JP6004551B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine) that has a game area in which a game ball (game medium) moves and launches a game ball in accordance with a player's operation is known. This type of gaming machine has a start prize opening as a detection area for detecting a game ball in the game area, and when it is detected that a game ball has won the start prize opening, a special lottery is performed and a variable display of symbols is displayed on the display device. When the result of the special lottery is a big hit, the symbol is stopped and displayed in a specific manner. Then, the gaming state is shifted to the special gaming state, and in the special gaming state, a plurality of special games are executed, and in each special game, the grand prize opening provided in the gaming area is operated to the open state, The game balls are paid out according to the winning game balls.

  And in this type of gaming machine, various effects are executed during the variable display of symbols using image display means such as a liquid crystal display in order to increase the player's willingness to play. This type of gaming machine is provided with image display means for displaying an image and operable for the game area, and performing an effect operation on the game area while displaying an effect image on the image display means. (See Patent Document 1).

JP2013-240381A

  Here, in the conventional gaming machine, the operation for the game area of the image display means was monotonous, so there was no need to cause the image display means to perform a correction operation, but when the operation of the image display means for the game area is complicated, There may be a difference between the operation of the image display means with respect to the game area and a predetermined action, and the image display means for synchronizing the effect image displayed on the image display means and the effect operation with respect to the game area of the image display means. It is necessary to perform the correction operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of solving the problems in the case where the image display means performs a correction operation.

  (1) The present invention is a gaming machine that includes a game area in which a game medium moves, and that fires the game medium into the game area in response to a player's operation, and detects the game medium that moves in the game area A special game for executing a special game advantageous to a player according to a result of the special lottery, a special lottery means for performing a special lottery based on the fact that the game medium detection unit has detected a game medium. Execution means, image display means for displaying an image and operable with respect to the game area, drive means for causing the image display means to perform an operation on the game area, and the game of the image display means An operation state detecting means for detecting an operation state for the area; a process for controlling an image to be displayed on the image display means; and a process for controlling an operation of the image display means for the game area. The effect control means displays an effect image for producing a game on the image display means according to the result of the special lottery, and produces an effect on the image display means by an operation on the game area. When the effect operation is performed and the image display means performs the effect operation, the operation state detection means detects that the operation of the image display means with respect to the game area does not follow a predetermined action. If the image display means performs the correction operation for correcting the operation on the game area, and the image display means performs the correction operation, the display of the effect image on the image display means is interrupted. The present invention relates to a gaming machine characterized in that

  In the present invention, when the image display means performs the correction operation, the display of the effect image on the image display means is interrupted, so that the effect image on the image display means becomes unsightly or misleads the player. This can be prevented.

  (2) In the gaming machine of the present invention, as the image display means, a first image display means provided inoperable with respect to the game area and a second image provided in operation with respect to the game area. Display means, wherein the driving means causes the second image display means to perform an operation on the game area, and the operation state detection means detects a state of operation of the second image display means with respect to the game area. The effect control means includes a process for controlling an image to be displayed on the first image display means and an image to be displayed on the second image display means, and a process for controlling an operation of the second image display means with respect to the game area. And displaying the effect image on the first image display means and the second image display means according to the result of the special lottery, causing the second image display means to perform the effect operation, and When the display means performs the effect action, the action state detection means detects that the action on the game area of the second image display means does not follow a predetermined action. When the two-image display unit performs the correction operation and the second image display unit performs the correction operation, the second image display unit continues to display the effect image on the first image display unit. The display of the effect image may be interrupted.

  In this way, when the second image display unit performs the correction operation, the display of the effect image on the first image display unit is continued even if the display of the effect image on the second image display unit is interrupted. Can do.

  (3) In the gaming machine according to the present invention, when the special lottery is performed, the effect control means has a plurality of effect symbol images in a fluctuating state, and a plurality of effects in a display mode according to the result of the special lottery. A plurality of effect design images are displayed on the first image display means or the second image display means so that the design image is in a stopped state, and the second image display is performed when the plurality of effect design images are in a changing state. When the means performs the correction operation, a plurality of effect symbol images may be displayed on the first image display means.

  In this way, when the second image display unit performs the correction operation, even if the display of the effect image on the second image display unit is interrupted, a plurality of effect symbol images are displayed on the first image display unit. be able to.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate a problem in the case where the image display means performs a correction operation.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the external appearance structure of the game board of the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the external appearance structure of the state display apparatus of the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the functional block of the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the variation type of a symbol and variation time in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a state transition diagram of the gaming state in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the image displayed in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the image displayed in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the image displayed in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the production | presentation operation | movement of the image display means of the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the production | presentation operation | movement of the image display means of the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the correction | amendment operation | movement of the image display means of the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the correction | amendment operation | movement of the image display means of the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the correction | amendment operation | movement of the image display means of the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the game machine of embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described. In addition, this embodiment demonstrated below does not unduly limit the content of this invention described in the claim. In addition, all the configurations described in the present embodiment are not necessarily essential configuration requirements of the present invention.

1. Configuration of Gaming Machine FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a gaming machine according to the present embodiment. The gaming machine according to the present embodiment plays a game using game balls (game media) lent out from the game hall, and is provided inside the gaming machine with an outer frame 2 that forms the outer surface of the gaming machine. A game board 6 that forms a game area 4 in which a game ball moves, a glass unit 8 that makes the game board 6 visible and non-contactable by the player, and a front frame 10 to which the glass unit 8 is attached. ing.

  The portion of the front frame 10 that surrounds the glass unit 8 is made of a translucent material that transmits light, and the portion that is made of the translucent material has a production light for exciting the game. And a plurality of front frame lamps 12 are provided. Speakers 14 are provided on the left and right of the upper part of the front frame 10 and on the left and right parts of the lower part to output a production sound for exciting the game.

  In addition, an upper plate 16 for storing game balls is provided at the lower center of the front frame 10, and a game ball is paid out to the player from the gaming machine on the left side of the inner side surface of the upper plate 16. The outlet 18 is provided. Further, a grip unit 20 is provided on the lower right side of the front frame 10, and when the player performs an operation of rotating the grip unit 20 clockwise toward the gaming machine, the grip unit 20 is not shown provided inside the gaming machine. The launching device is activated so that a game ball is launched into the game area 4. Note that the launching device of this embodiment can launch 99 gaming balls per minute (1.65 per second).

  A supply port 22 for supplying game balls from the upper plate 16 to the launching device is provided on the right side of the inner side surface of the upper plate 16. Below the upper plate 16, a lower plate 24 is provided for storing excess game balls when the game balls cannot be stored in the upper plate 16.

  Further, an effect button 26 (effect operation means) is provided on the front side of the edge of the upper plate 16, and when the player operates the effect button 26, the effect performed on the gaming machine changes.

  FIG. 2 is a front view showing an external configuration of the game board 6 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 6 is provided with an outer rail 28 in a circular shape, and a region surrounded by the outer rail 28 is a game region 4 in which a game ball moves. In addition, an inner rail 30 is provided in an arc shape along the outer rail 28 at the left end of the game area 4, and the outer rail 28 and the inner rail 30 are fired (not shown) provided below the game board 6. The game ball launched from the device is guided to the game area 4.

  In the center of the game board 6, a main liquid crystal display 31 (first image display means) for displaying an effect image for exciting the game, and a decoration part formed so as to surround the display area of the main liquid crystal display 31. A production unit 33 having 32 is provided. Here, the decoration portion 32 has a portion made of a translucent material that transmits light, and inside the portion made of the translucent material, there is a production light for exciting the game. A plurality of decorative portion lamps 34 for output are provided.

  The rendering unit 33 according to the present embodiment includes a left rail 35 provided so as to traverse the display area of the main liquid crystal display 31 on the front side of the left half of the display area of the main liquid crystal display 31. A left sub liquid crystal display 36 (second image display means) for displaying effect images and the like is connected to 35 so as to be movable up and down along the left rail 35. Further, the rendering unit 33 includes a right rail 37 provided so as to vertically traverse the display area of the main liquid crystal display 31 on the front side of the right half of the display area of the main liquid crystal display 31. A right sub liquid crystal display 38 (second image display means) for displaying effect images and the like is connected to be movable up and down along the right rail 37. Here, the left rail 35 and the right rail 37 are made of transparent members so as not to hinder the visibility of the image displayed on the main liquid crystal display 31 as much as possible.

  In the present embodiment, the game ball cannot pass through the front side of the effect unit 33, and the game ball launched from the launching device can be played on the game area 4 on the left side of the effect unit 33 or on the right side of the effect unit 33. The game area 4 is dropped. A large number of game nails (not shown) are struck in the game area 4 so as to intersect the surface of the game board 6 so that the moving direction of the game balls moving in the game area 4 changes randomly. .

  In addition, an opening 40 through which a game ball falling through the game area 4 on the left side of the rendering unit 33 can pass is formed in the left part of the decoration unit 32, and the game ball that has passed through the opening 40 is placed inside the decoration unit 32. It passes through the provided passage 42 and falls on a stage 44 provided at the lower part of the decorative portion 32. The upper surface of the stage 44 is a smooth curved surface, and a gap is formed between the stage 44 and the glass unit 8 so that the game ball can drop downward from the stage 44. The stage 44 drops onto the stage 44 from the passage 42. The game ball is reciprocated left and right on the stage 44 and then falls downward from the vicinity of the center of the stage 44.

  A first start winning opening 46 is provided below the center of the stage 44 through which a game ball dropped downward from the vicinity of the center of the stage 44 can enter. This first start winning opening 46 has a built-in sensor (game medium detecting means) for detecting that a game ball has entered, and is configured such that when the game ball enters, the game ball is collected inside the game machine. Each time a game ball enters the first start winning opening 46, a predetermined number (1 or more, for example, 3) of game balls are paid out to the player, and a random number is acquired to win a big hit. A special lottery will be held to decide whether or not to win

  The game area 4 on the right side of the effect unit 33 is provided with a passing gate 48 through which game balls pass without being collected inside the gaming machine. The passing gate 48 has a built-in sensor for detecting that the game ball has passed, and each time the game ball passes through the passing gate 48, a normal lottery is performed in which a random number value is acquired to determine whether or not the normal hit is true. .

  Further, in the game area 4 on the right side of the effect unit 33, a second start winning opening 50 is provided below the passing gate 48 so that when the game ball enters, the game ball is collected inside the game machine. The second start winning opening 50 incorporates a sensor (game medium detecting means) for detecting that a game ball has entered, and is in a reduced state in which the game ball does not easily enter the second start winning opening 50 (does not assist entry). A normal accessory 52 (auxiliary means) is provided that includes an auxiliary member operable between a state (non-assisting state) and an expanded state in which the game ball is likely to enter (state assisting / assisting entry). The ordinary accessory 52 has a built-in driving device such as a solenoid for operating the auxiliary member, and is controlled so as to be in an enlarged state under a predetermined condition when the normal winning is won in the normal lottery. Each time a game ball enters the second start winning opening 50, a predetermined number (1 or more, for example, 3) of game balls are paid out to the player, and a random number is acquired to win the game. A special lottery will be held to decide whether or not to win

  The number of game balls to be paid out to the player every time the game ball enters the first start winning opening 46 and the number of game balls to be paid out to the player every time the game ball enters the second start winning opening 50. May be the same number or different numbers.

  The game area 4 on the right side of the effect unit 33 is provided with a big prize opening 54 for collecting the game balls inside the game machine when the game balls enter. The special winning opening 54 incorporates a sensor for detecting that a game ball has entered, and is provided with a special accessory 56 having a plate-like member that closes the special winning opening 54. It is configured to be operable between an open state in which a game ball can enter the winning opening 54 (first state, enterable state) and a closed state in which the game ball cannot enter (second state, inaccessible state). Yes. The special accessory 56 has a built-in drive device such as a solenoid for operating the plate-like member, and is controlled so as to be opened under a predetermined condition in a special game state which is started when a big win is won in a special lottery. The Each time a game ball enters the special winning opening 54, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls are paid out to the player.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an out port 62 is provided at the bottom of the game area 4 to collect game balls that have fallen from the game area 4 without entering any of the winning holes. .

  The game ball launching device is configured such that the shooting output of the game ball is changed by adjusting the rotation amount of the grip unit 20 shown in FIG. 1, and when the rotation amount of the grip unit 20 is small, The game ball is fired so that the game ball falls in the game area 4 on the left side of the effect unit 33, and when the amount of rotation of the grip unit 20 is large, the game ball falls in the game area 4 on the right side of the effect unit 33. A game ball is fired.

  Therefore, the player adjusts the amount of rotation of the grip unit 20 according to the game situation, and the game ball falls in the left game area 4 or passes through the opening 40, the passage 42, and the stage 44, and the first start prize. The game ball is fired so as to win the mouth 46 (left-handed), or the game ball falls on the right game area 4 so that the game ball passes through the passing gate 48, or the second start winning port 50 The game ball is fired so that the game ball wins or the game ball wins in the big winning opening 54 (right-handed).

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the game ball falls on the left game area 4, the game ball does not pass through the passing gate 48, and the game is played at the second start winning opening 50 or the big winning opening 54. When the ball does not win and the game ball falls on the game area 4 on the right side, the game ball does not win the first start winning port 46.

  A state display device 70 is provided on the lower right side of the game board 6 and outside the game area 4 to indicate various states of the gaming machine by turning on and off lights such as lamps.

  FIG. 3 is a front view showing an external configuration of the state display device 70. As shown in FIG. 3, the status display device 70 includes a normal symbol display unit 72, a normal hold display unit 74, a first special symbol display unit 76, a first special hold display unit 78, a second special symbol display unit 80, 2 A special hold display section 82 and a game state display section 84 are provided.

  The normal symbol display unit 72 is composed of two lamps. When a normal lottery is performed, the normal symbols are variably displayed by blinking the two lamps, and the normal symbols are stopped by turning on or off the two lamps. Display the result of the normal lottery.

  The normal hold display unit 74 is composed of two lamps, and the normal lottery is performed even if the random number for the normal lottery is acquired, such as when the normal symbol is already displayed in a variable manner when the game ball passes through the passing gate 48. When the random number for normal lottery is put on hold because it cannot be performed, the number of normal hold corresponding to the number of random numbers for normal lottery held is displayed, and the two lamps are turned on or off or Depending on the combination of blinking, 0 to 4 normal hold numbers are displayed.

  The 1st special symbol display part 76 is comprised by 7 segment display, and when a special lottery is performed by a game ball approaching into the 1st start winning opening 46, a 1st special symbol is blinked by blinking a 7 segment display. Is displayed in a variable manner, and the 7-segment display is turned on in any one of a plurality of modes to stop display the first special symbol and display the result of the special lottery.

  The first special hold display section 78 is composed of two lamps, and is special when the first special symbol or the second special symbol is already variably displayed when the game ball enters the first start winning opening 46. When the random number for special lottery cannot be performed even if the random number for lottery is acquired, and the random number for special lottery is held as the first special random number, it corresponds to the number of the first special random number held. The first special hold number is displayed, and 0 to 4 first special hold numbers are displayed by a combination of turning on, turning off, or blinking the two lamps.

  The second special symbol display unit 80 is configured by a 7-segment display, and when a special lottery is performed when a game ball enters the second start winning opening 50, the second special symbol is blinked to cause the second special symbol to blink. Is displayed in a variable manner, and the second special symbol is stopped and displayed by lighting the 7-segment display in any one of a plurality of modes, and the result of the special lottery is displayed.

  The second special hold display section 82 is composed of two lamps and is special when the first special symbol or the second special symbol is already variably displayed when the game ball enters the second start winning opening 50. When the random number for special lottery cannot be performed even if the random number for lottery is acquired, and the random number for special lottery is held as the second special random number, it corresponds to the number of the second special random number held. The second special hold number is displayed, and 0 to 4 second special hold numbers are displayed by a combination of turning on, turning off, or blinking the two lamps.

  The gaming state display unit 84 includes six lamps, and displays the currently set gaming state type by a combination of lighting, extinguishing, or blinking the six lamps. In the present embodiment, a normal state (low probability state), a probability variation state (high probability state) set with a higher probability of winning the jackpot than the normal state, and a special gaming state that is started when the jackpot is won in a special lottery Four kinds of game states can be set, such as a short-time state in which the time for changing the first special symbol or the second special symbol is shortened and the special lottery is triggered frequently, and the six lamps are turned on or off. Or, it is displayed which gaming state is set by a combination of blinking.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine of the present embodiment. The gaming machine of this embodiment is controlled by a control board including a main board 100 and a sub board 102. The functions of each board such as the main board 100 and the sub-board 102 include various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), ROM (an example of an information storage medium), or hardware such as RAM, This is realized by software including a given program stored in advance in a ROM or the like.

  The main board 100 receives the input signals from the input means such as the passing gate sensor 104, the first start winning port sensor 106, the second starting winning port sensor 108, the big winning port sensor 110, the payout sensor 116, and executes the game. Various operations are performed, and operation control of output means such as the state display driving device 120, the ordinary accessory driving device 122, the special accessory driving device 124, and the payout device 130 is performed based on the calculation result.

  In addition, the sub-board 102 receives the signal sent from the main board 100 and the input signal from the effect button switch 150, and performs various calculations for executing the effects in accordance with the progress of the game. Based on the above, operation control of the effect devices 176 such as the effect display device 170, the sound device 172, and the effect product driving device 174 is performed.

  The main board 100 includes a random number generation unit 210, a normal lottery unit 220, a normal display control unit 222, a normal accessory control unit 224, a special lottery unit 230, a special display control unit 240, a game state transition control unit 250, and a special game execution. A means 260, a payout control means 270, a communication control means 280, and a main memory 290 are included.

  The random number generation means 210 is a means for generating random numbers for lottery, and is realized by a random number generator for generating hardware random numbers or a program for generating software random numbers. For example, the software random number can be generated based on a count value of an increment counter (a counter that counts numerical values so as to circulate a predetermined count range). In this embodiment, the “random number value” is not only a value that is randomly generated in a mathematical sense, but even if the generation itself is regular, the acquisition timing and the like are irregular. Includes a value that can function as a random number.

  The normal lottery means 220 acquires a random number for normal lottery from the random number generator 210 based on the detection signal input from the pass gate sensor 104 that detects the game balls passing through the pass gate 48 one by one. A normal lottery is performed to determine whether or not the normal lottery random value is stored in the normal random number storage unit 2912 of the main memory 290 and read from the normal random number storage unit 2912. In the normal lottery, the normal lottery means 220 performs a normal winning determination process, a normal variation determination process, and the like.

  The normal winning determination process is a process of determining whether or not the normal winning is won. In the normal winning determination process, the normal lottery means 220 first uses which of the normal lottery tables of the plurality of types of normal lottery tables stored in the lottery table storage means 2910 of the main memory 290 to perform the random number determination process. Is determined according to the gaming state.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the normal lottery table A and the normal lottery table B are stored in the lottery table storage means 2910. In each normal lottery table, for each of 100 random numbers from 0 to 99, Normal hits or loses are associated. Specifically, in the normal lottery table A, the correspondence between the normal win or the loss and a plurality of random numbers is set so that the normal win is won with a probability of about 1/20. In the normal lottery table B, about 19 / Correspondence between normal winning or losing and random values of 0 to 99 is set so that the normal winning is won with a probability of 20. The normal lottery means 220 selects the normal lottery table A when the gaming state is neither the probability change state nor the short time state, and selects the normal lottery table B when the game state is the probability change state or the short time state. .

  Then, the normal lottery means 220 refers to the selected normal lottery table, and whether or not the random number value that matches the random number value for one normal lottery read from the normal random number storage means 2912 is associated with the normal lot. It is determined whether or not the normal winning is won.

  The normal lottery means 220 sets the normal winning flag in the flag storage means 2916 of the main memory 290 when the normal win is won, and sets the normal win flag to the ON state. Set the flag to the OFF state.

  The normal variation determination process is a process for determining which of the plurality of variation types the variation type of the normal symbol according to the gaming state. In the normal variation determination process, the normal lottery means 220 determines that the variation type of the normal symbol is normal variation 1 when the gaming state is neither the probability variation state nor the time reduction state, and the game state is the probability variation state or the time reduction state. The normal symbol variation type is determined as normal variation 2.

  Also, the normal lottery means 220 stores the normal random number storage immediately after the normal lottery execution trigger has arrived when the normal lottery random number value is stored in the normal random number storage means 2912 and the normal symbol is not variably displayed. The normal lottery random value for one time is read from the means 2912 and the normal lottery is performed. However, if the normal symbol is being displayed in a variable manner, the random number for the normal lottery is held. When the normal lottery random value is held, when the normal symbol change display is finished, the normal lottery means 220 immediately reads out from the normal random number storage means 2912 as the normal lottery execution trigger comes. A normal lottery is performed for the random numbers for the normal lottery.

  Here, when a pass signal is further input from the pass gate sensor 104 in a state where the random number for normal lottery is held, the normal lottery means 220 generates a random number generation means based on the input of the pass signal. The random number value for ordinary lottery is acquired from 210, and the random number value for ordinary lottery is stored in the ordinary random number storage means 2912 up to four random numbers for ordinary lottery. When the trigger for executing the normal lottery comes, the normal lottery is performed for the random number value for one lot of normal lottery read out from the normal random number storage unit 2912 in the FIFO (First In First Out) format. In the state where the random numbers for normal lottery for four times are stored in the normal random number storage means 2912, the normal lottery means 220 does the normal lottery in the normal random number storage means 2912 even if a pass signal is input from the pass gate sensor 104. Does not store the random number value.

  The normal display control means 222 is a means for controlling the state display driving device 120 based on the lottery result of the normal lottery, and performs normal symbol display control processing and normal hold display control processing.

  In the normal symbol display control process, the normal symbol display control means 222 blinks the two lamps of the normal symbol display unit 72 for a variation time corresponding to the variation type of the normal symbol determined in the normal variation determination process. The normal symbol is stopped and displayed by turning on or off the two lamps of the normal symbol display unit 72 according to whether or not the normal winning flag is turned on in the normal hit determination process. The normal symbol display section 72 displays the result of the normal lottery.

  Specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, when the variation type is normal variation 1, the variation time of the normal symbol is set to 20 seconds, and when variation type is normal variation 2, it is normal. The symbol variation time is set to 1 second. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the game state at the time when the normal lottery is performed is neither the probability variation state nor the short-time state, the variation type of the normal symbol is determined to be the normal variation 1, whereby the variation time of the normal symbol is 20 When the game state at the time when the normal lottery is set is the probability variation state or the short time state, the variation type of the normal symbol is determined to be the normal variation 2 and the variation time of the normal symbol is 1 second. Therefore, when the gaming state is a certain change state or a short time state, the execution chance of the normal lottery comes more frequently.

  In the normal hold display control process, the normal display control means 222 turns on, turns off, or blinks the two lamps of the normal hold display section 74 according to the number of random numbers for normal lottery stored in the normal random number storage means 2912. Depending on the combination of these, 0 to 4 reserved numbers are displayed.

  The ordinary accessory control means 224 is a means for controlling the ordinary accessory driving device 122 based on the lottery result of the ordinary lottery, and performs the ordinary accessory control processing 1, the ordinary accessory control processing 2, and the like.

  In the normal accessory control process 1, when the gaming state is a certain change state or a short time state, the normal accessory is displayed until 20 seconds elapses when the normal symbol is stopped and displayed in a mode indicating winning of the normal winning. The drive control of the ordinary accessory driving device 122 is performed so that 52 is in an enlarged state.

  In the normal accessory control process 2, when the gaming state is neither the probability change state nor the short-time state, it is normal until 0.1 seconds elapses when the normal symbol is stopped and displayed in a mode indicating a normal winning. The drive control of the normal accessory driving device 122 is performed so that the accessory 52 is in an enlarged state.

  Accordingly, in the normal accessory control process 1, the normal accessory 52 operates so as to increase the ease of winning the game ball to the second start winning opening 50, but in the normal accessory control process 2, the second start winning prize is operated. The normal accessory 52 operates so that the ease of winning a game ball to the mouth 50 hardly increases.

  The special lottery means 230 is for special lottery from the random number generating means 210 based on the detection signal input from the first start prize port sensor 106 that detects the game balls entering the first start prize port 46 one by one. A random number value is acquired and stored in the special random number storage unit 2914 of the main memory 290 as the first special random number value. The special lottery means 230 also receives a special lottery from the random number generating means 210 based on the detection signal input from the second start prize port sensor 108 that detects the game balls entering the second start prize slot 50 one by one. A random number value is acquired and stored in the special random number storage unit 2914 as the second special random number value. Then, the special lottery means 230 performs a special lottery that determines whether or not the jackpot is won using the first special random number value or the second special random number value read from the special random number storage means 2914. In the special lottery, the special lottery means 230 performs jackpot determination processing, symbol determination processing, special variation determination processing, and the like.

  The jackpot determination process is a process for determining whether or not the jackpot is won. In the jackpot determination process, the special lottery means 230 first determines which of the plurality of types of the lottery table stored in the lottery table storage means 2910 of the main memory 290 is to be used for the random number determination process. Determined according to the gaming state.

  In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, a lottery table storage unit 2910 stores a big hit lottery table A and a big hit lottery table B as shown in FIG. In each jackpot lottery table, a jackpot or loss is associated with each of 65536 random numbers from 0 to 65535. Specifically, in the jackpot lottery table A, a correspondence relationship between the jackpot or losing and a random value of 0 to 65535 is set so that the jackpot is won with a probability of about 1/399. Correspondence between the jackpot or loss and the random value of 0 to 65535 is set so that the jackpot is won with a probability of 39. The special lottery means 230 selects the jackpot lottery table A when the gaming state is the normal state or the short-time state, and selects the jackpot lottery table B when the gaming state is the probability change state.

  The special lottery means 230 refers to the selected lottery table, and the random number value corresponding to the first special random number value or the second special random number value read from the special random number storage means 2914 corresponds to the jackpot. It is determined whether or not the jackpot is won by determining whether or not it is attached.

  Then, the special lottery means 230 sets the jackpot winning flag in the flag storage means 2916 to the ON state when the jackpot is won, and sets the jackpot winning flag to the OFF state when it is lost. .

  The symbol determination process is a process for determining which of the 16 round symbols, the 4 round symbols A, and the 4 round symbols B has been won when the jackpot is won in the jackpot determination processing. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the symbol lottery table A and the symbol lottery table B as shown in FIG. 6 are stored in the lottery table storage unit 2910. In the symbol determination process, the special lottery unit 230 stores special random numbers. When the first special random number value is read from the means 2914, random number determination processing is performed using the symbol lottery table A. When the second special random number value is read from the special random number storage means 2914, the symbol lottery table B A random number determination process is performed using.

  In each symbol lottery table, 16 round symbols, four round symbols A, or four round symbols B are associated with 100 random numbers from 0 to 99, respectively. Specifically, in both the symbol lottery table A and the symbol lottery table B, 16 round symbols are elected with a probability of about 40/100, and 4 round symbols A are elected with a probability of about 40/100, and about 20/100 Correspondence between 16 round symbols, 4 round symbols A, 4 round symbols B and random numbers from 0 to 99 is set so that 4 round symbols B are won with the probability of.

  The special lottery means 230 refers to the selected symbol lottery table, and the first special random number value or the second special random number value read from the special random number storage means 2914 is associated with any one of a plurality of types of jackpot symbols. It is determined which of a plurality of types of jackpot symbols has been won.

  Then, the special lottery means 230 sets the winning flag corresponding to the winning jackpot symbol in the flag storage means 2916 to the ON state.

  In the special variation determination process, the variation type of the first special symbol displayed on the first special symbol display unit 76 or the second special symbol displayed on the second special symbol display unit 80 is determined depending on whether or not the jackpot is won. This is processing for determining which of a plurality of variation types. In the special variation determination process, the special lottery means 230 first uses which of the plurality of types of variable lottery tables stored in the lottery table storage means 2910 of the main memory 290 to perform the random number determination process. Depending on whether the jackpot is won or not.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the lottery table storage unit 2910 stores a variable lottery table A and a variable lottery table B as shown in FIG. In each variation lottery table, each of a plurality of random values (for example, 100 random values from 0 to 99) corresponds to one variation type of super reach 1, super reach 2, normal reach, or no reach. It is attached. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, in the super reach 1 and the super reach 2, the variable lottery table A has a higher selection probability than the variable lottery table B, but the normal reach is in the variable lottery table B. However, the selection probability is higher than that of the variable lottery table A. In the variable lottery table A, the selection probability is high in the order of super reach 1> super reach 2> normal reach. In the variable lottery table B, the selection probability is high in the order of normal reach> super reach 2> super reach 1. It has become. In addition, “no reach” is not a lottery object in the variable lottery table A.

  The special lottery means 230 selects the variable lottery table A when the jackpot is won in the jackpot determination process, and selects the variable lottery table B when the jackpot determination process is lost. Then, the special lottery means 230 refers to the selected fluctuation lottery table, and the random number value corresponding to the first special random number value or the second special random number value read from the special random number storage means 2914 has a plurality of fluctuations. By determining which of the types is associated, it is determined which of the plurality of variation types has been won, and the variation type of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is determined as the variation type that has been won. That is, when the random number value for one special lottery read from the special random number storage unit 2914 is the first special random number value, the variation type of the first special symbol is determined as the selected variation type, and the special random number storage unit When the random number value for special lottery read from 2914 is the second special random number value, the variation type of the second special symbol is determined as the selected variation type.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when super reach 1 is determined, the jackpot is most often won, and when super reach 2 is determined, the jackpot is winning. When the normal reach is determined, the jackpot is most often won, so the expectation for winning the jackpot is different for each of the plurality of variable types with reach.

  Also, the special lottery means 230, when the first special random number value or the second special random number value is stored in the special random number storage means 2914, the first special symbol or the second special symbol is not variably displayed, and the gaming state Is not in the special gaming state, the special lottery is performed by immediately reading the first special random number value or the second special random number value from the special random number storage means 2914 as the special lottery execution timing has come. When the special symbol or the second special symbol is variably displayed, or the gaming state is the special gaming state, the first special random number value or the second special random number value is held.

  When a winning signal is further input from the first starting winning port sensor 106 or the second starting winning port sensor 108 in a state where the first special random number value or the second special random number value is held, special lottery means 230 obtains a random number for special lottery from the random number generator 210 based on the winning signal input from the first start winning port sensor 106 or the second start winning port sensor 108, and acquires the obtained special lottery random number. The numerical value is stored in the special random number storage unit 2914 as the first special random value or the second special random value.

  In the state where the first special random number value for four times is stored in the special random number storage unit 2914, the special lottery unit 230 stores the special random number storage unit 2914 in the special random number storage unit 2914 even if a winning signal is input from the first start winning port sensor 106. The first random value is not stored. In the state where the second special random number value for four times is stored in the special random number storage unit 2914, even if a winning signal is input from the second start winning port sensor 108, the special lottery unit 230 stores in the special random number storage unit 2914. The second special random number value is not stored.

  Then, when the first special random number value or the second special random number value is held, the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is terminated on the condition that the gaming state is not the special gaming state, The special lottery means 230 reads the first special random number value or the second special random number value for one time from the special random number storage means 2914 in the FIFO format, and specially reads the first special random number value or the second special random number value for the read one time. Make a lottery. That is, in the present embodiment, a special lottery is performed for the first special random value or the second special random value in accordance with the order in which the first special random value or the second special random value is stored in the special random number storage unit 2914.

  The special display control means 240 is a means for controlling the state display drive device 120 based on the lottery result of the special lottery, and includes a first special symbol display control process, a second special symbol display control process, and a first special hold display control. Processing and second special hold display control processing are performed.

  The first special symbol display control process is a process performed when the first special random number value is read from the special random number storage unit 2914 and a special lottery is performed. The special display control unit 240 is a special variation determination process. The first special symbol is variably displayed by blinking the 7-segment display of the first special symbol display unit 76 for the variation time corresponding to the variation type of the first special symbol determined in (1). In this embodiment, the display mode of the 7-segment display is determined in advance corresponding to each of the three types of jackpot symbols and loses, and the special display control means 240 is in a state where the jackpot winning flag is ON in the jackpot determination process. Depending on whether or not the jackpot is won in the jackpot determination process, and depending on the jackpot symbol in which the winning flag is set to ON in the symbol determination process, the 7-segment display has a plurality of display modes. The first special symbol is stopped and displayed by displaying in any one of the display modes, and the result of the special lottery is displayed on the first special symbol display unit 76.

  The second special symbol display control process is a process performed when the second special random number value is read from the special random number storage unit 2914 and a special lottery is performed. The special display control unit 240 is a special variation determination process. After the second special symbol is variably displayed by blinking the 7-segment display of the second special symbol display unit 80 for the variation time according to the variation type of the second special symbol determined in step 2, the jackpot is determined in the jackpot determination process. Depending on whether or not the winning flag is turned ON, and if the jackpot is won in the jackpot determination process, the 7-segment display is set according to the jackpot symbol in which the winning flag is set ON in the symbol determination process. The second special symbol is stopped and displayed by displaying in any one of a plurality of types of display modes, and the second special symbol table To display the results of a special lottery to part 80.

  Specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, when the variation type is super reach 1, the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is set to 90 seconds, and the variation type is super reach. If it is 2, the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is set to 60 seconds. If the variation type is normal reach, the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is 30 seconds. Is set.

  When the variation type is determined to be no reach, the special display control means 240, in the first special symbol display control process, holds the number of special lotteries or the game state at the time of starting the variable display of the first special symbol. In the second special symbol display control process, the number of special lotteries held or the game state at the time of starting the variable display of the second special symbol, depending on whether or not is in a short-time state or a probable change state, Depending on whether or not, one of no reach 1 to no reach 4 is selected. Specifically, the special display control means 240 selects no reach 1 if the number of reserved items is 0 to 2, selects no reach 2 if the number of reserved items is 3, and if the number of reserved items is four. No reach 3 is selected, and if the game state is a short-time state or a probable change state, no reach 4 is selected regardless of the number of holds.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, when the variation type is no reach 1, the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is set to 10 seconds, and the variation type is 2 without reach. In some cases, the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is set to 5 seconds, and when the variation type is 3 without reach, the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is set to 3 seconds. When the variation type is 4 without reach, the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is set to 0.5 seconds.

  Accordingly, in the present embodiment, when the gaming state is not the short-time state or the probable change state, the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol becomes shorter as the number of reserved pieces increases, so the first special lottery or the second special lottery When the game is in a short-time state or a probable change state, the first special symbol or the second special symbol will have a particularly short variation time, so the first special lottery Or the execution opportunity of a 2nd special lottery comes more frequently.

  In the first special hold display control process, the special display control means 240 turns on the two lamps of the first special hold display section 78 in accordance with the number of first special random number values stored in the special random number storage means 2914. Alternatively, 0 to 4 reserved numbers are displayed by a combination of turning off or blinking.

  In the second special hold display control process, the special display control unit 240 turns on the two lamps of the second special hold display unit 82 according to the number of second special random number values stored in the special random number storage unit 2914. Alternatively, 0 to 4 reserved numbers are displayed by a combination of turning off or blinking.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the gaming state transition control means 250 performs a gaming state transition control process for transitioning the gaming state between a normal state, a special gaming state, a probability variation state, and a short time state based on the establishment of a predetermined transition condition. I do. As the game condition transition condition, one condition may be defined, or a plurality of conditions may be defined. In the case where a plurality of conditions are determined, the gaming state is determined based on the fact that one of the plurality of predetermined conditions is satisfied or all of the plurality of predetermined conditions are satisfied. It is possible to shift to another gaming state.

  The normal state is a game state corresponding to the initial state among a plurality of types of game states, and a transition from the normal state to the special game state is possible. In the normal state, the normal lottery is performed with reference to the normal lottery table A in which the winning probability per ordinary is set to about 1/20, and the jackpot lottery table A in which the winning probability for the big win is set to 1/399. A special lottery is performed with reference to the drawing.

  In the normal state, the winning probability per normal in the normal lottery is as low as about 1/20, and the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is as long as 20 seconds, and the period in which the normal actor 52 is in the expanded state is 0.1 second. Since it is shorter, it is difficult for the game ball to enter the second start winning opening 50.

  The special game state is started based on the fact that the big win is won in the special lottery in the normal state, the probability variation state or the short-time state, and a special game with a predetermined number of rounds (number of executions) is executed according to the type of the big win symbol It ends when it is done.

  Specifically, when the special game state is started based on the fact that the winning flag of the 16 round symbol is set to the ON state in the special lottery, the special game of 16 rounds from the first round to the 16th round is executed. The special gaming state ends on the condition.

  In addition, when the special game state is started based on the fact that the winning flag of the 4-round symbol A is set to the ON state in the special lottery, the special game of 4 rounds from the first round to the fourth round is executed. The special gaming state ends on the condition.

  In addition, when the special game state is started based on the fact that the winning flag of the 4-round symbol B is set to the ON state in the special lottery, the special game of the 4th round from the first round to the fourth round is executed. The special gaming state ends on the condition.

  The probability change state starts when the special game state started based on the fact that the winning flag of the 16-round symbol or the 4-round symbol A (probability variable symbol) is set to the ON state ends. Transition to special game state or normal state is possible. In the probability variation state, the normal lottery is performed with reference to the normal lottery table B in which the winning probability per ordinary is set to about 19/20, and the jackpot lottery table B in which the winning probability per jackpot is set to 1/39. The player is more advantageous than the normal state in that a special lottery is performed with reference. Then, the probability variation state ends on the condition that the number of times that the special lottery has been performed in the probability variation state reaches 9999 times, and shifts to the normal state.

  Specifically, when the special gaming state ends, the gaming state transition control means 250 writes a value (for example, 9999) corresponding to a predetermined number of games (for example, 9999) to the probability variation end determination counter 2930 of the main memory 290 to change the probability. Every time a special lottery is performed in the state, a decrement update is performed by subtracting a value (for example, 1) corresponding to the number of times of one game from the stored value of the probability variation end determination counter 2930. When the stored value of the probability variation end determination counter 2930 reaches a threshold value (for example, 0), the probability variation state is terminated and the normal state is started. However, in the probability variation state, the win probability in the special lottery is set to 1/39. Therefore, the special game state is started before the number of special lotteries performed in the probability variation state reaches 9999 times. There is almost no transition to the state.

  In the probability variation state, the winning probability per ordinary in the normal lottery is as high as about 19/20, and the fluctuation time of the normal symbol is as short as 1 second, and the period during which the normal character 52 is in the expanded state is as long as 20 seconds. Therefore, it is advantageous to the player in that the game ball can easily enter the second start winning opening 50 than in the normal state.

  Also, in the probability variation state, a shorter variation time is often set as the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol regardless of the number of holds, so that the special lottery trigger is more frequent than in the normal state. It is supposed to be.

  The short-time state is started when the special game state started based on the fact that the winning flag of the 4-round symbol B (normal symbol) is set to the ON state, and from the short-time state, the special game state or Transition to the normal state is possible. In the short-time state, the normal lottery is performed with reference to the normal lottery table B in which the normal win probability is set to about 19/20, as in the probability variation state, but the jackpot win probability is about the same as in the normal state. It is more disadvantageous to the player than the probability variation state in that a special lottery is performed with reference to the jackpot lottery table A set to 1/399. Then, the time-saving state ends on the condition that the number of times that the special lottery has been performed in the time-saving state has reached 100 times, and shifts to the normal state.

  Specifically, the game state transition control means 250 takes a value corresponding to a predetermined number of games (for example, 100 times) in the time-short-term end determination counter 2932 of the main memory 290 when the game state is shifted to the time-short state. For example, every time a special lottery is performed in the short time state, the decrement update is performed by subtracting a value (for example, 1) corresponding to the number of games for one time from the stored value of the short time end determination counter 2932. Then, when the stored value of the short time end determination counter 2932 reaches a threshold value (for example, 0), the short time state is ended.

  In the short-time state, as in the case of the probability variation state, the normal winning chance in the normal lottery is as high as about 19/20, and the normal symbol variation time is as short as 1 second, so that the normal character 52 is in the expanded state. Is longer than 20 seconds, which is advantageous to the player in that it makes it easier for the game ball to enter the second start winning opening 50 than in the normal state.

  In the short-time state, as in the case of the probability variation state, a shorter variation time is often set as the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol regardless of the number of holdings. The execution opportunity comes to come frequently.

  The special game execution means 260 is a means for executing a special game based on the lottery result of the special lottery, and performs special game execution processing 1 to special game execution processing 3 and the like.

  The special game execution process 1 is executed based on the winning of 16 round symbols in the special lottery, and the special game execution means 260 is the number of rounds predetermined for the 16 round symbols as the upper limit value of the round counter 2933. A value corresponding to the number of times (for example, 16) is set, and each time the special feature 56 completes the operation in a predetermined manner in each round, the stored value of the round counter 2933 corresponds to the number of rounds for one time. Incremental update is performed by adding a value (for example, 1). Then, when the stored value of the round counter 2933 reaches an upper limit value (for example, 16), the special gaming state is ended.

  Specifically, in the special game execution process 1, in the special game of each round from the first round to the sixteenth round, the special timer 56 counts 29 seconds after the special character 56 is opened, When the sensor 110 detects the entry of one game ball, the value of the big prize counter 2936 to which a value corresponding to one game ball (for example, 1) is added reaches an upper limit value (for example, 10). The drive control of the special accessory driving device 124 is performed so that the special accessory 56 is closed. Then, “1” is added to the value of the round counter 2933 on the assumption that the condition for ending one round is satisfied.

  The special game execution process 2 is executed based on the fact that the 4-round symbol A has been won in the special lottery, and the special game execution means 260 has a round number predetermined for the 4-round symbol A as the upper limit value of the round counter 2933. A value corresponding to a certain 4 times (for example, 4) is set, and each time the special feature 56 completes the operation in a predetermined manner in each round, the value stored in the round counter 2933 is set to the number of rounds for one round. Incremental updating is performed by adding a corresponding value (for example, 1). Then, when the stored value of the round counter 2933 reaches an upper limit value (for example, 4), the special gaming state is ended.

  Specifically, in the special game execution process 2, in the special game of each round from the first round to the fourth round, the release timer 2934 counts 29 seconds after the special character 56 is in the open state, or the number of big prizes When the value of the counter 2936 reaches an upper limit value (for example, 10), the special accessory driving device 124 is controlled so that the special accessory 56 is closed. Then, “1” is added to the value of the round counter 2933 on the assumption that the condition for ending one round is satisfied.

  The special game execution processing 3 is executed based on the fact that the 4-round symbol B has been won in the special lottery, and the special game execution means 260 has a predetermined number of rounds for the 4-round symbol B as the upper limit value of the round counter 2933. A value corresponding to a certain 4 times (for example, 4) is set, and each time the special feature 56 completes the operation in a predetermined manner in each round, the value stored in the round counter 2933 is set to the number of rounds for one round. Incremental updating is performed by adding a corresponding value (for example, 1). Then, when the stored value of the round counter 2933 reaches an upper limit value (for example, 4), the special gaming state is ended.

  Specifically, in the special game execution process 3, in the special game of each round from the first round to the fourth round, the release timer 2934 counts 29 seconds after the special character 56 is in the open state, or the number of big prizes When the value of the counter 2936 reaches an upper limit value (for example, 10), the special accessory driving device 124 is controlled so that the special accessory 56 is closed. Then, “1” is added to the value of the round counter 2933 on the assumption that the condition for ending one round is satisfied.

  The payout control means 270 receives a winning signal based on the input of the winning signal from the first starting winning port sensor 106, the winning signal from the second starting winning port sensor 108, and the winning signal from the big winning port sensor 110. Control is performed to cause the payout device 130 to pay out a number of game balls corresponding to a predetermined number of prize balls. Specifically, the payout control means 270 transmits an instruction command that causes the payout device 130 to pay out three game balls each time the first start winning opening sensor 106 detects a winning of one game ball. 2 Each time the start winning opening sensor 108 detects a winning of one game ball, an instruction command for paying out three gaming balls to the payout device 130 is transmitted, and the big winning opening sensor 110 receives one gaming ball. Each time a winning is detected, an instruction command for paying out 15 game balls to the payout device 130 is transmitted.

  The payout device 130 performs an operation of paying out the number of game balls instructed by the payout control means 270. The payout device 130 is provided with a payout motor in a game ball tank in which game balls are stored, and the payout control means 270 controls the rotation angle of the payout motor so as to receive the number of game balls as instructed. Pay out from the game ball tank. The payout device 130 is provided with a payout sensor 116 that operates each time one game ball is paid out. The payout control means 270 actually pays out from the payout device 130 based on a payout signal from the payout sensor 116. The number of played game balls can be managed.

  The communication control unit 280 performs control for transmitting a signal to the sub-board 102. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, only unidirectional communication from the main board 100 to the sub board 102 is possible between the main board 100 and the sub board 102, and from the sub board 102 to the main board 100. Communication connection is established so that signals cannot be transmitted.

  First, when a detection signal is input from the first start prize port sensor 106 or the second start prize port sensor 108, the communication control means 280 transmits a detection notification signal to the sub-board 102 to thereby obtain a first start prize. Communication control is performed to notify the sub-board 102 that a game ball has entered the port 46 or the second start winning port 50.

  In addition, when the special lottery is performed, the communication control unit 280 transmits the special lottery result notification signal to the sub board 102 to perform communication control for notifying the sub board 102 of the result of the special lottery. Here, the results of the special lottery include the results of the jackpot determination process, the symbol determination process, and the special variation determination process.

  Further, when the variation display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is started, the communication control means 280 transmits a variation start notification signal to the sub-board 102, so that the first special symbol or the second special symbol is transmitted. The communication control is performed to notify the sub-board 102 that the change display is started.

  In addition, when the first special random number value or the second special random number value is held in the special random number storage unit 2914, the communication control unit 280 transmits a hold notification signal to the sub-board 102 to thereby obtain the first special random number value. Alternatively, communication control is performed to notify the sub-board 102 that the second special random number value has been suspended.

  The communication control unit 280 performs communication control for notifying the sub board 102 of the current gaming state by transmitting a main state notification signal to the sub board 102. Note that the main state notification signal may be transmitted to the sub-board 102 for each game, or may be transmitted to the sub-board 102 every time the game state changes. A state notification signal may be transmitted to the sub-board 102.

  Further, the communication control means 280 transmits a counter notification signal to the sub-board 102 to store the stored value of the probability variation end determination counter 2930, the stored value of the short time end determination counter 2932, the stored value of the round counter 2933, and the big prize counter 2936. Communication control for notifying the sub-board 102 of the stored value.

  Next, the sub substrate 102 will be described. The sub board 102 includes an effect control means 300 and a sub memory 310.

  The effect control means 300 includes a detection notification signal, a lottery result notification signal, a fluctuation start notification signal, a hold notification signal, a main state notification signal, a counter notification signal transmitted from the main board 100, an input signal from the effect button switch 150, Based on the effect data stored in the effect data storage means 3110 of the sub-memory 310, the effect display device 170 is controlled to turn on or blink the front frame lamp 12 and the decoration portion lamp 34, the main liquid crystal display 31, and the like. An effect image is displayed on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38, an effect sound is output from the speaker 14 by controlling the sound device 172, or an effect drive device 174 is driven to drive the left sub liquid crystal display 36. , Operating the right sub liquid crystal display 38 or production, By controlling the output device 176, or boost the game, to be executed by the performance apparatus 176 an effect to aid game.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, three liquid crystal displays, that is, the main liquid crystal display 31, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are provided, but the effect data storage means 3110 displays an image on the main liquid crystal display 31. Effect image control data for causing the left sub liquid crystal display 36 to display an image, effect image control data for causing the right sub liquid crystal display 38 to display an image, main liquid crystal display 31, Effect image control data for displaying images integrally on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is stored. Then, the effect control means 180 draws an image in the frame buffer 3114 of the sub memory 310 every one frame (1/30 second) based on these effect image control data, and the main liquid crystal display 31 and the left sub liquid crystal display 36. Alternatively, an image is displayed on the right sub liquid crystal display 38.

  Then, the effect control means 300 performs a state effect process, a special lottery effect process, and the like as a process for causing the effect device 176 to execute an effect.

  In the state effect process, the effect control means 300 is based on the main state notification signal or the counter notification signal transmitted from the main board 100, depending on the current gaming state, the main liquid crystal display 31, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 or the right sub liquid crystal display 36. An effect that suggests the current gaming state to the player is executed by operating the character image on the liquid crystal display 38, changing the background image, or changing the effect sound output from the speaker 14.

  For example, when the current gaming state is the probability changing state, the effect control means 300 indicates that the current gaming state is the probability changing state on the main liquid crystal display 31, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, or the right sub liquid crystal display 38. When the probability variation state image is displayed and the current gaming state is the short time state, the main liquid crystal display 31, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 or the right sub liquid crystal display 38 indicates that the current gaming state is the short time state. The time-short state image indicating the remaining number of times until the total number of times that the special lottery is performed in the time-short state reaches 100 times is displayed.

  When the current gaming state is the special gaming state, the effect control means 300 indicates that the current gaming state is the special gaming state on the main liquid crystal display 31, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 or the right sub liquid crystal display 38. A special game state image indicating how many rounds are being executed is displayed.

  In the special lottery effect process, the effect control means 300 performs special fluctuation so as to match the change display and stop display of the first special symbol in the first special symbol display unit 76 or the second special symbol in the second special symbol display unit 80. The production device 176 executes the production. In the present embodiment, the effect control means 300 displays a background image (not shown) on the main liquid crystal display 31, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 as a special variation effect, as shown in FIG. The left symbol image 400 (effect image, effect symbol image) is displayed on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 on the front side of the background image, and the middle symbol image 402 (effect image, effect symbol image) is displayed on the main liquid crystal display 31. The right sub liquid crystal display 38 displays a right symbol image 404 (effect image, effect symbol image).

  Then, each time the special lottery is performed, the production control means 300 reproduces the production image control data corresponding to the result of the special lottery, and as shown in FIG. 9B, the left symbol image 400, the middle symbol image 402, and After the right symbol image 404 is variably displayed (variation state), it is determined according to whether or not the jackpot is won in the special lottery determination process, and if the jackpot is won, it is determined by the symbol determination process An effect animation in which the left symbol image 400, the middle symbol image 402, and the right symbol image 404 are stopped and displayed in a manner corresponding to the jackpot symbol (stop state), the background image is changed on the liquid crystal display 32, and the character image operates. A special variation effect is produced by reproducing and displaying the (effect image), and the main liquid crystal display 31 and the left sub liquid crystal display 3. And run in the right sub liquid crystal display 38. Note that the three arrows in FIG. 9B indicate that the left symbol image 400, the middle symbol image 402, and the right symbol image 404 are in a fluctuating state in which they vary from top to bottom.

  Here, in the special lottery effect process, the effect control means 300 uses the first special symbol display unit 76 or the second special symbol display unit 80 based on the lottery result notification signal transmitted from the main board 100. Depending on the variation type of the second special symbol, it is determined which of the plurality of production types is the production type of the special variation production. In this embodiment, when the variation type of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is determined to be super reach 1, the effect type of the special variation effect is also determined to be super reach 1, and the first special symbol or the second special symbol is determined. If the variation type of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is determined to be normal reach, the special variation production type is also determined to be Super Reach 2. The production type is determined to be normal reach.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, when the production type is determined to be super reach 1, the special variation production time is set to 90 seconds, and the production type is determined to be super reach 2. The special variation production time is set to 60 seconds, and when the production type is determined to be normal reach, the special fluctuation production time is set to 30 seconds.

  When the production type is determined to be no reach 1, the special variation production time is set to 10 seconds, and when the production type is decided to be no reach 2, the special fluctuation production time is 5 seconds. When the production type is determined to be 3 with no reach, the production time of the special variation production is set to 3 seconds, and when the production type is decided to be 4 with no reach, the production time of the special variation production is 0. Set to 5 seconds.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of effect image control data are stored in the effect data storage means 3110 in association with the effect type of the special variation effect, and the effect control means 300 determines the effect type of the special change effect. Then, the effect image control data corresponding to the effect type of the special variation effect is read, and the first special symbol change time in the first special symbol display unit 76 or the second special symbol change time in the second special symbol display unit 80 is obtained. The effect image control data is reproduced in synchronization.

  Then, in accordance with the effect image control data, the effect control means 300 displays a variation display of the left symbol image 400, the middle symbol image 402 and the right symbol image 404 on the main liquid crystal display 31, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38, In accordance with the mode of the first special symbol displayed in the first special symbol display unit 76, which is reproduced and displayed, or according to the mode of the second special symbol stopped and displayed in the second special symbol display unit 80 In this manner, the left symbol image 400 is stopped on the left sub-liquid crystal display 36, the middle symbol image 402 is stopped on the main liquid crystal display 31, and the right symbol image 404 is stopped on the right sub-liquid crystal display 38.

  For example, when the jackpot is won in the jackpot determination process, or when the jackpot is not won in the jackpot determination process, and the production type of the special variation production is determined to be super reach 1, super reach 2, or normal reach, With the start of the variable display of the first special symbol in the first special symbol display unit 76 or the second special symbol in the second special symbol display unit 80, as shown in FIG. The variation display of the symbol image 402 and the right symbol image 404 is started, and as shown in FIG. 10 (A), the left symbol image 400 is first stopped and then the right symbol image 400 is displayed as shown in FIG. 10 (B). 404 is stopped and displayed in the same mode (reach mode) as the left symbol image 400.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 11A, the left symbol image 400, the middle symbol image 402, and the right symbol image 404 are reduced and displayed on the upper right side of the main liquid crystal display 31 without the middle symbol image 402 being stopped. On the main liquid crystal display 31, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38, the effect moving image is reproduced and displayed. Then, the reproduction display of the effect animation is finished within the variation time of the first special symbol in the first special symbol display unit 76 or the second special symbol in the second special symbol display unit 80.

  When the jackpot is won in the jackpot determination process, the first special symbol in the first special symbol display unit 76 or the second special symbol in the second special symbol display unit 80 is almost the same as being stopped and displayed. At the timing, as shown in FIG. 11 (B), the middle symbol image 402 is stopped and displayed in the same manner (big hit mode) as the left symbol image 400 and the right symbol image 404, so that the big hit is won in the big hit determination process. The player is informed of this.

  On the other hand, when the jackpot is not won in the jackpot determination process, the first special symbol in the first special symbol display unit 76 or the second special symbol in the second special symbol display unit 80 is almost stopped and displayed. At the same timing, the middle symbol image 402 is stopped and displayed in a mode (losing mode) different from the left symbol image 400 and the right symbol image 404, so that the player is notified that the jackpot is not won in the jackpot determination process. The

  Here, in the special lottery effect process, a common effect video may be played and displayed both when the jackpot is won in the jackpot determination process and when the jackpot is not won. If this is done, the player's expectation of winning the jackpot can be greatly enhanced.

  In addition, when the jackpot is not won in the jackpot determination process, when the effect type of the special variation effect is determined as any one of no reach 1 to no reach 4, the first special symbol display unit 76 displays the first. With the start of the variation display of the special symbol or the second special symbol in the second special symbol display unit 80, as shown in FIG. 9B, the variation of the left symbol image 400, the middle symbol image 402, and the right symbol image 404. Although the display is started and not shown, first, the left symbol image 400 is stopped and displayed, and then the right symbol image 404 is stopped and displayed in a mode different from the left symbol image 400 (non-reach mode). The middle symbol image 402 and the right symbol image 400 and the right symbol symbol 402 are displayed at substantially the same timing as the first special symbol in the first special symbol display unit 76 or the second special symbol in the second special symbol display unit 80 is stopped and displayed. The display is stopped and displayed in a mode (losing mode) different from the design image 404.

  In the present embodiment, when the 16-round symbol winning flag is set to ON in the special lottery, the left symbol image 400, the middle symbol image 402, and the numeric portion 410 of the right symbol image 404 are all “7”. "Is displayed in a stopped manner.

  In addition, when the winning flag for the 4-round symbol A is set to ON in the special lottery, the number portions 410 of the left symbol image 400, the middle symbol image 402, and the right symbol image 404 all indicate “1”. In addition to being stopped and displayed in a manner, all may be stopped and displayed in a manner showing “3” or both “5”.

  In addition, when the winning flag for the 4-round symbol B is set to ON in the special lottery, the number portions 410 of the left symbol image 400, the middle symbol image 402, and the right symbol image 404 all indicate “2”. In addition to being stopped and displayed in a manner, all may be stopped and displayed in a manner showing “4”, both “6” or both “8”.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the left symbol image is displayed on the main liquid crystal display 31, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 with an effect type corresponding to the variation type of the first special symbol or the second special symbol in the state display device 70. 400, the middle symbol image 402 and the right symbol image 404 are variably displayed to increase the player's expectation for winning the jackpot, while the left symbol image 400, middle in a manner corresponding to the result of the special lottery. The symbol image 402 and the right symbol image 404 are stopped and displayed to notify the player of the result of the special lottery.

2. Control Method of this Embodiment Details of the control method of this embodiment will be described below. In the rendering unit 33 of the present embodiment, in addition to the left rail 35 and the right rail 37 described above, an upper rail 500 is provided along the upper side of the main liquid crystal display 31, as shown in FIG. A lower rail 502 is provided along the lower side of the main liquid crystal display 31. The upper rail 500 is connected to the upper end of the left rail 35 and the upper end of the right rail 37 so as to be movable left and right along the upper rail 500. The lower rail 502 is connected to the lower end of the left rail 35 and the right rail 37. Each of the lower ends of the left and right rails 37 is connected so as to be movable to the left and right along the lower rail 502, so that the left rail 35 and the right rail 37 are connected to the left and right along the upper rail 500 and the lower rail 502. Has been.

  The left rail 35 is provided with a left rail motor (driving means, not shown) that moves the left rail 35 left and right along the upper rail 500 and the lower rail 502, and the right rail 37 has a right A right rail motor (driving means, not shown) for moving the rail 37 left and right along the upper rail 500 and the lower rail 502 is provided.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the effect control means 300 controls the driving of the left rail motor and the right rail motor to move the left rail 35 in the left-right direction as shown in FIG. By moving the rail 37 in the left-right direction, it is possible to perform effects such as moving the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 in the left-right direction and moving the right sub-liquid crystal display 38 in the left-right direction. Yes.

  In the rendering unit 33 of the present embodiment, as described above, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is connected to be movable up and down along the left rail 35, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is moved up and down along the right rail 37. Connected as possible. The left sub liquid crystal display 36 is provided with a left sub liquid crystal moving motor (driving means, not shown) that moves the left sub liquid crystal display 36 up and down along the left rail 35. Is provided with a right sub liquid crystal moving motor (driving means, not shown) for moving the right sub liquid crystal display 38 up and down along the right rail 37.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the effect control means 300 controls the driving of the left sub liquid crystal moving motor and the right sub liquid crystal moving motor, so that the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is moved in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. It is possible to execute effects such as moving the right sub liquid crystal display 38 in the vertical direction.

  In the rendering unit 33 of the present embodiment, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is connected to the left rail 35 so as to be rotatable 270 degrees to the left and right about an axis perpendicular to the display surface of the left sub liquid crystal display 36. And the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is connected to the right rail 37 perpendicular to the display surface of the right sub liquid crystal display 38. And 270 degrees so that they can rotate 270 degrees to the left and right, respectively, and 30 degrees to each side so that they can rotate about the axis along the right rail 37. In the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is rotated counterclockwise or clockwise around the axis perpendicular to the display surface of the left sub liquid crystal display 36 with respect to the left rail 35. A motor 1 (driving means, not shown) and a left sub liquid crystal rotating motor 2 (driving means, not shown) that rotates counterclockwise or clockwise around an axis along the left rail 35 are provided. The right sub liquid crystal display 38 includes a right sub liquid crystal rotating motor 1 (driving means, not shown) that rotates the right sub liquid crystal display 38 counterclockwise or clockwise with respect to the right rail 37, and a right rail 37. A right sub liquid crystal rotating motor 2 (driving means, not shown) is provided that rotates counterclockwise or clockwise around the axis along the axis.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the effect control means 300 controls the driving of the left sub-liquid crystal rotation motor 1 and the right sub-liquid crystal rotation motor 1 so that the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 is changed to the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 as shown in FIG. Rotate counterclockwise or clockwise around an axis perpendicular to the display surface of the display 36, or rotate the right sub liquid crystal display 38 counterclockwise or clockwise around an axis perpendicular to the display surface of the right sub liquid crystal display 38 It is possible to perform an effect such as. In addition, the effect control means 300 controls the driving of the left sub liquid crystal rotation motor 2 and the right sub liquid crystal rotation motor 2, so that the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is centered on the axis along the left rail 35 although not shown. It is possible to perform effects such as rotating counterclockwise or clockwise, or rotating the right sub liquid crystal display 38 counterclockwise or clockwise around the axis along the right rail 37.

  In the present embodiment, in accordance with the fluctuation display of the left symbol image 400, the middle symbol image 402, and the right symbol image 404 on the main liquid crystal display 31, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 and the reproduction display of the effect movie, A plurality of types of effect image control data for moving or rotating each of the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 (operating with respect to the game area) are a plurality of types of effect image control data. The effect control means 300 reads the effect image control data corresponding to the effect type of the special variation effect and the effect operation corresponding to the effect image control data. Read control data, left symbol image 400, middle symbol image 4 2 and in synchronism with reproduction display of the variable display and presentation video right symbol image 404 to reproduce the effect operation control data.

  Then, the production control means 300 follows the production operation control data, the left rail motor, the right rail motor, the left sub liquid crystal movement motor, the right sub liquid crystal movement motor, the left sub liquid crystal rotation motor 1, and the left sub liquid crystal rotation motor. 2. By driving the right sub liquid crystal rotation motor 1 and the right sub liquid crystal rotation motor 2, each of the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is individually moved up and down, left and right, or left sub liquid crystal display Rotate counterclockwise or clockwise about an axis perpendicular to the display surface of the display 36 or right sub liquid crystal display 38, or rotate counterclockwise or clockwise about an axis along the left rail 35 or right rail 37. The effect to perform is executed as a special variation effect.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the operation states of the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are the reference states as shown in FIG. In the reference state, the position of the left rail 35 is at the leftward movement limit of the left rail 35, the position of the right rail 37 is at the rightward movement limit of the right rail 37, and the position of the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is The left sub liquid crystal display 36 is located at the center of the vertical movement range, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 has an angle such that the left side of the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is parallel to the left side of the main liquid crystal display 31, and the position of the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is Is at the center of the vertical movement range of the right sub liquid crystal display 38, and the angle of the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is The right-hand side of the play 38 is parallel to the right-hand side of the main liquid crystal display 31.

  Each of the plurality of types of effect operation control data is obtained from the reference state at the start timing when the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 start executing the effect operation control data. At the completion timing when the production operation is started and the execution of the production operation control data is completed, the production operation is finished in the reference state and is stationary for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second).

  Each of the plurality of types of effect operation control data includes the effect operation control data in order to confirm that the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are operating normally. At a predetermined return timing until the execution is completed, the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are temporarily returned to the reference state and kept stationary for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second). After that, the rendering operation is resumed from the reference state at a predetermined restart timing until the execution of the rendering operation control data is completed.

  The rendering unit 33 of the present embodiment includes a left index sensor (operation state detection means, not shown) that outputs a signal when the left rail 35 and the left sub liquid crystal display 36 return to the reference state, and the right rail 37 and the right sub The liquid crystal display 38 includes a right index sensor (operation state detection means, not shown) that outputs a signal when the liquid crystal display 38 returns to the reference state, and the effect control means 300 has a left index sensor and a right index at the return timing and completion timing. The left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, or the right sub liquid crystal display 38 operates normally by determining whether the sensor has output a signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second). Check whether or not

  Then, when it is determined that the left index sensor or the right index sensor has not output a signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second) at the return timing, the effect control unit 300 determines that the left rail 35, the left sub It is assumed that the liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, or the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is not operating normally (not following a predetermined operation), and the reproduction of the production image control data and the production operation control data is continued. The production operation according to the operation control data is interrupted, and predetermined operations are performed on the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 according to the correction operation control data stored in the production data storage means 3110. Make a correction action.

  If it is determined at the completion timing that the left index sensor or the right index sensor has not output a signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second), the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right Even if the rail 37 or the right sub-liquid crystal display 38 is not operating normally, even if the next special lottery is performed and the reproduction of the effect image control data and the effect operation control data is started, the effect is started. Without starting the operation, the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are caused to perform a predetermined correction operation according to the correction operation control data.

  Specifically, at the return timing or completion timing, for example, as shown in FIG. 14A, the left rail 35 or the right rail 37 has finished the rendering operation at a position different from the reference state and is stationary. Alternatively, the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 or the right sub-liquid crystal display 38 is stopped at the position different from the reference state after finishing the rendering operation, or the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 or the right sub-liquid crystal display 38 is When it is determined that the left index sensor or the right index sensor has not output a signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second) by terminating the rendering operation at an angle different from the state and standing still First, as shown in FIG. 14B, the production control means 300 follows the correction operation control data. By driving the left rail motor and the right rail motor, the left rail 35 is moved to the limit of moving the left rail 35 in the left direction, and the right rail 37 is moved to the limit of moving the right rail 37 in the right direction. By driving the left sub liquid crystal moving motor and the right sub liquid crystal moving motor, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is moved to the upper limit of movement of the left sub liquid crystal display 36, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is moved to the right. The sub liquid crystal display 38 is moved to the upper movement limit.

  Then, the effect control means 300 drives the left sub-liquid crystal moving motor and the right sub-liquid crystal moving motor according to the correction operation control data, thereby changing the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 to the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 as shown in FIG. After moving to the center of the moving range of the display 36 and moving the right sub liquid crystal display 38 to the center of the moving range of the right sub liquid crystal display 38, the left sub liquid crystal rotating motor 1 and the right sub liquid crystal rotating according to the correction operation control data. By driving the motor 1, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is centered on the axis perpendicular to the display surface of the left sub liquid crystal display 36 at the center of the moving range of the left sub liquid crystal display 36, as shown in FIG. Rotate counterclockwise to the counterclockwise rotation limit (270 degrees from the reference state) The right sub liquid crystal display 38 is rotated counterclockwise about the axis perpendicular to the display surface of the right sub liquid crystal display 38 in the center of the moving range of the ray 38 to the limit of rotation counterclockwise (270 degrees from the reference state). The left sub liquid crystal display 36 is rotated 270 degrees clockwise around the axis perpendicular to the display surface of the left sub liquid crystal display 36, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is centered about the axis perpendicular to the display surface of the right sub liquid crystal display 38. 270 degrees clockwise.

  Although not shown, by driving the left sub liquid crystal rotation motor 2 and the right sub liquid crystal rotation motor 2 in accordance with the correction operation control data, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is moved to the left rail in the center of the moving range of the left sub liquid crystal display 36. Rotate counterclockwise around the axis along the axis 35 to the limit of counterclockwise rotation (30 degrees from the reference state), and move the right sub liquid crystal display 38 along the right rail 37 at the center of the movement range of the right sub liquid crystal display 38. The left sub liquid crystal display 36 is rotated 30 degrees clockwise around the axis along the left rail 35, and then the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is rotated clockwise about the axis along the left rail 35. The right sub liquid crystal display 38 is rotated 30 degrees clockwise around the axis along the right rail 37.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 16A, when the left index sensor starts outputting a signal when the left rail 35 and the left sub liquid crystal display 36 are in the reference state, the left rail 35 and the left sub liquid crystal display 36 are immediately output. When the correction operation is terminated and the left rail 35 and the left sub liquid crystal display 36 are stopped, and the right index sensor starts outputting signals due to the right rail 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 being in the reference state, the right rail is immediately 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are terminated, and the right rail 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are stopped.

  On the other hand, if a predetermined correction period (for example, 5.0 seconds) elapses without the left index sensor starting to output a signal because the left rail 35 or the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is not in the reference state, The correction operation of the rail 35 and the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is terminated, and the left rail 35 and the left sub liquid crystal display 36 are stopped. Further, when a predetermined correction period (for example, 5.0 seconds) elapses without the right index sensor starting to output a signal because the right rail 37 or the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is not in the reference state, the right index sensor is The correction operation of the rail 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is terminated, and the right rail 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are stopped.

  Then, the effect control means 300 determines whether or not the left index sensor and the right index sensor output signals over a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second), and the left index sensor determines whether or not the left index sensor has output the predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second). ), The left rail 35 and the left sub liquid crystal display 36 are determined to have been corrected to the reference state, and the right index sensor outputs a signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second). In such a case, it is determined that the right rail 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are corrected to the reference state.

  On the other hand, when the left index sensor does not output a signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second), it is determined that the left rail 35 or the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is not corrected to the reference state, and the left rail 35 Alternatively, the operation state of the left sub liquid crystal display 36 is set to an error state. When the right index sensor does not output a signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second), it is determined that the right rail 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are not corrected to the reference state, and the right rail 37 Alternatively, the operation state of the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is set to an error state.

  When the correction operation is thus completed, the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are corrected to the reference state or the error state is set. When the start timing or the restart timing arrives, the effect control means 300 follows the effect operation control data for the left rail motor, the right rail motor, the left sub liquid crystal moving motor, the right sub liquid crystal moving motor, and the left sub liquid crystal rotating motor. The motor 1, the left sub liquid crystal rotating motor 2, the right sub liquid crystal rotating motor 1, and the right sub liquid crystal rotating motor 2 are driven. That is, in this embodiment, when the correction operation is completed, even if the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are not corrected to the reference state, the start timing or the restart timing arrives. Then, the rendering operation according to the rendering operation control data is resumed as it is.

  In the present embodiment, if the error control unit 300 is not set in the error state, when the next return timing or completion timing arrives, the left index sensor or the right index sensor is set for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second). ), The correction operation is started when it is determined that the left index sensor or the right index sensor has not output the signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second). However, if the error state is set, whether the left index sensor or the right index sensor outputs a signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second) even when the next return timing or completion timing arrives. Is not determined, and the correction operation is not started. That is, in this embodiment, when the correction operation is not performed and the reference state is not corrected, the correction operation is not performed again even when the return timing or the completion timing arrives, and the performance according to the performance operation control data is performed as it is. Continue operation.

  In the present embodiment, the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, In order to cause each of the right rail 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 to perform the rendering operation according to the rendering operation control data, the left rail 35 and the left sub liquid crystal are displayed during the execution of the rendering operation control data or after the completion of the rendering control data. When the display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are each subjected to the correction operation according to the correction operation control data, the display contents of the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 and the left rail 35, Left sub liquid crystal display 36, right rail 37 and The operations of the right sub-liquid crystal display 38 may become inconsistent, and the effect images on the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub-liquid crystal display 38 may become unsightly, or the player may be misunderstood about the display of the design image. is there.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11A, the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub are displayed when the effect moving image is reproduced and displayed on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 or the right sub liquid crystal display 38. When the correction operation of the liquid crystal display 38 is performed, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 move or rotate regardless of the display content, thereby reproducing and displaying on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 or the right sub liquid crystal display 38. The effect animation being displayed is displayed at an unnatural position or displayed upside down. As shown in FIG. 9A, the design image is stopped and displayed on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 or the right sub liquid crystal display 38. Left rail 35, left sub LCD display 6. When the correction operation of the right rail 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is performed, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 move or rotate independently of the display content, so that the left sub liquid crystal display 36 or The symbol image stopped and displayed on the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is displayed at an unnatural position or displayed upside down. As shown in FIG. 9B, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 or the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is displayed. When the symbol image is variably displayed in FIG. 5, if the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are corrected, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are corrected. Moves or rotates independently of the displayed content It makes become or appear as symbols image that is variably displayed in the left sub-LCD 36 or the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is changed upside down or displayed in an unnatural position.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, at the return timing or completion timing, for example, as shown in FIG. 14A, the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, or the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are different from the reference state. When it is determined that the left index sensor or the right index sensor has not output a signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second) by terminating the rendering operation at the position and standing still, The control means 300 starts the correction operation of the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38, and continues the reproduction of the effect image control data and continues the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 36. Covering production animation or design image displayed on sub liquid crystal display 38 Sea urchin, (disrupting the display of the effect image) to be displayed across all of the display area of the black image filled with a black left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 on the front side of the demonstration movie or symbol images.

  14B, FIG. 15A, and FIG. 15B, while the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are performing correction operations. Displays a black image on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38, and as shown in FIG. 16A, the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are When the correction operation is completed after the correction to the reference state, the effect control means 300 ends the display of the black image on the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub-liquid crystal display 38, and as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the display of the symbol image is resumed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, even when the correction period elapses without correcting the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 to the reference state, The control means 300 ends the display of the black image on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38, and restarts the display of the effect moving image or the design image.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, while the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are performing the correction operation, a black image is displayed on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38. Even if the correction operation is performed while the reproduction of the effect image control data is continued, the effect images on the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub-liquid crystal display 38 become unsightly or the display of the pattern image is performed. It is possible to prevent misunderstanding of the player.

  Further, in the present embodiment, while the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are performing the correction operation, a black image is displayed on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38. By displaying, it is possible to distinguish between the correction operation and the production operation, and the player misunderstands that the correction operation of the left rail 35, the left sub-liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub-liquid crystal display 38 is any production operation. Can be prevented.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 14A to 16A, while the black image is displayed on the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub-liquid crystal display 38, the main liquid crystal display 31 displays the left image. Since the variation display of the symbol image 400, the middle symbol image 402, and the right symbol image 404 and the reproduction display of the effect animation are continued, the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are corrected. Even while the operation is being performed, the player can visually recognize the symbol image and the effect animation.

3. Process Flow of the Present Embodiment Next, the process flow of the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG. As shown in FIG. 17, when the return timing or completion timing arrives (Y in step S100), whether the operating states of the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are in an error state or not. Is determined (step S102), and if it is in an error state (Y in step S102), the process is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, if not in an error state (N in step S102), it is determined whether or not the left index sensor or the right index sensor has output a signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second) (step S104). If it is determined that the left index sensor or the right index sensor has output a signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second) (Y in step S104), the process ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the left index sensor or the right index sensor has not output a signal for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second), the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and The correction operation of the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is started (step S106), and a black image is displayed on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 (step S108).

  When the left index sensor or the right index sensor starts outputting a signal (Y in step S110), the correction operation of the left rail 35 and the left sub liquid crystal display 36 or the correction operation of the right rail 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is finished. (Step S111). On the other hand, if the left index sensor or the right index sensor does not start signal output (N in step S110) and a predetermined correction period (for example, 5.0 seconds) elapses (Y in step S112), the left rail 35 Then, the correction operation of the left sub liquid crystal display 36 or the correction operation of the right rail 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is terminated (step S111).

  Then, it is determined whether the left index sensor and the right index sensor output signals over a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second) (step S113), and the left index sensor and the right index sensor are determined for a predetermined period (for example, 1). If no signal is output for .0 seconds (N in step S113), the operation state is set to an error state (step S114), and a black image is displayed on the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub-liquid crystal display 38. And the display of the effect animation or the design image is resumed (step S116).

  On the other hand, when the left index sensor and the right index sensor output signals for a predetermined period (for example, 1.0 second) (Y in step S113), the left sub liquid crystal is not set to the error state. The display of the black image on the display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is terminated and the display of the effect moving image or the design image is resumed (step S116).

4). Modifications The present invention is not limited to those described in the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. Modifications will be introduced below. Note that the above-described embodiment and various methods described below as modified examples can be appropriately combined and employed as a control method for realizing the present invention.

  First, in the above embodiment, when correcting the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38, black images are displayed on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38. In the state where the black image is displayed, the black image is displayed so that the effect image according to the effect image control data to be displayed on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is not visible at all. The transmittance of the image may be set, or the black image is transmitted so that the effect image according to the effect image control data to be displayed on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is slightly visible. A rate may be set.

  Further, when correcting the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 are added to the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38. You may make it display the image which alert | reports that the liquid crystal display 38 is not performing production | presentation operation | movement but correction operation | movement.

  Further, when the correction operation of the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is performed, the image output of the left sub liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 is turned off. It may be.

  In the above-described embodiment, the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub-liquid crystal display 38 are described as examples that are provided to be movable and rotatable. However, each of the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub-liquid crystal display 38 is described. May be movable but not rotatable, or may be rotatable but immovable.

  In the above embodiment, the left sub-liquid crystal display 36 and the right sub-liquid crystal display 38 that are operably provided and the main liquid crystal display 31 that is non-operable have been described as examples. The liquid crystal display provided may be provided, but the liquid crystal display provided inoperable may not be provided.

  In the above embodiment, the correction operation is performed at the return timing in which the left rail 35, the left sub liquid crystal display 36, the right rail 37, and the right sub liquid crystal display 38 may perform the correction operation when the symbol image is being displayed in a variable manner. The example in which the symbol image is reduced and displayed in the upper right of the main liquid crystal display 31 regardless of whether or not is performed has been described. However, the left sub liquid crystal display 36 or the right sub liquid crystal display is also displayed at the return timing. 38. When the correction operation is performed even when the symbol image is being displayed on the left sub liquid crystal display 36 or the right sub liquid crystal display 38 while the symbol image may be displayed in a variable manner at 38, the main liquid crystal display The symbol image may be changed and displayed at 31. .

2 outer frame, 4 game area, 6 game board, 8 glass unit, 10 front frame,
12 front frame lamp, 14 speakers, 16 upper plate, 18 payout opening,
20 Grip Unit, 22 Supply Port, 24 Lower Plate, 26 Production Button,
28 outer rails, 30 inner rails, 31 main LCD, 32 decorative parts,
33 production unit, 34 decoration lamp, 35 left rail,
36 Left sub LCD display, 37 Right rail, 38 Right sub LCD display,
40 openings, 42 passages, 44 stages,
46 1st start prize opening, 48 passing gate, 50 2nd start prize opening,
52 regular items, 54 special winning entrances, 56 special features, 62 outs,
70 status display device, 72 normal symbol display unit, 74 normal hold display unit,
76 1st special symbol display part, 78 1st special reservation display part, 80 2nd special symbol display part,
82 second special hold display section, 84 gaming state display section, 100 main board,
102 Sub-board, 104 Passing gate sensor, 106 First starting prize opening sensor,
108 second start winning opening sensor, 110 large winning opening sensor, 116 payout sensor,
120 status display drive device, 122 normal actor drive device, 124 special actor drive device,
130 payout device, 150 effect button switch, 170 effect display device,
172 sound device, 174 production device drive device, 176 production device,
210 random number generation means, 220 normal lottery means, 222 normal display control means,
224 normal accessory control means, 230 special lottery means, 240 special display control means,
250 game state transition control means, 260 special game execution means, 270 payout control means,
280 communication control means, 290 main memory,
2910 lottery table storage means, 2912 ordinary random number storage means,
2914 special random number storage means, 2916 flag storage means,
2930 Probability end determination counter, 2932 Short time end determination counter,
2933 round counter, 2934 release timer, 2936 big prize counter,
2938 Opening counter,
300 effect control means, 310 sub memory, 3110 effect data storage means,
3112 effect lottery table storage means,
400 Left symbol image, 402 Middle symbol image, 404 Right symbol image,
500 Upper rail, 502 Lower rail

Claims (3)

A gaming machine having a game area in which a game medium moves, and launching the game medium in the game area in response to a player's operation,
Game medium detecting means for detecting a game medium moving in the game area;
Special lottery means for performing a special lottery based on the fact that the game medium detecting means has detected a game medium;
Special game execution means for executing a special game advantageous to the player according to the result of the special lottery,
Image display means provided to display an image and to be operable with respect to the gaming area;
Drive means for causing the image display means to perform an operation on the game area;
An operation state detection means for detecting an operation state of the image display means with respect to the game area;
Production control means for performing a process for controlling an image to be displayed on the image display means and a process for controlling an operation of the image display means with respect to the game area,
The production control means includes
According to the result of the special lottery, the image display means displays an effect image that produces a game, and the image display means performs an effect operation that produces a game by an action on the game area,
In the case of causing the image display means to perform the effect operation, when the operation state detection means detects that the operation of the image display means with respect to the game area does not follow a predetermined action, the image Causing the display means to perform a correction operation for correcting the operation on the gaming area;
A gaming machine, wherein when the image display means performs the correction operation, the display of the effect image on the image display means is interrupted. In claim 1,
The image display means includes a first image display means provided inoperable with respect to the game area and a second image display means provided in operation with respect to the game area,
The driving means includes
Causing the second image display means to perform an operation on the game area;
The operating state detecting means includes
Detecting the state of operation of the second image display means with respect to the game area;
The production control means includes
Performing a process for controlling an image to be displayed on the first image display means and an image to be displayed on the second image display means, and a process for controlling an operation of the second image display means with respect to the game area;
According to the result of the special lottery, the first image display unit and the second image display unit display the effect image, and the second image display unit performs the effect operation.
When causing the image display means to perform the effect operation, when it is detected by the operation state detection means that the operation of the second image display means with respect to the game area does not follow a predetermined action, Causing the second image display means to perform the correction operation;
When causing the second image display unit to perform the correction operation, the display of the effect image on the second image display unit is interrupted while the display of the effect image on the first image display unit is continued. A gaming machine. In claim 2,
The production control means includes
When the special lottery is performed, a plurality of effect symbol images are changed, and a plurality of effect symbol images are stopped in a display mode according to the result of the special lottery. Displaying on the first image display means or the second image display means,
A game characterized in that when the second image display means performs the correction operation when a plurality of effect symbol images are in a fluctuating state, the first image display means displays a plurality of effect symbol images. Machine.

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