JP5967669B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of proceeding with a plurality of games simultaneously.

  Among the gaming machines, there is a pachinko gaming machine called a so-called one-type two-type mixing machine. As this type of gaming machine, for example, a gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 below is known. In the gaming machine of this document, when the result of the special symbol lottery based on the winning at the first start opening is a big hit, a big hit game is executed that opens the first big winning opening as a type 1 big win. On the other hand, the second grand prize opening is opened based on the prize at the second start opening related to the electric Chu (ordinary variable prize winning device), and the game ball is moved to a specific area (V zone) provided in the second big prize opening. Is passed, a jackpot game is executed that opens the first big prize opening as a two-type jackpot. As described above, in the type 1 type 2 mixing machine, it is possible to enjoy two types of games of the type 1 game and the type 2 game.

JP 2013-135893 A

  By the way, the gaming machine of the above-mentioned document shifts to the electric support control state (high base state) with a predetermined probability after the jackpot game. In the electric support control state, the electric chew is opened more frequently than in the non-electric support control state (low base state), and winning at the second start port is facilitated. Therefore, when in this state, the player plays a game aiming at two types of big hits. On the other hand, in the non-electric support control state, the opening frequency of the electric chew is low, and it is difficult (or impossible) to win the second starting port. Therefore, when in this state, the player plays a game aiming at a one-type jackpot caused by winning at the first start opening. In other words, the gaming machine described in the above document can enjoy one type of game when in the non-electric support game state, and can enjoy two types of game when in the electric support game state. In other words, it was not possible to enjoy the first type game and the second type game at the same time.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. That is, the problem is to provide a gaming machine capable of proceeding with a plurality of games simultaneously.

  The present invention takes the following means in order to solve the above problems. In the description of the means described below, the corresponding component names and expressions in [Mode for carrying out the invention], which will be described later, the reference numerals used in the drawings, and the like are added in parentheses for reference. However, the constituent elements of the present invention are not limited to this supplementary note.

The invention according to means 1
A first game area constituting member (200) in which a first game area (first game area 203) is formed;
A second game area constituting member (300) which is arranged in front of or behind the first game area constituting member and in which a second game area (second game area 303) is formed;
A first entrance (first start port 20) arranged in the first game area;
A second entrance (second start port 21 or third start port 26) arranged in the second game area;
First profit granting means (game control microcomputer 81 for executing step S1008 and the like) capable of giving a first profit based on the entry of the game medium into the first entrance,
Second profit granting means (game control microcomputer 81 for executing step S1109 and the like) capable of giving a second profit based on the entry of the game medium into the second entrance,
A gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1) comprising: a sorting device (50) capable of sorting gaming media to either the first gaming area or the second gaming area. .

  According to the invention according to means 1, since the game medium is distributed to the first game area or the second game area by the distribution device, the game that acquires the first profit and the game that acquires the second profit, Can be played at the same time. Thereby, it becomes possible to provide a new interest.

The invention according to means 2
A gaming machine according to means 1, wherein
A determination unit for determining whether or not the jackpot is won based on the entry of the game medium into the first entrance (game control microcomputer 81 for executing step S1304, etc.);
A means for stopping and displaying the identification symbol (first special symbol) in a stop mode indicating the determination result by the success / failure determination unit, and when the determination result by the determination unit is a jackpot, a specific stop mode (a jackpot symbol) ) And the identification symbol display means for stopping and displaying the identification symbol (game control microcomputer 81 for executing step S1703 and the like);
A specific winning opening (second large winning opening 35) arranged in the second game area, a specific winning opening opening / closing member (blade member 37) for opening and closing the specific winning opening, and a game won in the specific winning opening A specific winning device (second winning device 36) having a specific area (39) into which the medium can enter;
Opening and closing member control means (game control microcomputer 81 that executes step S2605 and the like) that can control the specific prize opening opening and closing member to the open state based on the entry of the game medium to the second entrance,
The first profit granting means is for giving the first profit after the identification symbol is stopped and displayed in a specific stop mode by the identification symbol display means.
The second profit granting means grants the second profit based on the entry of the game medium into the specific area (S2803 can be executed if YES in step S2801, and S2625 is executed if YES in S2619) It is a gaming machine characterized by that.

  According to the invention relating to the means 2, in the first game area, a so-called one-type game in which the first profit is given after the identification symbol is stopped and displayed in a specific stop mode is advanced. On the other hand, in the second game area, a so-called two-type game in which a second profit is given based on the entry of the game medium into the specific area is progressed. Therefore, it is possible to play a type 1 game and a type 2 game simultaneously.

The invention according to means 3 is
A gaming machine according to means 2, wherein
Display means (first image display device 7) having a display part (7a) that can be controlled to a transparent state in which the rear can be visually recognized and an opaque state in which the rear cannot be visually recognized;
Display control means for performing display control of the display unit (production control microcomputer 91 for executing steps S4419 to S4422),
The display unit is arranged in front of a portion including at least a specific area in the specific winning device,
The display control means controls the display unit to the opaque state until a predetermined condition is satisfied, and controls the display unit to the transparent state for a predetermined period when the predetermined condition is satisfied.
The gaming machine is characterized in that the predetermined condition is a winning of a game medium to the specific winning opening.

  According to the invention relating to the means 3, the display unit is controlled to be in an opaque state until the game medium is won to the specific winning opening, and when the game medium is won to the specific winning slot, the display unit is controlled to be in the transparent state. . That is, the specific area is visible only when there is a possibility that the game medium enters the specific area. Therefore, when there is no possibility that the game medium enters the specific area, that is, while the game medium has not won the special winning opening, it is possible to perform an arbitrary display effect on the non-transparent display unit. Become. Therefore, this makes it possible to enhance the gaming interest.

The invention according to means 4 is
A gaming machine according to means 3, wherein
Variation effect executing means for performing an effect symbol variation effect that finally stops and displays an effect symbol (first effect symbols 8L, 8C, 8R) corresponding to the identification symbol that is stopped and displayed by the identification symbol display means. (Producing control microcomputer 91 for executing step S4406 and the like)
The game machine characterized in that the variation effect execution means performs the effect symbol variation effect on the display unit when at least the display control unit is controlled to the opaque state by the display control unit. It is.

  According to the invention relating to the means 4, at least when the display unit is in the non-transparent state, an effect design variation effect is performed on the display unit. Therefore, it is a gaming machine that effectively uses the display unit for the production symbol variation production. In addition, when a winning is made to the specific winning opening, the display unit that has been used for the fluctuating effect until now becomes a transparent state, and the specific area can be visually recognized. Therefore, it is possible to give a surprise to the player. Furthermore, whether or not the player has the first benefit based on the entry to the first entrance is based on the entry into the specific area, just by looking at the display unit without shifting the view. It can also be recognized whether or not the second profit is generated. Therefore, it is possible to provide a game machine that is easy to play and can easily recognize a game result even when a plurality of games progress simultaneously.

The invention according to means 5 is
A gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to means 4, wherein
A common winning device (400) capable of winning both a game ball rolling in the first game area and a game ball rolling in the second game area;
The common winning device is:
A first pitching portion (410) capable of allowing entry of a game ball rolling in the first game area;
A second entrance part (420) that allows entry of a game ball rolling in the second game area;
A closed state in which neither entering the first entrance part nor entering the second entrance part is possible, and entering the first entrance part also enters the second entrance part. A common opening and closing member (430) that is in an open state that allows both entry and
A common ball detection means (first big prize opening sensor 30a) capable of detecting both the game ball entered from the first entrance and the game ball entered from the second entrance;
In the gaming machine, the first profit granting means and the second profit granting means execute a special game for opening the common opening and closing member in a predetermined opening pattern as the gain granting. is there.

  According to the invention according to the means 5, the common winning device is provided which can win both the game ball rolling in the first game area and the game ball rolling in the second game area. The provision of the second profit is also the execution of a special game that opens the common opening / closing member of the common winning device. Therefore, regardless of which profit is given, regardless of which game area the game ball rolling in the game area finally exists, the player is said to win the common prize-winning device. Profits can be gained. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of useless balls that are not likely to win the common winning device. Moreover, it becomes a simple structure compared with the case where a prize-winning device is separately provided for both game area constituent members, and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed.

  According to the present invention, a plurality of games can be progressed simultaneously.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st game area | region structural member with which the same gaming machine is provided, and a 2nd game area | region structural member. It is a front view of the 1st game field composition member. It is a front view of the 2nd game field composition member and the 1st image display device. It is a front view of the 2nd big winning device. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a 1st game area | region structural member and a 2nd game area | region structural member, and is a figure which shows the vicinity of a distribution apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a 1st game area | region structural member and a 2nd game area | region structural member, and is a figure which shows the vicinity of a 1st big winning device. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion A shown in FIG. 3, and is a view showing display devices provided in the gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure by the side of the main control board of the same gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure by the side of the sub control board of the same gaming machine. It is a table | surface which shows a response | compatibility etc. with the type of winning and the opening pattern of a big prize opening. It is a table | surface which shows the various random numbers which the microcomputer for game control acquires. (A) is a big hit determination table, (B) is a hit type determination table, (C) is a reach determination table, (D) is a normal symbol per determination table, and (E) is a normal symbol variation. It is a pattern selection table. It is a fluctuation pattern determination table. It is an open pattern determination table of electric Chu. It is a flowchart of a main control main process. It is a flowchart of a main side timer interruption process. It is a flowchart of a sensor detection process. It is a flowchart of a normal operation process. It is a flowchart of a normal symbol standby process. It is a flowchart of the normal symbol hit determination process. It is a flowchart of the process during normal symbol fluctuation. It is a flowchart of a normal symbol confirmation process. It is a flowchart of a normal electric accessory process. It is a flowchart of a 1st special operation process. It is a flowchart of the 2nd special operation process. It is a flowchart of a 1st special symbol standby process. It is a flowchart of special figure 1 big hit determination processing. It is a flowchart of a fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a flowchart of a fluctuation pattern selection process. It is a flowchart of the 2nd special symbol standby process. It is a flowchart of special figure 2 big hit determination processing. (A) is a flowchart of the process during the first special symbol variation, (b) is a flowchart of the process during the second special symbol variation. It is a flowchart of a 1st special symbol confirmation process. It is a flowchart of a game state management process. It is a flowchart of the special figure 2 forced stop process. It is a flowchart of a 2nd special symbol confirmation process. It is a flowchart of the special figure 1 forced stop process 1. FIG. It is a flowchart of the special electric accessory processing 1 (big hit game). It is a flowchart of a game state setting process. It is a flowchart of the special electric accessory processing 2 (small hit game). It is a flowchart of the special electric accessory processing 2 (small hit game). It is a flowchart of the special figure 1 forced stop process 2. FIG. It is a flowchart of a specific area sensor detection process. It is a flowchart of a liquid crystal transmission instruction process. It is a flowchart of the number of reserved balls. It is a flowchart of a sub control main process. It is a flowchart of a reception interruption process. It is a flowchart of 1 ms timer interruption processing. It is a flowchart of a 10 ms timer interrupt process. It is a flowchart of a received command analysis process. It is a flowchart of a change production start process. It is a flowchart of a change production end process. It is a front view of the 2nd game field composition member showing the 1st image display device of an impermeable state. It is a front view of the 2nd game field composition member showing the 1st image display device of a penetration state. It is a timing chart which shows the switching timing of the transmission state and non-transmission state of a 1st image display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the 1st big prize apparatus (common prize apparatus) which concerns on the example of a change.

1. Structure of gaming machine A pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first form includes a gaming machine frame 650. A game board 2 (see FIG. 2) is attached to the inside of the gaming machine frame 650. The front frame 651 of the gaming machine frame 650 has a handle 60 for launching a game ball (corresponding to a game medium) with a launch intensity corresponding to the rotation angle, and a hitting ball supply tray (upper plate) 61 for storing the game balls. , And an extra ball receiving tray (lower plate) 62 for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the hitting ball supply tray 61. In addition, the front frame 651 is provided with an effect button 63 that can be operated by the player at the time of an effect executed as the game progresses. The front frame 651 is provided with a decorative frame lamp 66 and a speaker 67.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 2 includes a plate-shaped first game area constituting member (first game board member) 200 and a second game area constituting member (second game board member) 300. The second game area constituting member 300 is disposed behind the first game area constituting member 200. The first game area constituting member 200 is made of a transparent synthetic resin member (for example, polycarbonate) that is visible from the front to the rear. That is, in this embodiment, the game board 2 has two layers in the front and rear directions, and the player can visually recognize the second game area component member 300 behind through the first game area component member 200 in the front.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first game area constituting member 200 is formed with a first game area (also referred to as a first game area) 203 in which a game ball flows down surrounded by the first rail member 204. Has been. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the second game area constituting member 300 is surrounded by a second rail member 304 in a second game area (also referred to as a second game area) 303 in which game balls flow down. Is formed. A game ball fired by operating the handle 60 first flows into the first game area 203.

  In the first game area 203, a distribution device 50 for distributing the game balls that have been struck to either the first game area 203 or the second game area 303, a first start opening (corresponding to a first entry opening) 20, a first start winning device (ordinary variable winning device so-called electric Chu) 22, a first gate 28 and a second gate 29 through which a game ball can pass are provided. The first game area 203 is a game area for performing a so-called one-type game.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, one sorting device 50 is provided on each of the left side and the right side of the upstream portion of the first game area 203. As shown in the longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 6 (A), through portions 210 penetrating in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in the drawing) are provided at the arrangement positions of the respective distribution devices 50 in the first game area constituting member 200. ing. The floor surface 210a of the penetration part 210 is an inclined surface that inclines downward from the front toward the rear. This is for guiding the game ball that has flowed into the penetration part 210 to the second game area 303.

  As shown to FIG. 6 (A), the distribution apparatus 50 is provided with the impeller 52 rotated centering around the rotating shaft 51 along a left-right direction. The impeller 52 is surrounded by a housing member 53 (see FIG. 2) that is substantially U-shaped when viewed from above. The rotating shaft 51 of the impeller 52 is attached to the housing member 53. The housing member 53 has an inflow port 53 a at the upper part thereof for allowing a game ball driven into the first game area 203 to flow into the sorting device 50. In addition, an outlet 53b is provided at the lower portion thereof to allow game balls to flow out from the sorting device 50 to the first game area 203.

  The game ball that has flowed into the sorting device 50 is received by the blade portion 52 a of the impeller 52. The impeller 52 that has received the game ball rotates by a load received from the game ball. As shown in FIG. 6A, when the impeller 52 rotates counterclockwise in the figure, the game ball is discharged from the outlet 53b. That is, the game balls are distributed to the first game area 203 by the distribution device 50 (the impeller 52).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the impeller 52 rotates in the clockwise direction in the drawing, the game ball is guided to the second game area 303 through the through portion 210 of the first game area constituting member 200. Is done. That is, the game balls are distributed to the second game area 303 by the distribution device 50 (the impeller 52).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first nail for guiding the game ball driven into the first game area 203 toward the left and right sorting devices 50 is provided upstream of the first game area 203. A column 220 is provided.

  Note that the distribution device may not include the impeller 52. For example, it may be a sorting device provided with a warp passage for sorting game balls that have flowed into the device into the second game area 303 without fail. Moreover, the distribution apparatus provided with the distribution member which performs fixed operation | movement from power activation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 may be sufficient. That is, the distribution device is configured to guide the game ball to the first game area 203 when the distribution member is at the first position and to guide the game ball to the second game area 303 when the distribution member is at the second position. There may be.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the electric chew 22 is provided in the center of the downstream portion of the first game area 203. The electric Chu 22 includes a first start port 20. In addition, the electric chew 22 includes a movable member 23 that takes an open state and a closed state. The movable member 23 is driven by an electric chew solenoid 24 (see FIG. 9). Even if the movable member 23 is in an open state or a closed state, a prize can be awarded to the first start port 20. However, when the movable member 23 is in the closed state, the size of the inlet of the first start port 20 is slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball, but when the movable member 23 is in the open state, the first start is performed. The size of the entrance of the mouth 20 is wider than that (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3). That is, when the movable member 23 is in the open state, winning to the first start port 20 is facilitated. The winning of the game ball to the first start opening 20 is an opportunity for a lottery of a first special symbol (a jackpot lottery, that is, acquisition of a jackpot random number or the like). A second nail row 222 for guiding the game ball toward the electric chew 22 is provided on both the left and right sides of the electric chew in the first game area 203.

  The first gate 28 is provided on the left side of the midstream portion of the first game area 203. The second gate 29 is provided on the right side of the midstream portion of the first game area 203. The passing of the game ball to the first gate 28 and the second gate 29 triggers the execution of a normal symbol lottery (that is, acquisition and determination of a normal symbol random number (per random number)) that determines whether or not to open the electric chew 22. ing.

  In addition, an opening 230 is provided below the electric chew in the first game area constituting member 200 for allowing the game balls flowing down the first game area 203 to flow out to the second game area 303. The opening 230 is a long hole whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction, and penetrates the first game area constituting member 200 substantially along the front-rear direction (left-right direction in the figure) as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a guide member 240 for guiding the game ball to the opening 230 is attached below the electric chew 22 in the first game area 203. As shown in FIG. 7, the upper surface 240a of the guide member 240 and the floor surface 230a of the opening 230 are inclined downward from the front to the rear in order to guide the game ball to the second game area 303. . Further, the height of the upper surface 240a of the guide member 240 and the height of the floor surface 230a of the opening 230 are set so that the game ball rolling on the upper surface 240a of the guide member 240 can smoothly move to the floor surface 230a of the opening 230. It has been adjusted.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the second game area 303 includes a second start winning device (first fixed winning device) 25 having a second starting port (an example of a second pitching port) 21, A third start winning device (second fixed winning device) 27 having a three starting opening (an example of a second winning opening) 26 and a first big winning device (first special variable winning device) having a first big winning opening 30 ) 31, a second grand prize-winning device (second special variable prize-winning device) 36 having a second grand prize winning opening 35, and a windmill 310. The second game area 303 is a game area for performing a so-called two-type game.

  The second start winning device 25 is provided on the left side of the midstream portion of the second game area 303. The third start winning device 27 is provided on the right side of the midstream portion of the second game area 303. The winning of the game ball to the second starting port 21 or the third starting port 26 is an opportunity for the lottery (big hit lottery) of the second special symbol. As will be described in detail later, when the result of the second special symbol lottery (big win lottery) is a small winner, the second big prize opening 35 is opened. That is, the second start port 21 or the third start port 26 functions as a trigger for opening the second big prize opening 35.

  The first big winning device 31 is provided at the center of the downstream portion of the second game area 303. The first big winning device 31 is a device for acquiring a prize ball in a jackpot game to be described later. The first grand prize winning device 31 includes an opening / closing member 32, and opens / closes the first grand prize winning opening 30 by the operation of the opening / closing member 32. The opening / closing member 32 is driven by a first big prize opening solenoid 33 (see FIG. 9). The first grand prize opening 30 allows a game ball to enter only when the opening / closing member 32 is open. As shown in FIG. 7, when the opening / closing member 32 is open, the game ball that has flowed into the opening 230 as a result of flowing down the first game area 203 also rolls on the opening / closing member 32 in the open state. It is possible to win the big prize opening 30. That is, the first big winning opening 30 is a winning opening that can win not only game balls that have flowed down the second game area 303 but also game balls that have flowed down the first game area 203.

  The second big winning device (corresponding to a specific winning device) 36 is provided in the approximate center of the second game area 303. The second big prize winning device 36 is a device for performing a big hit lottery with an accessory. The second grand prize winning device 36 includes a blade member (corresponding to a specific prize opening opening / closing member) 37, and opens and closes a second big prize winning opening (corresponding to a specific prize winning opening) 35 by the operation of the blade member 37. The blade member 37 is driven by a second large prize winning solenoid 38 (see FIG. 9). The second big winning opening 35 allows a game ball to enter only when the blade member 37 is open.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a specific area (also referred to as a V zone or a V gate) 39 through which the game ball that has passed through the second big prize opening 35 can pass is inside the second big prize device 36. Is provided. There are two types of routes from the second big prize opening 35 to the specific area 39, a normal route 70 and a special route 71 that is more likely to pass through the specific area 39 than the normal route 70. The special route 71 is formed at the center in the left-right direction in the second large winning device 36. On the other hand, the normal route 70 is formed on both the left and right sides in the second large winning device 36. The distribution of the normal route 70 and the special route 71 is performed by a distribution member 72 provided upstream of both the routes 70 and 71 in the second large winning device 36. That is, the game balls that have won the second grand prize opening 35 are first distributed to either the normal route 70 or the special route 71 by the distribution member 72. The distribution member 72 is driven by a distribution member solenoid 73 (see FIG. 9).

  The game balls that have exited from the exit 70a of the normal route 70 or the exit 71a of the special route 71 roll on the stage unit 75 provided in the second grand prize winning device 36. And after rolling the stage part 75, it passes the specific area | region 39 and is discharged | emitted out of the apparatus from the discharge port 77 of the 2nd big prize winning device 36, or without passing the specific area | region 39, the 2nd big prize winning It is discharged from the discharge port 77 of the device 36 to the outside of the device. When passing through the specific area 39, a jackpot game described later is executed.

  The second grand prize winning device 36 is arranged near the blade member 37 (upstream from the distributing member 72), and detects a winning of a game ball to the second big prize winning opening 35. 35a, a specific area sensor 39a that is arranged in the specific area 39 and detects the passage of the game ball to the specific area 39, and a discharge port sensor that is arranged in the discharge port 77 and detects the passage of the game ball to the discharge opening 77 77a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the windmill 310 is arranged in the middle portion of the second game area 303 and above the second start winning device 25 and the third start winning device 27. The second game area 303 has a third nail row 320 for guiding the game balls distributed to the second game area 303 by the distribution device 50 toward the windmill 310 or the second big prize opening 35. Is provided. Further, the second game area 303 is provided with a fourth nail row 322 for guiding the game ball toward the first grand prize opening 30. Further, at the bottom of the second game area 303, there is provided an out port 330 through which game balls that have not won any winning device are discharged out of the second game area 303.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a first image display device (corresponding to display means) 7 is disposed between the first game area constituting member 200 and the second game area constituting member 300. More specifically, the first image display device 7 is disposed in a recess provided on the rear surface side of the first game area constituting member 200 made of a transparent member. That is, the player visually recognizes the first image display device 7 through the first game area constituting member 200. The first image display device 7 is located in front of the specific area sensor 39a, the special route 71, the normal route 70, and the like in the second grand prize winning device 36.

  The first image display device 7 is a known transmissive liquid crystal display device. That is, the first image display device 7 has a structure in which a flat liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between transparent protective plates having transparent electrodes. In the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal element is oriented so as to have transparency when not energized, and an image is displayed by changing the direction of the liquid crystal element when energized. When displaying an image, the transparency is lost. That is, the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7 is in a transparent state in which the rear can be visually recognized when an image is not displayed, and is in an opaque state in which the rear cannot be visually recognized when an image is displayed. When the display unit 7a is in the transmissive state, the inside of the second big prize winning device 36 at the rear of the display unit 7a is visible to the player. Further, when the display unit 7a is in the opaque state, the inside of the second big prize winning device 36 is not visible to the player. Here, the non-transmissive state of the display unit 7a includes a semi-transmissive state (a state that is more difficult than the transmissive state but can be visually recognized behind). That is, the “non-transparent state in which the rear cannot be visually recognized” may be a semi-transmissive state.

  In addition, you may comprise the 1st image display apparatus 7 by an organic electroluminescent display provided with a transparent organic electroluminescent panel. An organic EL panel is obtained by sandwiching a self-luminous organic EL sheet that emits light when energized by a transparent protective plate having a transparent electrode. An organic EL display is advantageous in that it can be made thinner than a liquid crystal display device.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the second image display device 17 is provided on the upper part of the second big prize winning device 36. The second image display device 17 is a liquid crystal display device that is smaller than the first image display device 7. The first image display device 7 is also referred to as a main display device, and the second image display device is also referred to as a sub display device.

  The first image display device 7 performs variable display of first effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R (see FIG. 54) synchronized with variable display of a first special symbol described later on the display unit 7a. The second image display device 17 performs variable display of second effect symbols 18L, 18C, and 18R (see FIG. 54) synchronized with variable display of a second special symbol described later on the display unit 17a. . Each of the first effect symbol and the second effect symbol is composed of three effect symbols. Each effect symbol includes, for example, a plurality of effect symbols representing numbers from “1” to “9”, and after the variable display in the variable effect, the symbol is stopped and displayed in a definite manner. The first image display device 7 is displayed on a first special symbol display 41a (see FIG. 8) described later by a combination of the three first effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R stopped and displayed in this way. The result of variable display of one special symbol (that is, the result of the big hit lottery) is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner. In addition, the second image display device 17 can also change the second special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display 41b (see FIG. 8) described later by a combination of the three second effect symbols 18L, 18C, and 18R. The display result (that is, the result of the big hit lottery) is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner.

  For example, when winning a jackpot, the effect symbol is stopped and displayed with a doublet such as “777”. In addition, when the game is out of play or when winning a small hit, the effect symbol is stopped and displayed with a variation such as “637”. This makes it easier for the player to grasp the progress of the game. That is, the player generally does not grasp the result of the jackpot lottery with the first special symbol display 41a or the second special symbol display 41b, but with the first image display device 7 or the second image display device 17. To grasp. In addition, the combination of effect symbols according to the result of the jackpot lottery can be changed as appropriate. In addition, as a variation display mode of the effect design, for example, there is a mode of scrolling in the vertical direction.

  Further, the first image display device 7 provides a jackpot effect performed in parallel with the jackpot game (one of the special games) in addition to the effect symbol variable display effect (effect pattern variation effect) using the effect symbols as described above. Or a demonstration effect for waiting for a customer is displayed on the display unit 7a. In the effect symbol variable display effect, effect images other than effect symbols such as background images and character images are displayed in addition to effect symbols such as numbers.

  In addition, without using the second image display device 17 (sub display device), the variation effect of the second effect symbol is executed in a partial region of the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7 (main display device). You may make it do. That is, you may use a one part area | region of the display part 7a as an area | region (2nd effect symbol display area) for the change effect of a 2nd effect symbol. In this case, the second effect symbol display area is preferably set to a position that does not overlap with the game ball rolling in the second big winning device 36, such as the upper left corner and the lower right corner in the display unit 7a. This is because when the area other than the second effect symbol display area on the display unit 7a is controlled to be in a transmissive state, the visibility of the game ball rolling in the second big prize winning device 36 is not deteriorated.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, a display device 40 is disposed at the lower right portion of the first game area constituting member 200. The display devices 40 include a first special symbol display 41a that variably displays the first special symbol, a second special symbol display 41b that variably displays the second special symbol, and a normal symbol display that variably displays the normal symbol. A container 42 is included. In addition, the display units 40 hold the operation of the first special symbol display unit 43a and the second special symbol display unit 41b for displaying the number of stored operations of the first special symbol display unit 41a. A second special figure hold indicator 43b that displays the number of stored (second special figure hold) and a general figure hold display 44 that displays the number of stored operation hold (common figure hold) of the normal symbol display 42 is included. It is.

  The variable display of the first special symbol is performed in response to the winning of a game ball at the first start port 20. The variable display of the second special symbol is performed in response to a winning of a game ball at the second start port 21 or the third start port 26. In the following description, the first special symbol and the second special symbol may be collectively referred to as a special symbol (corresponding to an identification symbol). The first special symbol display 41a and the second special symbol display 41b may be collectively referred to as a special symbol display 41. Further, the first special figure hold indicator 43a and the second special figure hold indicator 43b may be collectively referred to as a special figure hold indicator 43.

  In the special symbol display 41, a special symbol (identification symbol) is variably displayed and then stopped and displayed, so that a lottery (special) based on winning at the first starting port 20, the second starting port 21, or the third starting port 26 is performed. The result of symbol lottery and jackpot lottery is notified. The special symbol that is stopped and displayed (the special symbol that is derived and displayed as the display result of the stop symbol and variable display) is one special symbol that is selected from a plurality of types of special symbols by the special symbol lottery. In the case where the stop symbol is a predetermined special symbol (specific identification symbol, that is, a jackpot symbol or a small bonus symbol), the first big prize opening 30 or the opening pattern according to the type of the specific symbol that is stopped and displayed A special game (a jackpot game or a jackpot game) that opens the second grand prize opening 35 is performed. In addition, the opening pattern of the special winning opening (the first big winning opening 30 and the second big winning opening 35) in the special game will be described later.

  Specifically, the special symbol display 41 is composed of, for example, eight LEDs arranged side by side, and displays a special symbol corresponding to the result of the jackpot lottery depending on the lighting mode. For example, if you win a jackpot (one of several types of jackpots to be described later), 1, 2, from the left such as “○ ●●● ○○ ●●” (○: lit, ●: unlit) The jackpot symbol in which the fifth and sixth LEDs are lit is displayed. In addition, when winning a small winning symbol, a small winning symbol in which the fifth and sixth LEDs from the left are lit, such as “••••••••”, is displayed. In the case of a loss, a lost symbol in which only the rightmost LED is lit, such as “●●●●●●● ○”, is displayed. Note that the lost symbol is not a specific special symbol. In addition, before the special symbol is stopped and displayed, the special symbol variation display (variable display) is performed for a predetermined variation time. In this mode, the LED is turned on. The mode of the variable display may be anything such as all the LEDs blinking at once as long as each LED is not stopped (lighted display in a specific mode).

  In this pachinko gaming machine 1, when there is a winning game ball at the first starting port 20, the second starting port 21, or the third starting port 26, various random number values such as jackpot random numbers acquired for the winning are obtained. Is temporarily stored in the special figure storage unit 85 (see FIG. 9). Specifically, if the winning is to the first start opening 20, the first special figure hold is stored in the first special figure storage section 85a (see FIG. 9), and the second start opening 21 or the third start opening 26 is stored. Is stored in the second special figure storage unit 85b (see FIG. 9) as the second special figure reservation. There is an upper limit to the number of special figure reservations that can be stored in each special figure storage unit 85, and the upper limit value in this embodiment is four.

  The special figure hold stored in the special figure hold storage unit 85 is digested when a special symbol based on the special figure hold can be variably displayed. Digesting a special figure hold means that a jackpot random number corresponding to the special figure hold is determined, and a special symbol variable display for indicating the determination result is executed. Therefore, in this pachinko gaming machine 1, when the variable display of the special symbol based on the winning of the game ball to the first starting port 20, the second starting port 21 or the third starting port 26 cannot be performed immediately after the winning, Even if there is a prize during the execution of the special symbol variable display or the special game, the right of the big hit lottery for the prize can be reserved up to a predetermined number.

  The number of special figure hold is displayed on the special figure hold display 43. Specifically, the special figure hold indicator 43 is composed of, for example, four LEDs, and displays the number of special figure holds by turning on the LEDs by the number of special figure holds.

  The variable display of the normal symbol is performed when the game ball passes to the first gate 28 or the second gate 29. The normal symbol display 42 notifies the result of the normal symbol lottery based on the passing of the game ball to the first gate 28 or the second gate 29 by variably displaying the normal symbol and then displaying the stop symbol. A normal symbol that is stopped and displayed (a normal symbol that is derived and displayed as a variable display result) is one normal symbol selected from a plurality of types of normal symbols by a normal symbol lottery. When the stopped normal symbol is a predetermined specific symbol (ordinary winning symbol), an auxiliary game is performed in which the electric chew 22 is opened in an opening pattern corresponding to the current gaming state. The opening pattern of the electric chew 22 will be described later.

  Specifically, the normal symbol display 42 is composed of, for example, two LEDs (see FIG. 8), and displays a normal symbol corresponding to the result of the normal symbol lottery depending on the lighting state. For example, when the lottery result is a win, a normal winning symbol in which both LEDs are lit is displayed, such as “◯◯” (◯: lit, ●: unlit). Further, when the lottery result is a loss, a lost symbol in which only the right LED is lit, such as “● ○”, is displayed. Note that the lost symbol is not a specific ordinary symbol. Before the normal symbol is stopped and displayed, the normal symbol variation display (variable display) is performed for a predetermined variation time. The variation display mode is, for example, a mode in which both LEDs are lit alternately. The mode of the variable display may be anything such as all the LEDs blinking at once as long as each LED is not stopped (lighted display in a specific mode).

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when a game ball passes to the first gate 28 or the second gate 29, the value of the normal symbol random number (hit random number) acquired with respect to the passage passes through the general figure hold storage unit 86. (See FIG. 9). There is an upper limit to the number of pending map holds that can be stored in the saved map storage unit 86, and the upper limit value in this embodiment is four.

  The general map reservation stored in the general map storage unit 86 is digested when the variable display of the normal symbol based on the general map storage becomes possible. The digestion of the general symbol hold means that a normal symbol random number (per random number) corresponding to the general symbol hold is determined and variable symbol display for displaying the determination result is executed. Therefore, in this pachinko gaming machine 1, when the variable display of the normal symbol based on the passage of the game ball to the first gate 28 or the second gate 29 cannot be performed immediately after the passage, that is, during the execution of variable display of the normal symbol or Even if there is a prize during the execution of the auxiliary game, the right to the normal symbol lottery for the passage can be reserved up to a predetermined number.

  The number of the general map hold is displayed on the general map hold display 44. Specifically, the general-purpose hold indicator 44 is composed of, for example, four LEDs, and displays the number of general-purpose holds by turning on the LEDs by the number of general-purpose holds.

2. Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is related to a main control board (game control board) 80 that performs control related to game profits such as jackpot lottery and game state transition, and effects executed as the game progresses. A sub-control board (production control board) 90 that performs control, a payout control board 110 that performs control related to payout of game balls, and the like are provided.

  A game control one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as “game control microcomputer”) 81 that controls the progress of the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program is mounted on the main control board 80. The game control microcomputer 81 includes a ROM 83 that stores a program for controlling the progress of the game, a RAM 84 that is used as a work memory, and a CPU 82 that executes the program stored in the ROM 83. The game control microcomputer 81 transmits / receives data to / from other boards via an input / output circuit (I / O port unit) 87. The input / output circuit 87 may be built in the game control microcomputer 81. The ROM 83 may be externally attached. The RAM 84 is provided with the above-described special figure storage unit 85 (the first special figure storage unit 85a and the second special figure storage unit 85b) and the general figure storage unit 86.

  Various sensors and solenoids are connected to the main control board 80 via a relay board 88. Therefore, signals are input from the sensors to the main control board 80, and signals are output from the main control board 80 to the solenoids. Specifically, the sensors include a first start port sensor 20a, a second start port sensor 21a, a third start port sensor 26a, a first gate sensor 28a, a second gate sensor 29a, a first big prize port sensor 30a, A second big prize opening sensor 35a, a specific area sensor 39a, and an outlet sensor 77a are connected.

  The first start port sensor 20 a is provided in the first start port 20 and detects a winning of a game ball to the first start port 20. The second start port sensor 21 a is provided in the second start port 21 and detects a winning of a game ball to the second start port 21. The third start port sensor 26 a is provided in the third start port 26 and detects a winning of a game ball to the third start port 26. The first gate sensor 28 a is provided in the first gate 28 and detects passage of the game ball to the first gate 28. The second gate sensor 29 a is provided in the second gate 29 and detects passage of the game ball to the second gate 29. The first big prize opening sensor 30 a is provided in the first big prize opening 30 and detects a winning of a game ball to the first big prize opening 30. The second grand prize opening sensor 35 a is provided in the second big prize opening 35 and detects a winning of a game ball to the second big prize opening 35. The specific area sensor 39 a is provided in the specific area 39 in the second big prize opening 35 and detects passage of the game ball to the specific area 39. The discharge port sensor 77 a is provided at the discharge port 77 in the second grand prize winning port 35 and detects passage of a game ball to the discharge port 77.

  Further, as the solenoids, the electric chew solenoid 24, the first big prize opening solenoid 33, the second big prize opening solenoid 38, and the distribution member solenoid 73 are connected. The electric chew solenoid 24 drives the movable member 23 of the electric chew 22. The first big prize opening solenoid 33 drives the opening / closing member 32 of the first big prize winning device 31. The second big prize opening solenoid 38 drives the blade member 37 of the second big prize winning device 36. The distribution member solenoid 73 is for driving the distribution member 72 of the second big prize winning device 36.

  Further, the main control board 80 includes a first special symbol display 41a, a second special symbol display 41b, a normal symbol display 42, a first special diagram hold indicator 43a, a second special figure hold indicator 43b, A figure hold indicator 44 is connected. That is, display control of these display devices 40 is performed by the game control microcomputer 81.

  The main control board 80 transmits various commands to the payout control board 110 and receives signals from the payout control board 110 for payout monitoring. On the payout control board 110, the ball lending device 120, the ball lending device 130, and the card unit 135 (installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 and lending a ball based on the information of the inserted IC card or the like are possible. And the launching device 112 is connected via the launch control circuit 111. The launcher 112 includes a handle 60 (see FIG. 1).

  The payout control board 110 drives the prize ball motor 121 of the prize ball payout device 120 based on a signal from the game control microcomputer 81 and a signal from the card unit 135 connected to the pachinko gaming machine 1 to win a prize ball. Or paying out the rental balls by driving the rental motor 131 of the rental ball payout device 130. The prize balls to be paid out are detected by the prize ball sensor 122 for counting. In addition, the paid-out lending ball is detected by the lending sensor 132 for counting. When the player operates the handle 60 (see FIG. 1) of the launch device 112, the touch switch 114 detects contact with the handle 60, and the launch volume 115 detects the amount of rotation of the handle 60. Then, the launch motor 113 is driven so that the game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the magnitude of the detection signal of the launch volume 115.

  The main control board 80 transmits various commands to the sub control board 90. The connection between the main control board 80 and the sub control board 90 is a unidirectional communication connection that can only transmit signals from the main control board 80 to the sub control board 90. That is, between the main control board 80 and the sub-control board 90, a unidirectional circuit (not shown) as a communication direction regulating means (for example, a circuit using a diode) is interposed.

  As shown in FIG. 10, an effect control one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as “effect control microcomputer”) 91 that controls the effect of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program is mounted on the sub-control board 90. The effect control microcomputer 91 includes a ROM 93 that stores programs for controlling effects as the game progresses, a RAM 94 that is used as a work memory, and a CPU 92 that executes the programs stored in the ROM 93. . The effect control microcomputer 91 transmits / receives data to / from other boards via an input / output circuit (I / O port unit) 97. The input / output circuit 97 may be built in the effect control microcomputer 91. The ROM 93 may be externally attached.

  The sub control board 90 is connected to the image control board 100, the sound control board 106, and the lamp control board 107. The effect control microcomputer 91 of the sub control board 90 causes the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 to perform display control of the first image display device 7 and the second image display device 17 based on the command received from the main control board 80. . The RAM 104 of the image control board 100 is a memory for developing image data. The ROM 103 of the image control board 100 stores still image data and moving image data displayed on the first image display device 7 and the second image display device 17, specifically, characters, items, figures, characters, numbers, symbols, and the like ( Image data such as effect images) and background images. The CPU 102 of the image control board 100 reads out image data from the ROM 103 based on a command from the effect control microcomputer 91. Then, display control is executed based on the read image data.

  Further, the effect control microcomputer 91 outputs voice, music, sound effect, and the like from the speaker 67 via the voice control board 106 based on the command received from the main control board 80. Acoustic data such as voice output from the speaker 67 is stored in the ROM 93 of the sub-control board 90. Note that a CPU may be mounted on the voice control board 106, and in that case, the CPU may execute voice control. Further, in this case, a ROM may be mounted on the voice control board 106, and acoustic data may be stored in the ROM. Further, the speaker 67 may be connected to the image control board 100, and the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 may execute sound control. Further, in this case, acoustic data may be stored in the ROM 103 of the image control board 100.

  The effect control microcomputer 91 controls lighting of lamps such as the frame lamp 66 and the board lamp 5 provided in the game board 2 via the lamp control board 107 based on the command received from the main control board 80. . Light emission pattern data (also referred to as data for determining lighting / extinction, light emission color, or lamp data) that determines the light emission mode of the lamps such as the frame lamp 66 and the panel lamp 5 is created in step S4304 described later. The effect control microcomputer 91 controls the light emission of lamps such as the frame lamp 66 and the panel lamp 5 in accordance with the created light emission pattern data. Note that data stored in the ROM 93 of the sub-control board 90 is used to create the light emission pattern data.

  Further, the effect control microcomputer 91 operates the decorative movable body 15 connected to the lamp control board 107 via the relay board 108 based on the command received from the main control board 80. The decorative movable body 15 is a movable so-called gimmick provided in the game board 2 although not shown in FIG. Operation pattern data (also referred to as drive data) that determines the operation mode of the decorative movable body 15 is created in step S4203 described later. The effect control microcomputer 91 controls the operation of the decorative movable body 15 according to the generated operation pattern data. Note that data stored in the ROM 93 of the sub-control board 90 is used to create the operation pattern data. Note that a CPU may be mounted on the lamp control board 107, and in that case, the CPU may execute lamp lighting control and operation control of the decorative movable body 15. Further, in this case, a ROM may be mounted on the lamp control board 107, and data relating to the light emission pattern and the operation pattern may be stored in the ROM.

  Further, an effect button detection SW (switch) 63a for detecting that the effect button 63 (see FIG. 1) has been pressed is connected to the sub-control board 90. Therefore, when the effect button 63 is pressed, a signal is output from the effect button detection SW 63a to the sub-control board 90.

3. Description of jackpot etc. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, as a result of the jackpot lottery (special symbol lottery), there are “big jackpot”, “small jackpot”, and “out of place”. In the case of “hit”, the “hit symbol” is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display 41. In the case of “small hit”, the “small hit symbol” is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display 41. In the case of “missing”, the “design symbol” is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display 41.

  As a result of the special symbol lottery, when a big win is won, a big win game (one type big win) is executed that opens the first big winning opening 30 over 15R. This corresponds to the first profit. More specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, there are “15R (round) normal jackpot” and “15R short-time jackpot” as jackpot types. The “15R normal jackpot” is a jackpot for controlling the gaming state to a “normal gaming state” to be described later after the first big winning opening 30 is opened for 15R. On the other hand, the “15R short-time jackpot” is a jackpot for controlling the gaming state to a “specific gaming state” to be described later after the first big winning opening 30 is opened for 15R. In both big wins, the number of times the first big prize opening 30 is opened per 1R is 1, and the maximum open time is 28 seconds.

  In addition, “15R normal jackpot” may be won only by the lottery of the first special symbol (special figure 1). On the other hand, there is a possibility that “15R junior college hits” will be won by lottery of the first special symbol and lottery of the second special symbol (special diagram 2). In addition, when “15R normal jackpot” is won by lottery of the first special symbol, the special symbol 1_normal symbol 1 is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 41a. In addition, when “15R hour and junior big hit” is won by lottery of the first special symbol, the special symbol 1_time symbol 2 is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 41a. In addition, when “15R hour and junior big hit” is won by lottery of the second special symbol, the special symbol 2_time symbol 2 is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 41b.

  On the other hand, as a result of the special symbol lottery, if a small win is won, a small hit game that opens the second big prize opening 35 once is executed. When a game ball wins the second big prize opening 35 opened by the small hit game and the game ball passes the specific area 39 in the second big prize winning device 36, it is a big win and continues for 15R. A jackpot game (two types of jackpots) that opens the first big winning opening 30 is executed. This corresponds to the second profit. When this jackpot game (a jackpot game triggered by passage to the specific area 39) is executed, the opening of the second big prize opening 35 as a jackpot game corresponds to the 1R. Therefore, the total number of rounds at this time is 16R. Note that the jackpot game or the jackpot game may be referred to as a special game. In the special game, there may be a round in which the grand prize opening is opened a plurality of times during one round.

  More specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, there are “16R normal small hits” and “16R short hits” as the types of small hits. Both “16R normal jackpot” and “16R short-time bonus jackpot” play a jackpot game, and if there is a passing of a game ball to a specific area 39 in the bonus game, a jackpot game (two types of jackpot) is played It is. If there is no game ball passing to the specific area 39 in the small hit game, the big hit game is not executed.

  In the small hit game, the second grand prize opening 35 is opened once for one second. In the jackpot game (two types of jackpots), the first big winning opening 30 is opened over 15R. In the jackpot game (type 2 jackpot), the number of times of opening the first big winning opening 30 per 1R is one, and the maximum opening time is 28 seconds. If the winning type of the small hit is “16R normal small hit”, the gaming state after the big hit game is controlled to a “normal gaming state” described later. On the other hand, if the winning type of the big hit is “16R time short hit”, the gaming state after the big winning game is controlled to a “specific gaming state” described later.

  In addition, “16R normal small hit” and “16R short time short hit” may be won only by the lottery of the second special symbol (special drawing 2). When “16R normal small hit” is won, special figure 2_small hit symbol 1 is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 41b. In addition, when “16R hour short small hit” is won, the special figure 2_small hit symbol 2 is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 41b.

  In addition, the distribution probability to each jackpot in the lottery of the first special symbol (special chart 1) is 50% for 15R normal jackpot and 50% for junior jackpot at 15R. On the other hand, all the jackpots won in the lottery of the second special symbol (special map 2) are short jackpots at 15R. In the second special symbol lottery, the probability of allocating to each small hit is 50% for 16R normal small hit and 50% for 16R hourly short hit.

  Here, in the present pachinko gaming machine 1, the lottery for determining whether or not the jackpot or the jackpot is made based on the “big hit random number”, and the winning type lottery is made based on the “win type random number”. As shown in FIG. 12A, the jackpot random number takes a value in the range of 0 to 629. The hit type random number takes a value in the range of 0-9. The random numbers acquired based on winnings to the first start port 20, the second start port 21, or the third start port 26 include “reach random number” and “variation” in addition to the big hit random number and the hit type random number. There is a "pattern random number".

  The reach random number is a random number that determines whether or not a reach is generated in the effect design variation effect indicating the result when the result of the jackpot determination is out of place. Reach is a state in which there is only one effect symbol that is variably displayed among a plurality of effect symbols, and depending on which symbol the effect symbol that is variably displayed is stopped and displayed, It is a state (for example, a state of “7 ↓ 7”) that is a combination of the production symbols shown. It should be noted that the effect symbols that are stopped and displayed in the reach state may be displayed as if they are slightly shaken in the display units 7a and 17a. This reach random number takes a value in the range of 0-126.

  The variation pattern random number is a random number for determining a variation pattern including a variation time. The fluctuation pattern random number takes a value in the range of 0 to 198. In addition, the random number acquired based on the passage through the first gate 28 or the second gate 29 includes a normal symbol random number (per random number) shown in FIG. The normal symbol random number is a random number for a lottery (ordinary symbol lottery) for determining whether or not to perform an auxiliary game for opening the electric chew 22. Normal design random numbers take values in the range of 0-240.

4). Description of the gaming state Next, the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described. The special symbol display 41 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a variable time shortening function. The normal symbol display 42 has a probability variation function and a variation time shortening function.

  The state in which the function for reducing the variation time of the special symbol display 41 is in operation is referred to as “time-short state”, and the state in which the special symbol display 41 is not in operation is referred to as “non-time-short state”. In the short-time state, the variation time of the special symbol (the time from the start of variation display to the time when the display result is derived and displayed) is shorter than in the non-short-time state. That is, the variation pattern is determined using a variation pattern table that is determined so that the variation pattern having a short variation time is selected more than the non-temporal state (see FIG. 14). That is, when the function for shortening the variation time of the special symbol display 41 is activated, it is easy to select a short variation time as the variation time for the variable symbol special display as compared to when the special symbol display 41 is not activated. As a result, in the short-time state, the special-patch holding pace is accelerated, and an effective winning (a winning that can be stored as a special-pending hold) at the starting port is likely to occur. Therefore, it is possible to aim for a big hit with smooth progress of the game.

  The probability variation function and the variation time shortening function of the normal symbol display 42 operate in synchronization with the variation time shortening function of the special symbol display 41. That is, the probability variation function and the variation time shortening function of the normal symbol display 42 operate in the time-short state and do not operate in the non-time-short state. Therefore, in the short time state, the winning probability in the normal symbol lottery is higher than in the non-short time state. In other words, a hit determination (ordinary symbol determination) is performed using a normal symbol per-decision table having more normal symbol random numbers (per hit random) determined to be hit than a normal symbol per-decision table used in a non-time-saving state ( (See FIG. 13D). That is, when the probability variation function of the normal symbol display 42 is activated, the display result of the variable symbol normal display by the normal symbol display 42 is the normal winning symbol (specific normal symbol) compared to when the normal symbol display 42 is not activated. The probability of becoming higher.

  In the short time state, the normal symbol fluctuation time is shorter than in the non-short time state. In this embodiment, the variation time of the normal symbol is 30 seconds in the non-short-time state, but is 1 second in the short-time state (see FIG. 13E). Furthermore, in the time-saving state, the opening time of the electric chew 22 in the auxiliary game is longer than that in the non-time-saving state (see FIG. 15). That is, the open time extension function of the electric chew 22 is activated. In addition, in the short-time state, the number of times the electric chew 22 is opened in the auxiliary game is larger than in the non-short-time state (see FIG. 15). That is, the function of increasing the number of times the electric chew 22 is opened is activated.

  In the situation where the probability variation function and the variation time shortening function of the normal symbol display 42 and the open time extension function and the number of times of opening increase function of the electric chew 22 are activated, compared to the case where these functions are not activated. Thus, the electric chew 22 is frequently opened, and game balls frequently win the first starting port 20. As a result, the base, which is the ratio of the number of prize balls to the number of shot balls, becomes high. Therefore, a state in which these functions are activated is referred to as a “high base state”, and a state in which these functions are not activated is referred to as a “low base state”. In the high base state, it is possible to aim for a big hit without greatly reducing the hand-held game balls. The high base state is a state in which so-called electric support control (control to support winning at the first start port 20 by the electric chew 22) is executed.

  In the high base state (electric support control state), not all the functions described above may operate. That is, the operation of one or more of the probability variation function of the normal symbol display 42, the variation time shortening function of the normal symbol display 42, the opening time extension function of the electric chew 22, and the opening frequency increasing function of the electric chew 22 Therefore, it is only necessary that the electric chew 22 be opened more easily than when the function is not activated. Further, the high base state (electric support control state) may be independently controlled without accompanying the time-short state.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the game state after the jackpot game based on the winning for the short jackpot at 15R, and after the jackpot game based on the passing of the game ball to the specific area 39 after winning the jackpot at the 16R time The gaming state is a time-short state and a high base state (electric support control state) (see FIG. 11). This gaming state is particularly referred to as a “specific gaming state”. The specific game state ends when a special symbol variable display is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times), or when the jackpot is won and the jackpot game is executed.

  The game state after the jackpot game based on the winning of the 15R normal jackpot and the game state after the jackpot game based on the passing of the game ball to the specific area 39 after winning the 15R normal jackpot are in a non-time-short state. And it is a low base state (refer FIG. 11). This gaming state is particularly referred to as “normal gaming state”. When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is played for the first time, the gaming state after the power is turned on is the normal gaming state.

5. Operation of Game Control Microcomputer 81 [Main Control Main Process] Next, the operation of the game control microcomputer 81 will be described with reference to FIGS. The counter, timer, flag, status, buffer, and the like that appear in the description of the operation of the game control microcomputer 81 are provided in the RAM 84. When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, the game control microcomputer 81 provided on the main control board 80 reads out and executes the main control main process program shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in the main control main process, initial setting is first performed (step S001). In the initial setting, for example, stack setting, constant setting, interrupt time setting, CPU 82 setting, SIO, PIO, CTC (circuit for managing interrupt time) setting, resetting various flags, status, counter, etc. Etc. The initial value of the flag is “0”, that is, “OFF”, the initial value of the status is “1”, and the initial value of the counter is “0”. The initial setting (S001) is executed only once after the power is turned on, and is not executed thereafter.

  Following the initial setting (S001), interrupts are prohibited (S002), and the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S003) is executed. In this normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S003), the various random number counter values shown in FIG. When each random number counter value reaches the upper limit value, it returns to “0” and is added again. Note that the initial period value of each random number counter may be a value other than “0” or may be changed randomly.

  When the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S003) is completed, the interruption is permitted (S004). While the interrupt is permitted, the main timer interrupt process (S005) can be executed. The main timer interrupt process (S005) is executed based on an interrupt pulse that is repeatedly input to the CPU 82, for example, at a cycle of 4 msec. That is, for example, it is executed at a cycle of 4 msec. Various counters by normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S003) after main timer interrupt process (S005) is finished and until main timer interrupt process (S005) is started next time The value update process is repeatedly executed. When an interrupt pulse is input to the CPU 82 in the interrupt disabled state, the main timer interrupt process (S005) is not started immediately, but is started after the interrupt is enabled (S004).

  [Main-side timer interrupt processing] Next, the main-side timer interrupt processing (S005) will be described. As shown in FIG. 17, in the main-side timer interrupt process (S005), an output process (S101) is first executed. In the output process (S101), commands set in the output buffer provided in the RAM 84 of the main control board 80 in each process described below are output to the sub control board 90, the payout control board 110, and the like.

  In the input process (S102) performed after the output process (S101), various sensors (a first start port sensor 20a, a second start port sensor 21a, a third start port sensor 26a) mainly attached to the pachinko gaming machine 1 are used. The detection signals detected by the first grand prize opening sensor 30a, the second big prize opening sensor 35a, etc. (see FIG. 9) are read and stored in the output buffer of the RAM 84 as prize ball information. Also, a detection signal from a lower plate full switch for detecting the fullness of the lower plate 62 is taken in and stored in the output buffer of the RAM 84 as lower plate full data.

  The normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S103) performed next is the same as the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S003) performed in the main control main process of FIG. That is, the update processing of various random number counter values (including the normal symbol random number counter value) shown in FIG. 12 includes the execution period of the main timer interrupt process (S005) and other periods (main timer interrupt process (S005 ) Until the next main timer interrupt process (S005) is started).

  After the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S103), the sensor detection process (S104), the normal operation process (S105), the first special operation process (S106), the second special operation process (S107), which will be described later, are specified. The area sensor process (S108), the liquid crystal transmission instruction process (S109), and the reserved ball number process (S110) are executed. Thereafter, other processing (S111) is executed, and the main timer interrupt processing (S005) is terminated. As other processing (S111), the second special figure reservation indicator 43b is controlled to a display mode indicating the number based on the number of special figure 2 reserved balls described later, or based on the number of special figure 1 reserved balls described later. Then, the first special figure holding display 43a is controlled to display the number. Then, until the next interrupt pulse is input to the CPU 82, the processes of steps S002 to S004 of the main control main process are repeatedly executed (see FIG. 16). When the interrupt pulse is input (after about 4 msec), the main control again. Side timer interrupt processing (S005) is executed. In the output process (S101) of the main timer interrupt process (S005) executed again, the command set in the output buffer of the RAM 84 in the previous main timer interrupt process (S005) is output.

  [Sensor Detection Process] As shown in FIG. 18, in the sensor detection process (S104), first, whether or not the game ball has passed through the first gate 28 or the second gate 29, that is, the first gate sensor 28a or the second gate. It is determined whether or not a game ball is detected by the gate sensor 29a (S201). If the game ball has not passed through the first gate 28 or the second gate 29 (NO in S201), the process proceeds to step S205. If a game ball has passed (YES in S201), the number of normal symbol holding balls (the number of normal drawing holdings, specifically, the value of the counter for counting the number of holdings of the normal drawing provided in the RAM 84) is 4 or more. It is determined whether or not there is (S202). Then, if the number of normal symbol reserved balls is 4 or more (YES in S202), the process proceeds to step S205. On the other hand, if the number of normal symbol reserved balls is not 4 or more (NO in S202), “1” is added to the number of normal symbol reserved balls (S203), and normal symbol random number acquisition processing (S204) is performed. In the normal symbol random number acquisition process (S204), the value of the normal symbol random number counter (label-TRND-H, FIG. 12B) is acquired, and the acquired random number value is stored in the general symbol hold storage unit 86 of the RAM 84. Store in the storage area according to the current number of normal symbol holding balls.

  In step S205, it is determined whether or not a game ball has won the first start port 20, that is, whether or not a game ball has been detected by the first start port sensor 20a (S205). If a game ball has not won at the first starting port 20 (NO at S205), the process proceeds to step S209. If a game ball has won at the first starting port 20 (YES at S205), FIG. It is determined whether or not the number of reserved balls (the number of first special figure hold, specifically, the value of the counter for counting the number of first special figure hold provided in the RAM 84) has reached four (upper limit number) ( S206). If the number of reserved balls in Special Figure 1 has reached four (YES in S206), the process proceeds to step S209, but if the number of reserved balls in Special Figure 1 is less than four (NO in S206). Then, 1 is added to the special figure 1 reserved ball number (S207).

  Subsequently, special figure 1 related random number acquisition processing (S208) is performed. In the special figure 1 related random number acquisition process (S208), the value of the big hit random number counter (label-TRND-A value), the value of the hit type random number counter (label-TRND-AS value), the value of the reach random number counter (label) -TRND-RC value) and fluctuation pattern random number counter value (label -TRND-T1 value) (that is, the random value group shown in FIG. 12A is acquired) It stores in the storage area corresponding to the current number of reserved special figure 1 balls in the special figure storage unit 85a.

  In step S209, whether or not a game ball has won the second start port 21 or the third start port 26, that is, whether or not a game ball has been detected by the second start port sensor 21a or the third start port sensor 26a. Determination is made (S209). When a game ball has not won at the second start port 21 or the third start port 26 (NO at S209), the process is completed, but when a game ball has won at the second start port 21 or the third start port 26 (YES in S209), the number of special figure 2 reserved balls (the number of second special figure reserved, specifically the value of the counter for counting the number of second special figure reserved in the RAM 84) (upper limit) (S210). If the number of special figure 2 reserved balls has reached four (YES in S210), the process is terminated. If the number of special figure 2 reserved balls is less than four (NO in S210), Special figure 2 “1” is added to the number of reserved balls (S211).

  Subsequently, special figure 2 related random number acquisition processing (S212) is performed. In the special figure 2 related random number acquisition process (S212), similarly to the special figure 1 related random number acquisition process (S208), the value of the jackpot random number counter (label-TRND-A value) and the value of the hit type random number counter (label- TRND-AS value), reach random number counter value (label-TRND-RC value), and fluctuation pattern random number counter value (label-TRND-T1 value) (ie, the disturbance shown in FIG. 12A). A numerical value group is acquired), and these acquired random number values are stored in a storage area corresponding to the current number of reserved special figure 2 balls in the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b.

  [Normal Operation Processing] The game control microcomputer 81 performs normal operation processing (S105) shown in FIG. 19 following the sensor detection processing (S104). In the normal operation process (S105), the process related to the normal symbol display 42 and the electric Chu 22 is divided into four stages, and “normal operation status 1, 2, 3, 4” is assigned to each of these stages. If the “normal operation status” is “1” (YES in S301), the normal symbol standby process (S302) is performed, and if the “normal operation status” is “2” (NO in S301). , YES in S303), normal symbol variation processing (S304) is performed, and when the “normal operation status” is “3” (NO in S301 and S303, YES in S305), normal symbol confirmation processing (S306 If the “normal operation status” is “4” (NO in all of S301, S303, and S305), the normal electric accessory processing (S307) is performed. The normal operation status is “1” in the initial setting.

  [Normal Symbol Waiting Process] As shown in FIG. 20, in the normal symbol waiting process (S302), it is first determined whether or not the number of reserved balls of the normal symbol is “0” (S401). This process is finished. On the other hand, if it is not “0”, normal symbol hit determination processing is performed (S402).

  [Normal Symbol Determination Processing] As shown in FIG. 21, in the normal symbol determination processing (S402), first, the normal symbol random number counter value (label-TRND-H value) stored in the normal symbol storage unit 86. Is read (S501). Next, it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is ON (that is, whether or not the gaming state is a time reduction state) (S502). If it is not the time-short state, the table for the non-time-short state is set among the normal symbol hit determination tables shown in FIG. 13D (S503). On the other hand, if it is in the time-short state, the table for the time-short state is set from the normal symbol hit determination table shown in FIG. 13D (S504). Subsequently, based on the set table, it is determined whether or not the normal symbol random number counter value read in step S501 is a winning value (S505). If it is a win (YES in S505), the normal win flag is turned on (S506), the normal win symbol is set (S507), and the process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is a loss (NO in S505), a normal loss symbol is set (S508), and the process is terminated.

  Returning to FIG. 20, in the normal symbol standby process (S302), the normal symbol variation pattern selection process is performed (S403) after the normal symbol hit determination process (S402). In the normal symbol variation pattern selection process, referring to the ordinary symbol variation pattern selection table shown in FIG. 13 (E), if the gaming state is a non-time-short state, the ordinary symbol variation pattern having a variation time of 30 seconds is obtained. select. On the other hand, if the gaming state is the short time state, the normal symbol variation pattern with the normal symbol variation time of 1 second is selected. The symbols that are stopped and displayed (derived display) as a result of the normal symbol variable display (variable display) by the normal symbol display 42 are the normal symbol (“XX”), ○: ON, ●: OFF), and when it is lost, it is a normal loss pattern (“● ○”).

  Subsequent to the normal symbol variation pattern selection processing (S403), the game control microcomputer 81 decrements the number of normal symbol reservation balls (S404). Then, the storage location (storage area) of each normal map storage in the general map storage unit 86 is shifted by one to the side read from the current position, and the memory corresponding to the fourth storage in the general map storage unit 86 is stored. The area (the storage area farthest from the read side) is cleared (S405). In this way, the usual figure hold is digested in the order in which it was put on hold.

  Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 81 performs normal symbol variation start processing (S406). In the normal symbol variation start process, the normal symbol variation display is started with the normal symbol variation pattern selected in step S403, and the normal operation status is set to “2”. In the normal symbol variation start process, a normal symbol variation start command is set in order to notify the sub control board 90 of the start of variation of the normal symbol.

  [Normal Symbol Fluctuation Processing] As shown in FIG. 22, in the normal symbol variation processing (S304), it is first determined whether or not the variation time of the normal symbol has elapsed (S601). . On the other hand, if it has elapsed (YES in S601), the normal symbol fluctuation stop command is set (S602), and the normal symbol variation display is displayed according to the normal symbol random number judgment result (ordinary winning symbol or normal symbol). Stop (S603). Thereafter, the normal operation status is set to “3” (S603), and this processing is completed.

  [Normal Symbol Determination Process] As shown in FIG. 23, in the normal symbol determination process (S306), first, it is determined whether or not the stop time of the normal symbol has passed (S701), and if not, the process ends. On the other hand, if it has elapsed (YES in S701), it is subsequently determined whether or not the normal hit flag is ON (S702). If the normal hit flag is ON (YES in S702), it is further determined whether or not the time reduction flag is ON, that is, whether or not the time reduction state is in effect (S703). If it is in the time-short state, the open pattern in the time-short state (that is, the electric chew release TBL2 shown in FIG. 15) is set as the open pattern of the electric chew 22 (S704), and the process proceeds to step S706. The open pattern in the short-time state is an open pattern in which 2.0 seconds are released three times as shown in the electric chew release TBL2 in FIG. Accordingly, “3” is set in the electric chew release counter that counts the number of times the electric chew 22 is opened.

  On the other hand, if it is in the non-time-short state (NO in S703), the open pattern in the non-time-short state (that is, the electric chew release TBL1 shown in FIG. 15) is set as the open pattern of the electric chew 22 (S705). The process proceeds to step S706. The open pattern in the non-time-short state is an open pattern in which a 0.2 second release is performed once as shown in the electric chew release TBL1 in FIG. Accordingly, “1” is set in the electric chew release counter.

  In step S706, the game control microcomputer 81 sets the normal operation status to “4”. Then, the opening of the auxiliary game is started (S707), and this process is finished. On the other hand, if the normal hit flag is not ON in step S702 (NO in S702), the normal operation status is set to “1” (S708), and this process is terminated.

  [Normal Electric Power Object Processing] As shown in FIG. 24, in the normal electric power object processing (S307), it is first determined whether or not the normal hit end flag is ON (S801). The normal winning end flag is a flag indicating that the opening of the electric Chu 22 has ended in the selected auxiliary game.

  If the normal hit end flag is not ON (NO in S801), it is determined whether or not the electric chew 22 is open (that is, whether or not the movable member 23 of the electric chew 22 is open) (S802). If it is not open (NO in S802), whether or not the time for opening the electric chew 22 has been reached (that is, whether or not the opening time of the auxiliary game has passed, or the interval time between the opening of the electric chew 22 ( It is determined whether or not (closing time) has elapsed (S803). If not reached (NO in S803), the process ends. On the other hand, if it has reached (YES in S803), the electric Chu 22 is released (S804).

  If the electric chew 22 is being opened in step S802 (YES in S802), whether or not the time for closing the electric chew 22 has been reached (that is, whether or not a predetermined opening time has elapsed since the electric chew 22 was opened). ) Is determined (S805). Then, if not reached, the process is finished, and if reached, the electric chew 22 is closed (closed) (S806). That is, the movable member 23 of the electric chew 22 is controlled to be closed.

  Next, the value of the electric chew release counter is decremented by 1 (S807), and it is determined whether or not the value of the electric chew release counter is “0” (S808). If it is not “0” (NO in S808), the processing is ended as it is to open the electric chew 22 again. On the other hand, if it is “0” (YES in S808), the ending of the auxiliary game is started to end the auxiliary game (S809). Then, a normal hit end flag is set (S810), and the process ends.

  If the normal winning end flag is ON in step S801 (YES in S801), it is determined whether or not the ending time of the auxiliary game has passed (S811). If it has not elapsed, the processing is finished as it is. On the other hand, if it has elapsed, the normal hit end flag is turned OFF (S812), the normal hit flag is turned OFF (S813), the normal operation status is set to “1” (S814), and the process is ended. Thus, in the next main timer interruption process, the normal symbol standby process (S302) is executed again as the normal operation process (FIG. 19).

  As shown in FIG. 17, the game control microcomputer 81 performs a first special operation process (S106) and a second special operation process (S107) following the normal operation process (S105). The first special operation process (S106) is a process related to FIG. The second special operation process (S107) is a process related to the special figure 2. The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a gaming machine that executes a process related to the special figure 1 and a process related to the special figure 2 in parallel. That is, it is a gaming machine that performs the simultaneous fluctuation of so-called special figure 1 and special figure 2. It should be noted that the processing related to special figure 1 and special figure 2 may be processed in accordance with the winning order, or the processing related to special figure 2 may be processed with priority over the processing related to special figure 1.

  In the first special action process (S106), as shown in FIG. 25, the process related to the first special symbol display 41a and the first big prize winning device 31 is divided into four stages. Status 1, 2, 3, 4 "is assigned. On the other hand, in the second special action process (S107), as shown in FIG. 26, the process related to the second special symbol display 41b, the first big prize device 31, and the second big prize device 36 is divided into five stages. “Second special operation status 1, 2, 3, 4, 5” is assigned to each of these stages. Each special operation status is “1” by default.

  [First Special Operation Process] As shown in FIG. 25, in the first special operation process (S106), first, the game control microcomputer 81 determines whether or not the “second special operation status” is “4”. (S1001). If it is “4”, the process is terminated. If the “second special operation status” is “4”, the jackpot game is being executed as will be described later.

  On the other hand, if the “second special operation status” is not “4”, the processing after step S1002 is performed. In the processing after step S1002, when the “first special operation status” is “1” (YES in S1002), the first special symbol standby process (S1003) is performed, and the “first special operation status” is “ If “2” (NO in S1002, YES in S1004), the first special symbol variation processing (S1005)) is performed. If “First special action status” is “3” (S1002, Both NO in S1004, YES in S1006), the first special symbol confirmation process (S1007) is performed, and when the “first special action status” is “4” (S1002, S1004, S1006 are all NO), Special electric accessory processing 1 (S1008) is performed.

  [Second Special Action Process] As shown in FIG. 26, in the second special action process (S107), first, the game control microcomputer 81 determines whether or not the “first special action status” is “4”. (S1101). If it is “4”, the process is terminated. If the “first special operation status” is “4”, the jackpot game is being executed as will be described later.

  On the other hand, if the “first special operation status” is not “4”, the processing after step S1102 is performed. In the processing after step S1102, when the “second special operation status” is “1” (YES in S1102), the second special symbol standby processing (S1103) is performed, and the “second special operation status” is “ 2 ”(NO in S1102, YES in S1104), the second special symbol variation processing (S1105)) is performed, and when the“ second special operation status ”is“ 3 ”(S1102, Both NO in S1104, YES in S1106), the second special symbol confirmation process (S1107) is performed, and if the “second special action status” is “4” (S1102, S1104, S1106 both NO, S1108 YES), special electric accessory processing 1 (S1109) is performed, and when the “second special operation status” is “5” (S1102, S1104, S1106, S1108 are all NO), the special electric accessory processing 2 (S1110) is performed.

  [First Special Symbol Standby Process] As shown in FIG. 27, in the first special symbol standby process (S1003), it is first determined whether or not the number of special figure 1 reserved balls is “0” (S1201). Special Figure 1 When the number of reserved balls is “0” (YES in S1201), that is, when there is no memory of the random number counter value group acquired due to winning at the first starting port 20, this processing is performed. Finish. On the other hand, if the number of reserved balls in Special Figure 1 is not “0” (NO in S1201), that is, storage of a random number counter value group acquired due to winning at the first starting port 20 (holding information in Special Figure 1) When there is one or more, a special figure 1 jackpot determination process (S1202) and a variation pattern selection process (S1203) described later are performed.

  Thereafter, the game control microcomputer 81 decrements the special figure 1 reserved ball number by one (S1204). Then, the storage location (storage area) of various counter values in the first special figure storage unit 85a is shifted by one to the side where it is read from the current position, and the fourth special storage unit 85a has a fourth storage unit. The corresponding storage area (the storage area farthest from the read side) is cleared (S1205). In this way, the first special figure hold is digested in the order in which it was put on hold.

  Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 81 executes special figure 1 fluctuation start processing (S1206). In the special figure 1 fluctuation start process (S1206), the first special operation status is set to "2" and the first fluctuation start command is set in the output buffer of the RAM 84 to start the fluctuation display of the first special symbol. . The first variation start command is a command including variation pattern information set in step S1416 described later.

  [Special Figure 1 Jackpot Determination Process] As shown in FIG. 28, in the special figure 1 jackpot determination process (S1202), first, a jackpot random number counter value (label-TRND-A value) is read as a determination value (S1301). Specifically, the jackpot random number counter value stored as the first hold information in the first special figure hold storage unit 85a is read. Next, a jackpot determination table (FIG. 13A) is set (S1302). Next, it is determined whether or not the jackpot flag is ON (S1303). If it is not ON, whether or not the jackpot is determined is determined (S1304). On the other hand, if it is ON, the special figure stop symbol data (01H) corresponding to the lost symbol is set without performing the jackpot determination (S1305), and the processing is ended. This is done in consideration of the fact that the jackpot flag can be turned ON in the processing of FIG. 2 performed in parallel with the processing of FIG. In other words, the process of FIG. 1 and the process of FIG.

  In the jackpot determination in step S1304, it is determined whether or not the jackpot is based on the special chart 1 table in the jackpot determination table (FIG. 13A). The special figure 1 table has a small winning probability of winning. If the result of the jackpot determination (S1304) is “big jackpot”, the jackpot flag is turned ON (S1306). Then, the hit type random number counter value (label-TRND-AS value) is read, and the jackpot type is determined based on the hit type determination table shown in FIG. 13B (S1307). The figure stop symbol data (see FIG. 11) is set (S1308), and the process ends. On the other hand, if the result of the jackpot determination (S1304) is “lost”, the special figure stop symbol data (01H) corresponding to the lost symbol is set (S1305), and the process ends.

  [Variation Pattern Selection Processing] Next, the variation pattern selection processing will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the fluctuation pattern selection process (S1203) related to the special figure 1 and the fluctuation pattern selection process (S1503) related to the special figure 2 described later have the same processing flow. As shown in FIG. 29, in the variation pattern selection process (S1203), first, it is determined whether or not the gaming state is a short time state (whether or not the short time flag is ON) (S1401). If it is not the time saving state (NO in S1401), that is, if it is not the time saving state, it is subsequently determined whether or not the jackpot flag is ON (S1402). If it is ON (YES in S1402), the fluctuation pattern random number counter value (label −) is referred to by referring to the non-time-short state medium jackpot table (the portion corresponding to the non-time-short state and jackpot in the fluctuation pattern determination table shown in FIG. 14). A variation pattern is selected based on (TRND-T1 value) (S1403). Specifically, the variation pattern P1 or P2 is selected. If the variation pattern is determined, the variation time is also determined.

  In step S1402, if the big hit flag is not ON (NO in S1402), it is determined whether the small hit flag is ON (S1404). However, in the variation pattern selection process (S1203) in the first special symbol standby process (S1003), it is not determined that the small hit flag is ON. On the other hand, in the variation pattern selection process (S1503) in the second special symbol standby process (S1103) described later, it may be determined that the small hit flag is ON. If it is determined in step S1404 that the small hit flag is ON, refer to the non-short time state medium / small hit table (the portion corresponding to the non-short time state and small hit in the variation pattern determination table shown in FIG. 14), A variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value (S1405). Specifically, the variation pattern P3 is selected.

  In step S1404, if the small hit flag is not ON (NO in S1404), it is determined whether or not the reach random number counter value (label-TRND-RC value) is a reach random number value (S1406). As shown in FIG. 13C, the reach establishment random number value is “0” to “5” in the time reduction state, and “0” to “13” in the non-time reduction state. That is, the time-short state is less likely to reach when lost than the non-time-short state. This is in order to increase the speed of digestion of special figure hold by making more reachless loses with short fluctuation times in the short time state selected.

  When the reach random number counter value is a reach establishment random number value (YES in S1406), that is, when there is a reach loss, the reach loss table during the non-time-short state (the non-time-short state among the variation pattern determination table shown in FIG. 14) The variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value with reference to the portion corresponding to the loss with reach) (S1407). Specifically, the variation pattern P4 or P5 is selected.

  On the other hand, when the reach random number counter value is not the reach establishment random number value (NO in S1406), that is, when there is no reach loss, the reachless loss table during the non-time-short state (the non-time-short among the variation pattern determination table shown in FIG. 14). The variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value with reference to the state and the portion corresponding to the loss without reach (S1408). At the time of the loss without reach, a function of shortening and changing according to the number of reserved balls is activated. That is, when the number of reserved balls of the special symbol is “3” or “4”, a variation pattern with a short variation time is selected compared to when the number of reserved balls of the special symbol is “0” to “2”. It has come to be. Specifically, the variation pattern P6 or P7 is selected.

  If it is determined in step S1401 that the gaming state is the short-time state (YES in S1401), as shown in FIG. 30, the reference variation pattern determination table is the table in the short-time state (the variation pattern shown in FIG. 14). The processing (S1409 to S1415) is performed in the same flow as steps S1402 to S1408 except that the determination table is a portion corresponding to the short time state. In other words, if the jackpot flag is ON, the variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value with reference to the portion corresponding to the jackpot in the short-time state of FIG. 14 (S1410). Specifically, one of the variation patterns P8, P9, or P10 is selected.

  If the small hit flag is ON, a variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value with reference to the portion corresponding to the small hit state in FIG. 14 and the short hit state (S1412). Specifically, the variation pattern P11 is selected. Also, if the reach random number counter value is a reach establishment random number value, a variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value with reference to the portion corresponding to the lost state with reach in FIG. 14 (S1414). Specifically, the variation pattern P12 or P13 is selected. On the other hand, if the reach random number counter value is not the reach establishment random number value, the variation pattern is selected based on the variation pattern random number counter value with reference to the portion corresponding to the lossless reach state in FIG. 14 (S1415). Specifically, the variation pattern P14 or P15 is selected.

  In the variation pattern determination table during the short-time state (the portion corresponding to the short-time state in the variation pattern determination table shown in FIG. 14), the function of the shortening variation according to the number of retained balls at the time of loss without reach is the number of retained balls “ Works when 2 ”to“ 4 ”. That is, the shortening variation is more easily selected than in the non-time-short state. In addition, the probability that a variation pattern with a long variation time is selected when the jackpot is won is lower than that in the non-short-time state. That is, a variation pattern having a variation time shorter than that in the non-time-short state is easily selected. In other words, the variation pattern determination table in the short time state is a table in which the variation time of the special symbol is shorter than the variation pattern determination table in the non-short time state.

  After the variation pattern is selected as described above, the selected variation pattern is set as shown in FIG. 29 (S1416), and this process is terminated. If the variation pattern information set in step S1416 is set in the variation pattern selection process (S1203) in the first special symbol standby process (S1003), it is included in the first variation start command set in step S1206. It is done. Further, if it is set in the fluctuation pattern selection process (S1503) in the second special symbol standby process (S1103) described later, it is included in the second fluctuation start command set in step S1506.

  [Second Special Symbol Standby Processing] As shown in FIG. 31, in the second special symbol standby processing (S1103), it is first determined whether or not the number of special symbol 2 reserved balls is “0” (S1501). Special figure 2 When the number of reserved balls is “0” (YES in S1501), that is, when there is no memory of the random number counter value group acquired due to winning at the second starting port 21 or the third starting port 26 This processing is finished. On the other hand, when the special figure 2 reserved ball number is not “0” (NO in S1501), that is, the random number counter value group acquired due to winning in the second start port 21 or the third start port 26 is stored (special When there is one or more hold information (FIG. 2), a special figure 2 jackpot determination process (S1502) described later is performed, and a variation pattern selection process (S1503) is performed. The variation pattern selection process (S1503) is as already described based on FIG. 29 and FIG.

  Next, the game control microcomputer 81 decrements the special figure 2 reserved ball number by one (S1504). Then, the storage location (storage area) of various counter values in the second special figure storage unit 85b is shifted by one to the side read from the current position, and the fourth special figure storage unit 85b holds the fourth. The corresponding storage area (the storage area farthest from the read side) is cleared (S1505). In this way, the second special figure hold is digested in the order in which it was put on hold.

  Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 81 executes special figure 2 fluctuation start processing (S1506). In the special figure 2 fluctuation start process (S1506), the second special operation status is set to “2” and the second fluctuation start command is set in the output buffer of the RAM 84 to start the fluctuation display of the second special symbol. . The second variation start command is a command including variation pattern information set in step S1416 described above.

  [Special Figure 2 Jackpot Determination Processing] As shown in FIG. 32, in the special figure 2 jackpot determination processing (S1502), first, a jackpot random number counter value (label-TRND-A value) is read as a determination value (S1601). Specifically, the jackpot random number counter value stored as the first hold information in the second special figure hold storage unit 85b is read. Next, a jackpot determination table (FIG. 13A) is set (S1602). Next, it is determined whether or not the jackpot flag is ON (S1603). If it is not ON, whether or not the jackpot is hit is determined (S1604). On the other hand, if it is ON, the process proceeds to step S1608 without determining whether or not the jackpot is successful. This is done in consideration of the fact that the jackpot flag can be turned ON in the processing of FIG. 1 performed in parallel with the processing of FIG. In other words, the process of FIG. 2 and the process of FIG.

  In the jackpot determination in step S1604, it is determined whether or not the jackpot is based on the table for special figure 2 in the jackpot determination table (FIG. 13A). More specifically, it is determined whether or not the jackpot random number value read in step S1601 is a jackpot winning random number value (either 628 or 629). If the result of the jackpot determination (S1604) is “big jackpot”, the jackpot flag is turned ON (S1605). Then, the winning type random number counter value (label-TRND-AS value) is read, and the jackpot type is determined based on the hit type determination table shown in FIG. 13B (S1606). The figure stop symbol data (see FIG. 11) is set (S1607), and the process ends.

  In step S1608, with reference to the table for special figure 2 in the jackpot determination table shown in FIG. 13A set in step S1602, whether or not the jackpot is determined is determined. More specifically, it is determined whether or not the big hit random number value read in step S1601 is a small hit winning random number value (any of 0 to 625). Note that the special figure 2 table is such that most of the determination results will be a small win. That is, when entering the second start port 21 or the third start port 26, the second big winning port 35 is almost always opened.

  If the result of the small hit determination (S1608) is “small hit”, the small hit flag is turned ON (S1609). Then, the hit type random number counter value (label-TRND-AS value) is read out, and the small hit type is determined based on the hit type determination table shown in FIG. 13B (S1610). The special figure stop symbol data (see FIG. 11) is set (S1611), and the process ends. On the other hand, if the result of the small hit determination (S1608) is “lost”, the special figure stop symbol data (01H) corresponding to the lost symbol is set (S1612), and the process is terminated.

  [First Special Symbol Variation Processing] As shown in FIG. 33A, in the first special symbol variation processing (S1005), first, the first special symbol variation time (variation set in step S1416 of FIG. 29). It is determined whether or not the variation time determined according to the pattern (see FIG. 14) has elapsed (S1701). If it has not elapsed (NO in S1701), this process is immediately terminated. As a result, the variable display of the first special symbol is continued.

  On the other hand, if the fluctuation time has elapsed (YES in S1701), the first fluctuation stop command is set (S1702). Next, the variation display of the first special symbol is stopped with the display result (that is, the symbol based on the set special symbol stop symbol data) according to the determination result of the big hit random number and the hit type random number (S1703). Then, the first special operation status is set to “3” (S1704), and this process ends.

  [Second Special Symbol Variation Processing] As shown in FIG. 33 (b), in the second special symbol variation processing (S1105), first, the second special symbol variation time (the variation set in step S1416 of FIG. 29). It is determined whether or not the variation time determined according to the pattern (see FIG. 14) has elapsed (S1801). If it has not elapsed (NO in S1801), this process is immediately terminated. Thereby, the variation display of the second special symbol is continued.

  On the other hand, if the fluctuation time has elapsed (YES in S1801), the second fluctuation stop command is set (S1802). Next, the variation display of the second special symbol is stopped with the display result (that is, the symbol based on the set special symbol stop symbol data) according to the determination result of the big hit random number and the hit type random number (S1803). Then, the second special operation status is set to “3” (S1804), and this process ends.

  [First Special Symbol Determination Process] As shown in FIG. 34, in the first special symbol determination process (S1007), it is first determined whether or not the stop time of the first special symbol has passed (S1901). If it has not elapsed (NO in S1901), the process is immediately terminated. On the other hand, if the stop time has elapsed (YES in S1901), gaming state management processing is performed (S1902).

  [Game State Management Process] As shown in FIG. 35, in the game state management process (S1902), it is first determined whether or not the time reduction flag is ON (S2001). If it is ON, the special symbol change executed during the time reduction state is determined. 1 is decremented by 1 (S2002), and it is determined whether the value of the time counter is "0" (S2003). If it is "0", the time flag is turned off (S2004). ). If the determination result in step S2001 or S2003 is NO, this process ends. In the present pachinko gaming machine 1, the value of the time reduction counter is set to “100” when shifting to the time reduction state. This point will be described later.

  Returning to FIG. 34, the game control microcomputer 81 determines whether or not the jackpot flag is ON following the game state management process (S1902) (S1903). If the jackpot flag is ON (YES in S1903), special figure 2 forced stop processing is performed (S1904). The special figure 2 forced stop process (S1904) forces the second special symbol in the variable display with the start of the jackpot game when the jackpot game is executed by winning the jackpot in the lottery of the special figure 1 This is a process for displaying a stop.

  [Special Figure 2 Forced Stop Process] As shown in FIG. 36, in the special figure 2 forced stop process (S1904), it is first determined whether or not the variation display of the second special symbol is being performed (S2101). If the variation of the second special symbol is not being displayed, the present process is terminated. On the other hand, if the variation display of the second special symbol is being performed, it is subsequently determined whether or not the small hit flag is ON (S2102).

  If the small hit flag is not ON, the process proceeds to step S2106. On the other hand, if the small hit flag is ON, the small hit flag is turned OFF (S2103). Then, the stop symbol of the second special symbol is reset to the lost symbol (S2104), the special symbol 2 replacement command is set to the output buffer of the RAM 84 (S2105), and the process proceeds to step S2106. The reason for this processing is to prevent the opening of the second big prize opening 35 as a small hit game and the opening of the first big prize opening 30 as a big hit game at the same time.

  In step S2106, the second variation stop command is set in the output buffer of the RAM 84. Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 81 forcibly stops and displays the second special symbol that is being displayed (S2107). Thereby, the lost symbol is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 41b. Then, the game state management process (S2108) is performed, the second special operation status is set to “1” (S2109), and this process ends. The game state management process (S2108) is as already described based on FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 34, the game control microcomputer 81 sets the first special operation status to “4” following the special figure 2 forced stop process (S1904) (S1905). Next, if the time reduction flag is ON (YES in S1906), the time reduction flag is turned OFF (S1907). Thereby, during execution of the jackpot game, it is controlled to a non-time-short state. In this embodiment, since the low base state is always in the non-time-short state, the low base state is also controlled during the execution of the big hit game.

  Subsequently, the jackpot opening command is set (S1908), and the opening of the jackpot game is started (S1909). Then, an opening pattern for 15R normal jackpot or 15R hourly jackpot (see FIG. 11) is set as the opening pattern of the big prize opening (S1910), and this processing is completed. In step S1910, the value of the big prize opening counter that counts the number of rounds executed during the special game (in this embodiment, one round is from opening the big prize opening to closing) is set to “15”. The

  On the other hand, if the jackpot flag is not ON in step S1903, the jackpot game is not started, so the first special operation status is set to “1” (S1911), and this process is terminated.

  [Second Special Symbol Determination Process] As shown in FIG. 37, in the second special symbol determination process (S1107), it is first determined whether or not the stop time of the second special symbol has elapsed (S2201). If it has not elapsed (NO in S2201), this process is immediately terminated. On the other hand, if the stop time has elapsed (YES in S2201), gaming state management processing is performed (S2202). The game state management process (S2202) is as already described based on FIG.

  Subsequent to the game state management process (S2202), the game control microcomputer 81 determines whether or not the jackpot flag is ON (S2203). If the big hit flag is ON (YES in S2203), the special figure 1 forced stop process 1 is performed (S2204). Special figure 1 compulsory stop process 1 (S2204), when winning the jackpot game by winning the jackpot in the lottery of special figure 2, with the start of the jackpot game, the first special symbol in the variable display is forced This is a process for displaying a stop.

  [Special Figure 1 Forced Stop Process 1] As shown in FIG. 38, in the special figure 1 forced stop process 1 (S2204), it is first determined whether or not the first special symbol is being changed (S2301). If the first special symbol variation display is not in progress, the present process is terminated. On the other hand, if the variation of the first special symbol is being displayed, the first variation stop command is set in the output buffer of the RAM 84 (S2302). Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 81 forcibly stops and displays the first special symbol during the variable display (S2303). Thereby, the lost symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 41a. Then, the game state management process (S2304) is performed, the first special operation status is set to “1” (S2305), and this process ends. The gaming state management process (S2304) is as already described based on FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 37, the game control microcomputer 81 sets the second special operation status to “4” following the special figure 1 forced stop process 1 (S2204) (S2205). Next, if the time reduction flag is ON (YES in S2206), the time reduction flag is turned OFF (S2007). Thereby, during execution of the jackpot game, the non-time-short state and the low base state are controlled. Subsequently, the jackpot opening command is set (S2208), and the opening of the jackpot game is started (S2209). Then, as an opening pattern for the special winning opening, an opening pattern (see FIG. 11) for the 15R short-and-time college hit is set (S2210), and this processing is completed. In step S2210, the value of the special winning opening opening counter is set to “15”.

  On the other hand, if the big hit flag is not ON in step S2203, it is subsequently determined whether or not the small hit flag is ON (S2211). If the small hit flag is ON, the second special operation status is set to “5” (S2212). Next, a small hitting opening command is set (S2213), and a small hitting game opening is started (S2214). Then, an opening pattern (see FIG. 11) for 16R normal small hit or 16R hourly short hit is set as an open pattern for the special winning opening (S2215), and this processing is completed. In step S2215, the value of the special winning opening opening counter is set to “16”.

  If the small hit flag is not ON in step S2211, neither the big hit game nor the small hit game is started. Therefore, the first special operation status is set to “1” (S2216), and this process ends.

  [Special Electric Property Processing 1] As shown in FIG. 39, in the special electric material processing 1 (S1008 or S1109), it is first determined whether or not the jackpot end flag is ON (S2401). The jackpot end flag is a flag indicating that the opening of the first big winning device 31 is all ended in the winning jackpot game.

  If the jackpot end flag is not ON (NO in S2401), it is determined whether or not the first big winning opening 30 is being opened (that is, whether or not the first big winning device 31 is being opened) (S2402). If it is not open (NO in S2402), it is determined whether or not it is time to open the first big prize opening 30, that is, time to start opening the first big prize opening 30 after the jackpot opening time has elapsed. It is determined whether or not it has reached the time for starting the next round after the interval time between rounds has elapsed (S2403).

  If the decision result in the step S2403 is NO, the process is finished as it is. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S2403 is YES, the first big prize opening 30 is opened according to the set opening pattern (S2404).

  If the first grand prize opening 30 is being opened in step S2402 (YES in S2402), the maximum number of prizes to be awarded to the first big prize opening 30 in that round is specified (8 per round in this embodiment). It is determined whether or not it has reached (S2405). If the specified number of winnings has not been reached (NO in S2405), it is determined whether or not the time for closing the first big winning opening 30 has been reached (that is, a predetermined opening time after the first big winning opening 30 is opened (see FIG. 11). ) Is determined (S2406). If the opening time of the first big prize opening 30 has not elapsed (NO in S2406), the process ends.

  On the other hand, when the specified number of winnings has been reached (YES in S2405) or when the opening time of the first big winning opening 30 has elapsed (YES in S2406), that is, either of the two round end conditions If it is satisfied, the first big prize opening 30 is closed (closed) (S2407). Then, the value of the special prize opening counter is decremented by 1 (S2408), and it is determined whether or not the value of the special prize opening release counter is “0” (S2409). If it is not “0” (NO in S2409), the process is finished to start the next round.

  On the other hand, if it is “0” (YES in S2409), a jackpot ending command is set as a jackpot ending process to end the jackpot game (S2410), and the jackpot ending is started (S2411). Then, the jackpot end flag is set and the process ends (S2412). It should be noted that the big prize opening opening counter becomes “0” when the first big opening 30 is opened 15 times.

  If the jackpot end flag is ON in step S2401 (YES in S2401), the final round has ended, so it is determined whether the jackpot ending time has elapsed (S2413), and the ending time has elapsed. If not (NO in S2413), the process ends. On the other hand, if the ending time has elapsed (YES in S2413), the jackpot end flag is turned off (S2414), and then a game state setting process (S2415) described later is performed to turn off the jackpot flag (S2416).

  Then, the first special operation status or the second special operation status is set to “1”, and the process ends (S2417). In step S2417, if the current first special action status is “4”, the first special action status is set to “1”, and if the current second special action status is “4”, the second special action is set. Set the status to "1". That is, when the special electric accessory processing 1 currently being executed is executed as a result of the lottery shown in FIG. 1, the first special operation status is set to “1”, and the small hit game is specified. If it is executed by passing through the area 39, the second special operation status is set to "1".

  [Game State Setting Process] As shown in FIG. 40, in the game state setting process (S2415), first, it is determined whether or not the special game executed this time is a short-time hit (ie, 15R short-time bonus or 16R short-time bonus) ( S2501). If the decision result in the step S2501 is YES, the time reduction flag is turned ON (S2502), the time reduction counter is set to “100” (S2503), and the processing is ended. As a result, the gaming state after the current special game becomes a short time state and a high base state (that is, a specific gaming state). This specific game state ends when the special symbol variable display is performed 100 times or the next jackpot is won. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S2501 is NO, this process is ended without turning on the time reduction flag.

  [Special Electric Charging Object Processing 2] As shown in FIGS. 41 and 42, in the special electric character processing 2 (S1110), it is first determined whether or not the small hit end flag is ON (S2601). The small hit end flag is a flag indicating that the opening of the second big prize winning device 36 has ended in the winning small hit game.

  If the small winning end flag is not ON (NO in S2601), it is determined whether or not the second big prize opening 35 is being opened (that is, whether or not the second big prize winning device 36 is being opened) (S2602). If it is not open (NO in S2602), it is determined whether or not the time for opening the second big prize opening 35 has been reached, that is, the time for opening the second big prize opening 35 after the opening time of the small hits has elapsed. It is determined whether or not the process has reached (S2603).

  If the decision result in the step S2603 is NO, the process is finished as it is. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S2603 is YES, a V valid period is set (S2604), and the second big prize opening 35 is opened according to the set opening pattern (S2605). The V effective period is a period during which the V flag is turned on when the detection by the specific area sensor 39a is considered to be effective. The V effective period is from when the second grand prize winning opening 35 starts to be opened until a predetermined time elapses. The predetermined time is set to be longer than the opening time of the second big prize opening 35. Specifically, even after the second grand prize winning opening 35 is closed, the V validity period is set to continue until the game ball entered into the second big prize winning device 36 is discharged out of the device. Yes.

  During the small hit game, the number of game balls that have entered the second grand prize winning device 36 is counted based on the detection by the second big prize winning opening sensor 35a and is discharged out of the second big prize winning device 36. The number of played game balls is counted based on detection by the outlet sensor 77a. When the V valid period has elapsed, if both count values do not match, error notification is performed. In addition, after the 2nd big winning opening 35 is closed, the V validity period may be ended when both count values match.

  If the second big prize opening 35 is being opened in step S2602 (YES in S2602), the number of prizes received in the second big prize opening 35 has reached the prescribed maximum number (8 in this embodiment per opening). It is determined whether or not (S2606). If the specified number of winnings has not been reached (NO in S2606), whether or not the time for closing the second grand prize opening 35 has been reached (that is, a predetermined opening time after the second big prize opening 35 is opened (see FIG. 11). ) Is determined (S2607). If the opening time of the second big prize opening 35 has not elapsed (NO in S2607), the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the specified number of winnings has been reached (YES in S2606) or when the opening time of the second big winning opening 35 has elapsed (YES in S2607), that is, either of the two opening end conditions If it is satisfied, the second big prize opening 35 is closed (closed) (S2608). Then, the value of the winning prize opening opening counter is decremented by 1 (S2609), and a small hitting ending command is set as a small hitting end process to end the small hitting game (S2610), and the small hitting ending is started. (S2611). Then, a small hit end flag is set (S2612), and the process is terminated. At this time, the value of the special winning opening opening counter is “15”.

  If the small hit end flag is ON in step S2601 (YES in S2601), as shown in FIG. 42, it is determined whether or not the small hit ending time has passed (S2613), and the ending time has passed. If not (NO in S2613), the process ends. The small hitting ending time is a time that ends with the end of the V effective period. On the other hand, if the ending time has elapsed (YES in S2613), the small hit end flag is turned OFF (S2614), and the small hit flag is turned OFF (S2615).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the transmission instruction flag is ON (S2616). The transmission instruction flag is a flag that is turned ON in step S2903 (see FIG. 45) described later. If the transmission instruction flag is ON (YES in S2616), the transmission instruction flag is turned OFF (S2617), a non-transmission instruction command is set (S2618), and the process proceeds to step S2619. The opaque instruction command is a command for instructing the sub-control board 90 to control the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7 to the opaque state. On the other hand, if the transmission instruction flag is not ON (NO in S2616), the process proceeds to step S2619.

  In step S2619, it is determined whether the V flag is ON. The V flag is a flag that is turned ON in step S2803 (see FIG. 44) described later. If this V flag is not ON (NO in S2619), the jackpot game is not executed, so the value of the big prize counter is reset to “0” (S2620) and the second special operation status is set to “1”. (S2621) and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the V flag is ON (YES in S2619), the special figure 1 forced stop process 2 described later is executed (S2622). Special Figure 1 Forced Stop Process 2 (S2622) shows that when a jackpot game is executed due to the passing of a game ball to a specific area 39 in a jackpot game, a variation display is displayed along with the start of the jackpot game. This is a process for forcibly stopping and displaying the first special symbol. After executing the special figure 1 forced stop process 2 (S2622), the game control microcomputer 81 turns off the V flag (S2623), turns on the jackpot flag (S2624), and sets the second special operation status to “4”. Set to (S2625). Subsequently, if the time reduction flag is ON (YES in S2626), the time reduction flag is turned OFF (S2627). Then, the jackpot opening command is set (S2628), the jackpot opening is started (S2629), and the process is terminated. Thereby, it shifts from the small hit game to the big hit game.

  [Special Figure 1 Forced Stop Process 2] As shown in FIG. 43, in the special figure 1 forced stop process 2 (S2622), it is first determined whether or not the first special symbol is being changed (S2701). If the first special symbol variation display is not in progress, the present process is terminated. On the other hand, if the variation display of the first special symbol is being performed, it is subsequently determined whether or not the jackpot flag is ON (S2702). This determination target jackpot flag is a jackpot flag that is turned ON in step S1306 in the special figure 1 jackpot determination process (FIG. 28).

  If the jackpot flag is not ON (NO in S2702), the process proceeds to step S2706. On the other hand, if the jackpot flag is ON (YES in S2702), the jackpot flag is turned OFF (S2703). Then, the stop symbol of the first special symbol is reset to the lost symbol (S2704), the special symbol 1 replacement command is set to the output buffer of the RAM 84 (S2705), and the process proceeds to step S2706. The reason why such a process is performed is to prevent simultaneous occurrence of the jackpot game resulting from the passage to the specific area 39 during the small hit game and the jackpot game resulting from the lottery shown in FIG.

  In step S2706, the first fluctuation stop command is set in the output buffer of the RAM 84. Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 81 forcibly stops and displays the first special symbol that is being displayed (S2707). Thereby, the lost symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 41a. Then, the game state management process (S2708) is performed, the first special operation status is set to “1” (S2709), and this process is finished. The gaming state management process (S2708) is as already described based on FIG.

  [Specific Area Sensor Detection Process] As shown in FIG. 17, the game control microcomputer 81 performs a specific area sensor detection process (S108) subsequent to the second special operation process (S107). In the specific area sensor detection process (S108), as shown in FIG. 44, it is first determined whether or not a game ball has been detected by the specific area sensor 39a (S2801). If there is no detection (NO in S2801), the process ends. If there is a detection (YES in S2801), it is determined whether or not the V valid period is in effect (S2802). The V effective period is a period set in the V effective period setting process (S2604) in the special electric accessory process 2 (FIG. 41) described above. The V valid period is set as a period during which the small hit game is being executed.

  If it is determined in step S2802 that the V valid period is in effect (YES in S2802), the V flag is turned on (S2803), a V winning command is set (S2804), and the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2802 that the V valid period is not in effect (NO in S2802), the process ends without turning on the V flag. The V winning command is a command for causing the sub control board 90 to notify the V winning.

  [Liquid Crystal Transmission Instruction Process] As shown in FIG. 17, the game control microcomputer 81 performs a liquid crystal transmission instruction process (S109) subsequent to the specific area sensor detection process (S108). In the liquid crystal transmission instruction process (S109), as shown in FIG. 45, first, it is determined whether or not a game ball has been detected by the second big prize opening sensor 35a (S2901). If there is no detection (NO in S2901), the process is terminated. ) Is determined (S2902).

  If the small hit flag is not ON, the process is terminated. If it is ON, the transmission instruction flag is turned ON (S2903) and a transmission instruction command is set (S2904). The transmission instruction command is a command for instructing the sub-control board 90 to control the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7 to the transmission state.

  [Holding Ball Number Processing] As shown in FIG. 17, the game control microcomputer 81 performs the holding ball number processing (S110) after the liquid crystal transmission instruction processing (S109). In the reserved ball number processing (S110), as shown in FIG. 46, first, the special figure 1 reserved ball number, the special figure 2 reserved ball number, and the normal symbol reserved ball number stored in the RAM 84 are read (S3001). Next, the data on the number of reserved balls (the number of reserved balls command for notifying the number of held balls to the sub-control board 90) is set in the output buffer of the RAM 84 (S3002).

6). Operation of effect control microcomputer 91 [Sub-control main processing] Next, the operation of the effect control microcomputer 91 will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the counter, timer, flag, status, buffer, and the like that appear in the explanation of the operation of the effect control microcomputer 91 are provided in the RAM 94. When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, the effect control microcomputer 91 provided on the sub control board 90 reads out and executes the program of the sub control main process shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in the sub-control main process, first, a CPU initialization process is performed (S4001). In the CPU initialization process (S4001), stack setting, constant setting, CPU 92 setting, SIO, PIO, CTC (circuit for managing interrupt time) and the like are performed.

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the power-off signal is ON and the contents of the RAM 94 are normal (S4002). If the determination result is NO, the RAM 94 is initialized (S4003), and the process proceeds to step S4004. On the other hand, if the determination result is YES (YES in S4002), the process proceeds to step S4004 without initializing the RAM 94. That is, if the power-off signal is not ON, or if the contents of the RAM 94 are not normal even if the power-off signal is ON (NO in S4002), the RAM 94 is initialized. However, if the contents of the RAM 94 are maintained normally (YES in S4002), the RAM 94 is not initialized. If the RAM 94 is initialized, the values of various flags, statuses, counters, etc. are reset. Further, steps S4001 to S4003 are executed only once after the power is turned on, and are not executed thereafter.

  In step S4004, interrupts are prohibited. Next, random number seed update processing is executed (S4005). In the random number seed update process (S4005), the values of various effect determination random number counters are updated. In addition, the effect determination random number includes an effect design determination random number for determining the effect design, a change effect pattern determination random number for determining the change effect pattern, and a notification effect determination for determining various notification effects. There are random numbers. The random number update method may be the same as the random number update process performed by the main control board 80 described above. Random values may not be added one by one at the time of update, but may be added two by two. The same applies to the random number update process performed by the main control board 80 described above.

  When the random number seed update process (S4005) is completed, a command transmission process is executed (S4006). In the command transmission process, various commands stored in the output buffer in the RAM 94 of the sub control board 90 are transmitted to the image control board 100, the sound control board 106, and the lamp control board 107. Each board that has received the command uses various effect devices (first image display device 7, second image display device 17, speaker 67, panel lamp 5, frame lamp 66, decorative movable body 15 and the like) according to the command. Production effects (production design variation production, special game production accompanying special game, etc.) are executed. Next, the production control microcomputer 91 permits interruption (S4007). Thereafter, steps S4004 to S4007 are looped. While interrupts are permitted, reception interrupt processing (S4008), 1 ms timer interrupt processing (S4009), and 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4010) can be executed.

  [Reception Interrupt Processing] In the reception interrupt processing (S4008), as shown in FIG. 48, whether or not the strobe signal (STB signal) is ON, that is, the strobe signal sent from the main control board 80 is determined by the microcomputer 91 for effect control. It is determined whether or not an input has been made to the external INT input unit (S4101). If the strobe signal is not ON, the processing is terminated, and if it is ON, various commands transmitted from the main control board 80 are stored in the reception buffer of the RAM 94 (S4102). This reception interrupt process is a process executed in preference to other interrupt processes (S4009, S4010).

  [1 ms Timer Interrupt Process] The 1 ms timer interrupt process (S4009) is executed each time an interrupt pulse with a 1 msec cycle is input to the sub-control board 90. As shown in FIG. 49, in the 1 ms timer interruption process (S4009), first, an input process for creating switch data (edge data and level data) is performed based on the detection signal from the effect button detection switch 63a (FIG. 10) ( S4201). Subsequently, a ramp data output process for outputting the ramp data created by the 10 ms timer interrupt process described later is performed (S4202). Next, drive data output processing for generating and outputting drive data for driving the decorative movable body 15 (FIG. 10) is performed (S4203). Then, a watchdog timer process for setting the reset of the watchdog timer is performed (S4204).

  [10 ms Timer Interrupt Processing] The 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4010) is executed every time an interrupt pulse with a 10 msec cycle is input to the sub-control board 90. As shown in FIG. 50, in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S4010), first, a received command analysis process to be described later is performed (S4301). Next, switch state acquisition processing is performed in which the switch data created in the 1 ms timer interrupt processing is stored in the RAM 94 as switch data for 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4302). Subsequently, a switch process for setting the display contents of the display units 7a and 17a based on the switch data stored in the switch state acquisition process is performed (S4303). After that, the effect control microcomputer 91 executes other processes such as creating lamp data (data for controlling lighting of the panel lamp 5 and the frame lamp 66) and updating various effect determination random numbers. (S4304).

  [Reception Command Analysis Processing] As shown in FIG. 51, in the reception command analysis processing (S4301), the effect control microcomputer 91 first receives the special figure 1 replacement command (set in S2705 of FIG. 43) from the main control board 80. It is determined whether it has been received (S4401), and if it has been received, the first effect symbol replacement process is performed (S4402). The first effect symbol replacement process (S4402) is a process of replacing the stop symbols of the first effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R in the variation effect executed in the first variation effect start process (S4406) described later. In this process, the stop symbols of the first effect symbols 8L, 8C, 8R are replaced with a combination of symbols indicating that the lottery result of the first special symbol is lost.

  Subsequently, the production control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not a special figure 2 replacement command (set in S2105 in FIG. 36) is received from the main control board 80 (S4403). Processing is performed (S4404). The second effect symbol replacement process (S4404) is a process of replacing the stop symbols of the second effect symbols 18L, 18C, and 18R in the variation effect executed in the second variation effect start process (S4410) described later. In this process, the stop symbols of the second effect symbols 18L, 18C, and 18R are replaced with a combination of symbols indicating that the result of the lottery of the second special symbol is lost.

  Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not the first variation start command (set in S1206) has been received from the main control board 80 (S4405). Is performed (S4406). Next, it is determined whether or not a first variation stop command (set in S1702, S2302 or S2706) has been received from the main control board 80 (S4407). S4408).

  Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not the second variation start command (set in S1506) has been received from the main control board 80 (S4409). Is performed (S4410). Next, it is determined whether or not a second variation stop command (set in S1802 or S2106) has been received from the main control board 80 (S4411), and if it has been received, a second variation effect end process described later is performed (S4412). .

  Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not an opening command (set in S1908, S2208, S2213 or S2628) is received from the main control board 80 (S4413), and if received, a special game effect selection process is performed. (S4414). In the special game effect selection process (S4414), the opening command is analyzed to select a special game effect pattern (contents) to be executed in the special game (big hit game or small hit game). Then, an opening effect start command for starting the special game effect with the selected special game effect pattern is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94. Note that the special game effects include an opening effect that is executed during the opening of the special game, and a round effect that is executed during the opening of the big winning opening in the jackpot game and during the interval between opening.

  When the opening effect start command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 reads a predetermined effect image from the ROM 103 and is controlled to be in the opaque state. A special game effect is performed on the display unit 7a of the image display device 7.

  Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not an ending command (set in S2410 or S2610) is received from the main control board 80 (S4415), and if received, performs an ending effect selection process (S4416). . In the ending effect selection process (S4416), first, an ending command is analyzed. And if it is ending of jackpot game, the mode status change process which changes a mode status will be performed.

  The mode status is for determining an effect mode to be executed. Here, the effect mode is an aspect of the effect in the first image display device 7. When the effect mode is different, an image displayed on the first image display device 7 such as a different character, item, or background image appears. Differently, the effect design variation effect is also executed in a mode corresponding to the effect mode.

  In the mode status change process, if the jackpot game to be ended is a jackpot game based on winning a normal hit (15R normal jackpot or 16R normal jackpot), the mode status is “1” (mode status corresponding to the rendering mode A). ). If the game is a big hit game based on winning for a short time (15R short time big hit or 16R short time big hit), the mode status is set to “2” (mode status corresponding to the production mode B). That is, the effect mode A is an effect mode that is executed when the game state is controlled in the normal gaming state. In addition, the effect mode B is an effect mode that is executed when the game state is controlled to a specific game state (time-short state and high base state). The player can grasp the current gaming state by confirming whether the production mode is A or B.

  The initial value of the mode status is “1”. Further, when changing to the effect mode B, in order to set an upper limit on the number of times the special symbol is changed and displayed in the effect mode, the value M of the effect mode counter is set to “100” as the upper limit number.

  In the ending effect selection process (S4416), the mode status is referred to following the mode status change process as described above. Then, based on the analyzed ending command and the referred mode status, the ending effect pattern (contents) to be executed during the special game ending is selected. Then, an ending effect start command for starting the ending effect with the selected ending effect pattern is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94.

  When the ending effect start command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 reads a predetermined effect image from the ROM 103 and is controlled to be in the non-transparent state. An ending effect is performed on the display unit 7a of the image display device 7.

  Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not a V winning command (set in S2804) has been received from the main control board 80 (S4417), and if received, performs a V winning notification effect starting process (S4418). ). In the V winning notification effect start process (S4418), a V winning notification effect start command for starting the V winning notification effect is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94. The V winning notification effect is an effect for notifying the player that there has been a V winning. In this embodiment, a special sound effect is output from the speaker 67. The V winning notification effect may take other effects, such as displaying on the display part 7a in the non-transparent state that there has been a V winning.

  Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not a transmission instruction command (set in S2904) is received from the main control board 80 (S4419), and if received, performs liquid crystal transmission state processing (S4420). In the liquid crystal transmission state process (S4420), a transmission control command for controlling the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7 to the transmission state is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94.

  When the transmission control command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 controls the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7 to the transmission state (FIG. 55). reference). This makes it possible for the player to visually recognize the inside of the second grand prize winning device 36. That is, the player can visually recognize the game ball that rolls in the second grand prize winning device 36, and can visually enjoy whether or not it passes through the specific area 39.

  Further, the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 displays the first effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R displayed on the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7 on the display unit 17a of the second image display device 17. That is, as shown in FIG. 55, the display unit 17a of the second image display device 17 is divided into two display areas, and the first effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R are displayed in the first display area 17aa on the left side in the figure. Thus, the second effect symbols 18L, 18C, and 18R are displayed in the second display area 17ab on the right side in the drawing.

  Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not an opaque instruction command (set in S2618) has been received from the main control board 80 (S4421), and if received, performs liquid crystal opaque state processing (S4422). ). In the liquid crystal opaque state process (S4422), an opaque control command for controlling the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7 to the opaque state is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94.

  When the opaque control command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 controls the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7 to the opaque state ( (See FIG. 54). This makes it impossible for the player to visually recognize the inside of the second grand prize winning device 36. Further, as shown in FIG. 54, the first effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R are displayed on the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7, and the display unit 17a of the second image display device 17 is displayed. Only the second effect symbols 18L, 18C, and 18R are displayed.

  Subsequently, as other processing (S4423), received commands other than the above commands (for example, normal symbol variation start command (set in S406), normal symbol variation stop command (set in S602), reserved ball number command (set in S3002)) ) To finish the received command analysis process.

  [Variation Effect Start Processing] Since the above-described first variation effect start processing (S4406) and second variation effect start processing (S4410) are processes of the same flow, they are collectively shown as variation effect start processing in FIG. As shown in FIG. 52, in the change effect start process (S4406 or S4410), the effect control microcomputer 91 first analyzes a change start command (first change start command or second change start command) (S4501). The variation start command includes information on the variation pattern set in the variation pattern selection process (FIGS. 29 and 30). The variation pattern information includes game state information for designating the current gaming state, symbol information for designating a symbol as a determination result of the jackpot determination process of special figure 1 or special figure 2 (FIG. 14). reference). Note that the game state information, symbol information, and the like acquired by the effect control microcomputer 91 can be used as appropriate in processes executed thereafter.

  Next, the production control microcomputer 91 refers to the current mode status (S4502). Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 91 sets a change effect pattern table for determining the change effect pattern (S4503). Based on this table, the effect mode indicated by the mode status that matches the specified change pattern and is referred to. The variation production pattern corresponding to the is selected (S4504). At this time, the random number for effect determination is also acquired and determined. As a result, the contents of the notice effects such as so-called step-up notice effects and chance-up notice effects, combinations of effect symbols to be stopped and displayed (first effect symbols 8L, 8C, 8R or second effect symbols 18L, 18C, 18R), etc. It is determined what kind of effect is performed as the effect symbol variation effect. Then, a variation effect start command for starting the effect symbol variation effect with the selected variation effect pattern is set (S4505), and the variation effect start process is terminated.

  When the change effect start command set in step S4505 is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4006), the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 reads a predetermined effect image from the ROM 103, and the image display device. An effect design variation effect is performed on the display unit (the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7 or the display unit 17a of the second image display device 17) (see FIGS. 54 and 55).

  [Variation Effect Ending Process] Since the above-described first variation effect ending process (S4408) and second variation effect ending process (S4412) are processes of the same flow, they are collectively shown as a variation effect ending process in FIG. As shown in FIG. 53, in the variation effect end process (S4408 or S4412), the effect control microcomputer 91 first analyzes the variation stop command (first variation stop command or second variation stop command) (S4601), Refer to the mode status (S4602).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the mode status is “1”, that is, whether or not the production mode A corresponds to the normal gaming state (S4603). If the mode status is “1”, the process proceeds to step S4607. On the other hand, if the mode status is not “1”, the value M of the effect mode counter corresponding to the current effect mode is decremented by 1 (S4604), and if the value M does not become “0” (NO in S4605) ) Proceed directly to step S4607. On the other hand, if it becomes “0” (YES in S4605), “1” is set in the mode status in order to return to the production mode A (S4606), and the process proceeds to step S4607. In step S4607, the effect control microcomputer 91 sets a change effect end command for ending the effect symbol change effect.

7). Control of First Image Display Device 7 Next, switching control between the transmission state / non-transmission state of the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7 will be described. FIG. 56 is a timing chart for explaining the switching timing of the transmission state / non-transmission state of the first image display device 7. In FIG. 56, (a) shows the execution timing of the small hit game, (b) shows the opening / closing timing of the second big prize opening 35, and (c) shows the output timing of the detection signal of the second big prize opening sensor 35a. (D) shows the switching timing of the transmission state / non-transmission state of the first image display device 7.

  As shown in FIG. 56, the first image display device 7 is controlled to be in an opaque state until a game ball enters the second big prize opening 35 and is detected by the second big prize mouth sensor 35a. Yes. That is, the first image display device 7 is in the state shown in FIG. At this time, the first effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R are displayed on the display unit 7a. Further, since the display unit 7a is in an impermeable state, the inside of the second big prize winning device 36 is not visible to the player.

  When the second big prize opening 35 is opened and a game ball enters the second big prize opening 35, the second big prize port sensor 35a is turned on. At this time, the first image display device 7 is switched from the non-transmissive state to the transmissive state (see FIGS. 56B, 56C and 56D). That is, the first image display device 7 is in the state shown in FIG. Thereby, the inside of the 2nd big winning device 36 becomes visible from the player. The first effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R displayed on the first image display device 7 are displayed on the display unit 17a of the second image display device 17. That is, the effect control microcomputer 91 controls the first image display device 7 and the second image display device 17 to the state shown in FIG. By such control, the player can visually recognize whether or not the game ball that has entered the second grand prize opening 35 passes through the specific area 39. It is possible to enjoy the behavior of the game ball. In addition, the player can check the lottery result of the first special symbol on the second image display device 17.

  Thereafter, when the ending time of the small hit game elapses, that is, when the small hit game ends, the first image display device 7 switches to the non-transparent state again (see FIGS. 56A and 56D). That is, the first image display device 7 returns to the state shown in FIG. As a result, the inside of the second grand prize-winning device 36 again becomes invisible to the player. Further, the first effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R are again displayed on the display unit 7a of the first image display device 7. That is, the effect control microcomputer 91 controls the first image display device 7 and the second image display device 17 to the state shown in FIG. By such control, the player can enjoy the changing effects of the first effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R on the first image display device 7 that is larger than the second image display device 17. It should be noted that after the second big prize winning opening 35 in the small hit game is closed and the discharge of all the game balls entered into the second big prize winning device 36 is confirmed by the outlet sensor 77a (in other words, When the number of game balls that have entered the second big prize device 36 during the small hit game matches the number of game balls that have been discharged out of the second big prize device 36), the first image display It is good also as a structure which switches the apparatus 7 to an opaque state.

8). Effects of the present embodiment As described in detail above, according to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the game balls that have been driven into the first game area 203 are always transferred from the first game area 203 or the second game by the distribution device 50. The area 303 is sorted (see FIG. 2). In the first game area 203, a so-called one-type game is progressed. That is, the jackpot game is executed after the first special symbol is stopped and displayed in a specific stop mode (a jackpot symbol). On the other hand, in the second game area 303, so-called two-type games are progressed. That is, the big hit game is executed based on the passage of the game ball to the specific area 39. Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to play a type 1 game and a type 2 game simultaneously. Thereby, it becomes possible to provide a new interest.

  Further, according to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the display unit 7a is controlled in the non-transparent state until the game ball wins the second big prize opening 35, and the game ball wins the second big prize slot 35. Then, the display unit 7a is controlled to a transmissive state (see FIG. 56). That is, the specific area 39 is visible only when there is a possibility that a game ball may enter the specific area 39. Therefore, when there is no possibility that the game ball enters the specific area 39, that is, while the game ball has not won the second big prize opening 35, an arbitrary display effect is displayed on the non-transparent display portion 7a. Can be done.

  In this embodiment, when the display unit 7a is in the non-transparent state, an effect design variation effect is performed on the display unit 7a (see FIG. 54). Therefore, it is a gaming machine that effectively uses the display unit 7a for the production symbol variation production. Moreover, when a winning is made to the second big winning opening 35, the display unit 7a used for the variation effect until now becomes a transparent state, and the specific area 39 can be visually recognized (see FIG. 55). Therefore, it is possible to give a surprise to the player. Furthermore, it is also specified whether or not the first profit (type 1 big hit) based on the approach to the first start port 20 is generated only by the player turning his / her line of sight to the display unit 7a without shifting his / her line of sight. It can also be recognized whether or not the second profit (2 type big hit) based on the entry into the region 39 occurs. Therefore, it is possible to provide a game machine that is easy to play and can easily recognize a game result even when a plurality of games progress simultaneously.

9. Modification Example A modification example will be described below. In the description of the modification, the same components as those of the first form of the pachinko gaming machine 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the first form, and the description thereof is omitted.

<Second form>
A gaming machine of the second form according to the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the first grand prize device 31 is provided in the second game area constituting member 300. Therefore, the game ball rolling in the first game area 203 moves to the second game area 303 through the opening 230 of the first game area 203, and then the first big prize device 31 (the first big prize port 30). ) Was able to enter the ball. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 57, the first game area constituting member 200 and the second game area constituting member 300 are provided with openings 480, 490 penetrating in the front-rear direction, and both openings 480, The first grand prize winning device 400 is arranged so as to be fitted to 490. And it is comprised so that the game ball which rolled the 1st game area | region 203 may enter directly into the 1st big winning device 400, without moving to the 2nd game area | region 303. FIG. That is, the first big prize device 400 according to the second form is the common prize-winning device 400 that can win both the game balls rolling in the first game area 203 and the game balls rolling in the second game area 303. It has become.

  More specifically, as shown in the longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 57 (A), the common prize-winning device 400 includes a box-shaped main body member 401 whose upper portion is open, and a common opening / closing member disposed on the upper portion of the main body member 401. 430. The upper part of the main body member 401 includes a first ball receiving portion 410 (first game region side first big winning opening) that can allow the entry of a game ball rolling in the first game region 203, and a second game region 303. A second pitching portion (second gaming area side first big prize opening) 420 that allows entry of rolling game balls is configured (see FIG. 57B).

  The common opening / closing member 430 is driven by the first big prize opening solenoid 33 and takes a first state (closed state) shown in FIG. 57 (A) and a second state (open state) shown in FIG. 57 (B). . The common opening / closing member 430 is provided with a hole portion 431 penetrating in the vertical direction. When the common opening / closing member 430 is in the first state, the hole 431 is positioned in the opening 480 of the first game area constituting member 200 (see FIG. 57A). That is, when the common opening / closing member 430 is in the first state, the first opening portion 410 and the second entering portion 420 are both closed by the common opening / closing member 430 (see FIG. 57A). Therefore, neither entering the first entrance 410 nor entering the second entrance 420 is possible.

  On the other hand, when the common opening / closing member 430 is in the second state, the hole 431 is located between the first game area constituting member 200 and the second game area constituting member 300 (see FIG. 57B). That is, when the common opening / closing member 430 is in the second state, both the first and second balls 410 and 420 are opened (see FIG. 57B). When in this state, a game ball can enter the common winning device 400 from both the first and second pitching units 410 and 420.

  Further, in the common winning device 400, the first big prize opening sensor 30a is arranged at a position where a game ball entered from the first entrance unit 410 and a game ball entered from the second entrance unit 420 pass. ing. In other words, the first big prize opening sensor 30a also flows the game balls that have flowed down the first game area 203 and entered the first ball entering section 410 into the second game area 303 after flowing down the second game area 303. It is arranged on a common passage through which the game balls that have passed are passed. That is, the first big winning opening sensor 30a constitutes a common ball detection means for detecting a game ball that has entered from either the first ball entry unit 410 or the second ball entry unit 420.

  In the second mode, the common prize-winning device 400 is opened at the time of a big win game, regardless of whether or not the first type big win is won. That is, in the second mode, the common opening / closing member 430 is opened in a predetermined opening pattern shown in FIG. The predetermined opening pattern can be changed as appropriate.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the second form as described above, the game ball is placed in the first game area 203 and the second game regardless of whether or not the first type jackpot is won or the second type jackpot is won. Regardless of which game area of the area 303 is finally present, the player can obtain the benefit of winning the common winning device 400. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of useless balls that are not likely to win the common winning device 400. Moreover, it becomes a simple structure compared with the case where a prize-winning apparatus is separately provided for the first game area constituting member 200 and the second game area constituting member 300, and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed.

<Other changes>
In the above embodiment, a gaming machine is used in which a type 1 game is advanced in the first game area 203 and a type 2 game is advanced in the second game area 303, but a combination game other than the combination of the type 1 game and the type 2 game is used. It is good also as a machine. For example, both the first game area 203 and the second game area 303 may be game machines that advance one type of game, and both the first game area 203 and the second game area 303 are two kinds of game machines that advance two kinds of games. Also good. Moreover, it is good also as a game machine which can advance games (games, such as a right monotype, a power role type, a normal machine type, and an alepatchi type) other than 1 type game and 2 type games. In the case of configuring a gaming machine capable of proceeding with a plurality of games simultaneously by combining these games, a so-called high probability state (a state in which the probability variation function of the special symbol display 41 is operating, in other words, a normal probability state. Also, a configuration that can be controlled to a state where the jackpot winning probability in the jackpot determination is high) may be adopted as appropriate.

  In the above embodiment, the second game area constituting member 300 is arranged behind the first game area constituting member 200. However, the second game area constituting member 300 may be arranged in front of the first game area constituting member 200. . Further, the first image display device 7 may be arranged in front of the first game area constituting member 200 and the second game area constituting member 300.

  Further, in the above embodiment, there is a game (the winning of a prize ball) as the “first profit” received by the game progressing in the first game area 203 and the “second profit” received by the game progressing in the second game area 303. However, the game state after the big hit is more advantageous than the normal game state (high base state). Or a high probability state).

  Further, in the above embodiment, the second special symbol lottery is performed based on the entrance to the second starting port 21 or the third starting port 26, and when the result is a small hit, the second big winning port 35 is opened. (The blade member 37 is operated). On the other hand, the second grand prize opening 35 may be opened based on the ball entering the second starting port 21 or the third starting port 26 without performing the lottery of the second special symbol. . That is, the second start port 21 or the third start port 26 may be configured as an operation port (opening / closing member operation port) that operates the blade member 37 (second prize winning port opening / closing member).

  Further, in the above embodiment, when the big hit game is executed based on the lottery of one special symbol, the variation display of the other special symbol is forcibly stopped and displayed in the lost symbol (see FIG. 36, etc.). ). On the other hand, when a jackpot game based on one special symbol lottery is executed, measurement of the variation time of the variation display is interrupted without stopping the variation display of the other special symbol, and the variation after the jackpot game ends. You may comprise so that measurement of time may be restarted.

  Further, in the above embodiment, considering the case where the V flag is turned on after it has been determined that the lottery in FIG. 1 is a big hit, the processing of steps S2702 to S2705 of the special figure 1 forced stop process 2 (FIG. 43) is performed. Configured to do. However, instead of this process, before turning on the V flag in the specific area sensor detection process (FIG. 44) (S2803), it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is turned on. If not, the V flag is turned on. It may be configured.

  Further, in the above embodiment, even when a jackpot game is executed as a result of the game progressed in the first game area 203, or even when a jackpot game is executed as a result of the game advanced in the second game area 303, the first The prize ball was awarded by winning the big prize opening 30. On the other hand, the first big prize device 31 is provided in the first game area 203 and the second big prize device 36 is provided in the second game area 303, so that a big hit is obtained as a result of the game progressed in the first game area 203. When a game is executed, a jackpot game that opens the first grand prize winning device 31 is executed, and when a jackpot game is executed as a result of the game progressed in the second game area 303, a second big prize winning device is executed. You may comprise so that the jackpot game which opens 36 may be performed. That is, the big winning device for winning a prize ball may be different for the first type big hit and the second type big hit.

  Moreover, in the said form, although it was set as the structure which performs the 1st effect symbol 8L, 8C, 8R variation | change effect in the display part 7a of an impermeable state, the effect performed in the display part 7a of an impermeable state is the 1st effect symbol 8L. , 8C, 8R other than fluctuating effects (for example, an effect of displaying a moving image with a story, or an effect of switching a plurality of still images to be displayed every predetermined time).

  Moreover, in the said form, when controlling the display part 7a of the 1st image display apparatus 7 from a non-transmissive state to the transmissive state, it comprised so that the whole region of the display part 7a might be controlled to a transmissive state (refer FIG. 55). On the other hand, the display unit 7a may be configured to be divided into a transmissive region that is controlled to be transmissive and a non-transmissive region that is controlled to be transmissive, and only the transmissive region is controlled to be transmissive. In this case, the display unit 7 a is arranged so that the transmission area is located in front of the specific area 39 of the second big prize winning device 36. This is because the player can visually recognize the passage of the game ball to the specific area 39 through the transmission area. Further, in this case, while the transmissive area of the display unit 7a is controlled to be in the transmissive state, the changing effect of the first effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R may be performed in the non-transmissive area. In addition, it is good to provide an impermeable area | region in the position which does not overlap with the game ball which rolls the inside of the 2nd big winning device 36, such as one of the four corners in the display part 7a.

  Moreover, in the said form, the period which controls the display part 7a to a permeation | transmission state was made from the detection of the game ball by the 2nd big winning opening sensor 35a to the end of a small hit game. On the other hand, the period during which the display unit 7a is controlled to be in the transmissive state may be from the detection of the game ball by the second big prize opening sensor 35a until a predetermined time such as 10 seconds elapses. In other words, the period during which the display unit 7a is controlled to be in a transmissive state is any length as long as it can be confirmed whether or not the game ball that has entered the second grand prize winning opening 35 passes through the specific area 39. It is good.

  In the above embodiment, the game ball that has entered the second grand prize opening 35 is configured to pass through the discharge port 77 regardless of whether it passes through the specific area 39 or not. The game ball that has entered the ball 35 may be configured to pass through either the specific area 39 or the discharge port 77. In this case, the number of game balls discharged from the second grand prize winning device 36 may be counted based on the specific area sensor 39a and the discharge port sensor 77a.

  In the above embodiment, two distribution devices 50 are provided in the upstream portion of the first game area 203, but any number of distribution devices may be provided as long as there is at least one distribution device. In addition, the arrangement position of the distribution device may be another position such as a midstream portion of the first game area 203. Further, in the above embodiment, the game ball can be moved only from the first game area 203 to the second game area 303. However, the movement from the second game area 303 to the first game area 203 is also possible. As described above, a distribution device may also be provided in the second game area 303. In particular, the fired game ball travels between the first game area 203 and the second game area 303 many times before reaching the first start port 20, the second start port 21 or the third start port 26. A plurality of sorting devices may be provided so as to be able to do so. This is because it is possible to enjoy the behavior of the game ball while having a sense of expectation whether the lottery for the first type jackpot or the lottery for the second type jackpot is made.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the 1st starting port 20 was set as the "1st entrance," a gate is good also as a "1st entrance." In this case, the first profit is the execution of an auxiliary game that opens the electric chew 22. In addition, the normal symbol corresponds to the “identification symbol”. The “second entrance” may be a gate. Moreover, in the said form, although the 1st starting port 20 was made into the starting port which concerns on the electric chew 22, it does not need to be related to the electric chew 22.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 7 ... 1st image display apparatus (display means)
7a ... display unit 20 ... first start port (first entrance)
21 ... 2nd starting port (2nd entrance)
26 ... 3rd starting port (2nd entrance)
35 ... 2nd grand prize opening (specific prize opening)
36 ... Second grand prize device (special prize device)
37 ... Blade member (special prize opening opening / closing member)
39 ... Specific area 50 ... Distributing device 81 ... Game control microcomputer 91 ... Production control microcomputer 200 ... First game area constituent member 203 ... First game area (first game area)
300 ... Second game area component 303 ... Second game area (second game area)

Claims (4)

A first game area component in which a first game area is formed;
A second game area constituting member which is arranged in front of or behind the first game area constituting member and in which a second game area is formed;
A distribution device capable of distributing a game medium to either the first game area or the second game area;
A first entrance located in the first game area;
A second entrance located in the second game area;
A specific winning opening arranged in the second game area, a specific winning opening opening / closing member that opens and closes the specific winning opening, and a specific area in which a game medium that has won a prize in the specific winning opening can enter A winning device;
A determination unit for determining whether or not the jackpot is correct based on the entry of the game medium into the first entrance;
A means for stopping and displaying the identification symbol in a stop mode indicating the determination result by the determination unit, and an identification for stopping and displaying the identification symbol in a specific stop mode when the determination result by the determination unit is a big hit Design display means;
First profit granting means for giving a first profit after the identification symbol is stopped and displayed in a specific stop mode by the identification symbol display means ;
An opening / closing member control means capable of controlling the specific prize opening opening / closing member to an open state based on the entry of the game medium into the second ball opening;
Game machine characterized by comprising a second benefit assigning means for assigning a second benefit based on entry of game media to the specific area.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 ,
Display means having a display unit that can be controlled in a transparent state in which the rear can be visually recognized and an opaque state in which the rear cannot be visually recognized;
Display control means for performing display control of the display unit,
The display unit is arranged in front of a portion including at least a specific area in the specific winning device,
The display control means controls the display unit to the opaque state until a predetermined condition is satisfied, and controls the display unit to the transparent state for a predetermined period when the predetermined condition is satisfied.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is winning of a game medium to the specific winning opening. A gaming machine according to claim 2 ,
Fluctuation effect execution means for performing an effect symbol variation effect that finally stops and displays an effect symbol corresponding to the identification symbol that is stopped and displayed by the identification symbol display means,
The game machine characterized in that the variation effect execution means performs the effect symbol variation effect on the display unit when at least the display control unit is controlled to the opaque state by the display control unit. . A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
A common winning device capable of winning both a game ball rolling in the first game area and a game ball rolling in the second game area;
The common winning device is:
A first entry portion that allows entry of a game ball rolling in the first game area;
A second pitching portion capable of allowing entry of a game ball rolling in the second game area;
A closed state in which neither entering the first entrance part nor entering the second entrance part is possible, and entering the first entrance part also enters the second entrance part. A common opening and closing member that takes an open state that allows both entering and
A common ball detection means capable of detecting both a game ball entered from the first entrance and a game ball entered from the second entrance;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first profit granting means and the second profit granting means execute a special game for opening the common opening and closing member in a predetermined opening pattern as giving the profit.

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