a low probability state is set. Therefore, an update procedure corresponding to each of these cases The table is stored. These update procedure selection tables are stored in advance in the RAM 223 of the sub control board 220.

  In the update procedure lottery, first, the update procedure selection table corresponding to the set power support count (when 30 power support counts are set, whether the power support count and the high probability state are set) is selected. To do. Then, a predetermined random number that is sequentially updated is acquired, and an update procedure corresponding to the acquired random number is determined with reference to the selected update procedure selection table. Therefore, in the update procedure lottery, as shown in FIG. 13, when 70 times of electric support is set, it is determined as one of the update procedures 1 to 3, and when 50 times of electric support is set, If it is determined as one of the update procedures 4 to 6 and 30 times of electric support is set together with the high probability state, it is set to any of the update procedures 7 to 9, and 30 times of electric support is set to the low probability state. If it is set together, it is set to one of the update procedures 7-8. Although details will be described later, the contents of the update procedure, that is, the update pattern is a mode for notifying the decrease in the number of times of electric support (game period in the advantageous state), and various update patterns (first notification mode, The second notification mode) is set.

  In the above, the process when the jackpot game end command is received (S502: yes) has been described. On the other hand, when the jackpot game end command has not been received (S502: no), it is determined whether or not it is in the power support state (S510). The determination processing of S510 is performed by determining whether or not the value of the sub-side power support counter is not “0”. Since the “remaining number of appearances” is displayed in the power support state, the determination processing in S510 may be performed by determining whether the “remaining number of appearances” is being displayed.

  As a result of the determination processing in S510, when it is determined that the power support state is in effect (S510: yes), it is determined whether or not a change start command is received (S512). As described above, the change start time command is a command transmitted from the main control board 200 when the symbol change game is started (when the special symbol change display is started). Therefore, in the determination process of S512, it is determined whether or not the symbol variation game is started during the electric support state. As a result, when the symbol variation game is started in the power support state (S512: yes), the value of the sub power support counter is set to “1” in order to reduce the actual power support count (remaining actual count) by one. Is subtracted (S514). Then, the display of “number of remaining appearances” is updated in response to the start of the symbol variation game during the power support state (the remaining number of actual times has been reduced by 1) (S516). This display update is performed based on the update procedure determined in step S508.

  FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing how the “remaining number of appearances” (display) is updated by the determined update procedure. In particular, FIG. 14A shows the update pattern of the update procedure 1 after 70 electric support times (remaining actual number) are set by starting the big hit game during the non-electric support state. It shows how the “number of remaining appearances” is updated. As shown in FIG. 14A, when the “remaining number of times” is set to 70, 50 is first displayed as the “remaining number of apparent times” (the process of S506 in FIG. 11). After that, every time a symbol variation game is performed (every time “remaining actual number” is subtracted once) until the “remaining actual number” reaches 40, the “remaining apparent number” displayed is The value is subtracted once (the process of S516 in FIG. 11). Then, when the “remaining actual number” reaches 40 and the “remaining apparent number” reaches 20 (when the pattern change condition is satisfied), the update pattern of the “remaining apparent number” is changed, and one symbol variation Each time a game is played (each time the “remaining actual number” is decremented once), the “remaining apparent number” being displayed is decremented by 0.5 (processing of S516 in FIG. 11). When the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” being displayed also becomes zero. That is, by changing the update pattern of the “remaining number of apparent times” being displayed, the “remaining number of apparent times” is set to 0 when the “remaining actual number of times” becomes 0. The same applies to the other update procedures 2 to 9.

  FIG. 14B shows the update pattern in update procedure 4 after the number of times of electric support (remaining number of times) is set by starting the big hit game in the non-electric support state. "Is updated. As shown in FIG. 14B, when 50 “remaining actual count” is set, 50 is displayed as “remaining apparent count” (processing in S506 in FIG. 11). After that, every time a symbol variation game is performed (every time “remaining actual number” is subtracted once) until the “remaining actual number” reaches 25, the “remaining apparent number” displayed is It is subtracted by 0.5 times (processing of S516 in FIG. 11). When the “remaining actual number” becomes 25 and the “remaining apparent number” becomes 37.5 (when the pattern change condition is satisfied), the update pattern of the “remaining apparent number” is changed to one Each time the symbol variation game is performed (each time the “remaining actual number” is subtracted once), the “remaining apparent number” being displayed is decremented by 1.5 (processing of S516 in FIG. 11). As a result, when the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” being displayed also becomes zero.

  In FIG. 14C, after the big hit game is started in the non-electric support state and 30 electric support times (remaining actual number) are set, the update pattern of the update procedure 9 indicates “remaining apparent number of times”. "Is updated. As shown in FIG. 14C, when 30 “remaining actual count” is set, 50 is displayed as “remaining apparent count” (processing in S506 of FIG. 11). After that, every time a symbol variation game is performed (every time “remaining actual number” is subtracted once) until the “remaining actual number” reaches 25, the “remaining apparent number” displayed is Subtraction is performed 5 times (processing of S516 in FIG. 11). When the “remaining actual number” becomes 25 and the “remaining apparent number” becomes 25 (when the pattern change condition is satisfied), the update pattern of the “remaining apparent number” is changed to change the pattern once. Each time a game is played (each time the “remaining actual number” is decremented once), the “remaining apparent number” being displayed is decremented by one (processing of S516 in FIG. 11). As a result, when the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” being displayed also becomes zero.

  Here, if “remaining number of appearances” is displayed during the power support state, the player recognizes “remaining number of appearances” as “remaining number of appearances”, and pay attention to the “remaining number of appearances”. Yes. In addition, since the player recognizes the “remaining apparent count” as the “remaining actual count”, the “remaining actual count” decreases at a constant pace (progression) as the symbol variation game is performed during the electric support state. Assuming that In this regard, in the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment, the update pattern of the “remaining number of appearances” that the player is paying attention to changes in the middle of the electric support state against the player's assumption. On the other hand, surprises and surprises can be given, and it is possible to enhance the entertainment interest during the electric support state.

  Further, since the player recognizes the “remaining apparent number” as the “remaining actual number”, when the “remaining actual number” decreases by one (when the symbol variable game is performed once), the “remaining apparent number” Also recognizes that it will decrease once. In this regard, in the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment, the subtraction unit (one time) of “symbol changing game” and the subtraction unit of “remaining real number” (0.5 times, 1.5 times, 5 times shown in FIG. This can also give the player surprise and surprise to this, and can enhance the gaming interest in the electric support state.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the “remaining number of appearances” becomes 0 at the timing when the “remaining number of times” becomes 0 and the power support state ends. Therefore, it is possible to realize a novel gameability that “the end time of the electric support state is estimated based on the subtraction pace (progress) until the remaining number of appearances becomes zero”, and the game in the electric support state It is possible to enhance interest.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment, as shown in the right column of FIG. 13C, when the game state after the big hit game is set to the low probability state, the update procedure 7 or the update procedure 8 Set to In other words, when the update procedures 1 to 6 and 9 are set, it is determined that the gaming state after the big hit game is a high probability state. Therefore, the player can be expected that the update procedure of the “remaining apparent number of times” being displayed is the update procedures 1 to 6 and 9. As a result, it is possible to realize a novel gameability that “the update procedure of the remaining number of appearances is expected to be a specific update procedure”, and it is possible to enhance the gaming interest in the electric support state.

  Here, the update procedure 10 and the update procedure 11 are provided as the update procedure, and the game state after the big hit game is higher in the case where the update procedure 10 is set than in the case where the update procedure 11 is set. It is good also as a structure where the probability set to a state becomes high. For example, as an update procedure, “when the gaming state after the big hit game is set to a high probability state is set with a first probability (for example, 80%), the gaming state after the big hit game is set to a low probability state. Update procedure 10 set with a second probability lower than the first probability (for example, 10%) ”and“ a third probability (for example, 20 when the gaming state after the big hit game is set to the high probability state ”). Update procedure 11 ”set with a fourth probability (for example, 90%) higher than the third probability when the gaming state after the jackpot game is set to a low probability state is set. Good. This makes it possible for the player to expect that the update procedure of the “remaining apparent number of times” being displayed is the update procedure 10 rather than the update procedure 11. As a result, it is possible to realize a novel gameability that “the update procedure of the remaining number of appearances is expected to be a specific update procedure”, and it is possible to enhance the gaming interest in the electric support state.

  The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 displays (notifies) “remaining number of appearances (game period in advantageous state)”, so that it functions as “notification means”, and “remaining number of appearances (game period in advantageous state)”. It also functions as “production execution means”.

B. Modification of the first embodiment:
B-1. Modification 1
In the first embodiment described above, the opening pattern of the special winning opening 31d and the game state after the big hit game may be set as follows.

  FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an opening pattern of the special winning opening 31d according to the first modification. As shown in FIG. 15, in the first modification, when the first special figure is stopped and displayed with the big hit symbol, even if the big hit symbol is any one of the big hit symbols 1 to 100, the long open round game is 16 times. The opening pattern of the big winning opening 31d to be performed is set (a big hit game in which a long open round game is performed 16 times is performed).

  On the other hand, when the second special figure is stopped and displayed with the jackpot symbol, if the jackpot symbol is any one of the jackpot symbols 1 to 50, the long winning round game is played 16 times in the big winning opening 31d. If an open pattern is set (a 16R long open big hit game is performed) and any of the big hit symbols 51-100, a short open round game in which the big winning opening 31d is opened for a short time (for example, 0.2 seconds) The opening pattern of the big winning opening 31d to be performed twice is set (a 2R short opening big hit game is performed). Of course, also in the first modification, the opening pattern of the big winning opening 31d is set by a process corresponding to the special symbol game process (S300) of FIG. 8, and is a process corresponding to the jackpot game process (S400) of FIG. The special winning opening 31d is opened and closed based on the opening pattern.

  FIG. 16 shows the gaming state after the big hit game according to the occurrence status of the big hit game in the first modification. Of course, also in the first modification, the game state is set by setting various flags and various counters according to the occurrence status of the big hit game in the process corresponding to S404 to S410 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 16A, in the first modification, when the first special figure is stopped and displayed with the big hit symbol, even if the big hit symbol is any one of the big hit symbols 1 to 100, the symbol variation game is not performed. A power support state (50 times of power support) and a high probability state that are continued until 50 times are performed are set.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 16 (b), when the second special figure is stopped and displayed with the big hit symbol, if the big hit symbol is the big hit symbol 1-50 or the big hit symbol 51-60. The electric support state (50 electric support times) that continues until the symbol variation game is played 50 times and the high probability state are set. Also, in the case of the big hit symbols 61 to 70, an electric support state (30 electric support times) and a high probability state that are continued until the symbol variation game is performed 30 times are set. Also, if the jackpot symbol 71-100, the electric support state (30 electric support times) that continues until the symbol variation game is performed 30 times is set, but the high probability state is not set (the low probability state is Set). Here, as described above with reference to FIG. 15, when the second special figure is stopped and displayed with the big hit symbols 51 to 100, the big hit game of 2R short opening is performed. In this 2R short-open big hit game, the big prize opening 31d is only opened twice for a short time, so even if the 2R short open big hit game is played, It is hard to be recognized. In this case, after the big hit game that is difficult to be recognized by the player is finished, the gaming state indicated by a thick frame in FIG. 16B is set.

  It should be noted that the CPU 201 of the main control board 200, when a 2R short-open big hit game is performed during the electric support state (in an advantageous state) (when a predetermined change condition is satisfied), the number of electric support times (the game period in the advantageous state) ) Is changed (or increased), and functions as a “change means” or “increase means”.

  Next, the “big hit game start process” and the “remaining apparent number display process” for displaying the “remaining apparent number of times” of Modification 1 will be described. Note that these processes are executed by the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 based on a timer interrupt that occurs every predetermined period (for example, every 4 msec).

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a big hit game start process performed by the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220. In the big hit game start process, various processes are performed in conjunction with the start of the big hit game.

  When the big hit game start process is started, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 first determines whether or not a big hit game start command has been received (S600). The jackpot game start command is a command transmitted from the main control board 200 when the jackpot game is started as described above. Therefore, in the determination process of S600, it is determined whether or not the big hit game has been started. As a result, when the jackpot game is started (S600: yes), it is determined whether or not the jackpot game is started during the electric support state (S602). In the pachinko machine 1 according to the first modification, the “remaining actual number” is stored as the value of the sub-side power support counter, and the “remaining actual number” should be larger than “0” when the power support state is in effect. Accordingly, the determination processing in S602 is performed by determining whether or not the value of the sub-side power support counter is greater than “0”. As will be described in detail later, even in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first modification, since the “remaining apparent number” is displayed during the electric support state, is the determination process of S602 displaying “remaining apparent number”? This may be done by judging whether or not.

  As a result of the determination processing in S602, when it is determined that the big hit game has been started during the electric support state (S602: yes), the value of the sub-side electric support counter is set to “0”. That is, when the big hit game is started, the number of electric supporters (remaining actual number) is newly set after the end of the big hit game, so during the big hit game, the value of the sub-side electric support counter is set to “0”. . In addition, since the number of times of electric support is set after the end of the big hit game, the value of the sub-side electric support counter may be left at the start of the big hit game during the big hit game (the process of S604 may be omitted). ).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether the big hit game started this time is 16R long open or 2R short open (S606). As described above, since the jackpot game start command includes information indicating the opening pattern of the jackpot game 31d for the jackpot game to be started (whether it is 16R long opening or 2R short opening), S606. This determination process is performed based on the jackpot game start command. As a result, when the big hit game with the 16R length open is started (S606: yes), the display of the “number of remaining appearances” performed during the electric support state is ended (S608). Subsequently, a jackpot effect indicating that the jackpot game has started is started (S610). For example, characters such as “big hit” are displayed on the effect display device 27. Thereafter, the big hit game start process shown in FIG. 17 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the 2R short-open big hit game is started (S606: no), the display of “the remaining number of appearances” performed during the electric support state is continued (S612). The big hit game start process shown is terminated.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first modification, when the big hit game of 16R length opening is started during the electric support state, the display of the “remaining apparent number” performed during the electric support state is ended. Execute the jackpot production. On the other hand, if a big hit game with 2R short opening is started during the electric support state, the display of “remaining number of appearances” performed during the electric support state is performed without performing the big hit effect. Continue during the jackpot game.

  The above describes the process when the big hit game is started during the electric support state (S602: yes). On the other hand, when the big hit game is started in the non-electric support state, that is, when the “remaining apparent number” is not displayed (S602: no), the big hit game is 16R long open or 2R short It is determined whether it is open (S606). As a result, when the big hit game with 16R length open is started in the non-electric support state (while “the remaining number of appearances” is not displayed) (S614: yes), the big hit effect is started (S616). On the other hand, when the 2R short-open big hit game is started in the non-electric support state (while the “remaining number of apparent times” is not displayed) (S614: no), the big hit effect is not started. The big hit game start process shown in FIG. 17 is terminated. If the jackpot game start command has not been received (S600: no), the processing of S602 to S612 is omitted, and the jackpot game start time processing shown in FIG. 17 is terminated.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first modified example, the big hit effect is executed when the 16R long open big hit game is started in the non-electric support state (when “the remaining number of appearances” is not displayed). On the other hand, if the 2R short-open big hit game is started in the non-electric support state (when the “number of remaining appearances” is not displayed), the big hit effect is not executed.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the remaining appearance number display process. When the remaining appearance count display process is started, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 first determines whether or not a jackpot game end command has been received. The jackpot game end command is a command transmitted from the main control board 200 when the jackpot game ends, as described above. When the jackpot game end command has been received (S700: yes), the number of electric supporters (remaining actual number of times) set after the jackpot game is ended with the end of the jackpot game is determined based on the jackpot game end command. To detect. Then, the detected power support count is set to the value of the sub power support counter (S702).

  When the value of the sub-side power support counter is set in this way (S702), it is determined whether or not the “remaining number of appearances” is displayed during the big hit game to be ended this time (S704). That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 17, in the pachinko machine 1 of the first modification, when the big hit game with 2R short open is started during the electric support state, the “remaining apparent number of times” display during the electric support state Will continue during the 2R short-open big hit game. Therefore, in the determination process of S704, since the big hit game that has been completed this time is a 2R short-open big hit game that was started in the electric support state (while the “number of remaining appearances” is being displayed), it continues during the big hit game. It is then determined whether or not the “remaining apparent number of times” has been displayed.

  As a result of the determination process of S704, when it is determined that the “remaining apparent number of times” display is not performed during the jackpot game to be ended this time, that is, the jackpot game to be ended this time is in a non-electric support state (“remaining apparent count” 16R even if it is a big hit game that was started during the “number of times” is not displayed), or even if the big hit game that is ended this time is a big hit game that was started in the electric support state (“the number of remaining appearances” is displayed) If it is a long-open big hit game (the display of the “number of remaining appearances” has ended with the start of the big hit game) (S704: yes), since the “number of remaining appearances” is not displayed during the big hit game, The newly set power support count (remaining actual count) is displayed as “remaining apparent count” (S706). Subsequently, “update pattern in which the remaining number of appearances is subtracted once every time the remaining number of actual times decreases” is set as an update pattern of “number of remaining appearances” (S708). That is, the number of subtractions of the “remaining apparent number” per “remaining actual number of times” (hereinafter also referred to as “unit subtraction number”) is set to “one time”.

  On the other hand, when the “remaining appearance count” is displayed during the jackpot game that is ended this time, that is, when the jackpot game that is ended this time is in the electric support state (while “remaining appearance count” is displayed). Since it is a 2R short-open big hit game that has been started, when the “remaining number of appearances” is displayed even during the big hit game (S704: yes), an update pattern of “remaining number of appearances” An update pattern change process for changing is performed (S710). The update pattern change process (S710) will be described in detail later using another flowchart.

  The above is the description of the process when the jackpot game end command is received (S700: yes). On the other hand, when the jackpot game end command has not been received (S700: no), it is determined whether or not it is in the electric support state (S712). The determination process of S712 is performed by determining whether or not the value of the sub-side power support counter is not “0”. It should be noted that since the “remaining apparent number” is displayed in the power support state, the determination processing in S712 may be performed by determining whether the “remaining apparent number” is being displayed.

  As a result of the determination process in S712, if it is determined that the power support state is in effect (S712: yes), it is determined whether a change start command is received (S714). As described above, the change start time command is a command transmitted from the main control board 200 when the symbol change game is started (when the special symbol change display is started). Therefore, in the determination process of S714, it is determined whether or not the symbol variation game is started during the electric support state. As a result, when the symbol variation game is started in the electric support state (S714: yes), “1” is subtracted from the value of the sub-side electric support counter to reduce the “remaining actual number” by one (S716). ). In addition, the display of “number of remaining appearances” is updated in response to the start of the symbol variation game during the electric support state (S718). This display update is performed based on the update pattern set in the process of S708 or the update pattern changed in the process of S710.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the contents of the update pattern change process (S710 in FIG. 18). As described above, the update pattern change process is a 2R short-open big hit game started while the big hit game ended this time is in the electric support state (while “the remaining number of appearances” is being displayed). This process is also performed when the “remaining number of appearances” is continuously displayed.

  When the update pattern change process is started, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 firstly displays the 2R short-open big hit game that has been finished this time, and is the first 2R short-open big hit game after the display of the “remaining apparent number of times” starts. Whether or not (S800). That is, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the first modification, the display of the “remaining number of appearances” is ended when a 16R long open big hit game is performed in the electric support state (while the “remaining number of appearances” is displayed). When the 2R short-open big hit game is started, the “number of remaining appearances” is continuously displayed. For this reason, there is a possibility that a large number of 2R short-open big hit games may be performed in a state where the “remaining apparent number of times” is displayed. Therefore, in the determination process of S800, it is determined whether or not the 2R short-open big hit game that has been finished this time is the first 2R short-open big hit game after the display of the “number of remaining appearances” is started.

  As a result, if the 2R short-open big hit game that has been completed this time is the first 2R short-open big hit game that has started displaying the “number of remaining appearances” (S800: yes), during the 2R short open game, The “remaining apparent number of times” that has been continuously displayed is divided by the newly set power support number (remaining actual number of times) this time (S802). Then, the update pattern is changed (set) so that the “quotient” of the division becomes the number of times (unit subtraction number) subtracted from the “remaining apparent number” every time the “remaining actual number” decreases by one ( S804). That is, the update pattern is changed by setting the “quotient” of the division as the unit subtraction number. In this way, when the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” also becomes zero.

  FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing how the “remaining apparent number of times” (display) is updated according to the set update pattern. In particular, in FIG. 20A, after the jackpot game started during the non-electric support state is completed, after 30 electric support states (remaining actual number) are set, the “remaining apparent number” is displayed. The update is shown. As shown in FIG. 20A, when 30 “remaining number of times” is set, 30 times are first displayed as “remaining number of apparent times”. Also, an update pattern with one unit subtraction number is set as the update pattern of “remaining apparent count” (the process of S708 in FIG. 18). Then, until the 2R short-open big hit game is started, the “remaining number of appearances” is decremented by 1 every time the “remaining number of times” is reduced by 1 according to the update pattern (processing of S718 in FIG. 18). . In the example shown in FIG. 20A, the 2R short-open big hit game is started when the “remaining actual number” is 18 times. Therefore, until the “remaining actual number” reaches 18, the “remaining apparent number” is decremented by 1 every time the “remaining actual number” decreases by one, and when the “remaining actual number” is 18, The remaining number of appearances is also 18 times. When the 2R short-open big hit game is started when the “remaining actual number” is 18, the “remaining apparent number” at this time is kept displayed during the 2R short-open big hit game (FIG. 17). Processing in S612).

  Then, when the 2R short-open big hit game ends, the number of electric support (remaining real number, here 50 times) corresponding to the 2R short-open big hit game is newly set. If this 2R short-open big hit game is the first 2R short-open big hit game after the display of the “remaining appearance count” is started (S800: yes in FIG. 19), the “remaining appearance count ( 18 ”here) is divided by the newly set“ remaining actual number (here, 50) ”(S802 in FIG. 19). Then, the update pattern is changed by setting the division quotient (here, 18 ÷ 50 = 0.36 times) as the unit subtraction number (S804 in FIG. 19). Thereafter, according to the update pattern, every time the “remaining actual number” is decreased by one, the “remaining apparent number” is subtracted 0.36 times (the process of S718 in FIG. 18), and eventually the symbol variation game is performed 50 times. If the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” also becomes zero. In such a case, since the unit subtraction number becomes smaller than 1 by changing the update pattern, the pace at which the “number of remaining appearances” decreases after the change is slower than before the update pattern is changed ( Progression is small).

  Here, when the newly set “remaining actual number” is smaller than the “remaining apparent number” displayed, “quotient” obtained by dividing “remaining apparent number” by “remaining actual number” is larger than 1. The number greater than 1 is set as the unit subtraction number. For example, when the “remaining apparent number” being displayed is 42 times and the newly set “remaining actual number” is 30 times, the unit subtraction number is 42 ÷ 30 = 1.4 times. In such a case, the rate at which the “number of remaining appearances” decreases is faster (the progress is greater) after the change than before the update pattern is changed.

  In addition, when the “remainder” is calculated as a result of the division performed in the process of S802 in FIG. 19 (when the remainder is not divisible or the “quotient” is calculated to a predetermined place after the decimal point, the “remainder” is In the case of calculation), the number of times when “remainder” is added to “quotient” at any timing until “remaining actual number” becomes zero is subtracted from “remaining apparent number”. For example, in the process of S802 of FIG. 19, when the “remaining apparent count” being displayed is 16 and the newly set “remaining actual count” is 30, the “up to the second decimal place” The “quotient” is 0.53 and the “remainder” is 0.10. In this case, the unit subtraction number is set to 0.53 times (the “remaining apparent number” is subtracted by 0.53 times) until the “remaining actual number” becomes 1, and the “remaining actual number” is 1. By subtracting 0.53 (quotient) +0.10 (remainder) = 0.63 times from the “remaining apparent number” at the timing of 0 to 0, the “remaining apparent number” is also set to zero.

  In the determination process of S800 of FIG. 19, the 2R short-open big hit game that has been completed this time is the first 2R short-open big hit game that has started displaying the “number of remaining appearances” (S800: yes). ) Has been described. On the other hand, if the 2R short-open big hit game that has been completed this time is the second or subsequent 2R short-open big hit game since the start of the display of the “remaining apparent number of times” (S800: no), It is determined whether or not the “remaining actual number of times newly set this time” is larger than “the remaining actual number of times before the 2R short-open big hit game is started”. That is, it is determined whether or not the “remaining actual number” has been increased by setting a new “remaining actual number” (S806).

  As a result, when the “remaining actual number” has substantially increased (S806: yes), the “new remaining actual number” is “the remaining actual number before the start of the 2R short-open big hit game”. Until it becomes, the update of the “remaining apparent count” is stopped (the unit subtraction number is set to 0) and the update pattern is changed. When the “remaining actual number of times set” becomes the same as the “remaining number of times before the 2R short opening big hit game is started”, the “remaining apparent number of times” is again set as the 2R short opening big hit game. Subtract the unit subtraction number set before the start of. This unit subtraction number is set so that the “remaining number of appearances” becomes 0 when the “remaining actual number before the start of the 2R short-open big hit game” becomes 0, Again, at the timing when “the newly set remaining number of times” becomes the same as “the remaining number of times before the 2R short-open big hit game is started”, the “remaining number of times of appearance” is subtracted by the unit subtraction number. As a result, the “remaining apparent count” becomes 0 at the timing when the “remaining actual count” becomes 0.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 20B, in the state where the “remaining apparent number” is subtracted by 0.36 times (the state described above with reference to FIG. 20A), the “remaining actual number” is 12 A case where the second 2R short-open big hit game is started when the “number of remaining appearances” is 4.68 times will be described. In this case, first, “the newly set remaining number of times (here 30 times)” is larger than “the remaining number of times before starting the 2R short-open big hit game (here 12 times)”. (S806 in FIG. 19). In the example shown in FIG. 20B, “the newly set remaining number of times (30 times)” is larger than “the remaining number of times before the 2R short-open big hit game is started (12 times)”. In such a case, the update is stopped (update freeze state) while the “remaining apparent count” is 4.68 times (update pattern is changed by setting the unit subtraction number to 0). In this state, the symbol variation game is performed, and when the “remaining actual number of times set” becomes 12 times the same as the “remaining actual number of times before the 2R short-open big hit game is started” again, Then, the “remaining apparent count” is subtracted 0.36 times (the update pattern is changed by setting the unit subtraction number to 0.36). Then, when the symbol variation game is performed 12 times and the “newly set remaining number of times” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number of times” also becomes zero.

  If it is determined in S806 that the “remaining actual number newly set this time” is equal to or less than “the remaining actual number before the start of the 2R short-open big hit game”, that is, this time When the “remaining actual number” is newly set but the “remaining actual number” has not substantially increased (S806: no), as in the case of the first 2R short-open big hit game , S802 and S804 are executed. In other words, if the “remaining actual number of times” has not substantially increased, the “newly set remaining actual number of times” is “ The opportunity to become the same as “the actual number of remaining games before the start of the 2R short-open big hit game” will not come (the difference will only widen). In other words, after the update of the “remaining apparent number” is stopped, the subtraction of the “remaining apparent number” (subtraction by the unit subtraction number set before the start of the 2R short-open big hit game) is resumed at any opportunity. Even so, the “remaining apparent count” does not become zero when the “new remaining real count” becomes zero. Therefore, when the “remaining actual number” has not substantially increased (S806: no), the processing of S802 and S804 is performed without stopping the update. Here, after the update of the “remaining apparent count” is stopped, the “remaining apparent count” becomes 0 when the new unit subtraction number, that is, “the newly set remaining actual count” becomes 0. If the unit subtraction number is newly calculated (if the unit subtraction number set before the start of the 2R short-open big hit game is not used), the “remaining actual number” has not substantially increased. Even in this case, the update of the “remaining apparent number of times” may be stopped.

  In addition, at the timing when the “remaining apparent count” becomes zero, the first 2R short-open big hit game is started after the display of the “remaining apparent count” is started, and the “remaining actual count” is newly set. In this case, since the “remaining apparent number” cannot be divided by the “newly set remaining actual number”, the processing of S802 and S804 in FIG. "Is displayed as" the number of remaining appearances "as it is.

  As described above, since the pachinko machine 1 according to the first modification is configured, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects of the first embodiment described above.

  The pachinko machine 1 according to the first modification changes the update pattern of the “remaining apparent count” at the timing when the “remaining actual count” is newly set, so that the player who has noticed that the update pattern has been updated It can be expected that "a 2R short-open big hit game has been performed and a new remaining number of times has been set." In this way, it is possible to realize a novel gameplay that “guesses that a new remaining number of times has been set”. As a result, it is possible to enhance the gaming interest during the electric support state.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 1 according to the first modified example, when the “remaining actual number” is newly set by performing the first 2R short-open big hit game (when the pattern change condition is satisfied), "Update pattern with the quotient obtained by dividing the remaining actual number by the newly set remaining actual number as the unit subtraction number". Therefore, it is possible to realize a novel gameability of “inferring the newly set remaining actual number based on the number of unit subtraction”, and to enhance the gaming interest in the electric support state.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 1 of the first modified example is set to “newly set” when the “remaining actual number of times” is newly set by performing the second and subsequent 2R short-open big hit games (when the pattern change condition is satisfied). The remaining appearance count is changed to “update pattern that does not update the remaining appearance count” until the 2R short-open big hit game is started. Therefore, it is possible to realize a novel gameability of “inducing the newly set remaining actual number of times based on the number of symbol variable games whose remaining apparent number is not updated”, and to enhance the gaming interest in the electric support state Is possible.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 1 according to the first modified example has a case where the “remaining number of times” is newly set by performing the first 2R short-open big hit game and the second and subsequent 2R short-open big hit games. As a result, the update pattern change contents differ depending on the case where the “remaining number of times” is newly set. Therefore, “the number of times that the remaining number of times is newly set based on the change contents of the update pattern (the setting of the first remaining number of times or the setting of the remaining number of times after the second time) This makes it possible to realize a novel gameability of “inferring the game”, and to enhance the gaming interest in the electric support state.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 1 according to the first modification can change the update pattern of the “number of remaining appearances” a plurality of times during the electric support state, so that the update pattern can be diversified. It can give even greater surprises and surprises. As a result, it is possible to further enhance the gaming interest in the electric support state.

B-2. Modification 2
In the first embodiment and the first modification described above, the “remaining number of appearances” is also set to 0 when the “remaining actual number” is 0 (the game period in the advantageous state in the first performance execution mode) In addition to this configuration, the “remaining number of appearances” is set to 0 before the “remaining number of actual times” becomes 0 (an advantageous state in the second effect execution mode). It is good also as a structure which performs the production | presentation regarding the game period in. In this case, after the “remaining apparent number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” is subtracted according to a predetermined update pattern as the “remaining actual number” decreases.

  As a specific example, in the processing of S508 in FIG. 11 in the first embodiment, an update pattern in which the “remaining number of appearances” becomes 0 before the “remaining actual number” becomes 0 may be set. For example, as shown in FIG. 21A, when 30 times is set as the number of times of electric support (remaining actual number), first, 50 is displayed as the “remaining apparent number”, and the “remaining actual number” is An update pattern in which the “remaining apparent number” is subtracted by 5 each time it decreases by 1 time may be set. In this way, when the “remaining actual number” becomes 20 times, the “remaining apparent number” becomes 0, and after that, every time the “remaining actual number” decreases by 1, the “remaining apparent number” is decremented by 5 times. Thus, at the timing when the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” becomes −100.

  Furthermore, in another specific example, even if the “remaining actual number” is newly set in the first modification, the “newly set remaining actual number” is “before the 2R short-open big hit game is started”. If the “remaining actual number of times” is large, the update pattern may not be changed (the processes in S802, S804, and S808 in FIG. 19). For example, as shown in FIG. 21B, even if the “remaining number of times of appearance” is set to 18 times and the “remaining number of times of realization” is newly set to 50 times, In this case, the update pattern is not changed. In this way, at the timing when the “remaining actual number” becomes 32 times, the “remaining apparent number” becomes 0, and after that, every time the “remaining actual number” decreases by one, the “remaining apparent number” is subtracted once. Thus, the “remaining apparent number” becomes −32 at the timing when the “remaining actual number” becomes zero.

  Even if the “remaining actual number of times set” is smaller than the “remaining actual number of times before the 2R short-open big hit game is started”, if the update pattern is not changed, the “remaining actual number of times” is The “remaining apparent count” does not reach 0 at the timing of 0. That is, although the “remaining apparent count” is a positive number, the electric support state is terminated. If this happens, there is a risk of giving the player a distrust of “the electric support state has been forcibly terminated”. Therefore, when the “newly set remaining number of times” is smaller than “the remaining number of times before the 2R short-open big hit game is started”, the update pattern is changed as in the first modification described above.

  Here, not only simply subtracting the “remaining number of appearances” displayed on the effect display device 27, but also changing the display mode of the “remaining number of appearances” when the “remaining number of appearances” becomes zero. May be. For example, as shown in FIG. 22 (a), a large “0” image is displayed at the timing when the “remaining number of appearances” becomes 0, and as the “remaining actual number” decreases, The color of 0 may gradually change in the direction of the arrow in the figure, and the character color of 0 may be completely changed at the timing when the “remaining number of times” becomes zero. Also, as shown in FIG. 22B, the “remaining apparent count” display area (upper left area) before the “remaining apparent count” becomes 0 at the timing when the “remaining apparent count” becomes 0. The “remaining apparent number of times” may be displayed in a display area (center area) different from the above.

  As described above, since the pachinko machine 1 of the second modification is configured, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment and the first modification described above, the following effects can be obtained.

  If “remaining apparent count” is displayed during the power support state, the player recognizes “remaining apparent count” as “remaining actual count” and pays attention to the “remaining apparent count”. In addition, since the player recognizes the “remaining apparent count” as the “remaining actual count”, when the “remaining apparent count” becomes 0, the “remaining actual count” also becomes 0 and the power support state ends. It is assumed. In this regard, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the second modification, contrary to the assumption of the player, the update of the “remaining apparent number” that the player is paying attention to continues even after the “remaining apparent number” becomes zero. At the same time, since the electric support state is continued, the player can be surprised and surprised, and the gaming interest during the electric support state can be enhanced.

  Further, until the “remaining apparent count” becomes zero, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation that “the electric support state may not end even if the remaining apparent count becomes zero”. Furthermore, if the “remaining apparent count” is continuously updated after the number becomes “0”, the player cannot recognize the end time of the electric support state, so “the electric support state may continue for a long time. Can give the player a sense of expectation. As a result, it is possible to enhance the gaming interest during the electric support state.

  Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 21B, when the “remaining number of times” is newly set, the “remaining number of times” continues even after the “remaining number of times” becomes zero. In the case of the configuration to be updated, when the update is performed, the player has a sense of expectation that “a 2R short-open big hit game has been performed and the remaining actual number of times has been newly set”. This makes it possible to enhance the game fun during the electric support state.

  Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 22, when the “remaining apparent count” is continuously updated even after it becomes zero, the “remaining apparent count” is displayed in a different manner from that before the zero count. As a result, the above-described surprise, surprise, and expectation can be further increased, and it is possible to enhance the entertainment enjoyment during the electric support state.

C. Second embodiment:
C-1. Device configuration of a spinning machine:
FIG. 23 is a front view showing an external appearance of a swivel type gaming machine 301 (hereinafter referred to as “gaming machine 301”) of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 23, the gaming machine 301 is provided with a housing 303 formed in a box shape, a front door 302 provided so as to cover the front surface side of the housing 303, and the like. The front door 302 includes a middle area (302ma, 302mb) where a game is actually performed, an upper area 302u where various effects are performed according to the progress of the game, and a lower area 302d where game medals are paid out. The middle area is composed of a game state display section 302ma for displaying a game state and an operation section 302mb for playing a game.

  In the upper area 302u, an effect display device 310 is provided in the center, speakers 314 are provided on the left and right of the effect display device 310, and various lamps 312 are provided above the effect display device 310 and the speaker 314. It has been. The effect display device 310 is configured by a so-called liquid crystal display device, and can produce effects by displaying various symbols in accordance with the progress of the game.

  A large display window 320 is provided at the center of the game state display section 302ma provided in the middle of the front door 302, and it is possible to visually recognize how the three cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c provided therein rotate. It has become.

  The operation portion 302mb provided in the lower middle part of the front door 302 is formed in a shape protruding toward the front, and a game medal insertion slot 330 for inserting game medals and a credit are stored on the upper surface. An insertion button 334 or the like is provided for inserting the number of game medals required for the game. In addition, on the front surface of the operation unit 302mb, a start lever 336 for starting rotation of the spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c after the game medal is inserted and rotation of the three spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c are stopped. The rotating cylinder stop buttons 338a, 338b, and 338c are provided. In addition, a settlement button 340 is provided on the upper surface of the operation unit 302mb. The settlement button 340 is a button operated when paying out game medals stored inside the gaming machine 301 to the outside.

  In addition, a lower area 302d of the front door 302 is provided with a game medal payout opening 350 from which game medals are paid out, a receiving tray 352 for receiving the paid game medals, and the like.

  FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the three drums 320a, 320b, and 320c. The outer peripheral surface of each cylinder is divided into 21 frame areas, and a pattern is drawn on each frame. And the symbol number of 1-21 is attached | subjected to the symbol of each spinning cylinder according to the drawn area | region (frame).

  FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 25, the sub-control board 520, the door board 540, the rotor board 560, the power board 580, the relay board 600, etc. are connected to the gaming machine 301 so that data can be communicated with the main control board 500 as the center. Has been configured.

  The main control board 500 is a board that controls the progress of the entire game performed by the gaming machine 301. On the main control board 500, a CPU 501, a ROM 502, a RAM 503 and the like are mounted so that data can be communicated with each other via a bus. From the door board 540 mounted on the front door 302, a start lever 336 and a rotating cylinder stop are provided. While receiving a signal indicating that the buttons 338a, 338b, and 338c have been operated and performing a game control process to be described later, a control command (for the sub-control board 520, the door board 540, the spinning board 560, etc.) Alternatively, the operation of these various substrates is controlled by transmitting a control signal).

  Similar to the main control board 500 described above, the sub control board 520 includes a CPU 521, a ROM 522, a RAM 523, an effect data ROM 524 for storing effect data, and the like connected to each other via a bus so as to be able to communicate with each other. . In addition, various lamps 312, various speakers 314 and 414, an effect display device 310, a rotating backlight 320 </ b> L, and the like are connected to the sub control board 520. The CPU 521 of the sub control board 520 outputs drive signals to the various lamps 312, the various speakers 314, 414, the effect display device 310, and the rotary backlight 320 </ b> L based on the control command received from the main control board 500. Various performances are performed.

  Connected to the door substrate 540 are a medal selector 406, an insertion button 334, a start lever 336, a spinning cylinder stop button 338a, 338b, 338c, a settlement button 340, and the like. The door board 540 is connected to the main control board 500 described above so as to communicate data. For this reason, when the start lever 336 provided on the front door 302, the rotating cylinder stop buttons 338a, 338b, 338c, the closing button 334, the adjustment button 340, and the like are operated, the signal is transmitted to the main control board via the door board 540. 500 is supplied. In addition, a signal that the medal selector 406 detects the passage of the game medal by the built-in medal sensor is also supplied to the main control board 500 through the door board 540.

  On the spinning board 560, the spinning motors 324a, 324b, and 324c for rotating the three spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c, and the spinning cylinder sensors 326a and 326b for detecting the rotational positions of the respective spinning cylinders. , 326c, etc. are connected. The rotating substrate 560 drives the rotating motors 324a, 324b, and 324c while detecting the rotational positions of the rotating cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c by the rotating sensors 326a, 326b, and 326c, thereby rotating the respective rotating drums 320a. , 320b, 320c can be stopped at desired positions.

  The medal payout device 418 is connected to the main control board 500 via the relay board 600 and performs an operation of paying out a predetermined number of game medals based on a control signal from the main control board 500.

  These various control boards and power consumed by the boards are supplied from a power supply board 580. In FIG. 25, a state in which power is supplied from the power supply board 580 is represented by a dashed arrow. As shown in the figure, power is directly supplied to the main control board 500 and the sub control board 520 from the power supply board 580, and various boards (the door board 540, the rotor board 560, and the relay board 600) Electric power is supplied via the main control board 500.

C-2. Overview of the game:
Hereinafter, in the gaming machine 301 having the above-described configuration, the contents of the control performed to advance the game will be described. As a preparation for this, an outline of the game performed in the gaming machine 301 will be described.

  When starting a game, a game medal is inserted from the game medal slot 330, and the required number of game medals (a prescribed number) is inserted to start the game. In the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, the prescribed number is fixed to “3”, and when three gaming medals are inserted, the operation of the start lever 336 is validated. When game medals are stored in advance as credits, a predetermined number of game medals can be inserted by pressing the insertion button 334.

  When a prescribed number of game medals are inserted and the start lever 336 is operated (based on the start operation), the three spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c start to rotate. As described above with reference to FIG. 24, a plurality of symbols are drawn on each of the spinning cylinders. Therefore, when the spinning cylinder rotates, these symbols (identification information) are displayed in a variable manner on the display window 320. Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 23, on the front side of the front door 302, there are provided three turning stop buttons 338a, 338b, and 338c corresponding to the respective turning cylinders. When the rotation stop button 338a, 338b, 338c is operated (based on the stop operation) during rotation of the rotation cylinder 320a, 320b, 320c, the rotation corresponding to the operated rotation stop button stops. Accordingly, in the display window 320, the symbol that has been variably displayed is stopped and displayed as any symbol. In this way, when the rotation of the three spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c is stopped, one of the symbols is stopped and displayed on each of the spinning cylinders. In the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, the size of the display window 320 is set such that three symbols are displayed for each cylinder. Eventually, when the three drums 320a, 320b, and 320c are stopped and displayed, a total of nine symbols in three rows and three columns are displayed on the display window 320. In addition, a plurality of pay lines are set in advance at positions where these nine symbols are displayed.

  FIG. 23 shows winning lines L1 to L5 set in the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment. As shown in the drawing, in the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, the upper line L1, the middle line L2, the lower line L3, the diagonally upward line L4, and the diagonally downward line to the right. A total of five lines L5 are set as winning lines (as winning lines L1 to L5). When the three drums 320a, 320b, and 320c are stopped, some combination of symbols is obtained on these pay lines. If the symbol combination on the winning line is a symbol combination corresponding to one of the game actors, the winning of the game officer is established, and a privilege corresponding to the game officer is given to the player. The

  FIG. 26 shows the types of gaming combinations set in the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, the symbol combinations that establish the winning combination of the gaming combination, and the benefits that are given to the player when the winning combination is established. It is explanatory drawing shown correspondingly. In FIG. 26, the type of game combination is displayed in the leftmost column, the symbol combination for winning the game combination is displayed in the center column, and the right combination is given to the player when the game combination is established. The benefits to be displayed are displayed. For example, a combination of symbols in which all three reels 320a, 320b, and 320c are arranged in a “replay” symbol is set for the game symbol called “re-game character” shown at the top. As a benefit for the establishment of a winning prize for a re-gamer (a combination of symbols associated with a re-gamer is available), the right to play a game again is given without inserting a new game medal. That is, in the game next to the game in which the re-game player is won, it is possible to play the game as if a game medal was inserted.

  In addition, a game combination called a bell role is associated with a combination of symbols in which the three spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c are all arranged in a “bell” design. It is set so that one game medal is given to the player. In addition, a game combination called a watermelon role is associated with a combination of symbols in which the three spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c are all arranged in the pattern of "watermelon". As a privilege for winning a prize for this watermelon role, Ten game medals are set to be given to the player. In addition, for the game role called the cherry role, a symbol combination in which the symbols of the middle and right rotator 320b and 320c may be any symbols as long as the left rotator 320a is a "cherry" symbol is set. As a privilege for winning the cherry role, two game medals are set. Further, for the single-player combination A, a combination of symbols is set in which the left cylinder 320a and the right cylinder 320c are “replay” symbols and the middle cylinder 320b is “bell” symbols. For the game role B, a symbol combination in which the left cylinder 320a is a “replay” symbol and the middle cylinder 320b and the right cylinder 320c is a “bell” symbol is set. Is set with a symbol combination in which the left cylinder 320a is a "bell" symbol and the middle cylinder 320b and the right cylinder 320c are "replay" symbols. A symbol combination is set in which 320a and the right cylinder 320c are "Bell" symbols, and the middle cylinder 320b is a "Replay" symbol. As a privilege for winning a winning combination of these one piece combinations A to D, one game medal is set.

  Of course, when the spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c are stopped, a winning combination of any game combination is not always established. In this case, after betting a prescribed number of game medals again, the next game is performed by operating the start lever 36 and rotating the rotating drum. In the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, the game progresses by repeating such operations. The progress of such a game is controlled by the CPU 501 mounted on the main control board 500. Below, the game control process which CPU501 of the main control board 500 is performing in order to control progress of a game is demonstrated. In addition, after receiving the operation of the start lever 336 to rotate the spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, 320c, the game to stop the rotation of the spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, 320c by receiving the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 338a, 338b, 338c. Is also referred to as “symbol fluctuation game”.

C-3. Game control processing:
FIGS. 27 and 28 are flowcharts showing a game control process performed by the CPU 501 of the main control board 500 to control the progress of the game in the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment. This game control process is a process that is executed after the gaming machine 301 is turned on, and after initialization processing such as a checksum of the ROM mounted on the main control board 500 and the sub control board 520 is performed. Yes, based on a timer interrupt (for example, every 4 msec) every predetermined time.

  As shown in FIG. 27, when the game control process is started, the CPU 501 of the main control board 500 first performs the input operation validation process (S900). As described above, in the gaming machine 301 according to the second embodiment, when the operation of the start lever 336 is detected after a specified number of game medals are inserted, the spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c start to rotate. In the insertion operation validation process, processing for validating such an operation for inserting a game medal (to enable detection of a game medal insertion operation) is performed.

  When the input operation validation process is performed (S900), it is confirmed whether or not the settlement button 340 has been operated (S902). That is, before the operation of the start lever 336 described later is detected, it is possible to settle the game medals including the inserted game medals. If the settlement button 340 has been operated (S902: yes), a settlement process is performed to perform a process of paying out the game medals stored as data and the inserted game medals (S940). The payout of game medals is performed by outputting a control signal indicating the number of game medals to be paid out from the main control board 500 to the medal payout device 418. When the game medals are paid out in this manner, the state returns to the state before the start of the game, and the processing after the insertion operation validation processing (S900) is performed.

  After performing the input operation validation process (S900), if it is determined that the settlement button 340 has not been operated (S902: no), then the input operation acceptance process is performed (S906). In the insertion operation reception process, it is determined whether or not a specified number of game medals have been inserted, and when a specified number of game medals have been inserted, a process of setting an insertion completion flag to ON is performed. The insertion completion flag is a flag indicating whether or not a specified number of game medals have been inserted.

  When the insertion operation acceptance process is performed (S906), it is determined whether or not the insertion completion flag is set to ON, that is, whether or not a specified number of game medals have been inserted (S908). As a result, when the specified number of game medals has not been inserted (S908: no), the system waits until the specified number of game medals are inserted while confirming whether or not the settlement button 340 has been operated (S902). On the other hand, when a prescribed number of game medals are inserted (S908: yes), it is determined whether or not the start lever 336 has been operated (S910). As a result, when the start lever 336 is not operated (S910: no), the control waits until the start lever 336 is operated while confirming whether or not the settlement button 340 is operated (S902). On the other hand, when the start lever 336 is operated (S910: yes), the input operation invalidation process is performed (S912). In the insertion operation invalidation process, a process for invalidating the game medal insertion operation is performed. In other words, after the start lever 336 is operated, no game medals can be inserted regardless of which operation is performed. Thus, when the process of invalidating the game medal insertion operation is completed (S912), the internal lottery process is started (S914).

  In the internal lottery process, a process of determining a game combination (winning combination) that allows winning a prize from among the game combinations described above with reference to FIG. 26 by lottery. However, even if one of the game actors is won in this lottery (winning is permitted), the game player does not immediately win, and by operating the rotation stop buttons 338a, 338b, 338c, A game combination cannot be established unless the symbol combination corresponding to the winning game combination is arranged on the winning line. On the other hand, unless the game player has won the lottery, the corresponding symbol combination cannot be aligned on the winning line no matter what timing the rotator stop buttons 338a, 338b, 338c are operated. ing. In this sense, this lottery is called “internal lottery” because it is a lottery performed internally as a precondition for making a winning combination by winning a game combination. In addition, the state of winning the internal lottery is called an internal winning state (or simply, internal winning).

  This internal lottery is performed using a dedicated table called a combination lottery table. In the lottery table, a correspondence relationship between a game combination and an internal lottery random value is set. Here, the internal lottery random number value is a random number value acquired when the CPU 501 of the main control board 500 receives the operation signal of the start lever 36. If the random number for internal lottery is 2-byte data, it is possible to take a random value in the range of 0 to 65535. The random numbers for lottery can be generated by hardware using a dedicated random number generation circuit mounted on the main control board 500, or generated by software using a program for generating random numbers. Is also possible.

  FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an example of a role lottery table. FIG. 29 (a) shows a range of random values assigned to each game combination. FIG. 29B schematically shows a rough ratio of the range of random number values assigned to each game combination. In the combination lottery table shown in the figure, a random number value of 0 to 19999 is set for “bell combination”. This indicates that when the acquired random number value is within this range, the winning combination is played as a bell.

  Also, a random number value of 0-4999 is set for “single piece role A”, a random number value of 5000-9999 is set for “single piece role B”, and “single piece role C” is set. In this case, a random number value of 10000 to 14999 is set, and a random value of 15000 to 19999 is set for “one piece combination D”. Subsequently, a random value of 20000 to 211999 is set for the “watermelon combination”, and a random value of 22000 to 23999 is set for the “cherry combination”. Furthermore, a random value of 24000 to 41999 is set for the “re-game”. Note that no game combination is set in the random number value of 42000 to 65535, and therefore, when the acquired random number value is within this range, it is “lost”.

  Here, paying attention to the random number values of 0 to 19999, “bell combination” and “single combination AD” are set. This indicates that when the acquired random number value is within this range, the two winning combinations are won internally. That is, when a random number value of 0 to 4999 is acquired, the winning combination of the bell combination and the single piece combination A is performed internally. Similarly, when a random number value of 5000 to 9999 is acquired, the bell combination and the single piece combination B are internally won, and when a random value of 10000 to 14999 is acquired, the bell combination and the single combination C are combined. If the internal winning is duplicated and a random value of 15000 to 19999 is acquired, the bell winning combination and the single winning combination D are internally winning. In the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, the symbol combination (three spinning cylinders) associated with the bell combination is determined depending on whether the “bell combination” overlaps with one of the single combinations A to D. 320a, 320b, and 320c are arranged in the symbol “bell”, and the operation order of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 338a, 338b, and 338c for stopping and displaying is different.

  FIG. 30 shows an operation sequence (hereinafter also referred to as “push order that can be won)” for establishing a winning combination for the Bell combination in accordance with the single combination (A to D) that is internally won in duplicate with the Bell combination. FIG. If the winning combination is a single-player combination A, first the center rotation stop button (middle stop button) 338b, second left rotation stop button (left stop button) 338a, third right The turnable stop button (right stop button) 338c is set in a winable push order (hereinafter, such an operation order is expressed as “middle → left → right”). Similarly, if the winning combination with the single player B is won, a winning order of “middle → right → left” is set. If the winning combination with the single player C is won, “right → The winning possible push order of “left → middle” is set, and when the winning combination with the single piece combination D is won, the winning possible push order of “right → middle → left” is set. In this way, the winning combination of the winning combination starting from the spinning stop button other than the left stop button 338a is set differently for the bell combination depending on the type of the single winning combination.

  In the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, the spinning cylinder stop buttons 338a, 338b, and 338c are operated in the winning order that corresponds to the internal winning mode (overlapping winning mode with a single winning combination) shown in FIG. Unless otherwise, the combination of symbols for the bell role is not aligned on the winning line (the bell role is not established). When the spinning cylinder stop buttons 338a, 338b, and 338c are operated in an operation order different from the winning-push order, the single winning combination (A to D) that is won internally is duplicated. ing.

  In the internal lottery process (S914 in FIG. 27), as described above, any winning combination can be won by referring to the internal lottery random value acquired when the start lever 36 is operated and the lottery table. It is determined whether or not it is lost. When any game combination is won internally, the internal winning flag corresponding to the internal winning game combination is set to ON. Here, the internal winning flag is a flag used for storing the result of the internal lottery, and each predetermined game game shown in FIG. 26 is stored in a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 500. An internal winning flag corresponding to is set. Note that if the result of the internal lottery is “losing”, no internal winning flag is set to ON.

  When the internal lottery process (S914) is completed, the CPU 501 of the main control board 500 transmits an internal lottery result transmission command to the sub control board 220 (S916). The internal lottery result transmission command includes information indicating the result of the internal lottery performed in the previous internal lottery process (S914) (information indicating whether any game player has been internally won or lost, Information on the types of gaming actors that have been played).

  When the internal lottery process is thus performed (S914), the CPU 501 of the main control board 500 transmits an internal lottery result transmission command to the sub control board 520 (S916). The internal lottery result transmission command includes information indicating whether or not a game player has been won in the internal lottery performed in the previous internal lottery process (S914), and the type of game player (internal Information indicating a lottery result) is included, and various effects are performed under the control of the CPU 521 of the sub-control board 520 based on the information.

  When the internal lottery result transmission command is transmitted to the sub-control board 520 (S916), the rotation rotation starting process is started (S920 in FIG. 28). In the rotation rotation starting process, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the condition is satisfied, a process of rotating the three rotation cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c is performed. In the rotation rotation starting process of the second embodiment, a predetermined time (eg, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the start lever 336 was operated and rotation of the rotation cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c was started last time. In some cases, the rotation of the rotating drum is started. The rotating drums 320a, 320b, and 320c are rotated by outputting drive signals to the rotating drum motors 324a, 324b, and 324c provided in the respective rotating drums 320a, 320b, and 320c.

  When the three spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c are thus rotated, a process for stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder (rotating cylinder rotation stop process) is performed (S922). In the rotation rotation stop processing, the result of the internal lottery performed previously (S914), the timing when the rotation stop buttons 338a, 338b, 338c are operated by the player, the rotation stop buttons 338a, 338b by the player, Based on the operation order of 338c (hereinafter also referred to as “player pushing order”), the stop positions of the three cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c are determined, and a process of stopping at the determined positions is performed. That is, if the result of the internal lottery is a loss, the spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c are stopped so that no game combination is established. In addition, when the cherry or watermelon role is won internally, the cherry or watermelon role is won only when the operation timing of the rotation stop button is at a predetermined timing, and the internal winning of the bell roles A to D is achieved. In this case, the spinning cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c are stopped so that the winning combination of the bells A to D is achieved only when the player's pushing order is a winning order. In addition, when the re-gamer is internally elected, the reels 320a, 320b, and 320c are set so that the re-gamer wins regardless of the timing and in any operation order. Stop.

  When the three reels 320a, 320b, and 320c are stopped, the CPU 501 of the main control board 500 determines whether or not any game combination has been won based on the stop positions (S924). As described above, even if any game player is internally won in the internal lottery process (S914), depending on the timing of pressing the rotation stop buttons 338a, 338b, 338c and the player's pushing order, The symbol combinations to be performed are not always on the winning line. Therefore, after stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder, the main control board 500 determines whether or not the winning combination of the game combination won in the internal lottery has been established.

  In addition, if you win an internal winning for any game player in the symbol variation game, if you can not stop the symbol combination corresponding to the game player won in the symbol variation game on the winning line, the internal winning is It will be reset without being carried over after the next symbol variation game.

  As a result of the determination process in S924, if it is determined that a winning combination of any game player is established (S924: yes), it is determined whether or not the winning game player is a re-game player (S926). . If the winning of the re-gamer is established (S926: yes), the re-game flag is set to ON (S928). Here, the re-game flag is a flag for storing that the re-game player has won a prize. If this re-game flag is set to ON, a game medal is automatically re-inserted (the completion flag is not inserted) in the next insertion operation reception process (S906 in FIG. 27) even if it is not inserted by the player. Set to ON). That is, in the next symbol variation game, it is possible to perform a symbol variation game (re-game) that does not require the player to insert a game medal. Further, after the re-game is completed, the re-game flag is returned to OFF.

  When the re-game flag is set to ON (S928), a game end command is transmitted to the sub control board 520 (S932). The game end command is a command transmitted every time one symbol variation game ends. The CPU 521 of the sub-control board 520 detects the end of one symbol variation game by receiving the game end command. In addition, in the game end command, information indicating whether or not any game player has won a prize in the current game, information indicating the type (winning result) of the player who has won a prize, and stop display on a predetermined line Information indicating the symbol combination (stop display result), information indicating the player's pressing order in the current symbol variable game, and the like are included. Therefore, the CPU 521 of the sub-control board 520 receives not only the game end command but also the completion of one symbol variation game, and also the “winning result”, “stop display result”, “player” in the symbol variation game. We grasp "push order". When the game end command is transmitted in this way (S932), the process returns to the beginning of the game control process, and the above-described processes after the insertion operation enabling process (S900 in FIG. 27) shown in FIGS. 27 and 28 are performed.

  On the other hand, if the winning game player is not a re-game player (S926: no), since any game player has won a winning game (S 924: yes), there is a different game player from the re-game player. It is determined that a prize has been established. Therefore, a process of paying out the number of game medals corresponding to the winning game player (medal payout process) is performed (S930). Specifically, 15 game medals are paid out if the winning game combination is any of the bell roles A to D, 10 game medals are paid out if it is a watermelon role, and 2 if it is a cherry role. A process of paying out game medals is performed. This processing is performed by outputting a control signal for paying out the game medal to the medal payout device 418 after the CPU 501 of the main control board 500 determines the number of game medals to be paid out.

  When the medal payout process is thus performed (S930), after a game end command is transmitted to the sub control board 520 (S932), the process returns to the top of the game control process shown in FIGS. The above-described processing after the processing (S900 in FIG. 27) is performed. If it is determined in the determination process of S924 that no winning combination has been established (S924: no), the processes of S926 to S928 are omitted and the game ends toward the sub-control board 520. After the command is transmitted (S932), the process returns to the beginning of the game control process shown in FIGS.

  The CPU 501 of the main control board 500 functions as “identification information display means” because the symbols (identification information) displayed on the cylinders 320a, 320b, and 320c are variably displayed.

C-4. Production control process:
In the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, the CPU 521 of the sub control board 520 performs the effect control process in conjunction with the process of the CPU 501 of the main control board 500 as described above, whereby various lamps 312 and various speakers 314. 414, various effects using the effect display device 310, the rotating backlight 320L, and the like are executed. Execution of various effects is realized by the following configuration.

  In the effect data ROM 524 of the sub-control board 520, image data (sprite data, moving image data, etc.) and audio data used for the effect are stored. In addition, the ROM 522 of the sub control board 520 stores effect patterns corresponding to various effects. The effect pattern is data in which the type of image data and sound data used for the effect, the output position of the image data, the output timing of the image data and sound data, the lighting pattern of the lamp, and the like are defined. When the CPU 521 of the sub-control board 520 determines an effect to be executed based on a command from the main control board 500, the effect pattern corresponding to the effect is read from the ROM 522. Then, according to the read effect pattern, the effect is executed by outputting the image data and the sound data stored in the effect data ROM 524.

  Here, the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment may generate an “assist time period (hereinafter referred to as“ AT period ”)” in which the “navigation effect” is executed as part of the above-described effect. The “navigation effect” is an effect of notifying the player of the winning order that can be won when any of the bell roles A to D is won internally. Therefore, during the “AT period” in which the “navigation effect” is executed, the player who can win the bell roles A to D by operating the spinning stop buttons 338a, 338b, and 338c in accordance with the navigation effect. This is an advantageous period.

  Hereinafter, processing related to such an AT period (AT-related processing) will be described. FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing AT related processing executed by the CPU 521 of the sub control board 520. When the AT related process is started, the CPU 521 of the sub control board 520 first determines whether or not the AT flag is set to ON (S1000). The AT flag is a flag indicating that it is during the AT period. As a result of the determination processing in S1000, if the AT flag is set to OFF, that is, a period not in the AT period (hereinafter also referred to as “non-AT period”) (S1000: no), “non-AT period processing” is performed. Execute (S1100). The storage area of the AT flag is secured at a predetermined address in the RAM 523 of the sub-control board 520.

C-4-1. Non-AT period processing:
FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing processing for a non-AT period in the second embodiment. When starting the non-AT period processing, the CPU 521 of the sub control board 520 first determines whether or not an internal lottery result transmission command has been received (S1102). As described above with reference to FIG. 27, the internal lottery result transmission command is a command transmitted from the main control board 500 when the internal lottery is performed, and the internal lottery result transmission command indicates the result of the internal lottery. Contains information to indicate. If it is determined that the internal lottery result transmission command has been received as a result of the determination process of S1102 (S1102: yes), based on the received internal lottery result transmission command, a watermelon role or a cherry role in the current symbol variation game It is determined whether or not any of the internal winnings is made (S1104). As a result, when either the watermelon role or the cherry role is won internally (S1104: yes), an “AT period start lottery” for determining whether or not to start the AT period is executed (S1106). The “AT period start lottery” is performed using the “AT period start lottery table”.

  FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing an AT period start lottery table. As shown in FIG. 33, in the AT period start lottery table, “the start of the AT period (30 times) that continues until the symbol variation game is performed 30 times” corresponding to each random number range, "Start of AT period (50 times) that lasts until 50 times of variable game is played", "Start of AT period (70 times) that lasts until 70 times of design variable game", "No start of AT period "Is set. In the AT period start lottery, a predetermined random number that is sequentially updated is acquired, and referring to the AT period start lottery table, “30 AT period start”, “50 AT period start”, “70 Of the “start of AT period” and “non-start of AT period”, the one corresponding to the acquired random number is determined as a result of the AT period start lottery. As shown in FIG. 33, in the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, when either of the watermelon role or the cherry role is won internally during the non-AT period, “30 times of AT period” “Start”, “Start of 50 AT periods”, and “Start of 70 AT periods” are determined.

  If it is decided to start the AT period in the AT period start lottery (S1108: yes), the AT flag is set to ON to start the AT period (S1110). Then, the number of symbol variable games in which the AT period continues (hereinafter also referred to as “AT number”), that is, “30”, “50”, or “70” is set as the value of the AT counter (S1112). The AT counter is a counter indicating the number of ATs, and the storage area is secured at a predetermined address in the RAM 523. In the process of S1112, the AT counter value is set to “30”, “50”, “70” in order to continue the AT period until the symbol variation game of any of 30, 50, or 70 is performed. Set either one.

  Thus, when the value of the AT counter is set (S1112), “50 times” is displayed on the effect display device 310 (S1114). Here, in the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, the value of the AT counter, that is, “actual remaining AT number (hereinafter also referred to as“ remaining actual number of times ”) is not displayed on the effect display device 310 as it is. The “apparent remaining number of ATs (remaining apparent number of times)” indicating “the actual remaining number of ATs” is displayed on the effect display device 310. Therefore, in the process of S1114, regardless of which AT number (30, 50, 70) is set, “50 times” is displayed as the “remaining apparent number” as shown in FIG. .

  Subsequently, an update procedure for updating the display of “number of remaining appearances” is determined by an update procedure lottery from among a plurality of update procedures. In each update procedure, the update pattern of “the number of remaining appearances” is set differently. As will be described in detail later, the update pattern is a mode for notifying the decrease in the number of ATs (game period in the advantageous state), and various update patterns (first notification mode, second notification mode) are set. ing.

  FIG. 35 conceptually shows an update procedure selection table referred to in the update procedure lottery. In particular, FIG. 35 (a) shows an update procedure selection table that is selected when 70 times of AT are set, and FIG. 35 (b) shows that 50 times of AT are set. An update procedure selection table selected in this case is shown, and FIG. 35 (c) shows an update procedure selection table selected when 30 AT times are set. The update procedure selection table is stored in advance in the RAM 523 of the sub control board 520.

  In the update procedure lottery, first, an update procedure selection table corresponding to the set number of ATs is selected. Then, a predetermined random number that is sequentially updated is acquired, and an update procedure corresponding to the acquired random number is determined with reference to the selected update procedure selection table. Therefore, in the update procedure lottery, as shown in FIG. 35, when the number of ATs of 70 is set, it is determined as one of the update procedures 11 to 13, and when the number of ATs of 50 is set, the update procedure is determined. If it is determined to be any one of 14 to 16 and 30 AT times are set together with the high probability state, it is set to any one of the update procedures 17 to 19. The contents of the update procedure (update pattern) will be described in detail later.

  The above has described the processing (non-AT period processing) performed during the non-AT period. Next, a process performed during the AT period, that is, an AT period process (S1200) executed when the AT flag is determined to be ON (S1000: yes) in the determination process of S1000 in FIG. explain.

C-4-2. Processing for AT period:
FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing the AT period processing. When the CPU 521 of the sub-control board 520 starts the AT period process, it first determines whether or not an internal lottery result transmission command has been received (S1202). If an internal lottery result transmission command has been received (S1202: yes), whether or not an internal win has been made to any of the bell roles A to D in the current symbol variation game based on the received internal lottery result transmission command Is determined (S1204). As a result, if any of the bell roles A to D is internally won (S1204: yes), a navigation effect for informing the player of the winning order of winning the internally winning bell roles A to D is executed (S1206). . Note that the winning combinations of the bell roles A to D are stored in the ROM 522 in advance.

  When the internal lottery result transmission command is received, “1” is subsequently subtracted from the value of the AT counter (S1208). As described above, the AT counter is a counter in which the actual remaining AT number (remaining actual number) is set. In the processing of S1208, it is determined that the symbol variation game has been executed once during the AT period by receiving the internal lottery result transmission command, and “1” is subtracted from the value of the AT counter to decrease the “remaining actual number” by one. "Is subtracted. Subsequently, as a result of subtracting “1” from the value of the AT counter (S1208), it is determined whether or not the value of the AT counter has become “0”, that is, whether the “remaining actual number” has become 0. (S1210). Then, when the “remaining actual number” becomes 0 (S1210: yes), the AT flag is set to OFF to end the AT period (S1212). On the other hand, when the value of the AT counter is not yet “0” (S1210: no), that is, when the “remaining actual number” is 1 or more, the AT period is also set in the next symbol variation game. Since it continues, the AT flag is kept set to ON.

  When the internal lottery result transmission command has been received, the “number of remaining appearances” is displayed in response to the start of the symbol variation game during the AT period (the remaining actual number has been reduced by 1). Update. This display update is performed based on the update procedure determined in S1116 of FIG.

  FIG. 37 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing how the “remaining apparent count” (display) is updated by the determined update procedure. In particular, FIG. 37A shows a state where the “remaining apparent number” is updated with the update pattern of the update procedure 11 after 70 AT times (remaining actual number) are set. As shown in FIG. 37 (a), when 70 “remaining actual number” is set, first, “remaining apparent number” is displayed as 50 (the processing of S1114 in FIG. 32), and “remaining actual number” is set. Every time the symbol variation game is performed until 40 times (every time the “remaining actual number” is subtracted once), the “remaining apparent number of times” displayed is subtracted once (see FIG. 36 S1214). When the “remaining actual number” becomes 40 and the “remaining apparent number” reaches 20 (when the pattern change condition is satisfied), the update pattern of the “remaining apparent number” being displayed is changed, and once Each time the symbol variation game is performed (every time the “remaining actual number” is decremented once), the “remaining apparent number of times” being displayed is decremented by 0.5 (processing of S1214 in FIG. 36). . When the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” being displayed also becomes zero. That is, by changing the update pattern of the “remaining number of apparent times” being displayed, the “remaining number of apparent times” is set to 0 when the “remaining actual number of times” becomes 0. The same applies to the other update procedures 12-19.

  FIG. 37B shows how the “remaining apparent number” is updated with the update pattern of the update procedure 14 after 50 AT times (remaining actual number) are set. As shown in FIG. 37B, when 50 “remaining actual number” is set, 50 is displayed as the “remaining apparent number” (the processing of S1114 in FIG. 32), and “remaining actual number” is set. Every time a symbol variation game is played (every time “remaining number of times” is subtracted once), the “remaining apparent number of times” displayed is decremented by 0.5 each time until 25 times. (Processing of S1214 in FIG. 36). When the “remaining actual number” becomes 25 and the “remaining apparent number” becomes 37.5 (when the pattern change condition is satisfied), the update pattern of the “remaining apparent number” displayed is changed, Each time a symbol variation game is performed (each time the “remaining actual number” is subtracted once), the “remaining apparent number” displayed is subtracted by 1.5 (in step S1214 in FIG. 36). processing). When the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” being displayed also becomes zero.

  FIG. 37 (c) shows how the “remaining apparent count” is updated with the update pattern of the update procedure 19 after 30 ATs (remaining actual count) are set. As shown in FIG. 37 (c), when 30 “remaining actual number” is set, first, “remaining apparent number” is displayed as 50 (processing of S1114 in FIG. 32), and “remaining actual number” is set. Every time a symbol variation game is played (every time “remaining number of times” is subtracted once), the “remaining number of apparent times” displayed is decremented by five times until the number of times reaches 25 (see FIG. 36 S1214). When the “remaining actual number” becomes 25 and the “remaining apparent number” reaches 25 (when the pattern change condition is satisfied), the update pattern of the “remaining apparent number” being displayed is changed to once. Each time the symbol variation game is performed (every time the “remaining actual number” is decremented once), the “remaining apparent number of times” being displayed is decremented by one (the process of S1214 in FIG. 36). When the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” being displayed also becomes zero.

  Here, if the “remaining apparent count” is displayed during the AT period, the player recognizes the “remaining apparent count” as the “remaining actual count”, and pays attention to the “remaining apparent count”. . In addition, since the player recognizes the “remaining number of appearances” as the “remaining actual number”, the “remaining actual number” decreases at a constant pace (progression) as the symbol variation game is performed during the AT period. It is assumed that it will go. In this regard, in the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, the update pattern of the “remaining number of appearances” that the player is paying attention to is changed in the middle of the AT period against the player's assumption. Surprises and surprises can be given, and it is possible to enhance the entertainment interest during the AT period.

  Further, since the player recognizes the “remaining apparent number” as the “remaining actual number”, when the “remaining actual number” decreases by one (when the symbol variable game is performed once), the “remaining apparent number” Also recognizes that it will decrease once. In this regard, in the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, the subtraction unit (one time) of “symbol changing game” and the subtraction unit of “remaining real number” (0.5 times, 1.5 times, This can also give the player surprise and surprise to this, and can enhance the gaming interest in the electric support state.

  In addition, in the gaming machine 301 of the second embodiment, the “remaining number of appearances” becomes 0 at the timing when the “remaining actual number” becomes 0 and the AT period ends. Therefore, it is possible to realize a novel gameability of “the guess of the end time of the AT period based on the pace of subtraction until the remaining number of appearances becomes zero” (progression), and the game entertainment during the AT period can be realized. It becomes possible to raise.

D. Modification of the second embodiment:
D-1. Modification 3
In the third modification, the “remaining actual number of times (AT number)” is increased when a predetermined condition is satisfied during the AT period in the second embodiment described above. In the following, increasing the “remaining number of times” is also expressed as “addition”, and the number of additions is also expressed as “number of additions”.

  FIG. 38 is a flowchart illustrating processing for non-AT periods according to the third modification. When the processing for the non-AT period is started, the CPU 521 of the sub control board 520 executes the AT period start lottery when the internal winning combination of the watermelon role or the cherry role is performed as in the second embodiment (S1102 to S1112 in FIG. 32), When the start of the AT period is determined by the lottery, the AT flag is set to ON and the AT counter value is set to any of the AT count (remaining actual count) of 30, 50, or 70 (S1300 to S1300). S1310).

  When the AT number (remaining actual number) is set (S1310), the set AT number (remaining actual number) is displayed as the “remaining apparent number” (S1312). Subsequently, as the update pattern of “remaining apparent count”, “update pattern in which the remaining apparent count is subtracted once each time the remaining actual count decreases by 1” is set (S1314). That is, the subtraction number (unit subtraction number) of “remaining apparent number” per “remaining actual number” is set to “one time”.

  FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing the AT period process of the third modification. When the AT period process is started, the CPU 521 of the sub control board 520 first determines whether or not an internal lottery result transmission command has been received (S1400). If the internal lottery result transmission command has been received (S1400: yes), the AT counter is used to reduce the “remaining actual number” by one in response to the start of the symbol variation game during the AT period. “1” is subtracted from the value of (S1402). Further, the display of “number of remaining appearances” is updated in response to the start of the symbol variation game during the AT period (S1404). This display update is performed based on the update pattern set in the process of S1314 in FIG. 38 or the update pattern changed in the update pattern change process (S1428) described later.

  If the internal lottery result transmission command has been received, it is then determined whether any of the bell roles A to D has been won internally in the current symbol variation game (S1406). If any one is won internally (S1406: yes), a navigation effect that notifies the player of the winning winning order of the internally winning bell roles A to D is executed (S1408). On the other hand, if none of the bell roles A to D are internally won (S1406: no), it is determined whether or not the watermelon role or the cherry role is internally won in this symbol variation game (S1420). ) If the internal winning combination is a watermelon role or a cherry role, an “additional lottery” for determining the number of extras is executed (S1422). The extra lottery is performed using the “extra lottery table”.

  FIG. 40 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the extra lottery table. As shown in FIG. 40, in the extra lottery table, “0 times”, “10 times”, “30 times”, “50 times”, and “100 times” are added in correspondence with the range of each random number. Is set. In the extra lottery, a predetermined random number that is sequentially updated is acquired, and referring to the extra lottery table, among “0 times”, “10 times”, “30 times”, “50 times”, and “100 times” The number of times of addition corresponding to the acquired random number is added and determined as a result of lottery. As shown in FIG. 40, in the gaming machine 301 according to the second embodiment, when an internal win is made for either a watermelon role or a cherry role during the AT period, the number of additions of “0” is determined with a probability of 20%. The number of additions is determined as “10 times” with a probability of 50%, “30 times” with a probability of 20%, “50 times” with a probability of 8%, and “100 times” with a probability of 2%.

  In this way, when the number of times of addition is determined by the addition lottery, it is determined whether or not the determined number of additions is 0 (S1424). As a result, if the number of times of addition is not 0 (S1424: no), the number of times of addition is added to the value of the AT counter in order to add the determined number of times of addition to the “remaining actual number” (S1426). Then, an update pattern change process for changing the update pattern of the “remaining appearance count” is performed (S1428). The update pattern changing process (S1428) will be described in detail later using another flowchart.

  If the internal lottery result transmission command has been received, whether or not the value of the AT counter has become “0”, that is, the “remaining actual number” is set to 0 by performing the symbol variation game this time. Judgment is made as to whether or not (S1410). If the “remaining actual number” becomes zero (S1410: yes), the AT flag is set to OFF to end the AT period (S1412). On the other hand, when the value of the AT counter is not yet “0” (S1410: no), that is, when the “remaining actual number” is 1 or more, the AT period is also set in the next symbol variation game. Since the operation continues, the AT flag remains set to ON.

  FIG. 41 is a flowchart showing the contents of the update pattern change process (S1428 of FIG. 39) of Modification 3. As described above, the update pattern change process is a process executed when the “remaining actual number of times” is added. When the update pattern change process is started, the CPU 521 of the sub-control board 520 first determines whether or not the current addition is the first addition after the AT period is started (S1500). In other words, in the gaming machine 301 of the third modification, depending on the results of the internal lottery and the extra lottery, there is a possibility that the extra is performed a plurality of times during the AT period. Therefore, in the determination process of S1500, it is determined whether or not the current addition is the first addition after the AT period is started.

  As a result, if the current addition is the first addition after the start of the AT period (S1500: yes), the "remaining number of appearances" being displayed is divided by the "remaining actual number" after addition (S1502). ). Then, the update pattern is changed (set) so that the “quotient” of the division becomes the number of times (unit subtraction number) subtracted from the “remaining apparent number” every time the “remaining actual number” decreases by one ( S1504). That is, the update pattern is changed by setting the “quotient” of the division as the unit subtraction number. In this way, when the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” also becomes zero.

  FIG. 42 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing how the “remaining apparent number of times” (display) is updated according to the set update pattern. In particular, FIG. 42A shows how the “remaining apparent count” is updated after 30 AT periods (remaining actual count) are set. As shown in FIG. 42A, when 30 “remaining number of times” is set, 30 times are first displayed as “remaining number of apparent times”. Further, an update pattern with one unit subtraction number is set as the update pattern of “remaining apparent number of times” (the process of S1314 in FIG. 38). Until the addition is performed, the “remaining number of appearances” is decremented by one every time the “remaining number of times” is reduced by one according to the update pattern (processing of S1404 in FIG. 39). In the example shown in FIG. 42A, when the “remaining actual number” is 15, the “remaining actual number” is added. Therefore, until the “remaining actual number” reaches 15, the “remaining apparent number” is decremented by 1 every time the “remaining actual number” decreases by one, and when the “remaining actual number” is 15, The remaining number of appearances is 15. Then, if the “remaining actual number” is 15 times and the addition is performed 10 times, the “remaining actual number” is 25. If this addition is the first addition after the start of the AT period (S1500 in FIG. 41: yes), the “remaining number of times (here 15 times)” displayed is added to the “remaining actual number ( 25 ”in this case)” (S1502 in FIG. 41). Then, the update pattern is changed by using the division quotient (here, 15 ÷ 25 = 0.6 times) as the unit subtraction number (S1504 in FIG. 41). Thereafter, according to the update pattern, every time the “remaining actual number” is decreased by one, the “remaining apparent number” is subtracted 0.6 times (the process of S1404 in FIG. 39), and eventually the symbol variation game is performed 25 times. If the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” also becomes zero. In such a case, since the unit subtraction number becomes smaller than 1 by changing the update pattern, the pace at which the “number of remaining appearances” decreases after the change is slower than before the update pattern is changed ( Progression is small).

  Here, a negative number such as “−10” or “−30” is set as the number of additions, and when the “remaining actual number” is subtracted as a result of the addition, In some cases, the “remaining actual number of times” after addition of the “number of times” becomes smaller. In such a case, as a matter of course, the “quotient” obtained by dividing the “remaining apparent number” by the “remaining actual number” is larger than 1, and the number larger than 1 is set as the unit subtraction number. For example, when the “remaining number of apparent times” being displayed is 30 times and the “remaining actual number of times” after addition is 10 times, the unit subtraction number is 30 ÷ 10 = 3 times. In such a case, the rate at which the “number of remaining appearances” decreases is faster (the progress is greater) after the change than before the update pattern is changed.

  In addition, when the “remainder” is calculated as a result of the division performed in the process of S1504 in FIG. 41 (when it is not divisible, or the “remainder” as a result of calculating the “quotient” up to a predetermined decimal place In the case of calculation), the number of times when “remainder” is added to “quotient” at any timing until “remaining actual number” becomes zero is subtracted from “remaining apparent number”. For example, in the processing of S1504 in FIG. 41, when the “remaining apparent number” being displayed is 11 and the “remaining actual number” after addition is 21, “quotient” up to the second decimal place is added. Is 0.52 and the “remainder” is 0.08. In this case, the unit subtraction number is set to 0.52 times until the “remaining actual number” becomes 1 (the “remaining apparent number” is subtracted 0.52 times), and the “remaining actual number” is 1. By subtracting 0.52 (quotient) +0.08 (remainder) = 0.6 times from the “remaining apparent number” at the timing of 0 to 0, the “remaining apparent number” is also set to zero.

  In the above, in the determination process of S1500 of FIG. 41, the process when the current addition is the first addition after starting the AT period (S1500: yes) has been described. On the other hand, if the current addition is the second or subsequent addition after the start of the AT period (S1500: no), the “remaining number of appearances” is updated until the additional number of symbol variation games is performed. Is changed to an update pattern (the unit subtraction number is 0). When the symbol variation game for the number of times of addition is performed, the “remaining apparent number of times” is again subtracted by the number of unit subtractions set before the second and subsequent additions. This unit subtraction number is set so that the “remaining number of appearances” becomes 0 when the “remaining actual number” before the addition becomes 0, so the symbol variation game for the number of additions again When the “remaining apparent number” is subtracted by the unit subtraction number at the timing when the “remaining apparent number” is performed, the “remaining apparent number” becomes zero when the “remaining actual number” becomes zero.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 42B, in the state where the “remaining apparent number” is subtracted by 0.6 (the state described above with reference to FIG. 42A), the “remaining actual number” is 12 When the “remaining apparent number of times” is 7.2, a case where 30 additions are performed as the second addition will be described. In this case, with the “remaining apparent number of times” set to 7.2, the update is stopped (update freeze state) until the symbol variation game of 30 times, which is the number of additions, is performed (the unit subtraction number is The update pattern is changed by setting it to 0 times). Then, when the symbol variation game of 30 times that is the number of times of addition is performed, the “remaining apparent number of times” is subtracted by 0.6 times again (the update pattern is changed by setting the unit subtraction number to 0.6 times) To do). Thereafter, when the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” also becomes zero.

  In addition, when the first addition is performed after the AT period starts at the timing when the “remaining apparent count” becomes 0, the “remaining apparent count” is divided by the “remaining actual count” after the addition. Therefore, the processing of S1502 and S1504 in FIG. 41 is not performed, and the “remaining actual number” after the addition is displayed as “remaining apparent number” as it is.

  As described above, since the gaming machine 301 of the third modification is configured, in addition to the effects of the second embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.

  Since the gaming machine 301 of the third modification changes the update pattern of the “remaining number of appearances” at the timing of the addition, the “addition is performed” to the player who notices that the update pattern has been updated. It is possible to have a sense of expectation, and in turn, it realizes a novel gameplay that "makes you guess that an extra was made by noticing the change in the update pattern of the remaining number of appearances" be able to. As a result, it is possible to enhance the gaming interest during the AT period.

  In addition, when the first addition is performed (when the pattern change condition is satisfied), the gaming machine 301 according to the modification 3 updates “the quotient obtained by dividing the remaining number of appearances by the remaining actual number after addition is used as the unit subtraction number. Change to "Pattern". Therefore, it is possible to realize a novel game characteristic of “estimating the number of additions based on the number of unit subtractions”, and to enhance the gaming interest during the AT period.

  In addition, when the game machine 301 according to the third modification is added for the second time or later (when the pattern change condition is satisfied), “the update for stopping the update of the remaining number of appearances until the symbol variation game for the number of additions is performed” is performed. Change to "Pattern". Therefore, it is possible to realize a novel gameability of “estimating the number of additions based on the number of symbol variable games whose remaining apparent number is not updated”, and it is possible to enhance the game interest during the AT period.

  In addition, in the gaming machine 301 of the third modification, the update pattern change contents differ between when the first addition is performed and when the second and subsequent additions are performed. Based on the contents of the change, it is possible to realize a novel gameplay that “infers the number of times of addition (the first addition or the second and subsequent additions)”, and AT It is possible to enhance the game entertainment during the period.

  In addition, since the gaming machine 301 of the third modification can change the update pattern of the “number of remaining appearances” a plurality of times during the AT period, the update pattern can be varied, Even greater surprises and surprises. As a result, it is possible to further enhance the game interest during the AT period.

  The CPU 521 of the sub-control board 520 starts the AT period (advantageous state) when the AT period start lottery is determined in the AT period start lottery (when a predetermined start condition is satisfied), and the symbol variation of the set number of times is performed. When a game is played (when a predetermined end condition is satisfied), the AT period is ended, so it functions as an “advantageous state control means”, and during the AT period (in an advantageous state), the number of additions is determined by a lottery. When it is done (when a predetermined change condition is satisfied), the AT period (game period in the advantageous state) is changed (or increased), so that it functions as “change means” or “increase means” and “the remaining number of times of appearance (advantageous state) (Game period in the game) "is displayed (notified), so that it functions as a" notification means "and executes an effect (related) that displays" remaining number of appearances (game period in advantageous state) ". To function as.

D-2. Modification 4
In the second embodiment and the third modification described above, the “remaining number of appearances” is also set to 0 when the “remaining actual number” is 0 (the game period in the advantageous state in the first performance execution mode) In addition to this configuration, the “remaining number of appearances” is set to 0 before the “remaining number of actual times” becomes 0 (an advantageous state in the second effect execution mode). It is good also as a structure which performs the production | presentation regarding the game period in. In this case, after the “remaining apparent number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” is subtracted according to a predetermined update pattern as the “remaining actual number” decreases.

  As a specific example, in the process of S1116 of FIG. 32 in the second embodiment, an update pattern in which the “remaining number of appearances” becomes 0 before the “remaining actual number” becomes 0 may be set. For example, as shown in FIG. 43A, when 30 is set as the AT number (remaining actual number), first, 50 is displayed as the “remaining apparent number”, and the “remaining actual number” is 1. An update pattern in which the “remaining apparent number” is subtracted by 5 each time the number is decreased may be set. In this way, when the “remaining actual number” becomes 20 times, the “remaining apparent number” becomes 0, and after that, every time the “remaining actual number” decreases by 1, the “remaining apparent number” is decremented by 5 times. Thus, at the timing when the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” becomes −100.

  Furthermore, as another specific example, even if the “remaining number of times” is added in the third modification, the update pattern is not changed (the processing in S1502, S1504, and S1506 in FIG. 41). Good. For example, as shown in FIG. 43 (b), the update pattern is not changed even if the “remaining number of times” is added 10 times at a timing of 18 times. In this way, when the “remaining number of times” becomes 10 times, the “remaining number of times of appearance” becomes 0, and every time the “remaining number of times of appearance” decreases by one, the “remaining number of times of appearance” is subtracted once. Thus, at the timing when the “remaining actual number” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent number” becomes −10.

  If the number of additions is set to a negative number such as “−10” or “−30”, and the “remaining actual number” is subtracted as a result of the addition, the “remaining apparent number” In some cases, the “remaining number of times” after adding “” becomes smaller. Even in such a case, if the update pattern is not changed, the “remaining apparent count” does not reach 0 at the timing when the “remaining actual count” becomes 0. That is, although the “remaining apparent count” is a positive number, the AT period ends. If this happens, there is a possibility of giving the player a distrust of “the AT period has been forcibly terminated”. Therefore, when the “remaining actual number” after addition is smaller than the “remaining apparent number” as a result of the addition, the update pattern is changed as in the third modification described above.

  Here, not only the “remaining apparent count” displayed on the effect display device 310 is simply subtracted, but also the display mode of the “remaining apparent count” is changed when the “remaining apparent count” becomes zero. May be. For example, as shown in FIG. 44 (a), when the “remaining number of appearances” becomes zero, a large “0” image is displayed, and as the “remaining actual number” decreases, the character “0” is displayed. The color of 0 may gradually change in the direction of the arrow in the figure, and the character color of 0 may be completely changed at the timing when the “remaining number of times” becomes zero. Also, as shown in FIG. 44 (b), at the timing when the “remaining apparent count” becomes zero, the “remaining apparent count” display area (the upper left area) before the “remaining apparent count” becomes zero. A configuration may be adopted in which the “number of remaining appearances” is displayed in a different display area (center area).

  Since the gaming machine 301 of the modification 4 is configured as described above, the following effects are produced in addition to the effects of the second embodiment and the modification 3 described above.

  If the “remaining apparent count” is displayed during the AT period, the player recognizes the “remaining apparent count” as the “remaining actual count” and pays attention to the “remaining apparent count”. Also, since the player recognizes the “remaining apparent count” as the “remaining actual count”, when the “remaining apparent count” becomes 0, the “remaining actual count” also becomes 0 and the AT period ends. Is assumed. In this regard, in the gaming machine 301 of the fourth modification, contrary to the player's assumption, the update of the “remaining apparent number” that the player is paying attention to continues even after the “remaining apparent number” becomes zero. At the same time, since the AT period continues, the player can be surprised and surprised, and the gaming interest during the AT period can be enhanced.

  Further, until the “remaining apparent count” becomes zero, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation that “the AT period may not end even if the remaining apparent count becomes zero”. Furthermore, if the “remaining apparent count” is continuously updated after it becomes zero, the player cannot recognize the end time of the AT period, so “the AT period may last for a long time”. Expectation can be given to the player. As a result, it is possible to enhance the gaming interest during the AT period.

  In addition, as described above with reference to FIG. 43 (b), when the addition is performed, when the “remaining number of appearances” is continuously updated even after 0, the update is performed. As a result, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation that “they have been added” and to enhance the gaming interest during the AT period.

  In addition, as described above with reference to FIG. 44, when the “remaining apparent count” is continuously updated even after it becomes zero, the “remaining apparent count” is displayed in a different mode from that before the zero count. As a result, the above-described surprise, surprise, and expectation can be further increased, and it is possible to enhance the entertainment enjoyment during the electric support state.

  In the first embodiment, the first modification, the second embodiment, and the third modification, the effect of displaying the “remaining number of appearances” (remaining number of times suggesting effect) is executed as the “first effect”. In Example 4, the effect of displaying “the number of remaining appearances” (the effect of suggesting the remaining number of times) is executed as the “second effect”.

  As mentioned above, although the Example and modification of this invention were demonstrated, this invention is not limited to this, Unless it deviates from the range described in each claim, it is not limited to the description word of each claim, Improvements based on the knowledge that a person skilled in the art normally has can also be added as appropriate to the extent that those skilled in the art can easily replace them.

  For example, in the above-described embodiments and modifications, the “remaining number of appearances” is subtracted and displayed, but instead, the “remaining number of appearances” may be added and displayed. In the first embodiment, the first modification, the second embodiment, and the third modification, when the “remaining apparent number” is added and displayed, the “remaining apparent number” becomes a specific number (for example, 100 times). The “remaining number of times” becomes zero and the power support state or AT period ends. Further, when the “remaining number of appearances” is added and displayed in the second modification and the fourth modification, the “remaining number of appearances” is continuously updated even if the “remaining number of appearances” exceeds a specific number. In addition, the power support state or the AT period continues.

  In the above-described embodiments and modifications, the “remaining number of times suggestion effect” of the present invention is configured to display “remaining number of apparent times”, but various images can be used as long as the “remaining number of times of appearance” is suggested. It is good also as a structure which displays. For example, an image that suggests the “remaining actual number of times” or a symbol that suggests the “remaining actual number of times” by changing the color gradually may be displayed.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the first modification, and the second modification described above, the game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are used as “rental balls” or “prize balls” and are provided on the game board. As a result of the game (game), a predetermined number of award balls are paid out in accordance with the number of game balls that enter the winning holes (first starting port 17a, second starting port 17b, large winning port 31d, etc.) Although the example in which the present invention is applied to the pachinko machine 1 that gives a value) to a player has been described, the present invention is also applied to a type of gaming machine that gives a game profit in a form different from “payout of prize balls”. Can be applied. For example, when a game ball is entered into various winning holes, data indicating the amount of profit (the magnitude of the game value) corresponding to the ball is stored in the RAM of the main control unit or the payout control unit. Thus, the present invention can be applied to a pachinko machine of a type that gives a player a game profit (game value), and in this case, the same effect as the above-described embodiment can be obtained. . As a pachinko machine of the type in which game profit (game value) is converted into data and given to the player, a game machine that circulates and uses a plurality of game balls built in the pachinko machine, specifically, An example is a pachinko 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 present invention can be used for a gaming machine used in a game hall.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine (game machine), 17a ... 1st starting port, 17b ... 2nd starting port, 28 ... 1st symbol display device, 32 ... 2nd symbol display device, 31d ... Grand prize opening, 200 ... Main control board , 201 ... CPU (identification information display means, advantageous state control means, change means, increase means), 220 ... sub control board, 221 ... CPU (notification means, production execution means), 301 ... retractable game machine (game machine) ), 320a, 320b, 320c ... rotating drum, 336 ... start lever (rotation starting member), 338a, 338b, 338c ... rotating drum stop button (rotation stopping member), 500 ... main control board, 501 ... CPU (identification information display) Means), 520... Sub-control board, 521... CPU (Advantageous state control means, change means, increase means, notification means, effect execution means).

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine comprising identification information display means for variably displaying identification information, and providing a predetermined profit based on a result of variation display of the identification information,
An advantageous state control means for starting an advantageous state advantageous to a player based on a predetermined start condition being satisfied, and ending the advantageous state based on a predetermined end condition being satisfied;
Production execution means for performing production relating to the game period in the advantageous state;
With
As an execution mode of the production,
Based on the fact that the identification information is variably displayed, it is possible to execute an advantageous period notification effect corresponding to a decrease in the game period in the advantageous state ,
A unit from the time when the identification information is variably displayed until the result of the variability display is obtained as a unit, and the predetermined end condition is satisfied when the unit is performed a predetermined number of times after the advantageous state is started Has been
It is possible to manage a reference remaining number that is the remaining number of one unit performed until the predetermined end condition is satisfied, and a display remaining number that is a number of times that display is updated in an advantageous period notification effect,
When the advantageous state is started, the number of times less than the reference remaining number is set as the remaining display number,
From the start of the advantageous state until the one unit is performed a specific number of times, each time the unit is performed, the display remaining number of times is reduced by a reduction width that is the same as the reference remaining number of times,
After the one unit is performed the specified number of times after the advantageous state is started, each time the one unit is performed, the display remaining number of times is decreased by a reduction width smaller than the reference remaining number of times. To play.

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