JP6052147B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine that plays a game by firing a game ball on a game board on which a game area is formed.

A special symbol is variably displayed when a game ball enters the start opening provided on the game board, and the special symbol is stopped and displayed in a hit state, so that a hit game advantageous to the player is executed. A ball game machine is known. In such a ball game machine, the game state after the end of the hit game,
In general, the special symbol is set to either a high probability state where the probability that the special symbol is stopped and displayed in a hit state is high or a low probability state where the probability is lower than the high probability state.

In this type of ball game machine, after the hit game is finished, an effect is made that it is impossible to determine whether the gaming state is a high probability state or a low probability state, and then the gaming state is a high probability state. There is a ball game machine that performs a notification effect to notify whether or not there is. The execution mode of the notification effect in such a ball game machine is determined by lottery using a dedicated random number (Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2).

JP 2006-110079 A JP 2007-68704 A

Is an object of the present invention is to provide a ball-shooting game machine, which can be in a variety of boric knowledge production.

In order to solve at least a part of the above-described problems, the bullet ball game machine of the present invention employs the following configuration. That is,
The special symbol display device variably displays the special symbol and executes the winning game based on the special symbol being stopped and displayed on the winning symbol.
As the hit probability that the special symbol stops and displays with the hit symbol, a first probability and a second probability higher than the first probability are provided,
According to the type of the winning symbol that triggered the winning game, the hitting probability after the corresponding game becomes the first probability or the second probability,
Main control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Production control means for controlling production ;
With
The effect control means, a predetermined effect to suggest a probability per after the per game, may be performed after the per game,
Said main control means Oite the game to perform the variable display of the special symbols as a predetermined reference timing after the per game, a special pattern tables variation patterns selectable to allow executing the predetermined presentation Browse
The reference timing of the special pattern table, varies depending on the type of the per symbol becomes execution timing of the per game,
In the game in which the reference timing of the special pattern table is set a plurality of times and the special symbol variation display other than the reference timing of the special pattern table is executed, a variation that can select a variation pattern that does not allow execution of the predetermined effect is selected. A pattern table is referred to .

According to the present invention, it is possible to the variety of boric knowledge production.

It is a front view of the gaming machine (pachinko machine 1) of the present embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the board surface structure of the game board of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the 1st symbol display apparatus of a present Example, and a 2nd symbol display apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the screen structure of the presentation display apparatus of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the starting port unit of a present Example. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the control circuit in the game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the display mode of the normal symbol display part of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the special symbol which the 1st special symbol or 2nd special symbol of a present Example variably displays. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the one aspect | mode of the effect performed with the effect display apparatus of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game control process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the special figure reservation related process of a present Example. It is the flowchart which showed the special symbol game process of a present Example. It is the flowchart which showed the special symbol game process of a present Example. It is the flowchart which showed the special figure fluctuation display process of a present Example. It is the flowchart which showed the special figure fluctuation display process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the jackpot determination table of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the big hit symbol determination table of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the big hit game process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the jackpot game performed with the pachinko machine of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the game state setting process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the mode which concerns on the production of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the mode setting process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the mode flag setting table of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the mode progress process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the deviation variation pattern selection process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the deviation variation pattern table for low probability non-opening extension of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the promotion chance production | presentation timing table of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the big hit fluctuation pattern selection process of a present Example. 10 is a flowchart showing an effect control process executed by a CPU 221 of a sub control board 220. It is a flowchart which shows the design fluctuation effect process of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed a part of effect pattern table of a present Example notionally. It is a flowchart which shows the background image switching process of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the background image switching process of a present Example. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect which the pachinko machine of a present Example show | plays. It is a flowchart which shows the big hit fluctuation pattern selection process of this modification.

In order to clarify the contents of the present invention described above, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a type of pachinko machine called a “seven machine” or “digipachi” will be described.

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

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

The upper dish portion 5 is provided with a dish-shaped recess and a dish outer edge portion 5a formed so as to surround the recess. The game ball is thrown into the recess formed in the upper plate part 5, and the launcher unit 12
(See FIG. 6). The dish outer edge 5a is provided with various buttons such as a game ball lending switch 5b, a return switch 5c, and a discharge button for discharging the inserted game ball. A first speaker 5 y is provided on the left part of the upper plate part 5. An effect button BT is provided on the front side of the upper plate 5. The player can intervene in the progress of the game effect such as selecting an item related to the game effect by pressing the effect button BT.

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

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

A central device 26 is provided substantially at the center of the game area 11, a variable prize device 18 is provided at a lower portion of the game area 11, and the start unit 1 is provided between the central device 26 and the variable prize device 18.
7 is provided. As will be described later, the starting port unit 17 is configured by combining two starting ports up and down, and the first starting port 17a provided on the upper side is a size of a game ball receiving opening that allows game balls to enter. It is a fixed entrance that allows game balls to enter at any time, and the second starting port 17b provided on the lower side opens and closes a pair of wing pieces. It is a so-called tulip-style entrance that is made possible. The detailed configuration of the start port unit 17 will be described later with reference to another drawing.

An effect display device 27 is provided substantially in the center of the central device 26. Production display device 27
Is constituted by a liquid crystal display, and on the display screen, various effect symbols such as an identification symbol and a background image can be variably displayed and then stopped and displayed. Various effect symbols displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 27 will be described later.

A first symbol display device 28 is provided diagonally to the left of the effect display device 27, and the effect display device 2.
A second symbol display device 32 is provided obliquely below and to the right of 7. Of these, effect display device 2
The first symbol display device 28 provided at the lower left of FIG. 7 can display the normal symbol and the first special symbol in a variable stop manner, and the second symbol provided at the lower right of the effect display device 27. The display device 32 can variably display the second special symbol. Detailed configurations of the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32 will be described later. In the following, the first special symbol may be simply abbreviated as “first special figure”, and the second special symbol may be simply abbreviated as “second special figure”.

A normal symbol operation left gate 36 and a normal symbol operation right gate 37 are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 11, and gate switches 36s and 37s for detecting the passage of the game ball are provided inside these gates. Are provided. In addition, the left and right normal gates 3
6 and 37 and the central device 26 are provided with lamp wind turbines 24 and 25. A number of obstacle nails 23 are provided between and around each of these gaming devices.

In the variable winning device 18 provided below the central device 26, a large winning device 31 is provided substantially in the center. The big winning device 31 is configured by a big winning opening 31d that opens largely in a substantially rectangular shape, an opening / closing member 31e for opening / closing the big winning opening 31d, a big winning opening solenoid 31m (see FIG. 6) for operating the opening / closing member 31e, and the like. Has been. When a predetermined condition, which will be described later, is satisfied, the special winning device 31 starts operating, the special winning opening solenoid 31m opens the opening / closing member 31e, and the special winning opening 31d is opened. As a result, it is highly probable that the game ball has a large winning mouth 3
As a result of entering 1d, a big hit game (special game) advantageous to the player is started. Also, a big prize opening switch 31s is provided inside the big prize opening 31d, and it is possible to detect a game ball won in the big prize opening 31d. An out port 48 is provided below the game board 10, and a back ball preventing member 58 is provided below the out port 48.
The back ball prevention member 58 has a function of preventing a game ball that has returned without reaching the game area 11 from returning to the launch position.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 3A shows the first symbol display device 28, and FIG. 3B shows the second symbol display device 32. First, the configuration of the first symbol display device 28 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the first symbol display device 28 of the present embodiment is configured by incorporating twelve small light emitting diodes (LEDs) in a substantially rectangular region. Of these 12 LEDs, 3 LEDs normally constitute the symbol display unit 29, and the remaining 9 LEDs constitute the first special symbol display unit 30. Furthermore, the normal symbol display unit 29 includes one LED for displaying a normal symbol (hereinafter referred to as a normal symbol LED 29a) and two LEDs for displaying the number of reserved normal symbols (hereinafter referred to as a normal symbol). Hold display LED 29
b). In addition, the first special symbol display unit 30 displays seven LEDs for displaying the first special symbol (hereinafter referred to as first special symbol LED 30a) and 2 for displaying the number of reserved first special symbols. LEDs (hereinafter referred to as first special figure hold display LED 30b)
It consists of and. In the following, the holding of the first special symbol (first special figure) is called “first special figure holding”, and the holding number of the first special figure may be called “first special figure holding number”. And still,
The first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32 are the “symbol display device” in the present invention.
It corresponds to.

The 2nd symbol display apparatus 32 shown in FIG.3 (b) becomes a structure which removed the normal symbol display part 29 with respect to the 1st symbol display apparatus 28 mentioned above. That is, the second symbol display device 32 is provided with a second special symbol display unit 33 composed of nine LEDs, and the seven LEDs provided in the approximate center of the second symbol display unit 33 display the second special symbol. LEDs for display (hereinafter referred to as second special symbol LED 33a), and the remaining two LEDs are LEDs for indicating the number of reserved special symbols (hereinafter referred to as second special symbol hold display LED 33b). Called). In the following, the holding of the second special symbol (second special figure) is referred to as “second special figure holding”, and the holding number of the second special figure may be referred to as “second special figure holding number”. And

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a screen configuration of the effect display device 27 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As described above, the effect display device 27 is configured by using a liquid crystal display, and three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c and a background image 27 of the background are displayed on the display screen.
d is displayed. The three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are the first special symbol display section 3
The variable display is started in synchronization with the start timing of the special symbol variable display in the 0 and second special symbol display unit 33, and thereafter, the variable symbol is displayed in various manners until the special symbol variable time elapses. Then, the variation display of the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c is completed in synchronization with the end timing of special symbol variation display (special symbol stop display). These three identification symbols 2
The symbol variation effect is realized by the variation display and the stop display of 7a, 27b, and 27c. The effect display device 27 corresponds to the “effect device” in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the start port unit 17 mounted on the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment. As described above, the start port unit 17 includes the first start port 17a and the second start port 17.
b. The first start port 17a provided on the upper side is configured as a fixed (pocket type) entrance port (fixed start port) with a fixed size of the game ball receiving port, and a second start port provided on the lower side. The mouth 17b is configured as an open / close (tulip-type) entrance (variable start opening) having a pair of wing pieces 17w. The pair of wing pieces 17w are in an almost upright closed state (FIG. 5 (
It is possible to take two states: a) (see FIG. 5) and an open state rotated outward (see FIG. 5B). As shown in FIG. 5A, the closed state of the second starter port 17b in which the pair of wing pieces 17w are almost upright is such that the game ball cannot enter the second starter port 17b, and only the first
The ball enters the starting port 17a. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, the open state of the second starting port 17b in which the pair of wing pieces 17w are opened outward is a state in which a game ball can enter the second starting port 17b. It is. In the starting port unit 17 of the present embodiment, when the second starting port 17b is opened, the second starting port 17b is easier to enter the game ball than the first starting port 17a.

The game balls that have entered the first start port 17a or the second start port 17b are guided to the back side of the game board 10 through the passages provided in the respective start ports. A first start port switch 17s is provided in the middle of the passage inside the first start port 17a, and a second start port switch 17t is provided in the middle of the passage inside the second start port 17b. Start port 17a or second start port 1
The game balls that have entered the ball 7b are detected by the first start port switch 17s or the second start port switch 17t, respectively.

A-3. Control circuit configuration:
Next, the configuration of the control circuit in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control circuit in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the control circuit of the pachinko machine 1 is composed of a number of control boards, various boards, relay terminal boards, and so on. The main control board 200 that controls the success / failure involved, the sub-control board 220 that controls the control of the game using stage symbols, lamps and sound effects, and the effect display device 27 under the control of the sub-control board 220 It includes an effect control board 230 that performs specific control, a payout control board 240 that controls the operation of paying out rental balls and prize balls, and a launch control board 260 that controls control related to the release of game balls. These control boards include a CPU that executes various logical operations and calculation operations, and a CPU
Various peripheral LSIs such as a ROM storing various programs and data to be executed in the above and a RAM in which the CPU stores temporary data when executing the programs are connected to each other via a bus. The direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 6 represents the direction in which data or signals are input / output. In FIG. 6, the CPU 201 and ROM 202 and RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200, the CPU 221 and ROM 2 mounted on the sub-control board 220.
22, only the RAM 223 is shown.

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

When the sub-control board 220 receives various commands from the main control board 200, the sub-control board 220 analyzes the contents of the command and produces a game according to the result. That is, a command for designating display contents is transmitted to the effect control board 230 that performs display control of the effect display device 27 described above, the amplifier board 224 that drives the various speakers 5y, and various decorative LEDs and lamps. A game effect is performed by transmitting a drive signal to the decorative driving board 226 to be driven. Further, when the sub-control board 220 detects a player's operation on the effect button BT via the effect button board 228, the sub-control board 220 performs a game effect reflecting the operation.

In addition to the CPU 231, ROM 232, and RAM 233, the effect control board 230 includes an image R
OM234 and VDP (not shown) are provided. When the CPU 231 of the effect control board 230 receives a control command (display control command) from the sub-control board 220, it reads out a control program corresponding to the received command from the ROM 232, and uses the RAM 233 as a work area while using the effect image. Is displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 27. The image ROM 234 stores data of effect images corresponding to various game effects such as symbol variation effects and jackpot game effects (for example, sprite data and moving image data for displaying an image corresponding to a predetermined character). Yes.

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

B. Overview of the game:
In the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, a game is performed as follows. First, when a player throws a game ball into the recess of the upper plate portion 5 and rotates the launch handle 8, the game balls thrown into the upper plate portion 5 are supplied to the launcher unit 12 one by one, The game area 11 described above with reference to FIG.
Fired. The strength of launching the game ball can be adjusted by the rotation angle of the firing handle 8, and the player can change the rotation angle of the firing handle 8,
You can aim the game ball.

When the launched game ball passes either the normal symbol operation left gate 36 or the normal symbol operation right gate 37 provided on the left and right of the game area 11, the first symbol display provided on the lower left side of the effect display device 27. In the device 28, the normal symbol variation display is started. As described above with reference to FIG. 4, the normal symbol display unit 29 is provided in the first symbol display device 28, and the normal symbol display unit 29 includes the normal symbol LED 29 a and the universal symbol hold display LED 29 b. Yes. Of these, the normal symbol LED 29a is used to display the variation of the normal symbol.

FIG. 7 (a) is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing how ordinary symbols are variably displayed. In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the normal symbol LED 29a is repeatedly blinked to display the variation of the normal symbol. In FIG. 7, the state in which the normal symbol LED 29a is lit is represented by a radial solid line, and the state in which the normal symbol LED 29a is lit is represented by a broken line. Then, after repeating blinking for a predetermined time, when the normal symbol LED 29a stops in a lighting state, it becomes a hit of the normal symbol, and the second start port 17b (starting below the start port unit 17 is started). Mouth) is open for a predetermined opening time. On the contrary, when it stops in the light-off state, it is out of the normal design and the second start port 17b does not open. Further, when the game ball passes the normal symbol operation left gate 36 or the normal symbol operation right gate 37 during the normal symbol variation display, the passage of the game ball is stored in the RAM 203 as the normal symbol hold (normal figure hold). Is stored in the area (usually reserved storage area),
After the current normal symbol variation display is completed, the variation display is performed based on the ordinary symbol hold.
Up to four common figure holds can be stored, and the number of stored normal symbols (the number of common figure holds) is displayed by the common figure hold display LED 29b.

FIG. 7B is an explanatory view showing a state in which the number of universal symbols is displayed by the universal symbol hold display LED 29 b provided in the first symbol display device 28. When there is no general map hold (that is, when there is no general map hold), both of the two general map hold display LEDs 29b are turned off. When there is one common map hold, the left general map hold display LED 29b is turned off and the right general map hold display LED 29b is lit. When there are two common map holds, the left general map hold LED 29b lights in addition to the right general map hold LED 29b. Next, when there are three common map hold, the right general map hold LED 29b flashes and the left general map hold LED 2
9b lights up. Further, when the number of normal map hold increases to the upper limit of four, the left and right general map hold display LEDs 29b blink. As described above, the normal symbol display unit 29 can display the number of 0 to 4 universal symbols on hold by turning on, off, or blinking the two common symbol hold display LEDs 29b.

Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 3A, the first symbol display device 28 is provided with the first special symbol display unit 30, and the first special symbol (first special symbol) is variably displayed. It is possible.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the second special symbol display unit 33 provided in the second symbol display device 32 can display the second special symbol (second special symbol) in a variable manner. . Of these, the first special symbol corresponds to the first starting port 17a, the second special symbol corresponds to the second starting port 17b,
The first special symbol or the second special symbol starts changing display when a game ball enters the corresponding start port. Further, as described above, the first special symbol display unit 30 and the second special symbol display unit 33 have the same configuration, and accordingly, the first special symbol and the second special symbol change in the same manner. Display.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the types of symbols to be stopped and displayed as the first special symbol or the second special symbol. Since the first special symbol and the second special symbol are displayed in the same manner, the symbols are simply referred to as special symbols without distinction between them. As shown in FIG. 8, 100 types of jackpot symbols (“1” to “1”) are displayed as symbols to be stopped and displayed as special symbols.
100 ") and one type of outlier symbol (" 101 "), 101 types of symbols are provided. As described above with reference to FIG. 3, each of the first special symbol display unit 30 and the second special symbol display unit 33 is composed of seven LEDs, and each jackpot symbol and off symbol are the LEDs to be lit. The combinations are set differently. In the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32, each of the seven LEDs (the first special symbol LED 30a and the second special symbol LED 33a) blinks for a predetermined variation time to display the variation of the special symbol. When the fluctuation time elapses, a predetermined combination of LEDs is turned on to stop and display any of the big hit symbols or the off symbol. And the jackpot symbol "1" ~
When any one of “100” is stopped and displayed, a big hit game in which the big winning opening 31d is opened (a big win is generated). Each jackpot symbol has a different combination of LEDs that are lit, and by providing 100 types of combination patterns, it is difficult for the player to specify the execution pattern of the promotion chance effect described later. The big hit symbol (hit symbol) is stored in the ROM 202 of the main control board 200. Therefore, the ROM 2 of the main control board 200
02 corresponds to the “hit symbol storage means” in the present invention.

In addition, when a game ball enters the first start port 17a or the second start port 17b, the first special symbol is suspended (first special symbol) until the display of the variation of the special symbol is started. The figure is stored in the storage area (special figure holding storage area) of the RAM 203 as the second special symbol hold (second special figure hold). The first special figure hold and the second special figure hold can be stored up to four each, and the number of the first special figure hold (the first special figure hold number) is the first special figure hold display L.
Displayed on the ED 30b and the number of second special figure hold (second special figure hold number) is displayed on the second special figure hold display LED 33b. The mode of displaying the number of special symbols on the first special figure hold display LED 30b or the second special figure hold display LED 33b is the same as the normal symbol hold number display by the general figure hold display LED 29b shown in FIG. Therefore, the description is omitted here.

In accordance with the change display and stop display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol, the effect display device 27 performs various effects (symbol change effects) using the effect symbols (identification symbols 27a, 27b, 27c, etc.). . FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an aspect of the effect performed by the effect display device 27. The liquid crystal display screen constituting the effect display device 27 has three identification symbols 27a, 2
7b and 27c are displayed. When the special symbol variation display is started in either the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32, the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, 27c also start the variation display at the same time in the effect display device 27. To do. In the present embodiment, a design in which nine numbers from “1” to “9” are designed as identification symbols is prepared.

FIG. 9A conceptually shows a state in which the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are variably displayed at the same time. When a predetermined time elapses after the variable display is started, the left identification symbol 27a is first stopped and displayed in any one of “1” to “9”, and then the right identification symbol 27c is stopped and displayed. The middle identification symbol 27b is stopped and displayed. The combination of the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c that are stopped and displayed on the effect display device 27 is the first described above.
The special symbol (the first special symbol or the second special symbol) that is stopped and displayed on the symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 is configured to be interlocked with the stop display mode. For example, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol stops at the “big hit symbol”, the effect display device 27
The three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are stopped and displayed in the symbol combination (doublet) having the same symbol. In addition, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol stops at the “out-of-line” symbol, the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are the same symbol combination (separated pattern).
Is stopped and displayed.

Thus, the special symbols displayed on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 and the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c displayed on the effect display device 27 correspond to each other. In addition, when the first special symbol or the second special symbol being displayed in a variable manner is stopped and displayed, the three identification symbols 27a, 27b and 27c are also stopped and displayed.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the effect display device 27 is provided at a position that is more noticeable than the first symbol display device 28 and the second symbol display device 32, and the display screen is large and the display contents can be understood. Since it is easy, a player usually plays a game while viewing the screen of the effect display device 27.
Accordingly, when the left identification symbol 27a that is first stopped and displayed on the display screen of the effect display device 27 and the right identification symbol 27c that is subsequently stopped and displayed are the same symbol, it is stopped and displayed last. The player will watch the variation display (symbol variation effect) of the identification symbol whether the medium identification symbol 27b stops at the same symbol and the so-called jackpot game is started. In this way, the effect performed in a state where the two identification symbols are stopped with the same symbol (a mode that can be a big hit symbol) and the last identification symbol is variably displayed is called “reach effect”. It is possible to enhance the entertainment interest of the game by generating.

C. Game machine control contents:
C-1. Game control processing:
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a rough flow of a game control process performed by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 to control the progress of the game. The main control board 20
0 corresponds to “game control means” in the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 10, in the game control process, “Prize ball related process”, “Normal symbol game process”, “Second start opening closing process”, “Special figure hold related process”, “Special symbol game process”, “Big hit game process” Each process is repeatedly executed. The CPU 201 is configured to perform a game control process based on a timer interrupt that occurs every predetermined cycle. In this embodiment, a timer interrupt is generated every 4 msec. That is, the game control process shown in FIG.
This is executed as timer interrupt processing every 4 msec in the PU 201. During the game control process, the main control board 20 is directed toward the various control boards including the sub-control board 220.
Various commands are transmitted from 0. By doing so, the game of the entire pachinko machine 1 proceeds, and the sub-control board 220 controls the production in accordance with the progress of the game. The game control process performed by the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 will be described below according to the flowchart.

When starting the game control process, the CPU 201 performs a process (pay ball related process) for paying out the game ball as a prize ball (S50). In this process, among the various switches connected to the main control board 200, the switches related to the winning of the game ball (the first starting port switch 17s, the second starting port switch 17t, the big winning port switch 31s, etc.) It detects whether or not a ball has entered. When a game ball is detected, the number of prize balls to be paid out is calculated, and then a prize ball number designation command is transmitted to the payout control board 240. Dispensing control board 24
0 receives the award ball number designation command transmitted from the main control board 200, interprets the content of the command, and transmits a drive signal to the payout motor 109m mounted on the payout device (not shown) according to the result. Thus, a process of actually paying out the prize ball is performed.

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

In the normal symbol game process (S150), the following processes are mainly performed. First, it is determined whether or not a normal symbol hold (ordinary symbol hold) exists (whether or not it is “0”). If a general symbol hold exists, a normal symbol hit determination is performed. Here, the universal figure hold is for storing a random number per universal figure obtained when the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37, and in this embodiment, an upper limit value of the reserved number is set. “4”. Based on the result of the normal symbol hit determination, it is determined whether the normal symbol is to be stopped and displayed with the winning symbol (see FIG. 7A) or stopped with the off symbol. Subsequently, after setting the normal symbol variation display time, the normal symbol variation display is started. After that, when the variation display time elapses, the normal symbol is stopped and displayed with the determined symbol. At this time, when the normal symbol hit symbol is stopped and displayed, the second starting port solenoid 18m is operated to rotate the wing piece 17w provided in the second starting port 17b to both sides, thereby 2 The start port 17b is opened (see FIG. 5B).

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

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

Here, the gaming state of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment can be roughly divided into a setting state of a probability that the result of the big hit determination is a big hit (big hit probability), and an opening when the second start port 17b is in an open state. It is determined based on the time setting status. Among these, the game state based on the setting state of the opening time of the second start port 17b is set to either “open extended state” or “non-open extended state”. Compared to the “non-open extended state” in the “open extended state”, the result of the above-mentioned normal symbol hit determination is “
The probability of “winning” (probability per ordinary figure) is high, the normal symbol fluctuation display time (ordinary figure fluctuation time) is short, and the opening time of the second start port 17b is set long. Therefore, in the open extended state, the second start port 17b is frequently opened and the period in which the second start port 17b is in the open state is longer than in the non-open extended state. The possibility of entering is increased. In order to realize such a configuration, in the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the gaming state is set to “open extended state”, the “open extended flag” and the “variable shortening flag” are set to ON, When the gaming state is set to “non-open extended state”, these flags are set to OFF. Then, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 sets the probability per base map to a high probability (for example, “99/100”) and sets the base map change time to a short time (for example, “99/100”). For example, “1 second” is set, and based on the “open extension flag” being set to ON, the opening time of the second start port 17b is set to a long time (for example, “1.5 seconds × 3 times open = 4.5 seconds "). On the other hand, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 has a low probability (for example, “2/100”) based on the fact that the fluctuation shortening flag is set to OFF.
), Normal time fluctuation time is set to a long time (for example, “20 seconds”), and the release extension flag is set to O
Based on the fact that it is set to FF, the opening time of the second start port 17b is shortened (for example, “0
. 1 second × 3 times opening = 0.3 second ”). Since the fluctuation shortening flag and the release extension flag are set to ON or OFF at the same timing, only one of the flags may be set and the one flag may be used in place of the other flag. Good.

C-2. Special figure hold related processing:
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing special figure hold related processing. Special figure hold related processing (S25
In 0), first, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the first start port 17a (S25).
2). As a result, when a game ball enters the first start port 17a (S252: yes), the number of first special symbols (the number of first special figure reservation) is the upper limit ("4" in this embodiment). Is determined (S254). And if the number of first special figure hold does not reach the upper limit (S
254: no), a determination random number is acquired (S256). Here, the determination random number is used to determine a jackpot determination random number used to perform a jackpot determination, which will be described later, or a symbol to be stopped and displayed on the first symbol display device 28 (or the second symbol display device 32). A jackpot symbol determination random number (a jackpot symbol determination random number, a losing symbol determination random number), a variation pattern determination random number used to determine a variation pattern until the symbol is stopped and displayed, and whether or not the effect display device 27 performs a reach effect. Get a random number such as a reach decision random number used to make a decision. Subsequently, the acquired determination random number is stored as the first special figure hold in the RAM 203 (special figure hold storage area) mounted on the main control board 200 (S258).

When the first special figure hold is stored in this way (S258), "1" is added to the first special figure hold number (S260). On the other hand, when the game ball does not enter the first start port 17a (S
252: no), if the number of first special figure hold has reached the upper limit (here, “4”) (S2
54: yes), a series of processing (S256 to S260) for obtaining a determination random number or storing the determination random number as the first special figure hold (first hold) is omitted.

When the process related to the first special figure hold (first hold) is completed as described above, the second
Processing related to special figure hold (second hold) is started. The process relating to the second special figure hold is a process for performing the process relating to the first special figure hold performed on the first start port 17a on the second start port 17b. Briefly described below, first, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the second start port 17b (S264), and if a game ball has entered the second start port 17b (S2).
64: yes), it is determined whether or not the number of second special figure reservations has reached the upper limit (“4” in this embodiment) (S266). As a result, if the number of second special figure hold does not reach the upper limit (S26)
6: no), determination random numbers (big hit determination random numbers, big hit symbol determination random numbers, reach determination random numbers, etc.) are acquired (S268), and the acquired determination random numbers are stored in the RAM 20 mounted on the main control board 200.
3 (special drawing holding storage area) is stored as the second special drawing holding (S270). Then, “1” is added to the second special figure holding number (S272). On the other hand, when the game ball is not in the second start port 17b (S264: no), or when the second special figure reservation number has reached the upper limit (here, “4”) (S266: yes) ), A series of processing (S268 to S272) for acquiring the determination random number or storing the determination random number as the second special figure hold is omitted.

When the processing relating to the first special figure hold and the second special figure hold is completed as described above, FIG.
1 is terminated, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG. Then, when returning from the special figure hold related process, the game control process is a special symbol game process (described below)
S300) is started.

C-3. Special design game processing:
12 and 13 are flowcharts showing the special symbol game process. When starting the special symbol game process, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not a big hit game is being played (S302). If the game is a big hit game (S302: yes), the special game process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG. On the other hand, when the big hit game is not being played (S302: no), it is determined whether either the first special figure or the second special figure is being displayed in a variable manner (S304).

If neither the first special figure nor the second special figure is being displayed in a variable manner (S304: no), the first special figure is displayed.
It is determined whether or not it is during the stop display time of the special figure or the second special figure (S306). In other words, either the first special figure or the second special figure is stopped for a period of time after the variable display ends, as a confirmation time for the player to confirm the symbols that are stopped and displayed with the end of the variable display. Since the display time is provided, it is determined whether or not it is during the stop display time. As a result, when it is confirmed that the first special figure and the second special figure are not variably displayed and the special symbol stop display time has elapsed (S306: no), the special symbol variably is displayed. A process for starting (special drawing variation display process) is started (S310).

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the first half of the special figure fluctuation display process, and FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the second half of the special figure fluctuation display process. As shown in the figure, in the special figure fluctuation display process, first, it is determined whether or not the second special figure reservation number is “0” (S3100). As a result, if the second special figure hold number is not “0” (second special figure hold number ≧ 1) (S3100: no)
, Read out the oldest stored second special figure hold from the stored second special figure hold (
S3102). In the process of S3102, various determination random numbers stored as the second special figure hold are read.

On the other hand, when the second special figure reservation number is “0” (S3100: yes), it is determined whether or not the first special figure reservation number is “0” (S3104). As a result, if the first special figure hold number is not “0” (first special figure hold number ≧ 1) (S3104: no), it is stored the oldest among the stored first special figure holds. The first special figure hold is read (S3106). On the other hand, if the first special figure hold number is “0” (S3104: yes), the second special figure hold number has already been determined to be “0”. Since it is determined that none of the second special figure hold is stored, it is not necessary to start the jackpot determination and the first special figure or the second special figure which will be described later. Therefore, the special figure variation display process of FIGS. 14 and 15 is terminated, and the process returns to the special symbol game process shown in FIGS. 12 and 13.

As described above, in the special figure variation display process, it is first determined whether or not the second special figure hold is stored (S3100), and only when the second special figure hold is not stored (S3100).
: Yes), it is determined whether or not the first special figure hold is stored. Therefore, when both the first special figure hold and the second special figure hold are stored, the second special figure hold is always read in preference to the first special figure hold (second special figure hold). 1st priority will be put on hold)
The special figure hold is read only when the second special figure hold is not stored.

As described above, when either the first special figure hold or the second special figure hold is read (S31).
02 or S3106), it is determined whether or not the high-accuracy flag is set to ON (S31).
08). Here, the gaming state of the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment is set to either the above-mentioned “open extended state” or “non-open extended state”, and the probability that the special symbol is stopped and displayed as a jackpot symbol (special feature). A “high probability state” having a high probability per figure or a big hit probability) or a “low probability state” having a lower probability than the high probability state is set. The high-accuracy flag is a flag that is set to ON when setting a high-probability state (a state in which the probability variation function is activated), and a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200 is assigned as the high-accuracy flag. It has been. The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not the current gaming state is a high probability state based on the setting state of the high probability flag. If the high-accuracy flag is set to ON as a result of S3108 (S3108: yes), a high-probability jackpot determination table is selected (S3120),
If the high-accuracy flag is not set to ON (S3108: no), a low probability jackpot determination table is selected (S3122). The big hit determination table is a table in which a determination result of “big hit” or “out” is set in association with the value of the big hit determination random number, and is stored in advance in the ROM 202 of the main control board 200.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a jackpot determination table stored in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 16A shows a jackpot determination table for low probability, and FIG.
b) shows a jackpot determination table for high probability. As shown in FIG. 16A, in the jackpot determination table for low probability, “1” among the jackpot determination random numbers from “0” to “599”.
The determination result of “big hit” is set for the values of “3” to “14”. Further, FIG.
), In the jackpot determination table for high probability, among the jackpot determination random numbers from “0” to “599”, the “big hit” determination result is shown for the values “13” to “32”. Is set.

As is clear from comparison between FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B, the high-probability jackpot determination table shown in FIG. 16B is the low-probability determination table shown in FIG. The determination result of “big hit” is set to more random number values than the big hit determination table. In other words, in the high probability jackpot determination table, a larger number of “random number values (big hit values) from which a jackpot determination result can be obtained” than the low probability jackpot determination table is set. Accordingly, when the big hit determination is performed using the high probability jackpot determination table of FIG. 16B, the big hit determination is performed using the low probability jackpot determination table of FIG. 16A. However, the determination result of “big hit” is obtained with high probability.

Subsequently, in the special figure variation display process of FIG. 15, the value of the big hit determination random number read as the first special figure hold or the second special figure hold is referred to with reference to the big hit determination table selected in the process of S3120 or S3122. It is determined whether or not the value corresponds to “big hit” (big hit value) (S3124).
). That is, it is determined whether or not the result of the current big hit determination is a big hit.

As a result, when the result of this big hit determination is not a big hit (S3124: no), a process of selecting a deviation variation pattern is performed (S3140). In the deviation variation pattern selection process, a special symbol (first special figure or second special figure) is displayed on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32.
Among the fluctuation patterns from the start of the fluctuation display to the stop display, the process of selecting the fluctuation pattern (outgoing fluctuation pattern) for the stop display with the off symbol is performed. When the deviation variation pattern is selected (S3140), the symbol “101” described above with reference to FIG. 8 is stored in the storage area (stop symbol storage area) of the RAM 203 as a symbol to be stopped (stop symbol) (S3142).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the result of this big hit determination is a big hit (S3124: y
es), a process for selecting a jackpot symbol (a jackpot symbol selection process) is performed. In this process, first, the big hit symbol corresponding to the big hit symbol determination random number is used as the big hit symbol determination random number among the determination random numbers read out as the first special symbol hold or the second special symbol hold in S3102 or S3106. Selection (decision) is made with reference to the decision table (S3126).

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the jackpot symbol determination table. The jackpot symbol determination table is a table in which a plurality of jackpot symbols are set in association with the value of the jackpot symbol determination random number, and is stored in advance in the ROM 202 of the main control board 200. As described above with reference to FIG. 8, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, 100 types of big hit symbols “1” to “100” are set as the big hit symbols to be stopped when the big hit determination result is a big hit. Has been. As shown in FIG. 17, 100 jackpot symbol determination random numbers “0 to 99” are set in the jackpot symbol determination table, and the jackpot symbols “1” to “
100 "is set. In the processing of S3126, a big hit symbol corresponding to the big hit symbol determination random number is selected with reference to such a big hit symbol determination table. When the big hit symbol is selected in this way (S3126), the big hit symbol is stored as a stop symbol in the storage area (stop symbol storage area) of the RAM 203 (S3128).

When the big hit symbol is stored in the stop symbol storage area (S3128), processing for selecting the big hit variation pattern (big hit variation pattern selection processing) is performed (S3130). As will be described in detail later, in the big hit variation pattern selection process, the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32.
Select the variation pattern (big hit variation pattern) for stopping display with the big hit symbol among the fluctuation patterns from the start of the variable symbol display of the special symbol (first special figure or second special figure) to the stop display. Processing is performed.

In this way, the symbols to be stopped are stored (S3128, S3142), and if the variation pattern is selected (S3130, S3140), whether the big hit determination made previously is based on the second special figure hold? It is determined whether or not (S3152). As a result, if it was performed based on the second special figure hold (S3152: yes), the special symbol (second special symbol) is displayed on the second symbol display device 32 according to the selected variation pattern. After starting (
S3154), “1” is subtracted from the second special figure reservation number (S3156). On the other hand, when the big hit determination is not performed based on the second special figure hold, that is, based on the first special figure hold (S3152: no), according to the selected variation pattern. ,
After starting the variable display of the special symbol (first special symbol) on the first symbol display device 28 (S3158),
“1” is subtracted from the number of first special figure hold (S3160).

When “1” is subtracted from the number of second special figure hold or the number of first special figure hold (S3156 or S3160), the type of the fluctuation pattern of the first special figure or the second special figure for which the variable display is started this time is designated. A change pattern designation command (which includes fluctuation pattern identification information) or a stop symbol designation command that designates a stop symbol of a special symbol that is stopped and displayed after variation display is directed to the sub-control board 220 as a variation start command. (S3162).

When the CPU 221 mounted on the sub-control board 220 receives the above-described change start command, the effect display device 2 is based on a stop symbol designation command that designates a special symbol stop symbol.
In step 7, the identification symbol to be stopped and displayed is selected, and the effect pattern of the identification symbol on the effect display device 27 is selected based on the variation pattern designation command for designating the type of variation pattern. That is, if the variation pattern designation command indicates a big hit variation pattern, an effect pattern in which the identification symbols 27a, 27b, 27c are stopped and displayed in a big hit mode is selected. If the fluctuation pattern designation command indicates a deviation fluctuation pattern, the identification symbol 27
An effect pattern is displayed in which a, 27b, and 27c are stopped and displayed in a disengaged manner. The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes a symbol variation effect on the display screen of the effect display device 27 using the selected effect pattern and identification symbol.

When the fluctuation start command (fluctuation pattern designation command and stop symbol designation command) is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 in this way (S3162), the special figure fluctuation display processing shown in FIGS. Return to the special symbol game processing of 12 and FIG.

In the above, when the special symbol game process is executed, it is not in the big hit game (S302: no)
The process when it is determined that neither the first special figure nor the second special figure is variably displayed (S304: no) has been described. On the other hand, although it is not a big hit game (S302: no
), When it is determined that either the first special figure or the second special figure is being displayed (S304).
: Yes), if the variation pattern of the special symbol (first special diagram or second special diagram) and the stop symbol have already been determined and the variation of the first special diagram or second special diagram has started To do. there,
It is determined whether or not the special symbol variation time has elapsed (S312). Since the fluctuation time of the first special figure or the second special figure is determined in advance according to the fluctuation pattern, at the same time when the fluctuation of the first special figure or the second special figure is started, By setting the fluctuation time, it is possible to determine whether a predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed (fluctuation time measuring means). As a result, if the variation time has not yet elapsed (S312: no), the special symbol game process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the fluctuation time has passed (S312: yes), a command (design stop command) indicating that the first special figure or the second special figure during the fluctuation display is to be stopped is displayed. The data is transmitted to the control board 220 (S314), and the first special figure or the second special figure in the variable display is stopped and displayed with the symbols stored in the stop symbol storage area in the processing of S3128 and S3142 in FIG. ). Then, after setting a time (stop display time) for holding the special symbol displayed in a stopped state in a stopped state (S318), it is determined whether or not the set stop display time has passed (S320). As a result, if the stop display time has not elapsed (S3
20: no), the special symbol game process is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIG.

After returning to the game control process of FIG. 10 with the first special figure or the second special figure being stopped and displayed, the special symbol game process of FIGS. 12 and 13 is started again. And it is determined that the second special figure is not being displayed in a variable manner (S304: no), and then it is determined that the special symbol is in the stop display time (S306: yes). )
Then, it is determined again whether the stop display time has elapsed (S320). If it is determined that the stop display time has elapsed while repeating such a determination (S320: yes), the special symbol (first special symbol or second special symbol) that has been stopped and displayed is the “big hit symbol”. It is determined whether or not there is (S322 in FIG. 13). As a result, if the special symbol that is stopped and displayed is “hit symbol” (S322: yes), “type of jackpot symbol”, “special symbol type”, “gaming state when jackpot occurs” Is stored at a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200 (S324). In other words, the “big hit symbol” displayed in a stopped state is the big hit symbol “1”.
~ “100” (type of jackpot symbol), whether the “hit symbol” is stopped and displayed is the first special symbol or the second special symbol (special symbol type), or the “hit symbol” is stopped The displayed game state stores either an open extended state or a non-open extended state (game state when a big hit occurs).

In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the jackpot symbol is stopped and the jackpot game is executed, the gaming state after the jackpot game is ended is represented by “type of jackpot symbol” and “special symbol type”. , It is configured to be set according to the “game state at the time of occurrence of big hit”.

Subsequently, an opening pattern of the big winning opening 31d during the big hit game is set (S326). In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a big hit game in which a round game in which a big winning opening is opened for a short time (for example, 0.1 second) is performed twice and a big winning opening for a long time (for example, 30 seconds or 10 game balls). A big hit game in which a round game to be released 15 times is set (until the player enters the ball). S
In the process of 326, the opening pattern (opening number, opening time, closing time) of the big winning opening 31d is set according to the number of round games (round times) of the big hit game started this time.

Thus, when the opening pattern of the big winning opening 31d is set, the big hit flag is set to ON in order to start the big hit game (S328). The jackpot flag is a flag indicating that a jackpot game is being executed (during a jackpot game), and is mounted on the main control board 200.
A predetermined address of AM 203 is secured as a storage area for the big hit flag. The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 grasps whether or not the big hit game is being executed according to the set state of the big hit flag. When returning to the game control process of FIG. 10 with the big hit flag set to ON, the big hit game is started.

In addition, when a big hit game is started, if flags related to various game states (open extension flag, fluctuation reduction flag, high-accuracy flag) are set to ON, the flag is set to OFF. These flags are set again when the game state is set at the end of the big hit game. When the flag setting process for starting the big hit game is completed (S328 and S330), a command (big hit game start command) indicating that the big hit game is started is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S332). When receiving the jackpot game start command, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes a display effect corresponding to the jackpot game on the liquid crystal screen of the effect display device 27. When the jackpot game start command is transmitted (S332), FIG.
The special symbol game process shown in FIGS. 2 and 13 is terminated, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG.

The above is the case where the special symbol stopped on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32 (that is, the first special symbol or the second special symbol) is a big hit symbol (S322: yes)
), But if the special symbol that is stopped is not a big hit symbol (
(S322: no), mode progress processing is performed (S338). In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, “drive modes A to I”, “high accuracy determination mode”, and “low accuracy determination mode” are stored as modes relating to the production. One mode is set after the big hit game ends. An effect corresponding to each mode is executed during the setting period of each mode. In the mode progress processing in S338, processing related to the progress of the period in which each mode is set is performed. The production corresponding to each mode will be described later.

When the mode progress process is completed (S338), the following process related to the progress of the period in which the gaming state is the extended extended state (open extended period) is performed. In the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment, the opening extension period is started following the end of the jackpot game, and the number of variable displays of the first special figure and the number of variable displays of the second special figure after the opening extended period starts. When the total (the number of games) reaches a predetermined number, the open extension period ends. Therefore, in the processing related to the progress of the opening extension period, first, whether or not the fluctuation shortening flag is set to ON (whether or not it is the opening extension period).
Is determined (S340). As a result, when it is an open extension period (S340: yes),
“1” is subtracted from the value of the fluctuation shortening counter (S342). The fluctuation shortening counter is a counter in which the number of remaining variable displays (games) of the special symbol until the end of the open extension period is set, and every time the variable display (one game) of the special symbol is finished (stop display) "1" is subtracted every time. When the value of the fluctuation shortening counter after subtracting “1” by the process of S342 is “0”, that is, the remaining fluctuation display count of the special symbol in the open extension period is “0” (S344).
: Yes), turn off the opening extension flag and the variable shortening flag to end the opening extension period
(S346).

When the process for ending the opening extension period is thus performed (S346), a gaming state designation command indicating that the gaming state is in the non-opening extension state is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S349). Thereafter, the special symbol game process is terminated and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIG.

If it is determined in the process of S344 that the number of remaining fluctuation display times of the special symbol in the extended extension period is not “0” (S344: no), the extended extended period is not ended yet, so the special symbol game process is performed as it is. When finished, the process returns to the game control process shown in FIG. Also, if it is determined that it is not the open extension period (S340: no), the special symbol game process is terminated without performing the process related to the setting of the fluctuation shortening counter, the fluctuation shortening flag, and the opening extension flag, Returning to the game control process shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, in the game control process, when returning from the special symbol game process, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set to ON (S350). As described above, the big hit flag is a flag indicating that the gaming state is a big hit game. Therefore, the main control board 200
When the jackpot flag is set to ON (S350: yes),
The jackpot game process described below is started (S400).

C-4. Jackpot game processing:
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the big hit game process. By executing this jackpot game process, a jackpot game is performed. Hereinafter, the big hit game process will be described with reference to FIG.

When starting the big hit game process (S400), the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not the special winning opening 31d is open (S402). The jackpot 31d is closed as long as the big hit game or the small hit game is not started, so immediately after the big hit game is started,
The special winning opening 31d is in a closed state. Accordingly, it is determined that the special winning opening 31d is not open (S402: no), and it is determined whether or not the number of rounds has reached a predetermined number (S40).
4). As described above, during the big hit game, the big winning opening 31d is opened and a predetermined number of round games are repeated. Corresponding to this, when the special winning opening 31d is closed (S402: no), the number of opening (round number) of the special winning opening 31d is a predetermined number of times (the opening pattern set in S326 in FIG. 13). It is determined whether or not (the number of times of opening) has been reached (S404).

As a matter of course, immediately after the big hit game is started, the number of rounds has not reached the predetermined number (S404: no), and it is determined whether or not the closing time of the special winning opening 31d has elapsed (S406). The closing time of the grand prize opening 31d is the big prize opening 3 between rounds.
1d is the time during which the closed state is established. In the present embodiment, the closing time of the special winning opening 31d is
It is set to 1 second. Immediately after the big hit game is started, the special winning opening 31d is in a closed state, so it is naturally determined that the closing time of the special winning opening 31d has elapsed (S406).
: Yes), the special winning opening 31d is opened to start a new round game (S408).
And after transmitting the command (round start command) which shows the start of a round game (S
410), the jackpot game process shown in FIG. 18 is once ended, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG.

When the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 returns to the game control process, as shown in FIG. 10, after performing a series of various processes after the prize ball related process (S50), the big hit game process (S4) again.
00). In this embodiment, the time required for the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 to execute the game control process (S50 to S400) shown in FIG. 10 is “4 msec”, so the jackpot game process shown in FIG. It is executed every 4 msec. And
When the special game is started and the big hit game process of FIG. 18 is executed for the first time, as described above, the big winning opening 31d is opened in S408, and the process is ended as it is, but the second round after 4 msec. In the case of performing the above process, in S402, the special winning opening 31d is open (
S402: yes).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the opening time of the special winning opening 31d has reached a predetermined opening time (opening time (for example, 0.1 second or 30 seconds) in the opening pattern set in S326 of FIG. 13). (S412) As described above, in the big hit game, the opening time set based on the opening pattern of the big winning opening 31d elapses or a predetermined number (here, 10) is set in the big winning opening 31d. In response to this, in S412, whether or not a predetermined opening time has elapsed since the grand prize opening 31d was opened is closed. If the opening time has elapsed (S412: yes),
After closing the big prize opening 31d (S416), the big hit game process shown in FIG. 18 is exited, and the game control process shown in FIG. 10 is resumed. On the other hand, if the predetermined opening time has not elapsed (S41)
2: no), it is determined whether or not the number of game balls that have entered the special winning opening 31d has reached a predetermined number (
S414). And when the game ball reaches the prescribed number (S414: yes), the big prize opening 3
1d is closed (S416). On the other hand, if the specified number has not been reached (S414:
no), since the predetermined opening time has not yet passed since the grand prize opening 31d is opened, and the number of game balls that have entered the big prize opening 31d has not reached the specified number. With the open, the big hit game process shown in FIG. 18 is exited, and the process returns to the game control process of FIG.

While the game control process of FIG. 10 is repeatedly executed, a predetermined opening time elapses after the grand prize opening 31d is opened (S412: yes), or a prescribed number of game balls are placed in the big prize opening 31d. When entering the ball (S414: yes), the special winning opening 31d is closed (S416).

Thus, one round game is completed. Then, when the big hit game process is executed in the game control process due to the next timer interrupt, in S402, the big winning opening 31d
Is determined to be closed (S402: no), and a predetermined number of round games (for example, 2)
It is determined whether or not (times or 15 times) has been completed (S404). As a result of the determination process of S404, if all the round games have not ended (S404: no), after confirming that the closing time of the big prize opening has reached a predetermined time (S406: yes), the big prize opening again 31d is opened and a new round game is started (S408), and a round start command is transmitted toward the sub-control board 220 (S410). On the other hand, if it is determined in S404 that the predetermined number of round games have ended (S404: yes), the jackpot flag is set to OFF to end the jackpot game (S418), and a command indicating the end of the jackpot game. After transmitting (big hit game end command) to the sub-control board 220 (S420),
The game state setting process is started (S450).

In the game state setting process, a process for setting the game state after the end of the big hit game is performed. In the following, the game state setting process will be described, but prior to that, the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment.
The jackpot game executed in will be described.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a jackpot game executed by the pachinko machine 1 of the present embodiment. As described above, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed and the jackpot game is executed, the game state after the jackpot game is ended is “the type of jackpot symbol” and “special symbol type”. And “game state at the time of big hit occurrence”. In FIG. 19, jackpot symbols “1” to “100” which are “types of jackpot symbols” are shown on the left side, and the jackpot game executed when each jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the right side. This jackpot game is the first
A special symbol and a second special symbol are shown separately, and when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed, the game state is “non-open extended state” and “open extended state” "
It is shown separately from what is executed when. In the following, when a game state is an open extended state, the big hit game is executed is referred to as “occurred during open extension”, and when the game state is a non-open extended state, the big hit game is executed. Is also referred to as “occurring during non-open extension”.

Among the jackpot games shown in FIG. 19, “2R” and “15R” are executed during the jackpot game.
"2R" indicates that two round games will be performed, and "15R
"Indicates that 15 round games are being played. In addition, "high accuracy", "low accuracy"
Indicates whether the gaming state is set to a high probability state or a low probability state after the jackpot game ends (
Hereinafter, it is also referred to as “probability state”. In addition, “number of times” and “next time” in parentheses indicate “the duration of the extended extended state” after the end of the big hit game. That is, “0 times” indicates that the extended extended state is not set after the big hit game ends, “70 times” indicates that the extended extended state is continued until the game is played 70 times, and “100 times” indicates that the game is completed. Indicates that the open extended state is continued until 100 times are performed, and “next time” indicates that the open extended state is continued until the next big hit game is started. In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the gaming state is set to the high probability state, the high probability state is continued until the next big hit game is started.

Thus, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the big hit game in which the “number of rounds”, the “probability state after the big hit game ends”, and the “continuation period of the extended extended state” are executed. Among these, the “number of rounds” is set as an open pattern in the process of S326 in FIG. 13 when the big hit game is started. Specifically, the “special symbol type” stored in the process of S324 in FIG. 13 is read, and if the read “special symbol type” is the second special symbol, the round pattern is set to 15 round games. To do. If the read “special symbol type” is the first special symbol, the “big hit symbol type” type is read, and if the read “big hit symbol type” is the jackpot symbol “1” to “20”, the round If the game has two open patterns, and if the jackpot symbol is “21” to “100”, the round game has 15 open patterns.

On the other hand, the “probability state” and the “continuation period of the extended extended state” are set in the gaming state setting process. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the gaming state setting process of the present embodiment.
When starting the game state setting process, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 determines whether or not the jackpot symbol that triggered the start of the jackpot game to be ended this time is a highly probable symbol (S500).
. Specifically, the “big hit symbol type” stored in the process of S324 in FIG.
The read jackpot symbol is a “hit” jackpot game shown in FIG.
It is determined whether or not “1” to “60” (S500). As a result, if the pattern is not highly accurate,
That is, if the read big hit symbol is a big hit symbol “61” to “100” (low probability symbol) (S500: no), a high probability flag is set so that the gaming state after the end of the current big hit game is a low probability state. Remain set to OFF. Then, the “game state at the time of jackpot occurrence” stored in the process of S324 in FIG. 13 is read, and whether or not the read “game state at the time of jackpot occurrence” is the open extension state (whether it is generated at the time of opening extension or at the time of non-opening extension) (S506).

As a result, if the “game state at the time of jackpot occurrence” is in the non-open extension state (occurrence at the time of non-release extension) (S502: yes), the jackpot game ended this time is “15R low probability (70 times)” shown in FIG. Is. In this case, the change shortening flag and the release extension flag are set to ON in order to change the game state to the open extension state (S504). Then, “70” is set as the value of the fluctuation shortening counter in order to set the number of games that can be executed in the open extended state to 70 (S506). On the other hand, if the “gaming state at the time of big hit occurrence” is the open extended state (occurred at the time of open extension) (S5)
02: no), the jackpot game ended this time is “15R low probability (100 times)” shown in FIG. In this case, the change shortening flag and the release extension flag are set to ON in order to set the gaming state to the open extension state (S508). Then, “100” is set to the value of the fluctuation shortening counter in order to set the number of games that can be executed in the open extended state to 70 (S510).

On the other hand, when it is determined in the process of S500 that the pattern is highly accurate (S500: yes),
Set the high-accuracy flag to ON so that the gaming state after the end of this big hit game will be in a high probability state (
S512). Subsequently, the “game state at the time of jackpot occurrence” stored in the process of S324 in FIG. 13 is read out, and whether or not the read “game state at the time of jackpot occurrence” is the open extension state (whether it is generated at the time of opening extension or non-open extension) (S514).

As a result, if the “game state at the time of jackpot occurrence” is the extended extended state (occurred when the open extension occurs) (
S514: no), the jackpot game ended this time is “2R high probability (next time)” or “15R high probability (next time)” shown in FIG. In this case, the change shortening flag and the release extension flag are set to ON in order to change the game state to the release extension state (S516). Then, the value of the fluctuation reduction counter is set to “10000” in order to set the number of games that can be executed in the open extended state to 10000 times.
Is set (S518). Here, as shown in FIG. 16, the probability that a big hit game is executed after one special symbol variation display is 2/600 even in a low probability state, and the special symbol variation display count is 10,000 times. By the time, the big hit game is executed almost certainly.
Therefore, by setting “10000” as the value of the fluctuation shortening counter, the open extension state continues until the next big hit game is substantially executed.

On the other hand, if the “game state at the time of big hit occurrence” is non-open extended state (occurs when non-open extended) (
S514: yes), this time, the “special symbol type” stored in the process of S324 in FIG. 13 is read, and it is determined whether the “special symbol type” of the jackpot game that has ended this time is the second special symbol. (S520). As a result, when the “special symbol type” is the second special symbol (S52).
0: yes), the type of jackpot game that ended this time is “15R high accuracy (70 times)” shown in FIG.
It is. In this case, the change shortening flag and the release extension flag are set to ON in order to set the gaming state to the open extension state (S526). And the number of games that can be executed in the open extended state is 7
In order to set it to 0, “70” is set as the value of the fluctuation shortening counter (S528).

On the other hand, when the “special symbol type” of the jackpot game ended this time is the first special symbol (S520: no), this time, the “special symbol type” stored in the process of S324 in FIG. Is read out and it is determined whether or not the read “type of jackpot symbol” is a jackpot symbol “41” to “60” (S522). As a result, the type of jackpot symbol is “41”
When it is “60” (S522: yes), the type of jackpot game that has ended this time is “15R high probability (70 times)” shown in FIG. In this case, the change shortening flag and the release extension flag are set to ON in order to set the gaming state to the open extension state (S526). Then, “70” is set as the value of the fluctuation shortening counter to set the number of games that can be executed in the open extended state to 70 (S528).

When the “big hit symbol type” is not the big hit symbol “41” to “60” (S522: no)
This time, it is determined whether or not the “big hit symbol type” is a big hit symbol “21” to “40” (
S524). As a result, when the “big hit symbol type” is the big hit symbol “21” to “40” (S524: yes), the type of jackpot game ended this time is “15R high probability (next time)” shown in FIG. is there. In this case, the change shortening flag and the release extension flag are set to ON in order to change the game state to the release extension state (S516). Then, “10000” is set to the value of the fluctuation shortening counter so as to set the number of games that can be executed in the open extended state to 10,000 times (substantially until the next big hit game execution) (S518). On the other hand, when the “big hit symbol type” is not the big hit symbol “21” to “40”, that is, when the “big hit symbol type” is the big hit symbol “1” to “39” (S524: no). ) The type of jackpot game that has ended this time is “2R high probability (0 times)” shown in FIG. In this case, since the gaming state is set to the non-open extension state, the fluctuation shortening flag and the release extension flag remain set to OFF.

In this way, when the gaming state after the jackpot is set, the gaming state setting process is terminated, and FIG.
Return to the big hit game processing shown in FIG. Then, a mode setting process following the game state setting process is performed (S452). In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, “drive modes A to I”, “high accuracy determination mode”, and “low accuracy determination mode” are stored as modes relating to the production. One mode is set after the big hit game ends. An effect corresponding to each mode is executed during the setting period of each mode. In the mode setting process, a process for setting a mode related to the effect is executed. In the following, mode setting processing will be described, but prior to that, each mode related to production will be described.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for describing modes relating to effects of the present embodiment. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, when the big hit game started in the non-open extended state (the big hit game generated at the time of non-open extended) is completed, one of “drive modes A to I” is set. Among these, when the gaming state after the big hit game is set to the high probability state, any of “drive modes A to H” is set, and the gaming state after the big hit game is set to the low probability state Is set to “drive mode I”.

For a predetermined period after any one of the “drive modes A to I” is set, a background image of the symbol variation effect (27d in FIG. 4) shows that the character is driving the automobile at a low speed.
Drive image "is displayed. That is, the background image is set during the setting period of “drive mode A to H” in which the gaming state is set to the high probability state and also during the setting period of “drive mode I” in which the gaming state is set to the low probability state. "Drive image" is displayed. Therefore, "
During the period in which “drive image” is displayed, the probability state can be made difficult for the player to recognize.

Further, when a predetermined period elapses after the “drive modes A to G” are started, the “promotion successful promotion” described later is performed. Then, during the period after the “promotion of successful promotion” is performed, a “highway image” indicating that the character is driving the car at high speed is displayed as a background image (27d in FIG. 4) of the symbol variation effect. Is done. That is, since the “highway image” is displayed during the setting period of “drive modes A to G” in which the gaming state is set to the high probability state,
During the period when the “highway image” is displayed, the player can be made aware that the gaming state is set to the high probability state.

In addition, during the setting period of “drive mode H”, although a high probability state is set,
The “successful promotion effect” is not performed, and as a result, the “highway image” is not displayed. In this case, after completion of the “drive mode H”, a “high-definition confirmed image” is displayed as a background image (27d in FIG. 4) of the symbol variation effect informing that a high probability state is present. This allows the player to recognize that the gaming state is set to a high probability state. As the “highly accurate confirmed image”, for example, the characters “highly accurate!” Are displayed.

Further, since the low probability state is set during the setting period of the “drive mode I”, the “promotion of successful promotion” is not performed, and the “highway image” is not displayed. In this case, after the “drive mode I” is completed, a “low probability determined image” for notifying that the background state (27d in FIG. 4) of the symbol variation effect is in a low probability state is displayed. This allows the player to recognize that the gaming state is set to a low probability state. As the “low-accuracy confirmed image”, for example, the characters “under-probability” are displayed. By displaying the same image as the background image after the “drive mode I” and the background image after the “drive mode H”, either the low probability state or the high probability state is set as the gaming state. The player may not be recognized.

As described above, when the big hit game started in the non-open extended state (the big hit game generated at the time of non-open extended) ends, one of “drive modes A to I” is set. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 21, when the big hit game started in the open extended state (the big hit game generated at the time of open extended) is finished, the “high probability determination mode” and the “low probability determination mode” Either is started. Among these, when the gaming state after the big hit game is set to the high probability state, the “high probability determination mode” is started, and when the gaming state after the big hit game is set to the low probability state, the “low probability decision mode” is started. “Confirm mode” is started.

During the setting period of the “high-accuracy confirmation mode”, a “high-definition confirmation pattern variation effect” described later is performed and a “high-definition confirmation image” is displayed as a background image. In addition, during the setting period of the “low accuracy determination mode”, the “low accuracy determination image” is displayed as the background image. In addition, "low accuracy confirmation mode"
Is started, when the open extension state ends, a “symbol variation effect for the end of opening extension” described later is performed.

As shown in FIG. 21, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 sets the mode flags (mode flags 1 to 11) corresponding to these modes to ON during the mode setting period described above. Thereby, it is possible to grasp which mode is set. Each mode flag has a storage area secured at a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200.

In the mode setting process, a process for setting a mode related to the effect as described above is performed. FIG.
2 is a flowchart showing the mode setting process of this embodiment. When the mode setting process is started, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 first reads the “gaming state at the time of jackpot occurrence” stored in the process of S324 in FIG. 13, and the read “gaming state at the time of jackpot occurrence” is not released. It is determined whether or not it is in an extended state (whether it is generated during non-open extension or open extension) (S550). As a result, if the game is a jackpot game in the open extended state (S550: no), it is determined whether or not the jackpot symbol that triggered the jackpot game to be terminated this time is a high probability symbol (S55).
2). Specifically, the “big hit symbol type” stored in the process of S324 in FIG. 13 is read out, and the read big hit symbol “1” for starting the “high probability” big hit game shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not “60” (S552). As a result, if the pattern is highly accurate (S552: yes), the mode flag 10 is set to ON to set the "highly accurate determination mode" (S554). Then, after transmitting a mode designation command corresponding to the mode flag 10 (high certainty confirmation mode) to the sub-control board 220 (S560), the mode setting process is terminated and the process returns to the big hit game process shown in FIG. . The mode designation command is a command indicating the type of the set mode. When receiving the mode designation command, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes an effect based on the set mode type.

On the other hand, when it is determined in the process of S552 that the symbol is not a high probability symbol, that is, when the read big hit symbol is a big hit symbol "61" to "100" (low probability symbol) (S55).
2: no), the mode flag 11 is set to ON in order to set the “low certainty mode” (S5).
56). When the mode flag 11 is set to ON (S556), the mode counter value is set to “1”.
30 "is set (S558). The mode counter is a subtraction type counter indicating the duration of the mode (the number of games). Then, after transmitting a mode designation command corresponding to the mode flag 11 (low probability determination mode) to the sub-control board 220 (S560), the mode setting process is terminated and the process returns to the big hit game process shown in FIG. .

As described above, in the case where the “game state at the time of jackpot game occurrence” is an open extended state,
When the gaming state after the big hit game is set to a high probability state, the “high probability determination mode” is set, and when the gaming state after the big hit game is set to a low probability state, “Mode” is set and “130” is set to the value of the mode counter.

On the other hand, when the “game state at the time of occurrence of big hit game” is a non-open extended state (S550: y
es), it is determined whether or not the jackpot symbol is “a jackpot symbol (15R symbol) at which a 15R jackpot game is started” (S562). Specifically, the “special symbol type” and “big jackpot symbol type” stored in the process of S324 in FIG. 13 are read out to determine whether or not the jackpot symbol corresponding to the “15R” jackpot game shown in FIG. to decide. That is, if the “special symbol type” is the first special symbol, the jackpot symbols “21” to “100” are determined to be 15R symbols, and if the “special symbol type” is the second special symbol, all The jackpot symbols “1” to “100” are determined to be 15R symbols.

As a result, if it is not a 15R symbol, that is, if it is a big hit symbol in which the “2R high probability (0 times)” big hit game shown in FIG. Accordingly, the mode setting process is terminated while maintaining the state of the mode flag and the value of the mode counter, and the process returns to the big hit game process shown in FIG. As described above, when the “2R high probability (0 times)” big hit game is completed in the non-open extended state, the mode set before the big hit game is started is maintained.

On the other hand, when it is a 15R symbol (S562: yes), that is, when a big hit game related to “15R high probability” or “15R low probability” is executed in the non-open extended state (so-called initial hit time) ) (S562: yes), "15R" is indicated by dot hatching in FIG.
This is a case where one of the big hit games of “high probability (next time)”, “15R high probability (70 times)”, and “15R low probability (70 times)” is completed. In this case, in order to set any of “drive modes A to I”, mode flags 1 to 9 corresponding to the type of jackpot symbol are set to ON (S564).
This process is performed with reference to the mode flag setting table in which the mode flag corresponding to “type of jackpot symbol” is set.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the mode flag setting table of the present embodiment. FIG.
In the mode flag setting table, when the “special symbol type” is the first special symbol, the mode flag 1 is set corresponding to the jackpot symbols “21” to “23”, and the jackpot symbol “ The mode flag 2 is set corresponding to 24 ”to“ 26 ”, and the big hit symbol“ 27 ”
Mode flag 3 is set corresponding to ~ 29, mode flag 4 is set corresponding to jackpot symbols "30" to "32", and mode flag is set corresponding to jackpot symbols "33" to "35" 5 is set, the mode flag 6 is set corresponding to the jackpot symbol “36” to “38”, the mode flag 7 is set corresponding to the jackpot symbol “39” to “40”, and the jackpot symbol “41” Mode flag 8 is set corresponding to “60”, and the jackpot symbol “61”-“
The mode flag 9 is set corresponding to “100”. In addition, when the “special symbol type” is the second special symbol, the mode flag 8 is set corresponding to the jackpot symbols “1” to “60”, and the jackpot symbols “61” to “100” are correlated. Mode flag 9 is set.

In the process of S564 in FIG. 23, “special symbol type” and “big hit symbol type” are read, and if the read “special symbol type” is the first special symbol, “special symbol type”
If any of the mode flags 1-9 is set to ON according to the "special symbol type" is the second special symbol, either of the mode flags 8, 9 is ON depending on the "big hit symbol type" Set to As a result, one of “drive modes A to I” is set.

If any of the mode flags 1 to 9 is set to ON in this way (S564), “70” is set to the value of the mode counter (S566). Thereafter, when a mode designation command corresponding to any of the mode flags 1 to 9 (drive modes A to I) is transmitted to the sub-control board 220 (S568), the mode setting process is terminated, and the jackpot shown in FIG. Return to game processing. When any mode flag is set to ON in the mode setting process, other mode flags are set to OFF.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the mode progression processing of this embodiment. As described above with reference to FIG. 13, the mode progress process is a process (S338 in FIG. 13) that is executed every time a game whose jackpot determination result is out of play ends. When the mode progress process is started, the main control board 2
00 CPU 201 first determines whether or not any of mode flags 1 to 9 or 11 is set to ON, that is, whether “drive mode A to I” or “low probability determination mode” is set. Judge whether or not. Since these modes end when a predetermined number of games (70 times or 130 times) are executed, the determination process of S600 is performed. As a result, when a mode is set that ends when a predetermined number of games are executed (S600).
: Yes), 1 is subtracted from the mode counter (S602). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the value of the mode counter has become “0” as a result of subtracting 1 from the value of the mode counter (S6).
04). As a result, when the value of the mode counter becomes “0” (S604: yes), the mode flag set to ON is set OFF to end the mode being set. By performing the mode progress processing in this way, “70” is set as the value of the mode counter at the time of mode setting. “Drive modes A to I” are terminated when 70 games are executed, and the mode is set at the time of mode setting. The “low probability determination mode” in which “130” is set as the counter value ends when 130 games are executed. On the other hand, the “high probability determination mode” in which the mode counter value is not set at the time of mode setting does not end until the next big hit game is started.

  Hereinafter, the special symbol variation display in each mode described above will be described.

C-5. Outlier variation pattern selection processing:
FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the deviation variation pattern selection processing of this embodiment. As described above with reference to FIG. 15, the deviation variation pattern selection processing is processing (S3140 in FIG. 15) for selecting a pattern to be stopped and displayed with a variation symbol when the special symbol variation display is started. When the deviation variation pattern selection process is started, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 first acquires the value of the gaming state flag (S700). That is, by acquiring the values of the high probability flag and the release extension flag, the current gaming state (high probability state or low probability state, open extension state or non-open extension state) is grasped. Then, a deviation variation pattern table corresponding to the grasped game state is selected (S702).

Here, the fluctuation pattern and the fluctuation pattern table will be described. The variation pattern and the variation pattern table are stored in the ROM 202 of the main control board 201. As the variation pattern, the variation time of the special symbol is stored. When a predetermined variation pattern is selected at the start of variation of the special symbol, the special symbol is variably displayed for the variation time of the variation pattern and stopped. In addition, information for identifying the variation pattern (variation pattern identification information) is stored in association with each variation pattern.

The variation pattern table is a table in which a plurality of variation patterns are stored in association with variation pattern determination random numbers acquired as determination random numbers. A plurality of variation pattern tables are stored in accordance with the result of the jackpot determination and the gaming state. For example, FIG. 26 shows a table (low probability non-opening extension variation pattern table) selected when the big hit determination result is out and the gaming state is in a low probability state and a non-open extension state. Yes.

When the gaming state is grasped in the process of S700 of FIG. 25, a table corresponding to the gaming state is selected from the variation pattern table (outbound variation pattern table) when the jackpot determination result is out (S702). Then, the variation pattern determination random number acquired as the determination random number in the process of S256 or S268 of FIG. 11 is acquired (S704).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not any of the mode flags 1 to 9 is set to ON, that is, whether or not any of the “drive modes A to I” is set (S706). As a result, if any of the “drive modes A to I” is set (S706: no), the mode flag set to ON is grasped (S716), and the value of the mode counter is acquired (S718). . That is, the type of mode flag (drive mode) being set and the number of games since the mode was started are grasped. After grasping the type of mode flag and the number of games since the mode was started, refer to the promotion chance production timing table (
In step S720, it is determined whether it is time to execute the “promotion chance effect” for the current game (step S722).

Here, in the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, for the predetermined period after the “drive modes A to I” are started, the same mode of performance is executed regardless of whether the gaming state is the high probability state or the low probability state. To do. In other words, an effect (indefinite period effect) indicating that it is uncertain whether or not the gaming state of the period is a high probability state is executed for the player. The “indefinite period effect” is executed by displaying, as the background image 27d of the effect display device 27, an image (drive image) in which the character is driving the automobile at a low speed.

Further, when the number of games during the setting of the “drive modes A to I” reaches a predetermined number, a “promotion chance effect” is executed as a symbol variation effect. The “promotion opportunity effect” is an effect that causes the player to expect that the gaming state is in a high probability state in the first half of the effect. As this “promotion chance effect”, there are an effect that ends without informing whether or not the gaming state is in a high probability state (promotion failure effect), and an effect that notifies that the gaming state is in a high probability state (successful promotion) Production). The promotion chance production timing table shows “promotion chance production” according to the type of drive mode being set (mode flag set to ON).
, I.e., the timing for executing “promotion failure production” and “promotion success production”.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the promotion chance presentation timing table of the present embodiment. The promotion chance effect timing table is stored at a predetermined address in the ROM 202 of the main control board 200. In the promotion chance production timing table, whether or not to execute “promotion failure production” and “promotion success production” is set (execution pattern) according to the drive mode being set (mode flag set to ON). Yes. Further, the execution timing of the “promotion success production” is set after the execution timing of the “promotion failure production”. Furthermore, the execution timing of “promotion success production” in one execution pattern (drive mode) is
It is set as the execution timing of “promotion failure production” in another execution pattern (drive mode).

In FIG. 27, “lost” indicates the execution timing of the “promotion failure effect”, and “success” indicates the execution timing of the “promotion success effect”. The value of the mode counter is set to “70” when starting “drive modes A to I”, and is decremented by 1 each time a game is played. In other words, the value of the mode counter corresponds to the number of games since the start of “drive modes A to I”, and the numbers surrounded by circles in FIG. 27 indicate the number of games.

As shown in FIG. 27, during the setting of “drive mode A” (period in which the mode flag 1 is set to ON), “promotion successful presentation” is set to be executed in the tenth game. Further, during the setting of “drive mode B” (period in which the mode flag 2 is set to ON), the “promotion failure production” is executed in the tenth game, and the “promotion success production” is executed in the 20th game. Is set. In addition, during setting of “drive mode C” (mode flag 3 is ON)
During the 10th and 20th games, the “promotion failure effect” is executed and the “promotion success effect” is set to be executed in the 30th game. Also, “Drive Mode D
"" (Promotion failure effect) is executed in the 10th, 20th, and 30th game, and "promotion success effect" is executed in the 40th game. Is set. Further, during the setting of “drive mode E” (period in which the mode flag 5 is set to ON), the “promotion failure effect” is executed in the 10, 20, 30, and 40th games, and “promotion” is performed in the 50th game. “Successful production” is set to be executed.

In addition, during setting of “drive mode F” (period in which the mode flag 6 is set to ON), 1 is set.
It is set that the “promotion failure production” is executed in the 0th, 20th, 30th, 40th, and 50th games, and the “promotion success production” is executed in the 60th game. Further, during setting of “drive mode G” (period in which the mode flag 7 is set to ON) 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 6
It is set that “promotion failure production” is executed in the 0th game and “promotion success production” is executed in the 70th game. “Drive mode H” or “Drive mode I”
10 and 20 during the setting of (when the mode flag 8 or the mode flag 9 is set to ON)
, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70th game, it is set to execute “promotion failure promotion”.

In the process of S720, referring to such a promotion chance effect timing table, S
Based on the drive mode being set (mode flag set to ON) and “the number of games since the mode was started” as determined in the processing of 716 and S718, and the current game is “promotion chance effect” (“promotion failure” It is determined whether or not it is the execution timing of the “production” or “promotion successful production” (S722). As a result, when it is not the execution timing of the “promotion chance effect” (S722: no), the out-of-range variation pattern table selected in S702 (the variation pattern table corresponding to the gaming state) is referred to and acquired in the processing of S704. The variation pattern corresponding to the determined variation pattern determination random number is selected. Then, the selected variation pattern (variation pattern according to the gaming state) is stored as the variation pattern of the variation display started this time (S71).
0). In the subsequent change start time command transmission process (S3162 in FIG. 15), when a change pattern designation command indicating “change pattern according to game state” is transmitted to the sub control board 220, the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 causes the game to be performed. The symbol variation effect according to the state is executed.

On the other hand, if this game is the execution timing of the “promotion opportunity production” (S722: yes)
s), it is determined whether or not it is the execution timing of “promotion successful production” (S724). As a result, if it is not the execution timing of “promotion success production” (S724: no), that is, if it is the execution timing of “promotion failure production”, a variation pattern for promotion failure (variation pattern for promotion failure) is started this time. This is stored as a variation pattern of variation display (S726). In the subsequent change start time command transmission process (S3162 in FIG. 15), when a change pattern designation command indicating “change pattern for promotion failure” is transmitted to the sub-control board 220, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 causes “promotion failure”. "Direction" is executed.

On the other hand, if the current game is the execution timing of the “promotion success production” (S724:
yes), the variation pattern for promotion success (variation pattern for promotion success) is stored as the variation pattern of the variation display to be started this time (S726). Subsequent change start command transmission process (
In step S3162 in FIG. 15, when a variation pattern designation command indicating “elevation success variation pattern” is transmitted to the sub-control board 220, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes “elevation success effect”. When the big hit variation pattern selection process is thus completed, the process returns to the special figure variation display process shown in FIGS.

In the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the “indefinite period effect” is performed (background image 27d).
When the “promotion successful presentation” is executed during the period in which “drive image” is displayed), an effect indicating that the gaming state in the period after the execution of the “promotion successful production” is a high probability state (determined period Production). The “determined period effect” is a background image 27d of the effect display device 27.
This is executed by displaying an image (highway image) in which the character is driving the automobile at high speed.

As described above, when the “drive modes A to I” are started, the “promotion failure production” and the “promotion success production” are executed at the timing set according to the type of the drive mode. Here, the “drive modes A to I” are executed, as indicated by dot hatching in FIG. 19, “15R high probability (next time)” big hit game, “15R high probability (70 times)” big hit game, “ 15R
This is a case where one of the “low probability (70 times)” big hit games is finished. That is, during the period when the drive mode is set, the gaming state may be a high probability state or a low probability state. Of course, since the player wants the gaming state to be in a high probability state, it is determined that the gaming state is in a high probability state. Expect. Eventually, by executing the “promotion opportunity production”, it is possible to raise the player's expectation that it is a “promotion success production” and to enhance the game entertainment. In addition, after “drive mode I” corresponding to “15R high accuracy (70 times)”, “high-definition confirmed image” for informing that a high probability state is displayed as the background image 27d of the effect display device 27 is displayed. To do. In addition, after the “drive mode H” corresponding to “15R low probability (70 times)”,
As the background image 27d of the effect display device 27, a “low probability determined image” for notifying that the state is in a low probability state is displayed.

The above is the description of the processing during the setting period of any of the “drive modes A to I” (when any of the mode flags 1 to 9 is set to ON). On the other hand, if none of the “drive modes A to I” is set (S706: no), the mode flag 11 is set to O.
It is determined whether or not it is set to N, that is, whether or not it is during the setting period of the “low certainty mode” (S708). As a result, when it is during the setting period of the “low probability determination mode” (S7
08: yes), it is determined whether or not the value of the mode counter is 30 or less (S712). That is, since the value of the mode counter is set to “130” when the “low accuracy determination mode” is started (S558 in FIG. 22), the “low accuracy determination mode” is started in the processing of S712. It is determined whether or not 100 games have elapsed since the first game (101th to 130th game).

Here, the “low probability determination mode” is started when the “15R low probability (100 times)” big hit game that occurs at the time of non-opening extension ends. In addition, the open extended state is set until 100 games are played after the “15R low probability (100 times)” big hit game is completed. In other words, when the “low probability determination mode” is started, an open extension state that continues until 100 games are set is set. Accordingly, in the process of S712, it is determined whether or not the open extension state has ended by determining whether or not 100 games have elapsed since the start of the “low probability determination mode”.

As a result, when the “low-accuracy confirmation mode” is being set and is still in the open extension state (S7).
12: no), the variation pattern corresponding to the variation pattern determination random number acquired in the process of S704 is selected with reference to the deviation variation pattern table selected in the process of S702 (the variation pattern table corresponding to the gaming state). Then, the selected variation pattern (variation pattern according to the gaming state) is stored as a variation pattern of variation display to be started this time (S710).

On the other hand, after the low extension confirmation mode is being set and the open extension state has ended and the non-open extension state has started (S712: yes), the “open extension end deviation pattern” is displayed. Then, it is stored as a variation pattern of the variation display that starts this time (S714). That is, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, in the period in which the 101st to 130th games are performed after executing the “low probability determination mode”, a dedicated variation pattern (here “ Select "Extraction variation pattern for opening extension end"). Subsequent change start command transmission process (
In step S3162 in FIG. 15, when a variation pattern designation command indicating “open variation extension end variation pattern” is transmitted to the sub-control board 220, the CPU of the sub-control board 220
221 executes a dedicated symbol variation effect.

As described above, when the “low certainty mode” is set, the symbol variation effect corresponding to the gaming state is executed until the open extension state is terminated, and the dedicated symbol variation effect is performed after the non-open extension state is started. Run. That is, even if the open extended state advantageous to the player ends and the non-open extended state disadvantageous to the player is started, the symbol variation effect that is not executed in other periods will be executed. It is possible to increase the willingness to continue playing.

The above is during the setting period of the “low probability determination mode” (when the mode flag 11 is set).
The processing of was explained. On the other hand, if the “low accuracy mode” is not set (
S708: no), it is determined whether or not the mode flag 10 is set to ON, that is, whether or not it is during the setting period of the “high probability determination mode” (S730). As a result, when it is during the setting period of the “highly accurate determination mode” (S730: yes), a high-accuracy fixed deviation variation pattern is selected (S732). Subsequent change start command transmission processing (S3162 in FIG. 15)
, When a variation pattern designation command indicating a “high accuracy determination deviation variation pattern” is transmitted to the sub-control board 220, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes a symbol variation effect for high-accuracy determination. The symbol variation effect for high-definition confirmation is a symbol variation effect that informs the player that the gaming state is in a high probability state, for example, an effect in which the shape of the identification symbol is different from other symbol variation effects. Done. It should be noted that during the setting period of the “low probability determination mode”, the effect display device 27
As the background image 27d, a “high-definition confirmed image” for notifying that the state is a high probability state is displayed.

If it is determined in the process of S730 that the “high accuracy confirmation mode” is not set (S7)
30: no), because it is already determined that no other mode is set (S706).
: No, S708: no), in which case no mode is set. in this case,
The deviation variation pattern corresponding to the gaming state is stored as the variation pattern of the variation display started this time (S710). When the deviation variation pattern selection process is thus completed, the process returns to the special figure variation display process shown in FIGS.

C-6. Big hit variation pattern selection processing:
FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the big hit variation pattern selection processing of the present embodiment. As described above with reference to FIG. 15, the big hit fluctuation pattern selection process is a process of selecting a fluctuation pattern to be stopped and displayed with the big hit symbol when starting the special symbol fluctuation display (S <b> 313 in FIG. 15).
0). When the big hit variation pattern selection process is started, the CPU 20 of the main control board 200
First, the value of the gaming state flag is acquired (S800). That is, the current gaming state is grasped by acquiring the values of the high-accuracy flag and the release extension flag. Then, the big hit variation pattern table corresponding to the grasped game state is selected (S802). And S in FIG.
The variation pattern determination random number acquired as the determination random number in the process of 256 or S268 is acquired (S804).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not any of mode flags 1 to 9 is set to ON, that is, whether or not any of “drive modes A to I” is set (S806). As a result, when any of the “drive modes A to I” is being set (S806: yes), the drive mode dedicated jackpot variation pattern is stored as the variation display variation pattern to be started this time (S816). The drive mode dedicated jackpot variation pattern is a drive mode dedicated jackpot variation pattern. Subsequent change start command transmission processing (S3162 in FIG. 15)
When a variation pattern designating command indicating “drive mode-dedicated big hit variation pattern” is transmitted to the sub-control board 220, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes a design variation effect dedicated to the drive mode.

On the other hand, if none of the “drive modes A to I” is being executed (S806: no), whether or not the mode flag 11 is set to ON, that is, whether or not the “low accuracy determination mode” is being set. Is determined (S808). If the “low certainty confirmation mode” is being set, it is determined whether or not it is a period in which the 101st to 130th games are performed after the “low certainty confirmation mode” is set (S812). As a result, the 101st time since setting the “low accuracy mode”
If it is not a period in which the 130th game is performed, that is, if it is a period in which the first to 100th games are performed after setting the “low probability determination mode” (S812: no), S80
With reference to the jackpot variation pattern table selected in the process 2, the variation pattern (variation pattern corresponding to the gaming state) corresponding to the variation pattern determination random number acquired in the processing of S 804 is selected. Then, the selected variation pattern is stored as a variation pattern of variation display to be started this time (S810). Thus, when the variation pattern of the variation display starting this time is stored (S
810), when a variation pattern designation command including variation pattern identification information of a variation pattern according to the gaming state is transmitted toward the sub control board 220 in the subsequent variation start time command transmission processing (S3162 in FIG. 15). The CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 executes a symbol variation effect according to the gaming state.

On the other hand, if it is a period during which the 101st to 130th games are performed after setting the “low probability determination mode” (S812: yes), “open extension extension jackpot fluctuation pattern”
Is stored as a variation pattern of variation display starting this time (S814). The “open extension end jackpot variation pattern” is a dedicated variation pattern that is not selected in other periods. In the subsequent fluctuation start command transmission process (S3162 in FIG. 15), when a fluctuation pattern designation command indicating “open extension end jackpot fluctuation pattern” is transmitted to the sub control board 220, the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 is dedicated. The symbol variation effect is executed.

If it is determined in the determination processing in S808 that the current mode is not the “low probability determination mode” (S808:
no), it is determined whether or not the mode flag 10 is set to ON, that is, whether or not it is during the setting period of the “high accuracy determination mode” (S820). As a result, when it is during the setting period of the “high accuracy determination mode” (S820: yes), a high accuracy determination big hit fluctuation pattern is selected (S822). In the subsequent fluctuation start time command transmission process (S3162 in FIG. 15), a fluctuation pattern designation command indicating “high probability determination big hit fluctuation pattern” is sent to the sub-control board 2
When transmitted to 20, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes a symbol variation effect for high accuracy determination.

If it is determined in the process of S820 that the “high accuracy confirmation mode” is not set (S8
20: no), because it is already determined that no other mode is set (S706).
: No, S708: no), in which case no mode is set. in this case,
The big hit variation pattern corresponding to the gaming state is stored as the variation pattern of the variation display started this time (S810). When the big hit variation pattern selection process is thus completed, the process returns to the special figure variation display process shown in FIGS.

In the promotion chance production timing table, the execution pattern (execution mode) of the promotion chance production (notification production), that is, the promotion failure production (indefinite production production) and the promotion success production (confirmation production production) is shown for each drive mode. It is remembered. In addition, each drive mode is set according to the type of jackpot symbol (hit symbol). Accordingly, the ROM 202 of the main control board 200 that stores the promotion chance effect timing table corresponds to the “execution mode storage unit” in the present invention. Further, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 executes the above-described processing, thereby selecting the type of jackpot symbol (winning symbol) and executing the promotion pattern effect (notification effect) corresponding to the jackpot symbol (execution mode) ) Is set. Therefore, the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to the “symbol selection means” and the “execution mode setting means” in the present invention. Moreover, it is determined whether the execution timing (execution time) of the promotion chance effect (notification effect) has arrived based on the execution pattern (execution mode) by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200 performing the above-described processing. When the execution timing arrives, a variation pattern designating command (informing production instruction command) is transmitted for designating a variation pattern for promotion success or a variation pattern for promotion failure (instructing execution of the notification effect). Therefore,
The CPU 201 of the main control board 200 corresponds to “command transmission means” in the present invention.

D. Production control process:
FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing an effect control process executed by the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220. The sub-control board 220 corresponds to “production control means” of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in the effect control process, effects such as a symbol variation effect process (S5000), a background image switching process (S6000), a big hit game effect process (S7000), etc. are realized. Processing is performed. Here, the symbol variation effect processing (S500
0) means that the identification symbol 27 is displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 in conjunction with the change display of the special symbol.
This is a process for executing a symbol variation effect using a, 27b, 27c and the like. The background image switching process (S6000) is a process of displaying a background image corresponding to the above-described “drive modes A to I”, “high accuracy determination mode”, and “low accuracy determination mode”. Furthermore, the big hit game effect process (S7000) is a process for executing an effect linked to the big hit game when the big win game 31d is opened and the big win game is performed.

The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 is configured to perform effect control processing based on timer interrupts generated at predetermined intervals. In this embodiment, timer interrupts are generated every 4 msec, as with the CPU 201 of the main control board. It is supposed to be. That is, the effect control process shown in FIG. 29 is executed as a timer interrupt process every 4 msec in the CPU 221. Therefore, the symbol variation effect process (S5000), the background image switching process (S6000), and the big hit game effect process (S7000) are executed every 4 msec.

D-1. Design variation effect processing:
In the symbol variation effect process, the identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 in conjunction with the special symbol variation display controlled by the CPU 201 of the main control board 200.
The process for performing the design variation effect using is performed.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the symbol variation effect process of the present embodiment. When the symbol variation effect process is started, the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 determines whether or not a change start command is received from the main control board 200 (S5001). As described above with reference to FIG. 15, the change start time command is sub-controlled from the main control board 200 when the special symbol change display is started on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32. Substrate 220
This is a command (variation pattern designation command, stop symbol designation command) for designating a special symbol variation pattern or stop symbol.

When the change start command is received (S5001: yes), it is determined whether or not the stop symbol of the special symbol designated by the stop symbol designation command is “big hit symbol” (S5).
008). As a result, when it is determined that the symbol is a big hit symbol (S5008: yes), the big hit symbol is determined when the identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are aligned on the screen of the effect display device 27 and displayed in a stopped manner (with a flat eye). (S5010). On the other hand, when the stop symbol of the special symbol designated by the change start command is not a jackpot symbol (S5008: no),
The off symbol to be stopped and displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27 is determined (S5016). That is, the stop symbols of the identification symbols are determined so that the three identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c are not aligned (separated).

Then, the process which determines the production pattern of a design fluctuation production is performed (S5024). here,
An effect pattern table is stored in the ROM 222 of the sub-control board 220. In the effect pattern table, three identification symbols 27a, 27b, 27 on the screen of the effect display device 27 are displayed.
After starting the variable display of c, an effect pattern showing an aspect until the identification symbols 27a, 27b, 27c are stopped and displayed with a predetermined stop symbol, that is, an effect pattern from the start to the end of the symbol change effect is a special symbol. Are stored in association with each variation pattern.

FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a part of the effect pattern table of the present embodiment. The left side of FIG. 31 shows a variation pattern designated by a variation pattern designation command. In addition, on the right side of FIG. 31, the effect patterns corresponding to each variation pattern are shown. When the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the variation pattern designation command as the variation start command, the CPU 221 selects an effect pattern corresponding to the variation pattern designated by the variation pattern designation command from the effect pattern table.

Of course, if the variation pattern specified by the variation pattern designation command is a variation pattern for opening extension termination, a variation pattern for promotion failure, or a variation pattern for promotion success, an effect pattern corresponding to each of these variation patterns (after the termination of opening extension) An effect pattern for design variation effect, an effect pattern for promotion failure effect, and an effect pattern for promotion success effect) are selected.

As described above, the identification symbols 27 a and 27 to be stopped and displayed on the screen of the effect display device 27.
b and 27c are determined (S5010, S5014, S5016 in FIG. 27), and the identification symbol 27a is determined.
, 27b and 27c are determined (S5024), the variation display of the identification symbols 27a, 27b and 27c is started on the screen of the effect display device 27, thereby starting the symbol variation effect ( S5026). At this time, the timer mounted on the sub-control board 220 is set to start measuring the fluctuation time. Furthermore, in accordance with the symbol variation effect performed on the screen of the effect display device 27, the game effect is performed by outputting sound effects and lighting various lamps.

As described above with reference to FIG. 6, it is not the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 that directly controls the operation of the presentation display device 27, but the CP mounted on the presentation control board 230.
U231. Therefore, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 has the identification symbols 27a and 27
The CPU 231 of the effect control board 230 that receives the command indicating the effect pattern of the symbol variation effect using b and 27c and the stop pattern of the identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c toward the effect control board 230. ROM image data based on received command
By reading from 232 and displaying it on the screen of the effect display device 27, the symbol variation effect is executed. In addition, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 performs a game effect by outputting a sound effect or lighting various lamps in accordance with the symbol variation effect performed on the screen of the effect display device 27. The effect pattern includes data for outputting sound effects and lighting various lamps. Therefore, if the effect pattern is determined, the data regarding the output of these sound effects and the lighting of various lamps are naturally determined.

Thus, when the symbol variation effect is started, it is determined whether or not a symbol stop command is received from the main control board 200 (S5070). As described above with reference to FIG. 12, the symbol stop command is sent from the main control board 200 to the sub-control board 220 when the special symbol is stopped and displayed on the first symbol display device 28 or the second symbol display device 32. Command to be sent. As a result, when it is determined that the symbol stop command has not been received (S5070: no)
Then, the symbol variation effect process is finished as it is, and the process returns to the effect control process shown in FIG. On the other hand, when it is determined that the symbol stop command has been received (S5070: yes), the identification symbols 27a, 27b, and 27c of the effect display device 27 are stopped and displayed with the symbols determined in advance. The symbol variation effect is terminated (S5072) and the process returns to the effect control process shown in FIG.

D-2. Background image switching processing:
32 and 33 are flowcharts showing the background image switching process of the present embodiment. When the background image switching process is started, the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 first determines whether or not a mode designation command has been received (S6002). As described above with reference to FIG. 20, the mode designation command is a command that is transmitted when the jackpot game occurring at the time of non-opening extension is completed and the mode is started. In addition, the mode specification command includes the type of mode to be started this time,
And a command indicating the gaming state set this time.

When a mode designation command is received (S6002: yes), “drive modes A to I”
It is determined whether any of the above has been started (S6004). As a result, “drive mode A
When any of “˜I” is started, “drive image” is displayed as the background image 27d of the effect display device 27 in order to execute “indefinite period effect” (S6006). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the started drive mode is “drive mode H” (S6008). As a result, when it is “drive mode H” (S6008: yes), the high-accuracy schedule flag is turned on.
(S6014). Here, as described above with reference to FIG. 23, the “drive mode H” is started when the “15R high probability (70 times)” big hit game ends and the gaming state is set to a high probability state. This is a case where an open extension state that ends with 70 game runs is set. In this case, after the open extended state is completed, the “highly accurate confirmed image” is displayed as the background image. The high-accuracy schedule flag is a flag for planning to display a “high-accuracy confirmed image” when 70 games are completed.

If the started drive mode is not “drive mode H”, it is determined whether or not “drive mode I” has been started (S6016). As a result, if it is determined that “drive mode I” has been started (S6016: yes), the low probability schedule flag is set to ON (S6020). Here, as described above with reference to FIG. 23, "drive mode I"
Is started when the “15R low probability (70 times)” big hit game is finished, the gaming state is set to the low probability state, and the open extension state is set to finish after 70 game executions. This is the case. In this case, after the open extended state is completed, the “low-definition confirmed image” is displayed as the background image. The low probability schedule flag is a flag for planning to display a “low probability fixed image” when 70 games have ended.

On the other hand, if no drive mode has been started (S6004: no), it is determined whether or not the started mode is the “highly accurate mode” (S6027). As a result, when the “high accuracy confirmation mode” is started (S6027: yes), the “high accuracy determination image” is displayed as the background image simultaneously with the start of the “high accuracy determination mode” (S6028). On the other hand, when the “low accuracy determination mode” is started (S6027: no), the “low accuracy determination image” is displayed as a background image simultaneously with the start of the “low accuracy determination mode” (S6029).

The above is a description of processing when a mode designation command is received. On the contrary,
If a change start command is received (S6022: yes), it is determined whether the change pattern specified by the change pattern specifying command is a change pattern for promotion success. That is, it is determined whether or not the promotion success effect is executed in this game (S6024). As a result, when the promotion success effect is executed, it is the timing to switch the background image from “drive image” to “highway image” (from “indeterminate period effect” to “determined period effect”),
The promotion schedule flag is set to ON (S6026). The promotion schedule flag is a flag for planning to display a “highway image” as a background image in the next game to be started (the game next to the game in which the promotion success effect has been executed).

On the other hand, when the symbol stop command is received (S6030 in FIG. 33: yes), it is determined whether or not the promotion schedule flag is set to ON (S6032). That is, it is determined whether or not the promotion success effect has been executed in the previous game. As a result, if the promotion schedule flag is set to ON (S6032: yes), the promotion schedule flag is set to OFF (S6).
034), “Highway image” is displayed as a background image in order to execute “determined period effect” (S6036).

If a gaming state designation command is received (S6038: yes), it is determined whether or not the highly probable schedule flag is set to ON (S6040). In other words, since the game state designation command is transmitted when the open extended state ends, it is determined whether or not to display the “highly certain image” as the background image when the open extended state ends this time. . As a result, if the high-accuracy schedule flag is set to ON (S6042: yes), the high-accuracy schedule flag is set to OFF (S6042), and the “high-accuracy confirmed image” is displayed as a background image (S6044). . On the other hand, if the low probability schedule flag is set to ON (S6)
(046: yes), the low-accuracy scheduled flag is set to OFF (S6048), and the “low-accuracy confirmed image” is displayed as a background image (S6050).

E. Effects of the pachinko machine of this embodiment:
FIG. 34 is a diagram for explaining an effect produced by the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 34, “drive modes A to I” are modes in which the execution timings of “promotion failure production” and “promotion success production” are predetermined. Therefore, “drive modes A to I”
During the execution, “promotion failure production” and “promotion success production” are executed at the execution timing corresponding to each mode. Further, the “drive modes A to I” are started when the “15R” big hit game that occurs at the time of non-open extension (so-called first hit) ends. Then, “drive modes A to I” are determined according to the type of jackpot symbol that triggers the jackpot game. That is, “promotion failure production” and “promotion success production” are executed at a predetermined execution timing according to the type of jackpot symbol. Therefore, “Promotion failure production” and “Promotion success production” can be executed at various timings without providing a random number generator or processing for determining the execution timing of “Promotion failure production” and “Promotion success production” by lottery. It becomes possible to do.

In any of the “drive modes A to I”, the “promotion failure production” is not executed after the “promotion success production”. In other words, if “promotion chance production” is executed according to the promotion chance production timing table, “promotion failure” is performed after “promotion success production” without providing a process for determining whether or not “promotion success production” has already been executed. It is possible to prevent the player from being confused without performing the “production”.

In addition, if “promotion failure production” is executed during “indefinite period production” (while “drive image” is displayed), “indefinite period production” is continued, and “promotion successful” occurs during “indefinite period production” When "Direction" is executed, "Indeterminate period effect" ends and "Determined period effect" (display of "Highway image")
To start. Therefore, it is possible to inform the player more clearly whether the gaming state is indeterminate or not, or whether the gaming state is in a high probability state,
It is possible to enhance the entertainment interest.

In addition, the execution timing of “promotion success production” in one execution pattern (drive mode) is set as the execution timing of “promotion failure production” in another execution pattern (drive mode). For example, the execution timing in the drive mode A (big hit symbol “21” to “23”) (the tenth game after the big hit game) is “promotion failure effect” in the execution pattern corresponding to the other drive mode (big hit symbol). Is set as the execution timing. Therefore, despite the execution pattern of the “promotion chance effect” being set in advance, the “promotion chance effect” is caused by the execution timing of the “promotion chance effect”.
Is not recognized by the player as “promotion successful promotion”. As a result, it is possible to maintain the player's expectation that the “promotion opportunity production” is the “promotion success production” when the “promotion opportunity production” is started, and to enhance the game entertainment It becomes possible.

The CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 receives the variation pattern designation command (notification effect instruction command) for designating the variation pattern for the promotion success or the variation pattern for the promotion failure by executing the above-described processing. After the game, promotion chance production (
Notification effect). Therefore, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 corresponds to “command receiving means” and “notification effect executing means” in the present invention. Further, when the CPU 221 of the sub control board 220 executes the above-described processing, an indefinite period effect (display of “drive image”) indicating that it is uncertain whether or not the gaming state is a high probability state. Executed and confirmed period effect indicating that the gaming state is a high probability state (display of “highway image”)
Execute. Therefore, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 corresponds to “period effect execution means” in the present invention.

F. Modified example:
FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing the big hit variation pattern selection processing of the present modification. The big hit variation pattern selection process of the present modification corresponds to the big hit variation pattern selection process shown in FIG. 28 of the embodiment.

The big hit variation pattern selection processing of this modification is different from the embodiment in the processing when “drive modes A to I” are being set (processing following S906: yes). That is, when the “drive modes A to I” are being set (S906: yes), the “drive mode” being set
(S916) and the value of the mode counter is acquired (S918). That is, the type of “drive mode” and the number of games played since the mode was started are grasped.
After grasping the type of “drive mode” and the number of games since the mode was started, refer to the promotion chance effect timing table (S920), and determine whether or not the current game is to execute “promotion opportunity effect”. Is determined (S922).

As a result, if it is not the execution timing of the “promotion chance effect” (S922: no), the variation pattern corresponding to the gaming state is stored as the variation pattern of the variation display started this time (
S910). On the other hand, if it is the execution timing of the “promotion opportunity production” (S922)
: Yes), the jackpot variation pattern via the promotion chance is stored as the variation pattern of the variation display started this time (S924). Subsequent change start command transmission process (S3 in FIG. 15)
162), when a fluctuation pattern designation command indicating “promotion chance via big hit fluctuation pattern” is transmitted to the sub-control board 220, the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 passes through the first half of the “promotion chance effect” and the identification symbol becomes Zoro. Symbol change effect (stop display with eyes)
Execute jackpot production via promotion chance).

Here, as described above with reference to FIG. 25, when the jackpot determination result is out of place, the “promotion chance effect” is executed at a predetermined timing. Therefore, the player recognizes the execution timing of the “promotion chance effect”. To cope with this, at the execution timing of the “promotion chance effect”, even if the jackpot determination result is a big hit, the symbol variation effect including the first half of the “promotion chance effect” (the jackpot effect via promotion chance) is executed To do.
Thereby, when a big hit occurs at the execution timing of the “promotion chance effect”, it is possible to prevent the “promotion chance effect” from starting and causing the player to recognize that the big hit has occurred. In addition, a symbol variation effect (a jackpot effect via a promotion chance) is executed in a state where the player recognizes that the “promotion chance effect” has started. That is, since the “big promotion effect via promotion opportunity” exceeding the expectation of the player who expects the “successful promotion effect” is executed, it is possible to enhance the gaming interest.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the wording of each claim without departing from the scope described in each claim. Can be easily replaced by these, and improvements based on knowledge that a person skilled in the art normally has can be added as appropriate.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, “promotion failure production” and “promotion failure production” and “
The “promotion success production” is configured to be executed, but the “promotion chance production” may be configured to execute an effect suggesting the probability that the gaming state is in a high probability state.

In the above-described embodiment, when the execution timing of the “promotion chance effect” is determined, the drive mode being executed is grasped and the execution pattern corresponding to the drive mode is referred to. Instead, the drive mode is not provided, and the “big hit symbol type” that triggers the big hit game when determining the execution timing of the “promotion chance production” is determined and the “big hit symbol type” is supported. The execution pattern may be referred to.

In addition, the CPU 201 mounted on the main control board 200 of the above-described embodiment displays the “variation pattern according to the gaming state” if it is not the execution timing of the “promotion chance effect” even during the execution of the drive mode. A variation pattern designation command to be designated is transmitted. Instead, if the drive mode is being executed and the “promotion chance effect” is not executed, it is determined whether the “promotion successful effect” is before or after execution (whether it is during the indefinite period or during the final period). Alternatively, a variation pattern designation command for designating a variation pattern (variation pattern for indeterminate period, variation pattern for definite period) corresponding to each may be transmitted. Thus,
If the CPU 221 of the sub-control board 220 executes the symbol variation effect corresponding to these variation pattern designation commands, the effect is performed before and after execution of the “promotion successful effect” (indeterminate period effect, determined period effect). Accordingly, it is possible to emphasize the indefinite period effect and the definite period effect.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the open extension period ends in “drive mode H”, the “high-definition confirmed image” is displayed as a background image, and the open extension period ends in “drive mode I”. In this case, the “low-definition confirmed image” is displayed as the background image. Instead of this, a similar background image may be displayed when the open extension period ends in either “drive mode H” or “drive mode I”. This makes it difficult for the player to recognize the probability state after the opening extension period ends.

  The present invention can be used for a ball game machine used in a game hall.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 17a ... 1st starting port, 17b ... 2nd starting port, 28 ... 1st symbol display device (symbol display device), 32 ... 2nd symbol display device (symbol display device), 31d ... Grand prize opening , 20
0 ... main control board (game control means), 201 ... CPU (symbol selection means, execution mode setting means,
Command transmission means), 202... ROM (hit symbol storage means, execution mode storage means), 220
... sub control board (effect control means), 221 ... CPU (command receiving means, notification effect executing means, period effect executing means)

Claims (1)

The special symbol display device variably displays the special symbol and executes the winning game based on the special symbol being stopped and displayed on the winning symbol.
As the hit probability that the special symbol stops and displays with the hit symbol, a first probability and a second probability higher than the first probability are provided,
According to the type of the winning symbol that triggered the winning game, the hitting probability after the corresponding game becomes the first probability or the second probability,
Main control means for controlling the progress of the game;
Production control means for controlling production ;
With
The effect control means, a predetermined effect to suggest a probability per after the per game, may be performed after the per game,
Said main control means Oite the game to perform the variable display of the special symbols as a predetermined reference timing after the per game, a special pattern tables variation patterns selectable to allow executing the predetermined presentation Browse
The reference timing of the special pattern table, varies depending on the type of the per symbol becomes execution timing of the per game,
In the game in which the reference timing of the special pattern table is set a plurality of times and the special symbol variation display other than the reference timing of the special pattern table is executed, a variation that can select a variation pattern that does not allow execution of the predetermined effect is selected. A ball game machine characterized by referring to a pattern table .

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