JP6129552B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that performs an effect by detecting a player's line-of-sight direction.

  Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine has a line-of-sight sensor capable of detecting the player's line-of-sight direction. There is something to do (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-230231 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, individual differences in eye movements of each player cannot be corrected, and the gaze direction corresponding to the player's eye movement cannot be accurately detected, There is a case where the line of sight of a person other than the player may be detected due to the peeping by the other person, resulting in a situation where the player cannot perform the intended operation. In addition, in order to allow the line-of-sight sensor to correct individual differences among the players and to limit the players for which the line-of-sight is to be detected, the line-of-sight of the player is detected on a trial basis before the game. If the sensor is set, there is a problem that it becomes a troublesome procedure for the player.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, can be set to execute a specific effect intended by the player, and without setting the player as a cumbersome procedure An object is to provide a gaming machine that can be executed.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
Yu technique capable gaming machine (e.g., a pachinko game machine 1 and the modifications of the slot machine 1001) a,
Gaze detection means (for example, signal processing circuit 132) for detecting the gaze of the player;
Setting means for performing settings for detecting the player's line of sight in the line-of-sight detection means (for example, the effect control CPU 120 generates coordinate correction information based on the correction data in step S596 of the line-of-sight operation advance notice process shown in FIG. Or the portion that stores the iris information acquired by the effect control CPU 120 from the signal processing circuit 132 in step S593b as biometric identification information for identifying the player in step S593c),
Setting effect execution means (for example, the effect control CPU 120 performs the line-of-sight operation notification process shown in FIGS. 30 to 34) for executing a setting effect (for example, the correction effect shown in FIG. 42) for the setting means to set. And the correction effect is executed)
Specific effect execution means (for example, for effect control) for executing a specific effect (for example, the main visual effect notice effect shown in FIGS. 43 and 44) based on the player's line of sight detected by the line-of-sight detection means based on the setting. CPU 120 executes the line-of-sight operation advance notice process shown in FIGS. 30 to 34 and the line-of-sight operation advance notice effect main part is executed),
With
When the setting does not exist, the setting effect execution means executes the setting effect with a higher probability than when the setting exists (for example, for determining the visual line operation advance notice type shown in FIG. 19C). In the table, two determination values are set as determination values for executing a gaze operation advance notice with a correction effect when there is a corrected flag, and a determination value for executing a gaze operation advance notice with a correction effect when there is no corrected flag. 10 determination values are set, and when the corrected flag is present, the line-of-sight notice with correction effect is executed at a higher rate than when the corrected flag is not present). Yes.
A gaming machine according to claim 2 of the present invention,
A gaming machine capable of performing variable display,
The setting effect execution means can execute the setting effect during variable display before the execution of the specific effect.
It is characterized by that.
According to these features, in the absence of setting, it becomes possible to detect the line of sight of which are set is performed execution effect for setting the player at a high probability, based on the detection of line of sight game The specific effect intended by the player is executed, so that it is possible to accurately obtain an improvement in interest by the specific effect, and the setting is performed as an aspect of the effect of setting effect, so the setting is made to the player. It can be executed without thinking of a troublesome procedure.

The gaming machine of means 1 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The setting is the setting of the player who is to perform eye gaze detection (for example, in step S561b of the eye gaze operation notice process shown in FIGS. 30 and 32, the effect control CPU 120 obtains the iris information obtained in step S560. And the iris information acquired in step S591 during the correction effect are determined to coincide with each other, and the player who is performing the gaze operation notice effect main part acquires the gaze coordinates during the correction effect and coordinates In the case of a player who is a target for generating correction information, the player's line-of-sight coordinates specified based on the line-of-sight direction reference table are corrected by the coordinate correction information.
According to this feature, in a specific performance, even if a person other than the player looks into the gaming machine or looks at the game behind the player, the player's line of sight can be detected appropriately. Since the specific effect intended by the player is executed more surely, it is possible to obtain the improvement of interest by the specific effect more accurately.

The gaming machine of means 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to claim 1 or means 1,
The setting is a setting for making up for a shift in gaze detection due to individual differences among players (for example, in step S596 of the gaze operation advance notice process shown in FIG. 32, the effect control CPU 120 performs coordinate correction based on the correction data. In step S561b of the line-of-sight operation advance notice process shown in FIG. 30, the effect control CPU 120 obtains the line-of-sight coordinates during the correction effect and the coordinate correction information In the case where the player is the player who has generated the above, the line-of-sight coordinates of the player specified by the line-of-sight direction reference table based on the coordinate correction information).
According to this feature, the player's line of sight can be properly detected even if the individual difference of the player is large, and the specific effect intended by the player is more reliably executed. Improvements can be obtained more accurately.

The gaming machine of means 3 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of claim 1, means 1, and means 2,
Provided with display means (for example, an effect display device 9) capable of displaying an image,
The setting effect execution means (for example, the portion where the effect control CPU 120 executes the line-of-sight operation advance notice process shown in FIGS. 30 to 34 and executes the correction effect) is the setting effect (for example, the correction effect). Then, an image to be directed to the player's line of sight is displayed on the display means (for example, a portion displaying a character jumping from one end of the screen to the other in the correction effect screen shown in FIG. 42).
According to this feature, in order to display an image on which the player's line of sight is directed on the display means, for example, the player's line of sight is compared with the case where setting is performed by guiding the player's line of sight by voice or the like. Therefore, the setting means can perform an accurate setting.

The gaming machine of means 4 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1, means 1 to means 3,
The setting effect (for example, the correction effect) is a plurality of types of effects (for example, in the correction effect screens shown in FIGS. 42B to 42E), the character moves from the upper left to the lower right of the screen. Or move from the lower right to the upper right of the screen, move from the upper right to the lower left, or go around the edge of the screen)
The setting effect execution means is configured to display a plurality of types of effects included in the setting effect in a predetermined order (for example, in a correction effect screen shown in FIGS. It is characterized in that it is executed in a part that jumps around in a series of operations).
According to this feature, by using a plurality of types of effects, for example, compared to the case where a setting effect is performed with a single type of effects, the interest by the setting effects can be improved, and a plurality of types By executing the productions in a predetermined order, for example, the setting process can be made constant as compared with the case where a plurality of types of productions are executed at random, so that the setting accuracy in the setting means can also be improved.

The gaming machine of means 5 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1, means 1 to means 4,
An operation unit (for example, a push button 516) that can be operated by the player, and an operation means for detecting an operation to the operation unit (for example, the effect control CPU 120 pushes the player in step S547 of the visual line operation advance notice process). A portion for determining whether or not the button 516 is operated)
The operation effect changed by the player's operation detected by the operation means (for example, the gaze operation advance notice effect or the operation advance notice effect) and the operation detected by the player, and not changed by the player. A gaming machine capable of executing a non-operation effect (for example, a character notice effect, etc.)
The setting effect (for example, the correction effect) is one of the non-operation effects (for example, in the correction effect, the character jumps from end to end of the screen of the effect display device 9, and the player only visually recognizes the character). The operation such as pressing the push button 516 is not performed.
According to this feature, since the player does not need to operate the operation unit during the execution of the setting effect, it is possible to prevent the player from making a good setting when the player's line of sight faces the operation unit.

A gaming machine according to means 6 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1, means 1 to means 5,
An operation means (for example, the operation lever 600) that can be operated by the player, and an operation means (for example, the production control CPU 120 for detecting the operation to the operation section is operated by the player in step S548b of the visual line operation advance notice process). A portion for determining whether or not the lever 600 is operated)
An effect corresponding to the player's operation detected by the operation means is executed after the timing of executing the effect corresponding to the player's line of sight detected by the line-of-sight detection means during the specific effect (for example, As shown in FIG. 23, in the arrow display period, the predetermined period at the end after the end of the sight line operation effective period is set as the lever operation effective period, and the “arrow” is also operated by the operation of the operation lever 600 in the lever operation effective period. It is characterized by performing the production that shot down.
According to this feature, even when the specific effect intended by the player cannot be executed due to the fact that the line-of-sight detection means cannot perform good line-of-sight detection, the player operates the operation unit, Since the specific effect intended by the player can be executed, the interest can be improved by the specific effect.

The gaming machine of means 7 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1, 1 to 6,
An operation unit (for example, a push button 516) that can be operated by the player, and an operation means for detecting an operation to the operation unit (for example, the effect control CPU 120 pushes the player in step S547 of the visual line operation advance notice process). A portion for determining whether or not the button 516 is operated)
The specific effect executing means executes the specific effect based on the fact that the line of sight is detected by the line of sight detection means and the operation to the operation unit is detected by the operation means (for example, the CPU 120 for effect control). In step S547 of the line-of-sight operation advance notice process shown in FIG. 30, when the player operates the push button 516, in step S564, the display coordinates of the “arrow” and the player's line-of-sight coordinates are compared with each other. If the display coordinates of the “arrow” and the player's visual coordinates are within the predetermined range, it is determined in step S565 that the “arrow” has been shot down. It is characterized in that by setting a shooting-down flag, a portion where an “arrow” shown in FIG. 43D is shot down is executed).
According to this feature, since the specific effect corresponding to both the operation to the operation unit and the line of sight is executed, the interest of the gaming machine can be improved.

The gaming machine of means 8 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1, means 1 to 7,
At least one display device capable of displaying the effect image (for example, the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19);
In the first display area of the display device, an object (for example, an image of an “arrow” in the line-of-sight operation announcement effect) in which the player turns his / her line of sight in the specific effect (for example, the line-of-sight operation announcement effect shown in FIGS. 43 and 44). Display control means for displaying and displaying a guidance of a target for the player to turn his / her line of sight in the specific effect in a second display region different from the first display region (for example, the effect control CPU 120 performs a gaze operation notification process) In step S545, a portion displaying a guidance screen for guiding that the sub-display device 19 can perform selection input by line of sight),
It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, the target for which the player turns his / her line of sight and the guidance for the target to which his / her line of sight is directed are displayed in different display areas, so that the target and the guidance are displayed in the same display area. Thus, when the line of sight is directed to the target, it is possible to prevent the line of sight from being caught by the guidance and blurring the line of sight, so that the effect desired by the player can be executed well.

It is the front view which looked at the pachinko game machine from the front. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structural example of a game control board (main board). 5 is a side view illustrating a configuration example of a push button 516 and an operation lever 600. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the main process which CPU in a main board | substrate performs. It is a flowchart which shows a 2 ms timer interruption process. It is explanatory drawing which shows the variation pattern of the production | presentation symbol prepared beforehand. It is explanatory drawing which shows each random number. It is explanatory drawing which shows a big hit determination table, a small hit determination table, and a big hit type determination table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the variation pattern type determination table for big hits A and C and the variation pattern type determination table for probability variation big hits B / small hits. It is explanatory drawing which shows the variation pattern classification determination table for deviation. It is explanatory drawing which shows a hit fluctuation pattern determination table. It is explanatory drawing which shows a deviation variation pattern determination table. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the content of an effect control command. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the content of an effect control command. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the program of a special symbol process process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the program of a special symbol process process. It is a flowchart which shows the presentation control main process which CPU for presentation control performs. It is explanatory drawing which shows the random number which CPU for production control uses. It is explanatory drawing which shows the table for notice effect determination, the table for notice effect type determination, and the table for line-of-sight operation notice type determination. It is a flowchart which shows production control process processing. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the notice control process table performed in the notice effect period which performs a notice effect, and this notice effect period. It is explanatory drawing which shows a gaze locus recording table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the execution timing of a gaze operation effective period and a lever operation effective period. It is a flowchart which shows a fluctuation pattern command reception waiting process. It is a flowchart which shows an effect design fluctuation start process. It is a flowchart which shows a notice determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the process during effect design change. It is a flowchart which shows a notification effect process. It is a flowchart which shows a notification effect process. It is a flowchart which shows a gaze operation advance notice process. It is a flowchart which shows a gaze operation advance notice process. It is a flowchart which shows a gaze operation advance notice process. It is a flowchart which shows a gaze operation advance notice process. It is a flowchart which shows a gaze operation advance notice process. It is a flowchart which shows operation notification processing. It is a flowchart which shows operation notification processing. It is a flowchart which shows an effect design fluctuation stop process. It is a flowchart which shows a main menu display process. It is a flowchart which shows a main menu operation process. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on an effect display apparatus in eyes | visual_axis operation selection. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen of the correction | amendment effect in the demonstration effect as a modification. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on an effect display apparatus in a gaze operation preview. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on an effect display apparatus in a gaze operation preview. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on an effect display apparatus in a gaze operation preview. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on an effect display apparatus in an operation preview. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on an effect display apparatus in a character notice. It is the front view which looked at the pachinko game machine as a modification from the front. It is a front view of the slot machine as a modification.

  A mode for carrying out a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below based on examples.

First, the overall configuration of a pachinko gaming machine 1 that is an example of a gaming machine will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as seen from the front. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a circuit configuration on the main board. In the following description, the front side of FIG. 1 will be described as the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the back side will be described as the back side. In addition, the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in this embodiment is an opposing surface that faces the player when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is viewed from the player side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is mainly composed of an outer frame (not shown) formed in a vertically long rectangular frame shape and a front frame 101 attached to the outer frame so as to be openable and closable. ing. A glass door frame 102 and a lower door frame 103 are provided on the front surface of the front frame 101 so as to be openable and closable around the left side.

  A hitting ball supply tray (upper plate) 3 is provided on the lower surface of the lower door frame 103. Below the hitting ball supply tray 3, there are provided an extra ball receiving tray 4 for storing game balls (pachinko balls) that cannot be accommodated in the hitting ball supply tray 3, and a hitting ball operation handle (operation knob) 5 for emitting hitting balls. . Below the upper plate 3, an operation lever 600, which will be described later, is pivotably supported, and a push button 516 (operating operation) is provided at the upper end of the operation plate 600. Part).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the push button 516 is movable up and down, and is in a non-pressed (high profile) state that is not operated by the player, and an operation state that is operated by the player. Is repeatedly pressed (low profile) and is always urged to a non-press (high profile) state by a spring member 517 provided directly below the push button 516. Only when the user operates, the state is changed from the non-pressed (high profile) state to the pressed (low profile) state.

  These push buttons 516 should just be comprised so that predetermined instruction | indication operation by pressing operation from a player etc. can be received. A button switch 516a (operation means) for detecting an operation action of the player performed on the push button 516 is provided in the body of the upper plate at the installation position of the push button 516 (see FIG. 2).

By providing a blower opening on the inner side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the operation lever 600, the player's hand operating the operation lever 600 is blown according to the effect and the vibrator is operated to vibrate. This makes it possible to enhance the sense of reality.

  A game board 6 is detachably attached to the front frame 101 on the back surface of the glass door frame 102 shown in FIG. In addition, a game board 6 detachably attached to the front frame 101 is disposed on the back surface of the glass door frame 102. The game board 6 is a structure including a plate-like body constituting the game board 6 and various components attached to the plate-like body. A game area 7 is formed on the front surface of the game board 6.

  In the vicinity of the center of the game area 7, there is provided an effect display device (decorative symbol display device) 9 including a plurality of variable display units each displaying an effect design (decorative symbol) in a variable manner (also referred to as variable display). In addition, a near-infrared camera 60 for imaging the player's eyes and a near-infrared LED 61 that irradiates near-infrared rays toward the player's face are located above the effect display device (decorative symbol display device) 9. Is provided. The near-infrared camera 60 and the near-infrared LED 61 are mounted on a game board 6 that can be attached to and detached from the front frame 101.

  In addition, a sub display device 19 smaller than the effect display device 9 (display means) is provided at a position below the effect display device 9. That is, the display area (second display area) of the sub display device 19 is a small liquid crystal panel used for the sub display device 19 and has a smaller display area than the liquid crystal panel used for the effect display device 9, as will be described later. A liquid crystal panel is used, and the display area (second display area) of the sub display device 19 is a display area narrower than the display area (first display area) of the effect display device 9. In this embodiment, the effect display device 9 constitutes a first display area for displaying an object to which the player turns his / her line of sight in a gaze operation notice effect (specific effect) described later, and the sub display device 19 performs a gaze operation described later. A second display area is provided for displaying guidance of a target for the player to turn his / her line of sight in the notice effect.

  The effect display device 9 has, for example, three variable display portions (symbol display areas) of “left”, “middle”, and “right”. The effect display device 9 performs variable display of the effect symbol as a decorative (for effect) symbol during the special symbol variable display period by the first special symbol indicator 8a or the second special symbol indicator 8b. The effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19 that perform effect display variation display are performed by the effect control microcomputer 100 mounted on the effect control board 80 (setting effect execution means, specific effect execution means, and display control means). It is controlled (see FIG. 2).

  The near-infrared camera 60 and the near-infrared LED 61 are connected to the effect control board 80, and the player's face is illuminated by the near-infrared light emitted from the near-infrared LED 61 and the player captured by the near-infrared camera 60. The signal processing circuit 132, which will be described later, analyzes the eye image of the player's eye, so that it is possible to detect which position the player is looking at. The near-infrared camera 60, the near-infrared LED 61, and the signal processing circuit 132 constitute a line-of-sight detection means for detecting the line of sight of the player.

  In this embodiment, the signal processing circuit 132 detects the line-of-sight direction for one of the left and right eyes, for example, the right eye. Further, the signal processing circuit 132 may determine which of the left and right eyes is the dominant eye of the player, and detect the direction of the line of sight of the eye that is the dominant eye. Good.

  Further, the sub display device 19 provided at the lower position of the effect display device 9 has a left-right dimension that is approximately half of the left-right dimension of the effect display device 9, and the left-right dimension of the sub display device 19. It arrange | positions up and down so that a center part and the center part of the left-right direction in the effect display apparatus 9 may correspond. As will be described later, the effect display device 9 displays an image (for example, each character in FIG. 40 or an arrow in FIG. 43) to which the line of sight is directed. The display area (second display area) is a bisect of a line connecting a plurality of objects (display coordinates of each character and arrow) displayed in the display area (first display area) of the effect display device 9. It will be arranged in.

  A first special symbol display (first variation display means) 8a for variably displaying the first special symbol as the first identification information is provided at a lower right position on the game board 6. In this embodiment, the first special symbol display device 8a is realized by a simple and small display device (for example, 7 segment LED) capable of variably displaying numbers 0 to 9. In other words, the first special symbol display 8a is configured to variably display numbers (or symbols) from 0 to 9. A second special symbol display (second variation display means) 8b for variably displaying the second special symbol as the second identification information is provided above the first special symbol indicator 8a. The second special symbol display 8b is realized by a simple and small display (for example, 7 segment LED) capable of variably displaying numbers 0 to 9. In other words, the second special symbol display 8b is configured to variably display numbers (or symbols) from 0 to 9.

  In this embodiment, the type of the first special symbol and the type of the second special symbol are the same (for example, both 0 to 9), but the types may be different. In addition, the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b each variably display a number (or a two-digit symbol) of 00 to 99 using, for example, two 7-segment LEDs. It may be configured.

  Hereinafter, the first special symbol and the second special symbol may be collectively referred to as a special symbol, and the first special symbol indicator 8a and the second special symbol indicator 8b may be collectively referred to as a special symbol indicator.

  The variation display of the first special symbol is a variation display start condition (for example, after the first starting condition which is the execution condition of the variation display is satisfied (for example, that the game ball has won the first start winning opening 13) (for example, Starts when the number of reserved memories is not 0, the first special symbol variation display is not executed, and the big hit game or the small hit game is not executed) When the fluctuation display time (fluctuation time) elapses, the display result (stop symbol) is derived and displayed. In addition, the variation display of the second special symbol is a variation display start condition (for example, when the game ball has won the second start winning opening 14) after the second start condition, which is the execution condition of the variation display, is established ( For example, based on the fact that the number of reserved memories is not 0, the second special symbol variation display is not executed, and the big hit game or the small hit game is not executed). When the fluctuation display time (fluctuation time) elapses, the display result (stop symbol) is derived and displayed. Note that winning means that a game ball has entered a predetermined area such as a winning opening. Deriving and displaying the display result is to finally stop and display a symbol (an example of identification information).

  The effect display device 9 is for decoration (effect) during the variable display time of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 8a and during the variable display time of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 8b. Display design (also referred to as a decorative design). The change display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 8a and the change display of the effect symbol on the effect display device 9 are synchronized. Further, the variation display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 8b and the variation display of the effect symbol on the effect display device 9 are synchronized. Synchronous means that the start point and end point of variable display are substantially the same (may be exactly the same) and the period of variable display is substantially the same (may be exactly the same). In addition, when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a and when the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed on the second special symbol display 8b, the effect display device 9 causes the jackpot to be recalled. The combination of is stopped and displayed.

  A winning device having a first start winning port 13 is provided below the effect display device 9. A game ball that has won the first start winning opening 13 is guided to the back of the game board 6 and detected by a first start opening switch 13a (for example, a proximity switch) and a first winning confirmation switch 13b (for example, a photo sensor). The

  A variable winning ball device 15 having a second starting winning port 14 through which a game ball can be won is provided below the winning device having the first starting winning port (first starting port) 13. The game ball that has won the second start winning opening (second start opening) 14 is guided to the back of the game board 6, and the second start opening switch 14a (for example, proximity switch) and the second winning confirmation switch 14b (for example, for example) It is detected by a photo sensor. The variable winning ball device 15 is opened by a solenoid 16. When the variable winning ball device 15 is in the open state, the game ball can be awarded to the second starting winning port 14 (it is easier to start winning), which is advantageous for the player. In the state where the variable winning ball apparatus 15 is in the open state, it is easier for the game ball to win the second start winning opening 14 than the first starting winning opening 13. In addition, in a state where the variable winning ball device 15 is in the closed state, the game ball does not win the second start winning opening 14. In the state where the variable winning ball apparatus 15 is in the closed state, it may be configured that the winning is possible (that is, it is difficult for the gaming ball to win) although it is difficult to win a prize.

  The occurrence of an abnormal winning is determined based on the detection results of the first start opening switch 13a and the first winning confirmation switch 13b and the detection results of the second starting opening switch 14a and the second winning confirmation switch 14b. A security signal is externally output based on the detection of the occurrence of.

  Hereinafter, the first start winning opening 13 and the second start winning opening 14 may be collectively referred to as a start winning opening or a starting opening.

  When the variable winning ball device 15 is controlled to be in the open state, the game ball heading for the variable winning ball device 15 is very likely to win the second start winning port 14. The first start winning opening 13 is provided directly under the effect display device 9, but the interval between the lower end of the effect display device 9 and the first start winning opening 13 is further reduced, or the first start winning opening is set. The winning percentage of the second starting prize opening 14 is such that the nails are densely arranged around 13 or the nail arrangement around the first starting prize opening 13 is difficult to guide the game ball to the first starting prize opening 13. This may be made higher than the winning rate of the first start winning opening 13.

  In the upper part of the second special symbol display 8b, the number of valid winning balls that have entered the first start winning opening 13, that is, the first reserved memory number (the reserved memory is also referred to as the start memory or the start prize memory) is displayed. A first special symbol hold memory display section and the first special symbol hold memory display section are provided separately, and a second special special display that displays the number of effective winning balls that have entered the second start winning opening 14, that is, the second reserved memory number. A special symbol storage memory display 18 made of, for example, an 8-segment LED provided with a symbol storage memory display unit is provided. The first special symbol reserved memory display unit displays up to four first reserved memory numbers in the order of winning, and increases the number of indicators that are turned on by 1 each time there is an effective start winning. Then, each time the variable display on the first special symbol display 8a is started, the number of indicators to be turned on is reduced by one. The second special symbol reserved memory display unit displays up to four second reserved memory numbers in the order of winning, and increases the number of indicators that are turned on by 1 each time there is an effective start winning. And whenever the fluctuation | variation display by the 2nd special symbol display 8b is started, the number of the indicators to light is reduced by one. In this example, the upper limit number (up to 4) is provided for the start memory number by winning to the first start winning port 13 and the start memory number by winning to the second start winning port 14. May be four or more.

  Further, on the display screen of the effect display device 9, a first reserved memory display unit (see FIG. 1) for displaying the first reserved memory number and a second reserved memory display unit (see FIG. 1) for displaying the second reserved memory number. ) And are provided. In addition, you may make it provide the area | region (sum total pending | holding memory display part) which displays the total number (sum total pending memory count) which is the sum total of the 1st pending memory count and the 2nd pending memory count. As described above, if the summation pending storage display unit for displaying the total number is provided, it is possible to easily grasp the total number of execution conditions that have not met the variable display start condition.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, there is provided a variable winning ball device 15 that opens and closes only the second starting winning opening 14, but the first starting winning opening 13 and the second starting winning opening 13 are provided. Any of the winning openings 14 may be provided with a variable winning ball apparatus that opens and closes.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a special variable winning ball device 20 is provided below the variable winning ball device 15. The special variable winning ball apparatus 20 includes a big prize opening door, and when a specific display result (big hit symbol) is derived and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a, and on the second special symbol display 8b, a specific display result (big hit) In the specific game state (big win game state) that occurs when the symbol is derived and displayed, the solenoid 21 controls the open door of the big winning opening, so that the big winning opening that becomes the winning area is opened. A game ball that has won a big winning opening is detected by a count switch 23 (for example, a proximity switch) and a third winning confirmation switch 23a (for example, a photo sensor).

  Based on the detection of game balls by the count switch 23, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls are paid out as prize balls. Thus, when the game ball passes (enters) through the large winning opening that has been opened in the special variable winning ball apparatus 20, for example, other winning openings such as the first starting winning opening 13 and the second starting winning opening 14 are played. More prize balls are paid out than when the ball passes (enters). Therefore, if the special prize winning ball device 20 is in the open state in the special variable winning ball apparatus 20, the first state advantageous to the player is obtained. On the other hand, if the special prize winning device 20 is closed in the special variable prize winning ball device 20, the game ball cannot be passed through (entered) into the special prize opening to obtain a prize ball, which is disadvantageous for the player. It becomes a state.

  The normal symbol display 10 is provided on the right side of the first special symbol display 8a. The normal symbol display 10 is composed of, for example, two lamps. When the game ball passes through the gate 32 and is detected by the gate switch 32a, the display variation of the normal symbol display 10 is started. In this embodiment, the upper and lower lamps (the symbols can be visually recognized at the time of lighting) are alternately turned on to perform the variable display. For example, if the lower lamp is turned on at the end of the variable display, it is a hit. When the lamp on the lower side of the normal symbol display 10 is turned on and it is a win, the variable winning ball device 15 is opened for a predetermined number of times. That is, the state of the variable winning ball device 15 is a state that is advantageous from a disadvantageous state for the player when the lower lamp is turned on (a state in which a game ball can win a prize at the second start winning opening 14). ). An upper part of the special symbol storage memory display 18 is provided with a normal symbol storage memory display 41 having four display portions (for example, four segments among seven segment LEDs) for displaying the number of winning balls that have passed through the gate 32. It has been. Each time there is a game ball passing through the gate 32, that is, every time a game ball is detected by the gate switch 32a, the normal symbol storage memory display 41 increases the number of display units to be turned on by one. Then, each time the variable display on the normal symbol display 10 is started, the number of display units that are lit is reduced by one.

  In addition, the normal symbol storage memory display 41 made up of segment LEDs has four display units (segments) for displaying the number of winning balls that have passed through the gate 32 and, for example, the number of times the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 is opened ( Two display units (segments) indicating the number of big hit rounds) and two display units (segments) indicating the gaming state are provided, but these display units are displayed separately from the normal symbol hold storage display unit. May be configured. Further, the normal symbol display 10 may be configured by segment LEDs or the like capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information (for example, “◯” and “x”) called normal symbols.

  In the vicinity of the special variable winning ball apparatus 20, winning holes 29a to 29d of the normal winning apparatus are provided, and the game balls that have won the winning holes 29a and 29c are detected by the winning hole switch 30a and won in the winning holes 29b and 29d. The game ball is detected by the winning opening switch 30b. Each of the winning holes 29a to 29d constitutes a winning area provided in the game board 6 as an area for accepting game balls and allowing winning. The first start winning opening 13, the second starting winning opening 14, and the big winning opening also constitute a winning area that accepts game balls and allows winning.

  In the first start winning opening 13, there are provided two switches (a first start opening switch 13a and a first winning confirmation switch 13b) capable of detecting a game ball won in the start winning opening. In this embodiment, a first start opening switch 13a and a first winning confirmation switch 13b are arranged up and down in the first start winning opening 13 (in this example, the first start opening switch 13a is arranged on the upper side. The first winning confirmation switch 13b is arranged on the lower side). Therefore, in this embodiment, the game ball won in the first start winning opening 13 is guided to the back of the game board 6, first detected by the first start opening switch 13a, and then detected by the first winning confirmation switch 13b. Is done.

  Further, in the second start winning opening 14, there are provided two switches (a second start opening switch 14a and a second winning confirmation switch 14b) capable of detecting a game ball won in the start winning opening. In this embodiment, the second start opening switch 14a and the second winning confirmation switch 14b are arranged vertically in the second start winning opening 14 (in this example, the second start opening switch 14a is arranged on the upper side. The second winning confirmation switch 14b is arranged on the lower side). Therefore, in this embodiment, the game ball won in the second start winning opening 14 is guided to the back of the game board 6, first detected by the second start opening switch 14a, and then detected by the second winning confirmation switch 14b. Is done.

  Further, two switches (a count switch 23 and a third winning confirmation switch 23a) capable of detecting a game ball won in the special winning opening are provided in the special winning opening. In this embodiment, the count switch 23 and the third winning confirmation switch 23a are arranged in the big winning opening (in this example, the counting switch 23 is arranged on the upper side and the third winning confirmation switch 23a is on the lower side. Is placed). Therefore, in this embodiment, the game ball won in the special winning opening is guided to the back of the game board 6 and is first detected by the count switch 23 and then detected by the third winning confirmation switch 23a.

  Also, different detection system switches are used as the first start opening switch 13a and the first winning confirmation switch 13b, the second starting opening switch 14a and the second winning confirmation switch 14b, the count switch 23 and the third winning confirmation switch 23a. It is done. In this embodiment, proximity switches are used as the first start opening switch 13a, the second start opening switch 14a, and the count switch 23, and the first winning confirmation switch 13b, the second winning confirmation switch 14b, and the third winning confirmation switch 23a are photo. A sensor is used.

  Further, based on the detection of the game ball by the first start port switch 13a, the first special symbol variation display is started and the prize ball payout is executed. Further, based on the fact that the game ball is detected by the second start port switch 14a, the display of the variation of the second special symbol is started and the prize ball payout is executed. Further, based on the detection of the game ball by the first count switch 23 or the second count switch 24, a prize ball payout is executed. In addition to the detection result of the first start port switch 13a, whether or not an abnormal winning has occurred is determined based on the detection result of the first winning confirmation switch 13b, and a security signal is generated based on the detection of the abnormal winning. Output externally. The presence or absence of an abnormal winning is determined based on the detection result of the second winning confirmation switch 14b in addition to the detection result of the second start port switch 14a, and the security signal is generated based on the detection of the abnormal winning. Output externally. In addition to the detection result of the count switch 23, whether or not an abnormal winning has occurred is determined based on the detection result of the third winning confirmation switch 23a, and a security signal is externally output based on the detection of the abnormal winning. The Accordingly, the first winning confirmation switch 13b, the second winning confirmation switch 14b, and the third winning confirmation switch 23a are used only for determination of abnormal winning.

  As described above, the first start port switch 13a, the second start port switch 14a, and the count switch 23 are configured using proximity switches, and the first to third winning check switches 14b, 15b, and 23a are using photo sensors. However, the detection methods of the first start opening switch 13a and the first winning confirmation switch 13b, the second starting opening switch 14a and the second winning confirmation switch 14b, the count switch 23 and the third winning confirmation switch 23a are shown in this embodiment. For example, if the detection method is different between the first and second start port switches 14a and 15a and the count switch 23 and the first to third winning confirmation switches 14b, 15b and 23a, for example, Photo sensors are used as the start port switches 14a and 15a and the count switch 23, and the first to third prize winning confirmation switches 14b and 15 , It may be used proximity switch as 23a. In this case, based on the detection results of the first and second start port switches 14a and 15a and the count switch 23, which are photosensors, special symbol variation display and prize ball payout processing are executed, and the first to third winning prizes which are proximity switches. The detection results of the confirmation switches 14b, 15b, and 23a are used only for the determination of abnormal winning of the first starting winning port 13, the second starting winning port 14, and the big winning port. For example, instead of a proximity switch or an optical photosensor that is an electromagnetic switch, the first and second start port switches 14a and 15a and the count switch 23 or the first to third prize confirmation switches 14b, 15b, and 23a are used. Alternatively, a mechanical switch (such as a micro switch) may be used.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, as described above, an example in which a plurality of switches of different detection methods are provided is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and each winning confirmation switch is not provided. Also good.

  Further, in this embodiment, the first and second start port switches 14a and 15a count switch 23 that trigger the execution of the special symbol change display and the prize ball payout process are the first to third prizes used for the determination of the abnormal winning. Although provided on the upstream side of the confirmation switches 14b, 15b, 23a, it may be provided on the downstream side of the switch used for the determination of the abnormal winning.

  Then, the game control microcomputer 1560 uses the first start port switch based on the detection signal input from the first start port switch 13a (proximity switch) and the detection signal input from the first winning confirmation switch 13b (photo sensor). When it is determined that the difference between the number of game balls detected at 13a and the number of game balls detected by the first winning confirmation switch 13b exceeds a predetermined threshold (in this example, 15 or more) As an error, it is determined that an abnormal winning to the first start winning opening 13 has occurred. The game detected by the second start port switch 14a based on the detection signal input from the second start port switch 14a (proximity switch) and the detection signal input from the second winning confirmation switch 14b (photo sensor). If it is determined that the difference between the number of balls and the number of game balls detected by the second winning confirmation switch 14b exceeds a predetermined threshold (in this example, 15 or more), a second error is generated as a predetermined error. It is determined that an abnormal winning to the winning opening 14 has occurred. In addition, based on the detection signal input from the count switch 23 (proximity switch) and the detection signal input from the third winning confirmation switch 23a (photo sensor), the number of game balls detected by the count switch 23 and the third winning prize are determined. If it is determined that the difference from the number of game balls detected by the confirmation switch 23a exceeds a predetermined threshold (in this example, 5 or more), an abnormal winning at the big winning opening occurs as a predetermined error. It is determined that

  In this way, the first start opening switch 13a and the first winning confirmation switch 13b, the second starting opening switch 14a and the second winning confirmation switch 14b, the count switch 23 and the third winning confirmation switch 23a are of different detection methods. Since the sensor (in this example, a proximity switch and a photo sensor) is used, the actual number of winnings to the first starting winning port 13, the second starting winning port 14, and the big winning port using, for example, electromagnetic waves is actually increased. When an illegal act that causes recognition to be greater than the number of winnings is made, there is a difference between the number of game balls detected by the proximity switch and the number of game balls detected by the photo switch, thereby controlling the game. Since the microcomputer 1560 determines that an abnormal winning has occurred when the number of difference balls exceeds a predetermined threshold, it is possible to take a certain measure against illegal acts.

  The game area 7 is provided with decorative members 25L and 25R having a plurality of decorative LEDs 25a and 25b that emit light according to the gaming state, and at the bottom is an out port 26 for collecting the game balls that have not won.

Four speakers 27 that emit sound effects are provided on the left, right, top, and bottom of the outside of the game area 7. On the outer periphery of the game area 7, a top lamp module 530 in which various LEDs such as a rotating body LED are incorporated, a left light emitting unit 28L in which a left frame LED 28b (see FIG. 2) is incorporated, and a right frame LED 28c (see FIG. 2). ) Is built in. Further, a decoration LED is installed around each structure (such as a big prize opening) in the game area 7. The LED for the rotating body, the left frame LED 28b, the right frame LED 28c, and the decoration LED are examples of the decoration light emitter provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  Although not shown in FIG. 1, a prize ball LED 51 that is lit during payout of a prize ball is provided in the vicinity of the left frame LED 28 b, and is lit in the vicinity of the top lamp module 530 when the supply ball is cut. A ball-out LED 52 is provided (see FIG. 2). The prize ball LED 51 and the ball break LED 52 are controlled to be turned on by the effect control microcomputer 100 mounted on the effect control board when the prize ball is being paid out or when a ball break is detected. Further, although not shown in particular, a prepaid card unit (hereinafter referred to as “card unit”) 50 that enables lending a ball by inserting a prepaid card is installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1. .

  A game ball launched from the ball striking device by the player's operation enters the game area 7 through the hit ball rail, and then descends the game area 7. When the game ball enters the first start winning opening 13 and is detected by the first start opening switch 13a, if the variation display of the first special symbol can be started (for example, the variation display of the special symbol ends, 1), the first special symbol display 8a starts the variable display (variation) of the first special symbol, and the effect display device 9 starts the variable display of the effect symbol. That is, the change display of the first special symbol and the effect symbol corresponds to winning in the first start winning opening 13. If the variable display of the first special symbol cannot be started, the first reserved memory number is increased by 1 on condition that the first reserved memory number has not reached the upper limit value.

  When the game ball enters the second start winning port 14 and is detected by the second start port switch 14a, if the variation display of the second special symbol can be started (for example, the variation display of the special symbol ends, 2), the second special symbol display unit 8b starts the variation display (variation) of the second special symbol, and the effect display device 9 starts the variation display of the effect symbol. That is, the change display of the second special symbol and the effect symbol corresponds to winning in the second start winning opening 14. If the variable display of the second special symbol cannot be started, the second reserved memory number is increased by 1 on condition that the second reserved memory number has not reached the upper limit value.

  The variation display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 8a and the variation display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 8b are stopped when a certain time has passed. If the special symbol at the time of stop (stop symbol) is a big hit symbol (specific display result), it will be “big hit”, and the special symbol at the time of stop (stop symbol) will be different from the big hit symbol (predetermined display result) Is “small hit”, and if the special symbol at the time of stoppage (stop symbol) is stopped and displayed, a special symbol different from the big hit symbol and the small hit symbol is “lost”.

  After the fluctuation display result in the special figure game becomes “big hit”, the game is controlled to the big hit gaming state as a specific gaming state in which a round advantageous to the player (also referred to as “round game”) is executed a predetermined number of times. Further, after the change display result in the special figure game becomes “small hit”, the game is controlled to a small hit game state different from the big hit game state.

  In this embodiment, when the big special symbol corresponding to “probable big big hit A” or “normal big big hit C” is stopped and displayed in the special figure game, the first big big hit state (multi-round specific gaming state ( 15 round big hit state). In the big hit gaming state (15 round big hit state), the special prize winning ball apparatus 20 has a predetermined winning period of the first period (for example, 29.5 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, eight) of winning balls. The round that changes the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 to the first state (open state) advantageous to the player is executed by opening the grand prize opening in the period until the occurrence. In this way, the special prize opening door that has opened the special prize opening during the round is received by receiving the game ball falling on the surface of the game board 6, and then the special prize opening is closed, so that the special variable prize ball is closed. The device 20 is changed to the second state (closed state) disadvantageous to the player, and one round is completed. In the 15 round big hit state, the number of executions of the round, which is the opening cycle of the big prize opening, becomes the first round number (for example, “15”). A game in the 15 round big hit state in which the number of round executions is “15” is also referred to as a 15-time open game. In such a 15 round big hit state, every time a game ball wins a big winning opening, 15 balls (prize balls) are obtained. The 15 round round big hit state is also referred to as a first specific gaming state.

  When the big hit symbol corresponding to “probability big hit B” is stopped and displayed as the confirmed special symbol in the special figure game, the state shifts to the second big hit state (high speed two round big hit state) as the multi-round specific gaming state. In the second big hit state, the special prize winning ball device 20 has a big winning opening door in a second period (for example, 0.5 seconds) shorter than the first period in the first big hit state or a predetermined number (for example, three) of winnings. The round that changes the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 to the first state (open state) advantageous to the player is performed by opening the grand prize opening in the period until the ball is generated. In this way, the special prize opening door that has opened the special prize opening during the round is received by receiving the game ball falling on the surface of the game board 6, and then the special prize opening is closed, so that the special variable prize ball is closed. The device 20 is changed to the second state (closed state) disadvantageous to the player, and one round is completed. In the second big hit state, the number of executions of the round, which is the opening cycle of the big prize opening, becomes the second round number (for example, “2”).

  In such a second big hit state, 15 game balls (prize balls) can be obtained if a game ball wins the big winning opening, but the opening period of the big winning opening is the second period (0.5 seconds). It is very short. For this reason, the second big hit state is a big hit gaming state in which a ball (prize ball) cannot be obtained substantially. The second big hit state is also referred to as a second specific gaming state. In addition, the second big hit state is not the same as the first big hit state as in the present embodiment, but the number of rounds is not the same, the number of rounds is the same, and the opening period of the big prize opening is very short. (For example, 0.5 seconds). That is, in the second big hit state, the period in which the big prize opening is changed to the open state in each round is a second period shorter than the first period in the first big hit state, and the number of round executions is the first big hit state. It may be at least one of the second number of rounds less than the first number of rounds.

  In addition, after the first big hit state is ended based on the fact that the big hit symbol corresponding to the “normal big hit C” which is a non-probable big hit is stopped and displayed as the confirmed special symbol in the special figure game, it is one of the special gaming states. The time-shortening control (time-shortening control) in which the special symbol fluctuation display time (special-figure fluctuation time) in the special-figure game is shortened compared to the normal state is controlled to the short-time state. Here, the normal state is a normal gaming state as a gaming state different from a specific gaming state such as a big hit gaming state, a probability variation state, and a short-time state, and an initial setting state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (for example, a system reset is performed). As in the case where the initialization process is performed after the power is turned on, the same control is performed. In the short-time state, when one of the conditions is established first, that is, a predetermined number of times (for example, 70 times) special game (fluctuation display) is executed and the fluctuation display result is “big hit”. You can end it. In this way, the big hit symbol corresponding to the non-probable big hit "normal big hit C" is stopped and displayed as a special symbol for the special symbol game based on the fact that it is stopped and displayed as the special symbol for the special symbol game. The jackpot symbol that is controlled to the short-time state after the first jackpot state based on the stop display as a special symbol is referred to as a non-probable variation jackpot symbol (also referred to as “normal jackpot symbol”). In addition, the fact that the non-probable big hit symbol among the big hit symbols is stopped and displayed and the fluctuation display result is “big hit” is called “non-probable big hit” (also called “normal big hit”).

  A big hit symbol corresponding to “probable big hit B” is displayed after the first big hit state is ended based on the fact that the big hit symbol corresponding to “probable big hit A” is stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol in the special game. After the second big hit state is ended based on being stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol in the special figure game, the special figure variation time is reduced as compared with the normal state, for example, as one of the special game states different from the short time state. In addition to the short-time control, control is performed to a probability variation state (high probability state) in which probability variation control (probability variation control) is performed. In this probabilistic state, the probability that the variation display result will be a “big hit” and controlled to the big hit gaming state will be higher than the normal state or the short time state in the variable display of each special figure game or production symbol. To do. Such a probability change state continues until the number of executions of the special figure game reaches a predetermined number of 78 times. Note that these probability variation states may be continued until the next variation display result is “big hit”, regardless of the number of executions of the special game.

  Like the jackpot symbol corresponding to such “probable bonus jackpot A”, the jackpot symbol that is controlled to be probabilistic after the first jackpot state based on being stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol in the special figure game is It is called a symbol. In addition, like the big hit symbol corresponding to “probable big hit B”, the big hit symbol controlled to the probable change state after the big hit gaming state based on being stopped and displayed as the confirmed special symbol in the special figure game is a sudden big hit. It is called a symbol. In addition, the fact that the probability variation big winning symbol out of the big winning symbols is stopped and the fluctuation display result is “big hit” is called “probable big hit”. The fact that the smashing big hit symbol is stopped and the fluctuation display result is “big hit” is called “successful big hit” (also referred to as “convex big hit”). These jackpot symbols are arbitrary. For example, in order to prevent the player from recognizing the jackpot type, the jackpot symbol may not be a number but may be a predetermined symbol. .

  After the special symbol corresponding to “small hit” is stopped and displayed as the confirmed special symbol in the special symbol game, the small hit game state is controlled. In this small hit gaming state, a variable winning action is performed in the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 in the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 to change to the first state (open state) advantageous to the player as in the case of the probable big hit B (second big hit state). Is called. That is, in the small hit gaming state, for example, the operation of setting the special variable winning ball device 20 to the first state (open state) for the second period is the second number {the number of executions equal to the second number of rounds (two times in this example). ) Is repeatedly executed until it is reached. In the small hit gaming state, as in the second big hit state, the period during which the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 is in the first state is the second period, and the number of executions of the operation in the first state is the second. Control may be performed so that at least one of the number of times is performed. After the small hit gaming state is completed, the gaming state is not changed, and the game state before the change display result is “small hit” is continuously controlled. However, if the number of executions of the special figure game in the special gaming state has reached the predetermined number when the special figure game whose variation display result is “small hit” is executed, after the end of the small hit gaming state, The special gaming state may end and return to the normal state.

  In the probabilistic state or the short time state, the normal symbol display 10 controls the normal symbol change time (normal figure change time) in the normal game to be shorter than that in the normal state, or the normal symbol changes in each normal game. Control to improve the probability that the display result is “per normal figure” than in the normal state, and tilt control of the movable blade piece in the variable winning ball apparatus 15 based on the fact that the fluctuation display result is “per normal figure”. The game ball can easily pass (enter) the second start winning opening 14, such as control for making the tilt control time to be performed longer than that in the normal state, and control for increasing the number of tilts compared to that in the normal state. Control that is advantageous to the player is performed by increasing the possibility that the start condition is satisfied. It should be noted that any one of these controls may be performed in the probability variation state or the short time state, or a plurality of controls may be performed in combination. As described above, the control that facilitates the entry of the game ball into the second start winning opening 14 in the probability changing state or the short time state is advantageous to the player, and is also referred to as high opening control. By performing the high opening control, the frequency at which the second start winning opening 14 is in the expanded open state is increased as compared to when the high opening control is not performed. As a result, the second start condition for executing the special figure game using the second special figure in the second special symbol display 8b is easily established, and the special figure game can be executed frequently. The time until the fluctuation display result becomes “big hit” is shortened. Therefore, in the probability variation state and the short time state, it becomes easier to enter the big hit gaming state than in the normal state. The period during which the high opening control can be executed is also referred to as a high opening control period, and this period may be the same as the period during which the gaming state in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is controlled to either the certain change state or the short-time state. . Further, it is also said that the gaming state is in the high base during the high opening control period. On the other hand, when it is not the high opening control period, it is said that the gaming state is in the low base. The short-time state in this embodiment is a gaming state also referred to as a low-probability high-base state, and the normal state is a gaming state also referred to as a low-probability low-base state, which is a probabilistic state that is not a high release control period. The latent probability changing state is a gaming state also called a high probability low base state.

  Further, in this embodiment, after the “probability variation hit B” in the normal state, the second probability variation control (latent probability variation state; high probability low base) in which only the probability variation control is performed and the time-shortening control or the high opening control is not performed. State). In addition, after the end of the second big hit state based on the fact that the “probable big hit” has occurred in the probability changing state, the state shifts to the first probability changing state (high accuracy high base state) in which the time-shortening control and the high opening control are performed together with the probability changing control. .

  As described above, the probability variation state includes not only the time variation control and the high release control are performed together with the probability variation control but also the probability variation control only and the time reduction control and the high release control are not performed (latency probability variation). It may be. Further, for example, after the end of the first big hit state based on the fact that the fluctuation display result in the special figure game is “probable big hit”, the first probable state (high high) in which the short-time control and the high opening control are performed together with the positive change control. When the number of executions of the special figure game reaches a predetermined number of times (for example, 70 times) without the special figure display result being “big hit”, the probability variation control is continued. However, the control may be performed in a second certain change state (also referred to as a highly accurate low base state) that is not performed after the time-shortening control or the high opening control is finished.

  In the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas provided in the effect display device 9, a special symbol game using the first special symbol and the second special symbol in the first special symbol display 8a. Corresponding to the start of one of the special figure games using the second special figure on the display 8b, the production symbol variation display (variation display) is started. In the period from the start of the variation display of the effect symbol to the end of the variation display due to the stop display of the confirmed effect symbol in the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas, The variable display state may be a predetermined reach state. Here, the reach state refers to an effect design (“reach” that is not yet displayed as a temporary stop when the effect design temporarily displayed in the display area of the effect display device 9 forms part of the jackpot combination. "Varying symbols" refers to the display state in which the variation continues, or the display state in which all or part of the design symbol is changing synchronously while constituting all or part of the jackpot combination. is there. Specifically, a part of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas (eg, “left” and “right” effect symbol display areas) constitutes a predetermined jackpot combination. In the remaining effect symbol display area (for example, “medium” effect symbol display area, etc.) that has not yet been temporarily stopped when the effect symbol (for example, an effect symbol indicating “7” alphanumeric characters) is temporarily stopped. The display state in which the effect symbol is fluctuating, or the effect symbol synchronizes with all or part of the effect symbol display area of the “left”, “middle”, and “right” while constituting all or part of the jackpot combination The display state is fluctuating.

  Next, the structure of the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be briefly described. On the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a variable display control unit including an effect control board 80 on which an effect control microcomputer 100 for controlling the effect display device 9 is mounted, a game control board on which a game control microcomputer and the like are mounted. Various boards such as a payout control board 37 on which a (main board) 31, a sound control circuit 130, a payout control microcomputer for performing ball payout control and the like are mounted are installed. The game control board 31 is stored in a board storage case.

  Further, on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a power supply board and a touch sensor board (not shown) on which power supply circuits for creating various power supply voltages such as DC30V, DC21V, DC12V and DC5V are mounted. The power supply board is supplied with the game control board 31 and each electrical component control board (the effect control board 80 and the payout control board 37) in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and each electrical component (power is supplied) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. A power switch as a power supply permission means for executing or shutting off power supply to a component that operates by this, and a clear switch for clearing the RAM 55 of the game control microcomputer 1560 of the game control board 31 are provided. Yes. Further, a replaceable fuse is provided inside the power switch (inside the substrate).

  In this embodiment, the main board 31 is provided on the game board side, and the payout control board 37 is provided on the game frame side. Even in such a configuration, as will be described later, the communication between the main board 31 and the payout control board 37 is performed by serial communication, thereby facilitating the routing of the wiring when replacing the game board. .

  Each control board is equipped with control means including a control microcomputer. The control means controls electrical components provided in the gaming machine according to a command signal (control signal) as a command from the game control means or the like. Hereinafter, the main board 31 may be included in the control board for explanation. In that case, the control means mounted on the control board refers to each of the game control means and the means for controlling the electrical components provided in the gaming machine in accordance with a command signal from the game control means or the like. A substrate on which a microcomputer other than the main substrate 31 is mounted may be referred to as a sub-substrate. The ball payout device 97 is a device for paying out a game ball guided by a passage for guiding the game ball and a sprocket driven by a stepping motor or the like to the upper plate 3 or the lower plate 4. The number-of-payout counting switch that counts the awarded balls and the lending balls, etc. is also configured as a part of the unit. In this embodiment, the payout detection means is realized by a payout number count switch, and has a function of detecting that a winning ball or a lending ball is actually paid out from the ball payout device 97. In this case, the payout number count switch outputs a detection signal every time one payout of prize balls or rental balls is detected.

  On the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a terminal board 160 (see FIG. 2) having terminals for outputting various types of information to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed. The terminal board 160 includes, for example, information output signals such as jackpot information indicating the occurrence of a jackpot gaming state (start signal, symbol determination frequency 1 signal, jackpot 1 signal, jackpot 2 signal, jackpot 3 signal, time reduction signal, security An information output terminal for externally outputting signals, prize ball signals 1, gaming machine error status signals) is provided. Note that the gaming machine error status signal does not necessarily have to be output to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and a door indicating that the gaming frame is open from the information output terminal instead of the gaming machine error status signal. An open signal or the like may be output.

  The game balls stored in the storage tank at the upper back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 pass through the guide rail and reach the ball payout device 97 through the curve cage. Above the ball payout device 97, a ball break switch as a game medium break detection means is provided. When the ball break switch detects a ball break, the dispensing operation of the ball dispensing device 97 is stopped. When the ball break switch detects a shortage of game balls, the game balls are replenished to the pachinko gaming machine 1 from the replenishment mechanism provided on the gaming machine installation island.

  When a large number of game balls as prizes based on winning prizes and game balls based on ball lending requests are paid out and the hitting ball supply tray (upper plate) 3 is full, the game balls are passed through the surplus ball guide path and the surplus ball tray (lower plate) ) 4. Further, when the game ball is paid out, a sensing lever (not shown) presses a full tank switch (not shown) as the storage state detection means, and the full tank switch as the storage state detection means is turned on. In this state, the rotation of the payout motor in the ball payout device is stopped, the operation of the ball payout device is stopped, and the driving of the ball hitting device is also stopped.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration of the main board (game control board) 31. 2 also shows the payout control board 37, the effect control board 80, and the like. The main board 31 is equipped with a game control microcomputer 1560 (corresponding to game control means) for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 in accordance with a program. The game control microcomputer 1560 includes a ROM 54 for storing a game control (game progress control) program and the like, a RAM 55 as storage means used as a work memory, a CPU 56 for performing control operations in accordance with the program, and an I / O port unit 57. including. In this embodiment, the ROM 54 and the RAM 55 are built in the game control microcomputer 1560. That is, the game control microcomputer 1560 is a one-chip microcomputer. The one-chip microcomputer only needs to include at least the RAM 55, and the ROM 54 may be external or internal. The I / O port unit 57 may be externally attached. The game control microcomputer 1560 further includes a random number circuit 53 that generates hardware random numbers (random numbers generated by the hardware circuit).

  In the game control microcomputer 1560, the CPU 56 executes control in accordance with the program stored in the ROM 54. Therefore, the game control microcomputer 1560 (or CPU 56) executes (or performs processing) hereinafter. Specifically, the CPU 56 executes control according to a program. The same applies to microcomputers mounted on substrates other than the main substrate 31.

  The game control microcomputer 1560 has a built-in random number circuit 53. The random number circuit 53 is a hardware circuit that is used to generate a random number for determination to determine whether or not to win a jackpot based on the display result of the special symbol variation display. The random number circuit 53 updates numerical data in accordance with a set update rule within a numerical range in which an initial value (for example, 0) and an upper limit value (for example, 65535) are set, and starts at a random timing Based on the fact that the winning time is the reading (extraction) of the numerical data, it has a random number generation function in which the numerical data to be read becomes a random value.

  The random number circuit 53 has a numeric data update range selection / setting function (initial value selection / setting function and upper limit selection / setting function), numeric data update rule selection / setting function, and numeric data update rule selection. It has various functions such as a switching function. With such a function, the randomness of the generated random numbers can be improved.

  Further, the game control microcomputer 1560 has a function of setting an initial value of numerical data updated by the random number circuit 53. For example, a predetermined calculation is performed using the ID number of the game control microcomputer 1560 (an ID number assigned to each product of the game control microcomputer 1560) stored in a predetermined storage area such as the ROM 54. The numerical data obtained by the execution is set as the initial value of the numerical data updated by the random number circuit 53. By performing such processing, the randomness of the random number generated by the random number circuit 53 can be further improved.

  The game control microcomputer 1560 reads numerical data as random R from the random number circuit 53 when a start winning to the first start port switch 13a or the second start port switch 14a occurs, and starts to change the special symbol and the effect symbol Sometimes it is determined whether or not to make a big hit display result as a specific display result based on the random R, that is, whether or not to make a big hit. Then, when it is determined to be a big hit, the gaming state is shifted to a big hit gaming state as a specific gaming state advantageous to the player.

  Further, the game control microcomputer 1560 inputs / outputs (transmits / receives) signals through serial communication with the payout control board 37 (the payout control microcomputer) and the effect control board 80 (the effect control microcomputer 100). Serial communication circuit 52 is incorporated. Note that the payout control microcomputer and the effect control microcomputer 100 also have a serial communication circuit (not shown) for inputting / outputting signals with the game control microcomputer 1560 through serial communication.

  The RAM 55 is a backup RAM as a non-volatile storage means, part or all of which is backed up by a backup power supply created on the power supply board. That is, even if the power supply to the gaming machine is stopped, a part or all of the contents of the RAM 55 is stored for a predetermined period (until the capacitor as the backup power supply is discharged and the backup power supply cannot be supplied). In particular, at least data corresponding to the game state, that is, the control state of the game control means (such as the value of the special symbol process flag and the pending storage number counter) and data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls (specifically, prize balls described later) The value of the command output counter) is stored in the backup RAM. The data corresponding to the control state of the game control means is data necessary for restoring the control state before the occurrence of a power failure or the like based on the data when the power is restored after a power failure or the like occurs. Further, data corresponding to the control state and data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls are defined as data indicating the progress state of the game. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the entire RAM 55 is backed up.

  A reset signal from the power supply board is input to the reset terminal of the game control microcomputer 1560. A reset circuit for generating a reset signal supplied to the game control microcomputer 1560 and the like is mounted on the power supply board. When the reset signal becomes high level, the game control microcomputer 1560 and the like become operable, and when the reset signal becomes low level, the game control microcomputer 1560 and the like become inoperative. Therefore, an allowable signal that allows the operation of the game control microcomputer 1560 or the like is output during a period when the reset signal is at a high level, and a game control microcomputer when the reset signal is at a low level. An operation stop signal for stopping the operation of 1560 or the like is output. Note that the reset circuit may be mounted on each electric component control board (a board on which a microcomputer for controlling the electric parts is mounted).

  Furthermore, a power-off signal indicating that the power supply voltage from the power supply board has dropped below a predetermined value is input to the input port of the game control microcomputer 1560. That is, the power supply board monitors the voltage value of a predetermined voltage (for example, DC30V or DC5V) used in the gaming machine, and when the voltage value decreases to a predetermined value (the power supply voltage is reduced). A power supply monitoring circuit that outputs a power-off signal indicating that). Instead of mounting the power monitoring circuit on the power supply board, it may be mounted on a board (for example, main board 31) backed up by a backup power supply. In addition, a clear signal indicating that a clear switch for instructing to clear the contents of the RAM is operated is input to the input port of the game control microcomputer 1560.

  Further, the gate switch 32a, the first start opening switch 13a, the first winning confirmation switch 13b, the second starting opening switch 14a, the second winning confirmation switch 14b, the count switch 23, the third winning confirmation switch 23a, and each winning opening switch 30a. , 30b, and an input driver circuit 58 for supplying signals to the basic circuit are also mounted on the main board 31, and commands from the basic circuit for the solenoid 16 for opening and closing the variable winning ball apparatus 15 and the solenoid 21 for opening and closing the special variable winning ball apparatus 20 Is also mounted on the main board 31, and information such as a system reset circuit (not shown) for resetting the game control microcomputer 1560 when power is turned on, and jackpot information indicating the occurrence of a jackpot gaming state The output signal is sent to the hall computer or the like via the terminal board 160. Information output circuit 64 for outputting to an external device is also mounted on the main substrate 31.

  In this embodiment, the effect control means (configured by the effect control microcomputer 100) mounted on the effect control board 80 instructs the contents of the effect from the game control microcomputer 1560 via the relay board 77. An effect control command is received, and display control with the effect display device 9 that displays the effect symbols in a variable manner is performed. The effect control board 80 and the main board 31 may be directly connected without using the relay board 77.

The effect control board 80 is a sound such as an effect control microcomputer 100 including an effect control CPU 120 (setting effect execution means, specific effect execution means) and a RAM, and a voice synthesis processor for controlling the sound output from the speaker 27. By processing the image signal of the player's eye imaged by the display circuit 131 such as a video display processor or the near-infrared camera 60 that controls the control circuit 130, the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19. In addition, a signal processing circuit 132 such as a digital signal processor (DSP) on which a line-of-sight detection program for determining which position the player is pointing at the line of sight is mounted is provided. In the effect control board 80, the effect control CPU 120 may be a built-in or external ROM. An effect control command that operates in accordance with a program stored in an unillustrated) and that receives an input signal (effect control INT signal) from the main board 31 that is input via the relay board 77 via an input driver and an input port. Further, the effect control CPU 120 causes the VDP configuring the display control circuit 131 to perform display control of the effect display device 9 based on the effect control command.

  Here, the signal processing circuit 132 that detects the direction (direction) of the player's line of sight based on the image acquired by the near-infrared camera 60 described above will be described in detail. In this embodiment, a line-of-sight detection method is used in which the line-of-sight direction is detected by detecting a cornea reflection image (Purkinje image) of the eyeball.

  The near-infrared camera 60 images at least one eye part of the face including the eyes of the player who visually recognizes the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19. The near-infrared light is emitted from the near-infrared LED 61 toward the player's face, so that the near-infrared light is not affected by visible light output from each LED of the player or other pachinko gaming machines 1. The camera 60 can clearly capture the player's face image. Further, the near-infrared camera 60 always outputs the captured image to the signal processing circuit 132, so that the signal processing circuit 132 has a line of sight every interrupt (2 milliseconds) at a predetermined interval, as will be described later. The directed coordinate data can be output to the effect control CPU 120.

  The signal processing circuit 132 detects a region corresponding to the eye in the face region by analyzing the face image included in the image signal input from the near-infrared camera 60. When the eye region is detected, the pupil region is detected within the eye region. When the pupil region is detected, the center of gravity and size of the pupil are obtained. Further, the signal processing circuit 132 obtains the center of gravity of the cornea reflection image (Purkinje image) of the light source (near-infrared LED 61) in the pupil region.

  Here, since the surface of the cornea is substantially spherical, the position of the Purkinje image of the light source is substantially constant regardless of the line of sight of the player. On the other hand, the pupil center of gravity moves in accordance with the player's line-of-sight direction. Therefore, the signal processing circuit 132 can detect the player's line-of-sight direction by obtaining the relative position of the pupil center of gravity relative to the center of the Purkinje image.

  The signal processing circuit 132 has an internal memory or the like, and a line-of-sight direction reference table (not shown) is stored in the internal memory of the signal processing circuit 132, and the center of gravity of the Purkinje image of the light source is used as a reference. Corresponding line-of-sight direction is registered in association with the relative position coordinates of the pupil center of gravity. In this line-of-sight direction reference table, when the display area of the effect display device 9 is defined in the X-axis direction (horizontal direction) and the Y-axis direction (vertical direction), the pupil center of gravity based on the center of gravity of the Purkinje image of the light source is used. Relative position coordinates are registered in association with the coordinates of the display area of the effect display device 9.

  In the RAM of the effect control microcomputer 100, a line-of-sight locus recording table (trajectory storage means) for storing the line-of-sight coordinates acquired from the signal processing circuit 132 for each timer interruption in time-series order is set (FIG. 5). 22). In the line-of-sight locus recording table, when the line-of-sight locus recording is started, a new line-of-sight coordinate acquired from the signal processing circuit 132 is stored at the top every time there is a timer interrupt. Yes. And each time there is a timer interrupt, the line-of-sight coordinates that have already been stored are sequentially moved down and stored, so that the line-of-sight coordinates recorded at the time of the latest timer interruption are stored as the previous (highest) data. Is done. In addition, in the line-of-sight locus recording table, the line-of-sight coordinates for the most recent predetermined period (for example, 1 second; 500 interrupts) are registered, and the line-of-sight coordinates for which the predetermined period has elapsed since registration are deleted. Note that the line-of-sight coordinates in the present embodiment refer to the player when the entire game area 7 including the display area of the effect display device 9 is defined as the X-axis direction (horizontal direction) and the Y-direction (vertical direction). Corresponds to the position coordinates of the game area 7 being visually recognized.

  The effect control CPU 120 reads necessary data from a character ROM (not shown) in accordance with the received effect control command. The character ROM is for storing character image data displayed on the effect display device 9, specifically, a person, characters, figures, symbols, etc. (including effect symbols) in advance. The effect control CPU 120 outputs the data read from the character ROM to the display control circuit 131 (VDP). The display control circuit 131 (VDP) executes display control based on the data input from the effect control CPU 120.

  The effect control command and the effect control INT signal are first input to the input driver on the effect control board 80. The input driver allows the signal input from the relay board 77 to pass only in the direction toward the inside of the effect control board 80 (does not pass the signal in the direction from the inside of the effect control board 80 to the relay board 77). It is also a unidirectional circuit as a means.

  As a signal direction regulating means, the signal inputted from the main board 31 is allowed to pass through the relay board 77 only in the direction toward the effect control board 80 (the signal is not passed in the direction from the effect control board 80 to the relay board 77). A unidirectional circuit (not shown) is mounted. For example, a diode or a transistor is used as the unidirectional circuit. Furthermore, since the production control command and the production control INT signal are output from the main board 31 via the I / O port unit which is a unidirectional circuit, the signal going from the relay board 77 to the inside of the main board 31 is restricted. . That is, the signal from the relay board 77 does not enter the inside of the main board 31 (the game control microcomputer 1560 side).

  In addition, an effect control CPU 120, which is an effect control means mounted on the effect control board 80, controls the display of stage LEDs (not shown) and decoration LEDs 25a, 25b provided on the game board 6, and the frame side. The display control of the award ball LED 51, the ball break LED 52, the left frame LED 28b, the right frame LED 28c, and the LEDs in the top lamp module 530 is performed.

  On the game board 6 side, a decoration board 98 and a stage decoration board 99 are provided as board-side IC boards on which a serial-parallel conversion IC for converting serial data into parallel data is mounted. The board side IC boards 98 and 99 are connected to the effect control board 80 via the relay board 88. Further, on the front frame 101 side, a top lamp module substrate 542, a left front plate top substrate 473b, and a right front plate top as each frame side IC substrate on which a serial-parallel conversion IC for converting serial data into parallel data is mounted. A substrate 473c, an operation table substrate 508, and a frame button substrate 509 are provided. Each of these frame side IC substrates 542, 473b, 473c, 508, 509 is connected to the effect control substrate 80 via the relay substrates 88, 89.

  Sensor monitoring that detects signals output from the lever switches 510a to 510d, the trigger switch 512a, and the touch sensor 513 provided on the operation lever 600 and outputs a predetermined detection signal corresponding to the signal input on the operation base board 508. An IC (not shown) and a parallel-serial conversion IC (not shown) to which a detection signal from the sensor monitoring IC is input are mounted, and the operation lever 600 is operated by the effect control microcomputer 100 (effect control CPU 120. ) Can be detected.

Similarly, the frame button substrate 509, latches the output signals from the button switch 516 a for detecting the operation of a push button 516, a serial data format presentation control microcomputer 100 via the relay board 89 as (for effect control A parallel-serial conversion IC to be output to the CPU 120) is mounted, and the operation of the push buttons 516 can be detected by the effect control microcomputer 100 (effect control CPU 120).

  Next, the operation of the gaming machine will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by the game control microcomputer 1560 on the main board 31. When power is supplied to the gaming machine and power supply is started, the input level of the reset terminal to which the reset signal is input becomes high level, and the gaming control microcomputer 1560 (specifically, the CPU 56) After executing a security check process, which is a process for confirming whether the contents of the program are valid, the main process after step S1 is started. In the main process, the CPU 56 first performs necessary initial settings.

  In the initial setting process, the CPU 56 first sets the interrupt prohibition (step S1). Next, the interrupt mode is set to interrupt mode 2 (step S2), and a stack pointer designation address is set to the stack pointer (step S3). After initialization of the built-in device (CTC (counter / timer) and PIO (parallel input / output port), which are built-in devices (built-in peripheral circuits)) is performed (step S4), the RAM is accessible (Step S5). In the interrupt mode 2, the address synthesized from the value (1 byte) of the specific register (I register) built in the CPU 56 and the interrupt vector (1 byte: least significant bit 0) output from the built-in device is This mode indicates an interrupt address.

  Next, the CPU 56 checks the state of the output signal (clear signal) of a clear switch (for example, mounted on the power supply board) input via the input port (step S6). When the ON is detected in the confirmation, the CPU 56 executes normal initialization processing (steps S10 to S15).

  If the clear switch is not on, check whether data protection processing of the backup RAM area (for example, power supply stop processing such as addition of parity data) was performed when power supply to the gaming machine was stopped (Step S7). When it is confirmed that such protection processing is not performed, the CPU 56 executes initialization processing. Whether there is backup data in the backup RAM area is confirmed by, for example, the state of the backup flag set in the backup RAM area in the power supply stop process.

  When it is confirmed that the power supply stop process has been performed, the CPU 56 performs data check of the backup RAM area (step S8). In this embodiment, a parity check is performed as a data check. Therefore, in step S8, the calculated checksum is compared with the checksum calculated and stored by the same process in the power supply stop process. When the power supply is stopped after an unexpected power failure or the like, the data in the backup RAM area should be saved, so the check result (comparison result) is normal (matched). That the check result is not normal means that the data in the backup RAM area is different from the data when the power supply is stopped. In such a case, since the internal state cannot be returned to the state when the power supply is stopped, an initialization process that is executed when the power is turned on is not performed when the power supply is stopped.

  If the check result is normal, the CPU 56 recovers the game state restoration process (steps S41 to S43) for returning the internal state of the game control means and the control state of the electrical component control means such as the effect control means to the state when the power supply is stopped. Process). Specifically, the start address of the backup setting table stored in the ROM 54 is set as a pointer (step S41), and the contents of the backup setting table are sequentially set in the work area (area in the RAM 55) (step S42). ). The work area is backed up by a backup power source. In the backup setting table, initialization data for an area that may be initialized in the work area is set. As a result of the processing in steps S41 and S42, the saved contents of the work area that should not be initialized remain as they are. The part that should not be initialized is, for example, data indicating the gaming state before the power supply is stopped (special symbol process flag, probability variation flag, time reduction flag, etc.), and the area where the output state of the output port is saved (output port buffer) ), A portion in which data indicating the number of unpaid prize balls is set.

  Further, the CPU 56 transmits a power failure recovery designation command as an initialization command at the time of power supply recovery (step S43). Then, the process proceeds to step S14. In this embodiment, the CPU 56 also transmits, to the effect control board 80, a total pending storage number designation command in which the value of the total pending storage number counter stored in the backup RAM is set in the process of step S43.

  In this embodiment, it is confirmed whether the data in the backup RAM area is stored using both the backup flag and the check data, but only one of them may be used. That is, either the backup flag or the check data may be used as an opportunity for executing the game state restoration process.

  In the initialization process, the CPU 56 first performs a RAM clear process (step S10). The RAM clear process initializes predetermined data (for example, count value data of a counter for generating a random number for normal symbol determination) to 0, but an arbitrary value or a predetermined value It may be initialized to. In addition, the entire area of the RAM 55 may not be initialized, and predetermined data (for example, count value data of a counter for generating a random number for normal symbol determination) may be left as it is. Further, the start address of the initialization setting table stored in the ROM 54 is set as a pointer (step S11), and the contents of the initialization setting table are sequentially set in the work area (step S12).

  By the processing in steps S11 and S12, for example, a normal symbol per-determining random number counter, a special symbol buffer, a total prize ball number storage buffer, a special symbol process flag, and other flags for selectively performing processing according to the control state are initialized. Value is set.

  In addition, the CPU 56 initializes a sub board (a board on which a microcomputer other than the main board 31 is mounted). An initialization designation command (a command indicating that the game control microcomputer 1560 has executed initialization processing). Is also transmitted to the sub-board (step S13). For example, when the effect control microcomputer 100 receives the initialization designation command, the effect display device 9 performs screen display for notifying that the control of the gaming machine has been performed, that is, initialization notification.

  Further, the CPU 56 executes a random number circuit setting process for initial setting of the random number circuit 503 (step S14). For example, the CPU 56 performs setting according to the random number circuit setting program to cause the random number circuit 503 to update the value of the random R.

  In step S15, the CPU 56 sets a CTC register built in the game control microcomputer 1560 so that a timer interrupt is periodically generated every predetermined time (for example, 2 ms). That is, a value corresponding to, for example, 2 ms is set in a predetermined register (time constant register) as an initial value. In this embodiment, it is assumed that a timer interrupt is periodically taken every 2 ms.

  When the execution of the initialization process (steps S10 to S15) is completed, the CPU 56 repeatedly executes the display random number update process (step S17) and the initial value random number update process (step S18) in the main process. When the display random number update process and the initial value random number update process are executed, the interrupt disabled state is set (step S16). Set (step S19). In this embodiment, the display random number is a random number for determining the stop symbol of the special symbol when it is not a big hit, or a random number for determining whether to reach when it is not a big hit, The random number update process is a process for updating the count value of a counter for generating a display random number. The initial value random number update process is a process for updating the count value of the counter for generating the initial value random number. In this embodiment, the initial value random number determines the initial value of the count value of a counter for generating a random number for determining whether or not to win a normal symbol (ordinary random number generation counter for normal symbol determination). It is a random number to do. A game control process for controlling the progress of the game, which will be described later (the game control microcomputer 1560 controls itself a game device such as an effect display device, a variable winning ball device, a ball payout device, etc. provided in the gaming machine. In the process of transmitting a command signal to be controlled by another microcomputer, or a game machine control process), the count value of the random number for determination per normal symbol is one round (the random number for determination per normal symbol is taken). When the value is incremented by the number of values between the minimum value and the maximum value of the possible values), an initial value is set in the counter.

  In this embodiment, the reach effect is executed using effect symbols that are variably displayed on the effect display device 9. Further, when the display result of the special symbol is a jackpot symbol, the reach effect is always executed. When the display result of the special symbol is not a jackpot symbol, the game control microcomputer 1560 determines whether or not to execute the reach effect by lottery using a random number. However, it is the production control microcomputer 100 that actually executes the reach production control.

  When the timer interrupt occurs, the CPU 56 executes the timer interrupt process of steps S20 to S34 shown in FIG. In the timer interrupt process, first, a power-off detection process for detecting whether or not a power-off signal is output (whether or not an on-state is turned on) is executed (step S20). The power-off signal is output, for example, when a power supply monitoring circuit mounted on the power supply board detects a decrease in the voltage of the power supplied to the gaming machine. In the power-off detection process, when detecting that the power-off signal is output, the CPU 56 executes a power supply stop process for saving necessary data in the backup RAM area. Next, detection signals of the gate switch 32a, the first start port switch 13a, the second start port switch 14a, and the count switches 23 and 24 are input via the input driver circuit 58, and the state determination is performed (switch processing: Step S21).

  Next, the CPU 56 performs display control to perform display control of the first special symbol display 8a, the second special symbol display 8b, the normal symbol display 10, the special symbol hold storage display 18, and the normal symbol hold storage display 41. Processing is executed (step S22). About the 1st special symbol display 8a, the 2nd special symbol display 8b, and the normal symbol display 10, a drive signal is output with respect to each display according to the content of the output buffer set by step S32, S33. Execute control.

  In addition, a process of updating the count value of each counter for generating each random number for determination such as a random number for determination per ordinary symbol used for game control is performed (determination random number update process: step S23). The CPU 56 further performs a process of updating the count value of the counter for generating the initial value random number and the display random number (initial value random number update process, display random number update process: steps S24 and S25).

  Further, the CPU 56 performs special symbol process processing (step S26). In the special symbol process, corresponding processing is executed in accordance with a special symbol process flag for controlling the first special symbol indicator 8a, the second special symbol indicator 8b, and the big prize opening in a predetermined order. The CPU 56 updates the value of the special symbol process flag according to the gaming state.

  Next, normal symbol process processing is performed (step S27). In the normal symbol process, the CPU 56 executes a corresponding process according to the normal symbol process flag for controlling the display state of the normal symbol display 10 in a predetermined order. The CPU 56 updates the value of the normal symbol process flag according to the gaming state.

  Further, the CPU 56 performs a process of sending an effect control command to the effect control microcomputer 100 (effect control command control process: step S28).

  Further, the CPU 56 performs information output processing for outputting data such as jackpot information, start information, probability variation information supplied to the hall management computer, for example (step S29).

  Further, the CPU 56 executes a prize ball process for setting the number of prize balls based on detection signals from the first start port switch 13a, the second start port switch 14a, and the count switch 23 (step S30). Specifically, the payout control micro mounted on the payout control board 37 in response to the winning detection based on any one of the first start port switch 13a, the second start port switch 14a and the count switch 23 being turned on. A payout control command (prize ball number signal) indicating the number of prize balls is output to the computer. The payout control microcomputer drives the ball payout device 97 in accordance with a payout control command indicating the number of winning balls.

  In this embodiment, a RAM area (output port buffer) corresponding to the output state of the output port is provided. However, the CPU 56 relates to solenoid on / off in the RAM area corresponding to the output state of the output port. Is output to the output port (step S31: output process).

  Further, the CPU 56 performs a special symbol display control process for setting special symbol display control data for effect display of special symbols in the output buffer for setting the special symbol display control data according to the value of the special symbol process flag ( Step S32). For example, if the variation speed is 1 frame / 0.2 seconds until the end flag is set when the start flag set in the special symbol process is set, the CPU 56, for example, every 0.2 seconds passes. The display control data value set in the output buffer is incremented by one. Further, the CPU 56 outputs a drive signal in step S22 in accordance with the display control data set in the output buffer, whereby the first special symbol display unit 8a and the second special symbol display unit 8b The variable display of the second special symbol is executed.

  Further, the CPU 56 performs a normal symbol display control process for setting normal symbol display control data for effect display of the normal symbol in an output buffer for setting the normal symbol display control data according to the value of the normal symbol process flag ( Step S33). For example, when the start flag related to the variation of the normal symbol is set, the CPU 56 switches the display state (“◯” and “×”) for the variation rate of the normal symbol every 0.2 seconds until the end flag is set. With such a speed, the value of the display control data set in the output buffer (for example, 1 indicating “◯” and 0 indicating “x”) is switched every 0.2 seconds. Further, the CPU 56 outputs a normal signal on the normal symbol display 10 by outputting a drive signal in step S22 in accordance with the display control data set in the output buffer. Thereafter, the interrupt permission state is set (step S34), and the process is terminated.

  With the above control, in this embodiment, the game control process is started every 2 ms. The game control process corresponds to the processes in steps S21 to S33 (excluding step S29) in the timer interrupt process. In this embodiment, the game control process is executed by the timer interrupt process. However, in the timer interrupt process, for example, only a flag indicating that an interrupt has occurred is set, and the game control process is performed in the main process. It may be executed.

  When the shift symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b and the effect display device 9, the change display state of the effect symbol is displayed after the effect symbol change display is started. There may be a case where a predetermined combination of effect symbols that does not reach reach is stopped and displayed without reaching the reach state. Such a variation display mode of the effect symbol is referred to as a “non-reach” (also referred to as “normal shift”) variation display mode in a case where the variation display result is a loss symbol.

  When the shift symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b and the effect display device 9, the change display state of the effect symbol is displayed after the effect symbol change display is started. After reaching the reach state, a reach effect is executed, and a combination of predetermined effect symbols that do not eventually become a jackpot symbol may be stopped and displayed. Such a variation display result of the effect symbol is referred to as a variation display mode of “reach” (also referred to as “reach disengagement”) when the variation display result is “out of”.

  In this embodiment, when the big win symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b, the reach effect is executed after the variation display state of the effect symbol becomes the reach state. Finally, the effect symbols are all stopped and displayed in the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas in the effect display device 9.

  When the predetermined symbol (predetermined symbol corresponding to the type of small hit) is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b, the effect display device 9 In the same way as when the symbol variation display mode is “probability variation big hit B” to be described later, after the effect symbol variation display is performed, a predetermined small hit symbol (the same symbol as the probability variation big hit B symbol, for example, “355”). May be stopped. The display effect on the effect display device 9 corresponding to the fact that a predetermined symbol (symbol), which is a small hit symbol, is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol indicator 8a or the second special symbol indicator 8b is changed to “small hit”. This is called a display mode.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the variation pattern of the effect symbol prepared in advance. As shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, non-reach PA1-0 to non-reach are used as a variation pattern corresponding to the case where the variation display result is “out of” and the variation display mode of the effect symbol is “non-reach”. A variation pattern of PA1-4 is prepared. Further, as a variation pattern corresponding to the case where the variation display result is “out of” and the variation display mode of the effect symbol is “reach”, normal PA2-1 (normal reach A) to normal PA2-2 (normal reach B), normal Fluctuation patterns of PB2-1 to normal PB2-2 (normal reach C), special PA3-1 (normal reach D), and super PB3-1 to super PB3-3 are prepared. As shown in FIG. 6, the re-variation is performed twice for the non-reach PA 1-4 variation pattern that is used when not reaching and has a pseudo-continuous effect. Of the variation patterns used for reaching and accompanied by pseudo-rendition, when normal PB2-1 is used, re-variation is performed twice. Of the fluctuation patterns used for reaching and accompanied by pseudo-continuous effects, when normal PB2-2 is used, re-variation is performed three times. Furthermore, the re-variation is performed three times also when the special PA 3-1 is used among the variation patterns that are used for reaching and have a pseudo-continuous effect.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, normal PA2-3 (normal reach A) to normal PA2-4 are used as the variation patterns corresponding to the case where the variation display result of the special symbol is a big hit symbol or a small hit symbol. (Normal reach B), normal PB2-3 to normal PB2-4 (normal reach C), special PA3-2 (normal reach D), super PB3-4 to super PB3-6, special PG1-1 to special PG1-3, special PG2 -1 (normal reach A) to special PG 2-2 (normal reach B) variation patterns are prepared. In FIG. 6, the fluctuation patterns of special PG1-1 to special PG1-3 and special PG2-1 to special PG2-2 are fluctuation patterns used when the probability variation big hit B or small hit is given. In the case of B or small hit, the variation pattern of the special PG 2-1 including the reach effect of the normal reach A and the special PG 2-2 including the reach effect of the normal reach B may be determined. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when the normal PB2-3 is used among the fluctuation patterns that are used when the probability variation big hit B or the small hit is not used and accompanied by the effect of the pseudo-continuous, the revariation is performed twice. Of the fluctuation patterns used for reaching and accompanied by pseudo-rendition, when normal PB2-4 is used, re-variation is performed three times. Furthermore, the re-variation is performed three times also when the special PA 3-2 is used among the variation patterns that are used in the case of reach and have a pseudo-continuous effect. Further, the fluctuation pattern of the special PG1-3 and the special PG2-2, which is used in the case of the probable big hit B or the small hit and accompanied with the effect of the pseudo-ream, is re-varied twice.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, when the variation time is fixedly determined according to the type of variation pattern (for example, when there is no non-reach shortening, it is fixed at 6.75 seconds). In the case of normal reach D with pseudo-ream, the fluctuation time is fixed at 35.00 seconds, and in the case of super reach A without pseudo-ream, the fluctuation time is fixed at 22.75 seconds). However, for example, even in the case of the same type of super reach, the variation time may be varied according to the total number of pending storage. For example, even with the same type of super reach, the variation time may be shortened as the total number of pending storage increases. Also, for example, even in the case of the same type of super reach, when the variable display of the first special symbol is performed, the variable time may be varied according to the first reserved memory number. When the variable display of the two special symbols is performed, the variable time may be varied according to the second reserved memory number. In this case, a separate determination table is prepared for each value of the first reserved memory number and the second reserved memory number (for example, the variation pattern type determination table for the reserved memory numbers 0 to 2 and the reserved memory numbers 3 and 4). For example, a determination table may be selected according to the value of the first reserved memory number or the second reserved memory number, and the change time may be varied.

  In this embodiment, the non-reach PA1-3 includes the same fluctuation pattern as the special PG1-2 and the non-reach PA1-4 includes the same fluctuation pattern as the special PG1-3. Since there may be a variation effect mode similar to that at the time of a small hit, it is difficult for the player to recognize that a probable big hit B or a small hit has occurred.

  As described above, in this embodiment, two variation patterns (special PG1-2) among a plurality of variation patterns (special PG1-1 to 2-1 and 2-1 to 2) selected at the time of winning the probability variation big hit B or small hit. , 1-3) and any one of a plurality of variation patterns selected at the time of detachment (non-reach PA1) is a series of performance modes consisting of performance modes executed in the probability variation big hit B gaming state / small hit gaming state Since it is the same as the production mode of (3, 4), it is difficult to specify which production mode is based on the variation pattern of non-reach PA1-3, 4 or special PG1-2, 3 be able to. In other words, the variation pattern based on the non-reach PA1-3, 4 and the special PG1-2, 3 is a variation pattern that is selected in any of the probability variation big hit B, the small hit, and the deviation, so the probability variation big hit B or Even when a small hit occurs, it is difficult for the player to realize that a probable big hit B or a small hit has occurred, and as a result, the probable big hit B is less than that when only the probable big hit B or the small hit is generated. It is possible to make it more difficult for the player to realize that the gaming state has shifted to the probabilistic state as it occurs.

  In this embodiment, only the non-reach PA1-3 and the special PG1-2, the non-reach PA1-4 and the special PG1-3 have the same variation effect pattern. However, in other variation patterns, The same variation pattern may be set at the time of loss and at the time of probability variation big hit B or small hit.

  Further, in this embodiment, at the time of loss, a variation pattern having the same effect mode as one of a plurality of change patterns selected at the time of probability variation big hit B or small hit is selected. It is not necessary to select the variation pattern. That is, even when the variation pattern having the same effect mode as the variation pattern selected at the probability variation big hit B or small hit is not selected at the time of losing, the special PG 1-1 to 2-1 and 2-1 to 2 are changed to the probability variation big hit B or small. By using the variation pattern selected at the time of hitting, when any one of the variation patterns of the special PGs 1-1 to 2-1 and 2-1 to 2 is selected, at least the player specifies the occurrence of the probability variation big hit B. Since it becomes difficult, it is possible to prevent the player from realizing that the probability change big hit B occurs and the subsequent game state shifts to the probability change state.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing each random number. Each random number is used as follows.
(1) Random 1 (MR1): Determines the type of jackpot (probable variation jackpot A, probability variation jackpot B, normal jackpot C described later) (for jackpot type determination)
(2) Random 2 (MR2): The type (type) of the variation pattern is determined (for variation pattern type determination)
(3) Random 3 (MR3): A variation pattern (variation time) is determined (for variation pattern determination)
(4) Random 4 (MR4): Determines whether or not to generate a hit based on a normal symbol (for normal symbol hit determination)
(5) Random 5 (MR5): Determine the initial value of random 4 (for determining the initial value of random 4)

  In this embodiment, the variation pattern is first determined using the variation pattern type determination random number (random 2), and the variation pattern determined using the variation pattern determination random number (random 3). The variation pattern included in the type is determined. Thus, in this embodiment, the variation pattern is determined by a two-stage lottery process.

  The variation pattern type is a group of a plurality of variation patterns according to the characteristics of the variation mode. For example, a plurality of variation patterns are grouped by reach type, a variation pattern type including a variation pattern with various normal reach, a variation pattern type including a variation pattern with super reach A, and a variation pattern with super reach B. It may be divided into the variation pattern types to be included. Further, for example, a plurality of variation patterns are grouped by the number of re-variations of pseudo-continuations, a variation pattern type including a variation pattern without pseudo-reams, a variation pattern type including a variation pattern of less than two re-variations, You may divide into the variation pattern classification containing the variation pattern of 3 times of re-variation. Further, for example, a plurality of variation patterns may be grouped according to the presence or absence of a specific effect such as a pseudo-ream or a slip effect.

  In this embodiment, in the case of a probable big hit A, normal CA3-1 which is a variation pattern type including a variation pattern with only various normal reach, and a variation pattern type including a variation pattern with a normal reach C and a pseudo-ream. Are classified into a normal CA 3-2 and a super CA 3-3 which is a variation pattern type with normal reach, special reach and super reach. In the case of the probable big hit B, a special CA4-1 that is a variation pattern type that does not include a variation pattern with pseudo-continuations and a special CA4-2 that is a variation pattern type that includes a variation pattern with pseudo-continuations. It is classified. Also, in the case of small hits, as in the case of the probability variation big hit B, special CA4-1 that is a variation pattern type that does not include a variation pattern with pseudo-continuations, and a variation pattern type that includes a variation pattern with pseudo-continuations. Are classified into special CA4-2. Further, in the case of “out of”, a non-reach CA 2-1 that is a variation pattern type including a variation pattern with no reach and a specific effect, and a variation pattern type that includes a change pattern with a specific effect without a reach. Non-reach CA2-2, non-reach CA2-3 which is a variation pattern type including a variation pattern of a shortened variation that does not involve reach and specific effects, and normal which is a variation pattern type including a variation pattern only with various normal reach CA2-4, normal CA2-5 which is a variation pattern type including a variation pattern with normal reach C and three re-variation pseudo-continuations, and a variation pattern including a variation pattern with normal reach C and two re-variation pseudo-continuations Normal CA2-6, normal reach, special reach and supermarket Super CA2-7 a variation pattern type with super reach non Ji C, and is the type divided into super CA2-8 and a variation pattern type with all the super reach.

  In step S23 in the game control process shown in FIG. 5, the game control microcomputer 1560 counts a counter for generating (1) big hit type determination random number and (4) normal symbol determination random number. Up (add 1). That is, they are determination random numbers, and other random numbers are display random numbers (random 2, random 3) or initial value random numbers (random 5). In addition, in order to improve a game effect, you may use random numbers other than said random number. In this embodiment, a random number generated by hardware built in the game control microcomputer 1560 (or hardware external to the game control microcomputer 1560) is used as the jackpot determination random number.

  FIG. 8A is an explanatory diagram showing a big hit determination table 130a. The jackpot determination table is a collection of data stored in the ROM 54 and is a table in which a jackpot determination value to be compared with the random R is set. The jackpot determination table includes a normal-time jackpot determination table used in a normal state (a gaming state that is not a probability change state) and a probability change jackpot determination table used in a probability change state. Each numerical value described in the left column of FIG. 8A is set in the normal jackpot determination table, and each numerical value described in the right column of FIG. 8A is set in the probability variation big hit determination table. Is set. The numerical value described in FIG. 8A is the jackpot determination value.

  8B and 8C are explanatory diagrams showing the small hit determination tables 130b and 130c. The small hit determination table is a collection of data stored in the ROM 54 and is a table in which a small hit determination value to be compared with the random R is set. The small hit determination table includes a small hit determination table (for the first special symbol) 130b used when the variable display of the first special symbol is performed, and a small hit determination used when the variable display of the second special symbol is performed. There is a table (for the second special symbol) 130c. Each value described in FIG. 8B is set in the small hit determination table (for the first special symbol) 130b, and the small hit determination table (for the second special symbol) 130c is set in FIG. ) Are set. Moreover, the numerical values described in FIGS. 8B and 8C are the small hit determination values.

  The CPU 56 extracts the count value of the random number circuit 503 at a predetermined time and uses the extracted value as the value of the big hit determination random number (random R). The big hit determination random number is shown in FIG. If it matches any of the big hit determination values, the special symbol is decided to be a big hit (probability variation big hit A and probability variation big hit B described later). When the big hit determination random number value matches one of the small hit determination values shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C, it is determined that the special symbol is to be a small hit. The “probability” shown in FIG. 8A indicates the probability (ratio) of big hit. Further, the “probability” shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C indicates the probability (ratio) of making a small hit. Further, deciding whether or not to win a jackpot means deciding whether or not to shift to the jackpot gaming state, but the stop symbol in the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b is determined. It also means deciding whether or not to make a jackpot symbol. Further, determining whether or not to make a small hit means determining whether or not to shift to the small hit gaming state, but stopping in the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b. It also means determining whether or not the symbol is to be a small hit symbol.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C, when the small hit determination table (for the first special symbol) 130b is used, the small hit is determined at a ratio of about 1/70. On the other hand, when the small hit determination table (second special symbol) 130c is used, the case where the small hit is determined at a ratio of about 1/120 will be described. Accordingly, in this embodiment, when the first special symbol variation display is executed after the first winning symbol 13 is started, the second special symbol variation is displayed when the second special symbol 14 is displayed. Compared with the case where the display is executed, the ratio determined as “small hit” is high.

  That is, the fluctuation display of the first special symbol display 8a is executed when the gaming state is the normal state or the probability variation state (high probability low base state), and the gaming state is the probability variation state (high In order to prevent the player from being aware of the transition to the (probably low base state), the occurrence probability of the small hit is increased, whereas the fluctuation display of the second special symbol display 8b is executed. When the gaming state is a probable change / short-time state (highly accurate high base state), in this case, the player cannot realize that the gaming state has shifted to the probable state (highly accurate low base state) due to the probable big hit B Since there is no need to do so, the probability of occurrence of a small hit is suppressed.

  In this embodiment, a small hit symbol is derived as a variation display result of the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol display 8b. However, the variation of the second special symbol display 8b The small hit symbol may not be derived as the display result.

  Further, when the small hit determination table (for the first special symbol) 130b is used, the ratio (1/70) determined as the small hit is the ratio (1/1064 (low probability)) determined as the probability variation big hit B, 1 / 107 (at the time of high accuracy)), the small hit is generated more frequently than the probability variation big hit B.

  FIG. 8D is an explanatory diagram showing a big hit type determination table 131 a stored in the ROM 54. The big hit type determination table 131a is based on hold storage (that is, when a variation display of the first special symbol is performed) based on the game ball winning in the first start winning opening 13 and the game ball in the second start winning opening 14. It is a jackpot type determination table in the case of determining the jackpot type using the hold storage based on winning (that is, when the variation display of the second special symbol is performed). That is, the same jackpot type determination table 131a is used in both the variable display of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 8a and the variable display of the second special symbol on the second special symbol display 8b. The jackpot type is determined.

  The jackpot type determination table 131a determines that the jackpot type is “probable big hit A” or “probable change” based on a random number (random 1) for determining the big hit type when it is determined that the variable display result is a big hit symbol. This table is referred to in order to determine either “big hit B” or “normal big hit C”. In this embodiment, five judgment values are assigned to “probability variation big hit A” (determined as a probability variation big hit A at a ratio of 5/40), and 15 pieces are given to “probability big hit B”. Is assigned (determined as probability variation big hit B at a rate of 15/40), and 20 decision values are assigned to “normal big hit C” (rate of 20/40) Is usually determined to be a big hit C). Therefore, in this embodiment, when it is determined that the variation display result is a jackpot symbol, the probability of “probability variation big hit A” is lower than the probability of “probability variation big hit B”. The case where the variation display of the first special symbol is executed after starting the winning at the mouth 13 and the case where the variation display of the second special symbol is performed after starting the winning at the second starting winning port 14 are performed. The ratio determined as “A” or “probability big hit B” or “probability big hit C” is the same. The first special symbol variation display is executed when the first start winning port 13 is started, and the second special symbol variation display is executed when the second start winning port 14 is started. The ratio determined as “probability big hit B” may be made different.

  Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8 (d), the first specific game in which the number of rounds is increased as compared with the probability variation big hit B of two rounds as the second specific gaming state. Although the case where the probability variation jackpot A as the state is determined will be described, the game value to be given is not limited to the number of rounds as shown in this embodiment. For example, as compared with the second specific gaming state, the first specific gaming state in which the opening time of the big winning opening per time during the big hit may be determined. Further, for example, the first specific game state in which the allowable amount of the winning number (count number) of game balls to the big winning opening per round is increased as the game value as compared with the second specific game state is determined. It may be. In addition, for example, even if the number of rounds is the same in the first specific gaming state and the second specific gaming state, the second specific gaming state in which the big winning opening is opened once per round and the large number per round It is also possible to prepare a first specific gaming state in which a winning opening is opened a plurality of times, and to increase the gaming value of the first specific gaming state by substantially increasing the number of times the large winning opening is opened. In this case, for example, in the case of either the first specific gaming state or the second specific gaming state, when the big prize opening is opened five times (in this case, in the case of the second specific gaming state, all five rounds In the case of the first specified gaming state, there will be an undigested round), and an effect in a manner that encourages whether or not the big hit will continue (so-called rank-up bonus effect) You may make it perform. And in the case of the 2nd specific game state, since all 5 rounds are ended internally, the big hit game is ended, and in the case of the 1st specific game state, an undigested round remains internally. For this reason, the jackpot game may continue (the effect that the bonus winning opening is additionally started with a bonus after finishing the big hit of the fifth round).

  The “probability big hit A” is a big hit that is controlled to the big round gaming state of 15 rounds, and shifts to the probable change state and the time-short state (probability / time-short state, high-precision high-base state) after the big hit gaming state ends. In this embodiment, the short-time state ends with the number of start times of 70 and the probability change state ends with the number of start times of 78. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The time-short state and the probability variation state may be continued until the next big hit occurs after the big hit ends.

  The “probable big hit B” is a two-round big hit gaming state in which the opening time of the big prize opening per round is shorter than the “probable big hit A” and the number of rounds is less, and after the big hit gaming state ends It is a big hit that shifts only to the probability variation state. The probability variation state (high probability state) continues until the variation display ends 78 times. However, after the big hit, the low-base state is shifted to the time-short state. Accordingly, in this embodiment, after the probability variation big hit B is completed, only the high probability state is set until the fluctuation display is ended 78 times, and the high base state is not shifted (high probability low base state).

  In other words, in “probable big hit A”, the opening time of the big prize opening per round is 29 seconds and the number of rounds is as many as 15 rounds, whereas in “probable big hit B”, the big winning prize opening per round is large. The opening time is as short as 0.5 seconds, and the number of rounds is as small as 2 rounds, so it is almost impossible to expect a game ball to win a big prize during the big hit game. In this embodiment, after the jackpot gaming state of the probability variation big hit B is finished, the transition is made to the probability variation state, but not the high base state.

  In this embodiment, even when “small hit” is reached, the big prize opening is opened twice for 0.5 seconds (two rounds), which is the same as the big hit gaming state by “probable big hit B”. Control is performed. In the case of “small hit”, the game state does not change after the two high-speed opening of the big prize opening ends, and the game state before “small hit” is maintained. By doing so, even if the player can confirm the opening of the big prize opening, it is difficult to specify whether the opening is based on “probable big hit B” or “small hit”, and the gaming state thereafter Since it becomes impossible to specify whether the player has changed to the probability change state or the normal state, the probability change big hit B is generated so that the player does not know, and the game state is changed to the probability change state after the big hit ends. That is, the probability variation state can be hidden. On the contrary, by generating a small hit in which the same effect control as the probability variation big hit B is performed in the low probability state, the gaming state does not shift to the probability changed state after the small hit is ended, so the low probability state is changed. Can be hidden.

  "Normal jackpot C" is controlled to 15 rounds of big hit gaming state like the probable big hit A, and after the big hit gaming state, it does not become a probable change state, but only the short state until the change display is terminated 70 times It is a big hit to shift to the low probability high base state. In other words, after the big hit, the short time state continues until the variable display becomes 70 times.

  FIG. 9A is an explanatory diagram showing a big hit A / C variation pattern type determination table 132a. The jackpot A / C variation pattern type determination table 132a, when it is determined that the variation display result is a jackpot symbol, according to the determination result of the jackpot type, the variation pattern type for the variation pattern type determination This table is referred to in order to determine one of a plurality of types based on a random number (random 2).

  The jackpot A / C variation pattern type determination table 132a is a numerical value (determination value) to be compared with a random number (random 2) value for variation pattern type determination, and includes normal CA3-1 to normal CA3-2, A determination value corresponding to one of the variation pattern types of Super CA3-3 is set for each type of jackpot.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the number of these determination values is such that when the big hit type is “probable big hit A”, the super CA 3-3 is compared to the normal CA 3-1 to the normal CA 3-2. The number of judgment values is set to be large, and when “probability big hit A” is set, the super reach, premium reach (super reach C) or special reach is determined as the variation pattern. Has been.

  On the other hand, when the type of jackpot is “normal jackpot C”, the number of determination values of normal CA3-1 to normal CA3-2 is set to be larger than that of super CA3-3. In the case of “normal big hit C”, the normal reach is determined as a large variation pattern.

  FIG. 9B is an explanatory view showing a variation pattern type determination table 132b for probability variation big hit B / small hit. The variation pattern type determination table 132b for the probability variation big hit B / small hit determines the variation pattern type when the probability variation big hit B and the small hit are determined in the determination of the hit type based on the random R and random 1, the variation pattern type determination. It is a table that is referred to in order to determine one of a plurality of types based on a random number (random 2) for use. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9B, when it is determined that the probability variation big hit B or the small hit is a fluctuation pattern type, a fluctuation pattern not accompanied by a pseudo-continuous effect is used as the fluctuation pattern type. A case is shown in which one of the special CA 4-1 including and the special CA 4-2 including a variation pattern accompanied by a pseudo-continuous effect is determined.

  In addition, in the probability variation big hit B, the determination values of 1 to 51 are assigned to the special CA4-1 including the variation pattern not accompanied by the pseudo-continuous production, whereas the variation pattern accompanied with the pseudo-continuous production is included. When the determination value of 52 to 251 is assigned to the special CA 4-2 and it is determined to be the probability variation big hit B, the special PG 2-2 including the normal reach B as the reach effect as the variation pattern, etc. Many variation patterns accompanying the production of the pseudo-ream are determined.

  In addition, in the fluctuation pattern of special PG2-2 including the reach effect of the normal reach B, the reach effect is performed, and after the effect that the reach is lost, the re-variation is performed twice, and the stop pattern As shown below, a combination of effect symbols (chance eye symbol) corresponding to probability variation big hit B and small hit which will be described later is displayed.

  In addition, regarding the small hit, depending on whether the gaming state at the time when it is determined to be the small hit is a high probability state or a low probability state, that is, whether or not the probability variation flag is set. The assignment of judgment values is different.

  Specifically, in the small hit at the time of high accuracy, the determination value of 1 to 51 is assigned to the special CA 4-1 including the variation pattern not accompanied by the pseudo-continuous effect, like the probability variation big hit B. On the other hand, when the determination value of 52 to 251 is assigned to the special CA4-2 including the variation pattern accompanied by the pseudo-rendition production, and it is determined to be a small hit at the high accuracy time, Many variation patterns with pseudo-continuous effects are determined as variation patterns.

  On the other hand, in the small hit at low probability, contrary to the probability big hit B, the judgment value of 1 to 201 is assigned to the special CA4-1 including the fluctuation pattern not accompanied by the pseudo-rendition. When the determination value of 202 to 251 is assigned to the special CA4-2 including the variation pattern accompanied by the pseudo-continuous effect, and it is determined to be a small hit at the low probability, the variation pattern As a reach effect, a lot of variation patterns accompanied by a slide effect such as special PG2-1 including normal reach A are determined.

  In addition, in the fluctuation pattern of the special PG 2-1 including the reach effect of the normal reach A, the reach effect is performed, and after the effect that the reach is lost, the slip variation is performed, which will be described later as a stop symbol. The combination of effect symbols (chance eye symbol) corresponding to the probability variation big hit B or the small hit is displayed.

  Thus, in this embodiment, in the case of the probability variation big hit B that shifts to the high-accuracy state, many variation patterns with the reach effect of the normal reach B and many variation patterns with the effect of the pseudo-ream are determined. In the case of small hits that do not shift to, fluctuations with normal reach A or streak effect are determined by determining many fluctuation patterns with normal reach A reach effect and slip change patterns without pseudo ream effect. When the gaming state of probability variation big hit B (the same as the gaming state of small hit) is implemented after the pattern is executed, it is highly likely that the probability variation big hit B that has shifted to the high probability state is generated for the player. So you can give a sense of expectation.

  In other words, when the probability variation big hit B or small hit occurs when the latent condition is satisfied, the variation pattern of the special PG 2-1 including the reach effect of the normal reach A as the variation pattern is shifted to the high probability (probability variation) game state. The variation pattern of the special PG2-2, which is determined more in the case of the small hit that does not shift to the high probability (probability variation) state than the probability variation large hit B, and the variation pattern of the special PG 2-2 including the reach effect of the normal reach B as the variation state It is determined more at the time of probability variation big hit B which shifts to the high accuracy (probability variation) state than at the small hit which does not shift to the (probability variation) state.

  In this embodiment, the type of variation pattern to be determined is different between the probability variation big hit B that shifts to the high accuracy state and the small hit that does not shift to the high accuracy state. Is not limited to this, and the variation pattern is selected and determined regardless of whether the probability variation big hit B that shifts to the high accuracy state or the small hit that does not shift to the high accuracy state. Also good.

  Further, in this embodiment, in the case of the small hit in the high-accuracy state, as in the case of the probability variation big hit B, a large number of variation patterns with pseudo-continuous effects are determined. When the small hit gaming state (the same as the gaming state of the probability variation big hit B) is performed after the execution of the game, the possibility that the subsequent gaming state is in the high probability state as with the probability variation big hit B Can give a sense of expectation that it is high.

  In this embodiment, in the case of the small hit in the high-accuracy state, as in the case of the probability variation big hit B, many fluctuation patterns with the reach effect of normal reach B and fluctuation patterns with the effect of the pseudo-ream are determined. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and even in the case of a small hit in the high-accuracy state, as in the case of the small hit in the low-accuracy state, the slip fluctuation without a pseudo-continuous effect is provided. Many special CA4-1, which are pattern types, may be determined.

  FIGS. 10A and 10B are explanatory diagrams showing the deviation variation pattern type determination tables A to B. FIG. The variation pattern type determination tables A to B for detachment include a plurality of types of variation pattern types based on a random number (random 2) for determining the variation pattern type when it is determined that the variation display result is a detachment symbol. It is a table that is referred to in order to determine any of the above.

  Each of the deviation variation pattern type determination tables A and B includes a numerical value (determination value) to be compared with a random number (random 2) value for variation pattern type determination, which is non-reach CA2-1 to non-reach CA2- 3, a determination value corresponding to any one of the variation pattern types of normal CA2-4 to normal CA2-6 and super CA2-8 is set.

  As shown in FIGS. 10A to 10B, in this embodiment, if the values are random, the random number (random 2) for determining the variation pattern type is 230 to 251 in the game. It can be seen that variable display with at least super reach (any one of super reach A, super reach B, or super reach C) is executed regardless of the state and the total number of pending storage.

  In addition, in the normal deviation variation pattern type determination table A135a shown in FIG. 10A, the non-reach PA1-0 (variation time 1.25 seconds) which is a variation pattern of the super shortening variation, or the variation of the shortening variation. Non-reach CA2-3 including non-reach PA1-2 (variation time 2.5 seconds) which is a pattern, and normal CA2- including a variation pattern accompanied by two pseudo-continuations with a variation time shorter than three pseudo-continuations On the other hand, in the shortening variation pattern type determination table B135b for shortening, the determination values of 100 to 199 are allocated to the non-reach CA2-3, and the pseudo-continuous variation pattern type determination table B135b is assigned. A judgment value is assigned to normal CA2-6 including a fluctuation pattern with two pseudo-continuations instead of normal CA2-5 including a fluctuation pattern with three presentations. As a result, non-reach PA1-0 (variation time 1.25 seconds) and non-reach PA1-2 (variation time 2.5 seconds) having a short fluctuation time are determined. When the time is shortened from the normal time, the number of fluctuations performed per unit time increases.

  In the example shown in FIG. 10, the case where the common use variation pattern type determination table B135b is used for the case where the gaming state is the time saving state and the case where the total number of pending storages is 3 or more is shown. A separate variation pattern type determination table for detachment may be used for the case of the state and the case where the total number of pending storages is 3 or more. Furthermore, a plurality of deviation variation pattern determination tables (tables with different ratios of determination values) corresponding to the total number of pending storages may be used as the variation pattern type determination table for loss of time.

In this embodiment, the off for variation pattern type determination table A135a used when summed hold memory number is less than 3, and off for the fluctuation pattern type determination table B135b used when summed hold storage number is 3 or more However, the present invention is not limited to the example shown in this embodiment. For example, a separate deviation variation pattern type determination table may be provided for each value of the total pending storage number (that is, for the total pending storage number 0, for the total pending storage number 1, for the total pending storage number 2) , The deviation variation pattern type determination table for the total pending storage number 3, for the total pending storage number 4... May be used separately). Further, for example, a deviation variation pattern type determination table corresponding to a combination of a plurality of other values stored in the total number of pending storages may be used. For example, a deviation variation pattern type determination table for the total pending storage number 0-2, the total pending storage number 3, the total pending storage number 4,... May be used.

  Further, in this embodiment, a case is shown in which a plurality of deviation variation pattern type determination tables are provided according to the total number of pending storages. However, a deviation variation pattern type determination table according to the first and second pending storage numbers. A plurality of may be provided. For example, when the variable display of the first special symbol is performed, a deviation variation pattern type determination table prepared separately for each value of the first reserved memory number may be used (that is, the first reserved memory number). The deviation variation pattern type determination table for 0, for the first reserved memory number, for the first reserved memory number for 2, for the first reserved memory number for three, for the first reserved memory number for four, etc. Each may be used separately). Further, for example, a deviation variation pattern type determination table corresponding to a combination of a plurality of other values of the first reserved storage number may be used. For example, a deviation variation pattern type determination table for the first reserved memory number 0 to 2, the first reserved memory number 3, the first reserved memory number 4, and so on may be used. Even in this case, when the first reserved memory number and the second reserved memory number are large (for example, 3 or more), it may be configured such that a variation pattern type including a variation pattern with a short variation time is easily selected. .

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the case where the common variation pattern type determination table for loss is used regardless of the current game state. Depending on whether the state is the normal state or the normal state, a big hit variation pattern type determination table or a deviation variation pattern type determination table prepared separately may be used. Further, in this embodiment, when the total number of pending storages is 3 or more, the variation pattern of shortening variation is determined by selecting the variation pattern type determination table for shortening shown in FIG. 10B. However, the total number of pending storages (the first number of pending storages or the number of second pending storages may be used) when the variation pattern of the shortening variation can be selected according to the current gaming state is shown. The threshold value may be different. For example, when the gaming state is the normal state, when the total number of reserved memory is 3 (or when the first reserved memory number or the second reserved memory number is 2, for example), The variation pattern type determination table for loss is selected so that the variation pattern of the shortened variation may be determined. When the gaming state is a short-time state or a probable variation state, the total number of pending storages is smaller 1 or 2 (Or, for example, even when the first reserved memory number and the second reserved memory number are smaller 0 or 1), the variation pattern type of shortening variation is selected by selecting the shortening variation pattern type determination table. It may be determined.

  FIGS. 11A and 11B are explanatory diagrams showing hit variation pattern determination tables 137 a to 137 b stored in the ROM 54. The hit variation pattern determination tables 137a to 137b determine the variation pattern according to the determination result of the big hit type or the variation pattern type when it is determined that the variation display result is “big hit” or “small hit”. This is a table that is referred to in order to determine a variation pattern as one of a plurality of types based on a random number (random 3). Each of the variation pattern determination tables 137a to 137b is selected as a usage table according to the determination result of the variation pattern type. That is, the hit variation pattern determination table 137a is selected as the use table in accordance with the determination result that the variation pattern type is any one of normal CA3-1 to normal CA3-2 and super CA3-3, and the variation pattern type is specially selected. The hit variation pattern determination table 137b is selected as a use table in accordance with the determination result indicating that either CA4-1 or special CA4-2 is selected. Each of the hit variation pattern determination tables 137a to 137b is a numerical value (determination value) to be compared with the random pattern random number (random 3) value according to the variation pattern type, and the variation display result of the effect symbol is Data (determination value) corresponding to any of a plurality of types of variation patterns corresponding to the case of “big hit” or “small hit” is included.

  In the example shown in FIG. 11A, as the variation pattern type, normal CA3-1 which is a variation pattern type including a variation pattern with only various normal reach, and a variation including a variation pattern with a normal reach C and a pseudo-ream. A case is shown in which the pattern type is classified into a normal CA 3-2 that is a pattern type and a super CA 3-3 that is a variation pattern type including a variation pattern with super reach (which may be accompanied by a pseudo-ream). ing. In the example shown in FIG. 11B, as the variation pattern type, the variation includes a special CA4-1 that is a variation pattern type that does not include a variation pattern that includes a pseudo-continuous effect, and a variation pattern that includes a variation pattern that includes a pseudo-continuous effect. A case where the pattern is classified into special CA4-2, which is a pattern type, is shown. In FIG. 11B, the variation pattern type may be divided according to the presence / absence of a specific effect such as the presence / absence of a reach effect or the presence / absence of a slip effect, instead of being classified according to the presence / absence of a pseudo-continuous effect. In this case, for example, the special CA 4-1 includes a special PG 1-1, a special PG 1-2, and a special PG 2-1, which are fluctuation patterns not accompanied by a pseudo-continuous effect that is a specific effect. What is necessary is just to comprise so that special PG1-3 and special PG2-2 with the effect of the pseudo | simulation series used as a specific effect may be included.

  FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a deviation variation pattern determination table 138 a stored in the ROM 54. The outlier variation pattern determination table 138a is based on a random number (random 3) for determining a variation pattern according to the determination result of the variation pattern type when it is determined that the variation display result is “out of range”. It is a table referred to in order to determine any one of a plurality of types of variation patterns. The outlier variation pattern determination table 138a is selected as a usage table according to the determination result of the variation pattern type.

  In the deviation variation pattern determination table 138a of this embodiment, the super CA 2-7 does not have a determination value assigned to the variation pattern of the super PB 3-3 corresponding to the super reach C, whereas the super CA 2-8. Includes assignment of determination values to the variation pattern of the super PB 3-3 corresponding to the super reach C.

  FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 are explanatory diagrams showing an example of the contents of the effect control command transmitted by the game control microcomputer 1560. In the example shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the command 80XX (H) is an effect control command (variation pattern command) that designates a variation pattern of the effect symbol that is variably displayed on the effect display device 9 in response to the variation display of the special symbol. (Each corresponding to a variation pattern XX). That is, when a unique number is assigned to each of the usable variation patterns shown in FIG. 6, there is a variation pattern command corresponding to each variation pattern specified by the number. “(H)” indicates a hexadecimal number. The effect control command for designating the variation pattern is also a command for designating the start of variation. Therefore, when the effect control microcomputer 100 receives the command 80XX (H), the effect display device 9 controls the effect display device 9 to start displaying the effect symbols in a variable manner.

  Commands 8C01 (H) to 8C05 (H) are effect control commands indicating whether or not to make a big hit, whether or not to make a big hit, and a big hit type. The effect control microcomputer 100 determines the display result of the effect symbols in response to the reception of the commands 8C01 (H) to 8C05 (H), so the commands 8C01 (H) to 8C05 (H) are referred to as display result designation commands.

  The command 8D01 (H) is an effect control command (first symbol variation designation command) indicating that the variation display (variation) of the first special symbol is started. Command 8D02 (H) is an effect control command (second symbol variation designation command) indicating that the variation display (variation) of the second special symbol is started. The first symbol variation designation command and the second symbol variation designation command may be collectively referred to as a special symbol specifying command (or symbol variation designation command). Note that information indicating whether to start the variable display of the first special symbol or the variable display of the second special symbol may be included in the variable pattern command.

  The command 8F00 (H) is an effect control command (symbol confirmation designation command) indicating that the effect symbol change display (change) is terminated and the display result (stop symbol) is derived and displayed. When receiving the symbol confirmation designation command, the effect control microcomputer 100 ends the effect symbol variation display (variation) and derives and displays the display result.

  Command 9000 (H) is an effect control command (initialization designation command: power-on designation command) transmitted when power supply to the gaming machine is started. Command 9200 (H) is an effect control command (power failure recovery designation command) transmitted when power supply to the gaming machine is resumed. When the power supply to the gaming machine is started, the gaming control microcomputer 1560 transmits a power failure recovery designation command if data is stored in the backup RAM, and if not, initialization designation is performed. Send a command.

  Command 95XX (H) designates (notifies) a determination result as to which jackpot or premium reach (super reach C) that is a specific reach state at the time of winning the first start winning opening 13 ) Effect control command (winning determination result designation command 1). Note that “XX” is a numerical value given in advance to various determination results determined at the time of winning (outlier is X1, probability variation big hit A is X2, probability variation big hit B is X3, normal big hit C is X4, small hit is X5, Non-reach is 0X, normal reach is 1X, super reach is 2X, premier reach is 3X, etc.).

  Command 96XX (H) designates (notifies) a determination result as to which jackpot or premium reach (super reach C) that is in a specific reach state at the time of winning the second start winning opening 14 ) Effect control command (winning determination result designation command 2). Note that “XX” is a numerical value given in advance to various determination results determined at the time of winning (outlier is X1, probability variation big hit A is X2, probability variation big hit B is X3, normal big hit C is X4, small hit is X5, Non-reach is 0X, normal reach is 1X, super reach is 2X, premier reach is 3X, etc.).

  Command 9F00 (H) is an effect control command (customer waiting demonstration designation command) for designating a customer waiting demonstration.

  Command A001 (H) is an effect control command (probability big hit A start designation command: fanfare 1 designation command) for displaying the big hit start screen (fanfare screen), that is, the start of the big hit game. Command A002 (H) designates the start of a big hit game, but an effect control command (start of probability variable big hit B) designates that a big hit start screen (not shown) that is difficult to identify as a big hit game is displayed. Designation command: fanfare 2 designation command). Command A003 (H) is an effect control command (ordinary big hit C start designation command: fanfare 3 designation command) that designates the start of normal big hit C. Command A004 (H) designates the start of a small hit game, but an effect control command (small) that designates that a small hit start screen (not shown) that is difficult to identify as a small hit game is displayed. Hit start designation command: fanfare 4 designation command). Note that the game control microcomputer 1560 may be configured to transmit a common probability variation big hit B / small hit start designation fanfare designation command when the probability variation big hit B is a small hit.

  The command A1XX (H) is an effect control command (special command during opening of a special winning opening) indicating a display of the number of times (round) indicated by XX while the special winning opening is open. A2XX (H) is an effect control command (designation command after opening the big winning opening) indicating the closing of the big winning opening for the number of times (round) indicated by XX.

  The command A301 (H) displays a jackpot end screen (ending screen), that is, designates the end of the jackpot game, and also specifies an effect control command (probability variation jackpot B end designation command: Ending 1 designation command). The command A302 (H) displays a jackpot end screen (ending screen), that is, designates the end of the jackpot game, and also specifies an effect control command (probable variation jackpot B end designation command: Ending 2 designation command). The command A303 (H) displays a jackpot end screen (ending screen), that is, designates the end of the jackpot game, and designates that the normal jackpot C is normal (normal jackpot C end designation command: Ending 3 designation command). Command A304 (H) displays a small hit end screen (ending screen), that is, designates the end of the small hit game, and designates an effect control command (small hit end specifying command: Ending 4 designation command). Note that the game control microcomputer 1560 may be configured to transmit a common probability variation big hit B / small hit end designation ending designation command when the probability variation big hit B is a small hit.

  In this embodiment, the big hit start screen specified by the command A002 (H) and the small hit start screen specified by the command A004 (H) are the same start screen, and the command A302 (H) The big hit end screen designated by the command and the small hit end screen designated by the command A304 (H) are the same screen. Specifically, the big hit / small hit start screen and the big hit / small hit end screen are display screens in the same mode as the screen (not shown) displayed in the latter half of the non-reach PA1-3, 4 described above. It is difficult to specify whether the probability change big hit B or the small hit has occurred, and suggests that the probability change big hit B may have occurred and the gaming state may have shifted to the probability change state (high probability low base state). It is supposed to be a screen.

  Command B000 (H) is an effect control command (normal state designation command) that designates that the gaming state is a normal state. Command B001 (H) is an effect control command (time-short state designation command) for designating that the gaming state is the time-short state. Command B002 (H) is an effect control command (probability change state designation command) for designating that the gaming state is a probability change (high probability) state. Command B003 (H) is an effect control command (short time end designation command) for notifying that the short time state has ended.

  The command B1XX (H) is an effect control command (time reduction number designation command) for designating the remaining number of time reduction states (how many times the time reduction state continues until the variable display is finished). “XX” in the command B1XX (H) indicates the remaining number of time-short states.

  The command B2XX (H) is an effect control command (probability change count designation command) that designates the remaining number of times of the probability change state (how many times the probability change state continues until the change display is finished). “XX” in the command B2XX (H) indicates the remaining number of times of the probability variation state.

  Command C0XX (H) is an effect control command (first reserved memory number designation command) for designating the first reserved memory number. “XX” in the command C0XX (H) indicates the first reserved storage number. Command C1XX (H) is an effect control command (second reserved memory number designation command) that designates the second reserved memory number. “XX” in the command C1XX (H) indicates the second reserved storage number.

  In this embodiment, regardless of the game state (for example, whether the game is in a high probability state, a high base state, or whether the game is a big hit game), a start winning is generated and held. Each time the storage is performed, a winning determination process (first start port switch passing process or second start port switch passing process described later) is executed, and the variation display result based on the start winning is determined to be “big hit” It is determined whether it is determined whether or not it is determined as “small hit”, and the range of the determined value is a random value for determining the type of big hit and the variation pattern type. Based on the determination result, the EXT data of a symbol designation command (not shown) is set with a value for designating that the fluctuation display result is determined to be “big hit” or “small jackpot”, or a value for designating the big hit type. Then, control to transmit to the effect control board 80 is performed. As a result, the production control microcomputer 100 determines whether or not it will be a big hit or super-reach in advance before starting the variable display of the notice target based on the received symbol designation command. Thus, for example, a pre-reading notice effect such as changing the display mode of the on-hold storage can be executed.

  The effect control microcomputer 100 (specifically, the effect control CPU 120) mounted on the effect control board 80 receives the above-described effect control command from the game control microcomputer 1560 mounted on the main board 31. Then, the display state of the effect display device 9 is changed according to the contents shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the display state of the lamp is changed, or the sound number data is output to the audio output board 70. To do.

  For example, the game control microcomputer 1560 designates the variation pattern of the effect symbol every time there is a start prize and the variation display of the special symbol is started on the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b. The variation pattern command and the display result designation command are transmitted to the production control microcomputer 100.

  In this embodiment, the effect control command has a 2-byte structure, the first byte represents MODE (command classification), and the second byte represents EXT (command type). The first bit (bit 7) of the MODE data is always set to “1”, and the first bit (bit 7) of the EXT data is always set to “0”. Note that such a command form is an example, and other command forms may be used. For example, a control command composed of 1 byte or 3 bytes or more may be used.

  In addition, as the transmission method of the effect control command, the effect control command data is output from the main board 31 to the effect control board 80 via the relay board 77 by the eight parallel signal lines of the effect control signals CD0 to CD7, In addition to the effect control command data, a method of outputting a pulse-shaped (rectangular wave) capture signal (effect control INT signal) for instructing capture of the effect control command data is used. The 8-bit effect control command data of the effect control command is output in synchronization with the effect control INT signal. The effect control microcomputer 100 mounted on the effect control board 80 detects that the effect control INT signal has risen, and starts a 1-byte data capturing process through an interrupt process.

  In the example shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the variation pattern command and the display result designation command are displayed as the variation display (variation) of the effect symbol corresponding to the variation of the first special symbol on the first special symbol display 8a and the second special symbol. Since it can be used in common with the variation display (variation) of the production symbol corresponding to the variation of the second special symbol on the symbol display 8b, the production is performed with the variation display of the first special symbol and the second special symbol. When controlling the production components such as the display device 9, the types of commands transmitted from the game control microcomputer 1560 to the production control microcomputer 100 can be prevented from increasing.

FIGS. 15 and 16 are flowcharts showing an example of the special symbol process (step S26) executed by the game control microcomputer 1560 (specifically, the CPU 56) mounted on the main board 31. FIG. As described above, in the special symbol process, a process for controlling the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b and the special winning opening is executed. In the special symbol process, the CPU 56 turns on the first start winning opening 13 when the first start opening switch 13a for detecting that the game ball has won the first start winning opening 13 is turned on. If a winning has occurred, a first start port switch passage process is executed (steps S311 and S312). If the second start port switch 14a for detecting that the game ball has won the second start winning port 14 is turned on, that is, the start winning to the second start winning port 14 has occurred. Then, the second start port switch passage process is executed (steps S313, S314). Then, any one of steps S300 to S310 is performed. If the first start port switch 13a or the second start port switch 14a is not turned on, any one of steps S300 to S310 is performed according to the internal state.

  The processes in steps S300 to S310 are as follows.

  Special symbol normal processing (step S300): Executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is zero. When the game control microcomputer 1560 is in a state in which the special symbol variation display can be started, the game control microcomputer 1560 checks the number of numerical data stored in the reserved storage number buffer (total number of reserved storage). The stored number of numerical data stored in the pending storage number buffer can be confirmed by the count value of the total pending storage number counter. If the count value of the total pending storage number counter is not 0, it is determined whether or not the display result of the variable display of the first special symbol or the second special symbol is a big hit. In case of big hit, set big hit flag. Then, the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value (1 in this example) according to step S301. The jackpot flag is reset when the jackpot game ends.

  Fluctuation pattern setting process (step S301): This process is executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is 1. Also, the variation pattern is determined, and the variation time in the variation pattern (variation display time: the time from the start of variation display until the display result is derived and displayed (stopped display)) is the variation time of the special symbol variation display. Decide to do. Also, a variable time timer for measuring the special symbol variable time is started. Then, the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value (2 in this example) corresponding to step S302.

  Display result designation command transmission process (step S302): This process is executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is 2. Control for transmitting a display result designation command to the production control microcomputer 100 is performed. Then, the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value (3 in this example) corresponding to step S303.

  Special symbol changing process (step S303): This process is executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is 3. When the variation time of the variation pattern selected in the variation pattern setting process elapses (the variation time timer set in step S301 times out, that is, the variation time timer value becomes 0), the internal state (special symbol process flag) is stepped. Update to a value corresponding to S304 (4 in this example).

  Special symbol stop process (step S304): executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is 4. The variable display on the first special symbol display 8a or the second special symbol display 8b is stopped, and the stopped symbol is derived and displayed. In addition, control for transmitting a symbol confirmation designation command to the effect control microcomputer 100 is performed. If the big hit flag is set, the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value (5 in this example) corresponding to step S305. If the small hit flag is set, the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value (8 in this example) corresponding to step S308. When neither the big hit flag nor the small hit flag is set, the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value corresponding to step S300 (in this example, 0). The effect control microcomputer 100 controls the effect display device 9 to stop the effect symbol when the symbol confirmation designation command transmitted by the game control microcomputer 1560 is received.

  Preliminary winning opening opening process (step S305): This is executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is 5. In the pre-opening process for the big prize opening, control for opening the big prize opening is performed. Specifically, a counter (for example, a counter that counts the number of game balls that have entered the big prize opening) is initialized and the solenoid 21 is driven to open the big prize opening. Also, the execution time of the special prize opening opening process is set by the timer, and the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value corresponding to step S306 (6 in this example). The pre-opening process for the big winning opening is executed for each round, but when the first round is started, the pre-opening process for the big winning opening is also a process for starting the big hit game.

  Large winning opening opening process (step S306): This process is executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is 6. A control for transmitting an effect control command for round display during the big hit gaming state to the effect control microcomputer 100, a process for confirming the completion of the closing condition of the big prize opening, and the like are performed. If the closing condition for the special prize opening is satisfied and there are still remaining rounds, the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value (5 in this example) corresponding to step S305. When all the rounds are completed, the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value corresponding to step S307 (7 in this example).

  Big hit end process (step S307): executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is 7. Control is performed to cause the microcomputer 100 for effect control to perform display control for notifying the player that the big hit gaming state has ended. In addition, a process for setting a flag indicating a gaming state (for example, a probability change flag or a time reduction flag) is performed. Then, the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value (0 in this example) corresponding to step S300.

  Small hit release pre-processing (step S308): This process is executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is 8. In the pre-opening process for small hits, control is performed to open the big prize opening. Specifically, a counter (for example, a counter that counts the number of game balls that have entered the big prize opening) is initialized and the solenoid 21 is driven to open the big prize opening. Also, the execution time of the special prize opening opening process is set by the timer, and the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value corresponding to step S309 (9 in this example). It should be noted that although the pre-opening process for small hits is executed for each round, the pre-opening process for small hits is also a process for starting a small hit game when starting the first round.

  Small hit release processing (step S309): executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is 9. Processing to confirm the establishment of the closing condition of the big prize opening is performed. If the closing condition for the big prize opening is satisfied and there are still remaining rounds, the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value corresponding to step S308 (8 in this example). When all rounds are completed, the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value corresponding to step S310 (in this example, 10 (decimal number)).

  Small hit end processing (step S310): executed when the value of the special symbol process flag is 10. Control is performed to cause the microcomputer 100 for effect control to perform display control for notifying the player that the small hit gaming state has ended. Then, the internal state (special symbol process flag) is updated to a value (0 in this example) corresponding to step S300.

  Next, the operation of the effect control board 80 as effect control means will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the effect control microcomputer 100 (specifically, effect control CPU 120) as effect control means mounted on the effect control board 80. The effect control CPU 120 starts executing the main process when the power is turned on. In the main processing, first, initialization processing is performed for clearing the RAM area, setting various initial values, and initializing a timer for determining the activation control activation interval (for example, 2 ms) (step S701). . Next, a random number update process for updating a count value of a counter for generating a random number such as a jackpot symbol determining random number is executed (step S702).

  Thereafter, the effect control CPU 120 proceeds to a loop process for monitoring the timer interrupt flag (step S703). When a timer interrupt occurs, the effect control CPU 120 sets (updates to 1) a timer interrupt flag in the timer interrupt process. If the timer interrupt flag is set in the main process, the effect control CPU 120 clears (updates to 0) the flag (step S704), and executes the following effect control process.

  In the effect control process, the effect control CPU 120 first analyzes the received effect control command and performs a process of setting a flag according to the received effect control command (command analysis process: step S705). Next, the effect control CPU 120 performs a main menu display process (step S706). In the main menu display process, a process of displaying a character selection screen (specific effect) on the effect display device 9 is performed. In addition, the effect control CPU 120 performs a main menu operation process (step S707). In the main menu operation process, a character selection operation process on the character selection screen is performed by the player's line of sight.

  Next, the effect control CPU 120 performs effect control process processing (step S708). In the effect control process, the process corresponding to the current control state (effect control process flag) is selected from the processes corresponding to the control state, and display control of the effect display device 9 is executed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S702.

  FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing random numbers used by the effect control microcomputer 100. As shown in FIG. 18, in this embodiment, a random number SR1 for determining the notice effect execution, a random number SR2 for determining the notice effect type, and a random number SR3 for determining the notice line operation notice type are used. Note that random numbers other than these may be used in order to enhance the effect.

  The announcement effect execution determination random number SR1 is a random number for determining whether or not the announcement effect is to be executed when the super reach that is the subject of the announcement effect is lost, or when the variable display result is a big hit. In this embodiment, a range of 1 to 10 is set as the range of the random value.

  The notice effect type determination random number SR2 is a random number used for determining the type of notice effect (character notice effect, operation notice effect, line of sight operation notice effect). In this embodiment, a range of 1 to 60 is set as the range of the random value.

Sight operation notice species-specific determination random number SR3 is a random number used to determine the type of the line of sight operation announcement attraction (correction effect without sight operation notice, the correction effect with sight operation notice). In this embodiment, a range of 1 to 10 is set as the range of the random value. In addition, in this embodiment, the gaze operation advance notice with a correction effect is an effect that the correction effect is executed before the main part of the gaze operation notice effect main part as will be described later.

  A counter for generating the random numbers SR1 to SR3 is formed in the RAM. Then, the numerical value of each counter is updated by the random number update process (step S702) shown in FIG. That is, the value is incremented by one. When the count value of the counter exceeds the upper limit value of the random number (maximum value in the range shown in FIG. 18), the counter is returned to the lower limit value (minimum value in the range shown in FIG. 18). Reading the count value of the counter for generating the random number is called extracting the random number.

  FIG. 19A is an explanatory diagram showing a notice effect determination table. In the notice effect determination table, the determination value to be compared with the notice effect execution determination random number SR1 is a determination shown in FIG. 19A among the random value ranges of the notice effect execution determination random number SR1. It is individually set corresponding to each of the case where the notice effect is executed and the case where it is not executed so as to be the number of values.

  In this embodiment, three determination values are set as the determination values for executing the notice effect when the super reach is lost, and seven determination values are set as the determination values for executing the notice effect at the big hit. . In addition, seven determination values are set as determination values for not executing the notice effect at the time of super-reach, and three determination values are set as determination values for not executing the notice effect at the time of a big hit.

  In this embodiment, since the determination values are proportioned in this way, in the case where the variation display result is a big hit, the variation display result is larger than the case where the variation display result is out of place (in the case of super reach out). Execution of the notice effect is decided. Therefore, when the notice effect is executed, the possibility (reliability) of being a big hit is higher than when the notice effect is not executed, so that the player's expectation for the big win can be increased. It has become. Note that the number of determination values shown in FIG. 19A is an example, and other values than the number of determination values may be set.

FIG. 19B is an explanatory diagram showing a notice effect type determination table. Characters so that the determination value compared with the random number SR2 for determining the notice effect type is the number of determination values shown in FIG. 19B among the random value range of the random number SR2 for determining the notice effect type. Is displayed on the effect display device 9 (see FIG. 46), an operation notice (see FIG. 45) that is a notice that the notice object changes in response to the player operating the push button 516, and a game The display of the effect display device 9 corresponds to each of the line-of-sight operation advance notice (specific effect) (see FIGS. 43 to 44) in which the advance notice is made according to the success or failure of the input determined based on the person turning his / her line of sight. The result is set individually depending on whether the result is a big hit or not.

  In this embodiment, 30 determination values are set as the determination values for executing the character advance notice when the super reach is lost, and 10 determination values are set as the determination values for executing the character advance notice at the big hit. . In addition, 20 determination values are set as the determination values for executing the operation advance notice when the super reach is lost, and 20 determination values are set as the determination values for executing the operation advance notice at the big hit. In addition, 10 determination values are set as the determination values for executing the visual line operation advance notice when the super reach is lost, and 30 determination values are set as the determination values for executing the visual line operation advance notice during the big hit.

  In this embodiment, when the determination values are proportioned in this way, when the variation display result is out of place (in the case of super reach out), the character notice is easily determined, and the variation display result is a big hit. In this case, it is easy to determine the visual line operation advance notice. In other words, the jackpot reliability of the notice effect is set to be sight line operation notice> operation notice> character notice, and when a sight line operation notice having a high probability of winning (reliability) is executed. , It is possible to increase the player's expectation to be a big hit. Note that the number of determination values shown in FIG. 19B is an example, and other values than the number of determination values may be set.

  FIG. 19C is an explanatory diagram showing a line-of-sight operation notice type determination table. In the line-of-sight operation advance notice type determination table, a determination value to be compared with the line-of-sight operation advance notice type determination random number SR3 is a random value range of the line-of-sight operation advance notice type determination random number SR3. The corrected flag is set corresponding to each of the gaze operation notice effect without correction effect and the gaze operation notice effect with correction effect including the correction effect so that the number of determination values shown in FIG. The case where there is a corrected flag) and the case where the corrected flag is not set (no corrected flag) are set individually.

Incidentally, the correction effect (see FIG. 42) in this embodiment means that the gaze coordinates acquired by the above-mentioned gaze direction reference table (not shown) are given to each player according to individual differences in the gaze direction of each player. This is an effect performed to generate coordinate correction information for correction together and to set the iris pattern of the player who is the target of eye gaze detection. By executing this correction effect, it is possible to compensate for the gaze detection shift due to the individual differences of the players in the gaze operation notice effect main part, and it is possible to set the player who is the target of gaze detection. Further, as will be described later, coordinate correction information is generated based on correction data acquired by executing a correction effect, and a player's iris pattern (a plurality of irises corresponding to a predetermined line-of-sight direction) is generated. Pattern). Further, when the coordinate correction information is generated and the iris pattern is stored, a corrected flag is set in a visual line operation advance notice process (see FIG. 32) described later. The coordinate correction information and the iris pattern (iris information) are stored in a predetermined area of the RAM of the effect control microcomputer 100.

  That is, the correction effect also serves as an effect for acquiring iris information (a plurality of iris patterns corresponding to the line-of-sight direction) as biometric identification information for identifying the player who has corrected the correction effect. As described above, based on the iris information, the player who is the target of eye-gaze detection is identified in the eye-gaze operation notice effect main part (see FIGS. 43 to 44). This correction effect constitutes the setting effect in the present embodiment.

  In this embodiment, eight determination values are set as determination values for executing the sight line operation without correction effect when the corrected flag is present, and the sight line operation notification without correction effect is displayed when there is no corrected flag. As the determination value to be executed, 0 determination values are set. In addition, two determination values are set as determination values for executing a gaze operation advance notice with a correction effect when there is a corrected flag, and as determination values for executing a gaze operation advance notice with a correction effect when there is no corrected flag. Ten determination values are set.

  By assigning the determination value in this way, in this embodiment, the gaze operation advance notice with the correction effect is determined at a high rate when there is no corrected flag, even when there is a corrected flag. It has become. In the present embodiment, a gaze operation advance notice with a correction effect is always executed when there is no corrected flag. Therefore, when there is no corrected flag, a correction effect is executed and an appropriate line of sight can be acquired, so that it is possible to execute a line-of-sight operation notice intended by the player based on the appropriate line of sight. It is possible to accurately improve the interest by the operation notice effect.

  Note that the number of determination values shown in FIG. 19C is an example, and other values than the number of determination values may be set. For example, in this embodiment, when there is no corrected flag, 0 determination values are set as the determination values for executing the sight line operation advance notice without correction effect, and the determination values for executing the sight line operation advance notice with a corrected effect are provided. When 10 judgment values are set and there is no corrected flag, a gaze operation notice with a corrected effect is always executed (with a probability of 100%). In such a case, it is not always necessary to execute the gaze operation advance notice without correction effect. For example, two judgment values are set as determination values for executing the gaze operation advance notice without correction effect, and the gaze operation advance notice with correction effect is executed. As the determination values, eight determination values may be set so that the gaze operation advance notice with the correction effect may not be executed even when there is no corrected flag.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the effect control process (step S708) in the main process shown in FIG. In the effect control process, the effect control CPU 120 performs any one of steps S800 to S806 according to the value of the effect control process flag. In each process, the following process is executed. In the effect control process, the display state of the effect display device 9 is controlled, and the effect symbol variation display is realized, but the control related to the effect symbol variation display synchronized with the variation of the first special symbol is also the second. Control related to the change display of the effect symbol synchronized with the change of the special symbol is also executed in one effect control process.

  Fluctuation pattern command reception waiting process (step S800): It is confirmed whether or not a variation pattern command is received from the game control microcomputer 1560. Specifically, it is confirmed whether or not the variation pattern command reception flag set in the command analysis process is set. If the change pattern command has been received, the value of the effect control process flag is changed to a value corresponding to the effect symbol change start process (step S801).

  Production symbol variation start processing (step S801): Control is performed so that the variation of the production symbol is started. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the effect symbol changing process (step S802).

  Production symbol variation processing (step S802): Controls the switching timing of each variation state (variation speed) constituting the variation pattern and monitors the end of the variation time. When the variation time ends, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the effect symbol variation stop process (step S803).

  Effect symbol variation stop processing (step S803): Based on the reception of the effect control command (design determination designation command) for instructing all symbols to stop, the effect symbol variation is stopped and the display result (stop symbol) is derived and displayed. Take control. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the hit display process (step S804) or the variation pattern command reception waiting process (step S800).

  Winning display process (step S804): After the end of the variation time, control is performed to display a screen for notifying the effect display device 9 of the occurrence of a big hit or a small hit. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the winning game process (step S805).

  Process during winning game (step S805): Control during big hit game or small hit game is performed. For example, when a special winning opening opening designation command or a special winning opening open designation command is received, display control of the number of rounds in the effect display device 9 is performed. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the hit end effect process (step S806).

  Winning end effect processing (step S806): In the effect display device 9, display control is performed to notify the player that the big hit gaming state or the small hit gaming state has ended. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the variation pattern command reception waiting process (step S800).

  In the present embodiment, when a small hit occurs, in Steps S804 to 806, by performing the same effect processing as when the probability varying big hit B occurs, the occurrence is shifted to the probability changing state. The player cannot determine whether the probability variation big hit B or the small hit that does not shift to the probability variation state has occurred.

  As shown in FIG. 21, these notice effects in this embodiment are started at the start timing of the notice effect after the start of the variable display until the end timing of the notice effect before reaching the reach state. During the period, the control contents of various types of notice effects stored in the ROM of the effect control microcomputer 100 are executed based on the notice effect process table described in time series.

  The process table is a table in which process data to be referred to when the effect control CPU 120 executes control of the effect device is set. That is, the effect control CPU 120 controls effect devices (effect components) such as the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19 according to the process data set in the process table.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the notice effect process table is composed of a notice process timer setting value, notice effect control execution data, and line-of-sight target display position coordinate data. The notice effect control execution data includes a combination of display control execution data, lamp control execution data, sound control execution data, and operation unit control execution data to be executed when the notice process timer reaches the corresponding notice process timer set value. Is made up of a collection of data.

  In the display control execution data, data indicating the effect display mode of the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19 is described, and in the lamp control execution data, the decoration LEDs 25a and 25b, the left frame LED 28b, the right frame LED 28c, and the top lamp module 530 are displayed. The data for controlling the lighting of each LED is described, the data for controlling the sound effect output from the speaker 27 is described in the sound control execution data, and the push button 516 and the operation lever 600 of the operation lever 600 are described in the operation unit control execution data. Control data related to the operation (data such as operation validity / invalidity, reception start / end timing, etc.) is described.

  Further, the line-of-sight target display position coordinate data includes the display coordinates of the image of the object to which the player turns his / her line of sight, specifically, the “arrow” (see FIG. 43) in the line-of-sight operation advance notice in the corresponding notice process timer setting value. By comparing these display coordinates with the coordinates to which the player's line of sight is directed, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the player is gazing at the target at which the line of sight is directed. Judgment is now possible.

  That is, in the notice effect, a command according to the notice effect control execution data in the notice effect process table is output from the effect control CPU 120 to the display control circuit 131, the audio control circuit 130, and the like. In the display control circuit 131 that receives a command from the CPU 120 for effect control, for example, the VDP or the like develops the image data indicated by the command by reading it from an image data memory such as CGROM and temporarily storing it in the VRAM. Further, in the voice control circuit 130 that has received a command from the effect control CPU 120, for example, the voice synthesis processor reads the voice data indicated by the command from the voice data ROM and temporarily stores it in the voice RAM or the like.

  FIG. 23 shows the execution timing of the visual line operation effective period and the lever operation effective period. As will be described later, the line-of-sight operation announcement effect performed during the announcement effect period is such that the character emits an “arrow”, and the player visually recognizes this flying “arrow”. Thus, when the player operates the push button 516 at the same time as the visual recognition, an effect is achieved in which the flying “arrow” can be shot down. Further, when the player cannot visually shoot down the “arrow” that is flying, the player operates the push button 516 by appropriately operating the operation lever 600 to shoot the “arrow”. It can be dropped. Thus, in this embodiment, the operation lever 600 can be used supplementarily in the visual line operation notice effect.

  In this embodiment, the button operation effective period (input possible period) in which the operation of the push button 516 is effective over the entire period of the effect from the start to the end of the arrow flight effect. In this embodiment, an effect is produced in which the character sequentially releases a plurality of arrows (five in this embodiment) during the production period. And the display period of the arrow from when the arrow is released until the arrow disappears from the screen is the sight line operation effective period during which the direction can be changed to the shoot-down effect by the sight line operation, and the arrow operation by the lever operation It is divided into a lever operation effective period in which the production can be changed to a shooting effect. In addition, the arrow display period includes most of the period including the start point of time, which is the gaze operation effective period. After the end of the gaze operation effective period, the predetermined period at the end of the arrow display period is the lever operation effective period. The period is set. Note that the visual line operation effective period and the lever operation effective period are set to have the same configuration in the display period of each arrow from the first line to the fifth line.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a variation pattern command reception waiting process (step S800) in the effect control process shown in FIG. In the variation pattern command reception waiting process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not the customer waiting demonstration display flag is set (step Sp1). Then, if the customer waiting demonstration display flag is set, the effect control CPU 120 proceeds to step Sp3 after performing the customer waiting demonstration effect process (step Sp2).

  On the other hand, if the customer waiting demonstration display flag is not set, the process proceeds to step Sp3 without going through step Sp2, and it is determined whether or not the variation pattern designation command reception flag is set. Then, the effect control CPU 120 proceeds to step Sp4 when the variation pattern designation command reception flag is set. On the other hand, if the variation pattern designation command reception flag is not set, the process proceeds to step Sp11.

  In step Sp4, the effect control CPU 120 clears the variation pattern designation command reception flag. Next, the process proceeds to step Sp5, and the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the customer waiting demonstration display flag is set. If the customer waiting demonstration display flag is set, the process proceeds to step Sp6. On the other hand, if the customer waiting demonstration display flag is not set, the process proceeds to step Sp8.

  In step Sp6, the effect control CPU 120 ends the customer waiting demonstration display, proceeds to step Sp7, clears the customer waiting demonstration display flag, and proceeds to step Sp10.

  In step Sp8, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether the customer waiting demonstration display waiting counter is set. Here, when the customer waiting demonstration display waiting counter is set, the customer waiting demonstration display waiting counter is cleared (step Sp9), and then the process proceeds to step Sp10. On the other hand, when the customer waiting demonstration display waiting counter is not set, the process proceeds to Step Sp10 without going through Step Sp9.

  In step Sp10, the effect control CPU 120 sets the value of the effect control process flag to a value corresponding to the effect symbol variation start process (step S801), and ends the process.

  In step Sp11, which is the case when the variation pattern designation command reception flag is not set in step Sp3, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the customer waiting demonstration display waiting counter is set. If the customer waiting demonstration display waiting counter is set, the process proceeds to step Sp12. On the other hand, when the customer waiting demonstration display waiting counter is not set, the process proceeds to step Sp17.

  In step Sp12, the effect control CPU 120 decrements the value of the customer waiting demonstration display waiting counter by 1, and proceeds to step Sp13. Next, in step Sp13, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the customer waiting demonstration display waiting counter has been counted up. Here, if the customer waiting demonstration display waiting counter has been counted up, the process proceeds to step Sp14, and if the customer waiting demonstration display waiting counter has not been counted up, the process is terminated.

  In step Sp14, the effect control CPU 120 starts a customer waiting demonstration display for displaying the demonstration effect on the effect display device 9, and proceeds to step Sp15. In step Sp15, the effect control CPU 120 sets a customer waiting demonstration display flag and proceeds to step Sp16. Furthermore, in step Sp16, the effect control CPU 120 clears the corrected flag and ends the process. That is, the corrected flag, the coordinate correction information, and the iris information that are set in the line-of-sight operation advance notice process (see FIG. 32), which will be described later, are cleared when the demonstration effect is displayed on the effect display device 9. Next, the player who plays the game with the pachinko gaming machine 1 during the demonstration performance can start the game in a state of “no corrected flag” (see FIG. 19C).

  Further, in step Sp17 which is proceeded when the display waiting counter is not set in step Sp11, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the customer waiting demonstration designation command reception flag is set. If the customer waiting demonstration designation command reception flag is set, the process proceeds to step Sp18. On the other hand, if the customer waiting demo designation command reception flag is not set, the process is terminated.

  In step Sp18, the effect control CPU 120 clears the customer waiting demonstration designation command reception flag and proceeds to step Sp19. In step Sp19, the effect control CPU 120 sets the customer waiting demonstration display waiting counter and ends the process.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the customer waiting demonstration is executed, the corrected flag is cleared and the coordinate correction information and the iris information are cleared. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The corrected flag may be cleared and the coordinate correction information and iris information may be cleared when a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the variation display of the effect symbol is stopped on the sub side.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing an effect symbol variation start process (step S801) in the effect control process shown in FIG. In the effect symbol variation start process, the effect control CPU 120 first reads a variation pattern command from the variation pattern command storage area (step S821). Next, the display result of the effect symbol (stop symbol) is determined according to the data stored in the display result specification command storage area (that is, the received display result specification command) (step S822). In this case, the CPU 120 for effect control determines the stop symbol of the effect symbol according to the display result specified by the display result specifying command, and stores data indicating the stop symbol of the determined effect symbol in the effect symbol display result storage area To do.

  In this embodiment, when the received display result designation command is the display result 2 designation command corresponding to the probability variation jackpot A, the production control CPU 120, for example, produces an effect in which 3 symbols are arranged in odd symbols as stop symbols. The combination of symbols (big hit symbol) is determined. In the case where the received display result designation command is a display result 4 designation command corresponding to the normal jackpot C, for example, a combination of effect symbols (big jackpot symbol) in which three symbols are even-numbered symbols as stop symbols is determined. Further, when the received display result designation command is a display result 3 to 8 designation command corresponding to the probable big hit B or small hit, a plurality of combinations of symbols (for example, preset symbols as chance chances) “135”, “334”, “787”, etc.). Further, when the received display result designation command is a display result 1 designation command corresponding to an outage, a combination of production symbols (out-of-order symbols) in which the three symbols are irregular as the stop symbols is determined. It should be noted that some combinations of effect symbols are included in both the lost symbol and the chance eye, and there are cases where the same stop symbol is used in the case of the small hit and the case of the loss.

  In determining these stop symbols, the effect control CPU 120 uses, for example, a stop symbol determination table in which random numbers for determining stop symbols are extracted, and data indicating combinations of effect symbols and numerical values are associated with each other. Thus, the stop symbol of the production symbol may be determined. That is, the stop symbol may be determined by selecting data indicating the combination of effect symbols corresponding to the numerical value matching the extracted random number. Therefore, the same stop symbol may be determined in the probability variation big hit B and the small hit.

  Next, the effect control CPU 120 refers to the notice effect determination table and the notice effect type determination table (see FIGS. 19A and 19B), and determines whether or not to execute the notice effect. Is implemented (step S823). In the notice determination process of this embodiment, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not to implement a notice effect for symbol variation and what kind of notice effect is to be implemented.

  Specifically, in the notice determination processing of the present embodiment, the effect control CPU 120 first determines whether or not the variation pattern command read in step S821 is a variation pattern command that is a big hit, that is, finally a big hit. Specify whether or not.

  Then, in the case of a big hit, the random number SR1 for determining the announcement effect is extracted, and it is determined whether to execute the announcement effect based on the determination value at the time of the big hit registered in the table for determining the announcement effect. . In the present embodiment, when the final hit is reached, the notice effect is implemented with a probability of 70%. If the determination value is a value to be executed, the advance notice determination flag is set. If the determination value is not to be executed, the advance notice determination process is terminated.

  When the super reach is lost, the announcement effect execution determination random number SR1 is extracted, and the announcement effect is executed or not executed based on the determination value at the time of super reach failure registered in the advance effect determination table. To decide. In the present embodiment, in the event that a final discrepancy occurs, a notice effect is implemented with a probability of 30%. If the determination value is a value to be executed, the advance notice determination flag is set. If the determination value is not to be executed, the advance notice determination process is terminated.

  After setting these notice execution determination flags, the effect control CPU 120 extracts the notice effect type determination random number SR2, and extracts the notice notice extracted in the notice effect determination table for comparison with the extracted notice effect type determination random number SR2. The type corresponding to the determination value corresponding to the value of the effect type determination random number SR2 is determined as the type of the notice effect to be implemented, and the decided notice type (notice effect 1 (character notice), notice effect 2 (operation notice)). , The notice effect 3 (line-of-sight operation notice) is stored.

  Then, after the notice selection process in step S823, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not there is a notice effect, specifically, whether or not a notice execution determination flag is set (step S824).

  Then, when the advance notice determination flag is set, the effect control CPU 120 is based on the notice effect control pattern (notice control process table) corresponding to the stored notice type (notice effects 1 to 3). Then, after specifying the notice effect start waiting time and setting the specified wait time in the notice effect start waiting timer (step S825 +), the process proceeds to step S825.

  On the other hand, if the advance notice determination flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S825 without going through step S825 +, and the symbol variation control pattern (process table) corresponding to the variation pattern command is selected. Then, the process timer in the process data 1 of the selected process table is started (step S826).

The production control CPU 120 then produces the production device (production display device as production component) according to the contents of the process data 1 (display control execution data 1, lamp control execution data 1, sound control execution data 1, operation unit control execution data 1). 9. Control of various lamps as effect parts and sub-display device 19 effect parts, speaker 27, push button 516, operation lever 600) as effect parts (step S827). For example, a command is output to the display control circuit 131 in order to display an effect image corresponding to the variation pattern on the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19. Also, various lamps are turned on / off. In addition, a control signal (sound number data) is output to the sound control circuit 130 in order to output sound from the speaker 27.

  In this embodiment, the effect control CPU 120 controls the effect pattern CPU 120 so that the effect pattern is displayed in a change pattern corresponding to the change pattern command on a one-to-one basis. A variation pattern to be used may be selected from a plurality of corresponding variation patterns.

  Then, a value corresponding to the fluctuation time specified by the fluctuation pattern command is set in the fluctuation time timer (step S828), and a predetermined time is set in the fluctuation control timer (step S828 +). The predetermined time is, for example, 30 ms, and the effect control CPU 120 writes the image data indicating the display state of the left, middle, and right effect symbols in the VRAM every time the predetermined time elapses, and the image data in which the VDP is written in the VRAM. The effect display device 9 or the sub display device 19 outputs a signal corresponding to the signal, and the effect display device 9 or the sub display device 19 displays an image corresponding to the signal, thereby realizing a change in the effect design. Next, the value of the effect control process flag is set to a value corresponding to the effect symbol changing process (step S802) (step S829).

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the notice determination process (step S823) in the effect symbol variation start process. In the notice determination process, the effect control CPU 120 first extracts the notice effect execution determination random number SR1 and determines whether or not to execute the notice effect using the notice effect determination table (see FIG. 19A) (see FIG. 19A). Step S830). Next, in step S831, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not execution of the notice effect has been determined. Then, when the execution control of the notice effect is determined (when the notice effect is executed), the effect control CPU 120 proceeds to step S823. On the other hand, when the execution of the notice effect is not determined (when the notice effect is not executed), the process is terminated.

  In step S823, the effect control CPU 120 sets a notice execution determination flag and proceeds to step S833. Next, in step S833, the effect control CPU 120 extracts the notice effect type determination random number SR2 and uses the notice effect type determination table (see FIG. 19B) to determine the type of the notice effect, that is, the character notice effect (FIG. 46), the operation announcement effect (see FIG. 45), and the line-of-sight operation announcement effect (see FIGS. 43 to 44), the type of the announcement effect is determined. Then, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the determined notice effect is a line-of-sight operation notice effect. Here, when the gaze operation notice effect is determined, the process proceeds to step S835. On the other hand, if the gaze operation notice effect is not determined, the process proceeds to step S836.

  In step S825, the effect control CPU 120 extracts the line-of-sight operation notice type determination random number SR3 and determines the line-of-sight operation notice type using the line-of-sight operation notice type table (see FIG. 19C). That is, whether the gaze operation notice effect with the correction effect (see FIG. 42) with the correction effect (see FIG. 42) in the main gaze operation notice effect main part (see FIGS. 43 to 44) or the no gaze operation notice effect without the correction effect The type of the visual line operation notice effect is determined.

  Then, the effect control CPU 120 proceeds to step S836, and the type of the notice effect (character notice effect or operation notice effect) determined in step S833, or the type of the decided notice effect is the line-of-sight operation notice effect. If there is, the type of the gaze operation notice effect determined in step S835 (the gaze operation notice effect with the correction effect or the gaze operation notice effect without the correction effect) is stored, and the process ends.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the effect symbol variation in-process (step S802) in the effect control process. In the effect symbol variation process, the effect control CPU 120 decrements the values of the process timer, the variation time timer, and the variation control timer by 1 (steps S840A, S840B, and S840C). Further, when it is determined to perform the notice effect or the notice effect is being executed (Yes in step S841), the effect control CPU 120 executes the notice effect process shown in FIG. 28 (step S842). ). Whether or not it is decided to perform a notice effect is determined by whether or not a notice execution decision flag is set. Whether or not the notice effect is being executed is determined by a notice executing flag that is set when the notice effect is started. If neither the notice execution determination flag nor the notice execution flag is set, the process proceeds to step S843 without performing the notice effect process in step S842.

  In addition, the effect control CPU 120 checks whether or not the process timer has timed out (step S843). If the process timer has timed out, the process data is switched (step S844). That is, the process timer is started again by setting the process timer setting value set next in the process table in the process timer (step S845). Further, the control state for the effect device (effect component) is changed based on the display control execution data, lamp control execution data, sound control execution data, and operation unit control execution data set next (step S846).

If the variation control timer has timed out (Yes in step S847), the effect control CPU 120 displays the next display screen of the left, middle, and right effect symbols (displayed after 30 ms have elapsed since the last effect symbol display switching time). Image data of a screen to be performed) is created and written in a predetermined area of the VRAM (step S848). In this way, the effect display fluctuation control is realized in the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19. A display control circuit 131 composed of a VDP or the like is a signal based on data obtained by superimposing image data of a predetermined area such as a set background image and image data based on display control execution data set in a process table. Is output to the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19. As such, the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19 display the background image, the hold display, the character image, and the effect symbol in the variation of the effect symbol. Also, a predetermined value is reset in the fluctuation control timer (step S849).

  Further, the effect control CPU 120 checks whether or not the variable time timer has timed out (step S850). If the change time timer has timed out, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the effect symbol change stop process (step S803) (step S852). Even if the variation time timer has not timed out, if the confirmation command reception flag indicating that the symbol confirmation designation command has been received is set (step S851), the value of the effect control process flag is set to the effect symbol variation stop process (step S803). ) To a value according to (step S852). Even if the variation time timer has not timed out, if the symbol confirmation designation command is received, the process shifts to control to stop variation.For example, a variation pattern command indicating a long variation time due to noise between substrates is received. Even in such a case, it is possible to end the variation of the effect symbol when the regular variation time has elapsed (when the variation of the special symbol ends). In the process table used for the variation control of the effect symbol, process data during the effect symbol variation display is set. That is, the sum of the process timer setting values of the process data 1 to n in the process table corresponds to the production symbol variation time. Therefore, when the process timer of the last process data n times out in the process of step S843, there is no process data to be switched (display control execution data and lamp control execution data), and the effect control of the effect symbol based on the process table ends. . Effect design variation control (including control for displaying character images and backgrounds related to effect design variation) ends when the variation period has elapsed (corresponding to the time when the process timer of the last process data n has timed out). However, the control of the notice effect is ended by the processing of steps S532 and S533 shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the time when the processing of steps S532 and S533 is finished (when the notice period timer times out) is before the time when the change period of the effect symbol elapses.

  28 to 29 are flowcharts showing an example of the notice effect processing. In the notice effect process, the effect control CPU 120 proceeds to step S521 (FIG. 29) when the notice effect is started (Yes in step S501). Whether or not the notice effect has been started is confirmed by a notice execution flag set at the start of the notice effect.

  If the notice effect has not started, the value of the notice effect start wait timer is decremented by 1 (step S502). Note that the notice effect start wait timer is set in the selection of the process table when it is determined to perform the notice effect in the effect symbol variation start process (see step S825 + in FIG. 25). If the notice effect start wait timer has not timed out (step S503), the process ends. When the notice production start waiting timer has timed out, the notice execution decision flag is reset (step S504), and the process proceeds to step S511.

  In step S511, the effect control CPU 120 sets a notice execution flag indicating that the notice effect is being executed. Further, the type of the stored notice effect is specified (step S512), and a value corresponding to the notice effect period of the specified type of notice effect is set in the notice period timer (step S513).

  Next, after the CPU 120 for effect control reads out and selects the notice effect control pattern (notice control process table) corresponding to the type of notice effect to be executed identified in step S512 from the notice effect control pattern table (not shown) ( Step S515), the notice process timer in the process data 1 of the selected notice effect control pattern (notice control process table) is started (Step S517).

The effect control CPU 120 then displays the contents of the first process data 1 (display control execution data 1, lamp control execution data 1, sound control execution data 1, operation control execution) of the selected notice effect control pattern (notice control process table). In accordance with data 1, line-of-sight target display position coordinate data 1, etc., an effect device (effect display device 9 as an effect component, sub display device 19, various lamps as an effect component, speaker 27 as an effect component, push button 516 , Control of the operation lever 600) is started (step S518). Note that the contents of these controls may be included near-infrared camera 60, near-infrared LED 61, the control content of the signal processing circuit 132.

  In steps S525 to S528 performed after the operation advance notice is started based on these advance notice process data, the notice type stored in the notice selection process in step S823 is determined, and processing corresponding to the notice type is performed. The

  Specifically, in step S525, it is determined whether or not the notice type stored in the notice selection process is a line-of-sight operation notice that is an input system notice by line of sight. Proceeding to S526, the visual line operation advance notice process shown in FIGS. 30 to 34 is performed, and then the advance notice effect process is ended.

  In step S525, if it is not a visual line operation advance notice effect, it is determined whether or not it is an operation advance notice, and if it is an operation advance notice, the process proceeds to step S528 to perform the operation advance notice process shown in FIGS. The production process ends. In the case where the stored notice effect is a character notice, it is determined No in both step S525 and step S527, and the process proceeds to step S530.

  In step S530, the effect control CPU 120 decrements the value of the notice period timer for timing the end of the notice effect period. When the notice period timer times out (the value becomes 0) (Yes in step S531), control is performed to delete the image related to the notice effect displayed on the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19 (step S532). ), The advance notice flag is reset (step S533), and the process is terminated.

  When the notice period timer has not timed out, the effect control CPU 120 checks whether or not the notice process timer has timed out (step S535). If the notice process timer has timed out, the notice process data is switched (step S536). That is, the process timer is started anew by setting the next set notice process timer set value in the notice control process table in the process timer (step S537). In addition, the control state for the effect device (effect part) is determined based on the display control execution data, lamp control execution data, sound control execution data, operation unit control execution data, etc., included in the next notice process data set thereafter. The change is made (step S538).

  If the notice process timer has not timed out, the process ends without going through steps S536 to S538.

  For example, the operation advance notice process performed in step S528 accepts the operation of the push button 516 or the operation lever 600 at a predetermined timing or the like in the variation pattern, and accepts the order of acceptance (primary, secondary, etc.) based on the history of the accepted operation. ) And the display contents (option items) to be specified and displayed on the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19 and finally notified based on the combination of the selected options (for example, a big hit) (The expectation level, the expected level of probability, the expected number of rounds, the expected level of super-reach, etc.) It has become different.

  Here, the line-of-sight operation advance notice process performed in step S526 of the advance notice effect process will be described with reference to FIGS. In the gaze operation advance notice process, as shown in a screen example described later (see FIG. 43 and FIG. 44), the character selected by the player on the selection screen shown in FIG. A gaze operation notice effect is made, and the player visually recognizes the flying “arrow” and flies by operating the push button 516 simultaneously with the visual recognition timing. When an effect that can shoot down the “arrow” is made and the shoot of the “arrow” is successful a predetermined number of times (5 times in the present embodiment), for example, an expectation level that is a big hit is displayed. It should be noted that, in addition to the expected level of big hits, the expected level of probability change, the expected level of the number of rounds, the expected level of super reach, and the like may be displayed in the same manner as the operation announcement. Further, when the player cannot visually shoot down the “arrow” that is flying, the player operates the push button 516 by appropriately operating the operation lever 600 to shoot the “arrow”. It can be dropped.

  Further, in the visual line operation notice effect in the present embodiment, the correction effect (see FIG. 42) may be executed before the main part (see FIGS. 43 and 44) which is the effect of shooting down the “arrow”. In other words, the visual line operation advance notice effect in this embodiment has two types of visual line operation advance notice effects: a visual line operation advance notice effect with a correction effect and a visual line operation advance notice effect without a correction effect. A control pattern (notice control process table) is set. In this correction effect, an effect is provided in which the player visually recognizes the character flying around the screen of the effect display device 9. In addition, the signal processing circuit 132 detects the player's line-of-sight coordinates based on an image acquired by the near-infrared camera 60 during the correction effect. In addition, when the character jumps from end to end of the screen of the effect display device 9, the player over the entire range in the X-axis direction (horizontal direction) and the Y-axis direction (vertical direction) in the display area of the effect display device 9. Gaze coordinates can be acquired.

  In this line-of-sight operation advance notice process, first, the push button has already been set at the operation reception start timing of the push button 516 in the line-of-sight operation advance notice effect whether or not the operation abnormality flag set in step S555 described later is set. It is determined whether or not it is determined that the operation is abnormal due to the operation of 516 (step S540a).

  When the operation abnormality flag is set, the process proceeds to step S570 without proceeding to step S540b, so that the input operation error display is continued on the sub display device 19 during the notice effect period, and the line of sight and the push button 516 are displayed. When the operation is invalidated, an effect in which the character emits an “arrow” that is not shot down is executed. In other words, if the player happens to press the push button 516 unconsciously at the start of the gaze operation notice effect, it is prevented that an effect unintended by the player is executed. ing.

  On the other hand, if the operation abnormality flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S540b, and it is determined whether or not it is the correction effect start timing for starting the correction effect specified from the notice effect control pattern of the line-of-sight operation notice effect. . Here, when it is a correction production start timing, it progresses to step S590a. On the other hand, if it is not the correction effect start timing, the process proceeds to step S540c.

  In step S540c, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the correction effect executing flag is set. If the correction effect executing flag is set, the process proceeds to step S591. On the other hand, if the correction effect executing flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S540c.

  In step S541, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not it is the start timing for accepting the button operation specified from the notice effect control pattern of the gaze operation notice effect, and if it is not the button operation accept start timing, step S546 is performed. Proceed to

  If it is the button operation acceptance start timing, whether or not the push button 516 has already been operated at that time, that is, an object or a player's hand is placed unconsciously on the push button 516. Then, it is determined whether or not the player's operation by the push button 516 is not well received.

  If the push button 516 has already been operated, the process proceeds to step S555, where it is determined that the operation is abnormal, and an operation abnormality flag is set. The operation abnormality flag is cleared at the end of the visual line operation notice effect.

  Then, the sub display device 19 starts an input operation error display including a message indicating that the operation of the push button 516 is abnormal on the sub display device 19 and ends the visual line operation advance notice process.

  On the other hand, if the push button 516 is not operated in step S542, the process proceeds to step S543. In step S543, a button operable flag is set, and a button operable display for notifying the player that the button can be operated is started on the sub display device 19. In this step S543, the operation of the push button 516 is validated, but the display of the character is only started on the effect display device 9, and the effect of releasing the “arrow” is the push button 516. After the above operation is validated, the displayed character is displayed after the image with the bow drawn is displayed (see FIG. 43).

  In step S544, the effect control CPU 120 uses a plurality of decorative LEDs 25a and 25b, a left frame LED 28b, a right frame LED 28c, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as “decorative LEDs”) as light emitting units whose light emission is controlled according to the effects. To a limit level that limits the brightness to a low level. In other words, by reducing the brightness of the decorative LED, it is possible to prevent a player who visually recognizes the effect display device 9 from feeling dazzled by the light emitted from the decorative LED and narrowing his eyes, so that the line of sight cannot be detected well. In addition, when the near-infrared light emitted from the near-infrared LED 61 illuminates the player's eyes, it is possible to prevent light other than the near-infrared LED 61 from being reflected by the player's eyes. The player's eye image can be clearly obtained. In this embodiment, the brightness of the decoration LED is changed to the limit level in step S544, but the decoration LED may be turned off in step S544.

  Furthermore, in step S545, the effect display screen displayed on the sub display device 19 is switched to display a guidance screen such as “Press the button while looking at the arrow! The process starts on the display device 19 (see FIG. 43) and proceeds to step S570 (see FIG. 34). In this way, by displaying these guidance screens on the sub display device 19, it is possible to limit the effect display on the sub display device 19, thereby preventing unintentionally shifting the line of sight to the effect display on these sub display devices 19. Therefore, the player can concentrate his / her line of sight on the effect display on the effect display device 9 after reading the guide screen displayed on the sub display device 19.

  In step S546, it is determined whether or not the button operation enable flag is set, that is, whether or not it is an input enable period from the button operation start timing to the button operation end timing, and the button operation enable flag is set. If not, the process proceeds to step S570. That is, since the button operation enable flag is not set before the start timing for starting button operation reception, it is always determined No in step S546, and the button operation can be performed as the start timing for starting button operation reception. Only when the flag is set, the processing proceeds to step S547 and subsequent steps.

  If the button operable flag is set, it is determined in step S547 whether or not the push button 516 is operated by the player.

  If it is determined in step S547 that the player has operated the push button 516, the process proceeds to step S560. If the player has not operated the push button 516, the process proceeds to step S548.

  When the push button 516 is operated, in step S560, the CPU 120 for effect control signals the line-of-sight coordinates of the player obtained by analyzing the image of the player's eye acquired by the near-infrared camera 60. Obtained from the processing circuit 132. Further, the effect control CPU 120 analyzes the iris portion of the player's eye image, acquires iris information (iris pattern) as biometric identification information for identifying the player from the signal processing circuit 132, and performs the step. The process proceeds to S561.

  In step S561, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the line-of-sight coordinates acquired from the signal processing circuit 132 are good line-of-sight coordinates as a comparison target described later, and appropriate iris information (iris pattern) is acquired. It is determined whether it has been completed. Note that the visual line coordinates that are favorable for comparison are the visual line coordinates in which the X axis and the Y axis are within the display area of the effect display device 9, and the player is viewing the display area of the effect display device 9. It is the gaze coordinate of the state. The reason for determining whether or not appropriate iris information (iris pattern) has been acquired may be that, for example, the player has closed his eyes due to blinking or the like, and proper iris information (iris pattern) has not been acquired. Because. Here, when a good line-of-sight coordinate and a good iris information (iris pattern) can be acquired as a comparison target, that is, when the player is viewing the display area of the effect display device 9 appropriately, the process goes to step S561a. move on. On the other hand, when good line-of-sight coordinates and iris information (iris pattern) cannot be acquired as a comparison target, that is, when the player does not visually recognize the display area of the effect display device 9 due to looking away or eyes closed, The process proceeds to step S562. Note that the data indicating the case where the player does not properly view the display area of the effect display device 9 can detect the player's line of sight, for example, when the player uses sunglasses or glasses. Even if there is no signal, it is output from the signal processing circuit 132.

  In step S561a, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the corrected flag is set. If the corrected flag is set here, the process proceeds to step S561b. On the other hand, when the corrected flag is not set, that is, when the correction effect is executed, but good correction data or iris information (iris pattern) is not obtained, the process proceeds to step S562.

  In step S561b, the effect control CPU 120 also includes the iris information (iris pattern) acquired in step S560 and the iris information (iris pattern) acquired and stored in step S591, which will be described later. It is determined whether or not (see FIG. 32) matches. Specifically, the iris information (iris pattern) acquired in step S560 is collated with each of a plurality of stored iris patterns in each line-of-sight direction, and the degree of coincidence with any of the iris patterns is predetermined. If it is equal to or greater than the threshold value, it is determined as a match. That is, it is determined whether or not the player who is executing the gaze operation notice effect main part is the same person as the target player who has generated the coordinate correction information in the correction effect. If the iris information matches, the process proceeds to step S563. On the other hand, if the iris information does not match, the process proceeds to step S562.

  In other words, by performing the determination in step S561a, even if the correction effect is performed, the line of sight and the iris cannot be obtained satisfactorily, and the generation of the coordinate correction information based on the correction data cannot be executed in step S596 described later. If the iris information (iris pattern) has not been successfully acquired and the corrected flag is not set, the default coordinates are specified as the line-of-sight coordinates in step S562 described later. In the case where the iris information (iris pattern) has been acquired satisfactorily and the generation of the coordinate correction information based on the correction data cannot be executed in step S596 described later, for example, a gaze direction reference table (not shown) ) May be used as the player's line-of-sight coordinates as they are. Further, even in the case where the generation of coordinate correction information using the correction data can be performed satisfactorily in step S596 described later, and only a part of the iris information (iris pattern) has not been successfully acquired. If it is possible to determine whether or not the same person is obtained from the incomplete iris information (iris pattern), the process may proceed to step S563.

  In this embodiment, if the iris information does not match in step S561b, the process always proceeds to step S562. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as described above, for example, Since there is a case where the iris information cannot be obtained due to the blinking, it may not match, so that the determination that the iris information does not match is continuously performed a predetermined number of times (a predetermined number of timer interruptions). The process may proceed to step S563 until the predetermined number of times is reached.

  On the other hand, when the corrected flag is set, when coordinate correction information for correcting the gaze direction reference table (not shown) and good iris information (iris pattern) are stored, the process proceeds to step S561b. . Furthermore, by performing the determination in step S561b, when the player who is performing the gaze operation notice effect main part is the player who has generated the coordinate correction information by the correction effect (Yes in step S561b). In step S561c, the player's line-of-sight coordinates acquired from the signal processing circuit 132 based on the line-of-sight direction reference table (not shown) are corrected by the coordinate correction information, and the coordinate correction information is generated. If the player is not a certain player, the gaze direction reference table (not shown) is not used, and a default coordinate is specified as the gaze coordinate in step S562 described later.

  In step S562, the default coordinates are specified as the line-of-sight coordinates. In the present embodiment, in the effect display device 9, the lower center region is the default coordinate. In addition, as will be described later, the direction in which the “arrow” that is the target of the line-of-sight operation flies in the line-of-sight operation advance notice is the two places on the lower left or lower right of the effect display device 9. The area in which the “arrow” is considered to be selected is the area where the center area between these two areas on the lower left or lower right is an area where neither the left or right “arrow” can be selected. In other words, by specifying the lower center area, which is the default coordinate, it is not possible to shoot down the “arrow” flying in either the lower left or lower right direction.

  In step S563, the effect control CPU 120 refers to the line-of-sight display position coordinate data corresponding to the notice process timer at that time (see FIG. 21), and displays the “arrow” displayed on the effect display device 9 at that time. The coordinates are specified, and the process proceeds to step S564. In step S564, the display coordinates of “arrow” and the player's line-of-sight coordinates acquired from the signal processing circuit 132 in step S560 are compared, and it is determined whether or not the respective coordinates are within a predetermined range. Then, if the mutual coordinates are within the predetermined range, the process proceeds to step S565. On the other hand, if the mutual coordinates are not within the predetermined range, the process proceeds to step S570.

  In the present embodiment, it is not necessary for the player to accurately recognize the “arrow”. For example, when the “arrow” flies toward the lower left, the player's line-of-sight coordinates are displayed in the effect display device. If it is in the lower left area of 9, it is considered that the player is visually recognizing the “arrow”, and when the “arrow” flies toward the lower right, the player's line-of-sight coordinates are displayed on the effect display device 9. If it is in the lower right area, it is determined that the player is viewing the “arrow”, and it is determined that the display coordinates of the “arrow” and the player's viewing coordinates are within a predetermined range.

  If the display coordinates of the “arrow” and the player's visual coordinates are within a predetermined range, it is determined in step S565 that the “arrow” has been shot down, and a shot-down flag is set. Then, the process proceeds to step S567, and 1 is added to the number of shots of a shot-down counter (not shown), and the process proceeds to step S570. The shooting down counter is set in advance in the RAM of the production control microcomputer 100.

  Further, in step S547 described above, in step S548 that proceeds when there is no operation of the push button 516, it is determined whether or not it is an end timing to end the button operation reception. If it is not the button operation reception end timing, step S548a. Proceed to

  If it is the button operation acceptance end timing, the button operation enable flag is reset and the button operation enable display started in step S543 is ended (step S549).

  Then, the process proceeds to step S549 +, the setting of the restriction level for limiting the brightness of the decoration LED changed in step S544 described above is canceled, and the guidance screen displayed on the sub display device 19 in step S545 described above is terminated. Proceed to step S550.

  In step S550, it is determined whether or not the number of shots recorded in the above-described shot-down counter (not shown) is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. In this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the predetermined value is 5 or more. If the number of shots is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S551, the success effect flag is set, and the process proceeds to step S570. On the other hand, if the number of shots is less than the predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S552, the unsuccessful effect flag is set, and the process proceeds to step S570.

  In step S 540 b described above, in step S 590 a that proceeds when the correction effect start timing is reached, the effect control CPU 120 changes the limit level to limit the brightness of the decoration LED to a low level. Then, in step S590b, the effect control CPU 120 switches the effect display screen displayed on the sub display device 19, and displays a guidance screen such as “Please follow the character with your eyes” to guide the player's line of sight. The display is started on the sub display device 19 (see FIG. 42). In step S590c, the effect control CPU 120 starts the effect display device 9 to display a correction effect screen (see FIG. 42) for guiding the player's line of sight. In step S590d, the effect control CPU 120 sets a correction effect in-progress flag and proceeds to step S541.

  In step S591 which proceeds when the correction effect executing flag is set in step S540c described above, the effect control CPU 120 analyzes the image of the player's eye acquired by the near-infrared camera 60. The obtained line-of-sight coordinates of the player are acquired from the signal processing circuit 132. Further, the effect control CPU 120 analyzes the iris portion of the player's eye image, acquires iris information as biometric identification information for identifying the player from the signal processing circuit 132, and proceeds to step S592.

  In step S592, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the line-of-sight coordinates acquired from the signal processing circuit 132 are good line-of-sight coordinates. In addition, favorable line-of-sight coordinates are line-of-sight coordinates in which the X axis and the Y axis are within the display area of the effect display device 9. Here, when a good line-of-sight coordinate is acquired, that is, when the player is viewing the display area of the effect display device 9, the acquired line-of-sight coordinate is stored as correction data. On the other hand, if a favorable line-of-sight coordinate cannot be acquired, that is, if the player is looking away and is not viewing the display area of the effect display device 9, the process proceeds to step S593a without going through step S593.

  And it is determined whether it is the acquisition timing (namely, acquisition coordinate) of iris information (iris pattern) (step S593a), and when it is not the acquisition timing of iris information (iris pattern), it progresses to step S594. When it is the acquisition timing of the iris information (iris pattern), the process proceeds to step S593b, where the iris information (iris pattern) is acquired from the signal processing circuit 132, and the player is identified with the acquired iris information (iris pattern). After being stored as biometric identification information in association with the line-of-sight coordinates acquired at that time (step S593c), the process proceeds to step S594.

  In step S594, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not it is the end timing to end the correction effect, and if it is the correction effect end timing, the process proceeds to step S595. On the other hand, if it is not the correction effect end timing, the process proceeds to step S541 described above.

  In step S595, the effect control CPU 120 analyzes the correction data generated based on the line-of-sight coordinates, and determines whether or not the correction data is appropriate data. If the correction data is appropriate, the process proceeds to step S596. On the other hand, if the correction data is not appropriate, the process proceeds to step S598.

  In step S596, the effect control CPU 120 generates, based on the correction data, coordinate correction information for correcting the player's line-of-sight coordinates specified based on the line-of-sight direction reference table (not shown). In step S597, the effect control CPU 120 sets a corrected flag. Next, in step S598, the effect control CPU 120 clears the correction effect flag. Then, in step S599, the effect control CPU 120 ends the guidance display on the sub display device 19 and the corrected effect display on the effect display device 9, and proceeds to step S541 described above.

  Further, in step S548a that is advanced when the button operation acceptance end timing is not reached in step S548 described above, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not it is a lever operation effective period in which the operation of the operation lever 600 is effective. Here, when it is a lever operation effective period, it progresses to step S548b. On the other hand, if it is not the lever operation effective period, the process proceeds to step S570.

  In step S548b, which is advanced when the lever operation is valid, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the operation lever 600 has been operated. If there is a lever operation, the process proceeds to step S548c. On the other hand, if there is no lever operation, the process proceeds to step S570.

  In step S548c, which is performed when there is a lever operation, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether the display coordinates of the “arrow” and the operation direction of the operation lever 600 match. For example, when the “arrow” is released toward the left side, the player moves the operation lever 600 to the left side, so that the display coordinates of the “arrow” and the operation direction of the operation lever 600 match. To do. If the display coordinates of the “arrow” and the operation direction of the operation lever 600 match, the process proceeds to step S565. On the other hand, if the display coordinates of the “arrow” and the operation direction of the operation lever 600 do not match, the process proceeds to step S570.

  In step S570 shown in FIG. 34, the effect control CPU 120 decrements the value of the notice process timer by -1. In step S571, the effect control CPU 120 decrements the value of the notice period timer for measuring the end of the notice effect period. When the notice period timer has timed out (value becomes 0) (Yes in step S572), control is performed to delete the image related to the notice effect displayed on the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19, and the notice is executed. The middle flag is reset (step S580), and the process ends.

  If the notice period timer has not timed out, the effect control CPU 120 proceeds to step S573 and determines whether or not the shooting down flag is set. If the shooting flag is set, the process proceeds to step S581. On the other hand, if the shooting flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S574.

  If the shot-down flag is set, the shot-down flag is reset in step S581, the notice process data is shot down in step S582, and the process data is switched to the production process data, and the process proceeds to step S578.

  If the shot-down flag is not set, in step S574, the effect control CPU 120 checks whether or not the notice process timer has timed out. If the notice process timer has not timed out, the process proceeds to step S578. On the other hand, if the notice process timer has timed out, the process proceeds to step S575.

  In step S575, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the unsuccessful effect flag is set. If the unsuccessful effect flag is set, the process proceeds to step S583. On the other hand, if the unsuccessful effect flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S576.

  In step S583, the effect control CPU 120 resets the unsuccessful effect flag, proceeds to step S584, switches the notice process data to the process data of unsuccessful effect, and proceeds to step S578.

  In step S576, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the success effect flag is set. If the success effect flag is set, the process proceeds to step S585. On the other hand, if the success effect flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S577.

  In step S585, the effect control CPU 120 resets the success effect flag and proceeds to step S586 to switch the notice process data to the process data of the successful effect and proceeds to step S578.

  In step S577, which proceeds when the success effect flag is not set in step S583, the effect control CPU 120 switches the notice process data.

  In other words, after the stage where the arrow is shot, if the shooting flag is set, the arrow will explode before the stage process data is switched and another stage is shot. By switching to the notice process data of the effect that is shot down, the effect that the arrow explodes and is shot until the next arrow is shot is executed, while the shooting flag is set If not, the switch to the notice process data of the effect to be shot down is not executed, and the effect that the arrow that the character shoots flies to the player and passes is the notice process data in step S577. Is executed until the character releases the next arrow.

  In step S578, the effect control CPU 120 sets the next notice process timer set value set in the notice control process table in the process timer to start the process timer again. Further, based on the display control execution data, the lamp control execution data, the sound control execution data, the operation unit control execution data, the line-of-sight target display position coordinate data, etc., associated with the started notice process timer set value, The control state for the production component) is changed (step S579).

  Here, the production status of the visual line operation advance notice effect based on the visual line operation advance notice process will be described with reference to FIGS. 42 to 44. In the gaze operation notice effect with the correction effect, the gaze operation notice effect main part (FIGS. 43 and 44) is executed after the correction effect (FIG. 42) is executed. In the gaze operation notice effect without the correction effect, the gaze operation is noticed. Only the main notice effect main part (FIGS. 43 and 44) is executed.

  FIG. 42 is a diagram showing the flow of the correction effect. In the correction effect, as shown in FIG. 42 (A), the effect display device 9 starts to display the variation of the effect symbol. After that, after the variable display is started, the correction effect is started when the start timing of the notice effect is reached, and it is suggested that the notice is started by displaying the flying character on the sub display device 19. Production is made.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 42B, the character displayed on the sub display device 19 is displayed on the effect display device 9, and the variation display of the effect symbol is displayed small on the upper right of the effect display device 9. The In addition, the sub display device 19 displays a guidance screen for guiding the player's line of sight to the effect display device 9 (for example, “follow the character with your eyes”), thereby limiting the effect display. The The character in the screen of the effect display device 9 moves from the upper left to the lower right of the effect display device 9. As the player continues to visually recognize this character, the near-infrared camera 60 displays an image of eye movement when the player moves his / her line of sight from the upper left to the lower right of the screen of the effect display device 9 (including the center). You can get it.

  And as shown in FIG.42 (C), the character in the screen of the effect display apparatus 9 moves toward the upper right from the lower right of the effect display apparatus 9, and also as shown in FIG.42 (D), The character in the screen of the effect display device 9 moves from the upper right to the lower left of the effect display device 9. And as shown in FIG.42 (E), the character in the screen of the production | presentation display apparatus 9 wraps around the edge of a screen, complete | finishes correction | amendment production | presentation, and transfers to a gaze operation notice production main part. In this embodiment, during the correction effect, the character jumps around the screen vertically and horizontally in a series of actions (predetermined order). Thus, the correction effect is a non-operation effect that changes with the passage of time.

  43 and 44 are diagrams showing the flow of the main part of the visual line operation advance notice effect. In the gaze operation advance notice effect main part, in the case of the gaze operation advance notice effect with the correction effect, after the correction effect is finished, the flying character is displayed again on the sub display device 19. In the case of the gaze operation advance notice effect without correction effect, as shown in FIG. 43A, after the change display of the effect symbol is started in the effect display device 9, the notice display effect is started. The gaze operation advance notice effect main part is started at the start timing of, and an effect suggesting that the advance notice is started by displaying the flying character on the sub display device 19 is performed.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 43 (B), the character displayed on the sub display device 19 is displayed on the effect display device 9, and the variation display of the effect symbol is displayed small on the upper right of the effect display device 9. The In addition, the sub display device 19 displays a guidance screen for guiding that selection input can be performed with a line of sight (for example, “see the arrow and press the button!”), Thereby restricting the effect display.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 43 (C), an effect in which the character emits an “arrow” in the effect display device 9 is started. The directions in which the “arrows” fly are two places on the lower left or lower right of the effect display device 9. As shown in FIG. 43D, the player directs a broken line to “arrow” and operates the push button 516 to produce an effect that the “arrow” is shot down. As shown in FIG. 43 (E), each time an “arrow” is shot down, the number of shots is displayed on the effect display device 9 (for example, display of 2HIT! Etc.).

  As shown in FIG. 44 (A), when the effect of releasing the “arrow” by the character is completed, if the “arrow” is successfully shot down a predetermined number of times (in this embodiment, five times) (FIG. 44 ( B)), “the expectation degree of the big hit of this time is XX%” is displayed on the effect display device 9 (see FIG. 44C), and the visual line operation notice effect is finished, and the effect display device 9 and The sub display device 19 returns to the reach effect. In addition, when the fluctuation display result is a big hit, for example, 90% that is set in advance is displayed, and when the fluctuation display result is out of super reach, these jackpot expectations are set in advance, for example. 50% are displayed.

  Also, if the predetermined number of “arrows” have not been successfully shot down (see FIG. 44D), a notice is not displayed on the effect display device 9 and “Sorry ...” is displayed ( 44 (E)), the line-of-sight operation notice effect is finished, and the reach effect is started in the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19.

  Here, the operation advance notice process performed in step S528 of the advance notice effect process will be described with reference to FIGS. In the operation advance notice process, as shown in a screen example to be described later (see FIG. 45), the effect display device 9 has an effect that the character breaks the rock with a gun, and the player pushes the push button 516. Is operated, and when a bullet is fired from a gun and a bullet is fired a predetermined number of times (in this embodiment, 5 shots), for example, an expected degree of big hit is displayed. It should be noted that, in addition to the expected level of big hits, the expected level of probability change, the expected level of the number of rounds, the expected level of super reach, and the like may be displayed in the same manner as the operation announcement.

  In this operation advance notice process, first, in step S600, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not it is a start timing for starting the button operation acceptance specified from the advance notice control pattern of the operation advance notice effect, and accepts the button operation. If it is not the start timing, the process proceeds to step S601.

  If it is the button operation acceptance start timing, the process proceeds to step S607. In step S607, a button operable flag is set, and button operable display for notifying the player that the button can be operated is started on the sub display device 19, and the process proceeds to step S670 (see FIG. 36). ). In this step S607, the operation of the push button 516 is validated, but only the display of the character is started on the effect display device 9, and the effect of firing the bullet is the effect of the push button 516. After the operation is validated, the displayed character is displayed after the image holding the gun is displayed (see FIG. 45).

  In step S601, it is determined whether or not the button operation enable flag is set, that is, whether or not it is an input enable period from the button operation start timing to the button operation end timing, and the button operation enable flag is set. If not, the process proceeds to step S670. That is, since the button operation enable flag is not set before the start timing for starting button operation reception, it is always determined No in step S601, and the button operation can be performed as the start timing for starting button operation reception. Only when the flag is set, the process proceeds to step S602 and subsequent steps.

  If the button operable flag is set, it is determined in step S602 whether the player has operated the push button 516.

  If there is an operation on the push button 516, a button pressing flag is set in step S608. In step S609, 1 is added to the number of button presses in a button press number counter (not shown), and the flow advances to step S670. The button press counter is preset in the RAM of the effect control microcomputer 100.

  Further, in step S602, which proceeds when there is no operation of the push button 516 in step S602 described above, it is determined whether or not it is an end timing to end the button operation reception. If it is not the button operation reception end timing, step S670 is determined. Proceed to

  If it is the button operation acceptance end timing, the button operation enable flag is reset, and the button operation enable display started in step S607 is ended (step S604).

  In step S604, it is determined whether the number of button presses recorded in the above-described button press counter (not shown) is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. In this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the predetermined value is 5 or more. If the number of shots is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S606, the success effect flag is set, and the process proceeds to step S670. On the other hand, if the number of shots is less than the predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S610, the unsuccessful effect flag is set, and the process proceeds to step S670.

  In step S670 shown in FIG. 36, the effect control CPU 120 decrements the value of the notice process timer by -1. In step S671, the effect control CPU 120 decrements the value of the notice period timer for counting the end of the notice effect period. When the notice period timer times out (the value becomes 0) (Yes in step S672), control is performed to delete the image related to the notice effect displayed on the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19, and the notice is executed. The middle flag is reset (step S680), and the process ends.

  When the notice period timer has not timed out, the effect control CPU 120 proceeds to step S673 and determines whether or not the button pressing flag is set. If the button press flag is set, the process proceeds to step S681. On the other hand, if the button press flag is not set, the process advances to step S674.

  If the button pressing flag is set, the button pressing flag is reset in step S681, and the notice process data is switched to the process data of the effect of breaking the rock in step S682, and the process proceeds to step S678.

  If the button pressing flag is not set, in step S674, the effect control CPU 120 checks whether or not the notice process timer has timed out. If the notice process timer has not timed out, the process proceeds to step S678. On the other hand, if the notice process timer has timed out, the process proceeds to step S675.

  In step S675, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the unsuccessful effect flag is set. If the unsuccessful effect flag is set, the process proceeds to step S683. On the other hand, if the unsuccessful effect flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S676.

  In step S683, the effect control CPU 120 resets the unsuccessful effect flag and proceeds to step S684 to switch the notice process data to the process data of unsuccessful effect and proceeds to step S678.

  In step S676, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the success effect flag is set. If the success effect flag is set, the process proceeds to step S685. On the other hand, if the success effect flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S677.

  In step S685, the effect control CPU 120 resets the success effect flag and proceeds to step S686 to switch the notice process data to the process data of the successful effect and proceeds to step S678.

  In step S677, which proceeds when the success effect flag is not set in step S683, the effect control CPU 120 switches the notice process data.

  In other words, when the button press flag is set, the notice process data is switched to switch to the notice process data of the effect that the bullet fired by the character hits the rock, and the button press flag is set. If not, the switch to the notice process data for the effect of breaking the rock is not executed, and the effect in a state where the character does not fire the bullet is executed with the notice process data switched in step S677.

  In step S678, the effect control CPU 120 sets the next notice process timer setting value set in the notice control process table in the process timer to start the process timer again. In addition, the control state for the effect device (effect parts) based on the display control execution data, lamp control execution data, sound control execution data, operation unit control execution data, etc., associated with the started notice process timer setting value Is carried out (step S679).

  FIG. 45 is a diagram showing a flow of an operation advance notice effect. In the operation preview effect, after the variable display of the effect symbol is started in the effect display device 9, the operation notification effect is started when the start timing of the notification effect comes after the start of the variable display, and the sub display device When the character is displayed at 19, an effect suggesting that the advance notice is started is made.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 45A, the character displayed on the sub display device 19 is displayed on the effect display device 9, and the change display of the effect symbol is displayed small on the upper right of the effect display device 9. The In addition, the sub display device 19 displays a guidance screen for guiding that input can be performed by operating a button (for example, “Press the button to break the rock!”), Thereby limiting the effect display. Then, when the player operates the push button 516, the character fires a bullet. And every time the bullet hits the rock, the rock is gradually broken.

  As shown in FIG. 45 (B), when a player fires a bullet by pressing a button a predetermined number of times (in this embodiment, five times) when a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the operation announcement effect. The rock is shattered into pieces. Then, “the expected degree of big hit of the current variation is XX%” is displayed on the effect display device 9 (see FIG. 45C), the operation notice effect is finished, and the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19 are displayed. Returns to reach production. In addition, when the fluctuation display result is a big hit, for example, 90% that is set in advance is displayed, and when the fluctuation display result is out of super reach, these jackpot expectations are set in advance, for example. 50% are displayed.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 45D, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the operation announcement effect, the player does not press the button a predetermined number of times and the number of shots is insufficient. The production of rock remains. Then, the notice display is not displayed on the effect display device 9 and “unfortunate ...” or the like is displayed (see FIG. 45E), the operation advance notice effect ends, and the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19 Reach production begins.

  In this embodiment, in addition to the gaze operation notice effect and the operation notice effect, the character notice effect is provided as described above. FIG. 46 is a diagram showing the flow of the character notice effect. In the character notice effect, the character notice effect is started at the start timing of the notice effect after the change display is started after the effect display on the effect display device 9 is started.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 46 (A), in the character notice effect, two characters, a main character and a villain, are displayed on the effect display device 9, and the change display of the effect symbol is displayed on the upper right of the effect display device 9. Appears small. And the effect that two characters confront each other is made. The character notice effect is a non-operation effect that changes over time without being operated by the player.

  As shown in FIG. 46 (B), when the effect of winning the leading character is made, the effect display device 9 displays “the expected big hit expectation of the current variation is XX%” (FIG. 45). (See (C)), the operation advance notice effect ends, and the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19 return to the reach effect. In addition, when the fluctuation display result is a big hit, for example, 90% that is set in advance is displayed, and when the fluctuation display result is out of super reach, these jackpot expectations are set in advance, for example. 50% are displayed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 46D, when an effect that the leading character is defeated is made, a notice is not displayed on the effect display device 9 and a display such as “Sorry ...” is made (FIG. 46). 46 (E)), the operation announcement effect is finished, and the reach effect is started in the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19.

  FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing the effect symbol variation stop process (step S803) in the effect control process. In the effect symbol variation stop process, the effect control CPU 120 checks whether or not the confirmed command reception flag is set (step S861). If the confirmed command reception flag is set, the confirmed command reception flag is reset. In step S862, control is performed to derive and display a stop symbol in accordance with data (data indicating the stop symbol) stored in the effect symbol display result storage area (step S863).

  Then, it is confirmed whether or not it is determined to be a big hit or a small hit (step S867). Whether it is determined to be a big hit or a small hit can be confirmed, for example, by a display result designation command stored in the display result designation command storage area. In this embodiment, it is also possible to confirm whether or not it is determined to be a big hit or a small hit based on the stop symbol data stored in the effect symbol display result storage area.

  If it is determined to be a big hit or a small hit, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the hit display process (step S804) (step S868).

  If it is determined that neither big hit nor small hit is made, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the variation pattern command reception waiting process (step S800) (step S870).

  In this embodiment, the effect control microcomputer 100 ends the effect symbol change display on condition that the symbol confirmation designation command has been received (see steps S861 and S863). However, when the variation time timer based on the received variation pattern command times out, control may be performed to end the variation of the effect symbol without receiving the symbol determination designation command. In this case, the game control microcomputer 1560 may not transmit the symbol confirmation designation command for designating the end of the variable display.

  Here, the main menu display process and the main menu operation process performed in steps S706 and S707 of the above-described effect control main process (see FIG. 17) will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in the screen example of FIG. 40, the demonstration effect screen is displayed on both the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19 before the character selection screen is displayed.

  FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing a main menu display process (step S706) in the main process shown in FIG. In the main menu display process, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the number of reserved memories is “0” in step S732. Here, if the number of reserved storage is “0”, the process proceeds to step S732. On the other hand, if the number of reserved memories is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S737.

  In step S732, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the effect control process flag is the value of the variation pattern command reception waiting process. Here, if it is the value of the variation pattern command reception waiting process, the process proceeds to step S733. On the other hand, if it is not the value of the variation pattern command reception waiting process, the process proceeds to step S737.

  In step S733, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the character selection screen display flag is set. Here, when the character selection screen display flag is set, the main menu display process is terminated. On the other hand, if the character selection screen display flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S734.

  In step S734, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not there is a long press operation of the push button 516 by the player. If there is a long press operation on the push button 516, the process proceeds to step S735a. On the other hand, if there is no long-press operation on the push button 516, the main menu display process is terminated.

  In step S735a, the effect control CPU 120 displays a character selection screen on the effect display device 9. Next, in step S735b, the effect control CPU 120 limits the demonstration effect by starting display of the guidance screen on the sub display device 19.

  That is, when the player presses the push button 516 for a long time during the demonstration effect display, each character displayed during the notice effect is displayed on the effect display device 9. More specifically, different characters are arranged in the upper, lower, left, and right areas of the effect display device 9, and an “end” character is displayed at the center of these four characters to perform an input operation for ending the main menu ( (See FIG. 40). In addition, the sub display device 19 displays a guidance screen for guiding that the selection input can be performed with a line of sight such as “A character can be selected with a line of sight” (see FIG. 40). That is, by restricting the demonstration effect display on the sub display device 19, the player can concentrate his gaze on the display on the effect display device 9 after reading the guide screen displayed on the sub display device 19.

  Further, in step S735c, the effect control CPU 120 changes the limit level to limit the brightness of the decoration LED to a low level. In other words, by reducing the brightness of the decorative LED, it is possible to prevent a player who visually recognizes the effect display device 9 from feeling dazzled by the light emitted from the decorative LED and narrowing his eyes, so that the line of sight cannot be detected well. In addition, when the near-infrared light emitted from the near-infrared LED 61 illuminates the player's eyes, it is possible to prevent light other than the near-infrared LED 61 from being reflected by the player's eyes. The player's eye image can be clearly obtained. In this embodiment, the brightness of the decoration LED is changed to the restriction level in step S735c, but the decoration LED may be turned off in step S735c.

  Next, in step S736, the effect control CPU 120 sets a character selection screen display flag. In step S736 +, the production control CPU 120 starts irradiation of the near-infrared camera 60, acquires an image of the player's eye by the near-infrared camera 60, and acquires the eye image acquired by the signal processing circuit 132. By analyzing, the direction in which the player's line of sight is directed is detected, this line-of-sight recording is started, and the main menu display process is ended.

  In step S737, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether the character selection screen display flag is set. Here, when the character selection screen display flag is not set, the main menu display process is terminated. On the other hand, if the character selection screen display flag is set, the process proceeds to step S738a.

  In step S738a, the effect control CPU 120 ends the character selection screen display. Then, in step S738b, the effect control CPU 120 cancels the setting of the restriction level that restricts the brightness of the decorative LED changed in step S735c described above. Next, in step S739, the effect control CPU 120 resets the character selection screen display flag. Further, in step S739 +, the effect control CPU 120 ends the line-of-sight recording started in step S736 + described above, and ends the main menu display process.

  FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing a main menu operation process (step S707) in the main process shown in FIG. In the main menu operation process, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the character selection screen display flag is set in step S740. If the character selection screen display flag is set, the process advances to step S741. On the other hand, if the character selection screen display flag is not set, the main menu operation process is terminated.

  In step S741, the effect control CPU 120 obtains the player's line-of-sight coordinates from the signal processing circuit 132 described above, and updates the line-of-sight recording, that is, the line-of-sight locus recording table (FIG. 22) of the signal processing circuit 132 described above. In step S742, based on the line-of-sight coordinates acquired in step S741, the character selection image is updated to an image in a state where the image of the character with the player turning his / her line of sight is inverted, and the flow proceeds to step S743.

  In step S743, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the player has operated the push button 516. If there is an operation on the push button 516, the process advances to step S744. On the other hand, if there is no operation of the push button 516, the main menu operation process is terminated.

  In step S744, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not the line-of-sight coordinates of the player have been acquired. If the player's line-of-sight coordinates can be acquired, that is, if the player is viewing the display area of the effect display device 9, the process proceeds to step S745. On the other hand, if the player's line-of-sight coordinates cannot be acquired, that is, if the player is looking away and not viewing the display area of the effect display device 9, the process proceeds to step S751.

  If the player's line-of-sight coordinates can be acquired, in step S745, the effect control CPU 120 matches the coordinates of one of the selected branches among the options displayed on the effect display device 9. It is determined whether or not. Here, if it coincides with the coordinates of the selected branch, the process proceeds to step S746. On the other hand, if it does not coincide with the coordinates of the selected branch, the process proceeds to step S752.

  In step S746, the CPU 120 for effect control determines whether or not the selected coordinate selection branch is “END”. If the selected coordinate selection branch is “end”, the process advances to step S747. On the other hand, if the selected coordinate selection branch is not “end”, the process advances to step S753.

  In step S752, the effect control CPU 120 refers to the line-of-sight locus recording table (FIG. 22) of the signal processing circuit 132, and the player visually recognizes the display area of the effect display device 9 in the latest predetermined period (for example, 1 second). The line-of-sight record, which is the locus, is referred to from the latest one at any time, and it is determined whether or not it matches the coordinates of any selected branch among the options displayed on the effect display device 9. Here, if it coincides with the coordinates of the selected branch, the process proceeds to step S753. On the other hand, if it does not coincide with the coordinates of the selected branch, the process proceeds to step S751.

  In step S751, the effect control CPU 120 specifies a default character. In the present embodiment, the upper left character among the four characters displayed on the effect display device 9 is specified as the default character.

  In step S753, the effect control CPU 120 identifies a character having the matched coordinates. In step S754, the effect control CPU 120 stores the specified character type and proceeds to step S747.

  In step S747, the effect control CPU 120 ends the character selection screen display. Then, the process proceeds to step S748, and the restriction level setting for restricting the luminance of the decoration LED changed in the main menu display process described above to be low is canceled. In step S749, the character selection screen display flag is reset. In step S750, the effect control CPU 120 resets the line-of-sight recording, that is, deletes the registration information in the line-of-sight locus recording table.

  In the above-described embodiment, the correction effect (see FIG. 42) is executed before the main line-of-sight notice effect (FIGS. 43 and 44), and coordinate correction information is generated according to individual differences in the line-of-sight direction of each player. Then, the line-of-sight coordinates acquired from the line-of-sight direction reference table (not shown) is corrected by the coordinate correction information. This correction effect is displayed on the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19 with a demonstration effect screen. It may be performed when displayed.

  For example, when the player is seated while the demonstration effect screen is displayed on both the effect display device 9 and the sub display device 19, the signal processing circuit 132 is based on the image acquired by the near infrared camera 60. When it is detected whether or not the player is seated and the seating of the player is detected, the effect control CPU 120 executes a predetermined correction effect. As shown in the screen example of FIG. 41, this correction effect displays a recognition mark (a star mark in the present embodiment) that moves the screen vertically and horizontally with the demonstration screen displayed on the effect display device 9. Further, the effect control CPU 120 switches the effect display screen displayed on the sub display device 19 to display the guidance screen such as “Please follow the stars with eyes” to guide the player's line of sight. Start on display 19.

  In addition, the signal processing circuit 132 detects the player's line-of-sight coordinates based on the image acquired by the near-infrared camera 60 during the correction effect, and the effect control CPU 120 stores the acquired line-of-sight coordinate as correction data. It is like that. Note that the game over the entire range in the X-axis direction (horizontal direction) and the Y-axis direction (vertical direction) in the display area of the effect display device 9 by moving the star mark from end to end of the screen of the effect display device 9. A person's gaze coordinate can be acquired.

  Further, when the player operates the push button 516 or the like, the demonstration effect is finished at the same time as the demonstration screen is finished, and the effect control CPU 120 analyzes the correction data generated based on the line-of-sight coordinates, and performs this correction. It is determined whether or not the correction data is appropriate data. If the correction data is correct, coordinate correction information is generated based on the correction data.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the corrected flag that has been corrected is not set (set), the CPU 120 for effect control has a higher probability than when the corrected flag is set (set). When coordinate correction information for correcting the line-of-sight direction reference table is not generated (set) by executing the correction effect (setting effect), the correction effect is executed with high probability and correction is performed. Since the player's line of sight can be detected satisfactorily, the gaze operation advance notice effect (specific effect) intended by the player based on the detection of the line of sight is executed. Since the correction is performed as one aspect of the effect of the correction effect, the correction (setting) can be executed without thinking the player as a troublesome procedure. .

  Moreover, in the said Example, performing correction | amendment production | presentation is a player's setting made into the object which performs sight line detection, and in a gaze operation advance notice production | presentation (specific production | presentation), persons other than a player may be a pachinko game. Even if you look into the machine 1 or watch a game behind the player, the player's line of sight can be properly detected, and the specific effect intended by the player is executed more reliably. It is possible to more accurately obtain an improvement in interest by the operation notice effect.

  In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the execution of the correction effect is a setting for compensating for the deviation of the gaze detection due to the individual difference of the player, so that even if the individual difference of the player is large, the player's gaze is changed. It becomes possible to detect appropriately, and since the gaze operation advance notice effect (specific effect) intended by the player is executed more reliably, it is possible to obtain the improvement of interest by the gaze operation advance notice effect even more accurately. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the effect control CPU 120 (setting effect executing means) displays on the effect display device 9 (display means) an image to be directed to the player's line of sight in the correction effect (setting effect). Thus, in order to display an image to be directed to the player's line of sight on the effect display device 9, for example, the player's line of sight is compared with the case where the player's line of sight is guided and set by voice or the like. Therefore, the effect control CPU 120 (setting means) can perform accurate correction (setting).

  In the embodiment, the correction effect (setting effect) includes a plurality of types of effects, and the effect control CPU 120 (setting effect execution means) places the plurality of types of effects included in the correction effect in a predetermined order. For example, compared to the case where the correction effect is executed with a single type of effect, the interest by the correction effect can be improved, and a plurality of types of effects are executed in a predetermined order. Thus, for example, since the setting process can be made constant as compared with the case where a plurality of types of effects are executed at random, the accuracy of correction (setting) in the effect control CPU 120 (setting means) can be improved.

  Further, in the embodiment, the correction effect (setting effect) is one of the non-operation effects that changes with time, so that the player can push the push button 516 (operation unit) during the execution of the correction effect. Since there is no need to perform an operation, it is possible to prevent the player from making a good correction (setting) when the line of sight of the player faces the push button 516.

  Moreover, in the said Example, the production | presentation corresponding to operation of the push button 516 (operation part) is performed after the timing which performs the production | presentation corresponding to a player's eyes | visual_axis in a visual line operation advance notice production (specific production). Thus, even if the signal processing circuit 132 (line-of-sight detection means) cannot perform good line-of-sight detection and the player cannot execute the special line-of-sight operation advance notice effect intended by the player, the player presses the push button. By operating 516, it is possible to execute the special line of sight operation advance notice effect intended by the player, so that it is possible to improve the interest by the special line of sight operation advance notice effect.

  In the embodiment, the specific effect is based on the fact that the player's line of sight is detected and the operation of the push button 516 (operation unit) is detected in the line-of-sight operation advance notice process and the main menu operation process. By shooting down the “arrow” and selecting a character, a visual line operation notice effect and a character selection screen, which are specific effects corresponding to both the operation to the push button 516 and the visual line, are executed. Improve the fun of gaming machines.

  In the embodiment, the effect display device 9 capable of displaying the effect image is provided, and when the operation of the push button 519 (operation unit) is detected, the near-infrared camera 60 and the signal processing circuit 132 (line-of-sight detection means). When the player's line of sight detected at is directed to a predetermined display area of the effect display device 9, the specific effect is executed in a manner different from that when the player's line of sight is not directed to the display area. Thus, when the push button 519 is operated, a specific effect in a different mode is performed according to the line of sight, so that the interest of the gaming machine can be further improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the camera includes a line-of-sight locus recording table (trajectory storage unit) that stores a locus of a player's line of sight detected by the near-infrared camera 60 and the signal processing circuit 132 (line-of-sight detection unit). When the line of sight specified by the locus from the time point stored in the line-of-sight locus recording table to a predetermined period before (for example, one second before) detects an operation with the push button 519 and in the signal processing circuit 132 When the line of sight is more suitable for execution of the specific effect than the detected line of sight of the player, the specific effect is executed based on the line of sight specified by the trajectory stored in the line of sight trajectory recording table. Since the specific effect is executed based on the line of sight specified by the previous locus, for example, even if the line of sight is removed when the push button 519 is operated, the operation is performed. When the line of sight is appropriately directed in the previous predetermined period, the specific effect based on the appropriate line of sight before the operation is executed, so that the interest cannot be improved by not executing the specific effect. Can be avoided.

  In the embodiment, when the player's line of sight is not detected by the near-infrared camera 60 and the signal processing circuit 132 (line-of-sight detection means), and the player's operation by the push button 519 (operation means) is detected, By executing the specific effect in a mode corresponding to only the operation, even if the line of sight is not detected, the specific effect in the mode only corresponding to the operation is executed, so that the line of sight is not detected by chance. It can be avoided that the interest cannot be improved.

  Moreover, in the said Example, it is a means to control light emission of decoration LED (light emission part) provided in the gaming machine, Comprising: When specific production is performed, CPU 120 for production control which restricts light emission of decoration LED By providing the (light emission control means), the light emission of the decoration LED is limited, so that it can be prevented from being dazzled when the line of sight is directed to the gaming machine in a specific effect.

  Moreover, in the said Example, the object which a player turns a gaze in a specific production | presentation is displayed on the display area (1st display area) of the production | presentation display apparatus 9, and a guidance of the object which a player should turn a gaze in a specific production is produced. A display area in which an object for which the player turns his / her line of sight and a guide for the object to which his / her line of sight should be directed are displayed on a display table area (second display area) of the sub display device 19 which is different from the display area of the display device 9 Compared to the case where the target and the guidance are displayed in the same display area, it is possible to prevent the line of sight from being caught by the guidance and blurring the line of sight. An effect desired by the player can be executed satisfactorily.

  Moreover, in the said Example, a specific effect is performed in the display area (1st display area) of the effect display apparatus 9, and the display area (2nd display area) of the sub display apparatus 19 is a display area of the effect display apparatus 9. Since the guide screen displayed in the display area of the sub display device 19 is displayed smaller than the display area of the effect display device 9, the guide screen is displayed as a narrower display area. It can be prevented that the specific effect executed in the display area of the effect display device 9 is hindered.

  Moreover, in the said Example, the display area (2nd display area) of the sub display apparatus 19 is orthogonal 2 etc. of the line which connects each some object displayed on the display area (1st display area) of the production | presentation display apparatus 9 etc. It is possible to prevent the direction from the guidance screen displayed in the display area of the sub display device 19 to each target (display coordinates of each character or arrow) from being biased to one side by being set to the minute. Since the distance by which the line of sight is moved from the guidance screen to each target can be substantially equal, the player's fatigue associated with the movement of the line of sight can be reduced.

  In the embodiment, when the specific effect is being executed, the execution of the effect in the display area (second display area) of the sub display device 19 is restricted, so that the sub display is performed when the specific effect is being executed. Since it is possible to prevent the line of sight from blurring due to the effect in the display area of the device 19, the specific effect can be executed correctly.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is illustrated as a gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 48, a game is played using a medal as a gaming medium. The slot machine 1001 to be performed may be used.

  Here, the slot machine 1001 shown in FIG. 48 will be briefly described. The slot machine 1001 includes a housing 1001a having an open front surface, and a front door 1001b pivotally supported on a side end of the housing 1001a. And is composed of.

  Inside the casing 1001a of the slot machine 1001, reels 1002L, 1002C, and 1002R (hereinafter, left reel, middle reel, and right reel) in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer periphery are juxtaposed in a horizontal direction. Of the symbols arranged on the reels 1002L, 1002C, and 1002R, three consecutive symbols are arranged so that they can be seen from the see-through window 1003 provided on the front door 1001b.

  When a game is played in the slot machine 1001 of this modification, first, medals are inserted from the medal insertion unit 1004, or credits are used to set the number of bets. To use credit, the MAXBET switch 1006 may be operated. When a predetermined number of bets determined according to the gaming state are set, the pay lines L1 to L5 (see FIG. 48) become valid and the operation of the start switch 1007 is valid, that is, the game can be started. It becomes a state. In this modified example, when the prescribed number of bets is set to three regardless of the gaming state and the prescribed number of bets is set, the pay lines L1 to L5 become valid. In addition, when a medal is inserted exceeding the maximum number out of the prescribed number corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit.

  The winning line is a line that is set to determine whether the combination of symbols displayed on the perspective windows 1003 of the reels 1002L, 1002C, and 1002R is a winning symbol combination. In this modification, a winning line L1 set over the symbols arranged in the middle stage of each reel 1002L, 1002C, 1002R, and a winning line L2 set over the symbols arranged in the upper stage of each reel 1002L, 1002C, 1002R. The winning line L3 set over the symbols arranged in the lower row of each reel 1002L, 1002C, 1002R, the upper row of the reel 1002L, the middle row of the reel 1002C, the lower row of the reel 1002R, ie, set over the symbols arranged in the lower right direction. The five types of winning lines L4, the lower stage of the reel 1002L, the middle stage of the reel 1002C, the upper stage of the reel 1002R, that is, the winning line L5 set across the symbols lined up to the right are defined as the winning lines.

  When the start switch 1007 is operated while the game can be started, the reels 1002L, 1002C, and 1002R rotate, and the symbols of the reels 1002L, 1002C, and 1002R continuously change. When one of the stop switches 1008L, 1008C, 1008R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 1002L, 1002C, 1002R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the fluoroscopic window 3.

  Then, when all the reels 1002L, 1002C, and 1002R are stopped, one game is finished, and a combination of symbols (hereinafter also referred to as roles) that are validated and predetermined on the winning line are each reels 1002L, 1002C, and 1002R. When the display result is stopped, a winning occurs, and a predetermined number of medals are awarded to the player and added to the credit. Further, when the credit reaches the upper limit number (50 in this modification), medals are paid out directly from the medal payout opening 1009 (see FIG. 48). In addition, when a combination of symbols with payout of medals is arranged on a plurality of winning lines that are activated, the number of payouts determined for each of the combinations of symbols that are activated and aligned on the winning line is totaled, The total number of medals will be awarded to the player. However, an upper limit (15 in this modification) is set for the number of medals to be awarded in one game, and when the total number of medals exceeds the upper limit, the upper limit number of medals is awarded. It will be. In addition, when the combination of symbols (for example, bonus symbols) accompanied by the transition of the gaming state is stopped on the winning line as a display result of each reel 1002L, 1002C, 1002R, the gaming state corresponding to the symbol combination (Big Bonus and Regular Bonus) has been transferred.

  The slot machine 1001 is provided with a game control board, an effect control board, a power supply board, etc. (not shown), the game state is controlled by the game control board, the effect according to the game state is controlled by the effect control board, A drive power supply for the electrical components constituting the slot machine 1001 is generated by the substrate and supplied to each unit.

  The game control board is connected to the above-described MAXBET switch 1006, start switch 1007, stop switches 1008L, 1008C, 1008R, checkout switch 1010, and reel sensors for detecting the positions of the reels 1002L, 1002C, 1002R. Detection signals from these connected switches are input.

  The game control board includes a credit display 1011, a game auxiliary display 1012, a payout display 1013, 1 to 3 BET LEDs 1014 to 1016, an insertion request LED 1017, a start valid LED 1018, a waiting LED 1019, a replaying LED 1020, and a BET switch valid LED 1021. The left, middle and right stop valid LEDs 1022L, 1022C, 1022R and a reel motor (not shown) are connected, and these electric components are driven based on the control of the main control unit mounted on the game control board. ing.

  The game control board is composed of a microcomputer having a main CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O, a main control unit that controls the game, and a random number that generates random numbers in a predetermined range (0 to 65535 in this modification). Circuit, pulse oscillator that supplies a clock signal of a constant frequency to a random number circuit, switch detection circuit that detects a detection signal input from a switch connected directly to a game control board or via a power supply board, and drive control of a reel motor It is equipped with a motor drive circuit that performs various operations, various displays connected to the game control board, LED drive circuits that perform LED drive control, a reset circuit, and other various devices and circuits. This corresponds to the main board 31 of the machine 1.

  The main CPU has an interrupt function (including an interrupt prohibition function) such as a timekeeping function and a timer interrupt, executes a control program stored in the ROM, and performs various control processes related to the progress of the game. Then, each part of the control circuit mounted on the game control board is controlled directly or indirectly. The ROM stores fixed data such as programs executed by the main CPU and various tables. The RAM is used as a work area when the main CPU executes a program. The I / O port inputs / outputs a control signal to / from each circuit connected via a signal input / output terminal included in the main control unit.

  The effect control board performs display control of the image liquid crystal panel 1051 disposed on the front door 1001b of the slot machine 1001 according to various commands transmitted from the main CPU via the I / O port, and effects for effects. Production control for outputting sound from the speakers 1053 and 1054 is executed.

  An effect switch 1056 is connected to the effect control board, and when the detection signal corresponding to each direction of the cross key in the effect switch 1056 is input, The direction specified by the operation can be grasped.

  In addition, an effect display device 1050 having an image liquid crystal panel 1051 and various effect devices such as effect effect LEDs and speakers 1053 and 1054 are connected to the effect control board, and these effect devices are mounted on the effect control board. The effect control board corresponds to the effect control board 80 in the pachinko gaming machine 1 described above.

  The effect control board is composed of a microcomputer having a sub CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O port as in the case of the main control part, and is connected to the sub control part for effect control and the effect control board. Display control circuit for performing display control of liquid crystal panel 1051, effect effect LED, LED drive circuit for controlling drive of reel LED, sound output circuit for controlling sound output from speakers 1053, 1054, reset circuit, effect control board A switch detection circuit that detects a detection signal input from the effect switch 1056 connected to the, and other circuits are mounted, and the sub CPU receives the command transmitted from the game control board and produces an effect. While performing various control for performing, it controls each part of the control circuit mounted in the production control board directly or indirectly.

  The slot machine 1001 is activated when all the reels 1002L, 1002C, and 1002R are stopped (in the case of this modification, since all the winning lines are always activated, The winning line is simply called a winning line), and a combination of symbols called “comb” is combined to win. The combination may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols. The type of winning combination is determined according to the game state, but it can be roughly divided into a small role with payout of medals and a replay that can start the next game without the need to set the number of bets. There are a game combination and a special combination with a transition to a game state advantageous to the player. A small role and a replay role are collectively called a general role. In order to win each winning combination determined according to the gaming state, it is necessary to win an internal lottery to be described later and set a winning flag for the winning combination in the RAM.

  Of these winning flags, the winning flags for the small role and the replaying role are valid only in the game in which the flag is set, and are invalid in the next game. It is valid until a combination of combinations permitted by the flag is completed, and is invalid in a game having a combination of combinations permitted. In other words, once the special combination winning flag is won, even if the combination of the combinations permitted by the flag cannot be made, the winning flag is not invalidated and is carried over to the next game. It becomes.

  In the internal lottery, it is determined whether or not the above winning combination is permitted before the display results of all the reels 1002L, 1002C, and 1002R are derived and displayed (actually, when the start switch 1007 is detected). (Pre-determining means). In the internal lottery, first, when the start switch 1007 is detected, an internal lottery random value (an integer from 0 to 65535) is acquired. Specifically, the value of the random number storage work assigned to the RAM is set as the lottery work assigned to the RAM. Then, for each combination determined according to the gaming state and whether or not the special combination is carried over, the numerical data stored in the lottery work, the value of the gaming state flag for specifying the gaming state, the number of bets and the set value It is performed according to the number of judgment values of each combination determined according to

  In the internal lottery, an internal lottery target, a current gaming state flag value, an RT flag value, and the number of determination values determined corresponding to the set value are stored in a random number for internal lottery (a lottery work). When the result of addition overflows, it is determined that the winning combination is won. For this reason, a winning combination will be won with a probability (number of determination values / 65536) according to the number of determination values.

  If a winning combination of any combination is determined, a winning flag corresponding to the combination determined to be winning is set in the internal winning flag storing work assigned to the RAM. Specifically, when a special combination is won, a special combination winning flag indicating that the special combination is won is set in the special combination storing work, and the winning flag set in the general combination storing work is cleared. When a general combination is won, a winning flag for the general combination indicating that the general combination is won is set in the general combination storing work. If no winning combination is selected, only the general winning combination work is cleared.

  When the main control unit effectively detects one of the stop switches 1008L, 1008C, and 1008R corresponding to the rotating reel, the control when the display result is derived to the corresponding reel will be described. If any one of the switches 1008L, 1008C, and 1008R corresponding to the rotating reel is detected effectively, the area number of the stop operation position is set based on the number of steps from the reel reference position when the stop operation is detected. The number of sliding symbols corresponding to the area number of the specified stop operation position is acquired by referring to the stop control table of the reel that has been specified and detected. Then, control is performed to rotate and stop the reel by the number of acquired sliding frames. Specifically, from the number of steps from the reel reference position at the time when the stop operation is detected, the number of steps from the acquired number of sliding frames to the stop is calculated, and the reel is rotated and stopped by the calculated number of steps. Take control. As a result, the region corresponding to the region number that is the stop position that is the number of sliding frames ahead of the region corresponding to the region number of the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected is the stop reference position (in this modification, the perspective window 1003 It will stop in the lower symbol area).

  If you win any of the winning roles, the maximum number of winning symbols will be drawn on the winning line in the range of 4 frames, and the number of sliding symbols will be determined so that the winning characters will not be aligned on the winning line. A stop control table is created and reel stop control is performed.If none of the winning combinations is won, a stop control table with a number of sliding symbols that does not match any of the roles is created and the reels are controlled. Perform stop control. As a result, when a stop operation is performed, if the winning combination can be stopped on the winning line in the drawing range of up to 4 frames, the control is performed so that the winning combination is stopped. The combination that has not been performed will be controlled to be stopped in a drawing range of a maximum of 4 frames.

  In addition, the slot machine 1001 according to the present modified example produces an assist time (so-called AT) that is a notification period in which a navigation effect for notifying the internal lottery result can be executed by the sub-control unit when the gaming state is a predetermined state. The states are controlled, and in these AT states, the internal winning winning combination can be won almost certainly, so that it becomes a gaming state advantageous to the player. Note that the transition to the AT state is determined by lottery, and when the transition to the AT state is determined, the AT flag is set.

  Therefore, in the slot machine 1001 of this modification, the sub CPU only needs to function as the CPU 120 for effect control in the above embodiment. One special game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 described above is replaced with one game in the slot machine 1001. Various controls may be performed as follows.

  In other words, the game machine can start a game by setting a predetermined number of bets for one game using the gaming value, and can variably display a plurality of types of identification information each of which can be identified. When the display result is derived to the variable display device, one game is completed, and the slot machine 1001 is configured such that a winning can be generated according to the display result derived to the variable display device. Similar to the pachinko gaming machine 1, the near-infrared camera 1060 and the near-infrared LED 1061 are provided, and the signal processing circuit 1132 similar to the signal processing circuit 132 described above is mounted on the effect control board. For example, in the internal lottery described above If the bonus flag is set, or the RT flag is set to be in a replay time state in which the replay role is established more frequently than in the normal state Or when the AT flag indicating that it is determined to shift to the effect state of the assist time (AT) is set, execution of the suggestion effect is performed at a predetermined rate (for example, 50% or 75%). %, Or 100%, etc., and even when these flags are not set, it is possible to win internally by deciding at a predetermined ratio (for example, 10%, 25%, etc.) The suggestion effect suggesting the performance may be performed by the effect display device 1050 provided in the slot machine 1001, and in the suggestion effect, an effect corresponding to the player's line of sight and the operation of the effect button may be executed.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the near-infrared camera 60 is mounted in the game board 6 which can be attached or detached with respect to the front frame 101, this invention is not limited to this, For example, it shows in FIG. As described above, the near-infrared camera 60 may be provided in the vicinity of the left frame of the front frame 101. By doing so, the near-infrared camera 60 is hidden by the front frame 101, and the player holds the near-infrared camera 60. It is not visible directly.

  The near-infrared camera 60 has its lens facing sideways, that is, the effect display device 9 side. And the small mirror M is provided in the position corresponding to the near-infrared camera 60 in the upper position of the production | presentation display apparatus 9, and the near-infrared camera 60 can image a player's eyes through this mirror M. it can.

  The near-infrared camera 60 can acquire an image incident through the mirror M from a gap between the back of the game board 6 and the front of the unit provided with the effect display device 9 and the like. As described above, the near-infrared camera 60 is provided near the left frame of the front frame 101 so that the near-infrared camera 60 can be reused even when the game board 6 is removed from the front frame 101 and replaced with a new game board 6. Can do.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is exemplified, but other gaming machines, for example, gaming media are enclosed in the gaming machine, and depending on the number of pachinko balls and medals lent out and the prizes. While the number of pachinko balls and medals granted is added, the number of pachinko balls and medals used in the game is subtracted and stored, and without using pachinko balls and medals, for example, The value of points and points lent according to the loan request and the value such as points and points awarded according to the winnings are memorized as credits, and the game is played using only the value memorized as credits. It may be a gaming machine capable of. In this case, these points, points, and the like correspond to game media, and credits become game value.

  Further, in the embodiment, in order to notify the effect control CPU 86 of the change pattern indicating the change mode such as the change time, the type of reach effect, the presence / absence of the pseudo-ream, etc., one change pattern command is given when the change is started. Although the example of transmitting is shown, the variation pattern may be notified to the effect control CPU 86 by two or more commands. Specifically, in the case of notification by two commands, the CPU 56 uses the first command to indicate whether or not there is a pseudo-continuity, whether or not there is a slip effect, etc. before reaching reach (if not reaching, before so-called second stop. ) Command indicating the fluctuation time and fluctuation mode, and the second command has reached reach, such as the type of reach and presence / absence of re-lottery effect (if not reach, after so-called second stop) It is also possible to send a command indicating the fluctuation time or fluctuation mode. In this case, the effect control CPU 86 may perform effect control in variable display based on the variable time derived from the combination of two commands.

  The CPU 56 may notify the change time by each of the two commands, and the effect control CPU 86 may select a specific change mode to be executed at each timing. When two commands are sent, the two commands may be transmitted within the same timer interrupt. After the first command is transmitted, a predetermined period elapses (for example, the next timer interrupt). The second command may be transmitted. Note that the variation mode indicated by each command is not limited to this example, and the order of transmission can be changed as appropriate. In this way, by notifying the variation pattern by two or more commands, the amount of data that must be stored as the variation pattern command can be reduced.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a game ball is paid out as a prize to the player, and the player launches the paid game ball (which may be a rental ball) into the game area to play a game. 1 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a frequency that is a game value of a size specified by record information of a game recording medium such as a prepaid card or a membership card is used. Then, a game score for use in the game is given, and the game ball enclosed in the game machine is driven into the game area by using the assigned game score or the game score given by winning the game. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which a player plays a game.

In the above embodiment, although a small sub Display device 19 than the effect display device 9 are used, the present invention is not limited to this, the effect display device 9 and the sub Display device 19 it same may be sized, as a plurality of sub display device 19, may be larger than the total display area of the effect display device 9 of the display area of the plurality of sub display device 19 .

  In the above embodiment, the gaze detection method for detecting the player's gaze direction by detecting a cornea reflection image (Purkinje image) of the eyeball is used, but other gaze detection methods may be used. For example, the player's face is passively imaged with an optical camera without irradiating near-infrared light, each part of the face is obtained by template matching, the face position and direction are estimated, and the iris is determined from the image near the eye. The gaze detection method for calculating the gaze direction by calculating the Hough transform of the circle, the method for detecting the iris of the eye as a circle and detecting the gaze direction from the position of the reflected image, and detecting the iris as an ellipse. A gaze detection method that calculates the gaze direction from the parameters, and an iris contour candidate point is obtained from the eye image, an ellipse is applied to the candidate point, and the gaze direction is calculated from the major axis, minor axis, and axis inclination of the ellipse. A line-of-sight detection method may be used.

  In the embodiment, the relative position coordinates of the pupil centroid relative to the centroid of the Purkinje image of the light source are associated with the coordinates of the display area of the effect display device 9 in the line-of-sight direction reference table (not shown). Although registered, it is not necessary to register all the coordinates of the display area of the effect display device 9. For example, in the embodiment, the effect display device 9 is displayed on the line-of-sight operation selection screen (see FIG. 40). The character to be visually recognized is displayed in any of the four areas divided into four parts vertically and horizontally, and the character “END” is displayed in the center area, or in the gaze operation notice screen (see FIG. 43). Since “arrows” to be visually recognized are displayed in the left and right areas of the effect display device 9, when the player visually recognizes the effect display device 9, the effect display device 9 is at least vertically and horizontally. 4 divided into 4 Any of the five regions including the center region and the central region can be discriminated, and in that case, the effect display device 9 is displayed vertically, horizontally, and 4 in the line-of-sight direction reference table. The five coordinates in the line-of-sight direction corresponding to the four divided areas and the center area are registered, and the relative position coordinates of the pupil centroid relative to the centroid of the Purkinje image of the light source are any of the five coordinates. You may make it obtain | require whether it is approximate.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the effect display apparatus 9 and the sub display apparatus 19 are being fixed to the game board 6, you may provide the effect display apparatus 9 and the sub display apparatus 19 in the game board 6 so that a movement is possible. For example, a movement motor or the like may be attached to the sub display device 19, and the sub display device 19 may slide up and down and left and right according to the aspect of the effect.

  In the above-described embodiment, when it is the input operation acceptance start timing in the line-of-sight operation advance notice process, it is determined whether or not the push button 516 is already operated, and the push button 516 is already operated. In this case, it is determined that the operation is abnormal, and an operation abnormality flag is set, and the operation abnormality flag is reset at the end of the visual line operation advance notice effect. When the push button 516 is already operated, a warning such as “Release the button” is displayed on the sub display device 19, and when the operation of the push button 516 is released, Set the advance notice flag and set the input operation enable flag to execute the normal gaze operation advance notice. There.

  In the embodiment, the near-infrared camera 60, the near-infrared LED 61, and the signal processing circuit 132 constitute a line-of-sight detecting means for detecting the player's line of sight, and this line-of-sight detection means detects the player's line of sight. Thus, it is possible to select and input on the character selection screen. However, as another aspect, a keyboard image or a numeric keypad image is displayed on the effect display device 9, and the player turns his gaze by the gaze detection means. The coordinates of the key may be specified, the specified key may be selected, and the key selected by operating the push button 516 may be input.

  Moreover, in the said Example, as a case where a player's gaze coordinate cannot be acquired in a gaze operation advance notice process or a main menu operation process, the player is looking away etc. and does not visually recognize the display area of the effect display device 9. Although the case is illustrated, the case where the player's line-of-sight coordinates cannot be acquired includes the case where the player cannot acquire a clear eye image using sunglasses or glasses.

In the above embodiment, although the near-infrared camera 60 in the upper position of the effect display device 9 is provided, by covering the position where the near-infrared camera 60 is mounted by a half mirror or the like, a near infrared from the player The camera 60 may not be directly visible.

  Further, in the above embodiment, in the line-of-sight operation advance notice performed in the line-of-sight operation advance notice process, the character displayed on the effect display device 9 is made to produce an “arrow”, and the player By visually recognizing the flying “arrow” and the player operating the push button 516 simultaneously with the visual recognition timing, an effect that the flying “arrow” can be shot down is made. The notice may be in other forms. For example, when the player displays the fighter plane on the effect display device 9 and sets the aim for shooting these enemy aircraft with missiles or beams, the player's line of sight In such a manner, it is possible to take down by operating the push button 516.

  Further, in the embodiment, in the case of the character selection effect shown in FIG. 40, the player's line-of-sight coordinates obtained by analyzing the player's eye image acquired by the near infrared camera 60 are determined for a predetermined time ( For example, when the player's line of sight is stored in the line-of-sight locus recording table for one second and is not directed to the displayed option (target to be directed), the latest line stored in the line-of-sight locus recording table When the direction of the gaze is directed to an option (target to be directed), an option (such as a character) corresponding to the most recent gaze direction is selected. The direction of the most recent line of sight stored in the recording table is not used, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the predetermined time stored in the line of sight locus recording table When the character selection effect is shorter than 1 second (for example, 0.2 seconds), and the player's line-of-sight coordinates within the time are within a predetermined range of the “arrow” coordinates, You may make it determine with shooting down and set a shooting-down flag.

  Further, in the embodiment, the effect display device 9 constitutes a first display area for displaying an object to which the player turns his / her line of sight in the gaze operation notice effect, and the sub display device 19 shows the gaze operation notice effect in the gaze operation notice effect. Although the second display area for displaying the guidance of the target to be directed is configured, the first display area and the second display area may be provided in one display device. For example, a large effect display device 9 is provided without providing the sub display device 19, the effect display device 9 is divided into two regions in the upper and lower directions, the upper display region is set as the first display region, and the lower portion is displayed. The display area may be the second display area.

  Moreover, in the said Example, the sub display apparatus 19 provided in the downward position of the production | presentation display apparatus 9 has the dimension of the left-right dimension of about the half of the left-right dimension of the production display apparatus 9, and a sub display apparatus. The display area (second display area) of the sub display device 19 is arranged so that the horizontal center portion of 19 and the horizontal center portion of the effect display device 9 are aligned with each other. The display area (first display area) is arranged on a line that bisects a line connecting a plurality of objects (display coordinates of each character and arrow). 9 is arranged on the left side or the right side of the sub display device 19 so that the vertical center portion of the sub display device 19 and the vertical center portion of the effect display device 9 are aligned with each other. The area (second display area) It may be disposed on the display device 9 of the display area (first display area) each of the plurality of objects displayed on the orthogonal bisector on the line connecting the (display coordinates of each character and arrows).

  Further, in the embodiment, in the visual line operation advance notice process and the main menu operation process, the presentation display on the sub display device 19 is limited by displaying the guidance screen on the sub display device 19. As a mode of restricting the effect display in the case, lowering the luminance of the sub display device 19 or turning off the sub display device 19 is also included in the restriction of the effect display.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the image of correction | amendment effect is displayed on the effect display apparatus 9, and a player's eyes | visual_axis is induced | guided | derived by the movement of the character etc. in this correction | amendment effect image, The player's line of sight may be guided. For example, an announcement such as “Please look at the speaker at the upper left”, “Please look at the speaker at the upper right” or “Please look at the push button” may be used to guide the player's line of sight. Good.

  Further, in the above embodiment, during the correction effect, the sub display device 19 starts displaying a guidance screen such as “Please chase the character with your eyes” in order to guide the player's line of sight. (Refer to FIG. 42) Guidance such as “chase the character with your eyes” may be performed by voice or the like. By guiding by voice, the player's line of sight is directed to the sub display device 19 on the screen. The player can concentrate his / her line of sight on the display of the effect display device 9.

  Further, in the embodiment, the gaze operation in which the correction effect for generating the coordinate correction information for acquiring the gaze direction of the player and correcting the gaze coordinate specified by the gaze direction reference table (not shown) is the notice effect. Although the notice effect main part is additionally performed before execution, the correction effect itself may be implemented as one of the notice effects, or the correction effect is fragmented during the notice effect. The correction effect may be implemented when the notice effect is completed, and the correction may be reflected in the next notice effect.

  In the above-described embodiment, the correction effect is an effect included in the visual line operation advance notice effect that is an operation effect that changes when the player operates the push button 516 or the player's line of sight direction. As described above, the correction effect may be included in the non-operation effect that changes with the passage of time. For example, coordinate correction information for correcting the line-of-sight coordinates specified by the line-of-sight direction reference table (not shown) is generated. Before, the gaze operation notice effect is not performed, but the character notice effect including the correction effect is performed, and the gaze operation notice effect may be performed only after the correction.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although a correction effect is implemented when one fluctuation | variation display is performed, the aspect in which a correction | amendment effect is implemented when several fluctuation | variation display is performed may be sufficient. . For example, correction effects are performed in pieces during each of a plurality of variation displays, correction data is accumulated based on the player's line-of-sight coordinates acquired during each variation display, and sufficient correction data is accumulated. Then, coordinate correction information for correcting the line-of-sight coordinates specified by the line-of-sight direction reference table (not shown) may be generated.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the correction effect is performed after the start of the change display in the line-of-sight operation announcement effect. For example, another change display before the start of the line-of-sight operation announcement effect is performed. When the camera is closed, a correction effect may be performed in advance in preparation for the next visual line operation notice effect.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the corrected flag set in a gaze operation advance notice process (refer FIG. 32) is cleared at the timing which displays a demonstration effect on the effect display apparatus 9, (FIG. 24). The corrected flag may be cleared at other timings (see Step Sp16). For example, the portable terminal (mobile phone) carried by the player is a portable terminal having a two-dimensional code reading function, and the corrected flag is cleared at the timing of outputting (displaying) the two-dimensional code to the effect display device 9. May be.

  In the embodiment, iris information is used as the biometric identification information for identifying the player. However, the biometric identification information is not limited to the iris information, and the player's face image, voiceprint, or the like is used as the biometric identification information. May be.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the form which used iris information separately from coordinate correction information as biometric identification information was illustrated, this invention is not limited to this, The correction pattern of coordinate correction information is Since it is a pattern peculiar to each individual, it may be determined whether or not the player is a player who is a target of eye-gaze detection based on whether or not the correction patterns of these coordinate correction information match.

  Further, in the embodiment, during the correction effect, an effect is made to allow the player to visually recognize the character flying around the screen of the effect display device 9 (see FIG. 42), and this character is continued to the player. For example, the character may be changed in the middle of the correction effect, or the costume and appearance of the character may be changed. In this case, when it is a big hit, the player may keep paying attention to the character by making the change easy to occur. Further, the timing for making these changes may be such that, for example, when a big hit is made, the timing for changing is likely to be delayed, and when it is off, the timing for changing is likely to be earlier.

  In the embodiment, correction data is acquired by performing a correction effect, coordinate correction information is generated based on the correction data, and in the main feature of the gaze operation announcement effect main game, When the user is a player, the effect control CPU 120 matches the line-of-sight coordinates acquired based on the line-of-sight direction reference table (not shown) stored in the internal memory of the signal processing circuit 132 with the player based on the coordinate correction information. This is preferable because it is possible to correct the line of sight without using the internal memory of the signal processing circuit 132 and to use the inexpensive signal processing circuit 132. The invention is not limited to this, and correction data is obtained by performing a correction effect, and stored in the internal memory of the signal processing circuit 132 based on the correction data. The line-of-sight direction reference table (not shown) itself is stored, and the signal processing circuit 132 performs line-of-sight correction using the corrected line-of-sight direction reference table. It may be possible to reduce the processing load of the effect control CPU 120 that performs the above. As described above, when the signal processing circuit 132 corrects the line of sight using the corrected line-of-sight direction reference table, the corrected line-of-sight coordinates are used as the effect control CPU 120 in the line-of-sight operation announcement effect main part. Is acquired before determining whether or not the player is a player who is the subject of eye gaze detection, and only when the player is a player who is the subject of eye gaze detection When the corrected line-of-sight coordinates are acquired from the circuit 132 so that the effect control CPU 120 does not wastefully acquire the line-of-sight coordinates, and when these players are not the target players for line-of-sight detection. Alternatively, the default coordinates may be specified as the line-of-sight coordinates so that the line-of-sight operation announcement effect corresponding to the line of sight is not executed (the “arrow” cannot be shot down).

  In the above-described embodiment, the player identification processing based on the iris information is executed by the effect control CPU 120. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the player information based on the iris information is used. For the purpose of reducing the processing load on the CPU 120 for effect control, the identification processing is performed by the signal processing circuit 132 and other dedicated processing circuit (custom IC) provided exclusively for executing the player identification processing. Or the like.

1 Pachinko machine 9 Production display device 31 Game control board (main board)
56 CPU for game control
60 Near-infrared camera 61 Near-infrared LED
80 Production Control Board 100 Production Control Microcomputer 120 Production Control CPU
132 Signal Processing Circuit 516 Push Button

Claims (2)

A Yu technique capable gaming machine,
Gaze detection means for detecting the gaze of the player;
Setting means for performing settings for detecting the player's line of sight in the line-of-sight detection means;
A setting effect executing means for executing a setting effect for the setting means to set;
Specific effect execution means for executing a specific effect based on the player's line of sight detected by the line-of-sight detection means based on the setting;
With
The setting effect execution means executes the setting effect with a higher probability when the setting does not exist than when the setting exists.   A gaming machine capable of performing variable display,
  The setting effect execution means can execute the setting effect during variable display before the execution of the specific effect.
The gaming machine according to claim 1.

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