JP6076693B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

As a general pachinko game machine, what is called a digipachi is known.
In a pachinko game machine called a digipachi, a start winning opening is provided in a game area formed on a game board surface into which a game ball is driven and flows down, and the game ball starts and wins in the start winning opening. In the internal control device, a big win or off lottery is performed, and when the big win is made by the lottery, the attacker provided in the game area is released and the game ball can be awarded to the attacker (special game state) Will occur.

  The lottery result of the jackpot or miss is notified to the player by a variable display game displayed on a special symbol (hereinafter abbreviated as special figure) display device and a variable display device for effects. In addition, the opening / closing operation in which the jackpot gaming state occurs and the attacker opens and closes is repeated on condition that the variable display game for notifying the jackpot ends. One opening / closing operation of the attacker is called a round, and the number of rounds performed in the jackpot gaming state after the variable display game is finished with the jackpot is determined depending on the jackpot type.

  Also, in the type of jackpot, not only the number of rounds, but the game state after the jackpot gaming state is a jackpot that becomes a so-called probability variation gaming state, and a jackpot that does not become a probability variation gaming state but a normal gaming state (non-probability variation gaming state) There is. In the probable gaming state, there is an electric chew support (electric support) state in which the jackpot probability is high and so-called electric tulips (electric chews) provided at the start winning opening are frequently opened.

  In the non-probability game state, the jackpot probability is lower than in the probability change game state, and the electric support state does not occur. However, when the short-time gaming state is entered, the electric support state is generated with a low jackpot probability. In general, the period of the probabilistic gaming state is from the end of the jackpot gaming state to the next occurrence of the jackpot gaming state, but from the end of the jackpot gaming state to the end of the predetermined number of variable display games. In some cases. The duration of the short-time gaming state is basically from the end of the jackpot gaming state until the end of the predetermined number of variable display games. However, the predetermined number of times may change depending on the situation.

  Such a control device for a pachinko gaming machine is divided into a main control board and a sub-control board, and the main control device mounted on the main control board has a sensor for detecting a game ball at each winning opening. Connected, and control corresponding to winning of the game ball in each winning opening is performed. For example, in response to winning of a game ball, the main control board outputs a command to a payout control device that controls the game ball payout device, and performs control to pay out the game ball as a prize ball. Further, the main control device controls the start and stop of change of the change display game based on the winning of the game ball at the start winning opening, and also controls the big hit and miss.

  On the other hand, the sub-control device mounted on the sub-control board, based on commands from the main control device, controls the display of the variable display game on the variable display device and outputs sounds such as voice, music, and sound effects. And control of various production LEDs.

  In such a pachinko gaming machine, for example, when a power failure occurs for a short period of time and the main control board or sub control board is powered off, the game information stored in the RAM, which is a volatile memory, is lost. End up. Therefore, on the main control board side, the memory that stores game information necessary for game control in pachinko machines is backed up by a battery, etc., and is retained even if a power failure occurs It has come to be.

Therefore, the game can be continued in response to the game situation before the power is turned off after the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like.
On the other hand, the power supply of the memory is not backed up on the sub-control board side, and the game information stored in the memory is lost when an abnormality such as a power interruption occurs. Note that game information necessary for controlling the variable display device or the like by the sub-control device of the sub-control board is included in a command input from the main control device of the main control board.

  Therefore, when the main control board side returns from the power interruption, a power return process is performed so that the game information is synchronized with the sub-control board side that has lost the game information. The effect display in the game or jackpot gaming state is immediately resumed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Here, in rare cases, power is normally supplied to the main control board, but only the sub-control board may be powered off. If the CPU of the sub-control board becomes uncontrollable due to problems in the hardware configuration or the like, the CPU or RAM on the sub-control board is used to return the CPU that is difficult to control to the normal state. May be reset and initialized. In these cases, information stored in the RAM is lost.
In these cases, on the main control board side, there is no trouble such as power-off, the variable display game and the jackpot game proceed normally, and the game state information such as time reduction and probability change is also normal. Therefore, the variable display game and the jackpot game will proceed normally, but in the sub control device of the sub control board, the game information necessary for the control of the variable display device is lost, and the variable display device A normal display is difficult. In the following description, the problem is mainly described as a power failure, but the above-described reset is also included.

  In addition, the display of the variable display device and the sound output from the speaker are stopped until the sub-control board is turned off after being turned off. Even if the sub-control board returns from power-off, there is no game information until a command is input from the main control board. For example, in a variable display device, a color bar is displayed as a default display. .

  Next, when a command is input from the main control device, display control of the variable display device is performed based on game information included in the command. However, the game information provided by each command does not necessarily include everything necessary for control of the variable display device. The game information is accumulated by inputting a plurality of commands, so that the display of the variable display device can be performed. In many cases, the game information required for the control is in a complete state.

  Therefore, in the restored sub-control device, the variable display device cannot be controlled only by the game information included in the command output from the main control device according to the situation, and after the sub-control device returns, the variable display device There is a possibility that more time is required until the effect display is normally performed.

  For example, the first holding symbol indicating the first holding number of the first variable display game performed based on the winning of the game ball in the first starting winning opening, and the first performed based on the winning in the second starting winning opening. In some cases, the second holding symbol indicating the second holding number of the two-variable display game is displayed side by side in the winning order of the game ball to the first start winning opening or the second winning opening.

  In this case, when the game ball is won at the first start winning opening or the second start entrance or when the variable display game is started, the command output from the main control device to the sub-control device includes the first hold number and the second Even if the number of holds is included as game information, the game information indicating the winning order for arranging the first reserved symbol and the second reserved symbol in the winning order is not included. For this reason, there is a possibility that the first and second reserved symbols cannot be displayed even if the sub-control device returns from the power-off state and the above-described command is input.

  In view of this, there has been proposed a gaming machine that allows the first and second reserved symbols to be displayed when the sub-control board returns from the abnormality by including game information indicating the winning order in the above-described command ( For example, see Patent Document 3).

JP 2011-172976 A JP 2009-160333 A JP 2010-273747 A

  By the way, the main control board side controls all the games such as the start and stop of change of the variable display game, the determination of the big hit or miss, the start and end of the big hit game, the payout of the winning ball for the winning, and the sub control board side The content determined on the control board side is received as game information of the command, and the display and sound effects are controlled based on the game information of the command.

  Therefore, when power is supplied to the main control board side and only the sub control board side is reset, the main control board side operates normally, so there is no problem in the progress of the variable display game and jackpot game, Only the sound and display are temporarily interrupted, and then the sound and display are restored. Therefore, it is required that the output of the effect display, the sound effect, and the like be restored as smoothly as possible without resetting the main control board that is operating normally.

  In addition, the phenomenon that only the sub-control board side is reset is an extremely rare phenomenon, and it is not preferable that the processing of the main control device of the main control board that is restricted in hardware configuration increases due to the rare phenomenon. . Therefore, there is a need for a configuration that allows the sub-control device to return to a smooth effect display after resetting without changing the command system or the like in the main control device.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the game information included in the command input from the main control device after the sub-control device is reset is insufficient for processing such as effect display. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of smoothly returning an effect display or the like by setting provisional game information.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the gaming machine of the present invention includes an effect display means for displaying an effect display of a variable display game and an effect display of a jackpot game that is performed when the variable display game is a jackpot,
Game information necessary for controlling the variable display game including determination of jackpot or loss and control of the jackpot game, and for controlling display of the effect display on the effect display means of the variable display game and the jackpot game Main control means for outputting a command including
It comprises a game information storage means that consists of a volatile memory and stores the game information included in the command output from the main control means, and the effect display based on the game information stored in the game information storage means Sub-control means for controlling the effect display in the means;
In a gaming machine having power display means for supplying power to the effect display means, the main control means and the sub control means,
In a state where power is supplied from the power supply means to the main control means, after the game information stored in the game information storage means disappears due to an abnormality in the sub control means, the sub control means When the command is input from the main control means, the game information included in the command is stored in the game information storage means, and based on the game information stored in the game information storage means, When the sub-control means controls the effect display means to perform the effect display and the game information lost from the game information storage means is required, temporary game information is used instead of the lost game information. Provisional game information setting means for setting,
The temporary game information setting means, as lost the game information settable provisional in place of the game information, among the player plural kinds levels of advantage are different gaming information, corresponding to the command received after return a to be set, characterized in that the level of the player's advantage to set the lower the gaming information.

  According to such a configuration, in a state where power is supplied to the main control means, only the sub-control means returns after an abnormality (for example, power failure or reset by a reset function described later), and from the main control means When the sub-control means controls the effect display means based on the command, the game information necessary for the game information lost due to the above-described abnormality is temporarily set. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the display control of the effect display means from being hindered due to lack of game information.

However, if there are multiple types of provisional game information in the content of the game information, one of the types is provisionally set, and there is a high possibility that it is different from the lost game information, and the production based on the provisional game information There may be an error in the effect display of the display means. That is, there is a possibility that the game information on the main control means side and the temporarily set game information on the sub control means side are different.
Basically, even if there is an unusual part in the display for the production, it may be regarded as a part of the production and does not become a big problem.

  However, in the effect display performed based on the game information, when an effect display with a different level of player's advantage due to different game information is performed, for example, an effect display of 15 rounds of jackpot is performed even though 5 rounds of jackpot. In this case, when the player continues the game in anticipation of 15 rounds, the main control means judges that 5 rounds have been won and the jackpot game ends in 5 rounds. It will end up.

  In this case, there is a possibility that the player may feel distrust with the gaming machine after the display control means display becomes strange due to the reset of the sub-control means. If there is an effect display and an effect display of five rounds which is disadvantageous to the player, game information of five rounds disadvantageous to the player is set temporarily. In other words, if game information selected from a plurality of pieces of game information that may have different player advantages can be set as the game information that is set, the game information can be set according to the input command. The game information that is most unfavorable to the player is set.

  In this case, even if an effect display that is most disadvantageous to the player, for example, an effect display for 5 rounds of jackpot, is performed, in the case of 15 rounds of jackpot, even if 5 rounds are finished, the jackpot gaming state is ended. The jackpot continues until round 15.

  Therefore, the player is pleased that the jackpot game that has been considered to be 5 rounds lasts up to 15 rounds, and can suppress the occurrence of distrust to the gaming machine. It should be noted that the advantage for the player is not necessarily clear, and depending on the player, the situation that is considered advantageous may differ depending on the player. For example, the advantage ranking is given to the game information in advance. The game information that can be set in response to the command may be selected from those having the lowest advantageous ranking.

In the above-described configuration of the present invention, a game board including a game area in which the launched game ball flows down;
A variable winning device that can be opened and closed between a closed state in which the game ball cannot be won and an open state in which the game ball is easy to win,
The main control means, as the jackpot game, allows the variable winning device to win a game ball by repeating the opening and closing operation of the variable winning device that is normally closed, and is in a jackpot game When a set value of the number of all opening / closing operations is selected from a plurality of predetermined setting values, and the number of times of the opening / closing operation from the start of the jackpot game becomes the selected setting value, The jackpot game is ended after the opening / closing operation of the number of times has ended,
In addition, a jackpot game start command including all opening / closing operation frequency information indicating the number of all opening / closing operations as the set value selected at the start of the jackpot game is output, and at the start of each opening / closing operation, Outputting an opening / closing operation start command including current number-of-times information indicating the current number of times of the opening / closing operation;
The temporary game information setting means is configured such that after the jackpot game is started, the sub control means becomes abnormal and the opening / closing operation start command is restored after the total opening / closing operation frequency information stored in the game information storage means is lost. When input to the sub-control means, the total opening / closing operation number information is equal to or greater than the current number of times indicated by the current number of times information included in the opening / closing operation start command, and the total set value as the selectable setting value. Set the minimum number of all opening and closing operations among the number of opening and closing operations as temporary game information,
The sub-control means corresponds to the jackpot game corresponding to the number of all opening / closing operations indicated by the all opening / closing operation number information set as the provisional game information and the current number of times indicated by the current number of times information included in the opening / closing operation start command. It is preferable to display an effect display of the opening / closing operation on the effect display means.

  According to such a configuration, for example, when there are 5 round jackpots and 15 round jackpots as described above, the sub-control device is reset before and after the jackpot game is started and fully opened and closed as game information. When the number of operations has disappeared and an opening / closing operation start command is input after resetting, for example, when the number of rounds of 5 rounds or less is input as the current number of times information, for example, when 3 rounds are input as the current number of times Since there are 5 round jackpots and 15 round jackpots in the jackpot, it is more than 3 rounds and the most disadvantageous to the player is the 5 round jackpot.

  Therefore, 5 is set as temporary game information as the game information which is the number of all opening / closing operations. In this case, for example, when the opening / closing operations of 3 rounds, 4 rounds, and 5 rounds are performed, the effect display means performs, for example, effects display of 3, 4, and 5 rounds in the case of a big hit of 5 rounds.

  When the number of all opening / closing operations before disappearance is 5 at the end of the 5th round, the jackpot game is ended. In this case, the effect display of the third, fourth, and fifth rounds of the effect display means is appropriate, and the winning game is ended corresponding to the effect display.

  On the other hand, when the number of all opening / closing operations that have disappeared is 15, the effect display of the effect display means ends in 5 rounds. As a result, the display of the effect display means deviates from the actual operation of the variable winning device. However, in this case, the player is less likely to feel uncomfortable that the sixth round has occurred even though it should have ended in five rounds, and it is difficult for the player to complain of dissatisfaction with the gaming machine.

  Further, when the current number of times in the current number of times information included in the command at the start of the opening / closing operation is 6 or more, 6 rounds or more are candidates for the total opening / closing operation, but there are only 15 rounds as candidates for 6 or more rounds. In this case, since there are no more candidates than 15 rounds, 15 rounds are the lowest round and 15 rounds are set. In this case, the jackpot game ends after the 15-round jackpot effect display is performed from the 6th round to the 15th round.

  By setting temporary game information in place of lost game information, game information in place of lost game information even in situations where lost game information is required when a command is input from the main control means Is temporarily set, the display of the effect display by the sub-control means can be performed, and the effect display by the effect display means can be smoothly returned. However, the temporarily set game information may not match the game information stored on the main control means side.

  In this case, a difficult difference occurs between the situation of the control of the variable winning device by the main control means and the situation indicated by the effect display. At this time, if the actual status of the variable prize-winning device is less favorable to the player than the situation shown in the effect display, the player may be distrusted by the game of the gaming machine and may be dissatisfied There is.

On the contrary, when the actual state of the variable winning device is more advantageous to the player than the situation where the effect is displayed, the player is more comfortable even if the effect display is wrong because the situation is more advantageous to him. There is a high possibility that the player will not be dismissed, and there is a low possibility that the player will be dissatisfied with the mistake in the production display.
That is, according to the above-described configuration, it is possible to quickly return the effect display and to suppress the occurrence of the player's dissatisfaction.

In the above configuration of the present invention, the main control means generates one gaming state from a plurality of gaming states having different advantages to the player after the jackpot game ends, and at the time of starting the jackpot game Outputting the jackpot game start command including game state information indicating the later game state;
And the end of the jackpot game including the end game state information suggesting a part of the game state after the jackpot game at the start of the jackpot game end effect display displayed when the jackpot game is ended on the effect display means A production start command is output,
The temporary game information setting means is configured such that after the jackpot game is started, the sub-control means becomes abnormal and the game state information stored in the game information storage means disappears, and then the jackpot game end effect start command is returned. Game information for determining the game state after the jackpot game is ended when input to the sub-control means, and is included in the lost game state information and not included in the end game state information If there is
As the game information, it is preferable to set, as the provisional game information, the game information indicating a game state that is most disadvantageous to the player among the game information that can be set in correspondence with the end-time game state information .

  According to such a configuration, when the sub-control means is reset after the start of the jackpot game and the jackpot game end effect start command is input after the return, the effect display indicating the game state after the jackpot game ends with the jackpot game end effect When performing a game, game information included in the jackpot game start command may be required. However, since the sub-control means is reset after the jackpot game is started, the game information of the jackpot game start command is lost.

  In this case, temporary game information is set instead of the lost game information. At this time, since a part of the game information indicating the gaming state has been lost, the part is set as the gaming information. At this time, as the gaming information corresponding to the gaming state, the player's In the case of game information corresponding to game states having different advantages, game information corresponding to a game state having the lowest advantage of the player is set.

In this case, in the effect at the end of the jackpot gaming state, an effect display indicating a gaming state in which the player's advantage is low is performed, but when the jackpot game is actually ended, the game state indicated by the effect display indicates to the player An advantageous gaming state may occur.
In this case as well, temporary game information is set in place of the lost game information, so that the sub-control means can resume the effect display when a command is input from the main control means. However, if the provisional game information is different from the lost game information, the correct content display is not performed and the content is incorrect. For example, a game state that is different from the game state that is actually started will be announced, but a game state that is more advantageous to the player will occur than the game state that was mistakenly announced, and an incorrect effect display will be performed. It is possible to suppress the player's dissatisfaction with the fact.

  According to the present invention, when only the sub control means is reset in a state where power is supplied to the main control means, the effect display means even if the game information is insufficient due to the loss of game information on the sub control means side. It is possible to quickly return the effect display. In addition, when the game information is insufficient, the player is dissatisfied when there is a difficult difference between the effect display controlled by the sub control means and the actual operation of the gaming machine controlled by the main control means. I can suppress it. In addition, the effect display can be quickly restored by processing only on the side of the sub-control means instead of the main control means.

It is a front view which shows the game area | region on the game board of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the control person of the said pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the command reception process during jackpot game performed with the said sub control apparatus of the said pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the variable display apparatus for demonstrating the case where it changes to the effect display based on the newly input game information from the effect display based on temporary game information. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the variable display apparatus for demonstrating the case where it changes to the effect display based on the newly input game information from the effect display based on temporary game information.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, this pachinko gaming machine has a game board 1 having a game area 2 in which a launched game ball flows down.
A variable display device 3 is provided as an effect display means in the game area 2 on the board surface of the game board 1. The variable display device 3 is provided at a substantially central portion in the game area 2. Further, the variable display device 3 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, and displays various lottery (winning) and off lottery results of lottery performed by a main control device (main control means) 14 as main control means. When displaying the lottery result, a decorative display variation display game as identification information is displayed, and the lottery result is notified by a big hit or miss of the variation display game.

  At the lower part of the game board 1, first and second special figure display devices 4a and 4b are provided. The 1st and 2nd special figure display apparatuses 4a and 4b consist of segment type LED display apparatuses, such as 7 segments, for example. The first and second special-figure display devices 4a and 4b display variation display for a variation display time set as part of a variation pattern of symbol variation in a variation display game (special game). After that, a special symbol (special symbol) as identification information is stopped and displayed.

  Here, in the variable display game of a special figure that stops and displays one type of special figure (stop symbol) from a plurality of types of special figures after the blinking display of the first and second special figure display devices 4a and 4b, There are a first variable display game played on the special figure display device 4a and a second variable display game played on the second special figure display device 4b. The first variation display game and the second variation display game are not played at the same time, and the second variation display game is preferentially started over the first variation display game based on the start condition of the variation display game described later. The

  In other words, when the second variable display game that can be started is put on hold as described later, the start condition for the first variable display game is not satisfied. Also, the decorative symbol variation display game displayed on the variable display device 3 is displayed substantially simultaneously with the first variation display game or the second variation display game being executed of the first variation display game or the second variation display game. At the same time, the game is substantially the same as the first or second variation display game being executed.

  Further, in the variable display device 3, hold number display areas 31a and 31b in which a hold number described later is displayed are set in the peripheral portion of the screen. When the first start winning signal is input from the first starting ball detection sensor 53a, the main controller 14 adds 1 to the first hold number within a range of an upper limit (for example, 4), and this start winning is determined. When the first variation display game and the decorative symbol variation display game are started, 1 is subtracted from the number of holds. This first hold number is displayed as the number of hold display marks in the hold number display area 31a via a sub control device (sub control means) 30 described later.

  Similarly, when the second start winning signal is input from the second start ball detection sensor 53b, the main controller 14 adds 1 to the second hold number within a range of an upper limit (for example, 4). When the second variation display game and the decorative symbol variation display game are started based on the start winning, 1 is subtracted from the number of holds. This second hold number is displayed as the number of hold display marks in the hold number display area 31b via the sub-control device 30. In addition, as will be described later, these hold numbers are also displayed on the status display device 9.

A first start winning opening 52 is provided immediately below the variable display device 3.
In addition, an ordinary variable winning device 5 called an electric tulip (electric tu) having a second starting winning port 54 is provided below the first starting winning port 52.
The normal variation winning device 5 includes a pair of movable pieces 51 and 51 that can be opened and closed, and the movable pieces 51 and 51 that cannot receive a game ball in the second start winning opening 54 are closed (closed state), The movable pieces 51 and 51 are configured to be variable between an open state (open state) so that a game ball can easily win the second start winning port 54.

  In addition, although the space | interval slightly wider than the diameter of the game ball which can pass a game ball is opened between the two movable pieces 51 and 51 of the closed state, in this example, the closed movable pieces 51 and 51 are closed. There is a first start winning opening 52 immediately above the game ball, and the game balls cannot enter the second starting winning opening 54 with the movable pieces 51, 51 closed.

  The first start winning opening 52 is provided with a first start ball detection sensor 53a (shown in FIG. 2) for detecting the winning of a game ball. The first start ball detection sensor 53a is connected to the main controller 14. When the game ball wins the first start winning opening 52, a first start winning signal is output. The second start winning opening 54 is provided with a second start ball detecting sensor 53b (shown in FIG. 2) for detecting the winning of a game ball. The second start ball detecting sensor 53b is provided in the main control device 14. In addition, a second start winning signal is output when the game ball wins the second start winning opening 54. The main controller 14 obtains a random number that determines the big hit and miss of the first variation display game based on the input of the first start winning signal, and acquires the big hit and the second variation display game based on the input of the second start winning signal. Random numbers are acquired to determine the loss. A hard random number generated by a hard random number generation circuit 14e described later is used as a random number used in the jackpot determination of the first variation display game and the second variation display game.

  A special variable winning device (attacker) 6 having a large winning opening 61 is provided below the normal variable winning device 5. The attacker 6 is provided with a movable door 62 that opens and closes a grand prize winning opening 61. In the normal gaming state, the movable door 62 is in a closed state where it is stood and closed so as not to allow the game ball to flow into the grand prize winning opening 61. In addition, when the result of the first variation display game or the second variation display game is a big hit, and the big hit gaming state occurs, the movable door 62 is opened in a state that it is tilted substantially horizontally and opened so that the game ball easily flows in. It becomes a state. In this case, the movable door 62 repeats opening and closing operations for the set number of rounds. Further, the special winning opening 61 is provided with a special winning ball detection sensor 63 (shown in FIG. 2) for detecting a game ball won in the special winning opening 61.

  In the big hit gaming state, the operation of one round as the opening / closing operation in which the special variable winning device 6 is changed from the closed state to the open state and then closed again is repeated for the set number of rounds.

  On the left side of the variable display device 3, a normal symbol (abbreviated as a common figure) gate 7 is provided. Further, the passing gate detection sensor 7a (shown in FIG. 2) that detects a game ball that has passed through the opening gate 7 is provided in the normal game gate 7, and when the passing ball detection sensor 7a detects the game ball, the main control is performed. A passing ball detection signal is output to the device 14. Based on the input of the passing ball detection signal, the main control device 14 performs a general drawing lottery for drawing the winning when the normal variation winning device 5 is opened and the losing that keeps the normal variation winning device 5 closed. Do. The result of this general drawing lottery is that the variable display game of the normal map (general game: normal game) is displayed on the end portion of the variable display device 3 and the general map display device 8 (see FIG. 2) in the state display device 9 described later. This is notified by displaying on the screen.

  When the normal game is won, the normal variation winning device 5 is opened, the winning rate of the game ball to the second start winning opening 54 is increased, and the start chance of the second variation display game is increased. ing. In addition, on the left side of the game area 2, a plurality of general winning ports 10, 10 are provided. Further, a general winning ball detection sensor 11 (shown in FIG. 2) for detecting a game ball won in the general winning ports 10, 10 is provided corresponding to the general winning ports 10, 10, respectively.

  Further, the game board 1 is obtained in the same manner as the number of rounds based on the type of jackpot in the jackpot gaming state, the number of holds of the first variable display game, the number of holds of the second variable display game, and the number of holds. A state display device 9 including a general diagram display device 8 is provided, as well as the number of general maps held in the variable diagram game.

  It should be noted that the number of pending maps is the upper limit when a game ball passes through the diagram gate 7 by the main controller 14 and a passing ball detection signal is input from the passing ball detection sensor 7a to the main controller 14. In the range of numbers (for example, 4), 1 is added, and 1 is subtracted when the usual variable display game is started. In addition, the start condition of the normal display game is the change of the normal map in which the general figure hold number becomes 1 or is out of the state in which the normal variable display game and the normal variable winning device 5 are not opened. When the display game is completed, or when the normal variable winning game 5 is ended and the normal variable winning device 5 is opened, and when the opening is completed, the number of held general drawings is one or more.

  In addition, at the lowermost end portion of the game area 2 below the special variable prize winning device 6, an out port 12 that discharges a game ball that has not won any prize port to the back of the game board 1 outside the game area 2. Is provided. In addition, on the front surface of the game board 1, a flow regulation changing member such as a game nail 13 (partially shown) or a windmill (not shown) that regulates the flow direction of the game ball and changes the flow direction is provided. .

  Next, the control system of the pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. The control system of the pachinko gaming machine is roughly divided into a main control unit 15, a sub control unit 16, and a power supply device 18 that supplies power to each of the main control unit 15 and the sub control unit 16. Yes. The power supply device 18 is connected to an AC 24V power source (power supply means) 21 provided outside the gaming machine provided in the game store, and converts AC to DC to supply power.

  The main control unit 15 is provided with a main control device 14 (main control means of a main control board) configured by, for example, a one-chip microcomputer for a gaming machine, and the main control device 14 includes a CPU 14a that executes a program. The ROM 14b that stores the program and data used in the program, the RAM 14c that stores the program read from the ROM 14b, and the data generated based on the execution of the program, the various data read from the ROM 14b, etc. A clock 14d for outputting a clock (frequency) signal for synchronization, a hard random number generation circuit 14e for generating a random number (pseudo-random number) used for jackpot determination of the variable display game, and the like are provided.

  Signals from various sensors provided in the pachinko gaming machine can be input to the main control device 14 (CPU 14a). The first and second start ball detection sensors 53a and 53b, the winning ball detection sensor described above. 63, a passing ball detection sensor 7a and a general winning ball detection sensor 11 are connected, and an error detection sensor 19 for detecting an error (for example, magnetic detection, radio wave detection, etc.) in a pachinko gaming machine is connected.

  The main controller 14 outputs various signals for operating various devices of the pachinko gaming machine. For example, an external information terminal board 40 is connected to the main controller 14, and various data can be output to the hall computer 20 outside the gaming machine via the external information terminal board 40. The hall computer 20 can centrally manage data from each gaming machine and output the operating status of each gaming machine.

The main control device 14 is connected to a sub control device 30 of the sub control unit 16, a payout control device 22 of the main control unit 15, and the like, and a command (control command) can be output thereto.
The sub-control device 30 includes a symbol control unit that controls image display in the variable display device 3, a lamp control unit that controls turning on and off of a lamp (LED) described later for production, various sounds, sound effects, music, It has a function as a voice control unit for controlling output.
The payout control device 22 has a function as a payout control unit that controls payout of game balls as prize balls, and a function as a fire control unit that controls the release of game balls to the game area 2.

  The main controller 14 is connected to the first and second special-figure display devices 4a and 4b, the general-purpose display device 8, and the status display device 9, and the main controller 14 is connected to the first and second special-figure display devices. 4a and 4b, display control of the first variation display game and second variation display game, display control of the usual variation display game in the ordinary map display device 8, and LEDs indicating the various states described above in the state display device 9. Display control.

  The main control device 14 is connected to a normal variable winning drive device 55 that drives the movable pieces 51, 51 of the normal variation winning device 5. The main control device 14 is connected to a special variable winning drive device 64 that drives the movable door 62 of the special variable winning device 6. The main control device 14 controls the opening / closing operation of the normal variation winning device 5 and the special variation winning device 6.

  The main control device 14 controls the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine, and detects the game ball from the first and second start ball detection sensors 53a and 53b, the big winning ball detection sensor 63, and the general winning ball detection sensor 11. When a signal is input, that is, when a game ball wins at each winning opening, a command is output to the payout control device 22 to discharge the game ball as a prize ball.

  In addition, when the detection signal of the game ball is input from the passing ball detection sensor 7a, the main control device 14 performs a process of adding 1 to the above-mentioned general-purpose holding number if the normal-number holding number is less than the upper limit. Various random numbers used in the lottery process for determining the hit of the usual game are acquired, and the random numbers are stored. This random number is a soft random number generated by the main controller 14. In addition, the main control device 14 starts the usual game according to the above-described predetermined start condition, and subtracts one from the usual figure holding number. At this time, it is determined whether or not the normal game is missed by random number lottery processing, and based on this determination, the normal game that is hit or missed is displayed on the general map display device 8.

  In addition, the main controller 14 receives the first winning number of the first variation display game and the second variation display game based on the input of the start winning signals from the first and second start ball detection sensors 53a and 53b. 2 When the number of holdings is less than the upper limit, the above-described addition processing of the first and second holdings is performed, and the subtraction process is performed when the variable display game is started. Further, various random numbers (winning determination random number, symbol random number (per-type random number), production random number) as lottery determination information used in the lottery process for determining the big hit loss of the variable display game are acquired, and the random numbers are stored in the RAM 14c. .

  The hit determination random number uses the above-described hard random number, and the other uses the above-described soft random number. In addition, the lottery process determines the big hits and misses of the first and second variable display games based on the hit determination random numbers, and controls the first and second special figure display devices 4a and 4b to control the first and second A variable display game is displayed, and a command is output to the sub-control device 30 for display of a decorative symbol variable display game on the variable display device 3, notification of the result, and presentation.

  The predetermined start condition of the first variation display game set in the main control device 14 is that when the previous first variation display game or the second variation display game ends in an outlier, the first variation display game or the second variation display game. When the variable display game is a big hit, the special variable winning device 6 is opened to the big hit gaming state, and when the big hit gaming state ends, the second hold number is 0 and the first hold When the number is 1 or more, and when the game is not one of the first variation display game, the second variation display game, or the big hit gaming state, the first start winning signal is inputted and the first hold number becomes one. (The second hold number is 0).

  The start condition of the second variation display game set in the main control device 14 is that when the previous first variation display game or the second variation display game ends in an outlier and the first variation display game or the second variation display game. When the game is a big hit, the special variable winning device 6 is opened to the big hit gaming state, and when the big hit gaming state ends, the second hold number is 1 or more In this case, the second start-up winning signal is input and the second hold number becomes 1 when none of the first variation display game, the second variation display game, and the big hit gaming state.

  In addition, the main control device 14 displays a special figure (stop symbol) during the fluctuation display time set in the fluctuation pattern determined by the lottery using the above-described production random numbers from the start of the first fluctuation display game or the second fluctuation display game. The first variation display game or the second variation display game is ended when the game time including a predetermined stop display time for stopping display is over.

  The main control device 14 also controls the normal variable prize driving device 55 that drives the movable pieces 51 and 51 of the normal variation winning device 5 to close the normal variation winning device 5 when the normal game is won. Control is performed from the state to the open state. In addition, when the first variation display game or the second variation display game is a big hit, that is, when the first variation display game or the second variation display game is ended with a big hit, the main control device 14 The special variable prize driving device 64 of the movable door 62 of the special variable prize winning device 6 is controlled to control the special variable prize winning device 6 to change from the closed state to the open state based on a predetermined condition to generate a big hit gaming state. .

  In addition, the main control device 14 performs a lottery process for determining whether the first variation display game and the second variation display game are big hits or not based on the start winning signal.

  Further, when the main control device 14 sequentially displays the first variation display game or the second variation display game indicating either the big hit or the loss, the first lottery processing is performed based on the occurrence of the probability variation gaming state or the like. The probability that the variation display game and the second variation display game are big hits is shifted from a low probability state to a high probability state, and the first variation display game and the second variation display game are performed by the lottery process based on the occurrence of the normal gaming state. Transition control is performed to shift the probability of hitting the jackpot to a low probability state lower than the high probability state.

  Further, the main control device 14 sets the probability of hitting the usual variable display game to a higher probability than usual when the probability change gaming state as the high probability state is reached, and sets the fluctuation display time of the usual variable display game to normal. Set to a shorter electric chew support state (electric support state). Further, in the electric support state, the opening time of the normal variation winning device 5 when the usual variable display game is won is longer than usual (the number of times of opening is larger than usual). The start of the jackpot gaming state is an end condition for the electric support state including the probability variation gaming state and the like.

  In the probability variation gaming state, the jackpot probability of the first and second variation display games is set to a high probability state that is about 10 times higher, and the variation display time (decoration pattern and special diagram of the first and second variation display games is displayed). The time during which the display is changed is made shorter than usual, and the above-mentioned electric support state is set.

The sub-control device 30 (sub-control board sub-control means) of the sub-control unit 16 includes a CPU 30a, a ROM 30b, a RAM 30c, and the like as control devices. The sub-control device 30 controls the variable display device 3 as a symbol control unit, and the variable display device 3 is connected via a graphic processor 38.
The sub-control device 30 controls display on the variable display device 3 of the decorative symbol variation display game based on the big hits and misses determined by the main control device 14 and the variation display time as the variation pattern.

  Further, the sub-control device 30 is connected to a board lamp 32 provided on the board of the gaming board 1 as a lamp controller and a glass door lamp 33 provided on the glass door of the pachinko gaming machine. The effect by turning on and off the LED as the glass door lamp 33 is controlled.

  In addition, the sub-control device 30 is connected to a speaker 35 via a sound processor 34 and an amplifier as a voice control unit, and controls output of effect sound, voice, music, etc. for production.

The sub control device 30 is connected with an effect button 36 provided in the vicinity of the upper plate of the pachinko gaming machine and the effect button 36 is operated when the effect button 36 is operated while the effect button 36 is valid. Is sent to the sub-control device 30, and the sub-control device 30 controls the image display and sound output for the effect prepared for the case where the effect button 36 is operated.
In addition, when an effect movable accessory is provided on the game board 1, the sub control device 30 controls the effect movable accessory driving device 37 that operates the effect movable accessory, thereby producing a game effect by the effect movable accessory. To control.

  The payout control device 22 includes a CPU 22a, a ROM 22b, a RAM 22c, and the like as control devices. The payout control device 22 is connected to the payout device 29 as a payout control unit, and controls the payout device 29 in response to a command output from the main control device 14 based on the winning of the game ball as described above. And pay out the prize balls.

  Further, the payout control device 22 includes a door opening switch 41 that detects the opening of the glass door and the inner frame that houses the game board 1, and a tray (for example, an upper plate or a lower plate) that holds the game balls that have been paid out. A dish full tank switch 42 for detecting that the accumulated game balls are full is connected. Based on the signals from the door opening switch 41 and the dish full tank switch 42, the payout from the payout device 29 and the launching device are performed. Launch of game balls from is restricted.

  Further, the payout control device 22 is connected to a payout counting switch 43 for counting the number of game balls to be paid out from the payout device 29, and the number of game balls actually paid out is counted. The payout device 29 is controlled so that a game ball to be paid out is paid out.

In addition, a relay board 23 is connected to the payout control device 22, and the relay board 23 is provided outside the gaming machine and reads the data of the inserted prepaid card (recording medium) to control the rental of the game ball. A CR unit 28 for performing is connected.
The relay board 23 is connected to a ball rental switch 24, a return switch 25, a frequency display device 26, and a ball rental display device 27 provided in the vicinity of the upper plate of the gaming machine.

  The frequency display device 26 displays the frequency that is recorded on the prepaid card read into the CR unit 28 and can be converted into a game ball. When the ball lending switch 24 is operated in a state where there is a remaining frequency, the number of game balls corresponding to the set frequency within the frequency range is paid out under the control of the payout control device 22. In the ball rental display device 27, the LED is turned on when the game ball is paid out. When the return switch 25 is operated in a state where the frequency displayed on the frequency display device 26 remains, the prepaid card inserted in the CR unit 28 is returned.

  Further, the payout control device 22 includes a launch drive device 39 that drives the game ball launch device as a launch control unit, and a ball feed drive device that drives a ball feed device that sends the game ball to the launch position of the game ball of the game ball launch device. 47 is connected. By operating the ball feed drive device 47 and the firing drive device 39, the game ball supplied from the upper plate is controlled to be launched toward the game area 2.

  Also, the payout control device 22 as the launch control unit is connected to a launch volume 44 for changing the power supplied to the launch drive device 39 based on a handle operation for operating the launch of the game ball, By adjusting the firing volume 44 by the player's handle operation, the firing force of the game ball launched from the game ball launching device is adjusted.

Further, when the firing stop switch 45 and the touch sensor 46 are connected to the payout control device 22 and the firing stop switch 45 is operated, and when the touch sensor 46 does not detect the touch of the operator's hand, the ball feeding is performed. By stopping the drive device 47 and the launch drive device 39, the launch of the game ball is stopped.
The payout control device 22 is connected to the hall computer 20 via the external information terminal board 40 so as to be able to output data.

  In such a gaming machine control system, the main controller 14 performs random number acquisition processing when the first start winning signal is input as described above or when the second starting winning signal is input. Done. The main control device 14 acquires a hard random number for the big win of the first or second variable display game from the hard random number generation circuit 14e, and generates and acquires other soft random numbers for the lottery. Note that when a start winning signal is input, a random number is acquired if the corresponding hold number is less than the upper limit, but no random number is acquired if the corresponding hold number is the upper limit.

  Further, the main control device 14 stores the random number acquired as described above in the RAM 14c, and when the start condition of the variable display game corresponding to the random number is satisfied and the lottery process using the stored random number is performed, the random number The random number is erased assuming that the erasure condition is satisfied, and the first or second hold number used in the first or second variable display game is decremented by one.

  The main control device 14 draws lots for displaying the first and second variable display games using the random numbers (hit determination random number, symbol random number, production random number) acquired as described above at the start of the variable display game. Process. In the lottery process, first, as the success / failure lottery process, the hit determination random number is compared with the hit determination value (lottery element) stored in the set hit determination table (low probability determination table or high probability determination table). . The ROM 14b of the main controller 14 stores a hit determination table.

  The winning judgment value is a numerical value determined in advance from a predetermined range of numerical values (integers) to be a winning determination random number, and the big hit probability is (number of winning determination values) / (predetermined range of numerical values to be a hit determination random number) Number). In addition, the hit determination value includes a hit determination value stored in the normal low probability determination table in which the hit probability is low, and a hit determination value stored in the high probability determination table at the time of high probability after the probability variation determination. For example, the number of hit determination values at the time of high probability is about 10 times larger than the number of hit determination values at the time of normal (low probability). Thereby, the jackpot probability at the time of high probability is set to about 10 times, for example, at the time of low probability.

If the acquired value of the hit determination random number and the hit determination value match, it is a big hit, and if it does not match, it is shifted.
Whether the low probability determination table or the high probability determination table is used is determined by main controller 14 depending on whether the probability state controlled as described above is a high probability state or a low probability state.
When it is determined that the game is a big win, the main control device 14 generates a big win game state after the end of the variable display game that results in the big win.

  Following the success / failure determination process, a stop symbol lottery process is performed. The symbol random number determines the type of stop symbol (special symbol) that is stopped and displayed on the first and second special symbol display devices 4a and 4b. For example, one type of special figure is determined. In the case of a big win, a plurality of types of special figures are set corresponding to each type of big hit, and one special figure is selected by lottery from these special figures.

  In this embodiment, the types of jackpots include, for example, a 15-round jackpot that opens and closes the attacker 6 only 15 times when the jackpot game state is reached, and a 5-round jackpot that opens and closes the attacker 6 only 5 times. There is. In addition, this pachinko gaming machine is a so-called ST machine, and in all jackpots, after the jackpot gaming state becomes a probability variation gaming state, and the period of the probability variation gaming state is limited by the number of executions of the variable display game. After the jackpot gaming state is finished, the probability variation gaming state is set only for the duration of the variable display game being played eight times.

  Further, while the probability variation gaming state, the electric support state is entered, but even if the probability variation gaming state ends, the electric support state continues as a time-saving gaming state. Here, in the above-mentioned 15 round jackpot and 5 round jackpot, the jackpot that ends when the number of executions of the electronic support state reaches the predetermined number or the jackpot gaming state is reached (number of times jackpot) And a jackpot (continuous jackpot) that ends only when the power support state becomes a jackpot gaming state. In other words, the types of jackpots are the short jackpot when the short-time gaming state (electric support state) ends with the execution of a predetermined number of variable display games, and the short-time jackpot when the five rounds are cut off, and the short-time gaming state starts the next jackpot game There will be a short-running jackpot for 15 rounds and a short-running jackpot for 5 rounds.

Furthermore, in the case of a jackpot that ends with the execution of a predetermined number of variable display games, the electric support state (a state in which the probability change game state and the subsequent short-time game state are combined) ends with the execution of 10 variable display games. There are two types of end conditions: a case where the game is performed and a case where the power support state is ended after execution of the variable display game 100 times.
The difference in the end condition of the electric support state is not set by the type of jackpot, but is determined by the gaming state when the variable display game is a jackpot.

  This gaming state is an electric support state in the probability variation gaming state and the short-time gaming state. When the variable display game is a big hit during the electric support state, the game state is 100 times after the jackpot gaming state based on the jackpot. The short-time gaming state is given only during the variable display game. When the variable display game is a big hit in the normal gaming state (non-electric support state) after the electric support state is finished (after the short-time gaming state is ended), ten variable display games are made after the big hit gaming state based on this big hit. The short-time gaming state is granted only during

After the symbol lottery process, the main control device 14 performs a variation pattern (effect) lottery process.
The above-mentioned production random number determines the fluctuation pattern including the fluctuation display time of the fluctuation display game, and whether or not it becomes reach in the case of a loss, and in the case of reach, it is normal reach or fluctuation It is determined whether to reach super reach or premium reach with a long display time (type of reach production). In this case, the variation pattern differs for each reach type.

  In addition, in the case of a big hit, it will always reach, so it determines the type of reach production such as normal reach, super reach or premium reach. The main controller 14 selects a variation pattern according to a variation pattern table including a combination of a plurality of variation patterns and a determination value associated with each of the plurality of variation patterns corresponding to the number of lottery probabilities. To select the variation pattern.

  The variation pattern table includes, for example, for big hits and for deviations, and is stored in the ROM 14b of the main controller 14. In each variation pattern table, a determination value is assigned for each variation pattern, and the lottery probability is determined by the number of determination values allocated to each variation pattern. Each judgment value is an integer included in the range of numerical values that will be the production random numbers, and the lottery probability is a judgment assigned to each variation pattern with the number of all integers included in the range of numerical values that will be the production random numbers as the denominator. It is a numerical value with the number of values as a numerator.

  The variation pattern table is further divided into a normal game state and an electric support state such as a probability variation game state. Basically, a variation pattern having a shorter variation display time is stored in the variation pattern table for the out-of-game power support state compared to the variation pattern table for the out-of-game state. In addition, in the case of a variation pattern that reaches reach, the reach of a short variation display time increases, and in the case of a long reach effect, the effect of becoming super reach or premium reach increases.

  In such control of the variable display game and control of the special variable prize device as a jackpot game, the main control device 14 starts changing the variable display game (starting the variable display game), stopping the change, and changing the variable display game. In addition to controlling the end, whether or not the variable display game is a big hit, the type of the big hit in the case of the big win, and the fluctuation pattern of the big hit or out are determined.

  At the start of the change display game (at the start of change), the commands of the change start command group are sequentially transmitted from the main control device 14 to the sub control device 30, and when the change display game stops, the main control device 14 sends the sub control device. 30, commands of the symbol confirmation command group are sequentially transmitted.

  In the variation start command group, whether or not it is basically a jackpot, a symbol corresponding to the type of jackpot in the case of a jackpot, a variation pattern of the variation display game, the first variation display game or the second variation display game is executed. Game information such as subtraction of the number of hold of the variable display game is transmitted from the main control device 14 to the sub-control device 30. In addition, game information indicating a game state, for example, a probability change game state, a short-time game state, a normal game state, or the like is transmitted from the main control device 14 to the sub-control device 30.

  In addition, in the symbol confirmation command group, game information such as a special symbol (stop symbol) to be stopped, the number of executions of the variable display game in the probability variable gaming state, the number of executions of the variable display game in the short-time gaming state, and the like from It is transmitted to the sub control device 30.

  In the jackpot game (state), a jackpot game start command is transmitted from the main control device 14 to the sub-control device 30 when the jackpot game is started, and an opening / closing operation start command is issued at the start of each round (open / close operation) during the jackpot game. The main control device 14 transmits the end effect start command group from the main control device 14 to the sub control device 30 at the end of all opening / closing operations (at the start of the jackpot game end effect).

  The jackpot game start command command includes information indicating the type of jackpot, and each of the above-mentioned short-term jackpot when the number of rounds 15 is cut off, short-time jackpot at the time of rounding off the fifth round, short-running jackpot at round 15 and short-running jackpots at round 5 If there is information indicating either of the big wins, if the number of rounds is 15 rounds or 5 rounds, the game information showing whether the short-time gaming state continues until the next number of times or the next big hit, and if the short-time gaming state is not continuous, Information indicating whether the number of executions of the variable display game whose state ends is 10 or 100 is included.

  The commands of the opening / closing operation start command group include, for example, information on the number of rounds as the number of times of opening / closing operations from the start of the jackpot game, and information indicating the number of opening / closing operations. However, the opening / closing operation start command does not include information on the number of all opening / closing operations during the jackpot game. That is, information on whether the game is a jackpot game based on round 5 or a jackpot game based on 15 rounds is not included.

  Further, the command of the jackpot game end effect start command includes information on the gaming state after the jackpot game based on the above jackpot type. That is, information indicating any one of the jackpots of the 15th round turn short hit jackpot, the 5th round turn short hit jackpot, the 15th round short run big hit and the 5th round short run big hit is included as game information of the big hit game end effect start command. Yes.

  However, the game information of the jackpot game end effect start command does not include information on the number of times of execution of the variable display game in which the short-time gaming state is ended when the short-time hit is made when the number of rounds is reduced by 15 rounds. . In other words, it does not include data indicating whether the short-time gaming state (electric support state) is completed after 10 times of the variable display game or 100 times of the variable display game.

In such a gaming machine, power is supplied from the power supply device 18 to the main control device 14, the sub control device 30, and other devices including the variable display device 3. In this case, when the AC 24V power source 21 is down due to a power failure, the power from the power supply device 18 to the main control device 14 and the sub control device 30 is cut off.
In this case, since the RAM 14c of the main controller 14 is backed up by a battery or the like, the game information necessary for the progress of the variable display game and the jackpot game is not lost. In addition, the method of recovery after a power failure is determined in advance, and the main control device 14 and the sub-control device 30 return to a state close to the state immediately before the power failure by the recovery process of the main control device 14 after the power failure.

  On the other hand, when only the sub-control device 30 becomes abnormal due to noise, static electricity, software-side failure, hardware-side failure, etc., and then returns, no problem occurs in the main control device 14. Therefore, control is continued as it is. Accordingly, a command is output from the main control device 14 to the sub control device 30 as needed depending on the game situation.

  An anomaly is, for example, a program runaway caused by a failure such as power failure, noise, static electricity, a bug on the software side, a design or manufacturing problem on the hardware side, or other factors. For example, resetting the sub-control device 30. The reset of the sub control device 30 is to initialize the CPU 30a and the RAM 30c of the sub control device 30 (for example, a microcomputer), and the data in the RAM 30c is lost by the initialization.

  Further, the above-described reset is performed by the sub-control device 30, and the sub-control device 30 monitors the malfunction that the CPU 30a becomes uncontrollable, such as the program runaway as described above, and the malfunction is not detected. A reset function is provided for resetting the CPU 30a when detected. In the following description, the case where data in the RAM 30c is lost due to power failure as an example is taken as an example of an abnormality. However, in the case of reset by the reset function described above, the sub The control device 30 will be restored, and the same processing as when the power is turned off will be performed. In addition, in the following description, when “reset” is described, not only reset by the above-described reset function but also recovery from power interruption is included.

  On the other hand, the sub-control device 30 can receive a command from the main control device 14 after, for example, initialization processing at the time of power-on when the power is restored from the power-off, and based on the command, For example, although control of effect display of the variable display device 3 is performed, game information necessary for display control may be insufficient depending on a command received after returning due to a difference in game information included in various commands. is there. In this case, if the game information is insufficient, the display content of the variable display device 3 may be incorrect or the effect display may not be performed. That is, there is a possibility that the processing becomes an error due to lack of game information, the error processing is performed, and the effect display is not performed.

  In this embodiment, in the jackpot gaming state, a case will be described in which the sub-control device 30 returns after being powered off, that is, reset.

  Here, an outline of display control of the variable display device 3 by the sub-control device 30 during the jackpot game will be described. In addition to the display control of the variable display device 3, the sub-control device 30 controls the effect by the sound and the effect by the LED, and when there is an effect movable accessory, the movement of the effect movable accessory Here, the control of the effect display in the variable display device 3 will be described, and the description of the control of the sound, the light of the LED, and the effect movable accessory will be omitted.

  When a jackpot game start command is input from the main control device 14 when the variable display game that is a jackpot is completed, the sub-control device 30 performs control to display a jackpot game start effect display on the variable display device 3. In the start effect display, the above-mentioned jackpot type may be notified, or the number of rounds until the end may be notified as part of the jackpot type.

  That is, the jackpot game start effect display may be a different effect display for each type of jackpot. The jackpot game start command basically includes all the game information necessary for the jackpot game start effect, so if the sub-control device 30 is restored immediately before the jackpot game start, the jackpot game start effect is displayed. Is possible. In addition, since the necessary gaming state is added at any time by the command after the jackpot game start command, the jackpot game effect display after the jackpot game start effect display, that is, the effect display for each opening and closing operation and the jackpot game end effect Display is also possible.

  Next, each round after the first round is displayed. In each round, the number of rounds from the start of the jackpot game is announced, and whether the jackpot game based on the 15th round jackpot or the jackpot game based on the 5th round jackpot is announced, the 15th round jackpot or 5 rounds The effect display that can distinguish the big hit is made. That is, the effect display during each round in the variable display device 3 is a combination of the current number of rounds from the start of the jackpot game and the total number of opening and closing operations that is the number of all opening / closing operations (all rounds) during the jackpot game. Different effects are displayed depending on the situation.

  In this case, the control of the variable display device by the sub-control device 30 is included in the game information indicating the number of all opening / closing operations included in the command of the command group at the start of the jackpot game and the opening / closing operation start command of each round. The game information indicating the current number of rounds as the current number of rounds is required.

  In this case, the effect display by the sub-control device 30 includes not only information on the number of rounds from the jackpot game start included in each opening / closing operation start command, but also part of the jackpot type information included in the jackpot game start command. As such, information on whether or not 5 rounds or 15 rounds is needed. That is, numerical information of 5 or 15 is required as the number of all opening / closing operations during the jackpot game.

  Next, when the fifth round or the fifteenth round is finished as the final round, in the jackpot game end effect display, a different effect is performed for each gaming state after the jackpot game. The game state after the jackpot game basically depends on the type of jackpot, but in this gaming machine, the game state is surely changed until the variable display game is executed eight times. The end condition is different.

  As a condition for ending the short-time game state (electric support state), as described above, the case where the variable display game is executed 10 times after the jackpot game is ended, the case where the variable display game is executed 100 times, and the execution of the variable display game are executed. Regardless of the number of times, the next jackpot game is started. Note that the 10 variation display games and the 100 variation display games include 8 variation display games in the probability variation gaming state, and in the case of 10 games, 8 variation display games are performed in the probability variation gaming state. After being played, the time-saving gaming state is ended by performing the variable display game twice in the time-saving gaming state.

  Also, even if the end condition of the short-time gaming state is the end of the variable display game of 10 times or 100 times, if the big hit game is started before that, the short-time gaming state is ended, and after the big hit game (after the probable change game state) ) Will start a new short-time gaming state.

  In the jackpot game end effect, three types of effect displays with different end conditions for the short-time game state are performed as the game state after the jackpot game.

  Of the three types of effect display, the time-varying game state of 10 times of the variable display game that becomes the short-time game state when the number of turn-offs and the time-short game state of 100 times of the variable display game are the same as the type of jackpot. The game information indicating the type is indistinguishable between 10 times and 100 times, and apart from the jackpot type, game information indicating the number of executions of the variable display game in which the short-time game state ends (10 times, 100 times) is necessary. It becomes. This game information is included in the jackpot game start command, but is not included in the jackpot game end effect start command.

  Therefore, when the jackpot game end effect display of the variable display device 3 cannot be controlled only from the game information included in the jackpot game end effect start command having game information indicating the type of jackpot (in the case of a short game state when the number of times is cut off) ), And information on the number of times (10 times or 100 times) of the variable display game in which the short-time gaming state ends in the case of the short-time gaming state is included in the jackpot gaming start command.

  In such a gaming machine, assuming that the sub-control device 30 is reset during the jackpot game, the return timing of the sub-control device 30 is the jackpot as described above when the jackpot start command is input. There is no shortage of game information after the start of the jackpot game due to the input of the start command, and there is no problem in the control of effect display in the variable display device for the jackpot game.

  Sub-control device 30 recovers from a power-off after the output of the jackpot start command from main controller 14, receives the opening / closing operation start command at the beginning of any round after the return, and is included in the opening / closing operation start command of jackpot game The current number of times (number of rounds to be started) is input as game information to be played. However, the game information indicating the number of all opening / closing operations included in the jackpot start command is lost when the power supply of the sub-control device 30 is turned off.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, in the sub-control device 30, when the opening / closing operation start command is input for the first time after resetting (after power-off or recovery from the above-described malfunction and initialization processing), the lost game The number of all opening / closing operations as information is set as temporary game information.

  Here, since the number of all opening / closing operations is 5 rounds and 15 lands in this embodiment, 5 or 15 is set. If the current number of times included in the opening / closing operation start command is 6 or more, it means that the big hit game has not been completed in 5 rounds, so it is 15 rounds, and the total number of open / close operations is 15. Accordingly, 15 is provisionally set as game information indicating the number of full opening / closing operations. Note that when the current number of game information included in the opening / closing operation start command is 6 or more, the number of game information that can be selected is only 15 in 15 rounds as described above. Therefore, there is no game information that is disadvantageous to the player, and it can be considered that the most disadvantageous game information is selected.

  On the other hand, if the current number of times is 5 or less, there is a possibility of a big hit of 5 rounds and a possibility of a big hit of 15 rounds. Is advantageous to the player, so it is not a round of 15 rounds advantageous to the player but a big round of 5 rounds disadvantageous to the player. That is, when game information is selected and set from a plurality of game information, game information that can be determined to be more disadvantageous to the player is selected.

  For example, if there is a big hit of 5 rounds, a big win of 10 rounds, or a big hit of 15 rounds, the number of all opening / closing operations as selectable game information (5, 10, 15) is the most important player in 5 rounds or less. 5 (5 rounds) is selected as unfavorable game information.

When the current number of rounds is from 6 rounds to 10 rounds, 10 (10 rounds) as the game information most disadvantageous to the player from the number of all opening / closing operations (10, 15) as selectable game information. ) Is selected.
Further, when the number of rounds indicated by the current number of times is 11 rounds or more, 15 (as described above) as the game information most disadvantageous to the player from the number of all opening / closing operations (15) as selectable game information. 15 rounds) is selected.

  In this way, when the game information is provisionally set, if the options for the number of all opening / closing operations are 5 and 15, and the current number is 6 or more, the correct value is set as the provisional game information. Thus, the variable display device 3 controlled by the sub-control device 30 displays an effect display of any one of rounds 6 to 15 in the 15 round big hit. In this case, an effect display for 15 rounds corresponding to the game control by the main control device 14 is performed on the variable display device 3.

  Further, when the current number of times is 5 or less, since 5 is set as the number of all opening / closing operations, if the big hit that triggered the big hit game is a five round big hit, the main controller 14 and the sub-control Since the apparatus 30 performs processing for 5 rounds each, no problem occurs.

  In the case of 15 rounds, the main controller 14 performs processing corresponding to 15 rounds, whereas the sub-control unit 30 performs processing corresponding to 5 rounds. The processing is different between the control device 14 and the sub-control device 30. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, after the effect display indicating the final round is performed as the effect display of the fifth round on the variable display device 3 controlled by the sub-control device 30, the sixth round is started. The effect display of the sixth round in the 15th round jackpot is performed. In this effect display, 5R at the upper left indicates that it is the fifth round, and 6R indicates that it is the sixth round. In the case of 5 rounds jackpot and 15 rounds jackpot, the background display of non-production display, the display of each character, etc. will be different, and it will change when moving from the 5th round to the 6th round To do.

In the sixth round, 15 is temporarily set as information on the number of full opening / closing operations in the sub-control device 30 by the above processing, and the processing of the main control device 14 and the processing of the sub-control device 30 are correctly performed as described above. Will be synchronized.
In other words, from the return of the sub-control device 30 to the fifth round, the variable display device 3 provided an effect corresponding to the fifth round jackpot, whereas from the sixth round, the effect corresponding to the 15th round jackpot. Display is performed.

Note that, when the sub-control device 30 returns from power-off during the jackpot game after the jackpot game start command, the game information set temporarily until the jackpot game ends is used.
When the jackpot game end effect start command is input to the sub-control device 30 that has returned during the jackpot game, the jackpot type is input as the game information of the command. In this case, the jackpot type is 5 rounds and 15 rounds. Regardless, in the case of the short game state when the number of times is cut off, the above-mentioned 10 is set as the game information which is the number of times of execution of the variable display game in which the short time game state ends.

  In this case, at the time of the jackpot game end effect, if the short-time game state is cut off several times (when it is not continued until the next big hit), the game where the short-time game state ends at 10 times or the short-time game state ends at 100 times Since the information is included only in the jackpot start command as described above, the information on the number of times of the above-mentioned number of times is lost in the sub-control device 30 that is restored thereafter. Therefore, in this gaming machine, game information indicating 10 times is set as the number of times of cutting.

Thus, in the jackpot game end effect, as shown in FIG. 5, the short-time game state (special mode) is displayed on the variable display device 3 ten times of the variable display game (including eight variable indication games in the probability variable game state). An effect display in the case of ending with execution is performed.
In this case, the sub-control device 30 produces an effect when the short-time game state is ended by executing the variable display game 10 times as a big hit game state end effect on the variable display device 3, and then the main control device 14 When the process of ending the short-time gaming state on the variable display game 10 times is started on the side, the process is synchronized between the main control device 14 and the sub control device 30, and a normal effect display is being performed. It becomes.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the sub-control device 30 performs an effect display when the short-time game state is ended by executing the variable display game 10 times as a big hit game state end effect on the variable display device 3. After that, when the main control device 14 starts the process of ending the time-saving gaming state after 100 times of the variable display game, the effect display when the time-saving gaming state is ended by 10 times of the variable display game on the variable display device is displayed. In spite of having performed, the short-time gaming state does not end after 10 times of the variable display game, but ends when the variable display game is played 100 times. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, after the effect display in which the special mode is started 10 times for the variable display game at the end of the jackpot game, when the variable display game is started, the short-time gaming state as the special mode is started. The remaining number of times is displayed such as 99 times. That is, the effect display is performed when the short-time gaming state is 100 times.

  In the above jackpot gaming state, the command receiving process during jackpot gaming in the sub control device 30 when the power is supplied to the main control device 14 and the sub control device 30 returns after power is turned off in FIG. This will be described with reference to a flowchart. This process is a process repeatedly performed every short period.

First, in the sub-control device 30, it is determined whether or not an opening / closing operation start command or a jackpot game end effect start command for any round during the jackpot game has been input (step S1). If no command is input, this process is terminated. When a jackpot game start command is input, normal processing is performed without performing processing for temporarily setting game information lost due to power-off in the sub-control device 30.
When the command is input, it is determined whether or not the command is the first command after the sub-control device 30 is returned (step S2).

  If it is not the first command, whether or not a return flag that is set when the command is input for the first time after the return of the sub-control device 30 in the jackpot game is set, that is, after the return of the sub-control device 30 It is determined whether or not it is a process (step S3).

  If it is not the first command after the return of the sub-control device 30 and the return flag is not set, the sub-control device 30 is not a jackpot game process after the return from the power-off of the sub-control device 30. Is operating normally, normal processing corresponding to the input command is started (step S4), and this processing is terminated.

Here, the effect display of any round during the jackpot game or the effect display of the end effect at the end of the jackpot game based on the opening / closing operation start command or the jackpot game end effect start command is performed as usual.
If it is determined in step S2 that the input timing of the first opening / closing operation start command after the return of the sub-control device 30 or the jackpot game end effect start command is input, the input of the opening / closing operation start command for each round or all rounds It is determined whether or not a jackpot game end effect start command is input after the end (step S5).

  In the case of input of an opening / closing operation start command, it is determined whether the current number of times (number of rounds to be started) as game information included in the command is 5 or less or 6 or more (step S6).

  In the case of 6 or more, 15 is set as the number of all open / close operations described above, and the current number of times included in the open / close operation start command is processed as a process when receiving the open / close operation start command after 6 rounds in the case of 15 rounds The effect display of the round in the same number of rounds as the value is started (step S7).

  That is, the process of causing the variable display device 3 to display the effect display of the number of rounds indicated in the game information of the opening / closing operation start command among the rounds from the 6th round to the 15th round is started. In the effect display of each round, the number of rounds is displayed, and, for example, effect display with different displayed characters and backgrounds is performed in the round 5 big hit and the 15 round big hit. In this case, there are only 15 options for the number of previous opening / closing operations that have disappeared, and by selecting 15, the lost game information is reset to the correct game information.

  In step S6, when the current number of times (number of rounds) as the game information included in the input opening / closing operation start command is 5 rounds or less, 5 is set as the number of all opening / closing operations described above, In this case, the display of the effect of the number of rounds as the current number of times included in the opening / closing operation start command among the rounds from 1 round to 5 rounds is started as rounds before 5 rounds (step S8). In this case, since there are 5 and 15 as options for the number of full opening / closing operations (as lost game information), 5 is set, so when the actual number of all opening / closing operations is 15, It becomes an error.

In other words, although the effect display of 5 rounds of jackpot that ends the jackpot game in 5 rounds was performed up to 5 rounds, the 6th round is started without finishing the jackpot in 5 rounds. In this case, even if the effect display is incorrect, the jackpot game that seems to end in 5 rounds will continue up to 15 rounds, preventing the player from being dissatisfied with the error in the display effect it can.
In response to the command input during the first jackpot game after the return, the effect display is started as described above, and then the return flag is set (step S9), and the process ends.

  If it is determined in step S5 that a jackpot game end effect start command has been input, as the game information of the command, information on the type of jackpot when the variable display game that generated the jackpot game is won On the basis of this, it is determined whether the time-saving gaming state after the jackpot game is continued until the next jackpot, or whether the time-saving gaming state is ended by executing the variable display game 10 times or 100 times (step S10).

  When the short-time gaming state continues until the next jackpot, the display of the big-hit gaming end effect when the short-time gaming state continues (step S11) is started. 10 is set as the number of times of execution of the variable display game to be ended, and the display of the big hit game end effect is started when the short-time gaming state ends in 10 variable display games (step S12), and this process is ended.

  If it is determined in step S3 that the return flag is set, it is determined whether the input command is an opening / closing operation start command or a jackpot game end effect start command (step S13). When the opening / closing operation start command is input, it is determined whether or not the current number of times as game information of the command is 5 or less (step S14).

  In the case of 5 or less, since the total number of opening / closing operations as game information is already set to 5 in step S8, a round effect display of 5 or less rounds indicated by the current number of times included in the opening / closing operation command is displayed. It starts as a round effect display in the case of 5 rounds jackpot (step S15).

  If the current number of game information included in the opening / closing operation start command is not 5 or less, it is determined whether or not it is 6 (step S16). If the opening / closing operation start command has been input once or more after the sub-control device 30 has already returned to the big hit game, and the current number of times included in the input opening / closing operation start command is 6, it is already 5 or less. This is a case where the round effect display in the round of 5 is performed with the effect display corresponding to the big round of 5 rounds, but it has reached 6 rounds without finishing in 5 rounds.

  In this case, since it is impossible for 5 rounds, it is possible to change the number of all opening / closing operations described above from 5 to 15, and start 6 round effect display in the case of 15 rounds (step S17).

  When the current number of times is not less than 5 or 6, it is 7 or more. In this case, when the first opening / closing operation start command is input after the sub-control device 30 is returned, all opening / closing operations disappeared due to the current number of times being 6 or more. 15 is set as the number of times, or after returning as described above, it is changed to 15 after 5 is set as the total number of opening / closing operations that have disappeared due to the round becoming 6. In any case, since 15 is already set as the total number of opening / closing operations, the round effect display of the current number of rounds included in the opening / closing operation start command after 7 rounds corresponding to the 15 round jackpot is started (step S18). ).

  If a jackpot game end effect start command is input in step S13, the return flag is reset (step S19), and the process proceeds to step S10. In this case, the return flag is reset, and the above-described processing of step S11 or step S12 is performed, and the jackpot gaming state ends.

  In such a gaming machine, when the sub-control device 30 returns from a power-off after the jackpot game start command is output from the main control device to the sub-control device 30, it is included in the jackpot game start command. The game information included in the jackpot game start command is sub-control device because the game information has disappeared from the RAM 30c due to power interruption or the jackpot game start command is input before the command can be input after returning. It is not stored in the 30 RAM 30c.

On the other hand, by temporarily setting the game information included in the jackpot game start command, there is no necessary game information, which may hinder processing in the sub-control device 30 or stop processing due to an error. Therefore, it is possible to prevent delay in the return of the effect display on the variable display device 3.
Also, if there is a difference in the advantage for the player in the effect display based on the game information that can be set at this time, by temporarily selecting the game information that the effect display is most disadvantageous to the player If the game information temporarily set on the sub-control device 30 side and the original game information on the main control device 14 side are different, the main display is performed despite the disadvantageous display for the player. When the actual situation controlled by the control device 14 is advantageous to the player, the player distrusts the presentation display because the situation is advantageous to the player even if there is a difficult difference between the production display and the actual situation. Can suppress

  As mentioned above, although embodiment which applied the invention made by this inventor was described, this invention is not limited by the description and drawing which make a part of indication of this invention by this embodiment. That is, it should be added that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board 2 Game area 3 Variable display apparatus (effect display means)
14 Main control device (main control means)
21 AC24V power supply (power supply means)
30 sub-control devices (sub-control means, provisional game information setting means, game information storage means)

Claims (3)

Effect display means for displaying the effect display of the variable display game and the effect display of the jackpot game that is performed when the variable display game is a jackpot;
Game information necessary for controlling the variable display game including determination of jackpot or loss and control of the jackpot game, and for controlling display of the effect display on the effect display means of the variable display game and the jackpot game Main control means for outputting a command including
It comprises a game information storage means that consists of a volatile memory and stores the game information included in the command output from the main control means, and the effect display based on the game information stored in the game information storage means Sub-control means for controlling the effect display in the means;
In a gaming machine having power display means for supplying power to the effect display means, the main control means and the sub control means,
In a state where power is supplied from the power supply means to the main control means, after the game information stored in the game information storage means disappears due to an abnormality in the sub control means, the sub control means When the command is input from the main control means, the game information included in the command is stored in the game information storage means, and based on the game information stored in the game information storage means, When the sub-control means controls the effect display means to perform the effect display and the game information lost from the game information storage means is required, temporary game information is used instead of the lost game information. Provisional game information setting means for setting,
The temporary game information setting means, as lost the game information settable provisional in place of the game information, among the player plural kinds levels of advantage are different gaming information, corresponding to the command received after return a to be set, a game machine, wherein a level of advantage of the player to set the lower the gaming information. A game board having a game area in which the launched game ball flows down;
A variable winning device that can be opened and closed between a closed state in which the game ball cannot be won and an open state in which the game ball is easy to win,
The main control means, as the jackpot game, allows the variable winning device to win a game ball by repeating the opening and closing operation of the variable winning device that is normally closed, and is in a jackpot game When a set value of the number of all opening / closing operations is selected from a plurality of predetermined setting values, and the number of times of the opening / closing operation from the start of the jackpot game becomes the selected setting value, The jackpot game is ended after the opening / closing operation of the number of times has ended,
In addition, a jackpot game start command including all opening / closing operation frequency information indicating the number of all opening / closing operations as the set value selected at the start of the jackpot game is output, and at the start of each opening / closing operation, Outputting an opening / closing operation start command including current number-of-times information indicating the current number of times of the opening / closing operation;
The temporary game information setting means is configured such that after the jackpot game is started, the sub control means becomes abnormal and the opening / closing operation start command is restored after the total opening / closing operation frequency information stored in the game information storage means is lost. When input to the sub-control means, the total opening / closing operation number information is equal to or greater than the current number of times indicated by the current number of times information included in the opening / closing operation start command, and the total set value as the selectable setting value. Set the minimum number of all opening and closing operations among the number of opening and closing operations as temporary game information,
The sub-control means corresponds to the jackpot game corresponding to the number of all opening / closing operations indicated by the all opening / closing operation number information set as the provisional game information and the current number of times indicated by the current number of times information included in the opening / closing operation start command. The game machine according to claim 1 , wherein an effect display of the opening / closing operation is displayed on the effect display means. The main control means generates one of the gaming states from a plurality of gaming states having different advantages to the player after the jackpot game ends, and indicates the gaming state after the jackpot game at the start of the jackpot game Outputting the jackpot game start command including information;
And the end of the jackpot game including the end game state information suggesting a part of the game state after the jackpot game at the start of the jackpot game end effect display displayed when the jackpot game is ended on the effect display means A production start command is output,
The temporary game information setting means is configured such that after the jackpot game is started, the sub-control means becomes abnormal and the game state information stored in the game information storage means disappears, and then the jackpot game end effect start command is returned. Game information for determining the game state after the jackpot game is ended when input to the sub-control means, and is included in the lost game state information and not included in the end game state information If there is
As the game information, the game information indicating the game state that is most disadvantageous to the player among the game information that can be set corresponding to the game state information at the end is set as the provisional game information. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2.

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