JP6119158B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  As a kind of gaming machine, a pachinko machine or a slot machine is known. These gaming machines have storage means for storing programs and data, and also have control means for executing various processes using the programs and data stored in the storage means. The progress of the game is controlled by executing various processes in the means.

  In a pachinko machine, a lottery process is executed by the control means when a game ball enters a predetermined ball entering part, and a program and data are used for the lottery process. In addition, when the lottery process is executed, the display variation of the pattern is performed on the display device, and a program and data are used to control the variation display of the pattern (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In a gaming machine in which the start and stop operations for changing the display of a picture are performed by a player, such as a slot machine, a lottery process is executed by the control means by operating the start lever in a situation where medals are bet. The In this case, for example, a lottery process is executed according to a program, and data indicating a winning combination is referred to during the lottery process (see, for example, Patent Document 2). Further, when the lottery process is executed, the rotation start control is executed by the control means to start the reel rotation, and when the stop button is operated during the reel rotation, the control means The rotation of the reel is stopped by executing the rotation stop control. In this case, for example, rotation start control and rotation stop control are executed in accordance with a program, and the stop control data is referred to during the rotation stop control.

JP 2011-030898 A JP 2003-180936 A

  Here, in the gaming machine as described above, it is preferable that the volume of data handled for executing the processing is small.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing the volume of data handled during execution of processing.

In order to solve the above problem, the invention according to claim 1 is an update means for updating the lottery numerical information every time the update timing is reached .
Acquisition means for acquiring the lottery numerical information updated in the update means;
A result specifying means for specifying the lottery numerical information acquired by the acquisition means in relation to the reference numerical information, and specifying the lottery result;
Reading means for reading specific data including a specific byte;
The reference numerical value information is obtained by using the first group of bits included in the specific one byte read by the reading unit while not using the second group of bits included in the specific one byte. First processing execution means for executing processing for deriving
The lottery is performed by using the second group of bits included in the specific one byte read by the reading unit while not using the first group of bits included in the specific one byte. Second process execution means for executing a process for deriving the content of the result ;
It is characterized by having.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the volume of data handled when executing processing.

It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine in one Embodiment. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. (A)-(j) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display content on the display surface of a symbol display apparatus. (A), (b) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display content on the display surface of a symbol display apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the various counters used for a success or failure lottery. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed in main side MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process performed in main side MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the special figure special electric power control process performed in main side MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the special figure fluctuation start process performed in main side MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process performed in sound light side MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the main side command corresponding | compatible process performed in the sound light side MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the V interruption process performed by display side MPU. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the data table for patterns. It is a flowchart which shows the acquisition process of the display continuation time performed in main side MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the narrowing-down process corresponding to the value of the 2nd variation classification counter performed in main side MPU. (A1)-(a4) It is explanatory drawing which shows each compression data for the expansion | deployment object byte number contained in production pattern data, (b) The display continuation time created by performing expansion | deployment processing to each compression data It is explanatory drawing which shows a data table. (A) It is a flowchart which shows the narrowing-down process corresponding to the value of the 3rd variation classification counter performed in main side MPU, (b) It is explanatory drawing which shows compression determination data. It is explanatory drawing which shows the correspondence of the combination of a 1st determination value and a 2nd determination value, and the reference determination value. It is explanatory drawing which shows the addition table of display continuation time.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the configuration in the game area of 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 body 12 that is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11. . The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting wooden plates to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential configuration, and may be configured such that the outer frame 11 is provided in the island facility of the game hall.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine main body 12 includes an inner frame 13, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the inner frame 13, and a back pack unit 15 disposed behind the inner frame 13. ing. The inner frame 13 of the gaming machine main body 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 a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in front view.

  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. Further, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and can be rotated backward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view.

  The gaming machine main body 12 is provided with a locking device at the rotating tip, and has a function of locking the gaming machine main body 12 to the outer frame 11 so that it cannot be opened. The door frame 14 has a function of locking the door frame 14 to the inner frame 13 so as not to be opened. Each of these locked states is released by performing an unlocking operation using the unlocking key on the cylinder lock 17 that is exposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10.

  Next, the configuration of the front side of the gaming machine body 12 will be described.

  The inner frame 13 is mainly composed of a resin base 21 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. A substantially elliptical window hole 23 is formed at the center of the resin base 21. A game board 24 is detachably attached to the resin base 21. The game board 24 is made of plywood, and the game area PA formed on the front surface of the game board 24 is exposed to the front surface side of the inner frame 13 through the window hole 23 of the resin base 21.

  Here, the structure of the game board 24 is demonstrated based on FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board 24.

  An inner rail portion 25 and an outer rail portion 26 are attached to the game board 24 so as to partition a part of the outer edge of the game area PA. The inner rail portion 25 and the outer rail portion 26 provide guidance means. As a guide rail, it is configured. A game ball launched from a game ball launching mechanism 27 (see FIG. 2) attached below the window hole 23 in the resin base 21 is guided to the upper part of the game area PA by a guide rail.

  Incidentally, the game ball launching mechanism 27 includes a launch rail 27a extending toward the guide rail, a ball feeding device 27b for supplying game balls stored in an upper plate 55a, which will be described later, onto the launch rail 27a, and the launch rail 27a. And a solenoid 27c which is an electric actuator for firing the game ball supplied to the guide rail. When the launch operation device (or operation handle) 28 provided on the front door frame 14 is rotated, the solenoid 27c is driven and controlled, and a game ball is launched.

  The game board 24 has a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction. Each opening is provided with a general winning port 31, a special electricity winning device 32, a first operating port 33, a second operating port 34, a through gate 35, a variable display unit 36, a special drawing unit 37, a universal drawing unit 38, and the like. ing.

  Even if a ball enters the through gate 35, the game ball is not paid out. On the other hand, when a ball enters the general winning port 31, the special electricity winning device 32, the first operating port 33, and the second operating port 34, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Specifically, with respect to the number of prize balls, when a ball enters the first working port 33 or a ball enters the second working port 34, three prize balls are paid out. When a ball is entered into the general winning port 31, 10 prize balls are paid out. When a ball is entered into the special electric prize device 32, 15 prize balls are paid out. Executed.

  The number of prize balls may be arbitrary. For example, although the number of prize balls is smaller in the second operation port 34 than in the first action port 33, the specific number of prize balls may be different from the above. The second working port 34 may be configured to have a larger number of prize balls than the first working port 33.

  In addition, an out port 24a is provided at the bottom of the game board 24, and game balls that have not entered various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area PA through the out port 24a. In addition, the game board 24 is provided with a large number of nails 24b and various members such as a windmill in order to disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball as appropriate.

  Here, the entry ball means that the game ball passes through a predetermined opening, and not only the mode of discharging from the game area PA after passing through the opening, but also from the game area PA after passing through the opening. A mode in which the game area PA continues to flow down without being discharged is also included. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 24a, the general winning port 31, the special prize winning device 32, the first operating port 33, the second operating port 34, and the through gate 35 are provided. Entering a game ball into is also expressed as a prize.

  The first operating port 33 and the second operating port 34 are unitized as operating port devices and are installed in the game board 24. Both the first working port 33 and the second working port 34 are opened upward. Further, both the operation ports 33 and 34 are arranged in the vertical direction so that the first operation port 33 is located on the upper side. The second operating port 34 is provided with a general electric utility 34a as a guide piece composed of a pair of left and right movable pieces. In the closed state of the utility wire 34a, the game ball cannot win the second operating port 34, and the winning of the second operating port 34 becomes possible when the universal power 34a is opened.

  A through gate 35 is provided on the upstream side in the flow-down direction of the game ball from the second working port 34. The through gate 35 has a through hole (not shown) penetrating in the vertical direction, and the game ball that has won the through gate 35 flows down the game area PA after winning. As a result, the game ball that has won the through gate 35 can win the second working port 34.

  Based on the winning of the through gate 35, the common utility 34 a of the second operating port 34 is switched from the closed state to the open state. Specifically, an internal lottery is performed with a winning at the through gate 35 as a trigger, and a normal display of a general-purpose unit 38 provided at the lower right corner, which is a region where game balls do not pass in the game region PA, is displayed. In the part 38a, the change display of the pattern is performed. Then, when the result of the internal lottery is the electrification opening winning, the stop result corresponding to the result is displayed, and the fluctuation display of the general map display unit 38a is finished, the state shifts to the public power open state. In the public power open state, the general electric utility 34a is opened in a predetermined manner.

  The general map display unit 38a is constituted by a segment display in which a plurality of segment light emitting units are arranged in a predetermined manner, but is not limited to this, and is not limited to this. A liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device , Or other types of display devices such as CRT or dot matrix display. In addition, as a pattern variably displayed on the general map display unit 38a, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are variably displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are variably displayed, or A configuration in which a plurality of colors are switched and displayed is conceivable.

  In the universal map unit 38, a universal map hold display section 38b is provided at a position adjacent to the universal map display section 38a. A maximum of four game balls won in the through gate 35 are reserved, and the number of the reserved balls is displayed by turning on the general-purpose display unit 38b.

  A lottery is performed with the winning of the first working port 33 or the second working port 34 as a trigger. The lottery result is clearly shown through display effects in the symbol display device 41 of the special figure unit 37 and the variable display unit 36.

  Specifically, the special figure unit 37 is provided with a special figure display unit 37a. The display area of the special figure display unit 37 a is narrower than the display surface 41 a of the symbol display device 41. In the special figure display part 37a, a winning change to the first working port 33 or a winning to the second working port 34 is used as a trigger, and a lottery is performed to display a variation display or a predetermined display. Then, a result corresponding to the lottery result is displayed. In addition, although the special figure display part 37a is comprised by the segment display by which several segment light emission parts are arranged in the predetermined | prescribed aspect, it is not limited to this, A liquid crystal display device, an organic electroluminescence display device , Or other types of display devices such as CRT or dot matrix display. In addition, as a picture displayed on the special figure display unit 37a, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of symbols are displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters are displayed, or a plurality of types of colors A configuration in which is displayed is conceivable.

  In the special figure unit 37, a special figure holding display part 37b is provided at a position adjacent to the special figure display part 37a. A maximum of four game balls won in the first operation port 33 or the second operation port 34 are reserved, and the reserved number is displayed by lighting the special figure reservation display portion 37b.

  In detail, the symbol display device 41 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and display contents are controlled by a display control device described later. The symbol display device 41 is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, and may be another display device having a display screen such as a plasma display device, an organic EL display device, or a CRT, and is a dot matrix display. May be.

  In the symbol display device 41, when a special symbol display unit 37a displays a change or predetermined display of a pattern based on a winning in the first operating port 33 or a winning in the second operating port 34, the symbol is displayed accordingly. A variable display or a predetermined display is performed. In addition, in the symbol display device 41, not only a display effect triggered by winning a prize to the first operating port 33 or the second operating port 34, but also a display effect in the opening / closing execution mode described later that shifts after winning the winning combination. Is done.

  The display contents when the symbol display is performed on the symbol display device 41 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a diagram individually showing symbols variably displayed on the symbol display device 41, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display surface 41 a of the symbol display device 41.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to (j), a design which is a kind of design is composed of nine main designs with numbers "1" to "9", respectively, and a shell-shaped design. It consists of sub-designs. More specifically, the main symbols are configured by attaching numbers “1” to “9” to nine types of character symbols such as octopus.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, on the display surface 41a of the symbol display device 41, three symbol rows Z1, Z2, and Z3 of an upper stage, a middle stage, and a lower stage are set as a plurality of display areas. Each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 includes a main symbol and a sub symbol arranged in a predetermined order. Specifically, in the upper symbol row Z1, nine kinds of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in descending order of numbers, and one sub symbol is arranged between each main symbol. . In the lower symbol row Z3, nine types of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in ascending numerical order, and one sub symbol is arranged between the main symbols.

  That is, the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3 are composed of 18 symbols. On the other hand, in the middle symbol row Z2, nine types of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in ascending numerical order, and then between the main symbol “9” and the main symbol “1”. In addition, a main symbol “4” is additionally arranged, and one sub symbol is arranged between each main symbol. In other words, only the middle symbol row Z2 is composed of 20 symbols by arranging 10 main symbols. On the display surface 41a, the symbols of these symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are variably displayed so as to scroll in a predetermined direction with periodicity.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, on the display surface 41a, three symbols are stopped and displayed for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of nine symbols of 3 × 3 are stopped and displayed. It is like that. Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, five effective lines, that is, a left line L1, a middle line L2, a right line L3, a right descending line L4, and a right ascending line L5 are set on the display surface 41a. .

  When symbols are displayed on the display surface 41a based on winning in the first operating port 33 or the second operating port 34, the symbols in the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are scrolled in a predetermined direction with periodicity. Thus, the variable display is started. Then, the display is switched from the change display to the stop display in the order of the upper symbol row Z1 → the lower symbol row Z3 → the middle symbol row Z2, and finally, the predetermined symbol is statically displayed in each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3. . In addition, when the symbol display ends, if the result of the internal lottery is either a low likelihood winning result or an advantageous high likelihood winning result, which will be described later, the same symbol combination on any active line Is formed, and if the result is an explicit high-accuracy big hit result which will be described later, the same symbol combination is not stopped and displayed, but a predetermined symbol combination (eg, “3 · 4 · 1”) is displayed on any active line. ) Is stopped.

  In addition, based on the winning in one of the operation ports 33, 34, display is started on the special symbol display unit 37a and the symbol display device 41, and until a predetermined result is displayed and ended, one game game is completed. Equivalent to times. Further, the variation display mode of the symbol in the symbol display device 41 is not limited to the above, and is arbitrary, such as the number of symbol columns, the direction of symbol variation display in the symbol column, the number of symbols in each symbol column, etc. Can be appropriately changed. Also, the pattern that is variably displayed on the symbol display device 41 is not limited to the above-described pattern, and for example, only numbers may be variably displayed as the pattern.

  Returning to the explanation of FIG. 3, when a big win is won in the winning lottery based on the winning to the first operating port 33 or the winning to the second operating port 34, it is possible to win the special electricity winning device 32. Transition to open / close execution mode. The special electric prize winning device 32 is provided with a large winning opening (not shown) leading to the back side of the game board 24 and an open / close door 32a for opening and closing the large winning opening. The open / close door 32a is arranged in either a closed state or an open state. Specifically, the open / close door 32a is normally in a closed state in which game balls cannot be won, and can be switched to an open state in which game balls can be won when winning the transition to the open / close execution mode in the internal lottery. It has become. Incidentally, the opening / closing execution mode is a mode that shifts when a hit result is obtained. Note that, in the closed state, winning may not be impossible, but it may be configured such that winning is less likely to occur than in the open state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the inner frame 13 in which the game board 24 having the above configuration is attached to the resin base 21. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is formed with a window portion 51 so that almost the entire game area PA can be viewed from the front. The window part 51 has a substantially elliptical shape, and the window panel 52 is fitted therein. The window panel 52 is formed of colorless and transparent with glass, but is not limited thereto, and may be formed of colorless and transparent with a synthetic resin. As long as it is visible, it may be colored and transparent.

  A display light emitting unit 53 is provided above the window unit 51. In addition, a pair of left and right speaker portions 54 that output sound effects according to the gaming state are provided. Further, below the window portion 51, an upper bulging portion 55 and a lower bulging portion 56 that bulge to the near side are arranged in parallel vertically. An upper plate 55a that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulge portion 55, and a lower plate 56a that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulge portion 56. The upper plate 55a has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to the game ball launching mechanism 27 side while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 56a has a function of storing game balls that are surplus in the upper tray 55a.

  Next, the configuration on the back side of the gaming machine main body 12 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a main controller 60 that controls the main game is mounted on the back of the inner frame 13 (specifically, the game board 24). The main control device 60 has a main control board accommodated in a board box. In addition, you may provide the trace structure for giving the trace means for leaving the trace of the opening to the board | substrate box, or leaving the trace of the open. As the trace means, a plurality of case bodies constituting the substrate box are unseparably coupled, and a configuration of a coupling portion that requires destruction of a predetermined part at the time of separation, or an adhesive layer that remains on an adhesion target at the time of peeling is peeled off. A configuration is conceivable in which a seal seal that leaves a trace of what has been done is pasted so as to straddle the boundaries between the plurality of case bodies. Moreover, as a trace structure, the structure which apply | coats an adhesive agent with respect to the boundary between the some case bodies which comprise a board | substrate box can be considered.

  The back pack unit 15 is installed so as to cover the back side of the inner frame 13 including the main controller 60. The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 72 formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and a payout mechanism unit 73 and a controller assembly unit 74 are attached to the back pack 72.

  The payout mechanism unit 73 includes a tank 75 in which game balls supplied from the island equipment of the game hall are sequentially replenished, and a payout device 76 for paying out the game balls stored in the tank 75. The game balls paid out from the payout device 76 are discharged to the upper plate 55a or the lower plate 56a through a payout passage provided on the downstream side of the payout device 76. The payout mechanism unit 73 is provided with a backpack substrate having a power switch for performing ON and OFF operations of the power supply, for example, while supplying a main power of AC 24 volts.

  The control device assembly unit 74 generates and outputs predetermined power required by the payout control device 77 having a function of controlling the payout device 76 and various control devices, and is accompanied by an operation of the launch operation device 28 by the player. And a power source / launch control device 78 for controlling the launch of the game ball. The payout control device 77 and the power supply / launch control device 78 are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the payout control device 77 is behind the pachinko machine 10.

  The back pack 72 is provided with an external terminal plate 79 in addition to the payout mechanism 73 and the control device assembly unit 74. The external terminal plate 79 is installed at the upper corner portion of the back pack unit 15 on the back side of the pachinko machine 10 on the rotation base end side. The external terminal board 79 is a board for outputting a predetermined signal to allow the game hall management computer to recognize the state of the pachinko machine 10 and inputting a predetermined signal to the pachinko machine 10 from the game hall management computer. It is.

<Electric configuration of pachinko machine 10>
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10.

  The main control device 60 includes a main control board 61 that controls the main control of the game, and a power failure monitoring board 65 that monitors the power supply. An MPU 62 is mounted on the main control board 61. The MPU 62 includes a ROM 63 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 62 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 63 is executed. A RAM 64, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, various counter circuits as a random number generator, and the like are incorporated. Note that it is not essential that the ROM 63 and the RAM 64 are made into one chip with respect to the MPU 62, but each may be made into a chip individually. The same applies to the MPUs of control devices other than the main control device 60.

  The MPU 62 is provided with an input port and an output port. A power failure monitoring board 65 and a payout control device 77 provided in the main control device 60 are connected to the input side of the MPU 62. The power failure monitoring board 65 is connected to a power source / launch control device 78 having a function of supplying operating power, and the MPU 62 is supplied with power via the power failure monitoring board 65.

  Various sensors such as various winning detection sensors 66 a to 66 e are connected to the input side of the MPU 62. Each of the various winning detection sensors 66a to 66e is provided on a one-to-one basis with respect to the winning-corresponding pitching portions such as the general winning port 31, the special electric winning device 32, the first operating port 33, the second operating port 34, and the through gate 35. The detection sensor is included, and the MPU 62 makes a winning determination for each winning part. Further, the MPU 62 executes various lotteries based on winnings to the first working port 33 and the second working port 34.

  A power failure monitoring board 65, a payout control device 77, and a sound emission control device 80 are connected to the output side of the MPU 62. For example, a prize ball command is output to the payout control device 77 based on a winning determination result for the winning-corresponding winning part. Various commands such as a change command, a type command, and an opening command are output to the sound emission control device 80. Details of these various commands will be described later. The MPU 62 transmits a command to the sound emission control device 80 by parallel communication.

  Further, on the output side of the MPU 62, a special electric drive unit 32b for opening and closing the open / close door 32a of the special electric prize winning device 32, and a general electric drive unit 34b for opening and closing the general electric utility 34a of the second operating port 34 are provided. The special figure unit 37 and the universal figure unit 38 are connected. Incidentally, the special figure unit 37 is provided with a special figure display part 37 a and a special figure holding display part 37 b, all of which are connected to the output side of the MPU 62. Similarly, the universal map unit 38 is provided with a universal map display unit 38 a and a universal map hold display unit 38 b, all of which are connected to the output side of the MPU 62. The main control board 61 is provided with various driver circuits, and the MPU 62 performs drive control of various drive units and various display units through the driver circuits.

  That is, in the opening / closing execution mode, the MPU 62 performs drive control of the special electricity driving unit 32b so that the special electricity prize winning device 32 is opened and closed. In addition, when the power utility item 34a is won, the MPU 62 performs drive control of the power unit 34b so that the power utility item 34a is opened and closed. In each game round, the display control of the special figure display unit 37a is executed in the MPU 62. In addition, when the lottery result indicating whether or not to open the electric utility item 34a is clearly indicated, the MPU 62 performs display control of the normal display portion 38a. In addition, when winning is awarded to the first working port 33 or the second working port 34, or when the variable display is started in the special figure display unit 37a, the display control of the special figure holding display unit 37b is executed in the MPU 62. When the winning to the through gate 35 is generated or when the variable display is started in the general map display unit 38a, the display control of the general map hold display unit 38b is executed in the MPU 62.

  The power failure monitoring board 65 relays between the main control board 61 and the power / fire control device 78, and monitors a DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power / fire control device 78. The payout control device 77 performs payout control of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 76 based on the prize ball command input from the main control device 60.

  The power / launch control device 78 is connected to, for example, a commercial power source (external power source) in a game hall or the like. And based on the external electric power supplied from the commercial power supply, necessary operating power is generated for each of the main control board 61, the payout control device 77, etc., and the generated operating power is supplied. Incidentally, the power supply / launch control device 78 is provided with a power supply unit for power interruption such as a backup capacitor, and even when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is in an OFF state, the power supply unit for power interruption is connected to the main power supply unit. Electric power for storing and holding is supplied to the RAM 64 of the control device 60. In addition, the power source / launch control device 78 is responsible for launch control of the game ball launch mechanism 27, and the game ball launch mechanism 27 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are met.

  The audio emission control device 80 includes an audio emission control board 81 on which an MPU 82 is mounted. The MPU 82 includes a ROM 83 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 82 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 83 is executed. A RAM 84, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, and the like are incorporated.

  Based on the command received from the main control device 60, the MPU 82 determines the contents of effects to be executed in the game times, the opening / closing execution mode, and the like. Then, light emission control of the display light emitting unit 53 provided in the front door frame 14 and sound output control of the speaker unit 54 provided in the front door frame 14 are performed so that an operation corresponding to the determined content is performed. I do.

  The MPU 82 is electrically connected to the display control device 90. The MPU 82 transmits, to the display control device 90, a command including the content of the effect determined based on the command received from the main control device 60 and a notification including the content of the notification corresponding to the command received from the main control device 60. The display control device 90 is not configured to receive a command from the main control device 60 without going through the sound emission control device 80, and communicates more than the sound emission control device 80 in relation to the main control device 60. It can be said that it exists downstream in the direction.

  The display control device 90 includes a display control board 91 on which an MPU 92 that is an element in which a program ROM 93 and a work RAM 94 are combined into a chip, a video display processor (VDP) 95, a character ROM 96, and a video RAM 97 are mounted. It has.

  The MPU 92 analyzes various commands received from the sound emission control device 80 or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received various commands to control the VDP 95 (specifically, generation of an internal command for the VDP 95).

  The program ROM 93 is a memory for storing various control programs executed by the MPU 92 and fixed value data, and is a non-volatile storage means that does not require external power supply when holding the stored information. The work RAM 94 is a memory for temporarily storing work data, flags, and the like used when various programs are executed by the MPU 92, and volatile storage means that requires an external power supply to hold the stored information. It is.

  The VDP 95 is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates an image processing device as a liquid crystal display driver installed in the symbol display device 41. Since the VDP 95 is an IC chip, it is also referred to as a “drawing chip”, and the substance of the VDP 95 should be said to be a microcomputer chip having a dedicated firmware for drawing processing. The VDP 95 adjusts the timing of each of the MPU 92, the video RAM 97, etc., and intervenes in reading and writing data, and reads the image data to be stored in the video RAM 97 from the character ROM 96 at a predetermined timing and displays it on the symbol display device 41.

  The character ROM 96 plays a role as an image data library for storing character data such as symbols displayed on the symbol display device 41. The character ROM 96 holds bitmap format image data of various display patterns, a color palette table to be referred to when determining the expression color at each dot of the bitmap image, and the like.

  The video RAM 97 is a memory for storing display data to be displayed on the symbol display device 41, and the display contents of the symbol display device 41 are changed based on rewriting the contents of the video RAM 97.

  In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the MPU 62, the ROM 63, and the RAM 64 of the main controller 60 are referred to as the main MPU 62, the main ROM 63, and the main RAM 64, respectively. The light-side MPU 82, the sound-light side ROM 83, and the sound-light side RAM 84 are referred to as the MPU 92, the program ROM 93, and the work RAM 94 of the display control device 90, respectively, as the display-side MPU 92, the display-side ROM 93, and the display-side RAM 94.

  Here, in the pachinko machine 10, commands are exchanged between the sound light side MPU 82 and the display side MPU 92 by bidirectional communication.

  That is, the sound emission control device 80 and the display control device 90 are electrically connected using the first signal line group 101, and the sound signal side MPU 82 is changed to the display side MPU 92 using the first signal line group 101. A command is sent to Since this command transmission is performed by serial communication, the first signal line group 101 includes a signal line 102 for serial command data transmission and each unit data (for example, 1-bit data) included in the command data. A signal line 103 for clock signal for identification and a signal line 104 for latch signal for recognizing at least one of transmission start and transmission end of one command are included. Note that a signal line for an enable signal for recognizing the start of command transmission may be separately provided.

  Further, the sound emission control device 80 and the display control device 90 are electrically connected using the second signal line group 111, and the second signal line group 111 is used to change from the display side MPU 92 to the sound light side MPU 82. A command is sent to Since this command transmission is performed by serial communication, the second signal line group 111 includes a signal line 112 for serial command data transmission and each unit data (for example, 1-bit data) included in the command data. A signal line 113 for clock signal for identification and a signal line 114 for latch signal for recognizing at least one of transmission start and transmission end of one command are included. Note that a signal line for an enable signal for recognizing the start of command transmission may be separately provided.

  The first signal line group 101 and the second signal line group 111 are provided as one connection unit. The connection unit includes a connector in which one ends of the first signal line group 101 and the second signal line group 111 are aggregated, and a connector in which the other ends are aggregated, and one connector is a sound emission control device. The other connector is detachably attached to the connector of the display control device 90.

  The communication method between the sound light side MPU 82 and the display side MPU 92 is not limited to serial communication, and may be parallel communication. Alternatively, the first signal line group 101 and the second signal line group 111 may be provided as separate connection units.

<Electrical configuration for performing various lotteries in the MPU 62 of the main controller 60>
Next, an electrical configuration for performing various lotteries in the MPU 62 of the main controller 60 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The MPU 62 uses lots of counter information in the game to perform jackpot occurrence lottery, display setting of the special symbol display unit 37a, symbol display setting of the symbol display device 41, display setting of the general symbol display unit 38a, and the like. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, when the winning random number counter C1 used for the winning lottery, the big hit type counter C2 used for determining the big hit type, and the symbol display device 41 fluctuate and change. The reach random number counter C3 used for the reach generation lottery, the first to third variation type counters CS1, CS2, CS3 for determining the display continuation time in the special symbol display unit 37a and the symbol display device 41, and the hit random number counter C1. A random number initial value counter CINI used for initial value setting is used. Further, the utility power release counter C4 used for the lottery to determine whether or not the utility power item 34a of the second working port 34 is set to the utility power release state is used. The counters C1 to C3, CS1 to CS3, CINI, and C4 are provided in various counter areas 64b of the RAM 64.

  Each of the counters C1 to C3, CS1 to CS3, CINI, and C4 is a loop counter that adds 1 to the previous value every time it is updated and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Each counter C1-C3, CS1-CS3, CINI, C4 is updated at short time intervals. The numerical information corresponding to the hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, the first variation type counter CS1 and the second variation type counter CS2 is awarded to the first operation port 33 or the second operation port 34. When it occurs, it is stored in a reserved storage area 64a provided in the RAM 64. Numerical information corresponding to the third variation type counter CS3 is acquired when starting a new game round. The numerical information corresponding to the random number initial value counter CINI is acquired when the hit random number counter C1 is updated once. The numerical information corresponding to the general electric utility release counter C4 is stored in the general electric power holding area 64c provided in the RAM 64 when a winning to the through gate 35 occurs.

  The holding storage area 64a includes a holding area RE and an execution area AE. The holding area RE includes a first holding area RE1, a second holding area RE2, a third holding area RE3, and a fourth holding area RE4. In the winning history to the first operating port 33 or the second operating port 34, In addition, a combination of numerical information of the hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, the first variation type counter CS1, and the second variation type counter CS2 is set as the hold information, and any of the hold areas RE1 to RE4. Stored in

  In this case, in the first reservation area RE1 to the fourth reservation area RE4, when a winning to the first operation port 33 or the second operation port 34 occurs continuously a plurality of times, the first reservation area RE1 → second Each numerical information is stored in time series in the order of the reserved area RE2 → the third reserved area RE3 → the fourth reserved area RE4. By providing the four holding areas RE1 to RE4 as described above, up to four game balls winning histories to the first operating port 33 or the second operating port 34 are stored and stored. .

  Note that the number that can be reserved and stored is not limited to four, but may be any other number such as two, three, or five or more.

  The execution area AE is an area for moving each numerical information stored in the first holding area RE1 of the holding area RE when starting the variable display of the special figure display section 37a, and starting one game round At this time, determination of success or failure is performed based on various numerical information stored in the execution area AE.

  Each of the counters will be described in detail.

  First, the general electric utility release counter C4 will be described. The general electric utility release counter C4 is provided as a 1-byte loop counter. Specifically, it is incremented one by one within the range of 0 to 250, and after reaching the maximum value, returns to 0. Yes. The general electric utility release counter C4 is periodically updated and stored in the general electric power holding area 64c of the RAM 64 at a timing when a game ball wins the through gate 35. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to control the general utility 34a to the open state based on the stored value of the general utility release counter C4.

  In the pachinko machine 10, a plurality of types of support modes are set so that the modes of support by the electric utility 34 a are different from each other. Specifically, in the support mode, when compared with a situation in which a game ball is continuously being fired in the same manner with respect to the game area, the power utility 34a of the second working port 34 is per unit time. The high frequency support mode and the low frequency support mode are set so that the frequency of the open state is relatively high.

  In the high frequency support mode and the low frequency support mode, the probability of winning the electric power open state in the electric power open lottery using the electric power utility opening counter C4 is the same (for example, both 4/5). In the high frequency support mode, the number of times that the power utility 34a is in the open state is set more frequently than in the low frequency support mode, and one open time is set longer. Has been. In this case, in the high frequency support mode, when the open state of the public electric power is selected and the open state of the general electric utility 34a is generated a plurality of times, from the end of one open state to the start of the next open state. The closing time is set shorter than one opening time. Furthermore, in the high frequency support mode, the minimum reserved time (i.e., the normal map) is required for the next open train lottery after the first open train lottery than in the low frequency support mode. The display duration time for the display unit 38a is set short.

  As described above, in the high frequency support mode, the probability of winning a prize to the second operating port 34 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 first operating port 33 than in the second operating port 34, but in the high frequency support mode, the second operation is performed more than in the first operating port 33. The probability of winning a prize in the mouth 34 is increased. When a winning is made to the second operation port 34, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Therefore, in the high frequency support mode, the player plays a game while not reducing the number of possessed balls so much. It can be carried out.

  Note that the configuration for increasing the frequency at which the high frequency support mode is set to the normal power open state per unit time as compared to the low frequency support mode is not limited to the above, for example, in the general power open lottery It is good also as a structure which raises the probability that it will be elected in an open state of a public train. In addition, a reserved time (for example, executed in the general map display unit 38a based on a winning to the through gate 35) is secured after the next public train opening lottery is performed. In a configuration in which a plurality of types of variable display time) are prepared, the high frequency support mode is set so that a short securing time is easily selected or the average secure time is shorter than the low frequency support mode. Also good. In addition, increase the number of times of opening, lengthen the opening time, shorten the reserved time that will be secured after the next public power open lottery is performed, The advantage of the high frequency support mode over the low frequency support mode is increased by applying any one condition or any combination of the conditions for shortening the average time of the reserved time and increasing the winning probability. Also good.

  Next, the winning random number counter C1 will be described. The winning random number counter C1 is provided as a 2-byte loop counter. Specifically, the winning random number counter C1 is incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 599, and reaches 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 winning random number counter C1 is periodically updated, and stored in the holding storage area 64a of the RAM 64 at the timing when the game ball wins the first operation port 33 or the second operation port 34.

  The random number value to be won is stored in the ROM 63 as a success / failure table. As the success / failure table, a success / failure table for the low probability mode and a success / failure table for the high probability mode are set. In other words, in the pachinko machine 10, the low probability mode and the high probability mode are set as the lottery modes in the winning lottery means.

  In the gaming state in which the low-probability mode success / failure table is referred to at the time of the lottery, there are two random numbers (for example, “5” and “305”) for winning the jackpot. On the other hand, in the gaming state in which the high-probability mode success / failure table is referred to in the lottery, the number of random number values to be a big win is set larger than when the low-probability mode success / failure table is referenced. Specifically, there are 20 (for example, “5”, “34”, “65”, “130”, “163”, “192”, “220”, “245”, “276”, “305”, “334”, “365”, “392”, “420”, “470”, “495”, “520”, “558”, “575”, “599”). In this case, the value group of the winning random number counter C1 that wins the big hit in the situation in the low probability mode is included in the value group of the winning random number counter C1 that wins in the situation in the high probability mode.

  If the probability of winning a jackpot is higher in the high probability mode than in the low probability mode, the number and value of the random numbers to be won are arbitrary, and in the situation of the low probability mode, In the situation where the value group of the winning random number counter C1 is in the high probability mode, only a part may be included in the value group of the winning random number counter C1 that is a big hit, or a configuration may not be included. .

  In each lottery mode, the lottery result is a result other than the random number value which is a big win. In the case of a losing result, there is no transition triggered by the lottery result for all of the opening / closing execution mode, the success / failure lottery mode, and the support mode.

  Next, the jackpot type counter C2 will be described. The big hit type counter C2 is provided as a 1-byte loop counter. Specifically, the big hit type counter C2 is incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 49, and reaches 0 after reaching the maximum value. The big hit type counter C2 is periodically updated, and stored in the reserved storage area 64a of the RAM 64 at the timing when the game ball wins the first operation port 33 or the second operation port 34.

  Here, in this pachinko machine 10, a plurality of types of jackpot results are set. These jackpot results are (1) the contents of the opening / closing execution mode, (2) the contents of the success / failure lottery mode after the opening / closing execution mode ends, ( 3) At least one of the three contents of the support mode after completion of the opening / closing execution mode is different.

  The opening / closing execution mode that is executed when the big hit is won is a round number regulation mode that is executed with a predetermined number of round games as an upper limit. A round game is a game that continues until either a predetermined upper limit duration has elapsed and a predetermined upper limit number of game balls have won the special electric prize device 32. That is. In addition, the number of round games executed in the round number regulation mode is the same for a fixed number of rounds regardless of the type of jackpot result that triggered the transition. Specifically, the upper limit number of round games is set to 15 rounds regardless of which jackpot result is obtained.

  In the round number regulation mode, the high-frequency winning mode and the low-frequency winning mode are set so that the occurrence frequency of the winning to the special electricity winning device 32 is relatively high between the start and end of the opening / closing execution mode. And are set. Specifically, in this pachinko machine 10, a single opening mode of the special prize winning device 32 is set in a plurality of types with different opening durations from when the special prize winning device 32 is opened until it is closed. Yes. Specifically, a long-time mode set to 29 sec, which is a long open duration, and a short-time mode set to 0.1 sec, which is a shorter duration than the above long time, are set. ing. In the present pachinko machine 10, when the launch operation device 28 is operated by the player, the game ball launching mechanism 27 is driven and controlled so that one game ball is launched toward the game area every 0.6 sec. The In the round game, the upper limit number of end conditions is set to nine. Then, in the long time mode among the above open modes, the open duration time is set longer than the product of the game ball firing period and the upper limit number of one round game. On the other hand, in the short time mode, an opening duration time is set that is shorter than the product of the launching period of the game balls and the upper limit number of one round game, more specifically, shorter than the launching period of the game balls. ing. Therefore, when the special electricity prize winning device 32 is opened once in a long time mode, it is expected that the special electricity prize winning device 32 will receive the maximum number of prizes in one round game. When the special electricity prize winning device 32 is opened once in this mode, it is expected that no prize will be given to the special electricity prize winning device 32 or that there will be about one even if a prize occurs.

  In the high-frequency winning mode, the special electric prize winning device 32 is opened once in a long-time manner in each round game. That is, the special electric prize winning device 32 is opened 15 times in a long-time manner. On the other hand, in the low-frequency winning mode, the special prize-winning device 32 is opened once in a round mode in each round game. That is, the special electricity prize winning device 32 is opened 15 times in a short time mode.

  In addition, the number of times of opening / closing the special electric prize device 32 in the high frequency winning mode and the low frequency winning mode, the number of round games, the opening duration for one opening, and the upper limit number in one round game are those in the high frequency winning mode. However, the value is not limited to the above value as long as the occurrence frequency of the winning to the special electricity winning device 32 is higher than the low-frequency winning mode until the opening / closing execution mode starts and ends. It is.

  The types of jackpot result types for the jackpot type counter C2 are stored in the ROM 63 as a sorting table. In the distribution table, a low probability big hit result, an explicit high probability big hit result, and an advantageous high likelihood big hit result are set as the types of jackpot results.

  The low probability big hit result is a big hit result in which the open / close execution mode becomes the high-frequency winning mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the win / fail lottery mode becomes the low probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. This low-probability mode is the next jackpot result, and at least continues until it shifts to the opening / closing execution mode. Further, the high frequency support mode continues until the number of games after the transition reaches the high frequency end reference number (specifically, 100 times) set as the number of times of 1 or more, and then the low frequency support mode. Migrate to This low-frequency support mode is the next jackpot result, and at least continues until it shifts to the opening / closing execution mode.

  The explicit high-accuracy big hit result is a big hit result in which the open / close execution mode becomes the low-frequency winning mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the success / failure lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. . These high-probability mode and high-frequency support mode are the next jackpot results, and at least continue until the switching to the opening / closing execution mode is performed.

  The advantageous high-probability jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening / closing execution mode becomes the high-frequency winning mode, and after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the success / failure lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. . These high-probability mode and high-frequency support mode are the next jackpot results, and at least continue until the switching to the opening / closing execution mode is performed.

  In the distribution table, among the values of the big hit type counter C2 of “0 to 49”, “0 to 14” corresponds to the low probability big hit result, and “15 to 19” corresponds to the explicit high probability big hit result. “20 to 49” corresponds to an advantageous high-precision hit result.

  Next, the reach random number counter C3 will be described. The reach random number counter C3 is provided as a 1-byte loop counter. Specifically, the reach random number counter C3 is sequentially incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 238, and reaches 0 after reaching the maximum value. Here, in the pachinko machine 10, an expected effect is set as a kind of display effect in the symbol display device 41. The expected effect includes a symbol display device 41 that can display a variation of symbols, and in a gaming machine in which a final stop result is an assignment corresponding result in a game round that results in a predetermined jackpot result, the symbol display device 41 This is a display state for making the player think that it is a variable display state that is likely to be the above-mentioned giving correspondence result at the stage before the stop result is derived and displayed after the symbol variable display is started. In addition, about the provision corresponding | compatible result, the combination of the symbol to which the same number was attached | subjected on one of the effective lines is stopped and displayed.

  In the expected effect, two types of reach display and a notice display for expecting the occurrence of reach display and the generation of the result of giving correspondence at a stage before the reach display occurs are set.

  In the reach display, a combination of reach symbols is displayed by displaying symbols for a part of a plurality of symbol sequences displayed on the display surface G of the symbol display device 41, and the remaining combinations in that state are displayed. A display state in which a variable display of symbols is displayed in the symbol row is included. In addition, in the state where the combination of reach symbols is displayed as described above, the variation of the symbols is displayed in the remaining symbol rows, and a predetermined character or the like is displayed as a moving image on the background screen, and the reach effect is performed. In addition, there are those that perform a reach effect by displaying a predetermined character or the like as a moving image on substantially the entire display surface G after reducing or not displaying a combination of reach symbols.

  In the notice display, in a situation where the symbols are variably displayed in all the symbol columns Z1 to Z3 after the symbol variation display is started on the display surface G of the symbol display device 41, or in some symbol columns. In a situation where symbols are variably displayed in a plurality of symbol rows, a mode in which a character is displayed separately from the symbols on the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is included. Moreover, what makes a background screen the predetermined aspect different from the aspect until then, and what makes the symbol on the symbol row | line | column Z1-Z3 the predetermined aspect different from the previous aspect are also contained. Such a notice display can occur in any game times when reach display is performed and when reach display is not performed, but the case where reach display is performed is higher than the case where reach display is not performed. It is set to occur with probability.

  The reach display is executed regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3 in the game times in which the combination of the same symbols is finally stopped. In addition, the game times corresponding to the explicit high probability winning results are not executed regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3. Further, in the game times corresponding to the detachment result, the reach random number counter C3 acquired at a predetermined timing with reference to the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 63 corresponds to the occurrence of the reach display. If executed. The notice display is more likely to occur in the game times corresponding to any of the jackpot results than the game times corresponding to the missed results, and a notice display having a lower appearance rate is more likely to occur.

  Next, the first variation type counter CS1 will be described. The first variation type counter CS1 is a 1-byte loop counter. Specifically, the first variation type counter CS1 is incremented one by one within a range of 0 to 238, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The first variation type counter CS <b> 1 is used when the MPU 62 determines a rough type of effects for game times in the symbol display device 41. Specifically, each situation determined by each condition such as presence / absence of jackpot result, type of jackpot result, presence / absence of reach display, and the number of hold information stored in the hold area RE of the hold storage area 64a includes: A plurality of types of production pattern groups are set for each. Using the numerical information of the first variation type counter CS1, one production pattern group (in detail, a variable display time group) is selected from a plurality of types of production pattern groups corresponding to the current game situation. . The first variation type counter CS1 is updated once every time a timer interrupt process, which will be described later, is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within a remaining time in a normal process, which will be described later. Then, the game ball is stored in the reserved storage area 64a of the RAM 64 at the timing when the game ball wins the first operating port 33 or the second operating port 34.

  Next, the second variation type counter CS2 will be described. The second variation type counter CS2 is a 2-byte loop counter. Specifically, the second variation type counter CS2 is incremented by 1 in the range of 0 to 2047, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. For the second variation type counter CS2, one effect pattern (specifically, one variation display time) is selected from the effect pattern group determined using the numerical information of the first variation type counter CS1. That is, the rough contents of the effect pattern are selected using the numerical information of the first variation type counter CS1, and a more detailed effect pattern is selected from the contents of the selected rough effect pattern. The second variation type counter CS2 is updated once every time a timer interrupt process to be described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within a remaining time in a normal process to be described later. Then, the game ball is stored in the reserved storage area 64a of the RAM 64 at the timing when the game ball wins the first operating port 33 or the second operating port 34.

  Next, the third variation type counter CS3 will be described. The third variation type counter CS3 is a 2-byte loop counter. Specifically, the third variation type counter CS3 is sequentially incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 1152, reaches 0, and then returns to 0. The third variation type counter CS3 determines whether or not to add an effect pattern to the effect pattern selected using the numerical information of the first variation type counter CS1 and the numerical information of the second variation type counter CS2. In addition, it is used to determine the contents of the effect pattern to be added. In this case, when the effect pattern is selected using the numerical information of the first variation type counter CS1 and the numerical information of the second variation type counter CS2, specifically, the display duration of the game times is selected. Therefore, the case where the production pattern is added corresponds to the case where the display duration time of the game times is added.

  As the effect pattern to be added, there are slip fluctuation and pseudo-ream. The slip variation is the display of the symbol change in the upper symbol row Z1 at a high speed after the predetermined symbol is temporarily stopped in the upper symbol row Z1 at which the symbol display is first started in the symbol display device 41. The design that is the same as or different from the predetermined symbol that is first displayed in a stopped state is displayed, and the predetermined symbol is temporarily displayed in the lower symbol row Z3 in which the second symbol display is started on the symbol display device 41. This is a variation effect in which after the stationary display, the variation display of the symbol is resumed at a high speed in the lower symbol row Z3, and the symbol that is the same as or different from the predetermined symbol that is first displayed in a stationary manner is stationary. As the slip variation, there are a case where it is performed only in the upper symbol row Z1, a case where it is performed only in the lower symbol row Z3, and a case where it is performed in each of the upper symbol row Z1 and the lower symbol row Z3. . Depending on the type of slip variation, the display duration of the added game times will be different.

  The pseudo-ream means that the high-speed fluctuation is started in all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 of the symbol display device 41 and switched to the low-speed fluctuation, and then the fluctuation display in all the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 is finished and a predetermined stop result is displayed. The unit variation effect that is performed is an effect that is performed a plurality of times during one game. In this case, in the last unit variation effect in one game round, the combination of symbols corresponding to the success / failure determination process and the distribution determination process in the MPU 62 is stopped and displayed, and the unit variation effect before that is pseudo-continuous. The combination of symbols indicating this is stopped and displayed. The combination of symbols indicating that they are in a quasi-continuous state, the same symbol combination is not stopped and displayed, the symbol combination corresponding to the explicit high-accuracy hit result is not stopped, and the reach symbol combination is also stopped. It is a combination of symbols that makes it possible to recognize that it is a combination that is not displayed and that it is a pseudo-continuous. For example, a combination of symbols “3, 5, and 7” is stopped and displayed on one active line. As the pseudo-ream, there are cases where the unit variation effect is executed once, executed twice, executed three times, and executed four times. Depending on the type of pseudo-ream, the display duration time of the added game times will be different.

  The third variation type counter CS3 is updated once every time a timer interrupt process, which will be described later, is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within a remaining time in a normal process, which will be described later. The numerical information of the third variation type counter CS3 is acquired when the effect pattern is determined at the start of the variation display in the special symbol display unit 37a and at the time of the symbol variation start by the symbol display device 41.

<About the processing configuration of the main MPU 62>
Next, each process performed in order to advance a game in the main side MPU62 is demonstrated. The main MPU 62 process is roughly divided into a main process that is started when the power is turned on and a timer interrupt process that is started periodically (in this embodiment, at a cycle of 4 msec).

<Main processing>
First, the main process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S101, power-on wait processing is executed. In the power-on wait process, for example, the process waits without progressing to the next process until 1 sec elapses after the main process is activated. In the subsequent step S102, access to the main side RAM 64 is permitted, and in step S103, the internal function register of the main side MPU 62 is set.

  Thereafter, in step S104, it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch provided in the power / fire control device 78 is manually operated. In subsequent step S105, “1” is set in the power failure flag of the main RAM 64. It is determined whether or not. In step S106, a checksum calculation process for calculating a checksum is executed. In subsequent step S107, whether or not the checksum matches the checksum stored when the power is turned off, that is, the validity of the stored data is checked. judge.

  In the pachinko machine 10, for example, when RAM data is initialized when the power is turned on, such as when a game hall starts business, the power is turned on while the RAM erase switch is pressed. Therefore, if the RAM erase switch is pressed, the process proceeds to step S108. Similarly, when the information on occurrence of power shutdown is not set, or when an abnormality of data stored and held is confirmed by the checksum, the process proceeds to step S108. In step S108, the main RAM 64 is cleared as initialization of the main RAM 64. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S109.

  On the other hand, if the RAM erase switch has not been pressed, step S109 is executed without executing step S108 on condition that the power failure flag is set to “1” and the checksum is normal. Proceed to In step S109, a power-on setting process is executed. In the power-on setting process, a predetermined area of the main RAM 64 such as initialization of a power failure flag is set to an initial value, and a command corresponding to the current gaming state is given to the sound emission control device 80 in order to recognize the current gaming state. Send to.

  Then, it progresses to the residual process of step S110-step S113. That is, the MPU 62 is configured to periodically execute the timer interrupt process, but a remaining time is generated between one timer interrupt process and the next timer interrupt process. The remaining time varies depending on the processing completion time of each timer interrupt process, but the remaining processes in steps S110 to S113 are repeatedly executed using such irregular time. In this regard, it can be said that the remaining processes in steps S110 to S113 are non-periodic processes that are performed irregularly.

  In the remaining process, first, in step S110, an interrupt prohibition setting is performed in order to prohibit the generation of the timer interrupt process. In subsequent step S111, random number initial value update processing for updating the random number initial value counter CINI is executed, and in step S112, the first variation type counter CS1, the second variation type counter CS2, and the third variation type counter CS3 are updated. The variable counter update process is performed. In these update processes, the current numerical information is read from the corresponding counter of the main RAM 64, the process of adding 1 to the read numerical information is executed, and then the process of overwriting the reading source counter is executed. In this case, each counter value is cleared to “0” when it reaches the maximum value. Thereafter, in step S113, an interrupt permission setting for switching from a state in which the generation of the timer interrupt process is prohibited to a state in which the timer interrupt process is permitted is performed. If the process of step S113 is performed, it will return to step S110 and will repeat the process of step S110-step S113.

<Timer interrupt processing>
Next, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  Here, a hardware configuration for periodically executing timer interrupt processing in the main MPU 62 will be described. The main control board 61 is provided with a clock circuit as pulse signal output means for outputting a pulse signal at a predetermined cycle. Further, the main control board 61 is divided so as to exist in the middle of a signal path between the clock circuit and the main MPU 62. A peripheral circuit is provided.

  The frequency dividing circuit functions as a frequency changing means for changing the cycle of the pulse signal from the clock circuit, and is configured to output a pulse signal for specifying the start timing of the timer interrupt processing by the main MPU 62. . That is, the pulse signal is supplied from the frequency dividing circuit to the main MPU 62 at intervals of a specific cycle of 4 msec. The main MPU 62 executes processing for confirming the occurrence of a specific signal form such as the rise or fall of the pulse signal, and starts timer interrupt processing with at least one condition as confirming the occurrence of the specific signal form. And execute.

  In this case, when the occurrence of the specific signal form is confirmed in the situation where the start of timer interrupt processing is prohibited, the timer is changed when the interrupt is permitted from the state where the interrupt is prohibited. Interrupt processing is started. In other words, depending on the execution state of the process in the main MPU 62, the next timer interrupt process may start after 4.1 msec from the start of the previous timer interrupt process. The next timer interrupt process is started after 3.9 msec from the start of the immediately preceding timer interrupt process.

  However, since the output of the pulse signal from the frequency dividing circuit is performed at a specific cycle of 4 msec regardless of the progress of the process in the main MPU 62, the timer interrupt processing is basically started at the specific cycle. Furthermore, the processing configuration of the main MPU 62 is such that even if the timer interrupt process at a predetermined timing is started after a period exceeding a specific period since the previous timer interrupt process was started, The timer interrupt process at this timing absorbs the amount exceeding the specific period, and the timer interrupt process at the next timing is set to be started at the timing when the input of the pulse signal is confirmed.

  In the timer interrupt process, first, a power failure information storage process is executed in step S201. In the power outage information storage process, it is monitored whether or not a power outage signal corresponding to the occurrence of power interruption is received from the power outage monitoring board. If the occurrence of a power outage is specified, the process during power outage is executed.

  In subsequent step S202, a lottery random number update process is executed. In the lottery random number update process, the winning random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the universal utility release counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the current numerical information is sequentially read from the hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the general electric utility release counter C4, and a process of adding 1 to each of the read numerical information is executed. Later, a process of overwriting the reading source counter is executed. In this case, each counter value is cleared to “0” when it reaches the maximum value.

  Thereafter, in step S203, the random number initial value update process is executed in the same manner as in step S111, and in step S204, the variation counter update process is executed in the same manner as in step S112.

  In subsequent step S205, a fraud detection process for monitoring whether or not a predetermined event set as a fraud monitoring target has occurred is executed. In the fraud detection process, the occurrence of a plurality of types of events is monitored, and by confirming that a predetermined event has occurred, “1” is set to the game stop flag provided in the main RAM 64.

  In the subsequent step S206, it is determined whether or not the progress of the game is stopped by determining whether or not “1” is set in the game stop flag. If a negative determination is made in step S206, the processing after step S207 is executed.

  In step S207, port output processing is executed. In the port output process, when output information is set in the previous timer interrupt process, a process for performing output corresponding to the output information to the various drive units 32b and 34b is executed. For example, when information for switching the special electric prize winning device 32 to the open state is set, output of a drive signal to the special electric drive unit 32b is started, and information for switching to the closed state is set. Stops the output of the drive signal. In addition, when the information for switching the general utility 34a of the second working port 34 to the open state is set, output of the drive signal to the general power drive unit 34b is started, and the closed state should be switched to. When the information is set, the output of the drive signal is stopped.

  In a succeeding step S208, a reading process is executed. In the reading process, signals other than the power failure signal and the winning signal are read, and the read information is stored for use in future processing.

  In subsequent step S209, a winning detection process is executed. In the winning detection process, the signals received from the winning detection sensors 66a to 66e are read, and the general winning port 31, the special prize winning device 32, the first operating port 33, the second operating port 34, and the through gate 35 are read. A process for specifying whether or not there is a ball is executed.

  In the subsequent step S210, timer update processing for updating the numerical information of a plurality of types of timer counters provided in the main RAM 64 is executed. In this case, the timer counter that is updated by subtracting the stored numerical information is handled in an integrated manner. However, both the updating of the subtracting timer counter and the updating of the adding timer counter are performed collectively. It is good also as a structure.

  In the subsequent step S211, a launch control process for controlling the launch of the game ball is executed. In a situation where the launch operation is continued with respect to the launch operation device 28, as already described, one game ball is launched at a predetermined launch period of 0.6 sec.

  In the subsequent step S212, as input state monitoring processing, disconnection confirmation of the winning detection sensors 66a to 66e and opening confirmation of the gaming machine main body 12 and the front door frame 14 are performed based on the information read in the reading processing in step S208. Do.

  In the subsequent step S213, special figure special electric control processing for performing execution control of game times and execution control of the opening / closing execution mode is executed. The details of the special figure special electric control process will be described later in detail.

  In the subsequent step S214, the ordinary power control process is executed. In the ordinary map electric power control process, when winning through the through gate 35 occurs, a process for acquiring numerical information of the universal electric utility release counter C4 is executed and the numerical information is stored. In such a case, the numerical information is determined to be released, and the opening determination is used as an opportunity to execute a process for performing an effect for the normal drawing on the general drawing display unit 38a. Further, based on the result of the opening determination, a process for opening and closing the utility wire 34a of the second working port 34 is executed.

  In the subsequent step S215, based on the processing results of the immediately preceding step S213 and step S214, setting of output information for reflecting the increase / decrease number of the hold information related to the special figure display unit 37a to the special figure hold display unit 37b, and The output information for reflecting the increase / decrease number of the hold information related to the figure display unit 38a to the general figure hold display unit 38b is set. In step S216, output information for updating the display content of the special figure display unit 37a is set based on the processing results of the immediately preceding steps S213 and S214, and the display content of the general map display unit 38a is set. Set the output information to be updated.

  In the following step S216, the contents of the command and signal received from the payout control device 77 are confirmed, and a payout state receiving process for performing a process corresponding to the confirmation result is executed. In step S217, a payout output process for setting a prize ball command as an output target is executed. In the subsequent step S218, an external information setting process for controlling the start and end of the output of the external signal according to the processing results of the various processes executed in the current timer interrupt process is executed.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S206, or after executing the processing of steps S207 to S218, the timer interrupt processing is terminated.

<Special Figure Special Electric Control Process>
Next, the special figure special power control process executed in step S213 in the timer interruption process (FIG. 9) of the main MPU 62 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the special figure special electric control process, when the winning information to the first working port 33 or the second working port 34 is generated, a process for acquiring the holding information is executed and the holding information is stored. A determination for whether or not the hold information is true is made, and further, a process for performing an effect for the game round is executed using the decision as to whether or not the information is appropriate. In addition, based on the result of the determination, the processing for shifting to the opening / closing execution mode after the effect for playing the game is executed, and the processing during the opening / closing execution mode and at the end of the opening / closing execution mode is executed.

  Specifically, first, hold information acquisition processing is executed in step S301. In the acquisition process, when a game ball wins in the first working port 33 or when a game ball wins in the second working port 34, a holding area in the holding storage area 64a. When the number of the hold information stored in the RE is read and the number of the hold information is less than the upper limit (specifically “4”), the hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3 The values of the first variation type counter CS1 and the second variation type counter CS2 are stored in the uppermost area of the holding area RE in which no hold information is stored.

  In the acquisition process, when the hold information is acquired, a hold command is transmitted to the sound light side MPU 82. The sound light side MPU 82 transmits a command corresponding to the received hold command to the display side MPU 92. The display-side MPU 92 receives the hold command, and changes the display of the number of hold information on the symbol display device 41 in accordance with the increase in the number of hold. When the number of hold information increases as described above, the display control process in step S215 in the timer interrupt process (FIG. 9) displays so as to change to the display content corresponding to the increase in the hold number. Control is performed.

  In the subsequent step S302, information on the special figure special electricity counter provided in the main RAM 64 is read out, and in the step S303, the special figure special electric address table stored in the main ROM 63 is read out. In step S304, a start address corresponding to the information of the special figure special power counter is acquired from the special figure special electric address table.

  Here, the processing content of step S302-step S304 is demonstrated.

  As already described, the special figure special power control process includes a process for controlling the effect for game play and a process for controlling the opening / closing execution mode. In this case, as a process for controlling the effect for game times, a special figure variation start process (step S306) that is a process for starting the effect for game times and an effect for game times are advanced. And a special figure changing process (step S308), which is a process for ending the effect for the game round, is set.

  Also, as a process for controlling the opening / closing execution mode, a special electricity start process (step S309) which is a process for controlling the opening / closing execution mode opening, and a process for controlling the open state of the special electricity prize winning device 32 Special electric power release opening process (step S310), special electric charge closing process (step S311) which is a process for controlling the closed state of the special electric prize winning device 32, opening / closing execution mode ending and opening / closing execution mode end A special electric power end process (step S312), which is a process for controlling the transition of the gaming state, is set.

  In such a processing configuration, the special figure special power counter is a counter for the main side MPU 62 to grasp which of the above-mentioned plural types of processing should be executed. Corresponding to the numerical information of the special figure special electricity counter, the start address of the program for executing the above-mentioned plural types of processing is set.

  In this case, the start address SA0 is the start address of the program for executing the special figure variation start process (step S306), and the start address SA1 is the program address for executing the special figure variation process (step S307). The start address SA2 is the start address of the program for executing the special figure finalizing process (step S308), and the start address SA3 is the program address for executing the special electricity start process (step S309). The start address SA4 is a start address of a program for executing the special power open process (step S310), and the start address SA5 is a program for executing the special power close process (step S311). This is the start address, and the start address SA6 A start address of a program for executing (step S312).

  The special figure special electric power counter is the special figure special electric power control in the next processing time when the condition for updating the numerical information is satisfied when the processing corresponding to the numerical information currently stored is completed. Corresponding to the process executed in the process, 1 addition, 1 subtraction, or “0” is cleared. Therefore, in the special figure special power control process at each processing time, a process corresponding to the numerical information set in the special figure special electric power counter may be executed. The special figure special electricity counter is set to 0 as an initial value.

  After executing the process of step S304, a process of jumping to the process indicated by the start address acquired in step S304 is executed in step S305. Specifically, if the acquired start address is SA0, the process jumps to the special figure change start process in step S306. If the acquired start address is SA1, the process jumps to the special figure change process in step S307. If the acquired start address is SA2, the process jumps to the special figure determining process in step S308. If the acquired start address is SA3, the process jumps to the special electricity start process in step S309. If it is SA4, the process jumps to the special power open process in step S310. If the acquired start address is SA5, the process jumps to the special power close process in step S311. If the acquired start address is SA6. The process jumps to the special electricity ending process in step S312. When any one of steps S306 to S312 is executed, the special figure special power control process is terminated. Hereinafter, the process of step S306-step S312 is demonstrated separately.

<Special map start processing>
First, the special figure variation start process of step S306 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S401, it is determined whether or not the hold information is stored in the hold storage area 64a. If a negative determination is made in step S401, the special figure variation start process is terminated as it is, and if an affirmative determination is made in step S401, the process proceeds to step S402.

  In step S402, a data setting process is executed. In the data setting process, the data stored in the first holding area RE1 of the holding area RE is moved to the execution area AE. Thereafter, a process of shifting the data stored in the holding areas RE1 to RE4 of the holding area RE is executed. This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting the data stored in the first reservation area RE1 to the fourth reservation area RE4 to the lower area side, and clears the data in the first reservation area RE1 and the second The data in each area is shifted such as the reserved area RE2 → the first reserved area RE1, the third reserved area RE3 → the second reserved area RE2, and the fourth reserved area RE4 → the third reserved area RE3. At this time, a shift command for causing the voice light emission control device 80 to recognize that the data in the holding area has been shifted may be set as an output target and transmitted.

  In a succeeding step S403, an appropriateness determination process is executed. In the success / failure determination process, first, it is determined whether or not the success / failure lottery mode is a high probability mode. In the case of the high probability mode, referring to the high probability mode success / failure table provided in the main ROM 63, it is acquired from the information stored in the execution area AE for the validity determination, that is, the winning random number counter C1. It is determined whether or not the obtained numerical information matches the high probability jackpot numerical information. In the case of the low probability mode, the numerical information acquired from the hit random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE is referred to the low probability mode determination table provided in the main ROM 63. It is determined whether or not it matches the jackpot value information.

  In a succeeding step S404, it is determined whether or not the result of the success / failure determination process in the step S403 is a jackpot winning result. If the result is a big win, the distribution determination process is executed in step S405. In the allocation determination process, information for allocation determination among the information stored in the execution area AE, that is, numerical information acquired from the jackpot type counter C2 is grasped. Then, with reference to the distribution table provided in the main ROM 63, it is specified which jackpot result corresponds to the numerical information of the jackpot type counter C2 obtained as described above. Specifically, it identifies which jackpot result corresponds to the low likelihood jackpot result, the explicit high likelihood jackpot result, or the advantageous high likelihood jackpot result.

  In the subsequent step S406, a stop result setting process for the big hit result is executed. Specifically, information on the pattern mode that is finally stopped and displayed on the special figure display unit 37a in the game round related to the start of the change is obtained from the stop result table for the jackpot result stored in the main ROM 63 in advance. The specified information is stored in the main RAM 64. In the stop result table for the jackpot result, information on the pattern mode to be stopped and displayed on the special figure display unit 37a is set differently for each type of the jackpot result.

  The information on the type of the picture to be stopped and displayed is determined according to the value of the jackpot type counter C2. In this case, the pattern mode may be set corresponding to each jackpot result on a one-to-one basis, and a plurality of types of pattern modes may be set for each jackpot result.

  In subsequent step S407, a flag setting process corresponding to the distribution determination result is executed. Specifically, the main RAM 64 is provided with a flag corresponding to each type of jackpot result, and in step S407, among the flags corresponding to each type of jackpot result, the distribution determination result in step S405 is displayed. Set “1” to the corresponding flag.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S404 that the result is not a jackpot winning result, a stop result setting process for a losing result is executed in step S408. More specifically, the stop result table for outliers stored in advance in the main ROM 63 is stored in the main ROM 63 in advance as to the pattern mode information to be finally stopped and displayed on the special figure display unit 37a in the game times corresponding to the current start of change. And the specified information is stored in the main RAM 64. The information on the pattern mode selected in this case is different from the information on the pattern mode selected in the case of the jackpot result.

  After executing any one of steps S407 and S408, display continuation time acquisition processing is executed in step S409. In the acquisition process, depending on the current gaming state, the result of the determination process, the result of the distribution determination process, the presence / absence of reach display, the number of hold information, and the values of the first to third variation type counters CS1 to CS3 The information of the display duration in the current game round is acquired. Details of the acquisition process will be described later.

  After executing the display continuation time acquisition process in step S409, the process proceeds to step S410, and the display continuation time information acquired in step S409 is set in the special figure special electricity timer counter. The update of the numerical information set in the timer counter is executed by the timer update process (FIG. 9) already described. By the way, as an effect for the game times, the symbol variation display in the special symbol display unit 37a and the symbol variation display in the symbol display device 41 are performed. When these variation displays are ended, In the state where the stop result is displayed (in the symbol display device 41, the combination of the predetermined symbols is stopped and displayed on the active line), the final stop is displayed for the final stop time. In this case, the display continuation time acquired in step S409 is a time obtained by subtracting the final stop time from the total time for one game.

  In the subsequent step S411, the change command and the type command are transmitted to the sound light side MPU 82. The change command has a data structure of 2 bytes. The 2-byte data includes data corresponding to the result of the success / failure determination process, data corresponding to the result of the distribution determination process, and display duration time. And corresponding data. Specifically, the identification data for indicating that it is a change command is set by the upper 4 bits of the 2-byte data, and the validity determination process is performed by the next 4 bits of data. In addition, lottery result data corresponding to the result of the distribution determination process is set, and time data corresponding to the display duration time is set by the remaining 8-bit data. Therefore, when the sound side MPU 82 receives the change command, the sound side MPU 82 recognizes the change command from the identification data, and uses the lottery result data to determine the result of the success / failure determination process and the result of the distribution determination process. And the display duration of the current game time is recognized from the time data. Here, since the main MPU 62 selects a different display continuation time depending on whether or not reach occurs, even if the information on whether or not reach occurs is not included in the change command, the display is displayed on the sound light MPU 82. It is possible to specify the presence or absence of reach from the duration information. In this regard, it can be said that the change command includes information indicating whether or not reach has occurred. Note that the change command may include information directly indicating whether or not reach has occurred.

  The type command has a 2-byte data structure, and the 2-byte data includes data corresponding to the result of the success / failure determination process, data corresponding to the result of the distribution determination process, and the type of the success / failure lottery mode. And data corresponding to the number of remaining continuations of the high-frequency support mode. Specifically, the identification data for indicating that it is a type command is set by the upper 4 bits of the 2-byte data, and the validity determination process and the following 4 bits of data are set. The lottery result data corresponding to the result of the distribution determination process is set, and the remaining 8-bit data is the data corresponding to the type of the lottery mode and the remaining number of times corresponding to the remaining number of times of the high frequency support mode. Data is set. Therefore, when receiving the type command, the sound side MPU 82 recognizes the type command from the identification data, and recognizes the result of the determination process and the result of the distribution determination process from the lottery result data. The type of success / failure lottery mode and the remaining number of continuations in the high frequency support mode are recognized from the data for the number of continuations.

  Here, both the change command and the type command include data corresponding to the result of the success / failure determination process and the result of the distribution determination process. Therefore, the sound light side MPU 82 collates the lottery result data included in the variation command with the lottery result data included in the type command, so that noise or the like is received with respect to the reception of the variation command and the type command. It is possible to specify whether or not a communication abnormality has occurred. And when both the lottery result data match, the production control corresponding to the contents of the variation command and the type command is executed, and when both the lottery result data do not match Can notify it. Incidentally, in the latter case, the sound light side MPU 82 may execute an effect for game times corresponding to the communication abnormality in the game times. For example, in the effect for game times, the determination process and the determination of distribution are performed. Regardless of the result of the processing, the symbol display device 41 may reliably stop and display a symbol combination corresponding to complete detachment. In this case, the game turn effect may be configured to be performed over a display duration corresponding to the time data included in the variation command, or may be configured to continue until the next variation command and type command are received. Also good.

  After performing the process of step S411, the display of the change of the pattern in the special figure display part 37a is started in step S412. In the subsequent step S413, 1 is added to the special figure special electricity counter. In this case, the numerical information of the special figure special power counter when the special figure fluctuation start process is executed is “0”. Therefore, when the process of step S413 is executed, the numerical information of the special figure special electric power counter is “1”. " Thereafter, the special figure variation start process is terminated.

<Special map change processing>
Next, the special figure changing process of step S307 in the special figure special electric control process (FIG. 10) will be described.

  In the special figure changing process, it is determined whether or not it is during the game time duration and before the final stop display, and if it is before the final stop display, the display mode of the pattern in the special figure display unit 37a is determined. A process for changing regularly is executed. This regular change is continued until it is time to start the final stop display. Further, this regular change is performed in a certain manner regardless of whether or not a hit result is obtained and whether or not reach display occurs.

  Also, instead of waiting in the special figure changing process until the final stop display timing is reached, if it is not the final stop display timing, this special figure is executed after executing the above regular change process. The process during change is terminated. Therefore, after the game-turn effect is started, the special-figure changing process is started every time the special-figure special-electric control process is started until the final stop display timing comes. When the final stop display timing is reached, a final stop command is transmitted to the sound-side MPU 82 in order to display the final stop display result of the current game round on the symbol display device 41. The display mode of the pattern on the display unit 37a is set to a display mode corresponding to the lottery result of the current game time. Further, information on the final stop time (0.5 sec) of the game times is read from the main ROM 63 and set in the special figure special electricity timer counter. Then, by adding 1 to the value of the special figure special electricity counter, the value of the counter is updated from the one corresponding to the special figure changing process to the one corresponding to the special figure finalizing process.

<Processing during special figure determination>
Next, the special figure determining process in step S308 in the special figure special electric control process (FIG. 10) will be described.

  In the special chart finalizing process, if the final stop time of the current game round has not elapsed, the special chart finalizing process is terminated as it is, and if the final stop time of the current game round has elapsed If the result of the determination of success / failure that triggered the current game is an out-of-game result, the special figure special counter is cleared to “0”, and then the processing for determining the special figure is terminated. If the result of the determination of success / failure is any jackpot result, processing for shifting to the opening / closing execution mode is executed.

  In the process for switching to the opening / closing execution mode, information on the opening time (for example, 4 sec) stored in advance in the main ROM 63 is read, and the information on the opening time is set in the special figure special electricity timer counter. Incidentally, the opening time is constant regardless of the type of game result that triggered the transition to the opening / closing execution mode. Also, an opening command is transmitted to the sound light side MPU 82. The opening command is a command for causing the sound light side MPU 82 to recognize that it is the timing to start the effect for the opening / closing execution mode. The opening command also includes information indicating which of the various jackpot results is the game result that triggered the opening / closing execution mode. Therefore, the sound light side MPU 82 can execute the effect in the opening / closing execution mode in a manner corresponding to the game result that triggered the opening / closing execution mode. Further, 1 is added to the special figure special electricity counter. In this case, since the value of the special figure special power counter is “2” when the special figure determination process is executed, the value of the special figure special electric power counter is “3”. Thereafter, the special figure finalizing process is terminated.

<Special electricity start processing>
Next, the special electricity start process of step S309 in the special figure special electricity control process (FIG. 10) will be described.

  In the special power start process, it is determined whether or not the opening time in the current opening / closing execution mode has elapsed. If the opening time has elapsed, 15 is set in the round counter provided in the main RAM 64 and the main RAM 64 Is set to 9 in the winning counter provided. The round counter is a counter for specifying the number of remaining round games in the opening / closing execution mode by the main MPU 62, and the winning counter is the upper limit number of game balls in one round game or one opening / closing number regulation mode. The main MPU 62 specifies whether or not a winning has occurred. Then, an opening continuation time corresponding to the jackpot result is set in the special figure special electricity timer counter, and the special electric prize winning device 32 is brought into an opened state. Further, when the special electric prize winning device 32 is in the open state, an open command is transmitted to the sound light side MPU 82. By receiving the opening command, the sound light side MPU 82 executes control for switching the effect in the opening / closing execution mode accordingly. After the special electricity prize winning device 32 is opened, the special figure special electricity counter is incremented by 1, and the special electricity start process is terminated. In this case, since the value of the special figure special electricity counter is “3” when the special electricity start process is executed, it becomes “4” after 1 addition.

<Processing during opening of special electricity>
Next, the special power open process in step S310 in the special special charge control process (FIG. 10) will be described.

  In the special electric release opening process, it is determined whether or not an end condition for one round game is satisfied. If the end condition is satisfied, the special electric prize device 32 is closed and a close command is issued. Transmit to the optical MPU 82. Further, it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter after 1 subtraction is “0”. If it is not “0”, the closing time is set in the special figure special electricity timer counter. The closing time is constant regardless of the type of game result that triggered the transition to the opening / closing execution mode, and is specifically 1 sec longer than the game ball firing cycle. When the special electricity prize winning device 32 is in the closed state, the special figure special electricity counter is incremented by 1 regardless of whether the value of the round counter is “0” or not. In this case, the value of the special figure special electricity counter when the special electricity release process is executed is “4”, so “1” is added after 1 is added.

<Treatment during special electricity closure>
Next, the special electricity closing process in step S311 in the special figure special electricity control process (FIG. 10) will be described.

  In the special electricity closing process, it is determined whether or not the round counter is “0”. If it is not “0”, it is determined whether or not the closing time has elapsed. If the closing time has not elapsed, the special electric power closing process is terminated as it is, and if the closing time has elapsed, the special electric prize winning device 32 is opened and the opening / closing execution mode is executed. The opening duration corresponding to the hit result is set in the special figure special electricity timer counter. Further, when the special electric prize winning device 32 is in the open state, an open command is transmitted to the sound light side MPU 82. Thereafter, after the special figure special electricity counter is decremented by 1, this special electricity closed process is terminated. In this case, the value of the special figure special electricity counter when the special electricity closing process is executed is “5”, so that “1” is obtained after 1 subtraction.

  On the other hand, when the round counter is “0”, an ending command is transmitted to the sound light side MPU 82. The ending command is a command for causing the sound light side MPU 82 to recognize that it is a timing for starting an effect for ending. The ending command also includes information indicating which of the various jackpot results is the game result that triggered the opening / closing execution mode. Therefore, the sound light side MPU 82 can execute the ending effect in a manner corresponding to the game result triggered by the opening / closing execution mode. Further, the information on the ending time (for example, 6 sec) stored in advance in the main ROM 63 is read, and the information on the ending time is set in the special figure special electricity timer counter. Incidentally, the ending time is constant regardless of the type of game result that triggered the transition to the opening / closing execution mode. Thereafter, after the special figure special electricity counter is incremented by 1, this special electricity closed process is terminated. In this case, since the value of the special figure special electricity counter is “5” when the special electricity closing process is executed, it becomes “6” after 1 is added.

<Special electricity termination processing>
Next, the special electric power end process of step S312 in the special graphic special electric control process (FIG. 10) will be described.

  In the special electric power end process, it is determined whether or not the ending time has passed. If the ending time has not passed, the special electric power end process is ended as it is. If the ending time has elapsed, set the contents of the success / failure lottery mode and support mode after the opening / closing execution mode to the contents corresponding to the type of jackpot result that triggered the transition to the current opening / closing execution mode, Further, after the special figure special electricity counter is cleared to “0”, the special electricity termination process is terminated.

<Processing Configuration in the Sound Light Side MPU 82 and the Display Side MPU 92>
Next, each process for performing execution control and notification in the sound light side MPU 82 and the display side MPU 92 will be described.

<Timer interrupt processing of MPU 82 on the light side>
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing timer interrupt processing repeatedly executed at a relatively short period (for example, 4 msec) by the sound light side MPU 82.

  In the timer interruption process, first, in step S501, a main command storage process is executed. The main-side command storage process is a process for storing a command in the sound light side RAM 84 when a command is received from the main-side MPU 62. The sound side RAM 84 is provided with a main ring buffer for enabling storage and reading of commands received from the main MPU 62. The commands received from the main MPU 62 are sequentially stored in the main ring buffer. The data is sequentially read according to the stored order.

  In a succeeding step S502, display side command storage processing is executed. The display side command storage process is a process for storing the command in the sound side RAM 84 when a command is received from the display side MPU 92. The sound light side RAM 84 is provided with a display side ring buffer for enabling storage and reading of commands received from the display side MPU 92. The commands received from the display side MPU 92 are sequentially stored in the display side ring buffer. The data is sequentially read according to the stored order.

  Thereafter, in step S503, main-side command handling processing is performed to perform processing corresponding to the command received from the main-side MPU 62. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing main-side command response processing.

  In the main-side command handling process, first, in step S601, it is determined whether a variation command and a type command have been received from the main-side MPU 62. If these commands are received, game result storage processing is executed in step S602. Specifically, from the information included in the command for change, the information on which is the result of the lottery determination and the distribution lottery determined by the main MPU 62 at the start of the current game round is specified, A process of writing the specified information in the sound side RAM 84 is executed. In the storage process, the lottery result data included in the variation command and the lottery result data included in the type command are collated, and the communication of the variation command and the type command is performed normally. If the communication is abnormal, a corresponding notification process and data storage process may be performed.

  In the subsequent step S603, stop symbol determination processing is executed. In the stop symbol determination process, if the game result of the current game round is either the low probability winning result or the advantageous high probability winning result, the stop result in which the same symbol combination is established on one effective line L1 to L5. The information corresponding to is determined as information on the current stop result. In this case, the same odd symbol combination can be selected and the same even symbol combination can be selected as the same symbol combination in both the low likelihood winning result and the advantageous high probability winning result. However, the probability of selecting an odd symbol combination is set to be higher for the advantageous high probability hit result than for the low probability hit result. As a result, when the same odd symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the symbol display device 41, the player shifts to the high probability mode than when the same even symbol combination is stopped and displayed. Expect. Note that the effective lines L1 to L5 on which the same symbol combination is stopped and displayed are randomly determined by lottery or the like.

  In the stop symbol determination process, if the game result of the current game round is an explicit high probability winning result, it is a stop result in which the same symbol combination is not established on all the effective lines L1 to L5, and one effective line Information corresponding to a stop result in which a specific symbol combination (“3 · 4 · 1”) is established on L1 to L5 is determined as information on the current stop result. In this case, the effective lines L1 to L5 are randomly determined by lottery or the like.

  In the stop symbol determination process, if the game result of the current game round is an out-of-game result, the presence or absence of reach display is specified from the contents of the change command. And when reach display occurs, it is a stop result in which the combination of the same symbols and the combination of the above specific symbols are not established on all the effective lines L1 to L5, and on one or two effective lines L1 to L5 Information corresponding to a stop result in which a combination of reach symbols is established is determined as information on the current stop result. On the other hand, when reach display does not occur, it is a stop result in which the combination of the same symbols and the specific symbol combination are not established on all the effective lines L1 to L5, and reach on all the effective lines L1 to L5. Information corresponding to the stop result in which the symbol combination is not established is determined as information on the current stop result.

  In subsequent step S604, a process for determining an effect pattern of the current game time is executed. In this process, the display duration information of the game times is specified from the contents of the variation command received this time, and the combination of the display duration information and the game result information specified in step S602 above. Select the corresponding production pattern. In selecting the effect pattern, an effect pattern table provided in the sound light side ROM 83 is referred to.

  In step S605, a process of writing each information of the type of effect pattern selected in step S604 and the type of stop symbol determined in step S603 to the sound side RAM 84 is executed. In addition, since the information on the display duration of the current game times is included in the production pattern, writing the information on the production pattern in the sound side RAM 84 allows not only the information on the production pattern but also the information on the display duration. The sound light side MPU 82 can read again. However, the sound light side MPU 82 does not measure the display duration time.

  In subsequent step S606, a stop result command corresponding to the processing result in step S603 and a pattern command corresponding to the processing result in step S604 are transmitted to the display-side MPU 92.

  If a negative determination is made in step S601, or after the processing of step S606 is executed, it is determined in step S607 whether a final stop command has been received. If the final stop command has been received, the symbol stop command is transmitted to the display side MPU 92 in step S608. The symbol stop command is a command for instructing the display side MPU 92 to wait for the stop symbol corresponding to the current game round on the active lines L1 to L5 and maintain the state for the final stop time.

  If a negative determination is made in step S607, or after the process of step S608 is executed, it is determined in step S609 whether an opening command has been received. If an opening command has been received, an opening handling process is executed in step S610. In the opening handling process, the type of jackpot result that triggered the transition to the opening / closing execution mode included in the opening command received this time is specified, and the production contents in the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the type of jackpot result are determined. Execute the process for In the subsequent step S611, an opening command corresponding to the processing result in step S610 is transmitted to the display-side MPU 92.

  If a negative determination is made in step S609, or after the processing of step S611 has been executed, it is determined in step S612 whether an open command has been received. If the release command has been received, in step S613, the display-side MPU 92 recognizes that the opening of the special electricity prize winning device 32 has been newly started, that is, that one round game has been newly started. The release command is transmitted to the display side MPU 92.

  If a negative determination is made in step S612, or after the process of step S613 is executed, it is determined in step S614 whether a close command has been received. If the close command has been received, in step S615, the display side MPU 92 is notified to the display side MPU 92 in order to make the display side MPU 92 recognize that the special electric prize winning device 32 has been closed, that is, that one round game has ended. Send a close command.

  If a negative determination is made in step S614, or after the process of step S615 is executed, it is determined in step S616 whether an ending command has been received. If an ending command has been received, an ending handling process is executed in step S617. In the ending handling process, the contents of the lottery mode after the open / close execution mode included in the ending command received this time are specified, and the process for determining the contents of the ending effect corresponding to the type of the lottery mode is executed. To do. In the subsequent step S618, an ending command corresponding to the processing result in step S617 is transmitted to the display side MPU 92.

  If a negative determination is made in step S616, or after the process of step S618 is executed, it is determined in step S619 whether a notification command has been received. The notification command is used when it is specified in the fraud detection process of step S205 in the timer interrupt process (FIG. 9) of the main MPU 62 that a predetermined event set as a fraud monitoring target has occurred. It is also output when it is specified in the input state monitoring process in step S212 that the gaming machine main body 12 or the front door frame 14 is open. When the notification command is received, in order to perform the notification, the light emission data reading process is executed in step S620, and the sound output data reading process is executed in step S621. Thereby, the light emission control of the display light emitting unit 53 is performed and the sound output control of the speaker unit 54 is performed in a mode corresponding to the content of the notification command, that is, a mode corresponding to an event that triggered the output of the notification command. Is called. Thereafter, in step S622, a notification command corresponding to the content of the notification command received this time is transmitted to the display-side MPU 92.

  If a negative determination is made in step S619, or after the process of step S622 is executed, it is determined in step S623 whether a release command has been received. The release command is output when it is specified in the fraud detection process in step S205 in the timer interrupt process (FIG. 9) of the main MPU 62 that the state where the predetermined event has occurred is released, It is also output when it is specified in the input state monitoring process in step S212 that the gaming machine main body 12 or the front door frame 14 has transitioned from the opened state to the closed state. If the cancel command has been received, the light emission data set in step S620 and the sound output data set in step S621 are cleared in step S624. Thereafter, in step S625, a cancel command corresponding to the content of the cancel command received this time is transmitted to the display-side MPU 92.

  If a negative determination is made in step S623, or after the processing of step S625 is executed, the main command response processing is terminated after other corresponding processing is executed in step S626. In other processing, for example, it is determined whether or not a demo start command has been received. If the demo start command has been received, the demo start command is transmitted to the display-side MPU 92.

  Demo display means that a predetermined start waiting period for demo start (for example, 0.1 sec) has passed without the start of a new game round after the end of the game round in a situation that is not in the open / close execution mode. In this case, or after the power supply to the main MPU 62 is started or after the pachinko machine 10 is reset, a start waiting period for starting a demo (for example, 3 sec. ) Is started in the symbol display device 41. In the demonstration display, an image in which the symbols stopped and displayed on the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are performing a predetermined operation is displayed. However, the display is not limited to this. For example, the symbols perform a predetermined operation. It may be configured such that a maker name, a model name, or a moving image with a predetermined character is displayed after or instead of displaying a displayed image. Further, in the configuration in which the demonstration display is performed by the animation of the symbols that are variably displayed on the symbol rows Z1 to Z3, the symbol that is finally stopped and displayed in the immediately preceding game round may be used as the symbol. In this case, the demonstration display can be diversified.

<V interrupt processing of display-side MPU 92>
Here, the V interrupt process executed by the display side MPU 92 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The V interrupt process is repeatedly activated at a predetermined cycle, specifically, 20 msec.

  When the image signal for one frame is output to the symbol display device 41, the VDP 95 starts outputting the image signal from the dot at the upper left corner of the display surface 41a, and then on the horizontal line including the dot at one end. Image signals are sequentially output for the arranged dots, and image signals are output from the left to the right dots in order from the top for each horizontal line. Then, an image signal is finally output for the dots in the lower right corner of the display surface 41a. In this case, the VDP 95 outputs a V interrupt signal to the display-side MPU 92 at the timing when the image signal is output for the last dot, so that the display-side MPU 92 recognizes that the update of one frame image has been completed. The output period of this V interrupt signal is 20 msec. In this regard, the V interrupt processing can be regarded as being started in synchronization with reception of the V interrupt signal. However, even if the V interrupt signal is not received, the V interrupt process is newly started when 20 msec has elapsed since the previous V interrupt process was started.

  In the V interrupt processing, first, in step S701, command analysis processing is executed. Specifically, the contents of the command stored in the command buffer of the display side RAM 94 are analyzed. In a succeeding step S702, it is determined whether or not a new command has been received based on the analysis result in the step S701. If a new command has been received, command response processing is executed in step S703.

  In the command handling process, when a stop result command and a pattern command are received, a pattern data table corresponding to the combination of the stop result command and the pattern command is read from the display ROM 93 and written in the display RAM 94.

  The pattern data table is necessary to display an image for one frame at each update timing of an image when displaying a moving image corresponding to the current game play effect on the display surface 41a of the symbol display device 41. This is a group of information for which various processes are defined. That is, in the pattern data table, an information group corresponding to each frame (frame update cycle is 20 msec) from the start timing to the end timing in the current game round effect is defined.

  The pattern data table will be described more specifically with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is an example of a pattern data table that can be selected when an advantageous and highly accurate winning result is obtained.

  As shown in FIG. 15, in the pattern data table, pointer information for the number of frames corresponding to the display duration time of the target game times is set, and the task contents are associated with each pointer information. Information, command output presence / absence information, and additional data information are set.

  The task content information is information set to display a video corresponding to the current game round, and unless information that does not reflect the task content information is set as additional data, In the frame, an image corresponding to information on the contents of the task is displayed. In the information on the contents of the task, parameter information necessary for instructing the VDP 95 to perform drawing in order to display an image for one frame at the corresponding update timing is set.

  Specifically, with respect to the pattern data table shown in FIG. 15, data at the start of variation is set in the pointer information “0”, and data at the start of the notice effect is set in the pointer information “200”. , “300” pointer information is set to the end of the notice effect, “400” pointer information is set to the normal reach start data, and “700” pointer information is set to the super reach start time. The data at the start of the definite effect is set in the pointer information “1000”, and the data at the end of the variation is set in the pointer information “1400”. Each piece of the pointer information corresponds to a delimiter timing such as the start of the effect, the change of the effect, and the end of the effect. Further, in the pointer information other than these, data for enabling the moving image display between the break timings is set.

  The information on presence / absence of command output is information indicating the presence / absence of a command output from the display side MPU 92 to the sound light side MPU 82 and the type of the command. The display side MPU 92 outputs a command to the sound light side MPU 82 at a predetermined timing according to the content of the moving image, thereby enabling the display light emitting unit 53 to execute a light effect according to the content of the image. At 54, it is possible to execute a sound output effect according to the content of the image.

  Specifically, with respect to the pattern data table shown in FIG. 15, command data is set for pointer information of “0” in which data at the start of variation is set in the task content. Therefore, at the start of the variation of the game times, light emission control and sound output control are started in the sound light side MPU 82 based on command transmission from the display side MPU 92 to the sound light side MPU 82. In addition, in the contents of the task, from the pointer information in which each of the data at the start of the notice effect, the data at the start of normal reach, the data at the start of super reach, the data at the start of the final effect and the data at the end of the variation is set Also, the pointer information at the timing before the number of frames (the number of pointers) for pre-transmission, specifically, the pointer information of “198”, “398”, “698”, “998”, “1398” Command data is set. Therefore, command transmission from the display-side MPU 92 to the sound light-side MPU 82 is performed in advance for the break timings other than when the game times start to change, and the display contents of the symbol display device 41 and the light emission control are performed at these break timings. It is possible to completely synchronize the sound output control and the contents of the drive control of the movable object.

  The information of the additional data is set as a blank as the initial setting of the pattern data table, and the writing process to the additional data is executed when a notification execution instruction is given. When the additional data is written, the information written in the additional data has priority over the information originally set in the task content. For example, when additional data corresponding to displaying a predetermined character as an image is set as a notification, the image display is performed so that the character image is added on the image corresponding to the content of the task. Made.

  In the command handling process, when a final stop command is received, a final stop setting process is executed. In the final stop setting process, a process of reading a data table for static display of the stop symbol corresponding to the current game round from the display ROM 93 and writing it to the display RAM 94 until the final stop display period has elapsed. Run.

  In the command handling process, when an opening command is received, an opening data table corresponding to the opening command is read from the display ROM 93 and written to the display RAM 94. The opening data table is for displaying an image for one frame at each update timing of an image when displaying a moving image corresponding to the effect for the current opening / closing execution mode on the display surface 41a of the symbol display device 41. This is a group of information in which processing necessary for is defined. The data structure of the opening data table is basically the same as that of the pattern data table. In other words, in the opening data table, not only the information group in which processing necessary for displaying an image for one frame at each update timing of the image is defined, but also the sound corresponding to the delimiter timing of the production. Data for transmitting commands to the optical side MPU 82 is set. However, in the opening data table, the contents of effects during each round game and during the interval period between round games are determined from the start of the opening effect. In this case, the data in the round game is set so that the image of the loop or the last update timing is held until the corresponding round game is finished, and similarly, the data in the interval ends the corresponding interval. It is set so that the image of the loop or the last update timing is held until. The range of pointer information to be referred to in the opening data table is switched in response to reception of an open command or a close command.

  In the command handling process, when either an open command or a close command is received, a setting process at the time of opening and closing is executed. In the opening / closing setting process, the range of pointer information to be referred to in the opening data table is switched according to the contents of the received command.

  In the command handling process, when an ending command is received, an ending data table corresponding to the ending command is read from the display ROM 93 and written to the display RAM 94. The ending data table is necessary for displaying an image for one frame at each update timing of an image when a moving image corresponding to the current ending effect is displayed on the display surface 41a of the symbol display device 41. This is a group of information for which various processes are defined. The data structure of the ending data table is basically the same as that of the pattern data table. In other words, in the ending data table, not only the information group in which processing necessary for displaying an image for one frame at each update timing of the image is defined, but also the sound corresponding to the delimiter timing of the production. Data for transmitting commands to the optical side MPU 82 is set.

  In the command response process, when a notification command is received, a notification data setting process is executed. In the notification data setting process, notification data corresponding to the notification content included in the current notification command is written as additional data in the currently set data table. Thereby, when the image is updated next time, the content of the notification data is reflected, and for example, a character image corresponding to the type of event to be notified is added to the effect image for game times and the effect image for the opening / closing execution mode. .

  In the command response process, when the release command is received, the notification data clear process is executed. In the notification data clear process, the notification corresponding to the type of notification target event set as the notification release target in the release command received this time among the notification data set in the additional data of the data table at present Execute the process to clear the data. As a result, when the image is updated next time, the notification of the type that is the cancellation target is canceled.

  Returning to the description of the V interrupt process (FIG. 14), if a negative determination is made in step S702, or after the process of step S703 is executed, a pointer update process is executed in step S704. In the pointer update process, the pointer information set in the data table is updated to advance by one frame. As a result, the display-side MPU 92 can grasp the processing necessary for displaying an image for one frame corresponding to the current update timing.

  In subsequent step S705, task processing is executed. In the task processing, it is determined whether or not additional data exists in an area corresponding to the current pointer information in the data table. When there is no additional data, the task data of the current pointer is read from the data table, and in accordance with the read task data, the VDP 95 is displayed to display an image for one frame corresponding to the current update timing. Calculation of parameters required for drawing instruction is performed. On the other hand, if there is additional data in the area corresponding to the current pointer information in the data table, it is determined whether or not the additional data is additional data for the task data image. In the case of additional data, the task data and additional data of the current pointer are read from the data table, and an image for one frame corresponding to the current update timing is displayed according to the read task data and additional data. , Calculation of parameters necessary for instructing drawing to the VDP 95 is performed. If it is not the additional data, the additional data of the current pointer is read from the data table, and a drawing instruction is issued to the VDP 95 in order to display an image for one frame corresponding to the current update timing according to the read additional data. Perform the necessary parameter calculations above.

  After the task processing is executed in step S705, it is determined in step S706 whether or not command data exists in the data output area corresponding to the current pointer information in the data table. If command data exists, it is command output timing, so command setting processing is executed in step S707.

  In the command setting process, a command indicating that the game times should be started, a command indicating that the notice display should be started, a command indicating that normal reach should be started, a command indicating that super reach should be started, A command indicating that the variation should be ended, a command indicating that the production of the opening / closing execution mode should be started, a command indicating that the production of the round game should be started, and that the production of the interval between round games should be started A command indicating that the ending effect should be started, a command indicating that the demonstration display should be started, and the like are transmitted to the sound light side MPU 82 in accordance with each timing.

  When a negative determination is made in step S706, or after the process of step S707 is executed, the drawing list output process is executed in step S708, and then the V interrupt process is terminated. In the drawing list output process, a drawing list for displaying an image for one frame corresponding to the update timing of the current processing time is created, and the created drawing list is transmitted to the VDP 95. In this case, in the drawing list, an image grasped in the immediately preceding task process is a drawing target, and parameter information updated in the task process is set together. The VDP 95 creates drawing data in the frame area of the video RAM 97 according to this drawing list. The VDP 95 outputs a signal to the symbol display device 41 in accordance with the drawing data created in the frame area. As a result, an image for one frame is displayed on the symbol display device 41.

<Timer interrupt processing of MPU 82 on the light side>
Returning to the description of the timer interrupt process (FIG. 12) of the sound light side MPU 82, after executing the main side command response process in step S503, the display side command response process is executed in step S504. In the display-side command handling process, a process of reading the light emission data and the sound output data is executed according to the content of the command received from the display-side MPU 92. Thereby, the light emission control corresponding to the display content of the symbol display device 41 is executed for the display light emitting unit 53, and the sound output control corresponding to the display content of the symbol display device 41 is executed for the speaker unit 54. The

  That is, in the pachinko machine 10, when the main MPU 62 is used as a reference, the sound light side MPU 82 exists on the upstream side of communication with respect to the display side MPU 92, but the sound light side MPU 82 displays the display side MPU 92. Dare to wait for the command to be sent before starting the production execution control. Thereby, when each of a light emission effect, a sound output effect, and a display effect occurs in the same period, it becomes difficult to produce a shift in each effect. Therefore, it is possible to suitably perform an effect using a plurality of types of effect means.

  Thereafter, in step S505, a light emission control process for performing light emission control of the display light emitting unit 53 is executed. In the light emission control process, the light emission control of the display light emitting unit 53 is performed according to the light emission data read out in the main-side command corresponding process in step S503 or the display-side command corresponding process in step S504.

  In a subsequent step S506, a sound output control process for performing sound output control of the speaker unit 54 is executed. In the sound output control process, the sound output control of the speaker unit 54 is performed according to the sound output data read in the main-side command corresponding process in step S503 or the display-side command corresponding process in step S504. Thereafter, the timer interrupt process is terminated.

<Display duration acquisition processing>
Next, display duration acquisition processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The acquisition process is executed in step S409 of the special figure change start process (FIG. 11).

  First, in step S801, a narrowing process corresponding to the current gaming state is executed. In the narrowing-down process, the current winning / failing lottery mode and support mode are grasped, and the effect pattern data group corresponding to each mode is narrowed down. Specifically, in the case of the high probability mode, the effect pattern data group for the high probability mode is selected, and in the case of the low probability mode and the high frequency support mode, the effect pattern data group for the high frequency mode is selected. When the low probability mode and the low frequency support mode are selected, the effect pattern data group for the normal gaming state is selected.

  In the subsequent step S802, it is determined whether or not the result of the success / failure determination process executed in the current game round is a jackpot result. If it is a big hit result, in step S803, a narrowing-down process corresponding to the distribution determination result is executed. In the narrowing-down process, the effect pattern data group corresponding to the type of the jackpot result is narrowed down. Specifically, an effect pattern data group corresponding to the type of the jackpot result is selected from the effect pattern data group narrowed down in step S801. In this case, if the result is a low probability hit result, select the production pattern data group for low probability hits, if the result is an explicit high probability hit result, select the effect pattern data group for explicit high probability, If there is an advantageous high-precision production pattern data group, it is selected.

  If the current game number does not correspond to the jackpot result, it is determined in step S804 whether or not reach display occurs in the current game number. If reach display occurs, narrowing-down processing corresponding to reach generation is executed in step S805. In the narrowing-down process, an effect pattern data group corresponding to the occurrence of outlier reach display is selected from the effect pattern data group narrowed down in step S801.

  If the current game time does not correspond to the occurrence of the reach display, a narrowing process corresponding to the number of pending information is executed in step S806. In the narrowing-down process, the number of hold information stored in the hold area RE in the hold storage area 64a is grasped. Then, the effect pattern data group corresponding to the grasped number of hold information is narrowed down. Specifically, an effect pattern data group corresponding to the number of hold information that is currently reserved is selected from the effect pattern data group narrowed down in step S801. In this case, if the number of hold information is 0, the effect pattern data group for 0 is selected, and if the number of hold information is 1, the effect pattern data group for 1 is selected, If the number is two, the effect pattern data group for two is selected. If the number of hold information is three, the effect pattern data group for three is selected, and the number of hold information is four. For example, four effect pattern data groups are selected. These effect pattern groups are set so that the display continuation time that is finally selected is shortened as the number of the hold information increases.

  When the process of step S803, step S805, or step S806 is executed, a narrowing process corresponding to the value of the first variation type counter CS1 is executed in step S807. In the narrowing process, first, the numerical information acquired from the first variation type counter CS1 is read out of the hold information stored in the execution area AE of the hold storage area 64a. Then, display duration data or presentation pattern data corresponding to the numerical information of the first variation type counter CS1 read this time is selected from the presentation pattern data group narrowed down in step S803, step S805, or step S806. To do.

  That is, in the narrowing-down process corresponding to the value of the first variation type counter CS1, it corresponds to the numerical information of the first variation type counter CS1 without waiting for selection of the display duration using the numerical information of the second variation type counter CS2. There are a case where data of one display duration time is selected and a case where effect pattern data corresponding to the numerical information of the first variation type counter CS1 is selected. In addition, either the display duration data or the effect pattern data is not set in a one-to-one correspondence with the numerical information of the first variation type counter CS1, but the entire numerical value of the first variation type counter CS1 is set. The range is divided into a plurality of numerical ranges, and one of display duration data and effect pattern data is set in correspondence with each numerical range in a one-to-one manner.

  Thereafter, in step S808, the narrowing process corresponding to the value of the second variation type counter CS2 is executed, and in step S809, the narrowing process corresponding to the value of the third variation type counter CS3 is executed, and then this display is performed. The duration acquisition process ends.

<Narrowing processing corresponding to the value of the second variation type counter CS2>
Next, the narrowing-down process corresponding to the value of the second variation type counter CS2 executed in step S808 in the display duration acquisition process (FIG. 16) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the narrowing-down process corresponding to the value of the first variation type counter CS1, it is determined whether or not effect pattern data is selected instead of display duration data. If the effect pattern data is selected, in step S902, data of the number of bytes to be expanded is read from the effect pattern data read from the main ROM 63 to the main RAM 64, and the data of the number of bytes to be expanded is displayed. Is set in a development target counter provided in the main side RAM 64.

  In the effect pattern data, compressed data indicating the correspondence between the numerical range of the second variation type counter CS2 in the current effect pattern data and the display duration data is set for the number of combinations of the correspondence. The number of expansion target bytes indicates the number of combinations of the corresponding relationship, and the main MPU 62 continues display by executing data expansion processing in steps S903 to S905 described later on the compressed data corresponding to the value of the expansion target counter. A time data table is created in the main RAM 64.

  In the subsequent step S903, 2-byte compressed data corresponding to the current number of bytes to be expanded is read, and the upper 10-bit data in the 2-byte compressed data is read. Then, the upper 10 bits of data are written in the main RAM 64 as threshold data corresponding to the current number of bytes to be expanded.

  In subsequent step S904, the lower 6 bits of data in the 2-byte compressed data corresponding to the current number of bytes to be expanded are read. Then, the lower 6 bits of data are written in the main RAM 64 as address data corresponding to the current number of bytes to be expanded.

  Thereafter, in step S905, 1 is subtracted from the value of the development target counter in the main RAM 64. In step S906, it is determined whether or not the value of the expansion target counter is “0”. If a negative determination is made in step S906, the data expansion processing in steps S903 to S905 is executed on the compressed data corresponding to the new expansion target counter value. If an affirmative determination is made in step S906, this means that the creation of the data table for the current display continuation time has been completed, and the process proceeds to step S907.

  In step S907, the numerical information acquired from the second variation type counter CS2 is read from the hold information stored in the execution area AE of the hold storage area 64a. Then, in step S908, the numerical information acquired from the second variation type counter CS2 is checked against the display duration data table created this time. In the subsequent step S909, the address data corresponding to the numerical information is checked. Is read from the display duration data table.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S901, or if the processing of step S908 is executed, display duration data serving as the base of the current game round is written in the main RAM 64 in step S909. Specifically, when an affirmative determination is made in step S901, display duration data uniquely derived from the value of the first variation type counter CS1 is written in the main RAM 64. On the other hand, when the processing of step S902 to step S908 is executed, the display duration data corresponding to the address data read in step S908 is read from the main ROM 63, and the read display duration data is read from the main side. Write to RAM 64. Thereafter, the narrowing-down process corresponding to the value of the second variation type counter CS2 is finished.

  Here, a state in which a display duration data table is created from the effect pattern data will be described with reference to the explanatory diagram of FIG. FIGS. 18 (a1) to 18 (a4) show compressed data corresponding to the number of bytes to be decompressed included in the effect pattern data, and FIG. 18 (b) is created by performing decompression processing on each compressed data. A display duration data table is shown.

  In the effect pattern data shown in FIG. 18, the number of bytes to be expanded is “4”, and four pieces of compressed data shown in FIGS. 18A1 to 18A4 are set. As shown in FIG. 18 (a1), the first compressed data among these four compressed data has 2-byte data “11010011” and “11001111”, and threshold data indicated by the upper 10 bits. Is “1101001111”, which is “847” when expressed in decimal, and the address data indicated by the lower 6 bits is “001111”, which is “15” when expressed in decimal. In the second compressed data, as shown in FIG. 18 (a2), the 2-byte data is “00011001” and “00010000”, and the threshold data indicated by the upper 10 bits is “0001100100” and 10 Expressed in decimal, it is “100”, and the address data indicated by the lower 6 bits is “010000”, and expressed in decimal, “16”. In the third compressed data, as shown in FIG. 18 (a3), 2-byte data is “10010110” and “00010001”, and the threshold data indicated by the upper 10 bits is “1001011000” and 10 Expressed in decimal, it is “600”, and the address data indicated by the lower 6 bits is “010001”, and expressed in decimal, “17”. In the fourth compressed data, as shown in FIG. 18A4, the 2-byte data is “01111101” and “00010010”, and the threshold data indicated by the upper 10 bits is “0111110100” and 10 Expressed in decimal, it is “500”, and the address data indicated by the lower 6 bits is “010010”, and expressed in decimal, “18”.

  In the case of effect pattern data including four pieces of compressed data as described above, the display duration data table created thereby is as shown in FIG. Specifically, “847” is set as the threshold data of the first combination data, and the first combination data includes the second variation type counter CS2 of 0 to 846. Then, “15” is set as the address data of the first combination data.

  “100” is set as threshold data of the second combination data. In this case, the upper limit value of the second variation type counter CS2 in the second combination data is a value corresponding to the sum of the first to second threshold data, specifically, “947”. Therefore, the second combination data includes the second variation type counter CS2 of 847 to 947. Then, “16” is set as the address data of the second combination data.

  “600” is set as threshold data of the third combination data. In this case, the upper limit value of the second variation type counter CS2 in the third combination data is a value corresponding to the sum of the first to third threshold data, specifically “1547”. Therefore, the third combination data includes the second variation type counter CS2 of 948 to 1547. Then, “17” is set as the address data of the third combination data.

  “500” is set as the threshold data of the fourth combination data. In this case, the upper limit value of the second variation type counter CS2 in the fourth combination data is a value corresponding to the sum of the first to fourth threshold data, specifically “2047”. Accordingly, the fourth combination data includes the second variation type counter CS2 of 1548-2047. Then, “18” is set as the address data of the fourth combination data.

  As described above, the configuration is such that the threshold data is defined by the upper 10 bits of data existing across the bytes in the compressed data of 2 bytes and the address data is determined by the remaining lower 6 bits. It is possible to refer to the table data of the display duration time while reducing the necessary data capacity in the ROM 63. For example, when threshold data and address data are set in units of bytes, 2 bytes are required as threshold data and 1 byte is required as address data. However, by compressing data as in this configuration, 2 bytes are required. The compressed data of bytes can be held, and the required data capacity in the main ROM 63 can be reduced.

  Further, as the threshold data, the upper limit value itself of the second variation type counter CS2 in the combination data is not set, but data corresponding to the number of numerical information of the second variation type counter CS2 to be included in the combination data. And the upper limit value of the second variation type counter CS2 in the combination data is derived by calculating the sum of the upper threshold value data and the number of bits allocated to the threshold data in the compressed data is reduced. It becomes possible to suppress. As a result, the number of bits necessary as threshold data in the compressed data is suppressed, and it is possible to secure a larger number of bits that can be allocated for the address data.

<Narrowing processing corresponding to the value of the third variation type counter CS3>
Next, the narrowing process corresponding to the value of the third variation type counter CS3 executed in step S809 in the display duration acquisition process (FIG. 16) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1001, the reference corresponding to the display duration base data derived by using the numerical information of the first variation type counter CS1 or the numerical information of the second variation type counter CS2 and read to the main RAM 64. It is determined whether the compressed data for use exists in the main ROM 63.

  The reference compressed data is data that enables creation of an additional display duration table for deriving an additional display duration corresponding to the numerical information of the third variation type counter CS3. When the additional data of the display duration exists according to the base data of the display duration derived using the numerical information of the first variation type counter CS1 or the numerical information of the second variation type counter CS2 There are cases where it does not exist. If the additional data does not exist, the base data of the display duration already derived is used as the display duration data of the current game time, and if the additional data exists, it is already derived. Data obtained by adding additional data to the display duration base data is used as display duration data for the current game time.

  If the reference compressed data does not exist in the main ROM 63, the narrowing process is terminated as it is. If the reference compressed data exists in the main ROM 63, the corresponding reference compressed data is read from the main ROM 63 and written in the main RAM 64 in step S1002. In subsequent step S1003, the data of the number of bytes to be expanded is read from the compressed reference data read out to the main RAM 64, and the data of the number of bytes to be expanded is set in the expansion target counter of the main RAM 64.

  In the reference compressed data, compression determination data indicating the correspondence between the numerical range of the third variation type counter CS3 in the current reference compressed data and the additional data of the display duration is set for the number of combinations of the correspondence. ing. Each compression determination data is composed of 1 byte as shown in the explanatory diagram of FIG. The number of expansion target bytes indicates the number of combinations of the corresponding relationship, and the main MPU 62 displays the data by performing data expansion processing in steps S1004 to S1010 described later on the compression determination data corresponding to the value of the expansion target counter. An additional table of durations is created in the main RAM 64.

  In subsequent step S1004, 1-byte compression determination data corresponding to the current number of bytes to be expanded is read, and further, the upper 3 bits of data in the 1-byte compression determination data are read as the first determination value (FIG. 19B). )reference). In step S1005, the lower 5 bits of the 1-byte compression determination data are read as the second determination value (see FIG. 19B).

  In the subsequent step S1006, the added value corresponding to the read first determination value is read from the main ROM 63. Since the first determination value is data of 3 bits as described above, specifically, “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, Each value of “7” can be taken as the first determination value. The addition value is set in a one-to-one correspondence with the first determination value. Specifically, the addition value of “0” is set in correspondence with the first determination value of “0”. "32" is set in correspondence with the first determination value, "96" is set in correspondence with the first determination value of "2," and "3" An addition value of “192” is set corresponding to the first determination value, an addition value of “320” is set corresponding to the first determination value of “4”, and the first value of “5” is set. An added value of “480” is set in correspondence with the determination value, an added value of “672” is set in correspondence with the first determination value of “6”, and the first determination value of “7”. An added value of “896” is set in correspondence with.

In subsequent step S1007, a reference determination value calculation process is executed. In particular,
A calculation process of (first determination value + 1) × (second determination value + 1) + addition value is executed on the program. In step S1008, the value resulting from the calculation process is written in the main RAM 64 as a reference determination value corresponding to the current number of bytes to be expanded. In subsequent step S1009, the additional data of the display continuation time corresponding to the current number of bytes to be expanded is read from the reference compressed data, and written in the main RAM 64 in a state associated with the corresponding reference determination value.

  Thereafter, in step S1010, 1 is subtracted from the value of the development target counter in the main RAM 64. In step S1011, it is determined whether or not the value of the development target counter is “0”. If a negative determination is made in step S1011, the data expansion processing in steps S1004 to S1010 is performed on the compression determination data corresponding to the new expansion target counter value. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1011, it means that the creation of the current display duration additional table has been completed, and thus the process proceeds to step S1012.

  In step S1012, the current numerical value information of the third variation type counter CS3 is read. In step S1013, the numerical information acquired from the third variation type counter CS3 is checked against the display duration additional table created this time. In the subsequent step S1014, the display duration additional data corresponding to the collation result is read from the main ROM 63, and the read additional data is added to the display duration base data already written in the main RAM 64. Thereafter, the narrowing-down process ends.

  Here, the manner in which an additional table of display durations is created from the reference compressed data will be described with reference to the explanatory diagrams of FIGS. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship between the combination of the first determination value and the second determination value and the reference determination value, and FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing an additional table of display durations.

  By executing the reference determination value calculation process (step S1007), as shown in FIG. 20, the minimum is “1” and the maximum is “1152” using 1-byte reference compressed data. It is possible to derive the reference determination value. In other words, the decimal value that can be derived in 1 byte is 0 to 255, while the reference determination value calculation process is executed to use 1 byte of data in the range of 1 to 1152. It is possible to derive both values less than “255” and values greater than “255”.

  There are 256 possible values as reference determination values in the range of 1-1152, and the maximum difference between possible numerical values is “8”. Therefore, various numerical values in the range of 1-115 can be derived as reference determination values.

  The reference determination values that can be taken are different depending on the first determination value, and the difference between adjacent numerical values is not constant. Specifically, when the first determination value is “0”, the difference between adjacent numerical values is “1”, and when the first determination value is “1”, the difference between adjacent numerical values. Is “2”, the difference between adjacent numerical values is “3” when the first determination value is “2”, and between adjacent numerical values when the first determination value is “3” If the difference between the values is “4” and the first determination value is “4”, the difference between adjacent numerical values is “5”, and if the first determination value is “5”, they are adjacent. When the difference between the numerical values is “6” and the first determination value is “6”, the difference between adjacent numerical values is “7”, and when the first determination value is “7” The difference between adjacent numerical values is “8”. Thus, by making the difference between adjacent numerical values different according to the first determination value, it becomes possible to give a certain degree of irregularity to the reference determination value, and the values that can be taken as the reference determination value are diversified. It becomes possible to make it.

  The added value used for deriving the reference determination value is not constant and differs depending on the first determination value. This makes it possible to diversify the values that can be taken as reference determination values. The added value corresponding to the first determination value on the larger value side among the adjacent first determination values is a value equal to or greater than the maximum value of the reference determination values that can be derived based on the first determination value on the smaller value side. Specifically, it is the same value as the maximum value. Thereby, it is possible to suppress a difference between adjacent numerical values in possible reference determination values.

  The display duration addition table shown in FIG. 21 is created using five pieces of compression determination data. In this case, since the first compression determination data is “00100011”, the reference determination value is “40”. Therefore, in the additional table, if the numerical range of the third variation type counter CS3 is 0 to 40, the additional data of the display duration is 20 sec. Since the second compression determination data is “01100100”, the reference determination value is “135”. Therefore, in the additional table, if the numerical range of the third variation type counter CS3 is 41 to 135, the additional data of the display duration is 25 sec. Since the third compression determination data is “10010010”, the reference determination value is “415”. Accordingly, in the additional table, if the numerical range of the third variation type counter CS3 is 136 to 415, the additional data of the display duration is 30 sec. Since the fourth compression determination data is “10111000”, the reference determination value is “630”. Therefore, in the additional table, if the numerical range of the third variation type counter CS3 is 416 to 630, the additional data of the display duration is 35 sec. Since the fifth compression determination data is “11111111”, the reference determination value is “1152”. Therefore, in the additional table, if the numerical range of the third variation type counter CS3 is 631 to 1152, the additional data of the display duration is 40 sec.

  Here, 30 types of reference compressed data are set in the main ROM 63. For example, in a configuration in which the display continuation time additional table in which the reference determination value is set as 2-byte data is set in the main ROM 63 as it is instead of the reference compressed data, each display continuation time additional table 2 bytes of data are required for each numerical range in. If there are four types of numerical ranges on average in each additional display duration table, 8 bytes are required in each additional display duration table as data for defining the numerical range, and the entire additional display duration table Requires 240 bytes. On the other hand, since the compressed data for reference is set as in the pachinko machine 10, the necessary data capacity is half that of 120 bytes. Therefore, even if the program capacity of the process for decompressing the compression determination data and the data capacity of the added value are taken into account, the number of bytes required for these programs and data is about 10 bytes. It can be realized.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects are obtained.

  When selecting additional data of the display duration based on the numerical information acquired from the third variation type counter CS3, the acquired numerical information of the third variation type counter CS3 corresponds to any additional data of the display duration. The reference determination value that is referred to in order to identify whether or not the data is generated is obtained by executing expansion processing on the compression determination data of 1 byte, and the maximum value that can be taken as the derived result is 1 byte. When the minute bits are treated as a series of numerical sequences, the value is larger than the maximum value that can be derived. As a result, it is possible to suppress the data capacity stored in advance in the main ROM 63 as compared with the configuration in which the reference determination value is stored in the main ROM 63 as it is.

  With respect to the values that can be taken as reference determination values, it is possible to derive a reference determination value having a minimum of “1” and a maximum of “1152”. In other words, the decimal value that can be derived in 1 byte is 0 to 255, while the reference determination value calculation process is executed to use 1 byte of data in the range of 1 to 1152. It is possible to derive both values less than “255” and values greater than “255”.

  There are 256 possible values as reference determination values in the range of 1-1152, and the maximum difference between possible numerical values is “8”. Therefore, various numerical values in the range of 1-115 can be derived as reference determination values.

  Since the compression determination data is divided into each bit data of the first determination value and the second determination value, and the reference determination value is derived using the divided first determination value and second determination value. Compared to the configuration in which the reference determination value is derived from only one parameter, it is easy to diversify the numerical intervals of the reference determination values that can be taken.

  When the base data of the display duration is selected based on the numerical information acquired from the second variation type counter CS2, the acquired numerical information of the second variation type counter CS2 corresponds to any display duration base data. Within a single byte, a part of the threshold data that is referenced to identify whether or not the address data indicating the base data of the display duration corresponding to the numerical range defined using the threshold data is included. Is set to As a result, it is possible to reduce the required data capacity as compared with a configuration in which threshold data and address data are provided as different bytes.

  The threshold data is set so as to straddle a plurality of bytes. Thereby, it is possible to sufficiently secure the data capacity of each data while reducing the necessary data capacity as described above.

  The combination of the threshold data and the address data is a pair of data used when selecting the base data of the display duration based on the numerical information acquired from the second variation type counter CS2. Therefore, even in such a configuration that aggregates data, since the data to be aggregated is data in a pair relationship, the data can be handled appropriately.

  Since the threshold data is information for determining the number of numerical information of the second variation type counter CS2 included in the corresponding numerical value range, the data capacity of the threshold data is suppressed as compared with the case where the maximum value of the numerical value range is determined by the threshold data. It becomes possible. Therefore, in the configuration in which the threshold data and the address data are aggregated as described above, the bits necessary for the threshold data are suppressed, and it is possible to favorably aggregate each data.

<Other embodiments>
In addition, it is not limited to the description content of embodiment mentioned above, A various deformation | transformation improvement is possible within the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, you may change as follows. Incidentally, the configuration of another embodiment described below may be applied individually or in combination to the configuration of the above embodiment.

  (1) The configuration for deriving the reference determination value from the compression determination data is not limited to that in the above embodiment. For example, the numerical value when each bit of the compression determination data is treated as a series of numerical values A value obtained by integrating a plurality of fixed numerical values may be used as a reference determination value.

  Specifically, a configuration in which a value obtained by multiplying a numerical value obtained by treating each bit of the compression determination data as a series of numerical values by four is used as a reference determination value. In this case, for example, each bit of the compression determination data is set to If the numerical value when treated as a series of numerical values is “10”, the reference determination value is “40”, and if it is “255”, the reference determination value is “1020”. In addition, a value obtained by multiplying a numerical value obtained by treating each bit of the compression determination data as a series of numerical values by a factor of 5 may be used as a reference determination value. If the numerical value when handled as a column is “10”, the reference determination value is “50”, and if it is “255”, the reference determination value is “1275”.

  (2) The first determination is performed instead of the configuration in which the reference determination value is derived by adding the addition value to the value calculated using the first determination value and the second determination value extracted from the compression determination data. A reference determination value may be derived by multiplying a value calculated using the value and the second determination value by a multiplication value.

For example, the reference determination value is
(First determination value + 1) × (second determination value + 1) × (first determination value + 1)
It may be a configuration derived by
(First determination value + 1) × (second determination value + 1) × (first determination value)
It may be a configuration derived by
(First determination value + 1) × (second determination value + 1) × (second determination value + 1)
It may be a configuration derived by
(First determination value + 1) × (second determination value + 1) × (second determination value)
It is good also as a structure derived | led-out by.

  (3) The bit information extracted by dividing the compression determination data is not limited to two types of the first determination value and the second determination value, but the first determination value, the second determination value, and the third determination value. There may be three types of values, or four or more types. For example, in the configuration of three types of the first determination value, the second determination value, and the third determination value, the first determination value and the second determination value are the same as in the above embodiment, and the compression determination is used as the third determination value. A predetermined 4 bits of data is extracted. In this case, a part of the 4-bit data may overlap with at least part of the first determination value, or may overlap with part of the second determination value. In this configuration, since it is not necessary to prepare an additional value separately, it is possible to reduce the necessary data capacity.

  (4) Instead of the configuration in which the numerical value range is determined by the reference determination value, a single value may be determined by the reference determination value. For example, when the configuration for deriving the reference determination value from the compression determination data is employed in the success / failure determination process, the jackpot random number value determined as the jackpot result in the determination process is determined by the reference determination value derived from the compression determination data. It is good also as a structure obtained.

  (5) The configuration in which the reference determination value is derived from the compression determination data is not the configuration in which the additional data of the display duration is derived using the numerical information of the third variation type counter CS3, but the first variation The present invention may be applied to lottery data using numerical information of the type counter CS1 and lottery data using numerical information of the second variation type counter CS2.

  (6) The compression determination data is not limited to a configuration having a data capacity of 1 byte, and may be configured to have a data capacity of 2 bytes. Even in this case, when a plurality of determination values are extracted from the compression determination data of 2 bytes and an amplified value such as an addition value is used, information for 2 bytes is handled as a series of numerical values. By adopting a configuration in which a reference determination value corresponding to a value larger than the maximum derivable value can be derived, it is possible to reduce the necessary data capacity.

  (7) Instead of the configuration in which the number of numerical information of the second variation type counter CS2 included in the predetermined numerical value range is determined by the threshold data of the compressed data in the effect pattern data, the maximum value of the predetermined numerical value range is determined. It is good also as a structure.

  (8) The configuration in which the threshold data and the address data are derived from the compressed data is not the configuration in which the additional data of the display duration is derived using the numerical information of the second variation type counter CS2, but the first variation The present invention may be applied to lottery data using numerical information of the type counter CS1 and lottery data using numerical information of the third variation type counter CS3.

  (9) The compressed data is not limited to a configuration having a data capacity of 2 bytes, and may be configured to have a data capacity of 1 byte. Even in this case, it is possible to reduce the necessary data capacity by aggregating a plurality of types of data into the 1-byte data.

  (10) The hold information acquired as a result of winning a prize at the first operating port 33 and the hold information acquired as a result of winning a prize at the second operating port 34 are stored separately. A configuration in which the hold information on the second operation port 34 side is digested preferentially may be applied, and conversely, a configuration in which the hold information on the first operation port 33 side is preferentially digested may be applied. It is also possible to apply a configuration that is digested in the acquisition order regardless of whether the first working port 33 or the second working port 34.

  In the above configuration, the plurality of operation ports are not arranged in parallel vertically, but the first operation port 33 and the second operation port 34 may be arranged in the left and right directions. It is good also as a structure by which the opening | mouth was diagonally arranged in parallel. Furthermore, according to the operation mode of the firing operation device 28, both the operation ports 33 and 34 are arranged apart from each other so that only the winning of the first operating port 33 or only the winning of the second operating port 34 can be aimed. It is good also as a structure.

  In the above configuration, the special display unit 37a displays a first display area for displaying the determination result of the hold information acquired based on the winning to the first operating port 33, and the winning to the second operating port 34. And a second display area for displaying the result of the determination of whether or not the hold information is acquired based on the information. In this case, the variation of the pattern in the first display area is based on whether or not the hold information acquired based on the winning to the first working port 33 is the target of the determination of the success or failure. The display is started and a stop result corresponding to the determination of success / failure is displayed, and the change display for one game time is ended. In addition, the display of variation in the pattern in the second display area is based on whether or not the hold information acquired based on winning in the second working port 34 is the target of the success / failure determination or based on the target of the determination. Is started and a stop result corresponding to the determination of the success / failure is displayed, and the change display for one game time is ended.

  (11) Reservation information acquired when the hold information acquired by winning the first operation port 33 becomes a target of the determination of whether or not the second operation port 34 has been won It is good also as a structure from which the profit which a player obtains differs by the case where it becomes the object of determination of a success or failure. For example, when the hold information on the first operation port 33 side is the target of the determination of the success / failure, the game result is distributed as in the above embodiment, but the hold information on the second operation port 34 side is the determination of the success / failure. In the event that the target is a big win, it may be divided into an advantageous jackpot result, an explicit high probability big hit result, or a low probability big hit result.

  Further, in the configuration in which a plurality of operation ports are provided as in the above embodiment, the number of operation ports is not limited to two, and may be three or more. Moreover, it is good also as a structure provided with only one working port.

  (12) Display control based on a command transmitted from the main control device 60 instead of a configuration in which the display control device 90 is controlled by the sound emission control device 80 based on a command transmitted from the main control device 60 The device 90 may be configured to control the sound emission control device 80. Further, instead of the configuration in which the sound emission control device 80 and the display control device 90 are separately provided, both the control devices may be provided as one control device, and one of the two control devices has a function. May be integrated into the main control device 60, and both functions of these two control devices may be integrated into the main control device 60. The configuration of the command transmitted from the main control device 60 to the sound emission control device 80 and the configuration of the command transmitted from the sound emission control device 80 to the display control device 90 are also arbitrary.

  (13) A device for performing a game-turn effect is not limited to the symbol display device 41, and a configuration in which a game-turn effect is executed by operating a decorative member provided in a movable manner. It is also possible to have a configuration in which an effect for game times is executed by turning on a predetermined light emitting unit, or a configuration in which an effect for game times is executed by a combination of all or a part of the above aspects. Good.

  (14) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above embodiments, 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.

  Also, a non-ball-type gaming machine, for example, a plurality of reels with a plurality of types of symbols attached in the circumferential direction, starts rotation of the reel by inserting a medal and operating a start lever, and a stop switch is operated. If a specific symbol or a combination of specific symbols is established on the active line visible from the display window after the reel has stopped after a predetermined time has passed, a privilege such as paying out medals is given to the player The present invention can also be applied to a slot machine.

  In addition, the gaming machine main body that is supported by the outer frame so as to be openable and closable is provided with a storage unit and a take-in device. Thus, the present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are fused, which starts rotating the reel.

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

<Feature A group>
Feature A1. Update means for updating lottery numerical information (numerical information of the third variation type counter CS3) at each update timing (function for executing the processing of steps S112 and S204 in the main MPU 62);
Acquisition means for acquiring the lottery numerical information updated in the update means (function to execute the process of step S1011 in the main MPU 62);
The lottery numerical information acquired by the acquisition means is determined in relation to the reference numerical information (reference determination value), and the result specifying means for specifying the lottery result (the processing of steps S1012 and S1013 in the main MPU 62 is executed) Function)
Information storage means (main ROM 63) for storing in advance information for predetermined bits from which the reference numerical information can be derived (compressed data for reference);
Corresponding to a value larger than the maximum value derivable when the predetermined bits are treated as a series of numerical values by executing the derivation process using the information for the predetermined bits read from the information storage unit Deriving means capable of deriving the reference numerical value information (function of executing the processing of steps S1004 to S1009 in the main MPU 62);
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the feature A1, in a configuration in which information for predetermined bits is set as information for deriving the reference numerical information, a value larger than the maximum value derivable when the predetermined bits are handled as a series of numerical values The reference numerical value information corresponding to can be derived. This makes it possible to reduce the amount of information stored in advance in the gaming machine as compared with a configuration in which the reference numerical information is stored in the information storage unit as it is. Therefore, the lottery process can be suitably performed.

  Feature A2. The derivation means can derive the reference numerical information corresponding to a value larger than a maximum value derivable when the predetermined bits are handled as a series of numerical sequences, and the predetermined bits are used as a series of numerical sequences. The gaming machine according to Feature A1, wherein the reference numerical value information corresponding to a value smaller than a maximum value derivable when handled can be derived.

  According to the feature A2, it is possible to set a wide range of values that can be taken as the reference numerical value information in the configuration in which the reference numerical value information is derived by using information for a predetermined bit.

Feature A3. The information for the predetermined bit is information for a predetermined byte,
The derivation means can derive the reference numerical information corresponding to a value larger than a maximum value derivable when the information for the predetermined byte is handled as a series of numerical values, A gaming machine according to A2.

  According to the feature A3, in the configuration in which data is handled in units of bytes, it is possible to derive the reference numerical value information while suppressing the amount of information stored in advance in the gaming machine.

  Feature A4. Any of the features A1 to A3, wherein the types of the reference numerical information derivable by the deriving means exist for a maximum value derivable when the predetermined bits are handled as a series of numerical strings. The gaming machine according to 1.

  According to the feature A4, it is possible to secure a large number of types of reference numerical information, and the design of the probability of a predetermined lottery result can be facilitated.

  Feature A5. The derivation means divides the information for the predetermined bits into a plurality of bit information (first determination value and second determination value), and executes the derivation process using each of the divided bit information. The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A4, wherein:

  According to the feature A5, since a plurality of parameters are derived from information for a predetermined number of bits and the reference numerical information is derived from the plurality of parameters, the reference numerical information is derived from only one parameter. Compared to, it is easy to diversify the numerical intervals of the reference numerical information that can be taken.

Feature A6. Amplification value specifying means (function for executing the process of step S1006 in the main side MPU 62) for specifying an amplification value (addition value) corresponding to at least a part of bits of the information for the predetermined bits,
The derivation means executes the derivation process so as to derive information obtained by amplifying a derived numerical value derived using each bit information using the corresponding amplified value as the reference numerical information. The gaming machine according to Feature A5, wherein there is a gaming machine.

  According to the feature A6, the result of amplifying the derived numerical value using the amplified value is the reference numerical value information, and therefore, larger than the maximum value derivable when the predetermined bit is handled as a series of numerical values. It becomes possible to derive the reference numerical value information.

Feature A7. Each bit information includes first determination value bit information (first determination value),
The gaming machine according to Feature A6, wherein the amplification value is set in correspondence with the first determination value bit information.

  According to the feature A7, it is possible to diversify the amplification values, and it is easy to diversify the numerical intervals of the reference numerical information that can be taken.

Feature A8. The result specifying unit specifies a lottery result by determining whether or not the lottery numerical information acquired by the acquiring unit is included in a predetermined numerical range.
The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A7, wherein the reference numerical value information is information used to determine a threshold value of the predetermined numerical value range.

  In the configuration in which the lottery is performed in relation to the predetermined numerical range, it is possible to achieve the excellent effects as described above.

  Feature A9. Production control means (sound light side MPU 82 and display side MPU 92) for controlling the production execution means (symbol display device 41) so that the production of the contents corresponding to the lottery result identified by the result identification means is executed. The gaming machine according to any one of features A1 to A8, wherein:

  In the lottery process for determining the execution content of the effect, it is possible to achieve the excellent effects as described above.

  The invention of the above-described feature group A can solve the following problems.

  As a kind of gaming machine, a pachinko machine or a slot machine is known. In these gaming machines, a lottery process is executed based on the fact that a predetermined lottery condition is satisfied, and a control corresponding to the result of the lottery process is executed.

  In the pachinko machine, a lottery process is executed by the control means when a game ball enters a predetermined pitching part, and a privilege such as shifting to a winning state is given to the player according to the result of the lottery process Is done. Further, when the lottery process is executed, the display variation of the picture is executed on the display device, but the lottery is also executed when determining the contents of the fluctuation display of the picture.

  In a gaming machine in which the start and stop operations for changing the display of a picture are performed by a player, such as a slot machine, a lottery process is executed by the control means by operating the start lever in a situation where medals are bet. The In this case, for example, lottery processing is executed according to a program, and data indicating the winning combination is referred to during the lottery processing.

  Here, in the gaming machine as described above, it is preferable that the lottery process is suitably performed, and there is still room for improvement in this respect.

<Feature B group>
Feature B1. Reading means (function for executing the process of step S807 in the main side MPU 62) for reading specific data (compressed data) including one specific byte;
First processing execution means for executing the first processing using numerical information specified by using at least the first group of bits included in the specific one byte (the processing in step S903 in the main MPU 62 is executed) Function)
Second processing execution means for executing the second processing using numerical information specified by using at least the second group of bits included in the specific one byte (executes the processing of step S904 in the main MPU 62) Function)
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the feature B1, at least a part of the data used for executing the first process and at least a part of the data used for executing the second process are set in a common byte. It is a configuration. This makes it possible to reduce the required data capacity compared to a configuration in which the data used to execute the first process and the data used to execute the second process are different bytes. It becomes.

Feature B2. The specific data is data of 2 bytes or more,
At least one of the first process execution means and the second process execution means uses numerical information specified using a bit included in the specific one byte and a bit included in another byte. The gaming machine according to Feature B1, which executes a corresponding process.

  According to the feature B2, since at least one of the first processing data and the second processing data is set so as to straddle the bytes, while reducing the necessary data capacity as described above, It is possible to secure a sufficient data capacity for each data.

Feature B3. Update means for updating lottery numerical information (numerical information of the second variation type counter CS2) at each update timing (function for executing the processes of steps S112 and S204 in the main MPU 62);
Acquisition means for acquiring the lottery numerical information updated in the update means (function to execute the process of step S301 in the main MPU 62);
Result specifying means for specifying the lottery numerical information acquired by the acquisition means in relation to the reference numerical information (threshold value data) and specifying the lottery result (function of executing steps S908 and S909 in the main MPU 62) When,
With
The first process execution means executes a process of deriving the reference numerical value information as the first process,
The gaming machine according to feature B1 or B2, wherein the second process execution means executes a process of deriving the contents of the lottery result as the second process.

  According to the feature B3, at least a part of each data used in the lottery process is collected into one specific byte. Therefore, even in such a configuration that aggregates data, since the data to be aggregated is data in a pair relationship, the data can be handled appropriately.

Feature B4. The result specifying means specifies a lottery result by determining which numerical value range of a plurality of types of numerical values the numerical information for lottery acquired by the acquiring means is included,
The gaming machine according to Feature B3, wherein the reference numerical information is information corresponding to the number of the lottery numerical information included in a corresponding numerical range.

  According to the feature B4, since the reference numerical information is information for determining the number of lottery numerical information included in the numerical range, the reference numerical information of the reference numerical information is compared with the case where the reference numerical information is information for determining the threshold of the numerical range. Data capacity can be reduced. Therefore, in the configuration in which each data is aggregated as described above, the necessary bits for the first processing data can be suppressed, and the data can be suitably aggregated.

  Feature B5. Production control means (sound light side MPU 82 and display side MPU 92) for controlling the production execution means (symbol display device 41) so that the production of the contents corresponding to the lottery result identified by the result identification means is executed. The gaming machine according to Feature B3 or B4, wherein

  In the lottery process for determining the execution content of the effect, it is possible to achieve the excellent effects as described above.

  The invention of the characteristic group B can solve the following problems.

  As a kind of gaming machine, a pachinko machine or a slot machine is known. These gaming machines have storage means for storing programs and data, and also have control means for executing various processes using the programs and data stored in the storage means. The progress of the game is controlled by executing various processes in the means.

  In a pachinko machine, a lottery process is executed by the control means when a game ball enters a predetermined ball entering part, and a program and data are used for the lottery process. In addition, when the lottery process is executed, the display device displays a variation of the picture, and a program and data are used to control the variation display of the design.

  In a gaming machine in which the start and stop operations for changing the display of a picture are performed by a player, such as a slot machine, a lottery process is executed by the control means by operating the start lever in a situation where medals are bet. The In this case, for example, lottery processing is executed according to a program, and data indicating the winning combination is referred to during the lottery processing. Further, when the lottery process is executed, the rotation start control is executed by the control means to start the reel rotation, and when the stop button is operated during the reel rotation, the control means The rotation of the reel is stopped by executing the rotation stop control. In this case, for example, rotation start control and rotation stop control are executed in accordance with a program, and the stop control data is referred to during the rotation stop control.

  Here, in the gaming machine as described above, it is preferable that the volume of data handled for executing the processing is small.

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

  Pachinko gaming machine: operation means operated by a player, game ball launching means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, a ball path for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area, and a game A gaming machine that includes each gaming component arranged in an area, and gives a bonus to a player when a gaming ball passes through a predetermined passing portion of each gaming component.

  Revolving type gaming machine such as a slot machine: equipped with a picture display device for variably displaying a plurality of pictures, variably starting display of the plurality of pictures due to the operation of the start operation means, and due to the operation of the stop operation means In addition, the game machine is configured such that the variable display of the plurality of patterns is stopped when a predetermined time elapses and a privilege is given to the player according to the pattern after the stop.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 41 ... Symbol display device, 62 ... Main side MPU, 63 ... Main side ROM, 64 ... Main side RAM, 82 ... Sound light side MPU, 92 ... Display side MPU, CS2 ... Second variation type counter, CS3—third variation type counter.

Claims (2)

An update means for updating the lottery numerical information every time the update timing is reached,
Acquisition means for acquiring the lottery numerical information updated in the update means;
A result specifying means for specifying the lottery numerical information acquired by the acquisition means in relation to the reference numerical information, and specifying the lottery result;
Reading means for reading specific data including a specific byte;
The reference numerical value information is obtained by using the first group of bits included in the specific one byte read by the reading unit while not using the second group of bits included in the specific one byte. First processing execution means for executing processing for deriving
The lottery is performed by using the second group of bits included in the specific one byte read by the reading unit while not using the first group of bits included in the specific one byte. Second process execution means for executing a process for deriving the content of the result ;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a game is played using a game medium.

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