JP6094067B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Some gaming machines, such as pachinko machines, perform a lottery for special game states and the like by entering a game ball into a ball-entry portion provided in a game board (specifically, a game area). When the lottery result is a special game state winning, for example, a privilege such as paying out a game ball is given to the player (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In this type of gaming machine, active participation in the game is promoted by changing the flow path of the game ball (that is, the target position) through which the game can be advantageously advanced in the special game state and the normal game state. What has been proposed. Thus, in a type of gaming machine in which the launch operation needs to be adjusted according to the gaming state, it is possible to encourage active participation in the game as described above, but the player must be well informed of that fact. In this case, there is a disadvantage that the profit that should be originally enjoyed is lost.

  Therefore, at present, a contrivance has been made to suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience by performing visual notification by a liquid crystal display device or the like and auditory notification by a speaker or the like.

JP 2003-190511 A

However, room there for improvement in suppressing the player disadvantaged Ru is the configuration according to the notification.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can suitably suppress a disadvantage suffered by a player.

  Hereinafter, means for solving the above problems will be described.

The invention described in claim 1
A game board in which a game area is formed;
Game ball launching means for launching a game ball to the game area in response to a launch operation by a player;
A starting pitching portion provided in the gaming area and capable of entering a gaming ball flowing down the gaming area;
A lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to shift to a special game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state based on the entry to the starting pitching part, and a game state when the winner lottery is won First control means having special gaming state transition means for transitioning from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state;
A variable pitching device that is provided in the gaming area and switches from a state where it is difficult to enter a game ball to a state where it is easier to enter when the game is shifted to the special gaming state;
With
The start ball entry unit and the variable ball entry device can advantageously advance the game by the player performing the launch operation so that the game ball passes through the first flow path in the normal game state. In the special gaming state, the player can change the flow path of the game ball from the first flow path to a second flow path different from the first flow path. It is configured so that the game can be advantageously advanced by performing
A movable body that is provided so as to be visible to a player and that can be switched to a first state and a second state different from the first state, and a drive unit that operates the movable body to be in the first state or the second state. With
The movable body functions as an informing means for visually informing the launch of a game ball toward the second flow down path by being in the second state,
A switching means for switching the movable body from the first state to the second state by driving the drive unit when the special game state is entered;
The movable body is configured not to switch to the first state when the supply of power to the gaming machine is stopped under the condition of the second state.

  The disadvantages experienced by the player can be suitably suppressed.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine in 1st Embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine from the front. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of an inner frame. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. (A) The elements on larger scale of FIG. 6, (b) The front perspective view of the right side variable prize apparatus. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the right side variable prize apparatus from the front side. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the right side variable prize apparatus from the front side. It is the schematic which shows the internal structure of a right side variable prize apparatus. It is the schematic which shows the mode of distribution of the game ball in a right side variable prize apparatus. It is a rear view which shows the structure of an inner frame. It is a front view which shows a back pack unit. It is the perspective view which looked at the game board from the front side. It is the schematic which decomposes | disassembles and shows a game board for every main structure. It is a disassembled perspective view of a display unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a variable display mechanism. It is the schematic which shows the operation | movement and display mode of a variable display mechanism. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the pachinko machine in 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the various counters used for a success / failure lottery. (A) Explanatory diagram for explaining a distribution table that is referred to when a jackpot based on a winning at the lower operating port occurs, (b) Referenced when a jackpot based on a winning at the right operating port occurs It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a distribution table. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process in MPU of a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the winning process for through. It is a flowchart which shows the winning process for a working opening. It is a flowchart which shows an information acquisition process. It is a flowchart which shows a normal process. It is a flowchart which shows game times control processing. It is a flowchart which shows a data setting process. It is a flowchart which shows a fluctuation | variation start process. It is a flowchart which shows a game state transfer process. It is a flowchart which shows a right side variable prize apparatus opening / closing process. It is a timing chart which shows the operation | movement aspect of a right side variable prize apparatus. (A) The flowchart which shows the background display setting process at the time of a normal game state, (b) It is the schematic which shows the display mode of the background in each game state. (A) The flowchart which shows the display process for opening / closing execution modes, (b) It is the schematic which shows the display mode in a display unit. It is a flowchart which shows the main process in a main controller. It is a flowchart which shows the main process in an alerting | reporting / production control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the main process in a display control apparatus. It is a timing chart which shows the mode of the right-handed alert | report when electric power supply is stopped-> restarted. It is a flowchart which shows the display process for opening / closing execution modes of the alerting | reporting / production control apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows the display mode by the variable display device in opening and closing execution mode. It is a timing chart which shows the mode of the right-handed alert | report when electric power supply is stopped-> restarted.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 viewed from the front side, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an exploded manner. In FIG. 3, the configuration in the game area in the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main part 12 attached to the outer frame 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 11 is configured by connecting wooden plates to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. By attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility, the pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential configuration, and the outer frame 11 may be provided on the island facility of the game arcade.

  The gaming machine main part 12 is supported by the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed. Specifically, the upper support bracket 17 is fixed to a connection portion between the upper frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11, and further, a lower portion is connected to the connection portion between the lower frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11. Side support fittings 18 are provided. The upper support bracket 17 and the lower support bracket 18 form a support mechanism. The support mechanism causes the gaming machine main unit 12 to turn the left side of the pachinko machine 10 in the front view with respect to the outer frame 11. The right side can be turned to the front side of the pachinko machine 10 with the turning tip side (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the gaming machine main part 12 is disposed at the inner frame 13 as a base body, the front door frame 14 disposed in front of the inner frame 13, and the rear of the inner frame 13. The back pack unit 15 is provided. The inner frame 13 of the gaming machine main part 12 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the inner frame 13 can be rotated forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation front end side in a front view of the gaming machine.

  A front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13 and can be rotated forward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view of the gaming machine. Further, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and can be rotated rearward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view of the gaming machine. Yes.

  Next, the front door frame 14 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is mainly composed of a synthetic resin frame body 20 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11, and covers almost the entire front surface of the inner frame 13. Yes. A substantially elliptical window portion 21 is formed in the central portion of the frame body 20 so that a substantially entire game area PE described later can be viewed from the front. The window portion 21 is formed by the glass unit 22. The front door frame 14 is closed from the back side.

  The glass unit 22 includes a plurality of glass panels 23 having transparency and a glass holder that holds the glass panels 23. The glass holder is formed with a partition portion for partitioning the holding region of the glass panel 23 in the front-rear direction, and the two glass panels 23 face each other in the front-rear direction with the partition portion interposed therebetween. That is, by securing a predetermined gap between the glass panels 23, the gaming area PE is covered by the glass panels 23 from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 while avoiding interference between the glass panels 23. It is in a state.

  Note that it is not always necessary to unitize both glass panels 23 using a glass holder, and each glass panel 23 may be individually attached to the frame 20. Furthermore, the number of glass panels is arbitrary, and may be one or three or more. However, in view of safety and security improvement, it is preferable to employ a plurality of glass panels and to make the glass panels face each other with a predetermined gap therebetween. Incidentally, it is also possible to employ a synthetic resin panel member having transparency instead of the glass panel.

  Around the glass unit 22 (specifically, the window portion 21), light emitting means such as various lamps are provided. For example, an annular illumination part 26 incorporating a light emitting means such as an LED is provided along the periphery of the window part 21. In the annular illumination part 26, lighting or blinking is performed according to a change in the gaming state at the time of big hit or at a predetermined reach. In addition, an error display lamp portion 27 is provided at the center of the annular illumination portion 26 and at the top of the pachinko machine 10 to light up when a failure such as an error occurs. A prize ball lamp unit 28 that is lit is provided. In addition, a speaker unit 29 is provided at a position close to the left and right prize ball lamp units 28 to output sound effects, BGM, and the like according to the gaming state (see FIG. 3).

  Below the window portion 21 in the front door frame 14 (frame body 20), an upper bulging portion 31 and a lower bulging portion 32 that bulge toward the front side are arranged side by side. An upper pan 33 that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 31, and a lower pan 34 that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 32 (see FIG. 2). The upper plate 33 has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to a game ball launching mechanism described later while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 34 has a function of storing game balls that become surplus in the upper tray 33.

  A game ball launching handle 41 is provided on the right side of the lower bulging portion 32 so as to protrude toward the front side. By operating the game ball launch handle 41, a game ball is launched from a game ball launch mechanism described later. The game ball firing speed increases as the amount of operation of the game ball launch handle 41 increases, and the player adjusts the amount of operation to separate the game balls into the right route and the left route, which will be described later. Is possible.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming unit 45 is attached to the back surface of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 45 is formed of a synthetic resin and includes a front door side upper tray passage that leads to the upper tray 33 and a front door side lower tray passage that leads to the lower tray 34. In the passage forming unit 45, a receiving port portion that protrudes rearward and is opened upward is formed at the upper corner of the passage forming unit 45. The portion and the entrance portion of the front door side lower dish passage are partitioned. The upstream side of the front door side upper dish path and the front door side lower dish path are connected to a game ball distributing section described later, and the game balls that have entered the front door side upper dish path are guided to the upper plate 33 and are moved to the lower side of the front door. The game ball that has entered the dish passage is guided to the lower dish 34.

  Projecting shafts are provided at the upper end and the lower end of the rotation base end side of the back surface of the front door frame 14. These projecting shafts constitute an assembly mechanism for the inner frame 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of metal fittings 63 extending rearward are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction on the rotating front end side of the back surface of the front door frame 14. These hooks 63 constitute a locking mechanism for the inner frame 13.

  Next, the inner frame 13 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the inner frame 13. In FIG. 5, as in FIG. 3, the configuration in the game area PE of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  The inner frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 70 whose outer shape is substantially rectangular like the outer frame 11. The height dimension of the resin base 70 is set slightly smaller than the height dimension of the outer frame 11. The resin base 70 is arranged close to the upper frame portion of the outer frame 11, and a slight gap is formed between the lower frame portion of the outer frame 11 and the resin base 70. A curtain plate is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to close the gap. The curtain plate is disposed below the resin base 70 (specifically, the lower end portion thereof). When the inner frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the resin base 70 is placed on the curtain plate. . A slight clearance may be provided between the curtain plate and the resin base 70 for the purpose of preventing mutual interference.

  Support metal fittings 71 and 72 are attached to the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the rotation base end side (left side in FIG. 3) on the front surface of the resin base 70. Although illustration is omitted, the support fittings 71 and 72 have shaft portions, and a bearing portion provided on the front door frame 14 is inserted into these shaft portions, so that the front door frame with respect to the inner frame 13 is inserted. 14 is rotatably supported.

  A locking device 75 for locking the inner frame 13 and the front door frame 14 is disposed on the front side of the rotation of the resin base 70 (on the right side in FIG. 5). The locking device 75 extends up and down along the right end portion of the resin base 70, and insertion holes for inserting the metal fittings 63 (see FIG. 3) provided on the back surface of the front door frame 14 respectively. It is formed so as to correspond to the metal fittings 63 on a one-to-one basis. The hook 63 is locked to the locking device 75 (specifically, the hook receiving member 76 for the front door) through the insertion hole, so that the front door frame 14 is locked to the inner frame 13 so as not to be opened. The locking device 75 has an inner frame collar member 77 that extends to the rear side of the inner frame 13 through a slit formed in the resin base 70 (see FIG. 4). When these inner frame hook members 77 are hooked on the hook receiving member 19 fixed to the outer frame 11, the gaming machine main part 12 is locked in a closed state with respect to the outer frame 11.

  A cylinder lock 78 for performing an unlocking operation of the locking device 75 is installed at the lower right corner of the resin base 70 (locking device 75). The cylinder lock 78 is integrated with the locking device 75. When the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 78 is turned to the right, the lock of the front door frame 14 with respect to the inner frame 13 is released, and the cylinder lock 78 is inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 78. The locking device 75 is configured such that when the key is turned counterclockwise, the locking of the inner frame 13 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released.

  A housing recess 73 for housing the game board 80 is formed in the central portion of the resin base 70. The housing recess is recessed to the rear of the gaming machine according to the outer shape of the game board 80, and the game board 80 is fixed by a manual lock mechanism while being fitted in the housing recess 73. A substantially rectangular central opening 74 is formed at the bottom of the housing recess 73, and the back configuration of the game board 80 projects rearward of the inner frame 13 through the central opening 74. The central opening 74 is almost entirely covered from the front of the gaming machine by the game board 80 attached to the resin base 70.

  The game board 80 has a plate body 80a having a wooden plywood and a sheet material covering a front plate surface of the plywood, and a game area PE in which a game ball flows down is formed on the front surface thereof. ing. As already described, the game area PE is covered with the glass unit 22 (specifically, the rear glass panel 23). In the glass unit 22, the gap between the rear glass panel 23 and the front surface of the game board 80 is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, that is, the game balls flowing down the game area PE are the same in the game area PE. It is arranged so that it is not lined up back and forth at a point. Thereby, the ball blockage in the game area PE is suppressed. Note that the game board 80 (specifically, the plate body 80a) is not limited to wood, and may be made of synthetic resin.

  Hereinafter, the game board 80 (in particular, various configurations arranged in the game area PE) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 80.

  The game board 80 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in its own thickness direction (front-rear direction) by performing router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning port 81, variable winning devices 82 and 83, operating ports 84 and 85, a through gate 86, a main display unit 87, a variable display unit 88, and the like. When game balls enter the general winning port 81, the variable winning devices 82 and 83, and the operation ports 84 and 85, the game balls are detected by a detection sensor described later, and a predetermined number of award balls are paid out based on the detection result. Are given to the player. In addition, an out port 89 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 80, and game balls that have not entered various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area PE through the out port 89. In the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 89, the general winning port 81, the variable winning devices 82 and 83, the operation ports 84 and 85, and the game ball entering the through gate 86 are described. The ball is also expressed as a prize.

  The game board 80 is provided with a large number of nails for distributing and adjusting the flow path of the game balls as appropriate, and various members (functions) such as a windmill. The flow path of the game ball is differentiated by various configurations such as nails and windmills and adjusted so that the above-described general winning opening 81 and the like are generated with an appropriate probability. In FIG. The various configurations are not shown.

  The variable display unit 88 is arranged in the center of the game board 80, and the operation ports 84, 85 and the like are arranged around the variable display unit 88. The operation ports 84 and 85 are disposed on the lower side of the variable display unit 88 (hereinafter referred to as the lower operation port 84 for convenience) and on the right side of the variable display unit 88. The right operating port 85 (hereinafter, referred to as the right operating port 85 for convenience) is configured, and in particular, the right operating port (lottery opportunity entrance ball portion) 85 has an openable / closable entrance assist device (entrance assist means). ) Or an electric accessory 91 as an opening / closing member (opening / closing means). The electric accessory 91 includes a pair of left and right movable pieces and a solenoid-type drive unit that drives the movable pieces, and an open state (assist state) in which a ball can be easily or easily entered into the right operation port 85. Then, it is possible to switch to a closed state (non-auxiliary state) in which the same ball cannot be or is difficult.

  The through gate 86 is arranged above the right operating port 85, and when the winning combination is a lottery triggered by the passage of the game ball through the through gate 86, the electric accessory 91 is closed for a predetermined time. It will be switched from the state to the open state.

  When a ball enters the lower operation port 84, three game balls are paid out. When a ball enters the right operation port 85, four game balls are paid out. However, the number of game balls to be paid out is not limited to the above. However, in order to increase the advantage of the right working port 85 with respect to the lower working port 84, it is preferable to set the number of payouts related to the right working port 85 to be larger than the number of payouts related to the lower working port 84.

  The variable winning devices (special winning devices or special winning means) 82 and 83 are also individually arranged below and to the right of the variable display unit 88, similarly to the lower operating port 84 and the right operating port 85. For the sake of convenience, the variable winning device 82 disposed below the variable display unit 88 (specifically, below the lower operating port 84) will be referred to as a “lower variable winning device 82” and to the right of the variable display unit 88 (specifically, the right The variable winning device 83 disposed below the operating port 85 is referred to as a “right variable winning device 83”.

  The lower variable winning device 82 includes a large winning opening 82a leading to the back side of the game board 80, and an open / close door 82b as an opening / closing member (opening / closing means) for opening and closing the large winning opening 82a. . The open / close door 82b can be switched between an open state (assist state) where a game ball can be entered or facilitated and a closed state (non-assistant state) where the entrance ball is impossible or difficult. The opening / closing door 82b is connected to a variable prize driving unit 82c (specifically, a solenoid) provided on the back side of the game board 80, and the opening / closing door 82b is maintained in a closed state in a normal state. In the lottery, when the winning / opening execution mode (opening / closing execution state) is won (when winning the jackpot), the open state is switched.

  Here, the opening / closing execution mode is a mode to be shifted to when a big win is won. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 82 in the opening / closing execution mode, for example, a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings is defined as one round, and a plurality of rounds (for example, 6 rounds or 16 rounds) are performed. There are some which are set so that the opening and closing of the opening / closing door 82b or the like as the upper limit is repeated.

  The right variable winning device 83, like the lower variable winning device 82, is a right large winning opening leading to the back side of the game board 80 and an opening / closing door as an opening / closing member (opening / closing means) for opening and closing the right large winning winning opening. And. The open / close door can be switched between an open state (assist state) in which a game ball can be entered or facilitated and a closed state (non-assist state) in which the enter ball is impossible or difficult. The opening / closing door is connected to a variable prize driving unit (specifically, a solenoid) provided on the back side of the game board 80, and the opening / closing door is maintained in a closed state under normal conditions. When winning the opening / closing execution mode based on the internal lottery based on the entrance to 84, 85 (when it is a big hit), a specific round (in this embodiment, the fifth round) is released. The gaming state after the end of the opening / closing execution mode is determined depending on the presence / absence of a ball entering a specific part (an advantageous ball portion to be described later) of the right big winning opening.

  Next, the variable display unit 88 will be described. The variable display unit 88 emits light in conjunction with the symbol display device 95 and the symbol display device 95 that variably display (variable display) the symbol with the winning in the operation ports 84 and 85 as a trigger, or independently of the symbol display device 95. And a variable display device 96 as a light emitting display device for performing effects and various notifications. These display devices 95 and 96 are arranged side by side with the symbol display device 95 on the upper side and the variable display device 96 on the lower side, and the amount of eye movement when viewing various effects on the display devices 95 and 96. Is reduced.

  The symbol display device 95 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. In the symbol display device 95, for example, symbols are displayed side by side in the top, middle, and bottom, and these symbols are variably displayed as they are scrolled in the horizontal direction. When a big win is won, a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, and the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode (special game state or big win). Note that the symbol display device 95 is not necessarily a liquid crystal display device, and may be a dot matrix or 7-segment display device.

  The variable display device 96 is electrically connected to a notification / production control device, which will be described later, and the notification and production control device controls the production and notification related to the game. Specifically, a movable body having a plurality of light-emitting body installation surfaces is disposed behind a half mirror that constitutes the front portion of the variable display device 96, and the movement of the movable body and the display mode of the light-emitting body are controlled. The effect / notification function is switched, and details of the variable display device 96 will be described later.

  The game board 80 includes a center frame 97 arranged so as to surround the variable display unit 88 (both display devices 95 and 96). The center frame 97 is fixed to the game board 80 (plate body 80a) from the front side thereof, and in such a fixed state, the center frame 97 stands up from the front surface of the game board 80, thereby the center frame 97. And the glass unit 22 are configured such that the gap dimension is smaller than the diameter dimension of the game ball. As a result, the game balls flowing down the game area PE are prevented from colliding with the display devices 95 and 96, and the flow path of the game balls flowing down the game area PE is changed to the variable display unit 88 (specifically, the center frame 97). The route is roughly divided into a route detouring from the right side and a route detouring from the left side.

  In the variable display unit 88, a first holding lamp portion 98 a and a second holding lamp portion 98 b are provided in a portion that partitions the display areas of the display devices 95 and 96. The first holding lamp portion 98a on the left side corresponds to the lower operating port 84, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the lower operating port 84 is held up to 4 times, and the number of holdings is increased by the lighting of the first holding lamp portion 98a. It is displayed. The second hold lamp portion 98b on the right side corresponds to the right operation port 85, and the number of times that the game ball has passed through the right operation port 85 is held up to four times, and the number of the hold is determined by the lighting of the second hold lamp portion 98b. Is displayed.

  The operation ports 84 and 85 are arranged at positions close to the variable display unit 88. Since it is possible to shift to the special game state by using the winning at the operation ports 84 and 85 as a trigger, the player pays attention to whether or not to win the operation ports 84 and 85 and whether or not to shift to the special game state. It is considered that attention is paid to the symbol display device 95 for grasping. Providing the operation ports 84 and 85 closer to the variable display unit 88 is a device for concentrating the portion that the player wants to pay attention to around the variable display unit 88.

  Here, the main display unit 87 will be described supplementarily. In the main display unit 87, a main display portion D on which a predetermined pattern or the like is displayed is provided at a portion facing the glass unit 22. The main display unit 87 is electrically connected to a main controller described later, and the display content of the main display unit D is controlled by the main controller.

  The main display unit D displays a lower working port display unit that displays a lottery result based on winning in the lower working port 84, and a right working port that displays a lottery result performed based on winning in the right working port 85. Display unit. In the lower working port display section, the display of the variation of the picture is performed with the winning of the lower working port 84 as a trigger, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the lower working port 84 is performed. The result is specified. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the lower operating port 84 is the winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening / closing execution mode, the variable display is stopped on the lower operating port display unit, and the predetermined result is the stop result. After the pattern is displayed, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode.

  The display unit for the right working port displays a variation of the picture triggered by the winning of the right working port 85, and as a result of stopping the variation display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the right working port 85 is performed. The result is specified. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the right working port 85 is a winning result corresponding to the jackpot, the change display is stopped on the right working port display section, and a predetermined pattern is displayed as the stop result. After that, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode according to the result.

  Here, on the basis of winning in any one of the operation ports 84 and 85, the display of variation is started on the corresponding display unit for the operation port, until a predetermined stop result is displayed and the variation display is stopped. It corresponds to one time. However, the number of game times is not limited to the above contents. For example, a single display area is provided, and even if a winning to any of the operation ports 84 and 85 occurs, the single game area In the configuration in which the variable display is performed in the display area, the variable display is started in the single display area, and the above-mentioned variable display is stopped once in a state where a predetermined stop result is displayed. It is also possible.

  Further, the main display unit D of the main display unit 87 is provided with a through-gate display unit for displaying a lottery result based on winning through the through-gate 86 in addition to the two display units. In the through-gate display unit, the display of the variation of the picture is performed with the winning of the through-gate 86 as a trigger, and the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the through-gate 86 is clearly shown as a result of stopping the variation display. Is done. If the result of the internal lottery based on winning through the through gate 86 is a winning result corresponding to the transition to the open state, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the through gate display unit, and the change display is displayed. After being stopped, the state shifts to the electric power open state. In the electric combination open state, the electric combination 91 provided in the right operation port 85 is opened in a predetermined manner.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the number of times that the game ball has passed through the through gate 86 is retained up to 4 times, but the number of suspension is displayed on the main display portion D of the main display unit 87. A display unit for the number of hold to be provided is provided.

  About the main display part D explained in full detail above, while being visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the glass unit 22 of the front door frame 14, it is avoided that a game ball moves in front of these various display parts. Therefore, the visibility is guaranteed.

  Referring to FIG. 5 again, the configuration of the inner frame 13 will be described below. A game ball for launching a game ball to the game area PE based on the operation of the game ball launch handle 41 is provided below the game board 80 in the resin base 70. A firing mechanism 110 is provided. The game ball launching mechanism 110 includes a solenoid 111 that launches a game ball placed at a predetermined launch standby position, a launch rail 112 that defines the launch direction of the game ball launched by the solenoid 111, and a game at the launch standby position. A ball feeding device 113 for supplying a ball and a base plate 114 on which the various configurations 111 to 113 are mounted are provided as main components, and the base plate 114 is fixed to the resin base 70, whereby the resin base 70. Are integrated.

  The firing rail 112 is fixed to the base plate 114 in an inclined state so as to be inclined upward toward the game board 80 side. A ball stopper that holds the game ball supplied from the ball feeding device 113 at the above-described firing standby position is disposed at a position closer to the downstream end portion (that is, the lower end portion) of the firing rail 112. The solenoid 111 is arranged at a position further downstream than the ball stopper.

  The solenoid 111 is electrically connected to a power source / launch control device described later. Based on the output of the electrical signal from the power supply / launch control device, the output shaft of the solenoid 111 reciprocates in the expansion / contraction direction, so that the game ball placed at the launch standby position is on the game board 80 side, more specifically, the game. It is driven out toward the guide rail 100 mounted on the board 80.

  The guide rail 100 forms a game area PE together with a game area partition member 99 fixed to the game board 80 so that the outer shape of the game area PE is substantially circular. In addition, the guide rail 100 includes an inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 arranged so as to face each other with a gap slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, and a single guide passage 103 is defined by both the rails 101 and 102. Is formed. The guide passage 103 has an inlet portion that is open to the tip end side (obliquely downward) of the firing rail 112 and an outlet portion that is located above the game area PE. The game ball fired based on the operation of the solenoid 111 is guided to the game area PE by moving in the order of the firing rail 112 → guide rail 100 (entrance portion → exit portion). In the game board 80, a reverse prevention member 106 for preventing the game ball reaching the game area PE from going back into the guide passage 103 is attached to the front side of the exit portion, specifically near the tip of the inner rail 101. Thus, it is possible to prevent the subsequent launch of the game ball from being hindered by the game ball that has reached the game area PE first.

  Each of the rails 101 and 102 constituting the guide rail 100 has an arc shape centered at a substantially central portion of the game area PE. For this reason, the game ball passing through the guide passage 103 is likely to move (slide or roll) along the outer rail 102, that is, in contact with the outer rail 102 due to the centrifugal force generated by itself.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the guide rail 100 and the launch rail 112 are arranged such that the entrance portion of the guide rail 100 and the tip end portion of the launch rail 112 face each other with the lower end edge of the game board 80 interposed therebetween. ing. That is, both the rails 100 and 112 are arranged such that the entrance portion of the guide rail 100 and the tip portion of the firing rail 112 are shifted left and right in the vicinity of the lower end edge of the game board 80. Thus, a gap of a predetermined interval is formed between the entrance portion of the guide rail 100 and the launch rail 112 while bringing both rails 100 and 112 close to the lower end edge of the game board 80.

  A foul ball passage is disposed below the gap formed in this way. The foul ball path is formed integrally with the path forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. If the game balls launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 do not reach the game area PE and return to the inside of the guide passage 103 as foul balls, the foul balls enter the foul ball passage through the gap. Become. The foul ball path leads to the front door side lower dish path, and the game balls that have entered the foul ball path are discharged to the lower dish 34 shown in FIG. This suppresses interference between the foul ball and the next game ball to be launched.

  A through hole that penetrates the resin base 70 in the front-rear direction is formed on the left side of the firing rail 112 in the resin base 70 (specifically, the side that supports the front door frame 14). A passage forming member is formed in the through hole. 121 is disposed. The passage forming member 121 is screwed to the resin base 70 and has a main body side upper dish path 122 and a main body side lower dish path 123. The upstream side of the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish passage 123 communicates with a game ball distributing section described later. In addition, a receiving portion of a passage forming unit attached to the front door frame 14 enters below the passage forming member 121, and a front door side upper plate passage is disposed below the main body side upper plate passage 122, A front door side upper dish passage is disposed below the main body side lower dish passage 123.

  An opening / closing member 124 that opens and closes the main body side upper dish path 122 and the main body side lower dish path 123 is attached below the passage forming member 121 in the resin base 70. The opening / closing member 124 is urged to a front position that closes the main body side upper dish passage 122 and the main body side lower dish passage 123. When the front door frame 14 is opened, each opening / closing member 124 is urged by this urging force. By being in the closed state, falling off of the game balls from the passages 122 and 123 is avoided. On the other hand, in a state where the front door frame 14 is closed, the opening / closing member 124 is pushed open against the biasing force by the receiving portion provided in the passage forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. In this state, the main body side upper dish path 122 and the front door side upper dish path communicate with each other, and the main body side lower dish path 123 and the front door side lower dish path communicate with each other.

  As already described, the gaming board 80 according to the present embodiment has both the lower variable winning device 82 and the right variable winning device 83, but each of these variable winning devices 82, 83 has a role. Is different. Specifically, a low probability mode that is difficult to win the jackpot lottery based on the entrance to the operation ports 84 and 85 and a high probability mode that is easier to win than the low probability mode are set as the gaming state, During the opening / closing execution mode, a lottery for shifting to the high probability mode after the end of the opening / closing execution mode is performed.

  Specifically, the right variable winning device 83 is opened only once in a predetermined round (the fifth round in the present embodiment) in the opening / closing execution mode, and at that time, the advantageous winning portion of the right variable winning device 83 When a game ball enters the (V zone), the transition to the high probability mode after the end of the opening / closing execution mode is confirmed. Will be confirmed.

  In other words, the right variable winning device 83 has a lottery function of the low probability mode / high probability mode. Here, the structure of the right variable winning device 83 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, and then the lottery in the right variable winning device 83 will be described with reference to FIG. 11. 7 (a) is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 6, FIG. 7 (b) is a perspective view of the right variable winning device viewed from the front side, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are exploded perspective views of the right variable winning device viewed from the front side. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of the right variable winning device, and FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing how the game balls are distributed in the right variable winning device.

  An opening 92 shown in FIG. 7A is formed in a portion of the game board 80 (specifically, plate body 80a) on the right side of the variable display unit 88. The opening 92 penetrates in the thickness direction of the game board 80, and the right variable winning device 83 is fitted into the opening 92 from the front of the gaming machine. In the state where the right variable winning device 83 is arranged in this manner, the opening 92 is closed by the base unit 300 to which a function as an attachment portion for the game board 80 is provided.

  The base unit 300 has a frame body 301 formed along the edge of the opening 92, and a screw is attached to the game board 80 while the frame body 301 is in contact with the front surface of the game board 80. By being stopped, the right variable winning device 83 is integrated with the game board 80.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the game ball that has flowed into the right variable prize-winning device 83 is moved to the back side of the game board 80 at a portion of the frame 301 that is located above the central opening of the frame 301. And a door 303 that covers the right large winning opening 302 from the front of the gaming machine. The base unit 300 is equipped with a variable prize driving unit 304 (specifically, a solenoid) as a power source for opening and closing the opening / closing door 303.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the right big prize winning opening 302 has a horizontally long shape extending left and right, and is inclined to one end side thereof. In the unit forming the right big prize opening, a part of the guide passage 320 for guiding the game ball flowing into the right big prize opening 302 to the distribution path 310 is the most downstream part of the right big prize winning hole 302. Is provided.

  Here, the guide passage 320 and the distribution passage 310 will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, most of the guide passage 320 and the distribution passage 310 are formed by a passage forming unit 305 arranged so as to cover the opening portion of the base unit 300 from the rear.

  More specifically, the passage forming unit 305 includes a case body 306 having a rear panel member 308 side (the front of the gaming machine) that covers the central opening portion of the frame body 301 from the rear and a groove 307 that is open to the front of the gaming machine. And have. The groove portion 307 is set to have a groove width size and a depth size slightly larger than the diameter size of the game ball so that a plurality of game balls cannot simultaneously pass through the same portion. The guide passage 320 and the distribution passage 310 are formed by closing the opening portion of the groove portion 307 toward the front of the gaming machine with the rear panel member 308.

  In addition, a front panel member 309 is attached to the frame body 301 so as to cover the central opening portion (passage forming unit 305) from the front of the gaming machine, and the front panel member 309 moves into the passage forming unit 305. Access (for example, access to the passages 310 and 320 from the outside) is difficult.

  The panel members 308 and 309 are made of a transparent synthetic resin material, and the game balls flowing down the guide passage 320 and the distribution passage 310 through the panel members 308 and 309 are visually recognized from the front of the gaming machine. It is possible.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the guide passage 320 has an upstream vertical passage portion 321 extending downward from the right large winning opening 302 and a downstream end of the upstream vertical passage portion 321 to the center side of the game area PE. An inclined passage portion 322 that is inclined downward and a downstream vertical passage portion 333 that extends downward from the downstream end portion of the inclined passage portion 322, and the game ball that has flowed in from the right big prize winning opening 302 is guided to the guide passage The momentum is weakened by colliding with the wall surface 320 several times and changing the flow direction. Thus, a configuration is realized in which the game balls are prevented from flowing into the distribution passage 310 vigorously and require a certain amount of time to reach the distribution passage 310. That is, it can be said that the guide passage 320 is provided with a delay function for delaying the arrival of the game ball that has flowed into the right big prize winning opening 302 to the distribution passage 310.

  The distribution passage 310 has a first distribution passage portion 311 that is located immediately below the downstream vertical passage portion 333 and communicates with the downstream vertical passage portion 333. The first distribution passage portion 311 extends in the vertical direction in the same manner as the downstream side vertical passage portion 333, and the game ball that has reached the distribution passage 310 via the guide passage 320 is usually the same as that of the first distribution passage due to its own weight. It will fall to the distribution channel | path part 311.

  A game ball that has flowed into the first sorting passage 311 is detected at an intermediate position (exit portion) of the first sorting passage 311 (specifically, a first detection area DE1 in the first sorting passage 311). A first detection sensor 315 (which can detect a game ball passing through) is provided. As the first detection sensor 315, a magnetic sensor capable of grasping a change in a magnetic field that occurs when a game ball passes through the first detection region DE1 is employed.

  The first detection sensor 315 is electrically connected to the main control device, and a detection signal (detection information) from the first detection sensor 315 is input to the main control device. Based on this detection signal, it is possible for the main control device to grasp whether or not a game ball has passed in the first detection area DE1, that is, whether or not a ball has entered the first distribution path portion 311.

  In addition, a second distribution passage portion 312 is provided in an upstream portion of the distribution passage 310 so as to branch from the first distribution passage portion 311. Specifically, an opening 313 serving as an inlet to the second distribution passage portion 312 is formed in a portion on the upstream side of the first detection region DE1 in the passage wall portion forming the first distribution passage portion 311. And the inflow of game balls to the second distribution passage portion 312 through the opening 313 is allowed.

  A game ball that has flowed into the second distribution passage portion 312 is detected at a midpoint of the second distribution passage portion 312 (specifically, a game that passes through the second detection area DE2 in the second distribution passage portion 312). A second detection sensor 316 (which can detect a sphere) is provided. As the second detection sensor 316, a magnetic sensor capable of grasping a change in the magnetic field generated when the game ball passes through the second detection area DE2 is employed. The second detection sensor 316 is electrically connected to the main control device, and a detection signal (detection information) from the second detection sensor 316 is input to the main control device. Thereby, it is possible for the main control device to grasp whether or not the game ball has passed in the second detection area DE2, that is, whether or not the game ball has flown into the second distribution passage portion 312.

  In the present embodiment, a magnetic sensor is applied to each of the detection sensors 315 and 316. However, it is possible to change this and apply a photosensor to each of the detection sensors 315 and 316. In particular, it is assumed that the right variable winning device 83 has fewer opportunities for a plurality of game balls to enter at the same time as compared to other pitching units. Therefore, even if a photosensor that is assumed to be difficult to improve the detection accuracy of individual game balls when a plurality of game balls pass through the detection area as a unit, it is preferable to cause inconveniences caused by it. Can be suppressed.

  Specifically, it is important for the detection sensors 315 and 316 on the downstream side to know whether or not the entry into the advantageous entry portion has occurred rather than the number of inflowing game balls. Therefore, even if the detection function of individual game balls when a plurality of game balls pass through the detection area together, it is possible to know at least the fact that the game balls have passed, so there are disadvantages caused by this. Occurrence is avoided. In addition, a photosensor is less susceptible to radio waves and magnetism than a magnetic sensor. Therefore, a further improvement in the crime prevention function can be expected by applying a photo sensor in particular to the detection sensor related to the advantageous ball entry portion.

  As described in detail above, the distribution passage 310 is branched into two at a midway position thereof, and the game ball that has flowed into the right big prize winning opening 302 depends on the inflow timing or the like in the first detection area DE1 or The movement destination (distribution destination) is changed so as to reach the second detection area DE2.

  Here, a configuration that affects the distribution in the distribution passage 310 will be described. At the branch position of the distribution passage 310, a first guidance state (hereinafter also simply referred to as "guidance state") for guiding the game ball that has flowed into the distribution passage 310 from the guide passage 320 to the first distribution passage portion 311. ) And a second guiding state for guiding to the second sorting passage portion 312 (hereinafter also referred to as “non-guidance state” in which no guidance to the first sorting passage portion 311 is performed). Is provided.

  When the sorting member 318 is in the first guidance state (guidance state), the projection to the guide passage 320 (specifically, the sorting passage 310) is suppressed, and the second guidance state (non-guidance state). By switching to, the first distribution path portion 311 is closed and the game ball protrudes to a position where the game ball cannot reach the first detection area DE1 (see a two-dot chain line in FIG. 11A).

  If it explains supplementarily about arrangement | positioning of the distribution member 318, the accommodating part 314 which accommodates the distribution member 318 in the part facing the said opening 313 in the channel | path wall part which forms the distribution channel | path 310 is formed. The accommodating portion 314 communicates with the first distribution passage portion 311 through an open portion formed in the passage wall portion.

  The distribution member 318 has a shaft portion provided at an upstream end of the distribution member 318 and is supported by a bearing portion formed in the passage formation unit 305 so that the passage member can rotate. It is attached to the forming unit 305. Specifically, with respect to the shaft portion and the bearing portion, the swinging center axis of the distribution member 318 is orthogonal to the direction in which the opening 313 faces and the flow direction of the game ball in the first distribution passage portion 311. The dividing member 318 is formed so that the rotation center axis extends in the front-rear direction.

  The distribution member 318 includes a first distribution passage portion 311 that is in contact with the game ball that flows down (drops) the first distribution passage portion 311 when the distribution member 318 is in the second guidance state. An abutting inclined surface having a function of guiding the game ball to the opening 313 side while flowing from the guide passage 320 by abutting from the downstream side is formed.

  At the time of switching to the second guiding state, the sorting member 318 is pivoted around the pivoting base end, and the pivoting tip of the guiding inclined surface of the sorting member 318 is displaced toward the side closer to the opening 313. It becomes. Then, the first distribution passage portion 311 is cut off by the distribution member 318, and guidance of the game ball to the second distribution passage portion 312 by the guide inclined surface is realized.

  Note that the distribution member 318 can also be referred to as a “shutter 318” if attention is focused on preventing the game balls from flowing into the first distribution passage portion 311 (first detection region DE1).

  The passage forming unit 305 is provided with an urging member for urging the allocating member 318 toward a position where the protrusion to the guide passage 320 is suppressed, and the allocating member 318 against the urging force of the urging member. A solenoid-type switching member drive unit 319 that moves to the protruding position is incorporated.

  The switching member drive unit 319 is electrically connected to the main controller, and is driven based on a signal output from the main controller. In the present embodiment, normally, the distribution member 318 is held in the second induction state (non-induction state) by the urging force of the urging member, and the switching member drive unit in a predetermined round in the opening / closing execution mode. By driving 319, the allocating member 318 switches between the first guidance state (guidance state) / second guidance state (non-guidance state). That is, the inflow of game balls to the first distribution passage portion 311 is allowed temporarily.

  Although details will be described later, when the first detection sensor 315 detects a game ball that has flowed into the first distribution path portion 311 during a specific round of the opening / closing execution mode, the gaming state after the opening / closing execution mode is the high probability mode. On the other hand, even if a game ball that has flowed into the second distribution passage portion 312 is detected by the second detection sensor 316, it is opened and closed as long as at least one game ball does not flow into the first distribution passage portion 311. The gaming state after the execution mode is a low probability mode. In other words, the game ball that has flowed into the guide passage 320 has a configuration in which an advantageous / unfavorable difference occurs in subsequent game progress depending on whether or not the game ball reaches the first detection area DE1. If attention is paid to this point, the first distribution passage portion 311 (especially the detection region DE1) can be referred to as an advantageous entry ball portion. There is no problem in calling the state “guidance state” and the second guidance state “non-guidance state”.

  With reference to FIG. 10 again, the right variable winning device 83 will be supplementarily described. In the front panel member 309, a game ball that passes through the right large winning opening 302 without winning the right large winning opening 302 at a portion below the right large winning opening 302 and above the distribution passage 310. A guiding inclined portion 330 is provided so as to project the player to the lower variable winning device 82. For this reason, during the opening / closing execution mode, the player can aim to win both the variable prize-winning devices 82 and 83 by continuing to make a right stroke, and the aim is changed by adjusting the game ball launching handle 41. There is no need to do. Thereby, in a type of gaming machine that uses a plurality of variable winning devices 82 and 83, it is possible to avoid complication of the launching operation by the player and increase the burden on the player.

  More specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the variable display unit 88 is arranged at the center of the game area PE. For this reason, the flow path of game balls is roughly divided into a left route and a right route. That is, when playing a game, the player selects a left route that flows down the left side of the variable display unit 88 and a right route that flows down the right side of the variable display unit 88 according to the game situation, and performs a shooting operation. There is a need. In FIG. 6, the left route is illustrated by a one-dot chain line, and the right route is illustrated by a two-dot chain line.

  Here, by devising the arrangement of the respective operation ports 84, 85, the variable winning devices 82, 83, the through gate 86 and the arrangement of the nails, there is a difference in the locations where the game balls can reach. Specifically, although the game ball launched toward the left side of the variable display unit 88 (hereinafter referred to as “left-handed”) can reach the lower operating port 84 and the lower variable winning device 82, the through gate 86 The right operation port 85 and the right variable winning device 83 are not reached. On the other hand, the game ball launched toward the right side of the variable display unit 88 (hereinafter referred to as “right-handed”) reaches the through gate 86, the right operation port 85, the right variable winning device 83, and the lower variable winning device 82. However, the arrangement of various game parts has been devised so as not to reach the lower working port 84.

  Therefore, when the high-frequency support mode or the special game state is in effect, the game can be advantageously advanced by making a right-hand hit, and during the low-frequency support mode, the game can be advantageously advanced by a left-hand strike. It is possible to play game balls according to the game situation, and it is possible to encourage active participation in the game.

  Next, the back configuration of the inner frame 13 (the resin base 70 and the game board 80) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a rear view of the inner frame 13.

  A bearing fitting 132 is attached to the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 12) of the back surface of the resin base 70. A bearing portion 133 is formed on the bearing bracket 132 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction, and the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the inner frame 13 by these bearing portions 133. A plurality of fixing levers 134 for fixing the back pack unit 15 to the resin base 70 in the closed state are provided on the back surface of the resin base 70.

  As already described, a central opening 74 that penetrates in the thickness direction of the resin base 70 and is open to the back side of the resin base 70 is formed in the bottom portion of the housing recess (game board housing portion) 73 in the resin base 70. The central opening 74 is covered from the front side of the inner frame 13 by the game board 80 housed in the housing recess 73. Various components such as a control device are mounted on the back of the game board 80, and these various components are exposed to the back side of the inner frame 13 through the central opening 74. Here, the configuration of the back surface of the game board 80 will be described.

  A synthetic resin base body 94 on which the variable display unit 88 (see FIG. 6) is mounted on the game board 80 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 80. The base body 94 has a substantially box shape opened to the game board 80 side, and covers almost the entire rear surface of the game board 80. A part of the base body 94 protrudes to the back side of the resin base 70, and the symbol display device 95 (see FIG. 6) described above with respect to the protruding portion, and display control for driving the symbol display device 95. The device is attached. The symbol display device 95 and the display control device are arranged so that the symbol display device is on the front side and the display control device is on the rear side in the front-rear direction (thickness direction of the resin base 70). Further, the game board 80 is equipped with a notification / production control device 140 so as to be positioned behind the display control device.

  The notification / production control device 140 includes a notification / production control board that controls voice and lamp display and control of the display control device in accordance with instructions from a main control device described later. The notification / production control board is a transparent resin material. It is accommodated in a substrate box 141 made of the like.

  A main controller unit 160 is provided below the notification / production control device 140 so as to cover the base body 94 from the rear. The main controller unit 160 includes a synthetic resin mounting base 161 fixed to the back of the game board 80 and a main control unit 162 mounted on the mounting base 161. The main controller 162 includes a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that controls the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power source, and the main control board is made of a transparent resin material. It is configured to be accommodated in a substrate box 163 made of, for example.

  The board box 163 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (front case body) and a box cover (back case body) that covers an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected so as not to be unsealed by a box sealing portion 164 as sealing means, whereby the substrate box 163 is sealed. A plurality of box sealing portions 164 are provided on the short side portion of the substrate box 163, and at least one of them is used for sealing processing.

  Any configuration can be applied to the box sealing portion 164 as long as the box base and the box cover are coupled so as not to be opened. However, by inserting a locking pin into the locking hole that forms the box sealing portion 164, the box sealing portion 164 can be applied. The base and the box cover are coupled so as not to be opened. The sealing process by the box sealing unit 164 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if the unauthorized opening is performed. Even after opening, the sealing process can be performed again. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting a locking pin into at least one locking hole portion among the plurality of box sealing portions 164. When the substrate box 163 is opened, such as when a failure occurs in the accommodated main control board or when the main control board is inspected, a connecting portion between the box sealing portion into which the locking pin is inserted and the substrate box 163 main body. Disconnect. As a result, the box base and the box cover of the substrate box 163 are separated, and the internal main control substrate can be taken out. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, a locking pin is inserted into another locking hole. If the history of opening the substrate box 163 is left in the substrate box 163, it can be easily found that the unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 163.

  The board box 163 and the mounting base 161 are connected by a base seal part 165 so that they cannot be opened. Specifically, the pedestal sealing portion 165 has a locking hole portion and a locking pin similarly to the box sealing portion 164, and the locking pin is inserted into the locking hole portion so that the board box 163 and The mounting base 161 is coupled so as not to be separable. This makes it easier to grasp the fact that the substrate box 163 has been illegally removed.

  A portion of the base body 94 facing the lower back of the game board 80 corresponds to the game board opening of the general prize opening 81, the variable prize winning devices 82 and 83, and the operation openings 84 and 85, and 1 on the downstream side. A collection passage 94a (see FIG. 16 and the like) that gathers at the place is formed. Thereby, all the game balls won in the general winning opening 81 or the like are gathered below the game board 80 via the collection passage 94a. That is, the base body 94 is provided with a function of collecting game balls won in various winning openings.

  A discharge passage, which will be described later, is arranged below the game board 80, and the game balls gathered below the game board 80 are led out into the discharge passage by the collection passage 94a. Similarly, the out port 89 leads to the discharge passage, and a game ball that has not won any winning port is led out into the discharge passage through the out port 89.

  Further, the base body 94 includes a winning port switch for detecting a game ball won in the general winning port 81 on the front side of the game board 80, a winning detection switch for detecting a game ball won in the variable winning device 82, and an operating port 84. An operating port switch for detecting a game ball that has entered is mounted, and a winning detection mechanism is constituted by these various switches. These various switches are electrically connected to the main control device 162, and the detection information by each switch is output to the main control device 162.

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 13. FIG. 13 is a front view of the back pack unit 15.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the inner frame 13 is covered from behind by the back pack unit 15. The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201 as a main body of the back pack unit 15, and a payout mechanism unit 202, a discharge passage board, and a control device assembly unit 204 are attached to the back pack 201. .

  The back pack 201 is formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and as shown in FIG. 12, a base portion 211 to which the payout mechanism portion 202 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion 212 that protrudes rearward from the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. And have. The protective cover 212 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is opened, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 88 (see FIG. 4).

  The base portion 211 is provided with an external terminal plate 213 at the upper right portion thereof. Various output terminals are provided on the external terminal board 213, and various signals are output to the management control device (hall computer) on the game hall side through these output terminals. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the base portion 211 is provided with a pair of upper and lower retaining pins 214 at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the bearings provided with the retaining pins 214 on the inner frame 13. The back pack unit 15 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the inner frame 13 by being inserted through the portion 133. The base portion 211 is formed with a plurality of insertion portions 215 through which the fixing levers 134 provided in the inner frame 13 are inserted, and the base portion 211 is rearward of the base portion 211 in a state where the fixing levers 134 are inserted through the insertion portions 215. The back pack unit 15 is fixed to the inner frame 13 by contact with the inner frame 13.

  In the base portion 211, a payout mechanism portion 202 is disposed so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. The payout mechanism 202 is provided with a tank 221 that is arranged at the top of the back pack 201 and that opens upward, and game balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 221. The A tank rail 222 that is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected to the lower side of the tank 221, and a case rail 223 that extends in the vertical direction is connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 222. A payout device 224 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. The game balls paid out from the payout device 224 are supplied to the game ball distribution unit 225 provided in the base portion 211 of the back pack 201 through a payout passage (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224.

  The game ball distribution unit 225 has a function of distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any one of the upper plate 33, the lower plate 34, and a discharge passage described later, and the inner opening is the main body described above. It is formed so that it communicates with the upper plate 33 through the side upper plate passage 122 and the front door side upper plate passage, and the outer opening communicates with the lower plate 34 through the main body side lower plate passage 123 and the front door side lower plate passage. Has been.

  At the lower end portion of the base portion 211, the discharge passage board and the control device collective unit 204 are attached so as to sandwich the lower end portion in the front and rear direction. In the discharge passage board, a discharge passage opened rearward is formed on a surface facing the control device assembly unit 204, and an open portion of the discharge passage is closed by the control device assembly unit 204. The discharge passage is formed so as to discharge the game ball to the island facility or the like of the game hall, and the game ball led to the discharge passage from the recovery passage described above passes through the discharge passage to the outside of the pachinko machine 10. Discharged.

  The control device assembly unit 204 has a horizontally long mounting base 241, and a payout control device 242 and a power supply / launch control device 243 are mounted on the mounting base 241. The payout control device 242 and the power supply / launch control device 243 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 242 is behind the pachinko machine 10.

  In the payout control device 242, a payout control board for controlling the payout device 224 is accommodated in the board box 244, and a state return switch 245 provided on the payout control board projects out of the board box 244. For example, when the state return switch 245 is pressed when a payout error occurs, such as a ball jam in the payout device 224, the ball jam is eliminated.

  The power source / launch control device 243 includes a power source / launch control board housed in the board box 246, and a predetermined power source required for various control devices and the like is generated and output by the board. Control of the launch of the game ball accompanying the operation of the firing handle 41 is performed. Further, the power source / launch control device 243 is provided with a power switch 247. By operating the power switch 247, the power of the pachinko machine 10 can be switched to the on state (on state) or the shut off state (off state).

  Here, this pachinko machine 10 has a function for storing various data, and even if a power failure occurs, it retains the state at the time of the power failure and returns to the state at the time of the power failure at the time of recovery from the power failure. It can be done. For example, when the power supply is shut down by a normal procedure as in the case of a game hall being closed, the state before the shutdown is stored and held. On the other hand, when the RAM erase switch 166 is pressed and the power is turned on, the RAM data is initialized.

  These various switches can be operated from the front side of the gaming machine by opening the gaming machine main part 12 (inner frame 13) and exposing the back side of the inner frame 13. On the other hand, when the opening of the gaming machine main part 12 is restricted by the locking device 75, these various switches cannot be operated from the front side of the gaming machine. In other words, the various switches are difficult to operate when the gaming machine main part 12 is closed, and are operated from the front side of the gaming machine by a person who does not own the key for the locking device 75 (for example, a fraudster). Making it difficult.

<Variable display unit 88>
In the present embodiment, the variable display unit 88 has a characteristic configuration. Hereinafter, the variable display unit 88 will be supplementarily described with reference to FIGS. 14 is a perspective view of the game board 80 as viewed from the front side, FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the configuration relating to the variable display unit 88 is removed from the game board 80 (specifically, the plate body 80a), and FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which decomposed | disassembled the display unit 88 for every main structure.

  As described with reference to FIG. 6, the variable display unit 88 is disposed in the central opening 93 (see FIG. 15) of the game board 80. The variable display unit 88 displays various information related to the game, and when the game is performed while the player is sitting, the position of the symbol display device 95 is the same as the height of the player's eyes. It is set to be about.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the symbol display device 95 and the variable display device 96 constituting the variable display unit 88 are not arranged side by side in the vertical direction, but are variably displayed below the symbol display device 95. The device 96 is arranged in a state of being shifted back and forth so as to be offset in front of the gaming machine from the symbol display device 95. The production / notification in the variable display unit 88 is basically performed mainly on the symbol display device 95, so that the player's attention tends to be directed exclusively to the symbol display device 95. In this way, even when the symbol display device 95 is being watched, the variable display device 96 can be visually recognized by slightly shifting the line of sight. It is suppressed that it does not communicate well.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the variable display unit 88 has the base body 94 that constitutes an attachment portion for the plate body 80 a of the game board 80. As described above, the base body 94 has a box-like shape opened to the front of the gaming machine as a whole, and a storage portion 94b for the symbol display device 95 is provided at the upper stage portion, and a variable display device is provided at the interruption portion. 96 accommodating portions 94c are respectively provided, and accommodating portions 94d for various movable accessories are provided above and to the sides of both the accommodating portions 94b and 94c. The recovery passage 94 a is provided in the lower stage portion of the base body 94. In this way, the variable display unit 88 is configured by consolidating various configurations related to display / notification in the base body 94.

  In the present embodiment, in particular, a characteristic configuration is adopted for the variable display device 96 constituting the variable display unit 88. Therefore, the configuration of the variable display device 96 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the variable display device 96.

  The variable display unit 88 includes a movable display mechanism 401 and a case body 402 that accommodates the display mechanism 401, and is fixed to the base body 94 in an integrated state.

  The case body 402 includes a front side case member 405 that covers the display mechanism 401 from the front side, and a back side case member 406 that covers the display mechanism 401 from the back side. The front case member 405 has a bowl shape (hemispherical shape) that protrudes forward and upward of the gaming machine, and the back case member 406 has a substantially box shape that opens forward. By combining these two case members 405 and 406, an accommodation area for the display mechanism 401 and an operation area for the display mechanism 401 are secured inside the case body 402.

  The display mechanism 401 includes a movable body 411 having a plurality of display surfaces. The movable body 411 is pivotally supported by a shaft body 412 fixed to the back case member 406, and a gear 414 for transmitting power from the motor 413 fixed to the back case member 406 is connected thereto. Yes. The motor 413 is electrically connected to the notification / production control device 140 and operates in response to a drive signal from the notification / production control device 140. As a result, the movable body 411 rotates around the shaft body 412 and the display surface is switched.

  Here, the display surface of the movable body 411 will be supplementarily described. The display surface includes a first display surface 421 that is mainly used for production and a second display surface 431 that is mainly used for notification, and waits with at least one of these display surfaces 421 and 431 facing the front of the gaming machine. It is configured as follows. When the variable display unit 88 is mounted on the game board 80, the display surface is slightly upward from the front of the gaming machine. This is a contrivance for reducing the chance that a player who is gazing at the display screen 95a of the symbol display device 95 misses the display when the variable display device 96 performs display.

  The first display surface 421 includes a first light emitting substrate 423 on which a plurality of first light emitters 422 are mounted, and a first diffuser plate 424 that covers the first light emitting substrate 423 and diffuses light from the first light emitters 422. The first diffuser 424 is disposed between the first light-emitting substrate 423 and the first light-emitting body 422 emits light so as to display a specific pattern by restricting the light irradiation range. 1 restricting member 425.

  On the second display surface 431, a second light emitting substrate 433 in which a plurality of second light emitters 432 are mounted, and a second diffusion plate 434 that covers the second light emitting substrate 433 and diffuses light from the second light emitters 432. When the second diffuser 434 is disposed between the second light emitting substrate 433 and all of the second light emitters 432 emit light, the light irradiation range is restricted, which is different from the specific pattern. It is comprised by the 2nd control member 435 which displays a pattern.

  Each light emitting board 423, 433 is also electrically connected to the notification / production control device 140 in the same manner as the motor 413, and the light emission mode is controlled by the notification / production control device 140.

  The first display surface 421 and the second display surface 431 face different directions (specifically, orthogonal directions). Specifically, the display surface provided on the movable body 411 is configured to be substantially L-shaped as a whole by the first display surface 421 and the second display surface 431. When the first display surface 421 faces the front of the gaming machine (the front case member 405 side), the second display surface faces downward, and when the second display surface 431 faces the front of the gaming machine, the first display surface. 421 will face the gaming machine. As described above, the display function of the variable display device 96 can be changed by switching the display surfaces 421 and 431.

The front case member 405 in the present embodiment is configured by a half mirror, and when the light emitters 422 and 432 emit light, the light passes through the front case member 405, so that a predetermined amount is given to the front case member 405. It is configured so that a picture or the like emerges.
In addition, by making the front case member 405 a half mirror, the internal structure (display mechanism 401) is not visible from the front of the gaming machine, and it is impossible for the player to grasp the movement of the movable body 411. It has become.

  Hereinafter, switching of the display mode of the variable display device 96 will be described with reference to FIG. 18A is a schematic diagram illustrating a positional relationship between the movable body 411 and the front case member 405, and FIG. 18B is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a display mode in the variable display device 96.

  As already described, in the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, a normal game state and a special game state (open / close execution mode) that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state are set. During the normal gaming state, variable display of symbols is executed by the symbol display device 95 based on the entrance to the operation ports 84 and 85. In this case, the display effect is executed not only on the symbol display device 95 but also on the variable display device 96.

  In the normal gaming state, the first display surface 421 of the movable body 411 faces the front of the gaming machine as shown in FIG. 18 (a1). Hereinafter, the state in which the first display surface 421 faces the front side of the gaming machine is referred to as a first state.

  The display effects to be executed in the first state are roughly divided into the first effect mode that is easy to be selected in the game times with a low probability of shifting to the special game state, and the game effects having a high probability of shifting to the special game state. There is a second production mode that is easily performed. As a 1st production | presentation aspect, the pattern (refer FIG. 18 (a2)) which the variable display apparatus 96 repeats blinking dimly by blinking a part of many 1st light-emitting bodies 422 is employ | adopted as a 2nd production | presentation aspect. Employs a pattern in which a specific pattern (for example, a character or the like) is made to appear on the variable display device 96 by causing all the first light emitters 422 to emit light simultaneously.

  In the normal game state, the reach effect is executed as an effect suggesting the transition to the special game state, and the latter of the two effect modes is easily selected when the reach effect is executed. More specifically, a specific character is displayed on the variable display device 96 in conjunction with the variable display of the symbol on the symbol display device 95 (for example, a specific character is displayed when switching from the normal variation display to the reach variation display). This increases the degree of attention to the display effect.

  On the other hand, when a transition is made from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state, the notification / production control device 140 receives the command from the main control device 162 and the variable display device 96 changes from the first state to the second display surface 431. Switching to the second state facing the front of the machine is performed (see FIG. 18 (a1) → FIG. 18 (b1)).

  Specifically, the motor 413 is driven to rotate the movable body 411 so that the second display surface 431 faces the front of the gaming machine (second state). At the same time, all the first light emitters 422 are turned off, and the effect of the variable display device 96 is stopped.

  As already described, in the special gaming state, the right variable prize winning device 83 is released in a specific round (the fifth round in the present embodiment), and whether or not to shift to the high probability mode after the special gaming state ends. Do the lottery. In other words, in this specific round, if the player's launch operation (right-handed) is not performed reliably, there is a possibility that a privilege that the player should have enjoyed is missed. Therefore, in this particular round, by turning on all the second light emitters 432 that have been extinguished so far, the right arrow shown in FIG. 18 (b2) appears on the variable display device 96, and the player is right-handed. Is notified that it should be performed.

  For the movable body 411 in the present embodiment, a plurality of stoppers 441 are provided as regulating means for regulating the movable range (rotation range) of the movable body 411. Basically, the stepping motor 413 is employed as the driving means, and the position of the movable body 411 is managed by the number of pulses of the drive signal, so that the displacement of the movable body 411 is less likely to occur. However, since the movable body 411 is biased in the weight balance around the shaft body 412, the posture is difficult to stabilize when the display surfaces 421 and 431 face the front of the gaming machine. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 18, the side on which the second display surface 431 is provided with the shaft body 412 as the center is heavier than the opposite side. Therefore, the stopper 441 is employed as an auxiliary means for stabilizing the posture of the movable body 411 in the first state and the second state and a restricting means for restricting rotation exceeding a preset range.

  In particular, when the movable body 411 is in the second state, the stopper 441 that receives the weight of the movable body 411 and prevents further rotation determines whether or not the movable body 411 is in the second state. A monitoring sensor 442 for monitoring is incorporated, and the monitoring sensor 442 is electrically connected to the notification / production control device 140. That is, the notification / production control device 140 uniquely determines whether or not the movable body 411 is in the second state based on the monitoring information (detection signal) from the monitoring sensor 442 (other than the main control device 162 or the like). Without using a control device).

<Electric configuration of pachinko machine 10>
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  An MPU 602 is mounted on a main control board 601 provided in the main controller 162. The MPU 602 includes a ROM 603 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 602 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 603 is executed. It is an element incorporating a RAM 604, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, various counter circuits as a random number generator, and the like. Note that a part of the functions of the MPU 602, for example, the function of the ROM 603 and the function of the RAM 604 may be included as another element.

  The MPU 602 is provided with an input port and an output port. On the input side of the MPU 602, a power failure monitoring board 605, a payout control device 242 and various detection sensors (for example, detection sensors 315 and 316) provided in the main control device 162 are connected. In this case, the power failure monitoring board 605 is connected to the power source / emission control device 243, and power is supplied to the MPU 602 via the power failure monitoring board 605. Also, as part of the sensor group, a prize-winning ball-entry unit (payout-compatible) such as a general prize opening 81, a lower variable prize-winning device 82, a right-side variable prize-winning device 83, a lower action opening 84, a right action opening 85, and a through gate 86 A plurality of detection sensors provided in the (ball-entering part) are connected, and the MPU 602 of the main control device 162 performs a winning determination (ball-entry determination) for each ball-entering part. In addition, the MPU 602 executes a lottery generation lottery and a distribution lottery based on winning at the lower operating port 84 and the right operating port 85, and a support generating lottery based on winning at the through gate 86.

  On the output side of the MPU 602, a power failure monitoring board 605, a payout control device 242 and a notification / production control device 140 (specifically, a notification / production control board 651) are connected. For example, a payout ball command is output to the payout control device 242 based on a winning determination result to the winning corresponding winning portion. In this case, the command information storage area 625 of the ROM 603 is referred to when a prize ball command is output. When the winning to the general winning opening 81 is specified, a winning ball command corresponding to the payout of 10 game balls is output, and when the winning to the variable winning devices 82 and 83 is specified, 15 When a winning ball command corresponding to the payout of the game balls is output and a winning to the lower operation port 84 is specified, a winning ball command corresponding to the payout of three game balls is output and the right operation port When a winning to 85 is specified, a winning ball command corresponding to paying out four gaming balls is output.

  Various commands such as a change command, a type command, a change end command, a winning command, an opening command, and an ending command are output to the notification / production control device 140. In this case, the command information storage area 625 of the ROM 603 is referred to when these various commands are output. Details of these various commands will be described later. Each command is configured as information of a predetermined number of bytes, and various information is included as information of the predetermined number of bytes.

  Further, on the output side of the MPU 602, the variable winning drive unit 82c of the lower variable winning device 82, the variable winning drive unit 304 of the right variable winning device 83, the driving unit 319 of the sorting member 318, and the electric function of the right operation port 85 are provided. An electric accessory driving unit for opening and closing the object 91 and a main display unit 87 are connected. The main control board 601 is provided with various driver circuits, and the MPU 602 executes drive control of various drive units through the driver circuits.

  That is, in the opening / closing execution mode, the MPU 602 performs drive control of the variable winning drive units 82c and 304 so that the opening / closing door 82b of the lower variable winning device 82 and the opening / closing door 303 of the right variable winning device 83 are opened and closed. Drive control of the drive unit 319 is performed so that the sorting member 318 is switched between the guidance state and the non-guidance state. In addition, when the electric combination 91 is won, the MPU 602 executes drive control of the electric combination drive unit so that the electric combination 91 is opened and closed. In each game round, the MPU 602 executes light emission control of the main display portion D.

  The power failure monitoring board 605 relays between the main control board 601 and the power / fire control device 243, and monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power / fire control device 243. The payout control device 242 controls payout of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 224 based on the prize ball command input from the main control device 162.

  The power / launch control device 243 is connected to, for example, a commercial power source (external power source) in a game hall or the like. Based on external power supplied from the commercial power supply, necessary operating power is generated for each of the main control board 601, the payout control device 242, and the like, and the generated operating power is supplied through a predetermined power path. To do. The power supply / launch control device 243 is responsible for launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 110, and the game ball launch mechanism 110 (specifically, the solenoid 111) is driven when predetermined launch conditions are met.

  The notification / production control device 140 drives and controls the various lamp units 26 to 28, the speaker unit 29, and the variable display device 96 provided on the front door frame 14 based on various commands input from the main control device 162. The display control device 150 is controlled. The MPU 661, which is an arithmetic unit, includes a ROM 662 that stores a control program executed by the MPU 661, fixed value data, and the like, and a RAM 663 that is used as a work memory or the like.

The display control device 150 executes display control of the symbol display device 95 based on the command input from the notification / production control device 140. In this case, the notification / production control device 140 determines the symbol variation display time on the symbol display device 95 and the type of symbol combination to be finally stopped and displayed, based on various commands input from the main control device 162. At the same time, the presence / absence of reach and the contents of reach production are determined.
<About various counters>
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

  The MPU 602 uses various counter information in the game to perform jackpot occurrence lottery, setting of display of the main display unit D, outline setting of symbol display in the symbol display device 95, and the like. As shown, a winning random number counter C1 used for the lottery generation of the big hit, a hit type counter C2 used for determining the big hit type, and a random number initial value counter CINI used for setting the initial value of the hit random number counter C1 In addition, a lower working port display unit, a right working port display unit, and a variation type counter CS that determines a variation display time in the symbol display device 95 are used. Furthermore, the electric accessory release counter C3 used for the lottery to determine whether or not the electric accessory 91 of the right working port 85 is in the electric utility open state is used.

  Each of the counters C1 to C3, CINI, and CS is a loop counter that adds 1 to the previous value each time it is updated, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Each counter is updated at short time intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a lottery counter buffer 631 set in a predetermined area of the RAM 604. The RAM 604 is provided with a reserved ball storage area 632 including a first result display area reservation area Ra, a second result display area reservation area Rb, an execution area AE, and a total reservation number storage area. In the reserved ball storage area 632, the values of the winning random number counter C1 and the winning type counter C2 are stored in time series in accordance with the winning history of the game balls to the lower operating port 84 or the right operating port 85. It is like that.

  Specifically, each counter is configured so that the hit random number counter C1 is incremented by 1 in the range of, for example, 0 to 599, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. In particular, when the winning random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the initial random number counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the winning random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the winning random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 599). The hit random number counter C1 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved ball storage area 632 of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball wins the lower operation port 84 or the right operation port 85. More specifically, the game result is stored in the first result display holding area Ra of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball is won in the lower operation port 84, and the second result display unit of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball is won in the right operation port 85. Stored in the reserved area Rb.

  The value of the random number for winning is stored as a success / failure table (availability information group) in a success / failure table storage area 621 as a success / failure information group storage means in the ROM 603. A random number value that determines the type of jackpot is stored as a distribution table (distribution information group) in a distribution table storage area 622 as a distribution information storage unit in the ROM 603.

  Next, the win type counter C2 will be described. The hit type counter C2 is incremented by 1 in order within a range of 0 to 49, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The hit type counter C2 is periodically updated and stored in the reserved ball storage area 632 of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball wins the lower operation port 84 or the right operation port 85. More specifically, the game result is stored in the first result display holding area Ra of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball is won in the lower operation port 84, and the second result display unit of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball is won in the right operation port 85. Stored in the reserved area Rb.

  The game result distribution destination for the win type counter C2 is stored as a distribution table (distribution information group) in a distribution table storage area 622 as a distribution information group storage unit in the ROM 603. Here, the contents of the distribution table will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 21, two types of sorting tables are set corresponding to the respective operation ports 84 and 85 individually. That is, when the winning to the lower working port 84 occurs, the lower working port sorting table (lower working port sorting information group) referred to when the winning occurs, and when the winning to the right working port 85 occurs. And a right working port sorting table (right working port sorting information group) are set.

  In the gaming state in which the distribution table for the lower operation port is referred to in the distribution lottery, as shown in FIG. 21 (a), the acquired random number value of the type counter C2 (that is, distribution) When (information) is “0” to “24”, it is a jackpot corresponding to the first high probability winning mode, and when the obtained random number value is “25” to “49”, it corresponds to the low probability winning mode. It will be a big hit.

  In the present embodiment, the determination of whether the gaming state after the end of the special gaming state (opening / closing execution mode) becomes the high probability mode or the low probability mode is made by the advantageous entry of the right variable winning device 83 in the special gaming state. This is performed based on whether or not a ball is entered. Here, when comparing the jackpot corresponding to the first high-probability winning mode and the jackpot corresponding to the low-probability winning mode, there is a difference that the former is more likely to enter the advantageous pitch than the latter. Is provided.

  On the other hand, in the gaming situation in which the distribution table for the right operation port is referred to in the distribution lottery, the random number value (that is, distribution information) of the acquired type counter C2 is “0” to “ 44 is a jackpot corresponding to the first high probability winning mode, and if the acquired random number value is “45” to “49”, it is a jackpot corresponding to the second high probability winning mode. Here, the jackpots corresponding to the first high-probability winning mode and the jackpots corresponding to the second high-probability winning mode have the same pitch occurrence probability in the advantageous pitching portion. In other words, when a big hit occurs based on the entrance to the right operation port 85, the game can be progressed under a situation in which entrance into the advantageous entrance portion is likely to occur relatively. Regarding the difference between the jackpot corresponding to the first high probability winning mode and the jackpot corresponding to the second high probability winning mode, the former is a jackpot corresponding to 6R, while the latter is a jackpot corresponding to 16R, The latter can be expected to get more game balls (out).

  Further, as already described, any jackpot (after the opening / closing execution mode is finished) until the support mode in the electric accessory 91 of the right working port 85 satisfies a predetermined condition (in this embodiment, the number of games is 100 times). Until it reaches the player).

  As a support mode of the electric workings 91 of the right working port 85, when compared with a situation in which a game ball is continuously being fired in the same manner with respect to the game area PE, the electric workings 91 of the right working port 85 are used. The low-frequency support mode (low-frequency support state or low-frequency guide state) and high-frequency support mode (high-frequency support state or high-frequency guide state) ) And are set.

  Specifically, in the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode, the probability of winning the power combination open state in the electric combination release lottery using the electric combination release counter C3 is the same (for example, both 4/5) However, in the high frequency support mode, the number of times that the electric utility item 91 is opened is set more frequently than in the low frequency support mode. The time is set longer. In this case, in the high frequency support mode, when the electrified open state is selected and the open state of the electric utility item 91 occurs a plurality of times, the closed state from the end of one open state until the next open state is started The time is set shorter than one opening time. Furthermore, in the high frequency support mode, the minimum secured time is set shorter when the next electric character opening lottery is performed after one electric character opening lottery is performed than in the low frequency support mode. Has been.

  As described above, in the high frequency support mode, the probability that a winning to the right operation port 85 occurs is higher than in the low frequency support mode. In other words, in the low frequency support mode, there is a higher probability of winning the lower operating port 84 than in the right operating port 85, but in the high frequency support mode, the lower operating port 84 is connected to the right operating port 85. The probability of winning a prize increases. When a winning to the right operation port 85 occurs, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out, so that in the high frequency support mode, the player plays a game while not reducing the number of possessed balls so much. be able to.

  The configuration for increasing the frequency at which the high frequency support mode is set to the power release state per unit time as compared with the low frequency support mode is not limited to the above-described configuration, for example, the electric component release lottery It is good also as a structure which makes high the probability that it will be elected in the electric character open state in. Furthermore, the number of times of opening is increased, the opening time is lengthened, and the minimum secured time is secured when the next electric character opening lottery is performed after one electric character releasing lottery is performed. By applying any one condition or any combination of conditions (in other words, shortening the one-time variable display time in the through-gate display unit) and increasing the winning probability, The advantage of the frequency support mode may be increased.

  However, the high-frequency support mode shifts to the low-frequency support mode when the number of games reaches the end reference number (specifically, 100 times) after the shift as described above.

  In addition, when it becomes a losing result in the success / failure lottery, the mode does not shift to the opening / closing execution mode, and the support mode is not changed.

  The variation type counter CS is, for example, incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 198, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The variation type counter CS is used in the MPU 602 to determine the variation display time in the lower working port display unit and the right working port display unit of the main display unit 87 and the symbol variation display time in the symbol display device 95. . The variation type counter CS is updated once every time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the buffer value of the variation type counter CS is acquired at the time of starting the variation display in the lower working port display unit and the right working port display unit and determining the variation pattern at the time of the symbol variation start by the symbol display device 95.

  The electric accessory release counter C3 is, for example, configured to increment one by one within a range of 0 to 249 and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The electric accessory release counter C <b> 3 is periodically updated, and is stored in the electric accessory reservation area 633 of the RAM 604 at the timing when a game ball wins the through gate 86. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed as to whether or not the electric accessory 91 is controlled to be in an open state based on the stored value of the electric accessory release counter C3. For example, if C3 = 0 to 199, the electric accessory 91 is controlled to the open state, and if C3 = 200 to 249, the electric accessory 91 is not controlled to the open state.

  As already described, the MPU 602 determines the variation display time in the lower working port display unit and the right working port display unit using at least the buffer value of the variation type counter CS. A variable display time table storage area 623 is used. Further, the MPU 602 uses the value of the hit random number counter C1 and the value of the hit type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE to determine the stop result in the lower working port display unit and the right working port display unit. However, in the determination, the stop result determination table stored in the stop result table storage area 624 of the ROM 603 is used.

<Various processes executed by the MPU 602 of the main control board 601>
Next, each control process executed by the MPU 602 of the main control board 601 will be described. The processing of the MPU 602 is roughly divided into a main processing that is started when the power is turned on, a normal processing that is executed after the main processing ends, and a timer interrupt processing that is started by periodically interrupting the normal processing. For convenience of explanation, timer interrupt processing will be described first, followed by normal processing. The MPU 602 is activated by inputting a power interruption signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal) in addition to the timer interrupt process and the normal process, and a power interruption flag storage area (power interruption information storage in the various flag storage areas of the RAM 604). When a power interruption flag (power interruption information) is stored in (means), a power failure process is executed.
<Timer interrupt processing>
First, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is started periodically by the MPU 602 (for example, at a cycle of 2 msec).

  In step S101, various detection sensor reading processes are executed. That is, the state of various detection sensors connected to the main control device 162 is read, the state of the detection sensors is determined, and the detection information (winning detection information) is stored.

  Thereafter, in step S102, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the update value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 604.

  In the subsequent step S103, the winning random number counter C1, the hit type counter C2, and the electric accessory release counter C3 are updated. Specifically, the hit random number counter C1, the hit type counter C2, and the electric accessory release counter C3 are each incremented by 1, and are cleared to 0 when the counter values reach the maximum value. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C3 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 604.

In a succeeding step S104, a through winning process for winning through the through gate 86 is executed.
<Winning winning process>
Here, the through winning process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S201, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won the through gate 86. When it is determined that the game ball has won the through gate 86, the process proceeds to step S202, and it is determined whether or not the accessory reservation storage number SN is less than the upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment).

  If it is not determined in step S201 that a game ball has won the through gate 86, or if it is determined in step S202 that the value of the reserved item storage number SN is greater than or equal to the upper limit value, the value of the electric accessory release counter C3 The prize winning process is terminated without storing.

  On the other hand, on the condition that the game ball wins the through gate 86 and the stored bonus number SN <4, the process proceeds to step S203, and the stored bonus number SN is incremented by one. Subsequently, in step S204, the value of the electric accessory release counter C3 updated in step S103 is stored in the first area of the free storage area of the electric utility reservation area 633 of the RAM 604. Thereafter, the main winning process is terminated.

  In the through winning process, a process for turning on the display unit for the number of holds is executed. The light emitters corresponding to the number-of-holds display section are sequentially turned on in accordance with the number of stored items stored.

  Thereafter, in step S105, after the winning process for the operating port accompanying the winning of the operating ports 84 and 85 is executed, the timer interruption process is terminated.

<Winning process for working port>
Hereinafter, the winning process for the operation port will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 301, whether or not the game ball has won a prize (start prize) in the lower operation port 84 is determined based on the detection state of the detection sensor corresponding to the lower operation port 84. If it is determined that the game ball has won the lower operation port 84, in step S302, a prize ball command for causing the payout control device 242 to pay out three game balls is set. In the subsequent step S303, an external signal setting process is performed in order to output a signal to the management control device on the game hall side that the game ball has won the lower operation port 84. In step S304, the value stored in the number-of-holds storage area of the result display area reservation area Ra is read, and the start-up storage number RaN stored in the result display area reservation area Ra is set (hereinafter referred to as the first number). This is also referred to as the start pending storage number RaN). Thereafter, in step S305, an information acquisition process for storing each value of the winning random number counter C1 and the winning type counter C2 is performed, and the main winning process is terminated.

  When it is determined in step S301 that the game ball has not won the lower operation port 84, in step S306, whether or not the game ball has won the right operation port 85 (starting winning) corresponds to the right operation port 85. The determination is made based on the detection state of the detection sensor. When it is determined that the game ball has won the right operation port 85, a prize ball command for causing the payout control device 242 to pay out four game balls is set in step S307. In the subsequent step S308, an external signal setting process is performed so as to output a signal to the management control device on the game hall side that the game ball has won the right operation port 85. In step S309, the value stored in the number-of-holds storage area of the second result display area reservation area Rb is read, and the start-up storage number RbN stored in the second result display area reservation area Rb is set. (Hereinafter, it is also referred to as the second start reserved memory number RbN). Thereafter, an information acquisition process is performed in step S305, and the main winning process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in both step S301 and step S306, that is, if the game ball has not won any of the lower operating port 84 and the right operating port 85, the main winning process is terminated as it is. To do.

  The prize ball command set in steps S302 and S307 is transmitted to the payout control device 242 in an external output process (step S501) of a normal process described later.

  Here, the information acquisition processing in step S305 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S401, it is determined whether or not the number of reserved start storages N (RaN or RbN) set in step S304 or step S309 described above is less than an upper limit value (4 in the present embodiment). If the start pending storage number N is the upper limit value, this information acquisition process is terminated as it is, and if it is less than the upper limit value, the start pending storage number N of the corresponding result display area holding area is set to 1 in step S402. In addition to incrementing, the value stored in the total reserved number storage area in step S403 (hereinafter referred to as the common reserved number CRN) is incremented by one.

  In subsequent step S404, the values of the hit random number counter C1 and the hit type counter C2 updated in step S103 are used as the first storage area in the corresponding free storage area of the result display area, that is, in step S402. The number is stored in the storage area corresponding to the reserved storage number incremented by 1.

  That is, when the first start hold memory number RaN is set, the values of the hit random number counter C1 and the hit type counter C2 updated in step S103 are used as the empty space in the first result display portion hold area Ra. The first storage area among the storage areas, that is, the storage area corresponding to the first start pending storage number RaN incremented by 1 in step S402 is stored.

  Further, when the second start reserved memory number RbN is set, the values of the hit random number counter C1 and the hit type counter C2 updated in step S103 are used as the empty space in the second result display portion hold area Rb. The first storage area among the storage areas, that is, the storage area corresponding to the second start pending storage number RbN incremented by 1 in step S402 is stored.

<Normal processing>
Next, the flow of normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The normal process is a process that is started after the main process that is started when the power is turned on, and the main process of the game is executed in the normal process. As an outline, the processing of steps S501 to S507 is executed as a periodic processing with a period of 4 msec, and the counter update processing of steps S510 and S511 is executed with the remaining time.

  In the normal process, in step S501, output data such as a command set in the timer interrupt process or the previous normal process is transmitted to each sub-side control device. Specifically, the presence or absence of a prize ball command is determined, and if a prize ball command is set, it is transmitted to the payout control device 242. In addition, when a predetermined production command or notification command is set, it is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140.

  Next, in step S502, an abnormality monitoring process is performed to determine whether an abnormality has occurred in the gaming machine. As already described, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which whether or not to shift to the high probability mode is determined based on whether or not there is a ball entering the advantageous ball portion of the right variable winning device 83. That is, the determination as to whether or not the player can advance the game advantageously is determined by the movement of the game ball. For this reason, for example, an act of an unauthorized person using a magnet to guide the game ball to the advantageous entry part, or guiding the game ball to the advantageous entry part by hitting or shaking the gaming machine 10 can be performed. There is sex. Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, in particular, a magnetic detection sensor, a vibration detection sensor, and the like are disposed around the right variable prize winning device 83, and after the information from these various sensors is grasped by the main controller 162, Monitors for possible fraudulent activity. Here, if it is determined that an illegal act is being performed, a command indicating that is transmitted to the hall computer.

  Next, in step S503, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the variation type counter CS is incremented by 1, and the counter value is cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the update value of the variation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 604.

  In subsequent step S504, a game time control process for controlling a game in each game time is executed. In this game times control process, jackpot determination is performed, the display mode of each display unit for the operation port in the main display unit D is set, the display of the symbol variation display by the symbol display device 95 is set.

<Game times control processing>
Here, the game times control process of step S504 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  In the game times control process shown in FIG. 27, first, in step S601, it is determined whether or not the opening / closing execution mode is in effect. Specifically, it is determined whether the opening / closing execution mode flag (opening / closing execution state information) is stored in the opening / closing execution mode flag storage area (opening / closing execution state information storage means) in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604. The opening / closing execution mode flag is stored when the gaming state is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode in the gaming state transition process described later, and is erased when the opening / closing execution mode is ended in the gaming state transition process.

  When in the open / close execution mode, the game is executed without executing any of the processes after step S602, that is, the game times starting process of steps S603 to S605 and the game times progressing process of steps S606 to S609. End control processing. That is, in the open / close execution mode, the game times are not started regardless of whether or not a winning for the operation ports 84 and 85 has occurred.

  If it is not in the opening / closing execution mode, it is determined in step S602 whether any one of the operation port display portions of the main display unit 87 is in a variable display. In this determination, it is determined whether or not the variable display flag (variable display information) is stored in the variable display flag storage area (variable display information storage unit) in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604. To do. The variable display in-progress flag is stored when variable display is started for any one of the operation port display units, and is erased when the variable display ends.

  If the working port display unit is not in a variable display, the process proceeds to a game turn start process in steps S603 to S605. In the game turn starting process, first, in step S603, it is determined whether or not the common pending number CRN is “0”. The case where the common hold number CRN is “0” means that the start hold storage number is “0” for both the lower operation port 84 and the right operation port 85. Therefore, the game times control process is finished as it is.

  If the common hold number CRN is not “0”, the data stored in the first result display area reservation area Ra or the second result display area reservation area Rb is set for variable display in step S604. After the data setting process is executed, and the fluctuation start process for starting the fluctuation display on the working port display unit and the fluctuation display on the symbol display device 95 is executed in step S605, the game turn control process is terminated. .

  Here, the data setting process in step S604 and the change start process in step S605 will be described in detail below.

<Data setting process>
First, the data setting process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the data setting process, in step S701, it is determined whether or not the second start hold storage number RbN stored in the second result display section reservation area Rb is “0”. When the second start reserved memory number RbN is “0”, the data setting process for the first result display unit in steps S702 to S707 is executed, and when the second start reserved memory number RbN is not “0”. Executes the data setting process for the second result display unit in steps S708 to S713.

  Here, the case where the data setting process is executed is a case where the common pending number CRN is 1 or more as described above. In this case, in the data setting process, it is determined whether or not the second start hold storage number RbN is “0”. If it is not “0”, that is, the change display hold information is displayed for the right working port display unit. If stored, the data stored in the second result display area reservation area Rb is set for variable display regardless of whether or not the first start reservation storage number RaN is 1 or more. I made it. As a result, when the hold information is stored in both the first result display portion reservation area Ra and the second result display portion reservation area Rb, the second result display portion reservation corresponding to the right operation port 85 is performed. The hold information stored in the area Rb is prioritized.

  In the data setting process for the first result display portion, first, in step S702, the first start hold storage number RaN of the first result display portion hold area Ra is decremented by one. In subsequent step S703, the common reservation number CRN is decremented by one. Thereafter, in step S704, the data stored in the first area of the first result display area reservation area Ra is moved to the execution area AE.

  After that, in step S705, a process for shifting the data stored in the storage area of the first result display area reservation area Ra is executed. This data shift process is a process for sequentially shifting the data stored in the first to fourth areas to the lower area side, and clears the data in the first area, and the second area → the first area, the first area, Data in each area is shifted, such as 3 area → second area, fourth area → third area, and so on.

  In the subsequent step S706, the second result display section flag (second result display section information) is stored in the second result display section flag storage area (second result display section information storage means) provided in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604. If it is stored, it is erased, and if it is not stored, its state is maintained. The second result display portion flag is information for specifying whether the start of the current variation display is the lower working port display portion or the right working port display portion.

  In the subsequent step S707, a shift command (shift occurrence information), which is information for causing the notification / production control device 140, which is the sub-side control device, to recognize that the data in the reserved area has been shifted is set. In this case, from the command information storage area 625 of the ROM 603, information indicating that the reserved area to which the data is shifted this time corresponds to the reserved area Ra for the first result display unit, that is, the lower operation port 84. A shift command including information indicating that it is compatible is selected, and the selected shift command is set as a command to be transmitted to the notification / production control device 140. Thereafter, the data setting process is terminated.

  The shift command set in step S707 is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140 in step S501 in the normal process (FIG. 26). The notification / production control device 140 executes a process for changing the display on the first hold lamp unit 98a of the variable display unit 88 in accordance with the decrease in the number of hold based on the received shift command.

  In the data setting process for the second result display section, first, in step S708, the second start reserved memory number RbN of the second result display section reservation area Rb is decremented by one. In subsequent step S709, the common reservation number CRN is decremented by one. Thereafter, in step S710, the data stored in the first area of the second result display area reservation area Rb is moved to the execution area AE.

  Then, the process which shifts the data stored in the memory | storage area of 2nd result display part holding | maintenance area Rb in step S711 is performed. This data shift process is a process for sequentially shifting the data stored in the first to fourth areas to the lower area side, and clears the data in the first area, and the second area → the first area, the first area, Data in each area is shifted, such as 3 area → second area, fourth area → third area, and so on.

  In the subsequent step S712, the second result display section flag (second result display section information) is stored in the second result display section flag storage area (second result display section information storage means) provided in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604. If not stored, the second result display section flag is stored, and if stored, the state is maintained.

  In the subsequent step S713, a command at the time of shifting (shift occurrence information) is set, which is information for causing the notification / production control device 140, which is the sub-side control device, to recognize that the data in the reserved area has been shifted. In this case, from the command information storage area 625 of the ROM 603, information indicating that the reserved area to which the data is shifted this time corresponds to the reserved area Rb for the second result display unit, that is, corresponds to the right operation port 85. The command at the time of shift including information indicating that the user is doing is selected, and the selected command at the time of shift is set as a command to be transmitted to the notification / production control device 140. Thereafter, the data setting process is terminated.

  The shift command set in step S713 is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140 in step S501 in the normal process (FIG. 26). In the notification / production control device 140, based on the received command at the time of shift, a process for changing the display on the holding lamp portion 99b for the right working port of the variable display unit 88 in accordance with the decrease in the number of holding is executed. .

<Variation start processing>
Next, the fluctuation start process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the variation start process, a command to be output to the notification / effect control device 140 is set so as to start the variation display on each working port display section of the main display unit 87 and to start the variation display on the symbol display device 95.

  First, in step S801, it is determined whether or not the high probability mode flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604. The high probability mode flag is a flag stored in various flag storage areas when a ball enters the above-mentioned advantageous ball-in-part in the opening / closing execution mode, and is erased after a predetermined number of game passes. The

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S801, that is, if it is determined that the high-probability mode is not in effect, the process proceeds to step S802, and the first success / failure determination process is executed with reference to the success / failure table corresponding to the low-probability mode. In the first success / failure determination process, it is determined whether the value of the hit random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE corresponds to the jackpot result or the loss result. Specifically, first, it is determined whether the winning prize destination is the lower working port 84 or the right working port 85. Then, a determination table corresponding to the low probability mode is selected according to the determined winning destination, and it is determined by referring to the selected determination table whether or not the value of the winning random number counter C1 corresponds to the jackpot result. If it does not correspond to the jackpot result, it is determined that it corresponds to the outlier result.

  In a subsequent step S803, a first distribution determination process is executed. In the first distribution determination process, it is determined whether or not the result of the success / failure determination process in step S802 is a jackpot result. If the determination result is an outlier result, the process ends. On the other hand, if the result of the success / failure determination process is a jackpot result, it is determined whether the winning prize destination is the lower operation port 84 or the right operation port 85. Then, the distribution table is selected according to the determined winning destination, and the jackpot type is determined according to the value of the hit type counter C2 with reference to the selected allocation table. In the case of a big win, a flag corresponding to the low probability winning mode (first opening / closing execution mode flag or second opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the first high probability winning mode) is stored in various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604 according to the allocation result. Flag). Thereby, it can be specified that the game times this time correspond to the jackpot result corresponding to the low probability winning mode or the jackpot result corresponding to the first high probability winning mode. These flags are cleared at the timing when the game round is finished and the transition process for ending the change is finished.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S801, that is, if it is determined that the high probability mode is supported, the process proceeds to step S804. In step S804, the second success / failure determination process is executed with reference to the success / failure table corresponding to the high probability mode. In the second success / failure determination process, it is determined whether the value of the hit random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE corresponds to the big hit result or the lost result. Specifically, first, it is determined whether the winning prize destination is the lower working port 84 or the right working port 85. Then, a determination table corresponding to the low probability mode is selected according to the determined winning destination, and it is determined by referring to the selected determination table whether or not the value of the winning random number counter C1 corresponds to the jackpot result. If it does not correspond to the jackpot result, it is determined that it corresponds to the outlier result.

  In a succeeding step S803, a second distribution determination process is executed. In the second distribution determination process, it is determined whether or not the result of the success / failure determination process in step S804 is a jackpot result. If the determination result is a missed result, this process ends. On the other hand, if the result of the success / failure determination process is a jackpot result, it is determined whether the winning prize destination is the lower operation port 84 or the right operation port 85. Then, the distribution table is selected according to the determined winning destination, and the jackpot type is determined according to the value of the hit type counter C2 with reference to the selected allocation table. In the case of a big win, a flag corresponding to the first high probability winning mode (second opening / closing execution mode flag or third opening / closing corresponding to the second high probability winning mode) is stored in various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604 according to the distribution result. Set the execution mode flag. Thereby, it can be specified that the game times this time correspond to the jackpot result corresponding to the first high probability winning mode or the jackpot result corresponding to the second high probability winning mode. These flags are cleared at the timing when the game round is finished and the transition process for ending the change is finished.

  After executing the process of step S806 or step S803, a game number counter update process is executed in step S806. Specifically, when the value of the counter is “0”, the same value is maintained, and when the jackpot is not won and the value of the counter is not “0”, the value of the counter is maintained. If “1” is subtracted and the jackpot is won, the counter value is cleared to “0”.

  After executing the determination process and the allocation determination process, a process for setting a stop result in the case of ending the variable display executed by the operation port display unit in the current game round is executed.

  First, it is determined whether or not the jackpot is won in step S807. If it is determined in step S807 that the jackpot is won, it is determined in step S808 whether the jackpot is compatible with the first opening / closing execution mode (the jackpot corresponding to the low probability winning mode). If an affirmative determination is made in step S808, stop result setting processing for jackpot corresponding to the low probability winning mode is executed in step S809.

  If a negative determination is made in step S808, the process proceeds to step S810 to determine whether or not the jackpot corresponding to the second opening / closing execution mode (the jackpot corresponding to the first high probability winning mode). When an affirmative determination is made in step S810, a stop result setting process for jackpot corresponding to the first high probability winning mode is executed in step S811.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S810, a stop result setting process for jackpot corresponding to the second high-probability winning mode is executed in step S812.

  Returning to the description of step S807, if a negative determination is made in step S807, that is, if a result of losing is obtained in the lottery, the process proceeds to step S813. In step S813, a stop result setting process for a detachment result is executed.

  After the stop result setting process is executed in any of step S809, step S811, step S812, and step S813, the process proceeds to step S814. In step S814, a variable display time setting process is executed. Specifically, the variable display time is set in the variable display time counter area of the RAM 604. The value of the variable display time counter area is subtracted every predetermined period, and when the value becomes “0”, the game round is ended.

  In the variation display time setting process, the value of the variation type counter CS is acquired, and the variation display time corresponding to the value of the variation type counter CS is selected from the variation display time table stored in the ROM 603. . In the variable display time table, one corresponding to the jackpot result and one corresponding to the outlier result are set. Thereby, even if the value of the variation type counter CS is the same, the variation display time can be varied depending on the game result. As a result, it is possible to diversify the pattern of the variable display time that is set.

  When the variable display time is set, the process proceeds to step S815. In step S815, a change start command and a type command are set. The change start command includes information on the change display time. The type command includes game result information. That is, the type command includes information such as a jackpot result and a loss result as information on the game result.

  The variation start command and type command set in step S815 are transmitted to the notification / production control device 140 in step S501 in the normal process (FIG. 26). Based on the received change start command and type command, the notification / production control device 140 determines the contents of the effects in the game times and controls various devices so that the determined contents of the effects are executed. The contents of this effect include the variable display mode of the symbol on the symbol display device 95. The determined variable display mode of the symbol is displayed as a display content command from the notification / effect control device 140 to the display control device 150. Is output. Based on the display content command received from the notification / production control device 140, the display control device 150 controls the display of the symbol display device 95 so as to perform variable display of symbols corresponding to each game time.

  Thereafter, in step S816, the variable display of the pattern is started on each working port display unit. Then, this variation start process is terminated.

  Here, a supplementary description will be given of the display mode in each working port display section. As already described, the display mode of the main display unit D of the main display unit 87 is determined by the light supplied from the main display substrate arranged behind the main display unit D. The main display board is provided with 26 light emitters, 10 of which are assigned to the lower working port display section. While these ten light emitters blink or the like, a variable display is performed, and a stop pattern is displayed by finally turning on or off. As the stop pattern in the lower working port display section, a jackpot result corresponding to the low probability winning mode, a jackpot result corresponding to the first high probability winning mode, and a disapproval result are set.

  In addition, ten light emitters are assigned to the display portion for the right working port, and the variable display is performed by blinking these light emitters. As a stop pattern in the display unit for the right working port, a jackpot result corresponding to the first high probability winning mode, a jackpot result corresponding to the second high probability winning mode, and a loss result are set.

  The stop pattern in each display unit is stored in the stop result table storage area 624 of the ROM 603 in a plurality of numbers corresponding to each result of the jackpot result-off result corresponding to the low probability winning mode, and the display mode is diversified. Yes.

  Note that a plurality of variable display patterns of these display units are set in advance by a display table stored in the ROM 603, and the display table is referred to when determining the variable pattern.

  Returning to the description of the normal process in FIG. 26 again, after the game turn control process in step S504 is executed, a game state transition process for changing the game state is executed in step S505. By this gaming state transition process, the gaming state transitions to an opening / closing execution mode, a high frequency support mode, or the like. Details of the game state transition processing will be described later.

  In the subsequent step S507, an electric combination support process for driving and controlling the electric combination 91 provided in the right operation port 85 is executed. In this electric combination support process, it is determined whether or not the electric combination 91 is opened, display control of the through gate display unit, and the like are performed.

  Thereafter, in step S507, a game ball launch control process is executed. In the game ball launch control process, the solenoid 111 of the game ball launch mechanism 110 is excited once every predetermined period (for example, 0.6 sec) on condition that a launch permission signal is input from the power source / launch controller 243. To do. Thereby, the game ball is launched toward the game area.

  After executing the process of step S507, the process proceeds to step S508, and it is determined whether or not a power failure flag is stored in the various flag storage areas of the RAM 604. The power failure flag is a flag that is stored when the occurrence of a power failure is confirmed in the power failure monitoring board 605 and a power failure signal is input from the power failure monitoring board 605 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 602 and is erased in the next main processing.

  When the power failure flag is not stored, the last process of the plurality of processes that are repeatedly executed is completed, so whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process is reached in step S208, that is, the previous normal process It is determined whether a predetermined time (4 msec in this embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the process. Then, the random number initial value counter CINI and the variation type counter CS are repeatedly updated within the remaining time until the next normal processing execution timing.

  That is, in step S510, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the update value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding area of the RAM 604. In step S510, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the variation type counter CS is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter values reach the maximum value. Then, the update value of the variation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding area of the RAM 604.

  Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S501 to S507 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is not constant and varies. Therefore, by repeatedly executing the update of the random number initial value counter CINI using the remaining time, the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the hit random number counter C1) can be updated at random. The variation type counter CS can also be updated at random.

  On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S508, that is, when the power failure flag is stored, the supply of power to the gaming machine 10 has been stopped (the power supply has been cut off), and so on. Execute the power interruption process. That is, in step S512, the generation of the timer interrupt process is prohibited, and in the subsequent step S513, a power failure command is output to the various control devices 140, 150, 242, and the like. The control devices 140, 150, 242 and the like that have received the power failure command execute a power failure process. Thereafter, the RAM determination value is calculated and stored in step S514, and after prohibiting access to the RAM 604 in step S515, the infinite loop is continued until the power supply is completely shut down and the process cannot be executed.

<Game state transition processing>
Hereinafter, the gaming state transition process shown in step S505 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. As described above, in the gaming machine 10 shown in the present embodiment, two game states are set as the game state, the normal game state and the special game state (open / close execution mode) that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state. A plurality of modes are provided for each of the normal gaming state and the special gaming state. In particular,
(1) As a normal gaming state-Low frequency support mode and low probability mode ("low probability gaming state")
・ High frequency support mode and low probability mode (so-called “short-time gaming state”)
・ High-frequency support mode and high-probability mode (so-called “high probability gaming state” with a limited number of times)
(2) As a special gaming state-1st opening / closing execution mode (6R and a mode in which entering into an advantageous entering portion is relatively difficult to occur)
・ Second opening / closing execution mode (6R and a mode in which entering into an advantageous entering portion is relatively likely to occur)
・ Third opening / closing execution mode (16R and a mode in which a ball entering the advantageous ball portion is relatively easy to occur)
Are provided, and the game state transition process shifts to each of these game states.

  In the game state transition process, first, in step S901, it is determined whether or not the high-frequency support mode is being performed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a high frequency support mode flag is stored in a high frequency support mode flag storage area provided in various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S901, the process advances to step S902 to check whether or not the value of the game number counter provided in the various counter areas 634 of the RAM 604 is “0”. If the value of the game number counter is “0”, the high frequency support mode flag stored in the various flag storage areas 635 is erased in step S903. As a result, the high frequency support mode ends and the low frequency support mode is entered. In this case, from entering the right working port 85 more easily than entering the lower working port 84, it is more difficult to enter the right working port 85 than entering the lower working port 84. Then, the player can proceed with the game relatively advantageously by operating the game ball launch handle so that the flow path of the game ball is changed from the left route to the right route.

  After executing the process of step S903, the process proceeds to step S904 to determine whether or not the high probability mode is being performed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the high probability mode flag is stored in the high probability mode flag storage area provided in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604. In the present embodiment, the number of continuations in the high frequency support mode and the number of continuations in the high probability mode are set to be the same (specifically, 100 times). If an affirmative determination is made in step S904, the high probability mode flag is erased on condition that the value of the number-of-games counter is “0”. Thereby, the gaming state is demoted from the “short-time gaming state” or the “high-probable gaming state” to the “low-probable gaming state”.

  After performing the process of step S905, or when making a negative determination in any of steps S901, S902, and S904, the process proceeds to step S906.

  In step S906, it is determined whether the open / close execution mode is in effect. If a negative determination is made in step S906, that is, if it is determined that the game state is normal, the process proceeds to step S907. In step S907, it is determined whether or not it is the timing at which the variable display on the main display portion D (specifically, the operation port display portion) of one game time has ended. If it is not the timing when the variable display is finished, the gaming state transition process is finished as it is.

  If it is the timing when the variable display is completed, it is determined in step S908 whether or not the game result of the current game time corresponds to the transition to the opening / closing execution mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not any of the various opening / closing execution mode flags is stored in the opening / closing execution mode flag storage area provided in the various flags storage area 635 of the RAM 604. If the flag is not stored, the gaming state transition process is terminated as it is.

  If any of the opening / closing execution mode flags is stored, the number of rounds corresponding to the stored flag is set in the round counter area RC in step S909. The round counter area RC counts the number of times that the variable winning devices 82 and 83 are opened. If the first opening / closing execution mode flag or the second opening / closing execution mode flag is stored, “6” is set. If the third opening / closing execution mode flag is stored, “16” is set.

  In the subsequent step S907, setting is made so that the high frequency support mode flag is set in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604 at the end of the opening / closing execution mode.

  After executing the process of step S910, an opening command is set in step S911. The set opening command is transmitted to the notification / production control device 140 in step S501 in the normal process (FIG. 26). The opening command includes information indicating which of the first to third opening / closing execution modes the opening / closing execution mode to be transferred this time is. Based on the received opening command, the notification / production control device 140 determines the content of the production according to the corresponding opening / closing execution mode, and controls various devices so that the content of the decided production is executed. In addition, the opening command is transmitted from the notification / production control device 140 to the display control device 150, and the display control device 150 receives the opening command to display a display corresponding to the current opening / closing execution mode (for example, a moving image display). ) Is controlled so that the symbol display device 95 is displayed. After executing the process of step S911, the gaming state transition process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of step S906 again, if an affirmative determination is made in step S906, that is, if it is determined that the switch is in the open / close execution mode, various processes for the open / close execution mode in steps S912 to S921 are executed.

  Specifically, if it is determined in step S906 that the opening / closing execution mode is in progress, the process proceeds to step S912. In step S912, it is determined whether or not the opening standby time has elapsed. If the opening standby time has not elapsed, the gaming state transition process is terminated. If the opening standby time has elapsed, the process advances to step S913 to determine whether or not the round counter RC is “5”.

  As already described, in the present embodiment, since the lottery for shifting to the high probability mode using the right variable winning device 83 is performed in the fifth round, control different from that in the other rounds is performed. Processing executed in the fifth round will be described later.

  If a negative determination is made in step S913, the process proceeds to step S914. In step S914, a lower variable winning device opening / closing process is executed. Specifically, it is first determined whether or not the lower variable winning device 82 is open. If it is determined that it is not open in the determination process, it is determined whether or not it is a timing to open the lower variable winning device 82, and if it is determined that it is the lower variable winning device 82 The process of releasing 82 is performed, and when it is determined that it is not the timing, this process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if it is determined in the above determination process that the lower variable winning device 82 is being opened, whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed since the opening and whether or not a predetermined number of game balls have won If at least one of these is affirmative (when the closing condition is satisfied), the lower variable winning device 82 is closed and the value of the round counter RC is set to “1”. Subtract.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S915 to determine whether or not the value of the round counter RC is “0”. If the value of the round counter RC is not “0”, the gaming state transition process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when the value of the round counter RC is “0”, it means that the opening / closing execution mode has ended, and therefore various processes for ending the opening / closing execution mode for steps S916 to S920 are executed.

  First, in step S916, the opening / closing execution mode flag stored in the various flag storage areas 635 is deleted, and in the subsequent step S917, an ending command is set. The ending command is output to the notification / production control device 140 in step S501 of the normal process (FIG. 26), and the notification / production control device 140 provides the production and notification indicating that the opening / closing execution mode has ended based on the ending command. I do.

  Thereafter, “100” is set in the game number counter stored in the various counter areas 634 of the RAM 604. Thereby, after the opening / closing execution mode is completed, the entry assistance by the electric accessory 91 is executed until at least 100 game times have elapsed, and it becomes possible to play the game while suppressing the decrease of the holding ball.

  After executing the process of step S918, the process proceeds to step S919, and it is determined whether or not the high probability mode transition flag is stored in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604. If the flag is not stored, the gaming state transition process is terminated as it is.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S919, the process proceeds to step S920, a transition process to the high probability mode is executed, and the gaming state transition process ends. Specifically, the high probability mode flag is stored in various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604. Thereby, the gaming state after the end of the opening / closing execution mode becomes the above-mentioned “high probability gaming state”.

<Right-side variable winning device opening / closing process>
Here, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 31, the right side variable prize apparatus opening / closing process of step S921 is demonstrated.

  In the right variable winning device opening / closing process, first, in step S1001, it is determined whether or not a lottery round is being executed by the right variable winning device. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a lottery round flag is stored in a lottery round flag storage area provided in various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1001, the process proceeds to step S1002, and processing for switching the sorting member 318 from the non-induction state to the induction state is executed. Specifically, by outputting a drive signal to the drive unit 319 to be in an excited state, the sorting member 318 is switched to the induced state against the biasing force of the biasing member.

  After executing the switching process of step S1002, the right big winning opening releasing process is executed in step S1003. Specifically, the open / close door 303 is switched from the closed state to the open state by outputting a drive signal to the variable winning drive unit 304 to be in an excited state.

  Thereafter, in step S1003, the lottery round flag is stored in the lottery round flag storage area provided in the various flags storage area 635 of the RAM 604, and the right variable winning device release command is set. The command is output to the notification / production control device 140 in normal processing (FIG. 26).

  After executing the process of step S1004, the process proceeds to step S1005, where “80000” (corresponding to 16 sec) is set in the timer counter t, and this right variable winning device opening / closing process ends.

  Returning to the description of step S1001, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1001, that is, if it is determined that the lottery round by the right variable prize winning device is being executed, the process proceeds to step S1006. In step S1006, timer subtraction processing is executed. Specifically, 1 is subtracted from the value of the timer counter t set in step S1005.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S1007 to determine whether or not the current lottery round corresponds to the first opening / closing execution mode. If a negative determination is made in step S1007, the process proceeds to step S1008, and it is determined whether or not the value of the timer counter t is “7850”.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1008, the process proceeds to step S1009, and right side big prize opening closing processing is executed. Specifically, output of the drive signal to the variable winning drive unit 304 is stopped, and the open / close door 303 is switched from the open state to the closed state. That is, in the second opening / closing execution mode, unlike the first opening / closing execution mode and the third opening / closing execution mode, the entering of the right variable winning device 83 is quickly regulated.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1008 or if an affirmative determination is made in step S1007, the process proceeds to step S1010. In step S1010, it is determined whether or not the value of the timer counter t is “6250”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1010, the process proceeds to step S1011 to execute processing for temporarily switching the sorting member 318 to the non-induction state. Specifically, the output of the drive signal to the drive unit 319 is stopped, and the sorting member 318 is switched from the guidance state to the non-guidance state.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1010, the process proceeds to step S1012 to determine whether or not the value of the timer counter t is “6000”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1012, the process proceeds to step S1013, and processing for switching the sorting member 318 to the guiding state again is executed. Specifically, output of a drive signal to the drive unit 319 is started, and the distribution member 318 is switched from the non-induction state to the induction state.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1012, the process proceeds to step S1014, and it is determined whether or not the value of the timer counter t is “1250”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1012, right side big winning opening closing processing is executed in step S1015. Specifically, output of the drive signal to the variable winning drive unit 304 is stopped, and the open / close door 303 is switched from the open state to the closed state. That is, in the first opening / closing execution mode or the third opening / closing execution mode, the right big prize opening 302 remains open for a longer period than in the second opening / closing execution mode.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1014, the process proceeds to step S1016 to determine whether or not the value of the timer counter t is “0”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1016, a process of switching the sorting member 318 from the guidance state to the non-guidance state is executed in step S1017. Specifically, output of the drive signal to the drive unit 319 is stopped, and the sorting member 318 is returned from the guidance state to the non-guidance state.

  After executing the process of step S1017, a lottery round end process is executed in step S1018. Specifically, the lottery round flag stored in the various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604 is erased, and the right variable winning device closing command is set. The command is output to the notification / production control device 140 in normal processing (FIG. 26).

  After executing the processes of steps S1009, S1011, S1013, S1015, and 1018, or when making a negative determination in step S1016, the process proceeds to step S1019. In step S1019, it is determined whether or not a game ball has entered the advantageous ball portion (the first detection area DE1 of the first distribution passage portion 311).

  If a negative determination is made in step S1019, the right variable winning device opening / closing process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1019, various winning processes shown in steps S1020 to S1023 are executed.

  First, in step S1020, a high probability mode flag is set in a high probability mode flag storage area provided in various flag storage areas 635 of the RAM 604. By setting this flag, the gaming state after the end of the opening / closing execution mode shifts to a gaming state compatible with the high probability mode and the high frequency support mode.

  After the processing of step S1020 is executed, it is determined in step S1021 whether or not the entrance into the advantageous entrance portion is an entrance that occurred during the first opening / closing execution mode or the third opening / closing execution mode.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1022, the first winning command is set and the right variable winning device opening / closing process is terminated. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1021, the second winning command is set and the right variable winning device opening / closing process is terminated. Each of the set winning commands is output to the notification / production control device 140 in a normal process (FIG. 26). In the notification / production control device 140 that has received these winning commands, it is possible to specify under what conditions the occurrence of the entry to the advantageous entry portion has occurred, and accordingly, Notification and display effects are executed.

  In the present embodiment, when the first winning command is transmitted, the notification / production control device 140 and the display control device 150 that have received the command are sent to the symbol display device 95 and the annular illumination unit 26. Thus, a notification that the entrance to the advantageous entrance portion has occurred is executed. On the other hand, when the second winning command is transmitted, even if a ball enters the advantageous ball portion, a corresponding notification (notification similar to the above notification) is not executed.

<Operation Mode of Right Variable Winning Device 83>
Since the right variable winning device opening / closing process detailed above is complicated, the operation mode of the right variable winning device 83 will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG.

  The operation mode of the right variable winning device 83 differs depending on the type of opening / closing execution mode, that is, the type of jackpot. Specifically, the mode of operation differs between the case corresponding to the high-probability winning mode and the case corresponding to the low-probability winning mode, whereby the ease of occurrence of entering the advantageous ball portion will be different. .

  First, the case where the opening / closing execution mode (the first opening / closing execution mode or the third opening / closing execution mode) corresponding to the high probability winning mode will be described. When the specific round (fifth round) is reached in the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the high probability winning mode, the opening / closing door 303 is first switched from the closed state to the opened state at the timing ta1, and the right large winning opening 302 is closed. Switch to the released state. Thereby, the ball entering the right big winning opening 302 is allowed. Similarly, at the timing of ta1, the sorting member 318 is switched from the non-induction state to the induction state, and entry into the advantageous entry portion is permitted.

  Thereafter, the distribution member 318 is once switched to the non-induction state at the timing ta3, and is switched again to the induction state at the timing ta4 after a predetermined period has elapsed. During this time, the right side big winning opening 302 is kept open, so that the game ball that has entered the right side big winning opening 302 at the timing after ta4 is almost certainly guided to the advantageous winning portion. Will be.

  When the preset time period elapses from the timing ta1 to the timing ta5, the right big winning opening 302 is switched from the opened state to the closed state. Thereby, it becomes impossible to enter the right side big winning opening 302 thereafter. And the distribution member 318 returns from the induction | guidance | derivation state to a non-induction | guidance | derivation state at the timing of ta6 slightly late | slower than it, and a 5th round will be complete | finished after that. The reason why the return timing of the sorting member 318 is delayed from the return timing of the opening / closing door 303 is that the game ball that has entered the right big winning opening 302 immediately before the opening / closing door 303 closes reaches the advantageous entrance portion. This is to leave the possibility to do.

  In the present embodiment, the right big prize opening 302 is closed based on the passage of a predetermined period. However, like the lower big prize opening 82a, a predetermined number of balls are added to the closing condition. It is also possible to replace the closing condition regarding the period with the closing condition based on the number of winning prizes. However, the right variable winning device 83 has an influence on the subsequent gaming state, and it is assumed that the degree of attention to the winning is larger than that of the lower variable winning device 82. Therefore, it is desirable to limit the closing condition to the period condition as shown in the above embodiment.

  Next, the case of the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the low probability winning mode (second opening / closing execution mode) will be described focusing on the difference from the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the high probability winning mode.

  When the specific round (fifth round) is reached in the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the low probability winning mode, the opening / closing door 303 is first switched from the closed state to the opened state at the timing ta1, and the right large winning opening 302 is closed. Switch to the released state. Thereby, the ball entering the right big winning opening 302 is allowed. Similarly, at the timing of ta1, the sorting member 318 is switched from the non-induction state to the induction state, and entry into the advantageous entry portion is permitted.

  At the timing of ta2 when a period shorter than the predetermined period ta1 to ta3 has elapsed after the right big prize opening 302 is opened, the state is switched from the state where the right big prize opening 302 is opened to the closed state. That is, in the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the low probability winning mode, the period during which the right large winning opening 302 is opened is set to be extremely short compared to the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the high probability winning mode.

  Thereafter, the distribution member 318 is once switched to the non-induction state at the timing ta3, and is switched again to the induction state at the timing ta4 after a predetermined period has elapsed. Then, at the timing ta6, the sorting member 318 returns from the guidance state to the non-guidance state, and then the fifth round is completed.

  That is, in the low probability winning mode, the movement of the sorting member 318 is the same as in the high probability winning mode, but the opening period of the right large winning opening 302 is set to be short. In particular, it is difficult to win a prize-winning club.

  Here, a description will be given of a pitch pattern in the advantageous pitch portion in the low probability winning mode. First, in the first pattern, the game ball jumps into the entrance side of the guide passage 320 at the right side big winning opening 302 immediately after the right side big winning opening 302 is opened, and the game ball moves to the distribution path 310 with the momentum. It is a case to reach. During the period from ta1 to ta3, the distribution member 318 is in the induction state, and switching to the non-induction state requires a certain operation period, so that the game ball quickly reaches the distribution passage 310 as described above. In such a case, it is possible to enter the advantageous entrance area. As another pattern, the game ball flows into the opposite side to the entrance side of the guide passage 320 at the right side big winning opening 302 immediately before the right side big winning opening 302 is closed, and slowly reduces the momentum. This is a case where the distribution passage 310 is reached. The distribution member 318 is switched in the order of non-inductive state → inductive state → non-inductive state → inductive state → non-inductive state in accordance with the opening of the right big prize opening 302. Here, it takes about 3350 msec from the closing timing of the right big prize opening 302 to the second guidance state, but during this time, the game ball that has flowed into the right big prize opening 302 gets stuck to the distribution path 310. When the arrival of is delayed, the game ball will enter the advantageous entry part.

  That is, in the low-probability winning mode, it is basically difficult to enter the advantageous entry part, and the probability of occurrence of entering the advantageous entry part is extremely low.

  It should be noted that the timing other than the specific round (fifth round) corresponding to the right variable winning device 83, more specifically, the period excluding the period from when the sorting member is switched to the guiding state until finally returning to the non-inducing state. When the entry to the advantageous entry portion occurs, the entry becomes invalid, and the hall manager is notified that the entry has occurred at such timing.

  Here, if the movement of the game ball that has flowed into the right variable winning device 83 can be manipulated intentionally, it will surely cause the player to enter the advantageous winning portion in either the low or high winning mode. Is possible. It is assumed that fraudulent acts are aimed at aiming at weak points in the specifications of such gaming machines, and in this embodiment, monitoring of the fraudulent acts (for example, magnets and table hits) etc. is performed by the abnormality monitoring processing already described. The structure which performs is adopted. As a result, overt fraud can be detected early.

<Security functions for illegal prizes>
However, as described above, there are some types of fraudulent behavior that are noticeable to a certain extent (for example, those that are easy to check visually when the hall manager is looking around the game hall), and other illegal acts such as wire or cellophane. There is a possibility that inconvenient fraudulent acts such as manipulating the movement of the game ball using it, or arbitrarily manipulating the movement of the sorting member 318 with an unauthorized substrate interposed, may be performed. If such misconduct is missed, the damage to the game hall will be enormous. In view of this, the present embodiment employs a configuration that can suitably find the fraud on the right variable prize winning device 83, including such inconspicuous cheating. I am trying. The configuration will be described below.

  As described above, the display control device 150 that controls the display content of the symbol display device 95 is roughly divided into a main process executed at startup, a normal process periodically executed after the main process is completed, and a normal process. Timer interrupt processing that is executed in such a way as to interrupt at a predetermined cycle, and commands from the notification / production control device 140 and the main control device 162 are confirmed by the timer interrupt processing, and display settings corresponding to these commands are performed. The process is configured to be executed by the normal process.

  Here, the display setting process includes a special game state (open / close execution mode) and a normal game state. In the following description, first, a display setting process in the normal game state is provided. Will be described. Note that the processing in the normal gaming state includes a background image setting process, an interrupt effect (such as a reach effect character), and a symbol variation display setting process. Since one setting process is a known configuration, a description thereof will be omitted, and a process (background image setting process) according to a main part of the present application will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 33A is a flowchart showing background display setting processing in the normal gaming state executed by the display control device, and FIG. 33B is a schematic diagram showing an outline of the background image on the display screen 95a.

  In the normal game state background setting process executed by the main MPU of the display control device 150, first, in step S1101, the high probability mode flag and the high frequency support mode flag are stored in various flag storage areas of the RAM. It is determined whether or not. These flags are stored in various flag storage areas when being input from the main control device 162 to the display control device 150 via the notification / production control device 140 in the timer interrupt process. These various flags are deleted when a command for returning to the low probability gaming state (demotion command) transmitted from the main controller 162 is received when the number of games in the high probability gaming state reaches a specified number. Accordingly, the low probability mode flag and the low frequency support mode flag are stored in the various flag storage areas.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1101, the process proceeds to step S1102, and it is determined whether or not the low probability mode flag and the high frequency support mode flag are stored in various flag storage areas of the RAM. That is, it is determined whether or not the gaming state is the above-mentioned short-time gaming state.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1102, that is, if it is determined that the gaming state is a low-probability gaming state, the first background image display process is executed in step S1103, and the background image setting process ends. By executing the first background image display processing, the background image displayed on the display screen 95a by the drawing MPU in the subsequent game rounds corresponds to the low-probability gaming state (blue in the present embodiment). After that, the background display is continued until at least the jackpot is won and the game state is changed. In other words, it is suggested that the blue background image is in a low probability gaming state (see FIG. 33B).

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1102, that is, if it is determined that the gaming state is the short-time gaming state, the second background image display process is executed in step S1104 and the background image setting process is terminated. . By executing the second background image display process, the background image displayed on the display screen 95a by the MPU for drawing in the subsequent game rounds becomes a display corresponding to the short-time gaming state (in this embodiment, green). Thereafter, the background display is continued until at least the jackpot is won and the game state is changed or the number of games in the game state reaches the specified number. In other words, the green background image suggests the possibility of being in the short-time gaming state (see FIG. 33B).

  Returning to the description of step S1101, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1101, that is, if it is determined that the game state is a highly probable gaming state, the process proceeds to step S1105. In step S1105, it is determined whether or not the highly probable gaming state is based on a ball entering an advantageous ball portion in the first or third opening / closing execution mode. Specifically, the determination process is executed based on whether the command received from the main control device 162 is a first winning command or a second winning command.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1105, that is, if the first winning command is received, the third background image display process is executed in the subsequent step S1106, and the background image setting process is terminated. By executing the third background image display process, the background image displayed on the display screen 95a in the MPU for drawing in the subsequent game rounds corresponds to the highly probable gaming state (red in this embodiment). Then, the background display is continued until at least the jackpot is won and the game state is changed or the number of games in the game state reaches the specified number. In other words, it is suggested that the red background image is in a highly probable gaming state (see FIG. 33B).

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1105, that is, if the second winning command is received, the second background image display process is executed in the subsequent step S1107, and the background image setting process is terminated. . By executing the second background image display process, the background image displayed on the display screen 95a by the MPU for drawing in the subsequent game rounds becomes a display corresponding to the short-time gaming state (in this embodiment, green). Thereafter, the background display is continued until at least the jackpot is won and the game state is changed or the number of games in the game state reaches the specified number. In other words, the green background image suggests the possibility of being in the short-time gaming state (see FIG. 33B).

  In general, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, when a short-time gaming state is entered so as not to cause inconvenience that a player cannot acquire a profit that the player should be able to enjoy, a background image is suggested so as to indicate that fact. Etc. are changed to those corresponding to the short game state at the time. Therefore, it is assumed that the player does not stop the game in a situation where the suggestion that the player is in the short-time gaming state is performed and continues the game at least until the suggestion is finished.

  Here, in the present embodiment, when the entrance to the advantageous entrance ball portion occurs during the second opening / closing execution mode in which the entrance to the advantageous entrance portion can hardly be expected, the high-probability gaming state is assumed. However, the following effects can be exhibited by displaying the same background image as that in the short-time gaming state.

  The lottery for shifting to the high-probability gaming state is not determined by lottery accompanying the entry into the operation ports 84 and 85, but is determined by the presence or absence of entering the advantageous entry portion in the special gaming state. In this type of gaming machine in which the presence or absence of the transition to the highly probable gaming state is determined based on the movement of the gaming ball in this way, the gaming ball is advantageously inserted by shaking the table or using a fraudulent tool such as a cellophane There is a possibility that an action of illegally generating a transition to the highly probable gaming state may be performed by guiding to the division. If such fraudulent acts occur frequently, the damage to the game hall will be enormous.

  Here, in the gaming machine shown in the present embodiment, in the special gaming state, the first or third opening / closing execution mode in which the entrance into the advantageous entrance portion is relatively likely to occur, and the first that is relatively unlikely to occur. Two opening / closing execution modes are provided, and in any special gaming state, entry into the advantageous entry portion can occur. In such a configuration, since it is possible to accidentally (fortunately) enter the advantageous entry part during the second opening / closing execution mode, the entry into the advantageous entry part during the second opening / closing execution mode may occur. It is not preferable to notify an abnormality or the like when it occurs because it causes discomfort to the player.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, if the entry to the advantageous entry portion occurs during the second opening / closing execution mode, if the entry to the high probability gaming state is determined by the entry, the first Or, the display similar to the display executed when the entry into the advantageous entry portion has not occurred intentionally is different from the case where the entry into the advantageous entry portion occurs during the third opening / closing execution mode. The configuration is to execute.

  Fortunately, when the entrance to the advantageous entry part occurs during the second opening / closing execution mode, the same display as the display corresponding to the short-time gaming state (high frequency support mode and low probability mode) is displayed on the display screen 95a. Therefore, it is unlikely that the game will be interrupted at least as long as the display is continued, and the player is not substantially disadvantaged.

  In addition, employees who are serving customers in the game hall can enter the special pitching club by checking the display mode on the display screen 95a for gaming machines that are excessively continuously in the special gaming state. It is possible to grasp that balls are frequently generated, and it can be an opportunity to confirm fraud. On the other hand, for a fraudulent person, a special display such as abnormality is not made, and a display similar to a display that is not particularly noticeable (existing display) is made. Since it is possible to avoid excessively focusing the attention of the surroundings by shifting, it is possible to prevent the game from being stopped immediately. As a result, it is possible to increase the chances that the employee can confirm the site where fraudulent activity is performed, and contribute to prevention of crime prevention and re-offending.

  In a type of gaming machine with a limited number of times in the short-time gaming state and the highly probable gaming state, if the special gaming state is not won before reaching the number of times, it falls to the low probability gaming state after reaching the number of times. Will be. At the same time, the display on the display screen 95a is switched to one corresponding to the low-probability gaming state. In this type of gaming machine, the display similar to the display based on the entrance to the advantageous entrance part in the second special game state is also terminated in accordance with the above-mentioned number of conditions, and corresponds to the low probability game state. By adopting a configuration for shifting to the display to be performed, it is possible to avoid the player from being confused. Due to the improvement of the crime prevention function, it can be suppressed that it is difficult for the player to determine when to stop.

  In a type of gaming machine (so-called ST machine) in which the number of times is limited in the highly probable gaming state, it is possible to expect an increase in the degree of attention to the game by making the entering into the advantageous entry part visible. The following inconveniences may occur. In other words, if it is fortunate that a ball enters the advantageous ball portion during the second opening / closing execution mode, the player can be confused if a background display corresponding to a short time is displayed just as it is visible. There is sex. In addition, if there is a limit on the number of games in the highly probable gaming state, there is a possibility that the highly probable gaming state will end without winning the above winning / losing lottery (big win lottery). An indication can be made. In this regard, in the present embodiment, when a ball enters the advantageous ball entering portion in the first or third opening / closing execution mode, a notification to that effect is given to the advantageous ball entering portion in the second opening / closing execution mode. By not configuring so that the player will not be notified when the ball enters, it will be possible for the player to miss the ball entering the advantageous ball club and win the lottery as described above. Even when the highly probable gaming state is ended without any problems, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of inconveniences such as a problem between the player and the gaming hall. In this way, even if the high probability gaming state ends without any problems, the player actually enjoys the benefits of the high probability gaming state, which gives the player a substantial disadvantage. There is no.

  According to the arrangement of the variable winning devices 82 and 83 in the present embodiment, it is not necessary for the player to change how to hit during the opening / closing execution mode. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the fact that the lottery for the transition to the highly probable gaming state cannot be received due to an operation error or the like. Moreover, even if the timing at which entry into the advantageous entry portion is permitted during the opening / closing execution mode is arbitrarily set, the above inconvenience does not occur. Therefore, the monotonization of the game can be suppressed while avoiding the disadvantage of the player.

  Even if both variable winning devices are opened due to malfunction or the like, the right side variable winning device 82 is located on the upstream side of the flow path, so that the lower variable winning device 82 has an advantageous ball portion. You can avoid getting in the way of entering the ball.

  Whether to shift to high accuracy / low accuracy after completion of the opening / closing execution mode is determined by the presence / absence of the entry into the advantageous entry portion in the opening / closing execution mode. As shown in the present embodiment, by transmitting various information to the display control device 150 by each transmission means, it is generated for entrance into the advantageous entrance portion, or fortunately, or It becomes easier to determine whether the error has occurred. In such a configuration, it is possible to suppress an increase in the control load on the main control device 162 by leaving the determination to the display control device 150 instead of determining the details of the display mode at the main control device 162.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 34, the contents of display effects and notifications during the special game state (in the opening / closing execution mode) executed by the variable display unit 88 (the symbol display device 95 and the variable display device 96) will be described. FIG. 34 (a) is a flowchart showing the display processing for opening / closing execution mode executed by the display control device 150, and FIG. 34 (b) is a flowchart showing the display processing for opening / closing execution mode executed by the notification / effect control device. FIG. 34 (c) is a schematic diagram showing an effect / notification mode executed by the symbol display device 95 and the variable display device 96.

  First, the display process for the opening / closing execution mode executed by the main MPU of the display control apparatus 150 will be described.

  The display process for the opening / closing execution mode is executed as part of the normal process. First, in step S1201, it is determined whether or not an opening command has been received from the main control device 162 (notification / production control device 140). To do. Specifically, when it is determined that the opening command has been received in the command determination process executed in the timer interrupt process of the display control device 150, various flags provided in the RAM of the display control device 150 are stored. An opening flag is stored in the area, and in step S1201, the above determination is made based on the presence or absence of the opening flag. The opening command is a flag related to the start of the opening / closing execution mode, and is erased after the ending effect described later is finished.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1201, the display process for the open / close execution mode is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1201, the process advances to step S1202 to determine whether it is the image display timing corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1202, the process advances to step S1203 to execute an open / close execution mode-compliant image display process. Thereby, the moving image corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode is displayed on the display screen 95a of the symbol display device 95. In addition, after the process of step S1203 is executed, a right-handed notification image display process is executed in step S1204. As a result, a notification that right-handing should be performed is executed at the bottom of the display screen 95a of the symbol display device 95 (see FIG. 34C).

  Returning to step S1202 again, if a negative determination is made in step S1202, the process proceeds to step S1205. In step S1205, it is determined whether it is the right variable winning device opening round (in this embodiment, the fifth round). If an affirmative determination is made in step S1205b, the process advances to step S1206 to execute a right variable prize winning device opening image interrupt display process. As a result, during the round, the characters “DANGER” are displayed on the display screen 95a, and the fact that it is a lottery round by the variable winning device 83 on the right side is notified (see FIG. 34C). Note that while the display is being executed, the right hit notification is continued, and it is difficult for the player to inconvenience the stop operation of the game ball.

  Incidentally, more strictly, it takes at least a specific period for the game ball launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 to reach the right variable winning device 83. Therefore, in the lottery round, the timing of the specific notification is executed earlier than the opening timing of the right variable winning device 83 by a period equivalent to or longer than the specific period.

  Returning to the description of step S1205, if a negative determination is made in step S1205, it is determined in step S1207 whether an ending command has been received from the main controller 162. Specifically, when it is determined that an ending command is received in the command determination process executed in the timer interrupt process of the display control device 150, various flags provided in the RAM of the display control device 150 are stored. An ending flag is stored in the area. In step S1207, the above determination is made based on the presence or absence of the ending flag. The ending command is a flag related to the end of the opening / closing execution mode, and is deleted after the ending effect described later is ended.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1207, the display process for the open / close execution mode is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1207, the process advances to step S1208 to determine whether it is the ending image display processing timing.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1208, the display process for the full opening / closing execution mode is terminated as it is, and if an affirmative determination is made, the image display process for ending is executed in step S1209 and then the display for the full opening / closing execution mode is performed. The process ends. By executing the ending image display process, a logo such as “SEE YOU NEXT TIME” is displayed on the display screen 95a for a certain period of time.

  Next, the display process for the opening / closing execution mode executed by the MPU 661 of the notification / production control device 140 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The display process for the opening / closing execution mode is executed as part of the normal process. First, in step S1210, it is determined whether or not an opening command has been received from the main control device 162 (notification / production control device 140). To do. Specifically, when it is determined that the opening command is received in the command determination process executed in the timer interrupt process of the notification / production control device 140, the notification / production control device 140 is provided in the RAM 663. In addition, an opening flag is stored in the various flag storage area 672, and in step S1210, the above determination is made based on the presence or absence of the opening flag. The opening command is a flag related to the start of the opening / closing execution mode, and is erased after the ending effect described later is finished.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1210, the display processing for the open / close execution mode is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1210, the process advances to step S1211 to determine whether it is the opening / closing execution mode-compatible image display start timing. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1211, the process of step S1212 is executed, and then the display process for the open / close execution mode is terminated. In the process of step S1212, the movable body 411 of the variable display device 96 is moved from the state where the first display surface 421 faces the front of the gaming machine to the state where the second display surface 431 faces the front of the gaming machine. A drive signal is output to the motor 413 to rotate the 411. At the same time, by turning off all the light emitters 422 and 432, the effect and notification by the variable display device 96 are temporarily stopped (see FIG. 34C).

  If a negative determination is made in step S1211, the process proceeds to step S1213. In step S1213, it is determined whether or not it is a lottery round (the fifth round in the present embodiment) in which the right variable winning device 83 is opened. When an affirmative determination is made in step S1213, the process proceeds to step S1214, and right-handed notification by the variable display device 96 is executed. Specifically, an arrow pointing to the right side is displayed on the surface of the variable display device 96 by lighting all the second light emitters 432. This notification is terminated together with the end of the lottery round.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1213, the process proceeds to step S1215 to determine whether an ending command has been received. Specifically, when it is determined that the ending command is received in the command determination process executed in the timer interrupt process of the notification / production control device 140, the notification / production control device 140 is provided in the RAM 663. The ending flag is stored in the various flag storage area 672, and in step S1213, the above determination is made based on the presence or absence of the ending flag. The ending command is a flag related to the end of the opening / closing execution mode, and is deleted after the ending effect described later is ended.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1215, the display process for the open / close execution mode is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1215, the process proceeds to step S1216, and the return process of the variable display device 96 is executed. Specifically, the movable body 411 of the variable display device 96 is changed from the state in which the second display surface 431 faces the front of the gaming machine to the state in which the first display surface 421 faces the front of the gaming machine. A drive signal is output to the motor 413 to rotate the motor. In this way, by using the period of the ending display and returning the movable body 411 to the initial state in advance, the production using the first display surface 421 is smoothly performed according to the transition to the normal gaming state. It can be resumed.

<Configuration for profit protection when power supply is stopped and resumed>
As shown in the present embodiment, in a type of gaming machine that prompts the player to change the direction in which the game ball is fired according to the gaming state, a sudden power failure (power interruption) or the like may occur during the right-hand hit. May cause the player to suffer unexpected disadvantages. For example, if a right turn is not performed immediately after the lottery round or during a lottery round when a power failure occurs and power supply is resumed, the above disadvantages can be significant. Therefore, in this embodiment, a configuration for dealing with such an unexpected situation is adopted to protect the player's profit. Hereinafter, the configuration related to the profit protection and the configuration that is the premise thereof will be described.

  First, the main process executed by the MPU 602 of the main controller 162 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. As already described, this main process is a process that is activated when power supply to the gaming machine is started (or resumed).

  In the main process, first, in step S1301, an initial setting process associated with power-on is executed. Specifically, in order to set a predetermined value in the stack pointer and wait for the sub-side control devices (notification / production control device 140, payout control device 242, etc.) to become operable. For example, the wait process is executed for about 1 second. In the subsequent step S1302, access to the RAM 604 is permitted.

  Thereafter, data backup processing is executed for the RAM 604 of the MPU 602. Specifically, in step S1303, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 166 has been pressed. In subsequent step S1304, it is determined whether or not the information on occurrence of power shutdown is set in the backup area of the RAM 604. In step S1305, a RAM determination value is calculated. In subsequent step S1307, it is determined whether or not the RAM determination value matches the RAM determination value stored when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the backup. The RAM determination value is a checksum value at a work area address in the RAM 604, for example. Note that it is possible to determine the effectiveness of backup based on whether or not the keywords written in a predetermined area of the RAM 604 are correctly stored.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, the state can be restored based on the data stored in the RAM 604 at the start of power-on, for example, at the start of hall operation or at the time of recovery from a power failure.

  On the other hand, when the power is turned on while the RAM erase switch 166 is pressed, the process proceeds to a RAM initialization process (steps S1307 to S1309). Similarly, when the information on occurrence of power shutdown is not set, or when a backup abnormality is confirmed by the RAM determination value (checksum value or the like), the process proceeds to initialization processing of the RAM 604. That is, in step S1307, a gaming machine startup command is output. In the subsequent step S1308, the used area of the RAM 604 is cleared to 0, and then the initialization process of the RAM 604 is executed in step S1309. Thereafter, in step S1313, interrupt permission is set, and the process proceeds to normal processing described later.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch 166 has not been pressed, the power-off occurrence information is set, and the RAM judgment value (checksum value, etc.) is normal. Execute the process (process when the power supply is restored). That is, in S1310, the power failure flag stored in the RAM 604 is cleared, and in the subsequent step S1311, the power recovery upward process is executed. Specifically, the stack pointer prior to power shutdown is restored to clear information on occurrence of power shutdown. Thereafter, in step S1312, a power recovery command for starting the various control devices 140, 150, 242, etc. on the sub side is output. Various information relating to the gaming state at the time of power interruption is assigned to the power recovery command, and the various control devices 140, 150, 242 and the like that have received the information execute start-up processing based on the information.

  In the main process of the main control device 162, either a power recovery command or a gaming machine start-up command is output to the various control devices 140, 150, 242, etc., the former being a state return command and the latter being an initialization command. You can say that.

  Here, the main process executed by the notification / production control device 140 and the main process executed by the display control device 150 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 36 and 37.

<Main processing in the notification / production control device 140>
When the supply of power to the notification / production control device 140 is started, the main process shown in FIG. 36 is started.

  In the main process, first, an initial setting process is executed in step S1401. Thereby, it will be in the state which can perform various control by the alerting | reporting / production control apparatus 140. FIG. Thereafter, in step S1402, a state grasping process of the variable display device 96 is executed. Specifically, based on the detection information from the monitoring sensor 442, it is determined whether the movable body 411 is in the first or second state.

  In step S1403, based on the information grasped in step S1402, it is determined whether or not the variable display device 96 is in the second state. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1403, a variable display device lighting process is executed in step S1404. Specifically, the second state is a state in which the second display surface 431 faces the front of the gaming machine, and here, a process of lighting all the second light emitters 432 is performed. As a result, the variable display device 96 displays a right-pointing arrow (see FIG. 34, etc.). After executing the process of step S1404, or when making a negative determination in step S1403, the process proceeds to step S1405.

  In step S1405, it is determined whether a power recovery command is received from main controller 162 or not. If the command has not been received, the process proceeds to step S1411 to determine whether or not a gaming machine startup command has been received from the main control device 162. If neither of these commands has been received, it waits without executing the following various processes until at least one of the commands is received.

  If a positive determination is made in step S1405, that is, if a power recovery command is received, the process proceeds to step S1406. In step S1406, it is determined whether the received power recovery command corresponds to the occurrence of power interruption during the switching execution mode. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1406, a right-handed notification process is executed. Specifically, the speaker unit 29 outputs a voice such as “please make a right strike” to prompt the player to make a right strike.

  Thereafter, in step S1408, a right-hand notification command is transmitted to the display control device 150 side, and the main process is terminated.

  Returning to the description of step S1406, if a negative determination is made in step S1406, the process proceeds to step S1409, and a normal effect start process is executed. In this case, the movable body 411 of the variable display device 96 is in the first state, and the first display surface 421 faces the front of the gaming machine. Therefore, a light emission effect is performed by performing light emission control of the first light emitter 422.

  After performing the process of step S1409, a normal effect start command is transmitted to the display control device 150 in step S1410, and the main process is terminated.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1411, that is, if a gaming machine start-up command is received, processing for starting up is executed in subsequent step S1412, and the display control device 150 is started up in subsequent step S1413. Command is sent and the main process is terminated.

  Note that the commands transmitted in steps S1408, S1410, and S1413 are transmitted to the display control device 150 in a state in which they are added to the power recovery command or gaming machine start-up command transmitted from the main control device 162 and integrated. Is done. In this way, the command determination process executed by the display control device 150 is complicated by avoiding diversification of commands transmitted to the display control device 150 via the notification / production control device 140. It is avoiding that.

<Main Processing in Display Control Device 150>
When the supply of power to the display control device 150 is started, the main process shown in FIG. 37 is started.

  In the main process, first, an initial setting process is executed in step S1501. As a result, the display control by the display control device 150 becomes executable. After that, it waits until either a power recovery command or a gaming machine start-up command is received from the main control device 162 via the notification / production control device 140.

  If reception of any command is confirmed in step S1502, the process proceeds to step S1503. In step S1503, it is determined whether or not the current command is a right-handed notification compatible command. When an affirmative determination is made in step S1504, the right-handed notification start process described in FIG. 34 is executed. As a result, the right-hand notification image shown in FIG. 34 is displayed on the display screen 95a of the symbol display device 95.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1503, the process proceeds to step S1505 to determine whether the command corresponds to the normal effect. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1505, a normal effect start process is executed. By executing the normal effect start processing, in the transition normal processing, it is permitted to display the symbols on the display screen 95a. If a negative determination is made in step S1505, the opening effect start process is executed in step S1507, and then the main process ends. By executing the opening effect start processing, the opening moving image setting processing is executed in the subsequent normal processing.

  In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the main control device 162, the notification / production control device 140, and the display control device 150 are used together to reduce the control load on each control device. However, among these control devices 162, 140, and 150, the display control device 150 controls the display content of the symbol display device 95 as a liquid crystal display, and the period required for activation thereof is longer than that of other control devices. It tends to be long. That is, even when the supply of power is started, it is difficult to display an image on the display screen 95a immediately, and a certain time lag occurs there.

  In such a configuration, as described above, if a power failure or the like occurs during the opening / closing execution mode (right hitting execution), the player may suffer an unexpected disadvantage unless the player makes a right hit after returning. Arise. If the main controller 162 grasps the gaming state after the start of power supply and tries to make a right-hand notification based on the information, the notification is delayed with respect to the operation of the main controller 162. there is a possibility. In this regard, in the present embodiment, the notification / production control device 140 independently grasps the gaming state and executes a right-handed notification based on the grasped information, so that it actually waits for the command. Since the original notification is executed without waiting for the right-hand notification to be displayed on the display screen 95a, the occurrence of the disadvantage can be suitably suppressed.

  Here, with reference to the timing chart of FIG. 38, the mode of the right-handed notification when a power failure occurs during the opening / closing execution mode will be described.

  When the winning lottery of the main control device 162 is won in the normal gaming state, the variable display of the symbols executed on the display screen 95a is terminated, and the predetermined symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot (opening / closing execution mode) is stopped and displayed. (See tb1). At this time, the movable body 411 of the variable display device 96 switches from the first state to the second state at a timing immediately after the predetermined symbol combination is stopped and displayed.

  Thereafter, an opening movie indicating the transition to the opening / closing execution mode is displayed on the display screen 95a, and at the timing tb2 when the opening movie ends, an image corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode and the player are prompted to make a right turn. A message to that effect is displayed. During this time, the movable body 411 of the variable display device 96 remains in the second state, and all the second light emitters 432 remain off.

  A power failure (power failure) occurs at the timing of tb3 during execution of the fourth round. The lower variable winning device 82 is forcibly switched to the closed state, and the display screen 95a is blacked out.

  Thereafter, when the supply of power is resumed at the timing tb4, a message during start-up (for example, “restoring”) is displayed on the display screen 95a. Here, during the period in which the power supply from tb3 to tb4 is stopped, the movable body 411 in the second state is maintained in the second state by its own weight, and the movable body 411 is moved to the movable body 411 along with the restart of the power supply of tb4. The provided second light emitter 432 emits light. As a result, a rightward arrow is displayed on the variable display device 96.

  At the timing tb5 when a predetermined period has elapsed after the supply of power is resumed, the main control device 162 resumes operation and the lower variable winning device 82 is opened again (corresponding to the fourth round). On the display screen 95a of the symbol display device 95, the display corresponding to the open / close execution mode similar to the content level displayed at the timing tb2 is resumed. At this time, the right-pointing notification is executed on the display screen 95a, and the right-pointing arrow displayed on the variable display device 96 functioning as an emergency notification unit is not displayed.

  At the timing of tb6, the fifth round as the lottery round is started. At the same time, the display content of the display screen 95 a is changed, and a right-pointing arrow is displayed again on the variable display device 96. Thereby, it can suppress that a player misses the opportunity of a lottery. As the fifth round ends, the display on the display screen 95a switches to another round display, and the right-pointing arrow displayed on the variable display device 96 is also hidden again. After the final round starts at the timing tb7, the ending display is performed on the display screen 95a at the timing when the final round ends. At this time, the unlit variable display device 96 starts to return from the second state to the first state, and the return to the first state is completed before the transition to the normal gaming state at the timing tb9. Thereby, it becomes possible to perform the light emission effect by the 1st display surface 421 of the variable display apparatus 96 without delay in connection with the normal gaming state and the start of gaming.

  According to the configuration described in detail above, when the shift to the opening / closing execution mode is confirmed by lottery based on the balls entering the operation ports 84 and 85, the movable body 411 is switched from the first state to the second state. After the movable body 411 is switched to the second state, even if the supply of power to the gaming machine is stopped, the movable body 411 does not return to the first state. When the supply of power is resumed and the gaming machine is restarted, the notification / production control device 140 notifies that the movable body 411 is in the second state and should make a right turn. Become. In this way, by performing the above-described notification independently of the information from the main control device 162 without depending on the information, the notification is prevented from being delayed with respect to the resumption of the game in the opening / closing execution mode. be able to.

  Thereby, the inconvenience that the player cannot enjoy the profit that should be originally obtained due to the sudden stop of the power supply (for example, power failure) can be suitably suppressed.

  More specifically, the monitoring sensor 442 for monitoring the state of the movable body 411 is connected to the notification / production control device 140, and when the power supply is started, the notification / production control device 140 sets the movable body in the second state. If it is determined that the right strike is to be made to the player promptly by executing the notification determination → notification independently without receiving a command or the like from the main control device 162. I can tell you.

  Since the movable body 411 is maintained in the second state by its own weight, the configuration for realizing the notification function can be simplified.

  Since the movable body 411 is in the second state, it can be structurally stored that the right-handed state is to be performed, and there is no need to provide a storage unit in the notification / production control device 140. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the complication of the structure concerning a control apparatus.

  In addition, the notification by the movable body 411 is terminated when the right-hand notification on the display screen 95a is started. And since it was set as the structure which returns the movable body 411 to a 1st state with completion | finish of the last round in opening / closing execution mode, it becomes possible to perform the production | presentation using the movable body 411 immediately after transfer to a normal game state. . That is, in the configuration in which the movable body 411 has both the emergency notification function and the normal performance function, both these functions can be preferably coexisted.

<Second Embodiment>
In the above-described embodiment, the notification / effect is executed using the variable display device 96. However, in this embodiment, the manner of notification / effect by the variable display device 96 is different. Hereinafter, the operation mode of the variable display device 96 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 39 to 41 as appropriate, focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. Since the basic configuration of the variable display device 96 and the like is the same as that of the first embodiment, description of these common configurations is omitted.

  First, an effect function by the variable display device 96 in the opening / closing execution mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 39, in the display processing for the opening / closing execution mode of the notification / production control device 140, it is first determined in step S1601 whether or not the opening / closing execution mode is in effect. If a negative determination is made in step S1601, the display process for the open / close execution mode is terminated. If a positive determination is made in step S1601, the process proceeds to step S1602. In step S1602, it is determined whether it is the end timing of the fourth round. Specifically, the main control device 162 outputs a start command to the notification / production control device 140 and the display control device 150 at the start of each round, and sends an end command to the control devices 140 and 150 at the end of each round. Output to. In step S1602, it is determined whether an end command corresponding to the fourth round is received. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1602, that is, if it is the end timing of the fourth round, a drive signal is output to the motor 413 to shift the movable body 411 of the variable display device 96 from the first state to the second state. Then, the display process for the open / close execution mode is terminated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1602, the process proceeds to step S1604. In step S1604, it is determined whether the round is other than the fifth round. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1604, a light emission effect process is executed in the subsequent step S1605, and the display process for the actual opening / closing execution mode is terminated. In the present embodiment, in each round other than the fifth round, the first display surface 421 faces the front of the gaming machine (first state), and the first light emission of the first display surface 421 By causing the body 422 to emit light, a light emission effect corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode is executed. Specifically, the variable display device 96 continues to shine in a rainbow.

  In addition, when the process of step S1603 is executed, the light emission effect is temporarily interrupted (the light is turned off), and the so-called light-off effect is performed, so that the player's attention is displayed as a symbol. It is easy to point to the device 95 and the right variable winning device 83.

  Returning to the description of step S1604, if a negative determination is made in step S1604, the process proceeds to step S1606. In step S1606, it is determined whether it is the end timing of the fifth round. If a negative determination is made in step S1606, the display process for the open / close execution mode is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1606, a return process for the variable display device 96 is executed in step S1607. Specifically, a drive signal is output to the motor 413 to return the movable body 411 from the second state to the first state.

  By performing the opening / closing execution mode display process described in detail above, the display effect for the opening / closing execution mode by the variable display device 96 is executed in the other rounds except for the specific round (fifth round) even during the opening / closing execution mode. Will be. Thereby, it is possible to more effectively utilize the effect function in the variable display device 96 as compared with the first embodiment.

  Here, with reference to the timing charts of FIGS. 40 and 41, the light emission effect (display effect) and the emergency notification in the opening / closing execution mode in the present embodiment will be described.

  First, the overall flow during the opening / closing execution mode will be described with reference to FIG. 40, and then the situation when a power failure occurs in a round unrelated to the specific round (fifth round) will be described.

  When the winning lottery of the main control device 162 is won in the normal gaming state, the variable display of the symbols executed on the display screen 95a is terminated, and the predetermined symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot (opening / closing execution mode) is stopped and displayed. (See tc1). In this case, the movable body 411 of the variable display device 96 is maintained in the first state. After the transition to the opening / closing execution mode is determined in this way, the variable display device 96 executes a light emission effect corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode (specifically, a rainbow-colored blinking display).

  Thereafter, an opening movie indicating the transition to the opening / closing execution mode is displayed on the display screen 95a, and at the timing tc2 when the opening movie ends, an image corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode and the player are prompted to make a right turn. A message to that effect is displayed.

  This message display (notification) is continued until the fourth round is completed at the timing of tc5, and then a specific notification image corresponding to the specific round (fifth round) is displayed. The display is continued until the end of the fifth round, and the display is switched to the same display as in the first to fourth rounds at the timing when the specific round ends at the timing of tc7.

  Here, a supplementary explanation will be given of the operation mode of the movable body 411 of the variable display device 96. The movable body 411 that has been maintained in the first state even after shifting to the opening / closing execution mode is at the end timing of the fourth round (timing of tc5). It switches to a 2nd state and the light emission effect performed until then is interrupted temporarily. This corresponds to a so-called turn-off effect, and the player's attention can be directed to the display screen 95a or the right variable winning device 83 by this effect.

  Thereafter, the movable body 411 returns to the first state again at the timing of tc7 when the fifth round is completed, and the light emission effect is resumed.

  In the present embodiment, the variable display device 96 is turned off during a specific period from the end of the fourth round to the end of the fifth round. It is also possible to display the right-handed notification arrow by causing the light emitter 432 to emit light.

  Next, a case where a power failure occurs during a period excluding the specific period in the opening / closing execution mode will be described with reference to FIG.

  If a power failure occurs at the timing of tc3 (specifically during the fourth round) after the opening / closing of the variable winning device 82 is started at the timing of tc2, the lower variable winning device 82 is forcibly closed. The display screen 95a is blacked out.

  Thereafter, when the supply of power is resumed at the timing of tc4, a message during startup (for example, “restoring”) is displayed on the display screen 95a. Here, in the above-described embodiment, the command transmitted from the main controller 162 at the time of return is configured to include round information. However, in the present embodiment, the command does not include round information. It has become. For this reason, even when the supply of power is resumed and the fourth round is resumed, the right-handed notification is not particularly made on the display screen 95a or the like, and the main control device at the start of the fifth round Based on the command transmitted from 162, a right-handed notification image is displayed (see tc6).

  In the present embodiment, it is configured to perform a lottery for shifting to the high probability gaming state in a specific round (fifth round) among the rounds in the opening / closing execution mode, which is more important than other rounds. In view of the high degree, the emergency notification by the variable display device 96 is configured to be executed only at the time of a power failure related to the specific round.

  Therefore, hereinafter, a case where a power failure occurs in a specific round will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG.

  When the fourth round ends at the timing td3, the movable body 411 of the variable display device 96 is switched from the first state to the second state. After that, when the fifth round is started at the timing of td4, and a power failure occurs at the timing of td5 immediately after that (before the end of the fifth round), the right-turn notification for the specific round has been performed until then. 95a blacks out. Thereafter, when the supply of power is resumed at the timing td6, a message indicating that the power is being restored is displayed on the display screen 95a. Here, the notification / production control device 140 that senses that the movable body 411 is switched to the second state executes a process of lighting the second light emitter 432, and a right-pointing arrow is displayed on the variable display device 96. The Rukoto. That is, a right-handed emergency notification is executed. The notification that is applied continues until the timing of td8 when the fifth round ends, and thereafter, the movable body 411 returns to the first state, so that the light emitting effect by the first light emitter 422 is provided instead of the second light emitter 432. At the same time, the right-hand notification image is displayed on the display screen 95a.

  According to the embodiment described above in detail, the effect function of the variable display device 96 can be suitably exhibited even during the opening / closing execution mode, and the specific round (fifth round) that greatly affects the player's profit. By providing the emergency notification function for, it is possible to suitably suppress the disadvantage that the player suffers due to a power failure.

  Incidentally, even if a power failure or the like occurs at the timing when the movable body 411 starts to be switched to the second state, the movable body 411 continues to rotate by its own weight even when the supply of power to the motor 413 is stopped. It will be. Although the operation speed (rotational speed) is lower than the case of forcibly switching to the second state by the power of the motor 413, the timing at which the power supply is resumed (specifically, during the interval until the start of the fifth round) By the time, the transition to the second state is completed by its own weight, so that the emergency notification function will not be exhibited even if a power failure occurs at the timing of td3.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of each embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows. Incidentally, the configurations of the following different modes may be applied individually to the configurations of the above embodiments, or may be applied in combination with each other.

  (1) In the above embodiment, an emergency right-handed notification is executed by the variable display device 96 upon power interruption during the opening / closing execution mode, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if a power interruption occurs during the high frequency support mode, the variable display device 96 may execute a right-handed emergency notification when power supply is resumed.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the background image in the high-probability gaming state via the second opening / closing execution mode is shared with the background image in the short-time gaming state, but the short-time gaming state. If the display is shared, the target is not limited to the background image.

  For example, in a gaming machine in which the symbols that are variably displayed are classified into a low-probability gaming state, a short-time gaming state, and a high-probable gaming state, the high-probability gaming state is set via the second opening / closing execution mode. It is also possible to share the variation symbol in the case of the game for the short-time gaming state.

  (3) In the above embodiment, the crime prevention function is improved by sharing a background image for a type of gaming machine with a limited number of games in the highly probable gaming state. The crime prevention function can also be applied to an unrestricted type of gaming machine.

  For example, if there is a limit on the number of games under the short-time gaming state, the time monitoring display will be continued even after the number of games has been reached, thereby strengthening the fraud monitoring function while preventing the disadvantage of the player. Can do. After reaching the number of games, the promotion effect can be performed by switching the background image to the same one as in the highly probable gaming state.

  (4) In the above embodiment, the right display notification is performed by the variable display device 96 in a specific round (lottery round) in the opening / closing execution mode. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The right-handed notification function in the variable display device 96 can be limited only to an emergency.

  (5) In the above embodiment, the movable body 411 of the variable display device 96 is maintained in the second state by its own weight after changing from the first state to the second state. However, the movable body 411 is maintained in the second state. It is good also as a structure which suppresses the return to the 1st state in opening-and-closing execution mode by setting it as the structure which has the urging means for performing, and the control means which regulates the return to the 1st state.

  (6) In the above-described embodiment, the right-hand notification is executed when the movable body 411 emits light. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when a movable accessory in the shape of an arrow or the like is provided at a position that can be visually recognized by the player, and when the right-hand notification is given by the accessory, the movable accessory can be used even when power supply is stopped. Is maintained at the execution position of the right-hand notification, the emergency notification function shown in the above embodiment can be exhibited.

  (7) In the above embodiment, the two display surfaces 421 and 431 are provided on the movable body 411 in order to realize both the effect function and the right-handed notification function. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The first display surface 421 may be omitted as long as it has at least a right-handed notification function.

  (8) In the above embodiment, the movable body 411 is configured to be switched between the first state and the second state by rotating. However, it is sufficient if switching between these two states is possible. The operation mode 411 is arbitrary. For example, the configuration corresponding to the movable body may be a slide type.

  (9) The supply of power is resumed when a power interruption occurs during the opening / closing execution mode in a situation where the transition to the high probability gaming state is confirmed via the first or third opening / closing execution mode. The background image when transitioning to the normal gaming state may be the time-short gaming state.

  (10) In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the outer peripheral surface (display surface) of the variable display device 96 is larger than the display screen 95a of the symbol display device 95 is adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this. The latter may be smaller than the former. However, in order to avoid the notification being overlooked at the time of emergency notification, it is preferable to provide the emergency notification function to the variable display device 96 having a large display area as described in the above embodiment.

  (11) In the above embodiment, the movable body 411 is returned from the second state to the first state at the end of the final round of the opening / closing execution mode. It is not always necessary to return 411 to the first state.

  (12) In the above-described embodiment, the structure in which the guide passage 320 branches into two branches is adopted. However, the number of branches of the guide passage 320 is not limited to this, and may be at least two. For example, when adopting a configuration that branches into three branches, one branch passage may be used as a hitting passage, and the other two branch passages may be used as separation passages.

  (13) In the above embodiment, when a game ball flows into the first distribution passage portion 311, the transition to the highly probable gaming state is confirmed, and the game ball flows only into the second distribution passage portion 312. In this case, the low probable gaming state is set, but this can be reversed. It is also possible to provide a configuration in which three or more distribution passages are provided, and the transition to the highly probable gaming state is confirmed when a game ball flows into one of them.

  (14) In the above embodiment, the guide passage 320 has the upstream longitudinal passage portion 321, the inclined passage portion 322, and the downstream longitudinal passage portion 323. However, when priority is given to improving the security function, The side vertical passage portion 321 and the inclined passage portion 322 may be omitted. However, if attention is paid to the fact that whether or not the jackpot is determined by the behavior of the game ball flowing into the right variable winning device 83, the movement of the game ball in the right variable winning device 83 can be easily followed with eyes. It is preferable. In this regard, when the passage upstream from the branching position is configured only by a passage extending in the vertical direction, it is assumed that it is difficult to follow the movement of the game ball with eyes, and the degree of attention to the game ball is reduced. . Therefore, it is desirable to use a configuration in which a vertical passage and a lateral passage (for example, a horizontal passage) are used in combination.

  (15) In the above embodiment, the guide passage 320 is disposed along the guide inclined portion 330, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  However, when it is attempted to change the movement of the game ball with a magnet or the like, it is assumed that the game ball moving on the inclined passage portion 322 where the movement is relatively gentle is likely to be an illegal target. In other words, since there is nothing that blocks the movement of the game ball with respect to the inclined passage portion 322, it is difficult to change the movement of the game ball by a magnetic force such as a magnet. For the above reasons, it is assumed that the inclined passage portion 322 is likely to be fraudulent. Therefore, it is desirable to arrange the guide passage 320 along the guide inclined portion 330.

  In the above-described embodiment, by adjusting the amount of operation of the game ball launching handle 41 by adjusting the winning amount to the lower variable winning device 82 of the game ball guided by the guide tilting unit 330. Although it was suppressed that it became excessively high, it is not necessarily limited to this. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which it is not possible to enter the lower variable winning device 82 of the gaming ball guided by the guiding inclined portion 330.

  (16) In the above embodiment, the distribution member 318 is switched between the induced state and the non-inducted state when the distribution member 318 is rotated. However, this is changed, and the distribution member is slidably provided. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the sorting member is brought into a guiding state by projecting toward the opening 335 and is brought into a non-guiding state by suppressing the projection toward the opening 335 side. However, in order to suppress the expansion of the arrangement area and the operation area of the distribution member and to realize the downsizing of the right variable prize winning device 83, it is preferable that the switching member is a rotary type as shown in the above embodiment. .

  (17) In the above embodiment, the notification / production control device 140 and the display control device 150 are separated, but they may be integrated. In addition, each function of operation control and state monitoring of the movable body 411 can be transferred to the display control device 150.

  (18) In the above embodiment, the game balls that flowed in at the specific timing in the lottery round in the second opening / closing execution mode can win the advantageous ball-throwing portion, but this is changed and flows at any timing It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the game balls that have been played do not win the advantageous pitching portion.

  (19) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above embodiment, for example, a pachinko machine in which an electric accessory is released a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, or a game ball in a specific area of a special device The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine that generates a right if a player enters, a pachinko machine equipped with other objects, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, and other gaming machines.

<Invention Group Extracted from the Embodiments>
Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configuration in the above embodiment is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses.

  The following feature group A is: “For game machines such as pachinko machines, a lottery for special game conditions, etc., is made by entering a game ball into a ball-entry part provided on a game board (specifically, a game area). When the lottery result is a special game state winning, a privilege such as paying out a game ball is given to the player (see, for example, Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-190511). In this type of gaming machine, when it is in a special gaming state, the progress of the subsequent game changes depending on whether or not the game ball has arrived at a specific location, for example, when it reaches a specific location Proposals have been made for a lottery after the game state to be performed in an advantageous manner for the player, and contrivances have been made such as increasing the degree of attention to the movement of the game ball in the special game state. Game ball In the type of gaming machine where the movement affects the subsequent lottery, the behavior of the game ball is changed by hitting or shaking the front of the gaming machine covering the gaming board from the front of the gaming machine or using a magnet or the like. As a result, an illegal operation can be performed so that the lottery is advantageous to the player, and such an action itself has a relatively short period of time for execution, and therefore, the game hall misses the illegal action. There is a possibility that the damage to the game hall will be enormous due to oversight of such misconduct.

Feature A1. A game board (game board 80) having a game area formed on the front surface;
A starting entrance part (actuating port 84, 85) provided in the game area and capable of entering a game ball flowing down the game area;
A lottery means (MPU 602 of the main control device 162) for performing lottery to determine whether or not to shift to a special game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state based on the entry to the starting ball entering unit;
Variable display means (symbol display device 95) that executes variable display of the pattern based on the entrance to the starting entrance part, and displays the result of the lottery by the winning / failing lottery means according to the stop result of the variable display;
Display control means (display control device 150) for performing display control of the variable display means;
Special gaming state transition means (MPU 602) for transitioning the gaming state from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state when the lottery by the winning / failing lottery means is won;
When entering the special game state, a variable ball entry device (variable winning devices 82 and 83) that switches from a first state in which a game ball is difficult to enter to a second state in which the game ball is easier to enter than the first state. )
In the normal gaming state, the low frequency entrance mode set so that the entrance frequency to the start entrance portion is relatively low, and the entrance frequency to the start entrance portion is relatively high. The entrance mode having the high-frequency entrance mode set as described above and the low probability mode set so that the probability of winning the transition lottery to the special gaming state by the lottery by the success / failure lottery means is relatively low And a plurality of gaming states consisting of combinations of modes with a lottery mode having a high probability mode in which the probability of winning the transition lottery to the special gaming state is set relatively high by lottery by the winning / losing lottery means. Normal game state transition means (MPU 602 of the main control device 162) for performing transition to each of these game states,
A special ball entry part (advantageous ball entry part 311) that enables a ball entry based on the fact that a predetermined condition is established during the special game state,
The normal gaming state transition means includes
If no entry to the special entry portion occurs during the special game state, the game state is changed to the high-frequency entry mode and the low probability mode after the special game state ends. A first transition means (MPU 602 of the main control device 162) for transitioning to the normal gaming state;
In the case where a special ball enters the special ball game part during the special game state, the second normal game in which the game state is changed to the high-frequency ball entry mode and the high probability mode after the special game state is ended. Second transition means (MPU 602 of the main control device 162) for shifting to the state,
In the special game state, a first special game state and a second special game state set so as to make it less likely to enter the special ball entering portion than the first special game state are set. And
The display control means includes
If no entry to the special entry portion has occurred during the special game state, the variable display means displays a display corresponding to the first normal game state after the special game state ends. First display means (MPU of display control device 150);
In the case where an entry to the special entry portion occurs during the first special game state, after the end of the special game state, a display corresponding to the second normal game state is performed on the variable display means. Second display means (MPU of the display control device 150),
Further, the display control means performs a display similar to the display by the first display means when the special entry portion has entered during the second special game state. Gaming machine.

  According to the feature A1, the transition lottery to the high probability mode is not determined by the lottery accompanying the entry to the starting entry part, but depending on the presence or absence of the entry to the special entry part during the special game state. It is determined. In a gaming machine of the type in which the presence or absence of the transition to the high probability mode is determined based on the movement of the game ball in this way, the game ball is placed in a special entry portion by shaking the table or using an illegal tool such as a cellophane. In other words, there is a possibility that an action of illegally causing the transition to the high probability mode is performed. If such fraudulent acts occur frequently, the damage to the game hall will be enormous.

  Here, in the gaming machine of the type shown in this feature, in the special game state, the first special game state in which the entry into the special entry portion is relatively likely to occur and the second special game in which the entry is relatively difficult to occur. A state is provided, and in any special game state, a special ball entry can occur. In such a configuration, since it is possible to accidentally (luckily) enter the special entry part during the second special game state, the entry to the special entry part during the second special game state may occur. It is not preferable to notify an abnormality or the like when it occurs because it causes discomfort to the player.

  Therefore, in this feature, if the entry to the special entry part occurs during the second special game state, if the entry to the high probability mode is determined by the entry, the first special game state Unlike the case where a special entry portion has been entered, a display similar to the display executed when no entry into the special entry portion has occurred.

  Fortunately, when the entrance to the special entry portion occurs during the second special game state, the variable display means displays corresponding to the first normal game state (high frequency entry mode and low probability mode) ( Or a similar display), it is unlikely that the game will be interrupted at least as long as the display is continued, and the player is not substantially disadvantaged.

  In addition, employees who are serving customers in the game hall may abnormally enter the special entry area by checking the display mode in gaming machines that have transitioned to the special game state excessively continuously. It is possible to grasp the occurrence of frequent occurrences, and to trigger the confirmation of fraud. On the other hand, for a fraudulent person, a special display such as abnormality is not made, and a display similar to a display that is not particularly noticeable (existing display) is made. Since it is possible to avoid excessively focusing the attention of the surroundings by shifting, it is possible to prevent the game from being stopped immediately. As a result, it is possible to increase the chances that the employee can confirm the site where fraudulent activity is performed, and contribute to prevention of crime prevention and re-offending.

Feature A2. The normal gaming state transition means includes
Means for shifting to the third normal gaming state which is the low-frequency entry mode and the low-probability mode when the number of lotteries by the success / failure lottery means in the high probability mode reaches a first predetermined number;
Means for shifting to the third normal gaming state which is the low-frequency entry mode and the low-probability mode when the number of lotteries by the success / failure lottery means in the high-frequency entry mode reaches a second predetermined number; Have
The display control means includes third display means (MPU of the display control device 150) for performing display corresponding to the third normal gaming state by the variable display means, and the special control state during the second special gaming state. When the number of lotteries reaches the first predetermined number of times or the second predetermined number of times in a situation where a display similar to the display by the first display means is performed based on the entrance to the entrance part The gaming machine according to Feature A1, wherein the game machine is set so as to end the display similar to the display by the first display means and shift to a display corresponding to the third normal gaming state.

  As shown in feature A2, in a type of gaming machine in which the number of times is limited in the high probability mode or the high frequency entry mode, if the special gaming state is not won before the number of times is reached, the number of times is reached. Thereafter, the player falls into the third normal gaming state. At the same time, the display on the variable display means is switched to one corresponding to the third normal gaming state. In this type of gaming machine, the display similar to the display by the first display means based on the entry to the special entry part in the second special game state is also terminated in accordance with the above-mentioned number condition. By adopting a configuration for shifting to the display corresponding to the third normal gaming state, it is possible to avoid the player from being confused. Due to the improvement of the crime prevention function, it can be suppressed that it is difficult for the player to determine when to stop.

Feature A3. The entry to the special entry portion is configured so that it can be visually confirmed from the front of the gaming machine,
When entering the special entry portion occurs during the first special game state, it is provided with entry notification means for notifying that effect, while entering the special entry portion during the second special game state. The gaming machine according to feature A2, wherein the notification is avoided when a ball enters.

  In the type of gaming machine (so-called ST machine) in which the number of times is limited in the high probability mode shown in the feature A2, the degree of attention to the game is improved by making the entry into the special entry part visible. However, the following inconvenience may occur. In other words, if it is fortunate that a player has entered the special pitching part during the second special game state, the player may be confused if the time is displayed only when it is visible. . In addition, when the number of games in the high probability mode is limited, the high probability mode may end without winning the lottery, and it may be pointed out that the game hall is malfunctioning. In this regard, as shown in this feature, while entering the special entry part in the first special game state, the notification is made to the effect, while the entry to the special entry part in the second special game state It is possible to leave the possibility that the player has mistakenly entered the special entrance club by not making a notification to that effect when it occurs, and as it is, without winning the lottery as described above Even when the high probability mode ends, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of inconvenience such as a problem between the player and the game hall. Even if the high probability mode ends without any problems in this way, the player actually enjoys the benefits of the high probability mode and does not give any substantial disadvantage to the player. .

  Feature A4. The normal game state transition means is configured such that when the ball enters the special ball entering part during the first special game state, the ball entering the special ball part during the second special game state is received. The gaming machine according to Feature A2 or Feature A3, wherein the first predetermined number of times is likely to increase more than when it occurs.

  According to the feature A4, when the entry to the special entry portion occurs in the second special game state set relatively difficult to enter the special entry portion, the first predetermined number of times is It tends to increase. By providing such a difference, it is possible to increase the degree of interest in entering the special entry portion in the second special game state and to diversify the game.

  In addition, when the entry to the special entry portion occurs in the second special game state, the display period similar to the display by the first display means tends to be long, and the display is performed. This is easy to catch the eyes of workers. Thereby, it can contribute to the improvement of the crime prevention function.

  In the features A2 to A4, the “first predetermined number of times” and the “second predetermined number of times” may be the same or different.

Feature A5. The normal gaming state transition means continues in the second normal gaming state until the winning lottery means wins the lottery, and when the first normal gaming state is reached, The first normal gaming state is maintained until the number of lottery times by the winning / failing lottery means reaches a predetermined number, and after reaching the predetermined number of times, the mode shifts to the third normal gaming state which is the low-frequency entry mode and the low probability mode. Having means to
The display control means sets the predetermined number of times under a situation in which a display similar to the display by the first display means is performed based on the entry to the special entry portion during the second special game state. The gaming machine according to Feature A1, further comprising means for continuing the display during execution until the lottery by the lottery means is won when it has passed.

  Generally, in the first or second gaming state, the game is continued until at least the third gaming state falls. Therefore, even if the display similar to the display by the first display means is continued, the player is not substantially disadvantaged.

  On the other hand, with such a display mode, since a special display is not made for those who are cheating, it is possible to avoid trying to escape by rounding up the game halfway, Since it is possible to increase the chance of the display being noticed by the operator or the like, it is easy to grasp that there is a suspicion of fraud. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a disadvantage for the player, and to make it easy for the fraudulent person to find the fraudulent act in practice while assuming that the fraudulent act has not been revealed.

Feature A6. The normal gaming state transition means is set so that the gaming state continues until the lottery by the lottery means is won when the second normal gaming state is entered, and the normal gaming state transitions to the first normal gaming state. The first normal gaming state is maintained until the number of lotteries by the lottery means reaches a predetermined number, and after reaching the predetermined number of times, the third normal state that is the low-frequency entry mode and the low probability mode. Having means for transitioning to the gaming state;
The display control means sets the predetermined number of times under a situation in which a display similar to the display by the first display means is performed based on the entry to the special entry portion during the second special game state. A switching means for switching to a display similar to the display by the second display means when the time has elapsed;
The gaming machine according to feature A1, further comprising means for outputting information corresponding to the switching to the management device of the gaming hall when the switching of the display mode is executed by the switching means.

  According to the feature A6, after the special gaming state is ended, even if the display by the first display means or the same display is made on the variable display device, it may be in the second normal gaming state internally. There is sex. In such a case, there is a possibility that the display is switched to the display by the second display means after the predetermined number of times, and that it is actually in the second normal gaming state (apparent promotion is performed). Arise. Thereby, even if the player has not actually entered the special entry club, the player can be expected to have entered, which can contribute to the improvement of interest.

  However, in the case of such a specification, it becomes easy for the hall operator to overlook that an abnormal continuation (mainly the continuation of the second normal gaming state caused by an artificial operation due to fraud) has occurred. . Therefore, in such a gaming machine, if the display is switched, information indicating that is output to the management device, a table that may have been fraudulent in the management control room. Can be monitored, and the possibility of missing an illegal act can be reduced.

  In addition, in the invention described in the feature A2 to the feature A6, it is further provided with a “equipment informing means for informing that when there is an entry into the special entry part”. It is also possible. However, in the feature A2 to the feature A4, when the entrance to the special entrance part is luckily not illegal, the same display as the display by the first display unit is performed instead of the display by the second display unit. If the second predetermined number of times (predetermined number) has passed without winning the lottery by the winning / failing lottery means, the player will have the impression that nothing has been gained from entering the special ball club. It is assumed that the possibility of giving will increase. This is harsh for a player who is not fraudulent and has fortunately generated a special ball entry. Therefore, it is preferable to apply the ball entry notification means to the gaming machine of the type shown in the feature A5 or the feature A6.

Feature A7. The variable winning device includes a first variable winning device and a second variable winning device that individually operate, and the first variable winning device of the two variable winning devices includes the special winning portion. And
In the gaming area, the second variable winning device is arranged upstream of the first variable winning device, and when the second variable winning device passes through, the passing game ball passes through the game area. The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A6, wherein a flow path is formed so as to reach the first variable winning device.

  According to the feature A7, it is not necessary for the player to change the hitting method, so that it is possible to prevent the player from receiving the lottery for shifting to the high probability mode due to an operation mistake or the like. In addition, the above-described inconvenience does not occur even if the timing at which entry into the special entry portion is permitted is arbitrarily set under the special gaming state. Therefore, the monotonization of the game can be suppressed while avoiding the disadvantage of the player.

  Even if both variable winning devices are opened due to malfunction or the like, the first variable winning device is located on the upstream side of the flow path. It can avoid obstructing the entrance of.

Feature A8. The main control means having the success / failure lottery means,
A first transmission means (MPU 602 of the main controller 162) for transmitting information related to the winning result to the display control means when the winning result corresponding to the first special gaming state is obtained by the lottery means. When,
The second transmission means (MPU 602 of the main control device 162) for transmitting information related to the winning result to the display control means when the winning result corresponding to the second special game state is obtained by the lottery means. When,
Monitoring means (MPU 602 of the main controller 162) for monitoring the entry into the special entry section;
In the special gaming state, when the monitoring means confirms the entry to the special entry portion, the third transmission means (of the main control device 162) transmits information relating to the entry to the display control means. MPU602)
The display control means performs a display similar to the display by the first display means when the information from the third transmission means is acquired in a situation where the information from the second transmission means is acquired. The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A7, wherein the gaming machine is configured.

  As shown in the feature A1 and the like, whether to shift to high probability / low probability after the end of the special game state is determined depending on whether or not there is a ball entering the special ball portion during the special game state. As shown in this feature, each piece of transmission means sends various information to the display control means, so that the entry to the special entry portion is generated, or it occurs fortunately or illegally. It becomes easy to determine whether it is a thing. In such a configuration, the details of the display mode are not determined by the main control means, but the determination is left to the display control means, whereby an increase in the control load on the main control means can be suppressed.

  The following group B is: “For game machines such as pachinko machines, a lottery for special game conditions etc. can be made by entering a game ball in a ball-entry part provided in a game board (specifically, a game area). When the lottery result is a special game state winning, a privilege such as paying out a game ball is given to the player (see, for example, Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-190511). In this type of gaming machine, active participation in the game by changing the flow path (that is, the target position) of the game ball that can advantageously advance the game between the special game state and the normal game state In a game machine of a type in which the launching operation needs to be adjusted according to the gaming state as described above, it is possible to encourage active participation in the game as described above. To the player to that effect If it does not communicate well, there will be inconveniences such as losing the profits that should be enjoyed, so at present, the above inconveniences are suppressed by performing visual notification by a liquid crystal display device or the like, or audio notification by a speaker or the like. However, there is still room for improvement in the configuration related to the notification.For example, when the supply of power to the gaming machine is temporarily stopped due to a power failure, the notification is performed again after the return. Here, if the notification of the launch operation described above is delayed when resuming the game, it is assumed that it will be impossible to avoid the player suffering a disadvantage as a result. " It was made in view of the above.

Feature B1. A game board (game board 80) having a game area (game area PE) formed on the front surface;
Game ball launching means (game ball launching mechanism 110) for launching a game ball to the game area in response to an operation by a player;
A starting ball entrance (actuating port 84, 85) provided in the game area and capable of entering a game ball flowing down the game area;
A lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to shift to a special game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state based on the entry to the starting pitching part, and a game state when the winner lottery is won First control means (main control device 162) having special gaming state transition means for transitioning from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state;
A variable pitching device (variable winning devices 82, 83) which is provided in the gaming area and switches from a state where it is difficult to enter a gaming ball to a state where it is easier to enter the game when the special gaming state is entered; With
The start ball entry unit and the variable ball entry device can advantageously advance the game by the player performing the launch operation so that the game ball passes through the first flow path in the normal game state. In the special gaming state, the player can change the flow path of the game ball from the first flow path to a second flow path different from the first flow path. It is configured so that the game can be advantageously advanced by performing
Second control means (notification / production control device 140) electrically connected to the first control means;
A movable body (movable body 411) that can be switched to a first state and a second state different from the first state, and a drive unit (motor 413) that operates the movable body to be in the first state or the second state. )When,
Switching means (MPU of the notification / production control device 140) that is provided in the second control means and switches the movable body from the first state to the second state when transitioning to the special gaming state;
The movable body is configured not to switch to the first state even when the supply of power to the gaming machine is stopped in a situation where the movable state is switched from the first state to the second state. ,
The second control means is configured to provide the second flow-down path based on the fact that the movable body is in the second state when the power supply is resumed after the power supply to the gaming machine is stopped. A game machine characterized by comprising notifying means (MPU of the notification / production control device 140) for notifying that a game ball should be launched aiming at the player.

  According to the feature B1, when the transition to the special game state is confirmed by lottery based on the entrance to the starting entrance part, the movable body is switched from the first state to the second state. After the movable body is switched to the second state, even if the supply of power to the gaming machine is stopped, the movable body does not return to the first state. When the supply of power is resumed and the gaming machine is restarted, the display control means should launch a game ball aiming at the second flow down path based on the fact that the movable body is in the second state. Will be notified. As described above, by executing the notification independently of the second control means without depending on the first control means, it is possible to suppress the delay of the notification with respect to the resumption of the game in the second gaming state.

  Thereby, the inconvenience that the player cannot enjoy the profit that should be originally obtained due to the sudden stop of the power supply (for example, power failure) can be suitably suppressed.

Feature B2. Monitoring means (monitoring sensor 442) for monitoring whether the movable body is in the first state or the second state is electrically connected to the second control means,
The notification means determines that the movable body is in the second state based on a signal from the monitoring means when the supply of power is resumed after the supply of power to the gaming machine is stopped. In addition, the gaming machine according to the feature B1, wherein a display indicating that the game ball should be launched aiming at the second flow down path is performed.

  According to the feature B2, when the state of the movable body is monitored by the second control means, and the second control means determines that the movable body is in the second state, it is related to the first control means. The above notification is executed. In this way, even when the second control means does not receive a command or the like from the first control means, the game ball is launched aiming at the second flow down path by performing the notification determination → notification execution independently. It is possible to quickly inform the player that the situation should be.

  Feature B3. The movable body is configured to be maintained in the second state by the weight of the movable body or a biasing force of a separately provided biasing means when the movable body is in the second state. The gaming machine according to feature B1 or feature B2.

  According to the feature B3, since the movable body is maintained in the second state by its own weight or urging force, the notification function shown in the feature B1 can be exhibited well.

  Feature B4. The movable body is visible to the player, and when the movable body is in the second state, the movable body visually notifies the launch of the game ball toward the second flow path. The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B3, which functions as a means for

  According to the feature B4, it is possible to contribute to simplification of the configuration related to notification by providing a notification function to the movable part itself.

Feature B5. A game board (game board 80) having a game area (game area PE) formed on the front surface;
Game ball launching means (game ball launching mechanism 110) for launching a game ball to the game area in response to an operation by a player;
A starting ball entrance (actuating port 84, 85) provided in the game area and capable of entering a game ball flowing down the game area;
A lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to shift to a special game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state based on the entry to the starting pitching part, and a game state when the winner lottery is won First control means (MPU 602 of the main controller 162) having special gaming state transition means for transitioning the normal gaming state to the special gaming state,
A variable pitching device (variable winning devices 82, 83) which is provided in the gaming area and switches from a state where it is difficult to enter a gaming ball to a state where it is easier to enter the game when the special gaming state is entered; With
The start ball entry unit and the variable ball entry device can advantageously advance the game by the player performing the launch operation so that the game ball passes through the first flow path in the normal game state. In the special gaming state, the player can change the flow path of the game ball from the first flow path to a second flow path different from the first flow path. It is configured so that the game can be advantageously advanced by performing
A movable body (movable body 411) that is provided so as to be visible to a player and can be switched to a second state different from the first state and the first state, and the movable body to be in the first state or the second state. A drive unit (motor 413) for operating
The movable body functions as an informing means for visually informing the launch of a game ball toward the second flow down path by being in the second state,
A switching means (MPU of the notification / production control device 140) that switches the movable body from the first state to the second state by driving the drive unit when the special game state is entered;
The gaming machine is configured such that when the supply of power to the gaming machine is stopped under the condition of the second state, the movable body is not switched to the first state. .

  According to the feature B1, it is possible to notify that the game ball should be launched aiming at the second flow down path when the movable body is in the second state. Here, about a movable body, even if it is a case where supply of the electric power to a game machine stops, since it does not switch to a 2nd state, an alerting | reporting function is ensured. In this way, if it is configured so that the notification can be performed independently of the movable body regardless of the return processing at the time of restart of power supply by the first control means, the time lag from the restart of power supply to the execution of notification can be reduced, It is possible to suppress the player from being disadvantaged by missing the timing at which the game ball should be fired.

Feature B6. Second control means (notification / production control device 140) electrically connected to the first control means;
A display device (variable display device 96) provided so as to be visible from the front of the gaming machine and provided with a display screen on which various game information is displayed by the second control means;
When the movable body is in the first state, a function of performing a display effect is provided by controlling light emission by the second control means,
The notification means is directed to the second flow down path in the display device based on the fact that the information indicating that the special gaming state is being obtained from the first control means after the supply of power is resumed. The gaming machine according to Feature B4 or Feature B5, wherein notification of launching a game ball is started and the notification by the movable body is terminated.

  The notification by the movable body ends when the notification in the display device is started. As a result, a period for switching the movable body to the first state can be ensured just before the end of the special gaming state, and an effect using the movable body can be executed immediately after the transition to the normal gaming state. . That is, in the configuration in which the movable body has both the emergency notification function and the normal performance function, both these functions can be preferably coexisted.

  Feature B7. The switching unit is configured to be able to return the movable body to the first state when a predetermined return condition is satisfied under a situation where power supply is started or restarted. The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B6, wherein:

  According to the feature B7, since the movable body returns to the first state under a condition where power is supplied and a predetermined return condition (for example, the end of the special gaming state) is satisfied, It is possible to avoid that the above-described notification function does not work properly by returning to the first state without permission.

  The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko machine: operation means (game ball launching handle 41) operated by a player, game ball launching means (game ball launching mechanism 110) for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, and the fired A ball passage (guide rail 100) for guiding a game ball to a predetermined game area and game parts (nails 90, etc.) arranged in the game area, and a predetermined passage portion (general prize) among these game parts A gaming machine that gives a privilege to a player when a game ball passes through the mouth 81 or the like.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine as a gaming machine, 41 ... Game ball launch handle, 80 ... Game board, 82, 83 ... Variable winning device, 84, 85 ... Actuator, 88 ... Variable display unit, 91 ... Electric accessory, 95 ... Symbol display device 96 ... Variable display device 110 ... Game ball launching mechanism 140 ... Notification / effect control device 150 ... Display control device 162 ... Main control device 310 ... Distribution path 311 ... First distribution path 318: Distributing member, 320: Guide passage, 401: Display mechanism, 411 ... Movable body, 413 ... Motor, 421 ... First display surface, 422 ... First light emitter, 431 ... Second display surface, 432 ... 2nd light-emitting body, 442 ... monitoring sensor, PE ... game area.

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
Game ball launching means for launching a game ball to the game area in response to a launch operation by a player;
A starting pitching portion provided in the gaming area and capable of entering a gaming ball flowing down the gaming area;
A lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to shift to a special game state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state based on the entry to the starting pitching part, and a game state when the winner lottery is won First control means having special gaming state transition means for transitioning from the normal gaming state to the special gaming state;
A variable pitching device that is provided in the gaming area and switches from a state where it is difficult to enter a game ball to a state where it is easier to enter when the game is shifted to the special gaming state;
With
The start ball entry unit and the variable ball entry device can advantageously advance the game by the player performing the launch operation so that the game ball passes through the first flow path in the normal game state. In the special gaming state, the player can change the flow path of the game ball from the first flow path to a second flow path different from the first flow path. It is configured so that the game can be advantageously advanced by performing
A movable body that is provided so as to be visible to a player and that can be switched to a first state and a second state different from the first state, and a drive unit that operates the movable body to be in the first state or the second state. With
The movable body functions as an informing means for visually informing the launch of a game ball toward the second flow down path by being in the second state,
A switching means for switching the movable body from the first state to the second state by driving the drive unit when the special game state is entered;
The gaming machine is configured such that when the supply of power to the gaming machine is stopped under the condition of the second state, the movable body is not switched to the first state. .

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