JP6143130B2 - Amusement stand - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game table represented by a ball game machine (pachinko machine), an enclosed game machine (pachinko machine), and a spinning machine (slot machine).

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been proposed a game machine that can display the number of holds, which is the number of rights for performing symbol variation display (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-200302 A

However, the conventional game stand has room for improvement in display.
An object of the present invention is to provide a game machine characterized by display.

The gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine provided with an image display means, wherein the image display means is a means capable of displaying a plurality of types of display, and one type of the plurality of types of display is provided. The display is a hold display, and the hold display is a display that performs display corresponding to the number of holds, and the image display means may display the first hold display as the hold display. Yes, the first hold display is a display that is displayed when the number of hold is 1 or more, and the image display means may display a second hold display as the hold display. the second hold display and is of, Ri display der displayed regardless of the number of the pending the first hold display is configured to be displayed in the first display area of said image display means The second hold display is the image display means. The configured to be displayed in a different second display area from the first display region, it is the amusement machine according to claim.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game stand with the display characteristic can be provided.

It is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention from the front side (player side). It is the external view which looked at the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention from the back side. It is the schematic front view which looked at the game board 200 of the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention from the front. It is a circuit block diagram of the control part of the pachinko machine 100 by an embodiment of the invention. It is an example of the display symbol in the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) shows an example of the stop display symbol of special figure 1, (b) shows an example of the stop display symbol of special figure 2 (C) shows an example of a decorative design, and (d) shows an example of a normal stop display design. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main process of the main control part of the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main control part timer interruption process of the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the special figure prefetch process in the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the look-ahead result memory | storage part for special figures 1 and the special figure 2 with which the main control part 300 of the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention was equipped. It is a figure which shows the example of the table for the success / failure determination in the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the special figure 1 fluctuation | variation display time determination table in the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the special figure 2 fluctuation | variation display time determination table in the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention. Examples of variation time of each variation timer for each timer number in the pachinko machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, a timer group to which each variation timer belongs, and an effect type that can be executed during the variation time using each variation timer are shown. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the 1st sub control part 400 of the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention, (a) shows the flow of a 1st sub control part main process, (b) is 1st. The flow of the sub-control unit command reception interrupt process is shown, (c) shows the flow of the first sub-control unit timer interrupt process, and (d) shows the flow of the image control process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the 2nd sub control part 500 of the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention, (a) shows the flow of the 2nd sub control part main process, (b) is the 2nd The flow of the sub control unit command reception interrupt process is shown, and (c) shows the flow of the second sub control unit timer interrupt process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the sub side pre-reading notice execution process at the time of start winning in the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the sub side prefetch notice execution process at the time of the fluctuation | variation start in the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the normal notice lottery process in the pachinko machine 100 by embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example A in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example B in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example C in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example D in time series. It is a schematic diagram explaining the (a) animation of the production | presentation display which concerns on Example E, (b) It is a schematic diagram which shows the flow of an animation. It is a schematic diagram which shows the flow of the animation of the effect display which concerns on Example E. FIG. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example E in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example E in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example F in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example F in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example G in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example G in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example G in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example G in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example G in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example H in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example I in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example J in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example J in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example K in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example L in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example L in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example M in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example M in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example M in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example N in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example N in time series. It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example N in time series. (A) It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example O in time series, (b) It is the figure which showed the effect display which concerns on Example P in time series. It is a figure explaining the production | presentation display which concerns on Example Q, (a) It is an example of the success / failure determination table for common drawings, (b) It is an example of the table for universal illustration determination, (c) is a decoration symbol. It is an example and (d) is a figure which shows an example of a usual stop display symbol. It is a figure explaining the production | presentation display which concerns on Example Q, (a) is an example of an electric chew opening pattern table, (b) is an example of the variable display pattern of a general decoration pattern. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the common figure production | presentation determination process based on Example Q.

  [Embodiment]

Hereinafter, a gaming table (for example, a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or a spinning game machine such as a slot machine) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
<Overall configuration>

  First, the overall configuration of the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the figure is the external appearance perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine 100 from the front side (player side). As an external structure, the pachinko machine 100 includes an outer frame 102, a main body 104, a front frame door 106, a launching device 110, and a game board 200 on the front surface.

  The outer frame 102 is a wooden frame member having a vertical rectangular shape for fixing to an installation location (island facilities or the like) provided in a gaming machine installation sales shop. The main body 104 is referred to as an inner frame, and is a member that is provided inside the outer frame 102 and serves as a longitudinal rectangular gaming machine base body that is rotatably attached to the outer frame 102 via a hinge portion 112. The main body 104 is formed in a frame shape and has a space 114 inside. In addition, when the main body 104 is opened, an inner frame opening sensor (not shown) that detects the opening of the main body 104 is provided.

  The front frame door 106 is attached to the front surface of the main body 104 on the front side of the pachinko machine 100 so as to be openable and closable with a lock function, and is configured in a frame shape so as to be inside thereof. Is a door member having an opening 116. The front frame door 106 is provided with a transparent plate member 118 made of glass or resin at the opening 116, and a speaker 120 and a frame lamp 122 are attached to the front side. A game area 124 is defined by the rear surface of the front frame door 106 and the front surface of the game board 200. Further, a front frame door opening sensor (not shown) that detects opening of the front frame door 106 when the front frame door 106 is opened is provided.

  The front frame door 106 can store a plurality of game balls (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “balls”) in a portion below the opening 116 and guide the game balls to the launching device 110. The upper plate 126 is provided, the lower plate 128 that stores game balls that cannot be stored in the upper plate 126, and the game balls stored in the upper plate 126 by the player's operation are discharged to the lower plate 128. A ball release button 130, a ball discharge lever 132 for discharging game balls stored in the lower plate 128 by a player's operation to a game ball collection container (common name, dollar box), and a player's operation to the launcher 110. The ball launching handle 134 that launches the guided game ball to the game area 124 of the game board 200, and the chance button 1 that changes the effect mode of various effect devices 206 (see FIG. 3) by the player's operation. 6, a chance button lamp 138 that causes the chance button 136 to emit light, a setting operation unit 137 that allows various settings and the like by operation of a setting person (for example, a player or a game shop clerk), and a card unit (CR unit) A ball lending operation button 140 for instructing a ball lending instruction, a return operation button 142 for instructing the card unit to return the player's balance, and a ball lending display section for displaying the player's balance and the status of the card unit (FIG. (Not shown). In addition, a lower plate full tank sensor (not shown) that detects that the lower plate 128 is full is provided.

  The launching device 110 is attached to the lower side of the main body 104, and a launching rod 146 that rotates when the ball launching handle 134 is operated by the player, and a launching rod 148 that strikes the game ball at the tip of the launching rod 146. .

  The setting operation unit 137 is a push button type switch that can be pressed by the setter, and a confirm (OK) button, an upper button positioned above the confirm button, a lower button positioned below the confirm button, and confirm A right button positioned to the right of the button, a left button positioned to the left of the confirm button, and a cancel (C) button positioned further to the right of the right button. The setting operation unit 137 includes an operation unit sensor that detects the pressing of each button. The setting operation unit 137 of this embodiment has a unit structure in which buttons and operation unit sensors are integrated. At least one of the buttons of the setting operation unit 137 may function as a chance button that changes the effect mode of the various effect devices 206 by the player's operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

  The game board 200 has a game area 124 on the front surface, and is detachably attached to the main body 104 using a predetermined fixing member so as to face the space 114 of the main body 104. The game area 124 can be observed from the opening 116 after the game board 200 is mounted on the main body 104.

  FIG. 2 is an external view of the pachinko machine 100 of FIG. The upper part of the back surface of the pachinko machine 100 has an opening that opens upward, a ball tank 150 for temporarily storing game balls, and a lower part of the ball tank 150 that is formed at the bottom of the ball tank 150. A tank rail 154 for guiding a ball that has passed through the communicating hole and dropped to the dispensing device 152 located on the right side of the back surface is provided.

  The payout device 152 is formed of a cylindrical member, and includes a payout motor, a sprocket, and a payout sensor (not shown) inside. The sprocket is configured to be rotatable by a payout motor. The sprocket that temporarily passes through the tank rail 154 and flows down into the payout device 152 is temporarily retained, and the payout motor is driven to rotate by a predetermined angle. Thus, the temporarily accumulated game balls are sent one by one downward to the payout device 152.

  The payout sensor is a sensor for detecting the passage of the game ball sent out by the sprocket. When the game ball is passing, either a high signal or a low signal is displayed. Either the high signal or the low signal is output to the payout controller 600 (see FIG. 4). The game ball that has passed through the payout sensor passes through a ball rail (not shown) and reaches the upper plate 126 disposed on the front side of the pachinko machine 100. The pachinko machine 100 has this configuration. To pay out the ball to the player.

  On the left side of the payout device 152 in the drawing, the main board case 158 that houses the main board 156 that constitutes the main control unit 300 that performs control processing for the entire game, and the production based on the processing information generated by the main control unit 300. The first sub-control unit 400 that performs the control process and the first sub-board 160 that houses the first sub-board 160 that includes the rotary volume control switch 161 that adjusts the volume output from the pachinko machine 100 by the operation of the game shop clerk. A second sub-board case 166 that houses the second sub-board 164 that constitutes the second sub-control unit 500 that performs a control process related to the production based on the processing information generated by the first sub-control unit 400; An error release switch that constitutes a payout control unit 600 that performs control processing related to payout of game balls and that releases an error by the operation of a game store clerk 68, a payout board case 172 for storing a payout board 170, a launch board case 176 for housing a launch board 174 that constitutes a launch control unit 630 for performing control processing relating to the launch of a game ball, and a power source for various electric gaming machines. And a power switch 178 that turns the power on and off by the operation of a game clerk and an RWM clear switch 180 that outputs an RWM clear signal to the main control unit 300 when the power is turned on. A power board case 184 that houses the power board 182, a CR interface unit 186 that transmits and receives signals between the dispensing control unit 600 and the card unit, and a main board for outputting information of the pachinko machine 100 to an external hall computer or the like 156, the first sub-board 160, etc. and the hall computer, etc. It is provided with a relay substrate 188, the to relay.

  Since the main board 156, the first sub board 160, the second sub board 164, etc. need to be changed for each model, they are provided on the back surface of the game board 200, and the payout board 170, the launch board 174, the power board 182 and the like are provided in a plurality of models. The outer frame 102 is provided for common use.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the game board 200 as viewed from the front. In the game board 200, an outer rail 202 and an inner rail 204 are arranged, and a game area 124 in which a game ball can roll is defined.

  Although details will be described later, an ornamental symbol display device 208 and an effect device 206 having an effect movable body 224 that imitates a human arm are arranged in the approximate center of the game area 124. In the lower right of the game area 124, the normal symbol display device 210, the first special symbol display device 212, the second special symbol display device 214, the normal symbol hold lamp 216, and the first special symbol hold lamp 218 are displayed. In addition, a second special symbol holding lamp 220 and a high-probability medium lamp 222 are provided. Hereinafter, the normal symbol may be referred to as “general symbol” and the special symbol may be referred to as “special symbol”.

  The decorative symbol display device 208 is a display device for performing various displays used for decorative symbols and effects. In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol display device 208 is constituted by a liquid crystal display device (Liquid Crystal Display). The decorative symbol display device 208 is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, but may be configured to display various effects and various game information. For example, a dot matrix display device, a 7-segment display device, an organic EL ( Other display devices including an electroluminescence display device, a reel (drum) display device, a leaf display device, a plasma display, and a projector may be employed.

  The decorative symbol display device 208 includes a left symbol display area 208a, a middle symbol display area 208b, a right symbol display area 208c, an effect display area 208d, and a fourth symbol display area 208e. The left symbol display area 208a, the middle symbol display area 208b, and the right symbol display area 208c display different decorative symbols, the fourth symbol display area 208e displays the fourth symbol, and the effect display area 208d provides the effect. Displays the image to be used. The positions and sizes of the display areas 208a to 208d can be freely changed within the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 208. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the display position of the fourth symbol display area 208 e is fixed to the lower right corner of the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 208.

  The general map display device 210 is a display device for displaying a general map, and is configured by a 7-segment LED in this embodiment. The first special figure display device 212 and the second special figure display device 214 are display devices for displaying special figures, and in the present embodiment, are constituted by 7 segment LEDs.

  The multi-purpose hold lamp 216 is a lamp for indicating the number of general-purpose variable games (details will be described later) that are on hold. In this embodiment, the general-purpose variable games are reserved up to a predetermined number (for example, two). It is possible to do. The first special figure hold lamp 218 and the second special figure hold lamp 220 are lamps for indicating the number of special figure variable games (details will be described later) that are being held. In this embodiment, the special figure variable games are displayed. It is possible to hold up to a predetermined number (for example, four). The high-probability medium lamp 222 is a lamp for indicating that the gaming state is a high probability state in which a big hit is likely to occur or a high probability state, and the gaming state is changed from a low probability state in which a big hit is unlikely to occur. Turns on when switching to the probability state, and turns off when switching from the high probability state to the low probability state.

  In addition, in a lower area of the game area 124, a predetermined ball entrance, for example, a general prize opening 226, a normal start port 228, a first special view start port 230, a second special view start port 232, A first variable winning opening 234 and a second variable winning opening 235 are provided.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of general winning holes 226 are arranged on the game board 200. When a predetermined ball detection sensor (not shown) detects a ball entering the general winning holes 226 (in the general winning holes 226). In the case of winning, the payout device 152 is driven, and a predetermined number (for example, 10 balls) of balls are discharged to the upper plate 126 as prize balls. The player can freely take out the balls discharged to the upper plate 126. With these configurations, the player can pay out the winning balls to the player based on winning. The ball that has entered the general winning opening 226 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the amusement island side. In this embodiment, a ball to be paid out to a player as a consideration for winning may be referred to as a “prize ball”, and a ball lent to a player may be referred to as a “lending ball”. They are called “balls (game balls)”.

  The normal start port 228 is configured by a device called a gate or a through chucker for determining whether or not a ball has passed a predetermined area of the game area 124. In this embodiment, the right side of the game board 200 is used. One is arranged. Unlike the ball that has entered the general winning opening 226, the ball that has passed through the usual starting port 228 is not discharged to the amusement island side. When a predetermined ball detection sensor detects that a ball has passed through the general map starting port 228, the pachinko machine 100 starts a general map variable game by the general map display device 210.

  In the present embodiment, only one first special figure starting port 230 is disposed at the center of the game board 200. When a predetermined ball detection sensor detects a ball entering the first special figure starting port 230, a payout device 152, which will be described later, is driven, and a predetermined number (for example, three) of balls is used as a prize ball for the upper plate 126. The special figure changing game by the first special figure display device 212 is started. The ball that has entered the first special figure starting port 230 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the amusement island side.

  The second special figure starting port 232 is called an electric tulip (electric Chu), and in the present embodiment, only one is provided at the lower right of the game board 200. The second special figure starting port 232 includes a wing member 232a that can be opened and closed to the left and right. When the wing member 232a is closed, it is impossible to enter a ball. When 210 hits and stops and displays the symbol, the blade member 232a opens and closes at a predetermined time interval and a predetermined number of times. When a predetermined ball detection sensor detects a ball entering the second special figure starting port 232, the payout device 152 is driven and a predetermined number (for example, four) of balls is discharged to the upper plate 126 as prize balls. At the same time, the special figure variation game by the second special figure display device 214 is started. The ball that has entered the second special figure starting port 232 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the amusement island side.

  The first variable winning opening 234 and the second variable winning opening 235 are called a large winning opening or an attacker, and in the present embodiment, one is arranged below the center part of the game board 200 and one at the lower right. The first variable winning opening 234 and the second variable winning opening 235 have the same structure, and include door members 234a and 235a that can be freely opened and closed, and balls cannot be entered while the door members 234a and 235a are closed. When the special figure display device wins the special figure display game and the special symbol display device stops and displays the jackpot symbol, the door members 234a and 235a have a predetermined time interval (for example, an opening time of 29 seconds and a closing time of 1.5 seconds). Opening and closing at the number of times (for example, 15 times).

  In this embodiment, when the special figure 1 variable game is won, the door member 234a of the first variable prize opening 234 is opened and closed at a predetermined time interval and a predetermined number of times, and when the special figure 2 variable game is won. Opens and closes the door member 235a of the second variable prize opening 235 at a predetermined time interval and a predetermined number of times. When a predetermined ball detection sensor detects a ball entering the first variable winning port 234 or the second variable winning port 235, the payout device 152 is driven to win a predetermined number (for example, 15 balls). It is discharged as a sphere into the upper plate 126. The balls that have entered the first variable winning opening 234 and the second variable winning opening 235 are guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the amusement island side.

  Further, a plurality of disc-shaped hitting direction changing members 236 called a windmill and a plurality of game nails 238 are arranged in the vicinity of these winning openings and start openings, and at the bottom of the inner rail 204, An out port 240 is provided for guiding a ball that has not won a prize or starting port to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharging it to the game island side.

This pachinko machine 100 supplies the ball stored in the upper plate 126 by the player to the launch position of the launch rail, drives the launch motor with the strength corresponding to the operation amount of the player's ball launch handle 134, and launches The outer rail 202 and the inner rail 204 are passed by the spear 146 and the launcher 148 and are launched into the game area 124. Then, the ball that has reached the upper part of the game area 124 falls downward while changing the traveling direction by the batting direction changing member 236, the game nail 238, etc. 2 variable prize winning opening 235) or starting opening (first special figure starting opening 230, second special drawing starting opening 232), without winning any winning opening or starting opening, or ordinary opening The outlet 240 is reached only by passing through 228.
<Director>

  Next, the rendering device 206 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. On the front side of the effect device 206, a warp device 242 and a stage 244 are arranged in an area where the game ball can roll, and an effect movable body 224 is arranged in an area where the game ball cannot roll. . In addition, a decorative symbol display device 208 and a shielding device 246 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a door) are disposed on the back side of the effect device 206. That is, in the effect device 206, the decorative symbol display device 208 and the shielding means are located behind the warp device 242, the stage 244, and the effect movable body 224.

  The warp device 242 discharges the game balls that have entered the warp inlet 242a provided at the upper left of the effect device 206 to the stage 244 below the front surface of the effect device 206 from the warp outlet 242b. The stage 244 can roll a ball discharged from the warp outlet 242b, a ball carried on by a nail of the game board 200, or the like, and the passed ball is a first special figure starting port 230 at the center of the stage 244. A special route 244a is provided to facilitate entry into the golf course.

  In this embodiment, the effect movable body 224 includes an upper arm 224a and a forearm 224b imitating the upper arm and forearm of a human right arm, and an upper arm motor and an elbow (not shown) that rotate the upper arm 224a to the position of the shoulder. A forearm motor (not shown) that rotates the forearm 224b at a position is provided. The effect movable body 224 moves in an arc in front of the decorative symbol display device 208 by the upper arm motor and the forearm motor.

The shielding device 246 includes a lattice-like left door 246a and right door 246b, and is disposed between the decorative symbol display device 208 and the front stage 244. Belts wound around two pulleys (not shown) are fixed to the upper portions of the left door 246a and the right door 246b, respectively. That is, the left door 246a and the right door 246b move to the left and right as the belt driven by the motor through the pulley moves. When the left door 246a and the right door 246b are closed, the shielding means shields the inner end portions thereof so that it is difficult for the player to visually recognize the decorative symbol display device 208. In the state where the left door 246a and the right door 246b are opened, each inner end portion slightly overlaps the outer end portion of the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 208, but the player can visually recognize all of the display of the decorative symbol display device 208. It is. In addition, the left door 246a and the right door 246b can be stopped at arbitrary positions, respectively, for example, only a part of the decorative design so that the player can identify which decorative design the displayed decorative design is. Can be shielded. In addition, the left door 246a and the right door 246b may be configured so that a part of the decorative symbol display device 208 behind the lattice hole can be visually recognized, or the shoji part of the lattice hole is closed with a translucent lens body. The display by the decorative symbol display device 208 may be made vaguely visible to the player, or the shoji part of the holes in the lattice is completely blocked (shielded), and the decorative symbol display device 208 behind is made completely invisible. Also good.
<Control unit>

Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the pachinko machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This figure shows a circuit block diagram of the control unit. The control unit of the pachinko machine 100 can be roughly divided into a main control unit 300 that controls the central part of the game and a command signal (hereinafter simply referred to as “command”) transmitted by the main control unit 300. The first sub-control unit 400 that performs control, the second sub-control unit 500 that controls various devices based on the command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400, and the main control unit 300 according to the command transmitted by the main control unit 300 The payout control unit 600 controls the game ball payout, the launch control unit 630 performs the game ball launch control, and the power supply control unit 660 controls the power supplied to the pachinko machine 100. .
<Main control unit>

  First, the main control unit 300 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. The basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, a ROM 306 for storing control programs and various data, a RAM 308 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 310 for controlling input / output of various devices, a time And a counter timer 312 for measuring the number of times and a WDT 314 for monitoring an abnormality in the program processing. Note that other storage devices may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this is the same for the first sub-control unit 400 and the second sub-control unit 500 described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 316b as a system clock.

  The basic circuit 302 has a random value generation circuit (counter circuit) 318 (a counter circuit) 318 (used as a hardware random number counter that changes a numerical value in the range of 0 to 65535 every time a clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 316a is received. This circuit includes two counters) and a predetermined ball detection sensor, for example, a sensor for detecting a game ball passing through each start port, winning port, variable winning port, or opening the front frame door A sensor circuit for receiving signals output from various sensors 320 including a sensor, an inner frame opening sensor, and a lower plate full sensor, and outputting an amplification result and a comparison result with a reference voltage to the random value generation circuit 318 and the basic circuit 302 322, a drive circuit 324 for performing display control of a predetermined symbol display device such as the special figure 1 display device 212 or the special figure 2 display device 214, and a predetermined figure A drive circuit 326 for performing display control of the display device, for example, the general map display device 210, and various status display units 328 (for example, the general map hold lamp 216, the special figure 1 hold lamp 218, the special figure 2 hold lamp 220, the high Driving circuit 330 for performing display control of the center lamp 222 and the like, and various movable members such as a blade member 232a of the special drawing 2 starting port 232 and door members of the variable winning ports 234 and 235 are opened and closed. A drive circuit 334 for controlling the solenoid 332 is connected. In this embodiment, the crystal oscillator 316a and the random value generation circuit 318 are provided separately, but the crystal oscillator 316a may be included in the random value generation circuit 318.

  When the sphere detection sensor 320 detects that a sphere is won at the special figure 1 starting port 230, the sensor circuit 322 outputs a signal indicating that the sphere has been detected to the random value generation circuit 318. Upon receiving this signal, the random value generation circuit 318 latches the value at the timing of the counter corresponding to the special figure 1 starting port 230, and stores the latched value in the built-in counter value corresponding to the special figure 1 starting port 230. Store in the register. Similarly, when the random value generation circuit 318 receives a signal indicating that the ball has won the special figure 2 starting port 232, the random number generation circuit 318 latches the value at the timing of the counter corresponding to the special figure 2 starting port 232. The latched value is stored in a built-in counter value storage register corresponding to the special figure 2 starting port 232.

  Further, an information output circuit 336 is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 is connected to an information input circuit 350 provided in an external hall computer (not shown) or the like via this information output circuit 336. The game information (for example, game state) of the machine 100 is output.

  In addition, the main control unit 300 is provided with a voltage monitoring circuit 338 that monitors the voltage value of the power source supplied from the power source control unit 660 to the main control unit 300. The voltage monitoring circuit 338 is a voltage value of the power source. Is less than a predetermined value (9 V in this embodiment), a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has dropped is output to the basic circuit 302.

  In addition, the main control unit 300 is provided with a start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 340 that outputs a start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. When the activation signal is input, game control is started (main control unit main processing described later is started).

The main control unit 300 includes an output interface for transmitting a command to the first sub-control unit 400 and an output interface for transmitting a command to the payout control unit 600. Communication with the 1 sub control part 400 and the payout control part 600 is enabled. Information communication between the main control unit 300 and the first sub-control unit 400 and the payout control unit 600 is one-way communication. The main control unit 300 sends commands and the like to the first sub-control unit 400 and the payout control unit 600. The first sub control unit 400 and the payout control unit 600 are configured such that signals such as commands cannot be transmitted to the main control unit 300. However, the information communication between the main control unit 300, the first sub control unit 400, and the payout control unit 600 may be performed by bidirectional communication.
<First sub-control unit>

  Next, the first sub control unit 400 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a basic circuit 402 that controls the entire first sub-control unit 400 based mainly on commands transmitted from the main control unit 300. The basic circuit 402 includes a CPU 404, a RAM 408 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 410 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 412 for measuring time and frequency. It is installed. The CPU 404 of the basic circuit 402 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 414 as a system clock. The basic circuit 402 is provided with a ROM 406 for storing a control program and various effect data. The ROM 406 may store the control program and various effect data in separate ROMs.

The basic circuit 402 includes a sound source IC (S-ROM) 416 for controlling the speaker 120 (and amplifier) and a drive circuit 420 for controlling various lamps 418 (for example, the chance button lamp 138). A driving circuit 432 for controlling the driving of the shielding device 246, a shielding device sensor 430 for detecting the current position of the shielding device 246, a chance button sensor 426 for detecting the pressing of the chance button 136, and an output from the speaker 120. A volume adjustment switch 161 for adjusting the volume to be operated, an operation unit sensor (not shown) for detecting depression of each button of the setting operation unit 137, and a sensor circuit for outputting detection signals from these sensors to the basic circuit 402 428 and the image data stored in the ROM 406 based on the signal from the CPU 404 A VDP (Video Display Processor) 434 which generates display image using the work area of the RAM436 displaying an image on a decorative symbol display device 208, is connected to.
<Second sub-control unit>

  Next, the second sub control unit 500 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. The second sub-control unit 500 includes a basic circuit 502 that receives the control command transmitted from the first sub-control unit 400 via the input interface and controls the entire second sub-control unit 500 based on the control command. ing. The basic circuit 502 includes a CPU 504, a RAM 508 for temporarily storing data, an I / O 510 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter timer 512 for measuring time, the number of times, and the like. doing. The CPU 504 of the basic circuit 502 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 514 as a system clock. The basic circuit 502 is provided with a ROM 506 in which a control program and data for controlling the entire second sub-control unit 500, data for image display, and the like are stored.

The basic circuit 502 includes a drive circuit 516 for controlling the drive of the effect movable body 224, an effect movable body sensor 424 that detects the current position of the effect movable body 224, and a detection signal from the effect movable body sensor 424. Is output to the basic circuit 502, a game board lamp drive circuit 530 for controlling the game board lamp 532, and a game table frame lamp drive for controlling the game table frame lamp 542 The circuit 540 is connected to a serial communication control circuit 520 that performs lighting control by serial communication between the game board lamp drive circuit 530 and the game stand frame lamp drive circuit 540.
<Discharge control unit, launch control unit, power supply control unit>

  Next, the payout control unit 600, the launch control unit 630, and the power supply control unit 660 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. The payout control unit 600 controls the payout motor 602 of the payout device 152 mainly based on a command signal or the like transmitted from the main control unit 300, and wins or rents a ball based on a control signal output from the payout sensor 604. It is detected whether or not the payout has been completed. Further, the payout control unit 600 communicates with a card unit 608 provided separately from the pachinko machine 100 via the interface unit 606.

  The launch control unit 630 outputs a control signal output from the payout control unit 600 to permit or stop the launch, or a launch intensity output circuit provided in the ball launch handle 134 to operate the ball launch handle 134 by the player. Control of the launch motor 632 that drives the launcher 146 and launcher 148, and control of the ball feeder 634 that supplies the launcher 110 with a ball from the upper plate 126 based on a control signal that indicates the launch intensity according to the amount. I do.

The power control unit 660 converts the AC power supplied from the outside to the pachinko machine 100 into a DC voltage, converts it to a predetermined voltage, and controls each control unit such as the main control unit 300 and the first sub control unit 400, the payout device 152, etc. Supply to each device. Further, the power supply control unit 660 supplies a power storage circuit (for example, a power supply circuit) for supplying power to a predetermined part (for example, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the external power supply is cut off. , Capacitor). In the present embodiment, a predetermined voltage is supplied from the power supply control unit 660 to the payout control unit 600 and the second sub control unit 500, and the main control unit 300, the second sub control unit 500, and the launch control are supplied from the payout control unit 600. Although the predetermined voltage is supplied to the unit 630, the predetermined voltage may be supplied to each control unit and each device through another power supply path.
<Type of design>

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5C, the special figure 1 display device 212, the special figure 2 display device 214, the decorative symbol display device 208, and the universal figure display device 210 of the pachinko machine 100 are stopped and displayed. The types of figures and ordinary drawings will be described. FIG. 5 (a) shows an example of the stop symbol aspect of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 (b) shows an example of the stop symbol aspect of FIG. The special figure 1 variable game is started on the condition that the first start port sensor detects that the ball has entered the special figure 1 start opening 230, and the special figure 2 start opening 232 indicates that the ball has entered 2 The special figure 2 variable game is started on condition that the start sensor is detected. When the special figure 1 variable game is started, the special figure 1 display device 212 performs “variable display of special figure 1” which repeats lighting of all seven segments and lighting of one central segment. When the special figure 2 variable game is started, the special figure 2 display device 214 performs “variable display of special figure 2” by repeating all lighting of the seven segments and lighting of the central one segment. . These “variation display of special figure 1” and “variation display of special figure 2” correspond to an example of the symbol fluctuation display in the present embodiment. When the fluctuation time determined before the start of the fluctuation in FIG. 1 elapses, the special figure 1 display device 212 stops and displays the stop symbol form of the special figure 1 and the fluctuation time determined before the fluctuation starts in the special figure 2. After the elapse, the special figure 2 display device 214 stops and displays the stop symbol form of the special figure 2. Therefore, from the start of “figure display of special figure 1” until the stop symbol form of special figure 1 is stopped, or after the start of “fluctuation display of special figure 2”, the stop symbol form of special figure 2 is displayed. Until stop display corresponds to an example of the symbol variation display referred to in the present embodiment, hereinafter, after the “variable display of special figure 1 or 2” is started, the stop symbol form of special figure 1 or 2 is stopped and displayed. The series of displays up to is referred to as symbol variation display. In addition, the display in the case where the stop symbol form of the special figure 1 or 2 is stopped and displayed is referred to as a symbol stop display. The symbol variation display and the symbol stop display may be continuously performed a plurality of times.

  FIG. 5 (a) shows five types of special maps “Special Figure A” to “Special Figure F” as the stop symbol forms in the symbol stop display of Special Figure 1. FIG. In FIG. 5A, the white portions in the figure indicate the segment locations where the light is turned off, and the black portions indicate the location where the segments are turned on. “Special figure A” is a 15 round (15R) special jackpot symbol, and “Special figure B” is a 15R jackpot symbol. In the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment, determination of whether or not a big hit in the special figure variable game is made by lottery of hardware random numbers, and determination of whether or not a special big hit is made by lottery of software random numbers. The difference between the jackpot and the special jackpot is the difference in whether the probability of winning the jackpot is high (special jackpot) or low (jackpot) in the next special figure variation game. Hereinafter, a state with a high probability of winning the jackpot is referred to as a special figure high probability state (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “special figure certain change” or simply “probable change”), and a state with a low probability is specially designated. This is called a low probability state. In addition, after the 15R special jackpot game ends and after the 15R jackpot game ends, both shift to the time-saving state (electric support state). Although the short time will be described in detail later, the short time state is referred to as a normal high probability state (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “general probability change”), and the non-short time state is referred to as a general low probability state. “Special figure A”, which is a 15R special jackpot symbol, is a special figure high probability normal figure high probability state, and “Special figure B”, which is a 15R jackpot symbol, is a special figure low probability ordinary figure high probability state. These “special chart A” and “special chart B” are symbols that have a relatively high degree of advantage over the player.

  “Special figure C” is a 2R jackpot symbol called sudden probability change, and is a special figure high probability normal figure high probability state. In other words, “Special Figure D” is 2R compared to “Special Figure A” which is 15R, and shifts to a shorter time state after the big hit game due to sudden probability change.

  “Special figure D” is a 2R jackpot symbol called latent probability variation or hidden probability variation, and is a special diagram high probability normal diagram low probability state. “Special drawing D” is 2R and does not shift to the time-saving state.

  "Special figure E" is a small hit symbol, and is a special figure low probability normal figure low probability state. In addition, “special drawing F” is an off symbol, and is a symbol with a relatively small advantage to the player.

  FIG. 5 (b) shows four types of special figures “Special figure a” to “Special figure d” as stop symbol forms in the symbol stop display of Special figure 2. “Special figure a” is a 16R special jackpot symbol, which is a special figure high probability normal figure high probability state. “Special figure b” is an 8R special jackpot symbol, which is a special figure high probability normal figure high probability state. “Special figure c” is an 8R jackpot symbol, which is a special figure low probability normal figure high probability state. The “special drawing d” is an outlier design. In the present embodiment, six types of special charts “Special Figure A” to “Special Figure F” are used as the stop pattern forms of Special Figure 1, whereas “Stop Special Pattern” of Special Figure 2 is “Special Figure”. Four types of special figures, “a” to “special d”, are used. By configuring in this way, there is a case where a difference can be provided between the advantages of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 without changing the probability of being a big hit and the probability of being probable. In this embodiment, the advantage of special figure 2 is higher than that of special figure 1. For example, the jackpot of special figure 1 includes a latent probability change (special figure D) that hardly yields balls, whereas the jackpot of special figure 2 does not include a latent probability change.

  FIG. 5C shows an example of a decorative pattern. There are 10 types of decoration patterns of the present embodiment: “Decoration 1” to “Decoration 10”. The first start port sensor detects that a ball has won the special figure 1 starting port 230 or the special figure 2 starting port 232, that is, the ball has entered the special figure 1 starting port 230, or the special figure 2 Each of the left symbol display area 208a, the middle symbol display area 208b, and the right symbol display area 208c of the decorative symbol display device 208 is provided on the condition that the second start port sensor detects that a ball has entered the start port 232. In the symbol display area, “decoration 1” → “decoration 2” → “decoration 3” →... → “decoration 9” → “decoration 10” → “decoration 1” →. “Change design of symbols”.

  Then, the 15R special jackpot for "Special Figure A", the 15R big jackpot for "Special Figure B", the 16R special jackpot for "Special Figure a", the 8R special jackpot for "Special Figure b", and the 8R big jackpot for "Special Figure c" In the case of notification, the combination of symbols in which three same decorative symbols are arranged in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c (for example, “decoration 1-decoration 1-decoration 1”, “decoration 2-decoration 2-decoration 2”, etc.) is stopped. indicate. When the 15R special jackpot of “Special Figure A” and the 16R special jackpot of “Special Figure a” are explicitly notified, a combination of three symbols of the same odd number of decorative symbols (for example, “Decoration 3-Decoration 3- “Decoration 3”, “decoration 7-decoration 7-decoration 7”, etc.) are stopped and displayed.

  Further, when notifying the 2R big hit called “special drawing D” latent probability change (hidden probability change) or the special hit of “special drawing E”, “decoration 1-decoration 2-decoration 3” or “decoration” “1-decoration 3-decoration 5” is stopped and displayed. On the other hand, when notifying of the difference between “special drawing F” and “special drawing d”, symbol combinations other than the symbol combinations shown in FIG. 5C are stopped and displayed in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c.

FIG.5 (d) shows an example of the usual stop display symbol. In the present embodiment, there are two types of stoppage display modes of “normal map A”, which is a winning symbol, and “general symbol B”, which is a missed symbol. Based on the fact that the above-mentioned gate sensor has detected that the sphere has passed through the general map starting port 228 ', the general map display device 210' lights up all the seven segments and the central one segment. Repeat the “Following display”. Then, when notifying the winning of the common figure variable game, the “normal figure A” is stopped and displayed, and when notifying the deviation of the common figure variable game, the “normal figure B” is stopped and displayed. Also in FIG. 5D, the white portions in the figure indicate the segment locations where the light is extinguished, and the black portions indicate the location of the segments where the light is illuminated.
<Main control unit main processing>

  Next, main control unit main processing executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the main control unit. As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with the start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 340 that outputs the start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which this activation signal is input executes a main control unit main process according to a control program stored in advance in the ROM 306 after resetting by a reset interrupt.

  First, in step S101, initial setting 1 is performed. In the initial setting 1, the stack initial value is set in the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304 (temporary setting), the interrupt mask is set, the I / O 310 is initialized, the various variables stored in the RAM 308 are initialized, and the WDT 314 is set. Enable operation, set initial values, etc. In this embodiment, a numerical value corresponding to 32.8 ms is set in WDT 314 as an initial value.

  In step S103 following step S101, the value of the counter of WDT 314 is cleared, and the time measurement by WDT 314 is restarted. In step S105 subsequent to step S103, whether or not the low voltage signal is ON, that is, the voltage value of the power supply that the voltage monitoring circuit 338 supplies from the power supply control unit 660 to the main control unit 300 is a predetermined value. When the voltage is less than (9 V in this embodiment), it is monitored whether or not a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has decreased is output. Then, when the low voltage signal is on (when the CPU 304 detects that the power supply is cut off), the process returns to step S103, and when the low voltage signal is off (when the CPU 304 does not detect that the power supply is cut off), The process proceeds to S107. Even when the predetermined value (9 V) is not yet reached immediately after the power is turned on, the process returns to step S103, and step S105 is repeatedly executed until the supply voltage becomes equal to or higher than the predetermined value.

  In step S107, initial setting 2 is performed. In the initial setting 2, a process for setting a numerical value for determining a cycle for executing a main control unit timer interrupt process, which will be described later, in the counter timer 312, a predetermined port of the I / O 310 (for example, a test output port, a second output port, etc.) 1) a process of outputting a clear signal from the output port 1), a setting for permitting writing to the RAM 308, and the like.

  In step S109 subsequent to step S107, it is determined whether or not the state before power interruption (before power interruption) is restored. If the state before power interruption is not restored (the basic circuit 302 of the main control unit 300 is changed). In the case of initializing), the process proceeds to initialization processing (step S113). Specifically, first, a RAM clear signal transmitted when a store clerk or the like of an amusement store operates the RWM clear switch 180 provided on the power supply board is turned on (indicates that there has been an operation). That is, it is determined whether or not the RAM clear is necessary. If the RAM clear signal is on (when the RAM clear is necessary), the process proceeds to step S113 to set the basic circuit 302 to the initial state. On the other hand, when the RAM clear signal is OFF (when the RAM clear is not necessary), the power status information stored in the power status storage area provided in the RAM 308 is read, and the power status information is information indicating suspend. It is determined whether or not. If the power status information is not information indicating suspend, the process proceeds to step S113 to set the basic circuit 302 to the initial state. If the power status information is information indicating suspend, all 1-byte data stored in a predetermined area (for example, all areas) of the RAM 308 is added to a 1-byte register whose initial value is 0. Thus, the checksum is calculated, and it is determined whether or not the calculated checksum result is a specific value (for example, 0) (whether or not the checksum result is normal). When the checksum result is a specific value (eg, 0) (when the checksum result is normal), the process proceeds to step S111 to return to the state before the power interruption, and the checksum result is a specific value. If the value is other than 0 (for example, 0) (if the result of the checksum is abnormal), the process proceeds to step S113 to set the pachinko machine 100 to the initial state.

  In step S111, power recovery processing is performed. In this power recovery process, the value of the stack pointer stored in the stack pointer save area provided in the RAM 308 at the time of power failure is read and reset to the stack pointer (this setting). In addition, the value of each register stored in the register save area provided in the RAM 308 at the time of power interruption is read out and reset in each register, and then the interrupt permission is set. Thereafter, as a result of the CPU 304 executing the control program based on the reset stack pointer and registers, the pachinko machine 100 returns to the state when the power is turned off. That is, the processing is resumed from the instruction next to the instruction (predetermined in step S115) performed immediately before branching to the timer interrupt process (described later) immediately before the power interruption. The RAM 308 of the main control unit 300 is provided with a transmission information storage area. In step S111, a power recovery command is set in the transmission information storage area. This power recovery command is a command indicating that the power has been restored to the state at the time of power-off. In the command setting transmission process (step S233) in the timer interrupt process of the main control unit 300, which will be described later, the first sub control unit 400. Sent to.

  In step S113, initialization processing is performed. In this initialization process, interrupt prohibition setting, stack initial value setting to the stack pointer (this setting), initialization of all storage areas of the RAM 308, and the like are performed. Further, here, a normal return command is set in the transmission information storage area provided in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300. This normal return command is a command indicating that the initialization process (step S113) of the main control unit 300 has been performed, and, like the power recovery command, the command setting transmission process (in the timer interrupt process of the main control unit 300) ( In step S233), the data is transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400.

In step S115 subsequent to step S113, the basic random number initial value update process is performed after setting the prohibition of interruption. In this basic random number initial value update process, three initial value generations for generating the initial values of the three random number counters for generating the normal winning random number value, the special figure 1 random value, and the special figure 2 random value respectively. The random number counter for use and the two random number counters for generating each of the random number value for determining the usual figure variation time and the random value for determining the special figure fluctuation time are updated. For example, if the numerical value range that can be taken as the random number value for determining the normal time variation is 0 to 100, the value is acquired from the random number counter storage area for generating the random value for determining the normal time variation time provided in the RAM 308 and acquired. Then, 1 is added to the obtained value and stored in the original random number counter storage area. At this time, if the result of adding 1 to the acquired value is 101, 0 is stored in the original random number counter storage area. Other initial value generation random number counters and random number counters are similarly updated. The initial value generation random number counter is also updated in a basic random number initial value update process (step S207) described later. The main control unit 300 repeatedly executes the process of step S115 except during a timer interrupt process that starts every predetermined period.
<Main control unit timer interrupt processing>

  Next, the main control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the main control unit timer interrupt process. The main control unit 300 includes a counter timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, about once every 2 ms), and the main control unit timer interrupt is triggered by this timer interrupt signal. The process is started at a predetermined cycle.

  First, in step S201, a timer interrupt start process is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving each register value of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed. In step S203 following step S201, WDT is set so that the count value of WDT 314 exceeds the initial setting value (32.8 ms in the present embodiment) and no WDT interruption occurs (so as not to detect processing abnormality). The restart is performed periodically (in this embodiment, once every about 2 ms, which is the main controller timer interrupt cycle).

  In step S205 subsequent to step S203, input port state update processing is performed. In this input port state update process, the detection signals of various sensors 320 including the above-mentioned front frame door open sensor, inner frame open sensor, lower pan full sensor, and various ball detection sensors are input via the input port of the I / O 310. The input is monitored for the presence or absence of a detection signal, and stored in a signal state storage area provided for each of the various sensors 320 in the RAM 308. If the detection signal of the sphere detection sensor is described as an example, information on the presence / absence of the detection signal of each sphere detection sensor detected in the timer interruption process (about 4 ms before) is stored in the RAM 308 for each sphere detection sensor. This information is read out from the previous detection signal storage area partitioned and stored in the RAM 308 in the previous detection signal storage area partitioned for each sphere detection sensor, and the previous timer interrupt processing (about 2 ms before) ) Is read from the current detection signal storage area provided for each sphere detection sensor in the RAM 308, and this information is read out from the previous detection signal storage area described above. To remember. Further, the detection signal of each sphere detection sensor detected this time is stored in the above-described current detection signal storage area.

  Further, in step S205, the information on the presence or absence of the detection signal of each sphere detection sensor stored in each storage area of the above-mentioned detection signal storage area, the previous detection signal storage area, and the current detection signal storage area is compared. It is determined whether or not the information on the presence or absence of detection signals for the past three times in the ball detection sensor matches the winning determination pattern information. This main control unit timer interrupt process that is repeatedly started at a very short interval of about 2 ms while one game ball passes one ball detection sensor is started several times. For this reason, every time the main control unit timer interrupt process is activated, a detection signal indicating that the same game ball has passed the same ball detection sensor is confirmed in step S205. As a result, a detection signal indicating that the same game ball has passed through the same ball detection sensor is stored in each of the detection signal storage area, the previous detection signal storage area, and the current detection signal storage area. That is, when the game ball starts to pass through the ball detection sensor, there is no detection signal before, a previous detection signal, and a current detection signal. In the present embodiment, in consideration of erroneous detection and noise of the sphere detection sensor, it is determined that there is a prize when the detection signal is stored twice continuously after no detection signal.

  In the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300, winning determination pattern information (in this embodiment, information indicating that there is no previous detection signal, that there is a previous detection signal, and that there is a current detection signal) is stored. In step S205, information on the presence or absence of detection signals for the past three times in each sphere detection sensor is pre-determined winning determination pattern information (in this embodiment, no previous detection signal, previous detection signal present, current detection signal present). In the case of the general winning opening 226, the variable winning openings 234, 235, the special figure 1 starting opening 230, and the special figure 2 starting opening 232, or the ordinary drawing starting opening 228. Is determined to have passed. In other words, it is determined that there has been a winning at these winning ports 226, 234, 235 and the starting ports 230, 232, 228. For example, when the information on the presence / absence of the detection signals for the past three matches with the above-described winning determination pattern information in the general winning opening sensor for detecting the winning at the general winning opening 226, there is a winning at the general winning opening 226. If the information on the presence / absence of detection signals for the past three times does not match the above-described winning determination pattern information, the subsequent general winnings are performed. The process branches to the subsequent process without performing the process associated with winning the prize to the mouth 226.

  The ROM 306 of the main control unit 300 stores winning determination clear pattern information (in this embodiment, information indicating that there is a detection signal before, no previous detection signal, no current detection signal). After it is determined that there has been a single win, it is not determined that there has been a win until the information on the presence or absence of detection signals for the past three times matches the winning determination clear pattern information in each ball detection sensor, and the winning determination is cleared. If it matches the pattern information, it is next determined whether or not it matches the winning determination pattern information.

  In step S207 subsequent to step S205, a basic random number initial value update process is performed, and in the next step S209, a basic random number update process is performed. In these basic random number initial value update processing and basic random number update processing, the initial value generation random number counter performed in step S115 is updated, and then used in the main control unit 300. Three random number counters for generating 1 random number value and special figure 2 random value respectively are updated. For example, if the range of values that can be taken as a random number value for a normal winning number is 0 to 100, a value is acquired from a random number counter storage area for generating a normal winning random number value provided in the RAM 308, and 1 is added to the acquired value. Then, it is stored in the original random number counter storage area. At this time, if the result of adding 1 to the acquired value is 101, 0 is stored in the original random number counter storage area. If it is determined that the random number counter has made a round as a result of adding 1 to the acquired value, the value of the initial value generating random number counter corresponding to each random number counter is acquired, and the random number counter storage area Set to.

  For example, a value is acquired from a random number counter for generating a regular winning random number that fluctuates in a numerical range of 0 to 100, and a result obtained by adding 1 to the acquired value is stored in a predetermined initial value storage area provided in the RAM 308. If the value is equal to the previously set initial value (for example, 7), the value is acquired as an initial value from the initial value generation random number counter corresponding to the random number counter for generating the random number for winning the normal number, The initial value set this time is stored in the above-mentioned initial value storage area in order to determine that the random number counter for generating a normal winning random value has made one round next, in addition to setting the random number counter for generating a winning random value Keep it. In addition to the initial value storage area described above for determining that the random number counter for generating a random number for generating a regular figure has made one round next, a random number counter for generating a special figure 1 random value and a special figure 2 random value The RAM 308 is provided with an initial value storage area for determining that each of the generation random number counters has made one round. In the present embodiment, the counter for acquiring the special figure 1 random value and the counter for acquiring the special figure 2 random value are provided separately, but the same counter may be used.

  In step S211 following step S209, effect random number update processing is performed. In this effect random number update process, a random number counter for generating an effect random number used by the main control unit 300 is updated.

  In step S213 following step S211, timer update processing is performed. In this timer update process, the time for displaying and changing the symbol on the special symbol display device 212 and the time for displaying and changing the symbol on the special symbol display device 212 are counted. Special figure 1 display symbol update timer, Special figure 2 display symbol update timer for measuring the time for the symbol to be changed / stopped on the special figure 2 display device 214, a predetermined winning effect time, a predetermined opening time, a predetermined time Various timers including a timer for counting the closing time, a predetermined end effect period, and the like are updated.

  In step S215 subsequent to step S213, a winning opening counter updating process is performed. In this winning opening counter updating process, when the winning openings 226, 234, 235 and the starting openings 230, 232, 228 have been won, the number of winning balls stored in the RAM 308 for each winning opening or for each starting opening is stored. The value of the area is read and 1 is added to set the original prize ball number storage area.

  In step S217 following step S215, a winning acceptance process is performed. In the winning acceptance process, it is determined whether or not there has been a winning at the special figure 1 starting port 230, the special figure 2 starting port 232, the ordinary drawing starting port 228, and the variable winning ports 234 and 235. Here, the determination is made using the determination result of whether or not it matches the winning determination pattern information in step S205.

  When the special figure 1 starting port 230 is won and the corresponding special figure 1 holding number storage area provided in the RAM 308 is not full, the special figure 1 starting port 230 of the random number generation circuit (hard random number circuit) 318 A special figure 1 winning random number value generated by performing predetermined processing on a value stored in a corresponding built-in counter value storage register is acquired, and a special figure is generated from a special figure 1 random number generation random number counter provided in the RAM 308. One random value is acquired and stored in the special figure 1 random value storage area in the order of acquisition. The special figure 1 winning random number value and the special figure 1 random value pairs in the special figure 1 random value storage area are the same as the special figure 1 hold number stored in the special figure 1 hold number storage area. Stored in the numeric storage area. In the special figure 1 random value storage area, each time the special figure 1 holding number is reduced by one, the data of the combination of the special figure 1 winning random value and the special figure 1 random value having the highest holding order (first) ) Is deleted, and the holding order of the remaining special figure 1 winning random value and special figure 1 random value pairs is incremented by one. Also, each time the special figure 1 holding number increases, a new special figure 1 is added to the next holding order of the data of the combination of the special figure 1 winning random number value and the special figure 1 random value having the lowest (last) holding order. The data of a set of winning random numbers and special figure 1 random values is written.

  When the special figure 2 starting port 232 is won and the corresponding special figure 2 reserved number storage area provided in the RAM 308 is not full, a built-in counter corresponding to the special figure 2 starting port 232 of the random number generation circuit 318 The special figure 2 winning random number value generated by performing predetermined processing on the value stored in the value storage register is acquired, and the special figure 2 random number value is acquired from the special figure 2 random value generation random number counter provided in the RAM 308. Then, they are stored in the special figure 2 random value storage area in the order of acquisition. The special figure 2 winning random number value and special figure 2 random number values in the special figure 2 random value storage area are equal to the number of special figure 2 reservations stored in the special figure 2 reservation number storage area. Stored in the numeric storage area. In the special figure 2 random value storage area, each time the special figure 2 hold number decreases by one, the data (starting information) of the special figure 2 winning random number value and the special figure 2 random value group having the highest holding order is deleted. At the same time, the remaining special figure 2 winning random number value and the special figure 2 random value group data are processed so that the holding order is incremented by one. Each time the special figure 2 hold number increases by one, a special special figure 2 winning random number value is added to the next holding rank of the data of the special figure 2 winning random number value and the special figure 2 random value group having the lowest holding order. And special figure 2 random value set data is written.

  If a win is received at the general figure starting port 228 and the corresponding general figure holding number storage area provided in the RAM 308 is not full, a value is obtained as a normal figure winning random number value from the random number counter for generating the normal figure winning random number value. Are stored in the corresponding ordinary random number storage area. When there is a winning at the variable winning opening 234, 235, information indicating that a ball has entered the variable winning opening 234, 235 is stored in the winning storage area for the variable winning opening.

  In step S219 following step S217, a payout request number transmission process is performed. Note that the output schedule information and the payout request information output to the payout control unit 600 are composed of, for example, 1 byte, strobe information (indicating that data is set when ON), bit 6 Power-on information (if turned on, indicates that this is the first command transmission after power-on), bits 4-5 indicate the current processing type for encryption (0-3), and bits 0-3 indicate encryption The number of payout requests after processing is shown.

  In step S221 following step S219, a normal state update process is performed. This normal state update process performs one of a plurality of processes corresponding to the normal state. For example, in the general diagram state update process in the middle of the normal map change display (the value of the above-mentioned general map display symbol update timer is 1 or more), the 7 segment LED constituting the general map display device 210 is repeatedly turned on and off. Turns off drive control. By performing this control, the general map display device 210 performs normal variable display (normal map variable game).

  Also, in the general state update process at the timing when the normal map change display time has elapsed (the timing at which the value of the general map display symbol update timer has changed from 1 to 0), When the 7-segment LED constituting the general-purpose display device 210 is turned on / off to control the display mode, and the normal-map hit flag is off, the general-purpose display is displayed so that the display mode of the off symbol is displayed. The 7 segment LED constituting the device 210 is controlled to be turned on / off. Further, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300 is provided with a setting area for performing various settings in various processes, not limited to the normal state update process. Here, the above-described lighting / extinguishing drive control is performed, and the setting area is set to indicate that the normal stop display is being performed. By performing this control, the universal symbol display device 210 determines the symbol of either the winning symbol (general symbol A shown in FIG. 5 (d)) or the off symbol (general symbol B shown in FIG. 5 (d)). Display. Thereafter, information indicating the stop period is set in a storage area of a normal stop time management timer provided in the RAM 308 to maintain the display for a predetermined stop display period (for example, 500 ms). With this setting, the symbol that has been confirmed and displayed is stopped and displayed for a predetermined period, and the player is notified of the result of the normal game.

  Further, if the result of the usual figure variable game is a hit, the usual figure hit flag is turned on. When the usual figure hit flag is on, in the usual figure state update process at the timing when the predetermined stop display period ends (when the usual figure stop time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), A normal operation is set in the setting area, and a predetermined open period (for example, 2 seconds), a solenoid for driving to open / close the blade member 232a of the special opening 2 232 (a part of various solenoids 332), A signal for holding 232a in the open state is output, and information indicating the open period is set in the storage area of the blade open time management timer provided in the RAM 308.

  Further, in the usual state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined opening period ends (the timing when the value of the blade opening time management timer is changed from 1 to 0), the predetermined closing period (for example, 500 ms), A signal for holding the blade member in the closed state is output to the solenoid 332 for opening and closing driving, and information indicating the closing period is set in the storage area of the blade closing time management timer provided in the RAM 308.

  Further, in the normal state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined closing period ends (when the value of the blade closing time management timer is changed from 1 to 0), the non-operating state is set in the setting area of the RAM 308. To do. Furthermore, if the result of the usual figure fluctuation game is out of place, the usual figure flag is turned off. In the case where the usual figure hit flag is off, even in the usual figure state update process at the timing when the predetermined stop display period described above ends (when the value of the usual figure stop time management timer is changed from 1 to 0), In the setting area of the RAM 308, normal operation inactive is set. In the general state update process in the case where the general map is not operating, nothing is done and the process proceeds to the next step S223.

  In step S223, a general drawing related lottery process is performed. In this general map-related lottery process, the open / close control of the general map variable game and the special map 2 start port 232 is not performed (the state of the normal map is not in operation), and the number of the general map variable games that are on hold When the number is 1 or more, it is determined whether or not the result of the usual figure variation game is won or not by the random lottery based on the usual figure winning random number value stored in the above random number value storage area. Make a hit judgment. In the case of winning, the flag for a normal figure provided in the RAM 308 is set to ON, and in the case of an incorrect selection, the flag for a normal figure is set to OFF. In addition, regardless of the result of the hit determination, the value of the random number counter for generating the random time value for determining the normal fluctuation time described above is acquired as the random value for determining the normal fluctuation time, and the acquired normal fluctuation time is determined. Based on the random number value, one time for displaying the variable map on the general map display device 210 is selected from a plurality of variable times, and this variable display time is set as a normal map variable display time in the RAM 308. Store in the variable time storage area. In addition, the number of pending general figure variable games is stored in the general figure pending number storage area provided in the RAM 308, and from the number of pending general figure variable games each time a hit determination is made. The value obtained by subtracting 1 is re-stored in the usual figure number-of-holds storage area. Also, the random number value used for the hit determination is deleted.

  In step S224 following step S223, special figure prefetching processing is performed. Details of the special figure prefetching process will be described later. Next, the special figure state update process for each of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 is performed. First, the special figure state update process (the special figure 2 state update process) for the special figure 2 is performed (step S225). In the special figure 2 state update process, one of the following processes is performed according to the state of the special figure 2.

  For example, in the special figure 2 state update process in the middle of the special figure 2 fluctuation display (the value of the special figure 2 display symbol update timer described above is 1 or more), the 7-segment LED constituting the special figure 2 display device 214 is turned on and off. Repeatedly turn on / off drive control. By performing this control, the special figure 2 display device 214 performs the special figure 2 variable display (special figure 2 variable game). In addition, predetermined transmission information indicating that the rotation start setting transmission process is to be executed in the command setting transmission process (step S233) is additionally stored in the above-described transmission information storage area, and the process ends.

  Further, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300 has flags such as a 16R big hit flag, a 15R big hit flag, an 8R big hit flag, a 2R big hit flag, a small hit flag, an outlier flag, a special figure probability fluctuation flag, and an ordinary figure probability fluctuation flag. It is prepared. These flags are set to ON or OFF based on the stop symbol determined in the special figure 2 related lottery process described later. In the special figure 2 state update process that starts at the timing when the special figure 2 variable display time has passed (the timing when the value of the special figure 2 display symbol update timer changes from 1 to 0), for example, when the 16R big hit flag is on 5 (b) shows that the special figure a, the 8R big hit flag is on, and the special figure probability variation flag is on, the special figure b, the 8R big hit flag is on, and the special figure probability variation flag is off. When the special flag c and the off flag are turned on, the 7-segment LED constituting the special figure 2 display device 214 is controlled to be turned on / off so that the special figure d is displayed. 2 is set to indicate that the stop display is being performed. By performing this control, the special figure 2 display device 214 performs fixed display of any one of the special figures a to d.

  Thereafter, in order to maintain the display for a predetermined stop display period (for example, 500 ms), information indicating the stop period is set in the storage area of the special figure 2 stop time management timer provided in the RAM 308. With this setting, the specially displayed special figure 2 is stopped and displayed for a predetermined period, and the result of the special figure 2 variable game is notified to the player. In addition, if the time reduction number stored in the time reduction number storage unit provided in the RAM 308 is 1 or more, 1 is subtracted from the time reduction number, and if the subtraction result becomes 1 to 0, the special figure probability is changing. If not, turn off the time flag. Further, the hourly flag is also turned off during the big hit game (in the special game state). Also, if the probability variation number stored in the probability variation number storage unit provided in the RAM 308 is 1 or more, 1 is subtracted from the probability variation number, and if the subtraction result is 1 to 0, the special figure probability variation flag. Turn off.

  Further, the special transmission information indicating that the rotation stop setting transmission process is executed in the command setting transmission process (step S233) is additionally stored in the above-described transmission information storage area, and the design for stopping the variable display is shown in FIG. The special figure 2 identification information indicating the presence is additionally stored in the RAM 308 as information to be included in command data, which will be described later, and the processing is terminated.

  Further, if the result of the special figure 2 variable game is a big hit, the big hit flag is turned on. When the big hit flag is on, in the special figure 2 state update process at the timing when the predetermined stop display period ends (the special figure 2 stop time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), the setting of the RAM 308 is set. In order to set a special figure 2 in operation in the area and wait for a predetermined winning effect period (for example, 3 seconds), that is, a period during which an image for notifying the player that a big hit by the decorative symbol display device 208 is started is displayed. In addition, information indicating the winning effect period is set in the storage area of the special figure 2 standby time management timer provided in the RAM 308. Further, predetermined transmission information indicating that the winning effect setting transmission process is executed in the command setting transmission process (step S233) is additionally stored in the transmission information storage area.

  Further, in the special figure 2 state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined winning effect period ends (the timing when the value of the special figure 2 standby time management timer changes from 1 to 0), a predetermined release period (for example, 29 seconds) Or, until a winning of a predetermined number of game balls (for example, 10 balls) is detected in the variable winning holes 234, 235) solenoids for opening / closing the door members of the variable winning holes 234, 235 (part of various solenoids 332) In addition, a signal for holding the door member in the opened state is output, and information indicating the opening period is set in the storage area of the door opening time management timer provided in the RAM 308. In addition, predetermined transmission information indicating that the special winning opening release setting transmission process is executed in the command setting transmission process (step S233) is additionally stored in the transmission information storage area.

  In the special figure 2 state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined opening period ends (the timing when the door opening time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), the predetermined closing period (for example, 1.5 seconds) A signal for holding the door member in a closed state is output to a solenoid for opening / closing the door member of the variable prize opening 234, 235 (a part of various solenoids 332), and a door closing time management timer provided in the RAM 308 is used. Information indicating the closing period is set in the storage area. In addition, predetermined transmission information indicating that the special winning opening closing setting transmission process is executed in the command setting transmission process (step S233) is additionally stored in the transmission information storage area.

  Moreover, the opening / closing control of the door member is repeated a predetermined number of times (in this embodiment, 16 rounds or 8 rounds in the case of Special Figure 2, 15 rounds or 2 rounds in the case of Special Figure 1), and starts at the timing when it is finished. In the special figure 2 state update process to be performed, a predetermined end effect period (for example, 3 seconds), that is, a period in which an image for informing the player of the end of the big hit by the decorative symbol display device 208 is displayed is set. Therefore, information indicating the effect standby period is set in the storage area of the effect standby time management timer provided in the RAM 308. Also, if the normal probability change flag is set to ON, at the same time as the end of the big hit game, the hour / hour number (for example, 100 times) is set in the hour / hour number storage unit provided in the RAM 308 and provided in the RAM 308. Turn on the short time flag. Note that if the usual time probability variation flag is set to OFF, the number of time reductions is not set in the time reduction number storage unit, and the time reduction flag is not turned on.

  The short time here means that the pachinko machine is in an advantageous state for the player in order to shorten the time from the end of the big hit in the special figure variable game to the start of the next big hit. When the time reduction flag is set to ON, the normal figure high probability state (normal figure certain change) is established. There is a higher probability of hitting in the general-game variable game in the high-probability state than in the normal-game low-probability state. In addition, in the normal figure high probability state, the fluctuation time of the general figure variable game is shorter than in the normal figure low probability state (normal figure variable short). Furthermore, in the normal high probability state, compared to the normal low probability state, the opening time in one opening of the pair of blade members 232a of the special drawing 2 starting port 232 is likely to be longer (electrical chew extension). In addition, the pair of blade members 232a are more likely to open in the normal high probability state than in the normal low probability state. The state in which any one of these ordinary figure change, universal figure change, and electric Chu extension is set is referred to as an electric support (starting prize winning support by electric tulip) state.

  In addition, as described above, the hourly flag is set to off during the big hit game (in the special game state). Therefore, the normal low probability state is maintained during the big hit game. This is because, if the game is in a high probability state during a big hit game, a predetermined number of variable winning holes 234 and 235 will be placed in the special figure 2 start opening 232 during the big hit game until a game ball enters. There is a problem that game balls enter and the number of game balls that can be acquired during a big hit increases, resulting in an increase in euphoria. This is to solve this problem.

  If the special figure probability variation flag is set to ON, the probability variation number (for example, 10,000 times) is set in the probability variation number storage unit provided in the RAM 308 simultaneously with the end of the big hit game.

  Further, predetermined transmission information indicating that the end effect setting transmission process is executed in the command setting transmission process (step S233) is additionally stored in the transmission information storage area.

  Also, in the special figure 2 state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined end production period ends (when the production standby time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), the special figure 2 is not activated in the setting area of the RAM 308. Set medium.

  Further, if the result of the special figure 2 variable game is out of order, the out-of-game flag is turned on. In the case where the miss flag is on, even in the special figure 2 state update process at the timing when the predetermined stop display period described above ends (the timing when the special figure 2 stop time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), In the setting area of the RAM 308, special figure 2 inactive is set. In the special figure 2 state update process when the special figure 2 is not in operation, nothing is done and the process proceeds to the next step S227.

  Subsequently, special figure state update processing (special figure 1 state update process) for special figure 1 is performed (step S227). In the special figure 1 state update process, each process described in the special figure 2 state update process is performed according to the state of the special figure 1. Each process performed in the special figure 1 state update process is the same as the process in which “special figure 2” in the contents described in the special figure 2 state update process is replaced with “special figure 1”. Omitted. However, in this embodiment, since the stop symbol form of special figure 1 is different from the stop symbol aspect of special figure 2, the timing at which the special figure 1 variable display time has elapsed (the value of the special figure 1 display symbol update timer is changed from 1 to 0) The special figure 1 state update process starting at the timing of the difference is different from the special figure 2 state update process. In the special figure 1 state update process started at the above timing, for example, when the 15R big hit flag is on and the special figure probability variation flag is on, the special figure A shown in FIG. Special figure B when figure probability fluctuation flag is off Special figure D when 2R big hit flag is on, special figure E when small hit flag is on, special figure E when special flag is on, special figure when off flag is on The 7-segment LED constituting the special figure 1 display device 212 is controlled to be turned on / off so as to be in the respective modes F, and a setting indicating that the special figure 1 stop display is being performed is performed in the setting area of the RAM 308. By performing this control in the special figure 1 state update process started at the above timing, the special figure 1 display device 212 performs a fixed display of any one of the special figures A to F. The order of the special figure 2 state update process and the special figure 1 state update process may be reversed.

  When the special figure state update process in step S225 and step S227 is completed, a special figure related lottery process for each of special figure 1 and special figure 2 is performed. Also here, first, a special drawing related lottery process for special figure 2 (a special drawing 2 related lottery process) is performed (step S229), and then a special drawing related lottery process for special figure 1 (a special drawing 1 related lottery process). ) Is performed (step S231). In the special drawing 2 related lottery process, the floating game of the special drawing 1 and the special drawing 2 is not performed, and the state of the special drawing 1 and the special drawing 2 are both inactive and is held. The game is executed using the first special figure 2 winning random number value and the special figure 2 random number value in the special figure 2 random value storage area, starting from the fact that the number of variable games is 1 or more. The special figure 1 related lottery process does not perform the floating game of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, the state of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 are both inactive, and is suspended. The game is executed using the first special figure 1 winning random number value and the special figure 1 random number value in the special figure 1 random value storage area as a starting condition that the number of variable games is 1 or more.

  Also for these special drawing related lottery processes, the main control unit 300 performs the special figure 2 related lottery processing before the special figure 1 related lottery processing, so that the special figure 2 variable game start condition and the special figure 1 fluctuation Even if the game start conditions are satisfied at the same time, since the special figure 2 variable game is changing first, the special figure 1 variable game does not start changing. In addition, when the number of reserved special figure 2 variable games is 1 or more, the lottery process and the variable game related to the special figure 1 variable game hold are not performed. In addition, the notification of the result of the special symbol variable game success / failure determination by the decorative symbol display device 208 is performed by the first sub-control unit 400, and the lottery result of the lottery based on the winning at the special symbol 2 starting port 232 is notified. Priority is given to the notification of the lottery result of the lottery based on the winning in the special figure 1 starting port 230. In the present embodiment, a special figure variable game with a high advantage (in this example, special figure 2 variable game) takes precedence over a low special figure variable game (in this example, special figure 1 variable game). Done. For this reason, it may be easy to give a difference in the advantage of the gaming state.

  In the case of the special figure 2 related lottery process in step S229, the main control unit 300 starts the special figure 2 start information (special) from the earliest (most previously stored) holding position in the special figure 2 random value storage area. 2), and based on the special figure 2 winning random number value in the obtained special figure 2 start information, the value of the special figure probability variation flag in the RAM 308, and the like. Determination of whether to make a big hit, a small hit (in this embodiment, the small hit can be selected only in FIG. 1), or a loss (use / fail judgment) I do. Next, the main control unit 300 uses the special figure determination table stored in the ROM 306 on the basis of the special figure 2 random number value in the acquired special figure 2 start information and the determined success / failure determination result. The symbol (stop symbol) to be stopped after the change display is determined. Next, the main control unit 300 is stored in the ROM 306 based on, for example, the determined success / failure determination result, the stop symbol, the special figure 2 holding number at the time of the determination, the acquired special figure variation time determination random number value, and the like. The variable display time (timer number) in FIG. 2 is determined using various tables.

  The main control unit 300 extracts the first special figure 2 start information from the special figure 2 random value storage area, erases the first special figure 2 start information from the special figure 2 random value storage area, 2 is subtracted from the special figure 2 hold number in the hold number storage area. At this time, the special figure 2 start information extracted from the special figure 2 random value storage area is stored in the temporary area provided in the RAM 308, and the above-described determination is performed based on the special figure 2 start information stored in the temporary area. You may do it. After the special figure 2 related lottery process (step S229) as described above, the special figure 1 related lottery process (step S231) is performed in the same manner.

  In the above description, the special figure 2 variable game having a high advantage is started in preference to the special figure 1 variable game having a low advantage, and the special figure 2 hold is prioritized over the special figure 1 hold. Special figure 2 priority fluctuation is given as an example, but special figure 1 variable game with low advantage is started over special figure 2 variable game with high advantage, and special figure 1 suspension is The special figure 1 priority fluctuation | variation digested preferentially over hold may be sufficient. In addition, priority is not given to special figure 2 variable game with high advantage and special figure 1 variable game with low advantage. The start opening winning order variation may be started in order. In the starting order winning order variation, the upper limit number of holds is 8 regardless of the special figures 1 and 2, and compared with the priority fluctuation in which the upper limit number of holds is 4 in each of the special figures 1 and 2 In some cases, the upper limit of the number of holds can be increased.

  In the above description, it is assumed that the lottery process and the variable game relating to the holding of the other special figure are not performed according to the state of one special figure. The process and the special figure related lottery process may be performed independently in the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, respectively, so that a plurality of special figures may be changed simultaneously. In addition, when a plurality of special figures are changed at the same time, a plurality of areas for displaying the lottery results of each special figure are provided on the decorative symbol display device 208 or the lottery results of each special figure are displayed. A plurality of decorative symbol display devices may be provided, and each lottery result may be displayed separately, or one display may display a lottery result of a plurality of special drawings. In addition, when fluctuations related to a plurality of special figures are performed simultaneously, the lottery result of the special figure that stopped the fluctuation may affect the lottery result of the special figure that stops the fluctuation later.

  In step S233 following step S231, command setting transmission processing is performed. In this command setting transmission process, various commands are transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400. The output schedule information to be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 is composed of 16 bits, for example, bit 15 is strobe information (indicating that data is set when ON), bits 11 to 14 are Command type (in this embodiment, basic command, symbol variation start command, symbol stop command, winning effect start command, end effect start command, jackpot round number designation command, power recovery command, RAM clear command, special figure hold increase command , Information that can specify a command type such as a prefetch result information command), and bits 0 to 10 are configured by command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command type).

  Specifically, the strobe information is turned on or off by the command transmission process described above. If the command type is a symbol variation start (rotation start) command, the command data includes various big hit flags, small hit flags, a break flag, special figure probability fluctuation flag values, and a timer selected by special drawing related lottery processing. In the case of a symbol stop (rotation stop) command, including information indicating a number, etc., including a value of various big hit flags, a small hit flag, a loss flag, a special figure probability variation flag, etc., a winning effect start command and an end effect In the case of the start command, the value of the special figure probability variation flag is included, and in the case of the jackpot round number designation command, the value of the special figure probability variation flag, the number of big hit rounds, and the like are included. When the command type indicates a basic command, device information in the command data, presence / absence of winning in the special figure 1 starting port 230, presence / absence of winning in the special figure 2 starting port 232, winning in the variable winning ports 234 and 235 Includes presence or absence. In the case of a prefetch result information command, information such as the types of special figure 1 and special figure 2, the number of prefetches stored in a prefetch number storage area, which will be described later, and a stop symbol stored in the prefetch result storage unit are used as command data. Including.

  In the rotation start setting transmission process described above, the command data is stored in the RAM 308 as various big hit flags, small hit flags, off-set flags, special figure probability variation flag values, special figure related lottery processes, and special figures. 2) Information indicating the timer number selected in the related lottery process, the number of the special figure 1 variable game or the special figure 2 variable game, etc., which are held is set. In the rotation stop setting transmission process described above, information indicating values of various big hit flags, small hit flags, loss flags, special figure probability variation flags, etc. stored in the RAM 308 is set in the command data.

  In the winning effect setting transmission process described above, the command control data stored in the RAM 308, the effect control information output to the decorative symbol display device 208, various lamps 418, and the speaker 120 during the winning effect period, the special figure probability variation flag Information indicating the value, the number of the special figure 1 variable game or the special figure 2 variable game being held, etc. is set. In the above-described end effect setting transmission process, the command control data stored in the RAM 308, the effect control information output to the decorative symbol display device 208, various lamps 418, and the speaker 120 during the effect standby period, the special figure probability variation flag Information indicating the value, the number of the special figure 1 variable game or the special figure 2 variable game being held, etc. is set. In the above-described special winning opening release setting transmission process, the command data includes the number of big hits stored in the RAM 308, the value of the special figure probability variation flag, the number of the special figure 1 variable game or the special figure 2 variable game held. Set the information that indicates. In the above-mentioned special winning opening closing setting transmission process, the command data includes the number of big hit rounds stored in the RAM 308, the value of the special figure probability variation flag, the number of the special figure 1 variable game or the special figure 2 variable game held. Set the information that indicates.

  In step S233, general command special figure hold increase processing is also performed. In this general command special figure hold increase process, special figure identification information (information showing special figure 1 or special figure 2) stored in the transmission information storage area of the RAM 308 in the command data of the special figure hold increase command, notice information (Advance notice information, fake advance notice information, or no advance notice information) is set.

  In the first sub-control unit 400, it is possible to determine the production control according to the change of the game control in the main control unit 300 by the command type included in the received output schedule information, and it is included in the output schedule information. Based on the information of the command data, the contents of effect control can be determined.

  In step S235 following step S233, external output signal setting processing is performed. In this external output signal setting process, the game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to the information input circuit 350 separate from the pachinko machine 100 via the information output circuit 336.

  In step S237 following step S235, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, the signal states of the various sensors stored in the signal state storage area in step S205 are read, and the presence or absence of a predetermined error, for example, the presence or absence of a front frame door opening error or the presence or absence of a bottom pan full error is monitored. . When a front frame door open error or a lower pan full error is detected, the transmission information to be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 includes device information indicating whether there is a front frame door open error or a lower pan full error. Set. Further, various solenoids 332 are driven to control the opening / closing of the special figure 2 starting port 232 and the variable prize opening 234, and the general diagram display device 210 and the special diagram 1 display device 212 via the drive circuits 324, 326, 330. The display data to be output to the special figure 2 display device 214, various status display units 328, and the like is set in the output port of the I / O 310. Further, the output schedule information set in the payout request number transmission process (step S219) is output to the payout control unit 600 via the output port of the I / O 310.

  In step S239 following step S237, it is monitored whether or not the low voltage signal is ON. Then, when the low voltage signal is on (when power supply cutoff is detected), the process proceeds to step S243, and when the low voltage signal is off (when power supply cutoff is not detected), the process proceeds to step S241. In step S241, timer interrupt end processing is performed. In this timer interrupt end process, the value of each register temporarily saved in step S201 is set in each original register, interrupt permission is set, etc., and then the main control unit main process shown in FIG. Return to. On the other hand, in step S243, a specific variable or stack pointer for returning to the power-off state at the time of power recovery is saved in a predetermined area of the RAM 308 as return data, and power-off processing such as initialization of input / output ports is performed. After that, the process returns to the main process of the main control unit shown in FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the special figure prefetch process (step S224) of the main control unit timer interrupt process. In the special figure prefetching process, the main control unit 300 prefetches the start information increased in each of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, predetermines the stop symbol before the success / failure judgment process, and obtains a predetermination result (special The figure prefetching result) is stored in the prefetching result storage unit in the RAM 308 (see FIGS. 9A to 9E).

  Here, in the RAM 308, the special figure 1 prefetch result storage unit for storing the special figure 1 prefetch result and the number of special figure 1 prefetch results stored in the special figure 1 prefetch result storage unit are specially displayed. A special figure 1 pre-reading number storage area for storing as one pre-reading number is provided. The prefetch result storage unit for special figure 1 can store up to four prefetch results in this embodiment. In the special figure 1 prefetching result storage unit, every time the number of special figure 1 prefetching decreases by one, the data of the special figure 1 prefetching result with the highest rank (first) is erased and the remaining special figure 1 prefetching result Are processed so that the rank of the data is incremented by one. Each time the special figure 1 prefetch number increases by one, new special figure 1 prefetch result data is written in the next rank of the special figure 1 prefetch result data of the lowest rank (last).

  Also, in the RAM 308, the special figure 2 prefetch result storage unit for storing the special figure 2 prefetch result and the number of special figure 2 prefetch results stored in the special figure 2 prefetch result storage unit are stored in the special figure 2 prefetch. A special figure 2 pre-reading number storage area for storing numbers is provided. The prefetch result storage unit for special figure 2 can store up to four prefetch results in this embodiment. In the special figure 2 prefetching result storage unit, every time the number of special figure 2 prefetching decreases by one, the data of the special figure 2 prefetching result having the highest rank is deleted and the order of the remaining special figure 2 prefetching result data Are processed so that they are incremented by one. Each time the special figure 2 prefetch number increases by one, new special figure 2 prefetch result data is written in the next rank of the special figure 2 prefetch data having the lowest rank.

  In the special figure prefetching process, first, the main control unit 300 determines whether or not the startup information of the special figure 2 has increased (step S301). The determination as to whether or not the start information of the special figure 2 has increased is stored in, for example, the special figure 2 hold number stored in the special figure 2 hold number storage area and the special figure 2 prefetch number storage area. Special figure 2 Compared with the number of pre-reads. The main control unit 300 determines that the start information of the special figure 2 has increased when the special figure 2 hold number is larger than the special figure 2 prefetch number, and the special figure 2 hold number is the special figure 2 prefetch number. If they are equal, it is determined that the starting information in FIG. 2 has not increased. If it is determined that the starting information of FIG. 2 has increased, the process proceeds to step S303, and if it is determined that the starting information of FIG. 2 has not increased, the process proceeds to step S307.

  In step S303, the increased special figure 2 starting information (a special figure 2 winning random value and a set of special figure 2 random values) is processed before the success / failure determination process in the special figure 2 related lottery process (step S229). FIG. 2 Read ahead from the random value storage area. Then, using the pre-read special figure 2 start information and the determination table for special determination 2 and the special figure determination table used at the time of determination, for example, the special figure 2 variable game stop symbol related to the start information is selected. Prior determination is made before the success / failure determination process in the process (step S229). Note that this pre-determination process may be performed using a special table for pre-determination instead of the table used at the time of determination.

  In step S 305 subsequent to step S 303, the stop symbol information as the special figure 2 prefetch result obtained in the pre-determination is stored in the earliest free area of the special figure 2 prefetch result storage unit in the RAM 308. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S307.

  In step S307, the main control unit 300 determines whether or not the start information in FIG. 1 has increased. Whether or not the starting information of the special figure 1 has increased is determined by, for example, the special figure 1 holding number stored in the special figure 1 holding number storage area and the special figure 1 pre-reading number storage as in the special figure 2. The comparison is made with the special figure 1 prefetch number stored in the area. If it is determined that the start information of FIG. 1 has increased, the process proceeds to step S309, and if it is determined that the start information of FIG. Return to timer interrupt processing.

  In step S309, it is determined based on various flags in the RAM 308 whether or not non-electric support is in progress. If it is determined that the non-electric support is being performed, the process proceeds to step S311. If it is determined that the non-electric support is not being performed (the electric support is being performed (normal high probability state)), the process proceeds to step S315. In this embodiment, it is determined whether or not non-electric support is being performed, but it may be determined whether or not the execution condition of the special figure 1 prefetch notice is satisfied. For example, the execution conditions of the special figure 1 pre-reading notice include conditions such as not being in a big hit game other than being in non-electric support.

  In step S311, the increased special figure 1 start information (a special figure 1 winning random value and a pair of special figure 1 random value) is processed before the success determination process in the special figure 1 lottery process (step S231). FIG. 1 Read ahead from the random value storage area. Then, using the pre-read special figure 1 start information and the determination table for special determination and the special figure determination table used at the time of determination, for example, the special figure 1 variable game stop symbol related to the start information is selected as the special figure 1 related lottery. Prior determination is made before the success / failure determination process in the process (step S231). Note that this pre-determination process may be performed using a special table for pre-determination instead of the table used at the time of determination.

  In step S313 following step S311, the stop symbol information as the special figure 1 prefetching result obtained in the prior determination is stored in the earliest free area of the special figure 1 prefetching result storage unit in the RAM 308. Thereafter, the special figure prefetch process is terminated and the process returns to the main control unit timer interrupt process.

  In step S315, the pre-read result for pre-Fig. 1 is stored in the RAM 308 in place of the stop symbol information, instead of pre-reading the start-up information without pre-reading the increased special Fig. 1 start information. Stored in the earliest free area of the copy. Thereafter, the special figure prefetch process is terminated and the process returns to the main control unit timer interrupt process.

  In the present embodiment, only the increased start information is pre-read and pre-determined. However, all start information may be pre-read and pre-determined. Further, in the above-described command setting transmission process (step S233), only the pre-read result of the starting information for the increase may be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400, or the pre-read result storage for special figure 1 and special figure 2 All the prefetching results in the section may be transmitted to the first sub-control section 400.

  Further, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, pre-reading is always executed for the increased start information of Special Figure 2, and pre-read is always executed for the increased start information of Special Figure 1 except during the electric support. However, it may be determined by lottery whether or not to pre-read the increased starting information of FIG. 1 and FIG. Alternatively, in the first sub-control unit 400 that has received the prefetch result from the main control unit 300, for example, it may be determined by lottery whether to perform prefetch notification for each hold. Regardless of the gaming state (for example, whether or not non-electric support is in progress), when the start information increases, prefetching is always executed and the prefetching result is stored in the prefetching result storage unit. The result may be configured to be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400, and the first sub-control unit 400 may be configured to determine whether or not to perform lottery and presentation using the pre-read result.

  FIG. 9 illustrates a state in which prefetch result information and the like are stored in the prefetch result storage unit in the RAM 308. FIG. 9A shows an example of a state in which the special figure 1 prefetch result information is stored in the special figure 1 prefetch result storage unit. As shown in FIG. 9 (a), the special figure 1 prefetch result storage unit has, for example, the same number (four in this embodiment) of storage areas as the special figure 1 variable game holdable number. . Each storage area is associated with the hold order (hold 1 to hold 4) of the special figure 1 random value storage area. In each of the storage areas, the stop symbol information of Special Figure 1 is stored. In the example shown in FIG. 9A, “special drawing E” (small hit) is stored as stop symbol information in the storage area “hold 1”, and “special symbol” is stored as stop symbol information in the storage area “hold 2”. “E” (small hit) is stored, “special drawing D” (latency probability change) is stored as stop symbol information in the storage area “hold 3”, and “special symbol” is stored as stop symbol information in the storage area “hold 4”. A "(15R special jackpot) is stored.

  FIG. 9B shows an example of a state in which the special figure 2 prefetch result information is stored in the special figure 2 prefetch result storage unit. As shown in FIG. 9B, the special figure 2 prefetch result storage unit has, for example, the same number (4 in the present embodiment) of storage areas as the number of special figure variable games that can be held. . Each storage area is associated with the hold order (hold 1 to hold 4) of the special figure 2 random value storage area. In each of the storage areas, the stop symbol information of the special figure 2 is stored. In the example shown in FIG. 9B, the storage area “hold 1” stores “special drawing d” (out of line) as stop symbol information, and the storage areas “hold 2” to “hold 4” have stop symbols. Information is not stored. In FIG. 9B, a state where the stop symbol information is not stored in the storage area is described as “none”.

  FIG. 9 (c) shows an example of the prefetch result storage unit for special figure 1 during the electric support. As shown in FIG. 9C, “undecided” information is stored in the storage area “hold 1” instead of the stopped symbol information. In the storage areas “hold 2” to “hold 4”, neither stop symbol information nor “undecided” information is stored.

  FIG. 9D shows another example of the state in which the special figure 1 prefetch result information is stored in the special figure 1 prefetch result storage unit. As shown in FIG. 9 (d), the storage area "hold 1" stores "winning" information as a result of the special figure 1 variable game success / failure determination, and the storage areas "hold 2" to "hold 3". In addition, “out of” information is stored as the determination result of the special figure 1 variable game, and information indicating the determination result is not stored in the storage area “hold 4”.

  FIG. 9E shows another example of the state in which the special figure 1 prefetch result information is stored in the special figure 1 prefetch result storage unit. As shown in FIG. 9E, the storage area “pending 1” stores “timer group 1” information based on the determination of the variable display time (timer number), and determines the variable display time (timer number). "Timer group 2" information is stored on the basis of the information, "Timer group 7" information is stored on the basis of the determination of the variable display time (timer number), and the storage area "Pending 4" contains information indicating the determination result. Is not remembered. Here, the timer group refers to information composed of a plurality of types of timer numbers (or variable display times). For example, the timer group 1 is composed of five types of timer numbers of timers 1 to 5, and the timer group 2 is composed of two types of timer numbers, timers 6-7, and timer group 7 is composed of five types of timer numbers, timers 18-22. Also, each timer group is classified according to whether or not it is expected and the degree of expectation thereof, for example, timer group 1 is immediately off-line, timer group 2 is low expectation (loss), and timer group 7 is high expectation (win).

In the above description, an example is given in which only stop symbols are pre-determined and only stop symbol information is stored in the pre-read result storage unit. However, the determination result, variable timer number (variable time), timer group to be described later, etc. The information may be determined and stored in the prefetch result storage unit, and may be transmitted to the first sub-control unit 400 as prefetch result information.
<Various tables used in main controller 300>

Next, various tables used in the main control unit 300 of the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. Various tables shown in FIGS. 10 to 13 are stored in the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300, for example. FIGS. 10A to 10D show an example of the determination table used when determining whether or not the lottery process is related to the special figure 2 lottery process (step S229) or the special figure 1 lottery process (step S231). Yes. The success / failure determination table shown in FIGS. 10A to 10D includes items of “special figure probability”, “random number range”, and “correction determination result”. The item “special figure probability” indicates a special figure probability (special figure low probability or special figure high probability) at the time of determination of success or failure. The item “random number range” indicates a numerical range to be compared with the acquired special figure 2 winning random value or the special figure 1 winning random value. Here, the range that can be taken by the special figure 2 winning random value and the special figure 1 winning random value of the present embodiment is 0 to 65535 (the range of the numerical range is 65536).
<Special figure determination table>

  The success / failure determination table shown in FIG. 10 (a) is a success / failure determination table for special figure 1 used when the special figure probability at the time of success / failure determination is low. As shown in FIG. 10A, when this success / failure determination table is used, the big hit probability is about 1/299 (= 219/65536), and the small hit probability is about 1/399 (= 164). / 65536).

  The success / failure determination table shown in FIG. 10 (b) is a success / failure determination table for special figure 1 used when the special figure probability at the time of the validity determination is high. As shown in FIG. 10B, when this success / failure determination table is used, the big hit probability is about 1/30 (= 2185/65536), and the small hit probability is about 1/399. When this success / failure determination table is compared with the success / failure determination table shown in FIG. 10 (a), the big hit probability is about 10 times and the small hit probability is the same.

  The success / failure determination table shown in FIG. 10 (c) is the success / failure determination table for special figure 2 used when the special figure probability at the time of success / failure determination is low. As shown in FIG. 10C, when this success / failure determination table is used, the big hit probability is about 1/299 and the small hit probability is zero.

The success / failure determination table shown in FIG. 10 (d) is a success / failure determination table for special figure 2 that is used when the special figure probability at the time of success / failure determination is high. As shown in FIG. 10D, when this success / failure determination table is used, the big hit probability is about 1/30 and the small hit probability is zero. When this success / failure determination table is compared with the success / failure determination table shown in FIG. 10 (c), the probability of jackpot is about 10 times.
<Special figure determination table>

  FIGS. 11A and 11B are examples of a special figure determination table used when determining a stop symbol in the special figure 2 related lottery process (step S229) or the special figure 1 related lottery process (step S231). Show. The special figure determination table shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B is composed of items of “result of determination / non-response”, “random number range”, and “stop symbol”. The item of “random number range” indicates a numerical range to be compared with the acquired special figure 2 random value or special figure 1 random value. The ranges that can be taken by the special figure 2 random value and the special figure 1 random value in this embodiment are both 0 to 99 (the width of the numerical range is 100).

  FIG. 11A shows a special figure determination table for special figure 1. As shown in FIG. 11 (a), in the special figure 1 variable game of this embodiment, the distribution ratio of each big hit symbol is 25% for special figure A (15R special big hit) and special figure B (15R big hit). 25%, special figure C (sudden probability change) is 5%, and special figure D (latency probability change) is 45%. The ratio of probability variation jackpots (Special Figure A, Special Figure C, Special Figure D) in the special figure 1 variable game jackpot, that is, the probability variation probability is 75%. Moreover, the round ratio in the jackpot of the special figure 1 variable game is 50% for 15R and 50% for 2R.

  In this embodiment, since there is only one kind of small hit symbol of special figure 1, if the result of determining whether or not the special figure 1 variable game is successful, the stop symbol is special regardless of the special figure 1 random value. E is determined. Also, since there is only one type of missing symbol, when the result of determining whether or not the special figure 1 variable game is successful is a special symbol F regardless of the special figure 1 random value. In FIG. 1, a plurality of types of small hit symbols and outlier symbols may be provided, and another symbol may be determined based on the result of random number lottery.

  FIG. 11B shows a special figure determination table for special figure 2. As shown in FIG. 11 (b), in the special figure 2 variable game of this embodiment, the distribution ratio of each big hit symbol is 70% for special figure a (16R special big hit) and special figure b (8R special big hit). Is 5%, and the special figure c (8R big hit) is 25%. The ratio of probability variation jackpots (special figure a, special figure b) in the jackpot of the special figure 2 variable game, that is, the probability variation probability is 75% as in FIG. Further, the round ratio in the jackpot of the special figure 2 variable game is 70% for 16R and 30% for 8R.

In the present embodiment, since there is only one type of losing symbol of special figure 2, if the result of determining whether or not the special figure 2 variable game is correct, the stop symbol is changed to special figure d regardless of the special figure 2 random value. It is determined. In FIG. 2, it is also possible to provide a plurality of different symbols and determine another symbol based on the result of random lottery.
<Variable display time determination table>

  FIG. 12 is an example of the special figure 1 fluctuation display time determination table used for determining the fluctuation time of FIG. 1, and FIG. 13 is a special figure 2 used for determining the fluctuation time of special figure 2. It is an example of a variable display time determination table.

  The variable display time determination table includes the above-described special figure stop symbol type, special symbol variable time, random number value (random number selection range), and an effect mode performed using the decorative symbol display device 208 when the special symbol fluctuates. , Are stored in association with each other. The basic circuit 302 of the main control unit 300 performs a variation pattern lottery for determining the variation time of the special figure and the effect of the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the variation display time determination table and the acquired random value.

For example, when determining the fluctuation time of special figure 1, refer to the special figure 1 fluctuation display time determination table shown in FIG. 12, and the special figure stop symbol type is special figure A or special figure B (with or without electric support). In the case where the range of the acquired random number value is 1001 to 20000, 45000 ms is selected as the variation time, and per super reach A is selected as the effect of the decorative symbol display device 208. Further, when determining the fluctuation time of the special figure 2, the special figure stop symbol type is designated as special figure a to special figure c (with or without electric support) with reference to the special figure 2 fluctuation display time determination table shown in FIG. 13. In the case where the range of the acquired random number value is 20001 to 65535, the variation time is 65000 ms and the effect of the decorative symbol display device 208 is selected per super reach B.
<Processing of First Sub-Control Unit 400>

  Next, processing of the first sub-control unit 400 will be described using FIG. FIG. 14A is a flowchart showing a flow of main processing executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400. First, in step S401 in FIG. 14A, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, an initialization process is first executed in step S401. In this initialization processing, initialization of input / output ports, initialization processing of a storage area in the RAM 408, and the like are performed.

  In step S403 following step S401, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10. When the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S405. . In step S405, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

  In step S407 following step S405, command processing is performed. The CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400 determines whether a command has been received from the main control unit 300.

  In step S409 following step S407, an effect control process is performed. For example, when there is a new command in step S407, processing such as reading the effect data corresponding to this command from the ROM 406 is performed, and when it is necessary to update the effect data, the effect data is updated.

  In step S411 following step S409, a chance button control process is performed. In the chance button control process, when the pressing of the chance button 136 is detected, the effect data updated in step S409 is changed to the effect data corresponding to the pressing of the chance button 136.

  In step S413 subsequent to step S411, image control processing is performed. In the image control process, when there is a command to the VDP 434 in the effect data read in step S409, this command is output to the VDP 434 (details will be described later).

  In step S415 following step S413, sound control processing is performed. In the sound control process, if there is a command to the sound source IC 416 in the effect data read in step S409, this command is output to the sound source IC 416.

  In step S417 following step S415, lamp control processing is performed. In the lamp control process, if there is a command to various lamps 418 in the effect data read in step S409, this command is output to the drive circuit 420.

  In step S419 following step S417, shutter control processing is performed. In the shutter control process, if there is a command to the shielding device 246 in the effect data read in step S409, this command is output to the drive circuit 432.

  In step S421 following step S419, information transmission processing is performed. In the information transmission process, when there is a control command to be transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 in the effect data read in step S409, a setting is made to output this control command. Thereafter, the process returns to step S403.

  FIG. 14B is a flowchart showing the flow of the first sub control unit command reception interrupt process (strobe interrupt process) executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the first sub-control unit 400 detects a strobe signal from the main control unit 300. In step S501 of the command reception interrupt process, the command received from the main control unit 300 is stored in the command storage area provided in the RAM 408 as an unprocessed command.

  FIG. 14C is a flowchart showing the flow of the first sub control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 404 of the first sub control unit 400. The first sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms). Execute in the cycle. In step S601 of the first sub control unit timer interrupt process, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 408 described in step S403 of the first sub control unit main process, and the result is stored in the original timer variable storage area. To do. Therefore, in step S403, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10).

  In step S603 following step S601, a control command is transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500 set in the information transmission process (step S421) of the first sub-control unit main process, and other random number values for effects are updated. Etc.

  FIG. 14D is a flowchart showing the flow of the image control process in step S413 of the first sub control unit main process. In step S701, an instruction to transfer image data (movie data or texture data described later) is issued. Here, the CPU 404 first swaps the designation of the drawing areas of the frame buffer 1 and the frame buffer 2 of the VRAM 436. As a result, an image of one frame stored in the frame buffer not designated as the drawing area is displayed on the decorative design display device 208. Next, the CPU 404 sets ROM coordinates (transfer source address of the ROM 406), VRAM coordinates (transfer destination address of the VRAM 436) and the like in the attribute register of the VDP 434 based on the position information table and the like, and then the image from the ROM 406 to the VRAM 436. Set an instruction to start data transfer. The VDP 434 transfers the image data from the ROM 406 to the VRAM 436 based on the command set in the attribute register. Thereafter, the VDP 434 outputs a transfer end interrupt signal to the CPU 404.

  In step S703 following step S701, it is determined whether or not a transfer end interrupt signal from the VDP 434 is input. If a transfer end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S705. Wait for the input signal to be input.

  In step S705, parameters are set based on the production scenario configuration table and attribute data. Here, in order to form a display image in the frame buffer 1 or 2 of the VRAM 436 based on the image data transferred to the VRAM 436 in step S701, the CPU 404 has information on the image data constituting the display image (coordinate axes and image sizes of the VRAM 436). , VRAM coordinates (arrangement coordinates, etc.) are instructed to the VDP 434. The VDP 434 performs parameter setting according to the attribute based on the instruction stored in the attribute register.

  In step S707 following step S705, a drawing instruction is performed. In this drawing instruction, the CPU 404 instructs the VDP 434 to start drawing an image. The VDP 434 starts drawing an image in the frame buffer in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 404.

  In step S709 following step S707, it is determined whether or not a generation end interrupt signal from the VDP 434 based on the end of image drawing is input. If a generation end interrupt signal is input, the process proceeds to step S711. Waits for the generation end interrupt signal to be input.

In step S711, a scene display counter which is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 408 and counts how many scene images have been generated is incremented (+1), and the process ends.
<Processing of Second Sub-Control Unit 500>

  Next, the process of the second sub control unit 500 will be described. FIG. 15A is a flowchart of main processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500. First, in step S801 in FIG. 15A, various initial settings are performed. When power is turned on, initialization processing is first executed in step S801. In this initialization processing, initial setting of input / output ports, initialization processing of a storage area in the RAM 508, and the like are performed.

  In step S803 following step S801, it is determined whether or not the timer variable is 10 or more, and this process is repeated until the timer variable becomes 10. When the timer variable becomes 10 or more, the process proceeds to step S805. . In step S805, 0 is assigned to the timer variable.

  In step S807 following step S805, command processing is performed. The CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500 determines whether a command is received from the first sub control unit 400.

  In step S809 following step S807, effect control processing is performed. For example, if there is a new command in step S807, the effect data corresponding to this command is read from the ROM 506, and if the effect data needs to be updated, the effect data is updated. Details of the effect control process will be described later.

  In step S811 following step S809, lamp control processing is performed. For example, if there is a command from the first sub-control unit 400 to the game board lamp 532 or the game table frame lamp 542, this command is output to the serial communication control circuit 520.

  In step S813 following step S811, a movable body control process is performed. For example, when there is a command from the first sub-control unit 400 to the effect movable body 224, this command is output to the drive circuit 516. Thereafter, the process returns to step S803.

  FIG. 15B is a flowchart of command reception interrupt processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub-control unit 500. This command reception interrupt process is a process executed when the second sub control unit 500 detects a strobe signal from the first sub control unit 400. In step S901 of the command reception interrupt process, the command received from the first sub control unit 400 is stored in the command storage area provided in the RAM 508 as an unprocessed command.

  FIG. 15C is a flowchart of timer interrupt processing executed by the CPU 504 of the second sub control unit 500. The second sub-control unit 500 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and a timer interrupt process is performed in response to this timer interrupt. Execute in the cycle. In step S1001 of the timer interrupt process, 1 is added to the value of the timer variable storage area of the RAM 508 described in step S803 of the second sub-control unit main process, and the result is stored in the original timer variable storage area. Therefore, in step S803, the value of the timer variable is determined to be 10 or more every 20 ms (2 ms × 10). In step S1003 following step S1001, an effect random number update process or the like is performed.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a flow of the start winning time sub-side pre-reading notice execution process executed in the effect control process (step S409) of the first sub-control unit main process shown in FIG.

  The start winning time sub-side pre-reading notice execution process shown in FIG. 16 is executed in the effect control process (step S409) when it is determined in the command process (step S407) that the special figure hold increase command has been received. The RAM 408 of the first sub-control unit 400 is also provided with a pre-reading execution flag and a pre-reading effect explanation display flag. First, in step S1101, it is determined whether or not the pre-reading execution flag is set to ON. If it remains off, the process proceeds to step S1103, and if it is set to on, the process proceeds to step S1113.

  The command data of the special figure hold increase command can be pre-determined special figure 1 or special figure 2 information as special figure success / failure pre-determination result, special figure pre-determination result, special figure variable time pre-determination result, and pre-reading notice Number of times is included. In step S1103, it is determined whether or not the special figure fluctuation time prior determination result included in the special figure pending increase command determined to have been received in the previous command processing (step S407) is a predetermined fluctuation time. If it is time, the process proceeds to step S1105, and if it is not a predetermined fluctuation time, the process proceeds to step S1113. The special figure variation time prior determination result included in the special figure hold increase command is divided into special figure 1 and special figure 2 as the preliminary determination information in the preliminary determination result storage area prepared in the RAM 408, and the above predetermined upper limit number. Are stored only in the pending order. As described above, in the present embodiment, the variation time of the special figure and the effect mode of the decorative symbol display device 208 are associated with each other one by one, and it is determined whether or not the predetermined variation time is reached. It can also be seen that it is determined whether or not a predetermined variation pattern is present.

  In step S1105, a lottery process for pre-reading notice is performed. In the lottery process for prefetching advance notice, prefetching notice using hold display (including hold display image), prefetch notice using variable display (including change display image), prefetch notice using suggestion display, and background image were used. Pre-reading notice, pre-fetching notice using sound source (BGM, etc.), pre-fetching notice by actuating a feature, pre-fetching notice using specific design, and other pre-fetching notices using other pre-reading notices Make a lottery. The hold display image, the fluctuation display image, and the suggestion display will be described later.

  Further, if the pre-reading notice using the hold display is used, the display form after the change according to the pre-reading notice is determined by lottery from a plurality of types of display forms of the hold display prepared in advance. Further, if the pre-reading notice using the variable display is used, the display form after the change according to the pre-reading notice is determined by lottery from a plurality of display forms of the variable display prepared in advance. If the pre-reading notice using the suggestion display is used, the display form after the change according to the pre-reading notice is determined by lottery from a plurality of display forms of the suggestion display prepared in advance. If it is a prefetch notice using a background image, a background image used for the prefetch notice is determined by lottery from a plurality of types of background images prepared in advance. If it is a pre-reading notice using a sound source, a sound source used for the pre-reading notice is determined by lottery from a plurality of types of sound sources (BGM or the like) prepared in advance. Further, if the pre-reading notice is due to the actuating action, one drive pattern is determined by lottery from drive patterns of a plurality of types of effect movable bodies 224 and shielding devices 246 prepared in advance. If it is a pre-reading notice using a specific symbol, a symbol to be made to appear in the pre-reading notice is determined by lottery from a plurality of types of symbols such as characters and symbols prepared in advance. In addition, in the case of a prefetch notice using other prefetch notice effects, an effect used in the prefetch notice is determined by lottery from a plurality of types of prefetch notice effects prepared in advance.

  In step S1107, it is determined whether or not the pre-reading notice lottery is won. If the pre-reading notice lottery is won, the process proceeds to step S1109, and if it is off, the process proceeds to step S1113. As an example, if it is a pre-reading notice using a hold display, if the pre-read notice lottery is won, the hold display will be displayed in the changed display mode and the pre-reading notice will be performed, but if it is off, the hold display will be displayed Does not change and no pre-reading notice is given.

  In step S <b> 1109, the number of prefetch notices included in the command data of the special figure hold increase command is set in the storage area prepared in the RAM 408 as the number of prefetch notice executions.

In step S1111, the prefetching execution flag provided in the RAM 408 of the first sub control unit 400 is set to ON, and in step S1113, a prefetch notice command is output to the second sub control unit 500, and the process ends.
<Sub-side pre-reading notice execution process at the start of change>

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the flow of the change start sub-side prefetch notice execution process executed in the effect control process (step S409) of the first sub-control unit main process.

  In step S1201, it is determined whether or not the pre-reading execution flag in the RAM 408 of the first sub control unit 400 is set to ON. If the pre-reading execution flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1203. If it is off, the process proceeds to step S1209.

  In step S1203, 1 is subtracted from the number of pre-reading notice executions set in step S1109 of the start winning sub-side pre-reading notice execution process of FIG. 16, and the storage area is set again.

  In step S1205, it is determined whether or not the number of prefetching notice executions set in step S1203 is 0. If it is 0, the process proceeds to step S1207. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1209.

  In step S1207, the pre-reading execution flag is set to OFF, and in step S1209, a normal notice lottery process is performed. The normal notice lottery process will be described later.

In step S1211, a normal notice command is output to the second sub-control unit 500, and the process ends.
<Normal notice lottery processing>

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the flow of the normal notice lottery process executed in the change start sub-side prefetch notice execution process.

  The CPU 404 of the first sub-control unit 400, in the above-described effect control process (step S409), the determination result (the special symbol stop symbol) included in the symbol variation start command received from the main control unit 300 and the variation time, A notice lottery process is executed based on a notice effect determination table (not shown) stored in advance in the ROM 406 for each stop symbol and variation time of the special figure and a random value acquired from a predetermined random number counter.

  In step S1301, it is determined whether or not the determination result received from the main control unit 300 is a big hit. If the big hit is determined, the process proceeds to step S1305. If not, the process proceeds to step S1303.

  In step S1303, it is determined whether or not the determination result received from the main control unit 300 is a small hit. If it is a small hit, the process proceeds to step S1307; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1309.

  In step S1305, a jackpot notice effect determination table is selected from a plurality of notice effect determination tables stored in advance in the ROM 406 for each stop symbol and variation time of the special figure, and the notice lottery is performed.

  In step S1307 and step S1309, respectively, a notice effect determination table for losing is selected from the above-mentioned plurality of notice effect determination tables, and a lottery for the notice is performed.

  In step S1311, a normal notice command is transmitted to the second sub-control unit 500, and the process ends.

  In the normal notice lottery process, for example, when the 15R big hit symbol (special figure B) and the fluctuation time for Super Reach A (45000 ms) are received from the main control unit 300, the super reach is determined from a plurality of notification mode determination tables. A notice effect determination table for A is selected, and a notice lottery process is executed. Next, using the selected notice effect determination table, it is determined which effect is to be performed by random number lottery. Also, for example, when a deviation symbol (special drawing F) and a super reach A variation time for deviation (40000 ms) are received from the main control unit 300, a super reach A advance notice from a plurality of notice effect determination tables. An effect determination table is selected and a notice lottery process is executed. Next, using the selected notice effect determination table, it is determined which effect is to be performed by random number lottery.

The decorative symbol display device 208 displays the normal notice based on the normal notice command output in step S1311.
[Embodiment of effect image display]
<Hold display image, change display image and suggestion display>

  One of the effect control processes (step S409) of the first sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. 14 is an effect image display by the decorative symbol display device 208. As an example of the effect image (effect), a hold display image, There is an effect using a variable display image and a suggestion display. These effects may be collectively referred to as a hold display effect.

  In the present embodiment, in a partial area of the decorative symbol display device 208, an on-hold display corresponding to one set of start information stored in the random value storage area of the special figure 1 provided in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300. An image is displayed. In addition, a hold display image corresponding to one set of start-up information stored in the random value storage area of the special figure 2 provided in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300 is displayed in a partial area of the decorative symbol display device 208. Is done. The hold display image is an image indicating that the starting information is stored or stored in the random number storage areas of the special drawings 1 and 2. That is, the hold display image is displayed for each start information of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2. The first sub-control unit 400 controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the hold increase command received from the main control unit 300 and increases the number of hold display images by one. On the other hand, the first sub-control unit 400 controls the decorative symbol display device 208 every time it receives a symbol variation start command that is a sign of the reserved digest, and decreases the number of reserved display images by one.

  Further, the variable display image of the special figure 1 is displayed in a partial area of the decorative symbol display device 208. The variation display image of FIG. 1 is an image indicating that the variation game of FIG. 1 has started, that is, the variation, and is an image displayed in a mode different from the hold display image. Further, the variable display image of the special figure 2 is displayed in a partial area of the decorative symbol display device 208. The variable display image of FIG. 2 is an image indicating that the variable game of FIG. 2 has started, that is, the change, and is an image displayed in a mode different from the hold display image. The first sub-control unit 400 controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the special symbol variation start command to increase the number of variation display images by one. On the other hand, the first sub-control unit 400 controls the decorative symbol display device 208 each time it receives a special symbol stop command as a signal to stop variation, and decreases the number of variation display images by one.

  In addition, a suggestion display of a display mode that is visible to the player is displayed in a partial area of the decorative symbol display device 208. The suggestion display is a display that suggests the display area of the hold display image and the variable display image. Here, a display suggestion image including a still image or a moving image will be described as an example. That is, the first sub-control unit 400 displays the display suggestion image based on at least one of the special figure hold increase command that displays the hold display image and the symbol change start command that displays the change display image, and displays the display suggestion. An on-hold display image and / or a variable display image is displayed over the image or in the vicinity thereof. The display suggestion image of the present embodiment is controlled to be at least non-displayable (erasable) by the first sub-control unit 400, and can be redisplayed when displaying at least one of the hold display image and the variable display image. Be controlled. Note that the suggestion display only needs to suggest the display area of the hold display image and the variable display image. Therefore, the suggestion display is not limited to the display suggestion image, and may be a light emitting unit such as an LED. In this case, for example, an LED is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the display area of the hold display image and / or the variable display image, and the corresponding LED is turned on when the hold display image and / or the change display image is displayed. In that case, the indication of the suggestion display is the lighting of the LED, and the erasure of the suggestion display is the extinguishing of the LED.

  In the present embodiment, the above-described hold display image is referred to as a hold icon, and the change display image is referred to as a change icon. The on-hold icon refers to an animation of a texture image representing the number of reserved special figure variable games, and the number of on-hold icons displayed is basically the same as the number of reserved special figure variable games. In addition, each hold icon can be pre-readed about whether or not the hold is appropriate depending on the display mode. In this embodiment, the texture image is displayed as a moving image by animation using a plurality of texture data, but the texture image may be composed of movie data.

  There is also an animation associated with the hold icon. As an animation related to the hold icon, for example, an animation that is executed when a hold is increased and a new hold icon is displayed (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “pending icon increase animation”), a previous hold is Due to the digestion, the order of the hold changes, and an animation executed when the hold icon moves to another display position (for example, the position on the left) (hereinafter, referred to as “pending icon moving animation”). ), Animation that is executed when the display mode of the hold icon changes based on the pre-read result, etc. (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “change animation of the hold icon”), the hold is digested, and the hold icon is deleted (Hereinafter referred to as “pending icon deletion animation”) , An animation that is executed when the hold icon of the non-priority side special figure is evacuated when the hold of the special figure on the priority side increases in the priority change machine (hereinafter referred to as “pending icon save animation”) There is a case). In addition to the above animation, an animation that can be executed independently during a period other than the execution of the animation (for example, a period in which there is no increase / decrease of the hold or change of the hold icon) and that can be executed redundantly with the animation ( Hereinafter, it may be referred to as “standby icon standby animation”.

  There may be a case where a plurality of animations for increasing, moving, changing, erasing, saving, and waiting for the hold icon are executed in duplicate.

  Further, the fluctuation icon is an icon that may be displayed in correspondence with the special figure fluctuation game after the hold is digested and the special figure fluctuation game is started. The variation icon has a display mode related to the display mode of the hold icon, for example, and is displayed as a texture image animation in the same manner as the hold icon. Depending on the display mode, the change icon can be notified about the validity of the change (the change notice), and is basically erased at the timing when the result of the change is notified. Therefore, the change icon can be considered as a kind of hold icon in the sense that the notification of the result of the special figure change game is held.

  There is also an animation associated with the variation icon. For animations related to both the hold icon and the variable icon, the earliest hold icon displayed in the hold icon display area is moved to a different area from the hold icon display area when the hold is consumed. Animation that moves as a fluctuation icon (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “moving animation between hold and change icons”) and animation that changes from the hold icon display form to the change icon display form (hereinafter “between hold and change icons” Sometimes called “change animation”. These animations may be combined and executed at the same time. When the display mode of the hold icon and the display mode of the change icon are the same, the execution of the change animation between the hold / change icon can be omitted.

  The animation related to the fluctuation icon includes an animation executed at the start of displaying the fluctuation icon (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “variation icon display animation”) and an animation executed during the execution of the special figure fluctuation game ( Hereinafter, it may be referred to as a “variable icon standby animation”) or an animation that is executed when the special figure variable game ends and the variable icon is erased (hereinafter referred to as “variable icon erase animation”). And an animation executed when the display mode of the variation icon is changed in the middle (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “variation icon change animation”). These animations may be executed at the same time in combination with each other. In addition, the variation icon standby animation may be executed at the same time in combination with the movement animation or the change animation between the hold / variation icons.

  In the following description, when there is no need to particularly distinguish the fluctuation icon and the hold icon, these may be collectively referred to simply as an icon.

  Furthermore, the display suggestion image refers to an animation of a texture image that suggests to the player the area where the hold icon or the change icon is displayed, and is, for example, an image that is the background of the hold icon or the change icon. The display suggestion image can also be prefetched about whether or not to hold the display depending on the display mode. The display suggestion image is controlled by the first sub-control unit 400 so that the display suggestion image can be erased or changed in shape. For example, when the display suggestion image is erased, the icon (pending icon or variable icon) is erased and then erased. In addition, when the icon is increased (display start) in a state where the display suggestion image is erased after display, the display suggestion image is redisplayed. Although the shape of the display suggestion image may change, the display position is displayed at a predetermined position such as the lower end or the left end of the decorative symbol display area 208, for example.

  The display suggestion image has an associated animation. As an animation related to the display suggestion image, for example, an animation executed to start displaying the display suggestion image in accordance with the display start of the icon (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “display suggestion image display animation”), display Displayed by erasing (hiding) the animation executed to change (change) the display mode of the display-suggested image from the initial state (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “change animation of the display-suggested image”) There is an animation executed when a region is not displayed (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “display suggestion image deletion animation”). In addition, the change animation of the display suggestion image is executed to expand the display area when a new icon is displayed in addition to a change (change) that changes the color of the display suggestion image. Animation (hereinafter referred to as “display suggestion image expansion animation”), animation executed when the display area is reduced by reducing the number of icons (hereinafter referred to as “display suggestion image reduction animation”) Is included).

  There may be a plurality of display suggestion images. In this case, a plurality of display suggestion image display, change, and deletion animations may be executed in duplicate.

  Referring to FIGS. 19 to 47, with respect to the example of the effect image display executed in the effect control process (step S409) of the first sub-control unit main process shown in FIG. The explanation will focus on the display suggestion image. Further, in the following embodiment, an effect image display when the lottery is deviated (when the pre-reading notice effect is not performed) will be described as an example in step S1107 of the start side winning side pre-reading notice execution process shown in FIG.

Therefore, the hold icon, the change icon, and the display suggestion image are displayed in the default display mode. Specifically, the hold icon and the change icon are, for example, a mode in which a round graphic is displayed without any pattern and in one color, and the display suggestion image is a mode in which, for example, a square graphic is displayed without any pattern in one color.
<Variable display of decorative design and special figure 1, special figure 2>

Referring to FIG. 19, in each diagram used in the present embodiment, a state in which the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c of the decorative symbol display device 208 are arranged in a horizontal row represents a stopped state of the decorative symbols. . In addition, the variation of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c is represented by a downward bold white arrow (the same applies to other examples below). Further, the extinguishing portions of the special figure 1 display device 212, the special figure 2 display device 214, the special figure 1 holding lamp 218, and the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 are shown in white, and the lighting portions are shown in black. In the special figure 1 display device 212 or the special figure 2 display device 214, the state where the central segment is repeatedly turned on and off indicates that the variable display of the special figure 1 or the special figure 2 is being performed. Yes. The number of lightings of the LED in the special figure 1 holding lamp 218 or the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 indicates the holding number of the special figure 1 variable game or the special figure 2 variable game. Further, a fourth symbol display area 208e1 corresponding to the special figure 1 and a fourth symbol display area 208e2 corresponding to the special figure 2 are provided one by one (two in total). In the fourth symbol display areas 208e1 and 208e2, the state of blinking during fluctuation is shown in white, and the state of being turned on (or turned off) while stopped is shown in black. Note that only one fourth symbol display area 208e corresponding to both of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 may be provided.
<Icon display area>

  In the present embodiment, an icon display area 800 is provided in part of the decorative symbol display device 208. The icon display area 800 is roughly divided into four areas of a first area 800a, a second area 800b, a third area 800c, and a fourth area 800d, and one variable icon or special figure 1 (or special figure 2). It is possible to display four hold icons, which are the maximum number of hold of the variable game (see FIGS. 19A and 19B). The first area 800a to the fourth area 800d correspond to the first to fourth hold orders of the special figure variable game, respectively. That is, the first area 800a can display a hold icon corresponding to the earliest (most recently stored) hold, and similarly, 2-4 pieces are displayed in the second to fourth areas 800b-800d. Each hold icon corresponding to the eye hold can be displayed. Here, for convenience of explanation, the boundaries of the first area 800a to the fourth area 800d are indicated by broken lines, but these boundaries are invisible to the player.

Further, in this embodiment, one special figure (for example, special figure 1) uses a common icon display area 800 when displaying the hold icon and the fluctuation icon. That is, it is possible to display a variation icon in the icon display area 800 (for example, the first area 800a) where the hold icon is displayed. In the following description, when the number of lit LEDs of the special figure 1 hold lamp 218 or the second special figure hold lamp 220 matches the number of icons displayed in the icon display area 800, the icon display area 800 displays the same. The icon is referred to as a hold icon, and an icon displayed in the first area 800a of the icon display area 800 when there is a mismatch is referred to as a variation icon.
<Example A>

  FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the effect display according to Example A in time series. The first timing shown in FIG. 19A is a state in which the fluctuation stop of FIG. In this variable stop state, the main control unit 300 stops displaying the special figure F (displacement) on the special figure 1 display device 212 and turns off all the LEDs of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218. It is informed that the number of holds for one variable game is zero.

  Further, in the state where the change is stopped, the first sub-control unit 400 stops displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the deviation (in this example, “decoration 4 -decoration 3 -decoration 1”) in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In addition, a hold icon is not displayed in the icon display area 800, and it is notified that the number of hold of the special figure 1 variable game is 0. In addition, the icon I (holding icon or fluctuation icon) in FIG. 1 is not displayed in the icon display area 800, and the fact that the fluctuation is stopped is informed.

  Next, the timing shown in FIG. 19B is a state in which there is a winning at the special figure 1 starting port 230 and the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 is started (variation start). In this fluctuation start state, the main control unit 300 starts the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212 and blinks the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (in the figure). It is informed that it is changing. In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 continues the decorative symbol stop display in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c.

  Further, the first sub-control unit 400 that has received this variation start state, that is, the symbol variation start command, controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the symbol variation start command, and the first display of the icon display area 800. In the area 800a, the fluctuation icon VI1 of the special figure 1 is displayed by one increase (display start). Thereby, the change is displayed so as to be recognized by the player.

  In this case, since the number of holds is 0 (there is no hold icon PI) in FIG. 10A, the change icon VI1 changes from the hold icon displayed in the first area 800a by winning the first special figure starting port 230. It can be said that. That is, after the hold icon is displayed in the first area 800a, it may be changed to the fluctuation icon VI1 (after the hold icon is deleted, the fluctuation icon VI1 is displayed). Only the variable icon may be displayed without displaying the hold icon PI. The same applies to the following embodiments.

  Further, behind the variation icon VI1, a display suggestion image SI1 for the special figure 1 indicating the display position of the variation icon VI1 is displayed. The display suggestion image SI1 is an image that can be visually recognized by the player, and is displayed at the same time as the hold icon is displayed in the icon display area 800, for example. The display position of the display suggestion image SI1 is a predetermined position, and when displayed, the display suggestion image SI1 is displayed at the same position. Here, the display suggestion image SI <b> 1 is displayed on the lower left side (corner portion) of the decorative symbol display device 208.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 7C, the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 is blinked (indicated by white in the drawing) to notify that it is changing, and the main control unit 300 The variation display of the special figure 1 is continued using the special figure 1 display device 212. In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 continues the decorative symbol stop display in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In this state, the first sub-control unit 400 has started the deletion animation of the variable icon VI1 in the first area 800a of the icon display area 800. In this example, as the erasure animation, the moving image that is gradually erased from the first area 800a is displayed by reducing the density of the color of the variation icon VI at a predetermined speed. Further, in this state, display of the display suggestion image SI is continued. Note that the change in the shade of the color is, for example, by placing a single color (for example, white) image on the upper layer of the variation icon VI1 and gradually decreasing its transparency, thereby making the color lighter (lighter) and less visible (visible) It is possible to make the color deeper by gradually increasing the transparency (the color of the variation icon VI itself) and make it visible. The same applies to the following embodiments.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 4D, the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for special figure 1 is blinked (indicated by white in the figure) to notify that it is changing, and the main controller 300 The variation display of the special figure 1 is continued using the special figure 1 display device 212. In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 continues the decorative symbol stop display in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In this state, the change icon VI1 is completely erased, but the display of the display suggestion image SI1 is continued.

  In this example, as shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D, the erasing animation of the variation icon VI1 is used to show that the color is gradually faded and completely erased. The display may be completely erased in one frame from the display state of FIG.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5 (e), the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for special figure 1 is blinked (indicated by white in the drawing) to notify that it is changing, and the main control unit 300 The variation display of the special figure 1 is continued using the special figure 1 display device 212. In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 has started to change the decorative symbols in some of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c (here, the symbol display areas 208a and 208b), but at least partly (the symbol display area 208c). ) Is stopped. In this state, the variation icon VI1 is completely erased, and the display of the display suggestion image SI1 is continued.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5 (f), the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 is blinked (indicated by white in the drawing) to notify that it is changing, and the main controller 300 The variation display of the special figure 1 is continued using the special figure 1 display device 212. In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 continues to change the decorative symbols in all of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In this state, the display suggestion image SI1 is erased. As described above, the display suggestion image SI1 is displayed at the timing of starting a special drawing (for example, the first special drawing start port 230) (for example, the special drawing 1) at the time of winning a prize (when necessary) (see below). In the example, when the change icon VI1 or the hold icon is deleted (there is no icon I to be displayed), the symbol display area 208a as shown in FIGS. When the decorative symbols in all of .about.208c are stopped and displayed, and when the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in at least a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c as shown in FIG. However, it is erased after the decorative symbols in all of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c change as shown in FIG.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5G, the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 is blinked (indicated by white in the drawing) to notify that it is changing, and the main control unit 300 The variation display of the special figure 1 is continued using the special figure 1 display device 212. In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 performs “swing fluctuation” in which the three decorative symbols are swayed to the left and right at the same position in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In the fluctuation variation, a certain symbol combination (here, the symbol combination corresponding to the deviation (in this example, “decoration 6-decoration 2—decoration 7”)) is displayed. It shows that there is. Since there is no suspension of the special figure 1 at this timing, the display suggestion image SI is also erased.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 6H, the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for special figure 1 is lit up (blacked in the figure) to notify that the fluctuation is stopped and the main control unit 300. Stops displaying the LED of the special figure 1 display device 212, and performs the fixed display of any one of the special figures A to E. Here, as an example, a special figure F (displacement) is stopped and displayed. The first sub-control unit 400 stops and displays the symbol combination (in this example, “decoration 6-decoration 2—decoration 7”) corresponding to the deviation in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Further, the display suggestion image SI1 remains erased.

  As shown in FIGS. 5G and 5H, the display suggestion image SI1 is displayed at the timing of starting the special opening (when necessary), but the displayed change icon VI1 (or the hold icon) is displayed. When erased, it can be said that the symbol display areas 208a to 208c are erased before the stop display.

  The stop display in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c includes the fluctuation fluctuation shown in FIG. That is, when the decorative symbol that moves in the vertical direction of the decorative symbol display device 208 in the illustrated state stops moving in the vertical direction, it is referred to as a decorative symbol stop display. The same applies to the following embodiments.

  The first sub-control unit 400 of the present embodiment controls the decorative symbol display means 208 to display a hold icon (not shown here) when the first condition is satisfied. The first condition in this case is, for example, a reserved storage condition, and the reserved storage condition is, for example, acquisition of a special figure 1 winning random value and a special figure 1 random value (starting information). That is, when the first sub-control unit 400 receives a pending increase command based on a set of start-up information stored in the random value storage area of FIG. 1 provided in the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300, the first sub-control unit 400 Display the hold icon corresponding to the information. Further, the reserved storage condition is not limited to acquisition of start information, but may be detection of a winning in the special figure 1 start port 230, or the like. On the other hand, when the first sub-control unit 400 receives a symbol variation start command that is a sign of the pending digestion, the first sub-control unit 400 controls the decorative symbol display device 208 to decrease the number of pending icons by one.

  In addition, when the first condition is satisfied, the first sub-control unit 400 controls the decorative symbol display means 208 to display the variation icon VI (here, the variation icon VI1) ((b) in the figure). The first condition in this case is, for example, that a special figure changing game is being executed by the first special figure display device 212, and is reception of a symbol change start command. That is, when receiving the symbol variation start command, the first sub-control unit 400 displays the variation icon VI. On the other hand, when the first sub-control unit 400 receives a special symbol stop command as a cue for variation stop, it controls the decorative symbol display device 208 to erase the variation icon VI (FIGS. (C) and (d)). ).

  Then, when displaying the hold icon or the variation icon VI, the first sub-control unit 400 controls the decorative symbol display means 208 to display the display suggestion image SI (here, the display suggestion image SI1) that suggests the display position thereof. indicate. The display suggestion image SI can be changed or erased. When the display suggestion image SI1 is erased ((h) and (a) in the figure), the display suggestion image SI is displayed when the hold icon or the variation icon VI is displayed. Indicates that the display suggestion image SI can be redisplayed ((b) in the figure). The display suggestion image SI can be changed in shape. The change in shape refers to a change in shape such as expanding or contracting the length of the display suggestion image SI in accordance with the number of icons or expanding or reducing the area, Change.

  The display suggestion image SI is displayed at the same time as the display of the variation icon VI or the hold icon (when the special figure (for example, special figure 1) start opening (for example, the first special figure start opening 230) wins), and after that display, Even when the fluctuation icon VI or the hold icon to be displayed disappears, the display is maintained. On the other hand, when there is no change icon VI or hold icon to be displayed, after the decorative display of all the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c starts, or before the stop display of the decorative symbols starts. The display suggestion image SI is deleted ((f) and (g) in the figure).

  With such a configuration, there are cases where various effects can be performed. Further, by displaying the display suggestion image SI, it may be possible for the player to easily recognize that the icon I (in this case, the variation icon VI1) is displayed. Further, when there is no icon to be displayed, the display suggestion image SI can be displayed at a predetermined timing to display an image that notifies other information in the area of the display suggestion image SI1. There are cases where it can be done.

  In this example, as shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D, the erasing animation of the variation icon VI (VI1) is used to show that the color is gradually faded and completely erased. As for (1), the display state of FIG. 2 (b) may be erased in one frame as shown in FIG.

  Further, the stop display of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c may not include fluctuation fluctuation. During the stop display of the decorative symbol, the symbols of the special figure 1 display device 212 and the special figure 1 display device 214 may be changing or may be stopped.

Furthermore, although only the case of the fluctuation of the special figure 1 has been described here, the case of the fluctuation of the special figure 2 can be similarly performed.
<Example B>

  FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the effect display according to Example B in time series. In the following embodiment, in order to avoid redundant description, the configuration in which the state has changed from the previous figure and the difference from the embodiment A will be mainly described.

  The first timing shown in FIG. 20 (a) is a state in which the fluctuation stop of special figure 1 and special figure 2 is performed. In this variable stop state, the main control unit 300 stops displaying the special figure F (displacement) on the special figure 1 display device 212 and turns off all the LEDs of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218. It is informed that the number of holds for one variable game is zero. In addition, the main control unit 300 stops displaying the special figure d (displacement) on the special figure 2 display device 214 and turns off all the LEDs of the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 to hold the special figure 2 variable game. It is informing that the number is 0.

  Further, in the state where the change is stopped, the first sub-control unit 400 stops displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the deviation (in this example, “decoration 4 -decoration 3 -decoration 1”) in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In addition, the holding icon is not displayed in the icon display area for special figure 1 (special figure 1 icon display area) 800, and it is informed that the number of special figure 1 variable games held is zero. Further, the fluctuation icon is not displayed in the special figure 1 icon display area 800, and the fact that the fluctuation is stopped is informed.

  Next, the timing shown in FIG. 20B is a state in which there is a winning at the first special figure starting port 230 and the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 is started (variation start). In this fluctuation start state, the main control unit 300 starts the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212 and blinks the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (in the figure). It is informed that it is changing.

  In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 that has received the state of variation start, that is, the symbol variation start command, controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the symbol variation start command, and displays the special symbol 1 icon display area 800. In the first area 800a, one variation icon VI1 of the special figure 1 is started to be displayed, and the fluctuation is displayed so as to be recognized by the player. FIG. 1 display suggestion image) SI1 is displayed.

  At this time, the first sub-control unit 400 starts increasing animation of the variable icon VI1 in the first area 800a of the special figure 1 icon display area 800. In this example, as the increasing animation of the variation icon VI1, the variation icon VI1 is moved upward at a predetermined speed over a period from FIG. The first region 800a is framed in (appears), and a moving image whose color gradually changes from a light color to a dark color is displayed. The display position of the texture image is determined based on the arrangement coordinates of the texture data that the first sub-control unit 400 instructs the VDP 434. Therefore, by setting the arrangement coordinates of the texture data to gradually different values for each frame, the movement of the texture image can be displayed by animation. The frame-in is not limited to the frame-in that moves from the lower side to the upper side, but may be the frame-in that moves from the left side to the right side.

  At this time, the first sub-control unit 400 starts a display animation of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI11. In this example, as a display animation of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the color of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is changed from a light color to a dark color over a period from the figure (b) to the figure (c). A moving image that changes gradually is displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 7C, the first sub-control unit 400 changes the dark color in the first area 800a of the special icon 1 display area 800 as the final image of the increasing animation of the change icon VI1. Icon VI1 is displayed. The first sub-control unit 400 displays the dark-colored special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 at a predetermined position as the final image of the display animation of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 4D, the main control unit 300 lights up the leftmost LED of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218 to notify that the holding number of the special figure 1 has increased from 0 to 1. doing. In addition, an increase animation of the hold icon PI11 of FIG. 1 corresponding to this hold is started, and an erase animation of the change icon VI1 is started.

  In this example, as the increase animation of the hold icon PI11, the hold icon PI11 is moved upward at a predetermined speed over the period from FIG. A moving image to be framed in is displayed in the first area 800a (display position of the variation icon VI1). In addition, as a deletion animation of the variation icon VI1, a moving image is displayed in which the color density of the variation icon VI1 is reduced at a predetermined speed and gradually erased from the first area 800a. And the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 continues the display. That is, in this example, the display animation of the hold icon PI11 and the deletion animation of the variation icon VI1 are executed simultaneously.

  In this example, after the LED of the special figure 1 hold lamp 218 is turned on, the display of the corresponding hold icon PI11 is started. However, the display is not limited to this, and the LED of the special figure 1 hold lamp 218 is turned on and the hold icon PI11. The display may be started at the same time, and this is the same in the following embodiments.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5 (e), the main control unit 300 turns on the second LED from the left of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218 and the number of holdings in the special figure 1 has increased from 1 to 2. Is informed. Also, an increase animation of the hold icon PI12 of FIG. 1 corresponding to this hold is started.

  In this example, as an increase animation of the hold icon PI12, the hold icon PI12 is moved upward at a predetermined speed over a period from FIG. A moving image to be framed in is displayed in the second area 800b. And the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 continues the display.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5F, the first sub-control unit 400 starts the variation of the decorative symbols in at least a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c and stops the display. In this state, the display of the second hold icon PI12 is completed in the second area 800b of the special figure 1 icon display area 800. In this state, the number of holds (2) indicated by the special figure 1 hold lamp 218 and the number (2) of hold icons indicated by the hold icons PI11 and PI12 in the special figure 1 icon display area 800 are the same. As described above, the icon displayed when the number of the hold lamps is the same as the number of holds is the hold icon PI of the present embodiment, and when the number of holds does not match, the icon is displayed in each icon display area. It can also be said that the leftmost icon is a variation icon VI.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5G, the first sub-control unit 400 continues to change the decorative symbols in all of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Further, in this state, even when the decorative symbol is changing, the hold icons PI11 and PI12 exist, and therefore, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is continuously displayed. For example, if there is no icon to be displayed in the special figure 1 icon display area 800 at this time, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is deleted as shown in FIG.

  In addition, at the timing shown in the drawing, the main control unit 300 determines that the winning for the special figure 2 starting port (electrical chew) 232 has been won, and the leftmost LED of the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 is turned on to It is informing that the number of holds has increased from 0 to 1.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 11H, the first sub-control unit 400 in FIG. One icon PI21 is displayed (increase). In other words, the hold icon PI <b> 2 of the special figure 2 is displayed by winning a prize at the special figure 2 starting port (electricity chew) 232. In the present embodiment, the icon display area 900 for the icon I of the special figure 2 (special figure 2 icon display area) 900 is provided in a position different from the icon display area 800 of the special figure 1 in the decorative symbol display area 208. . Like the special figure 1 icon display area 800, the special figure 2 icon display area 900 can display the fluctuation icon of the special figure 2 or four hold icons that are the maximum number of holdings of the special figure 2 variable game. The display area 900 is roughly divided into four areas: a first area 900a, a second area 900b, a third area 900c, and a fourth area 900d. The first area 900a to the fourth area 900d correspond to the first to fourth hold orders of the special figure 2 variable game, respectively. In this variable stop state, the number of holds (1) indicated by the special figure 2 hold lamp 220 and the number (1) of hold icons indicated by the hold icon PI21 in the special figure 2 icon display area 900 are the same.

  Also, behind the hold icon PI21, a display suggestion image for special figure 2 (special figure 2 display suggestion image) SI2 indicating the display position is displayed. The special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is displayed at the same time as the hold icon PI21 is displayed in the special figure 2 icon display area 900, for example. The display position of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is a predetermined position different from the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, and when the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is displayed, it is displayed at the same position. Here, the display position of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is a position adjacent to the special symbol display display image SI1 at the lower end of the decorative design display device 208, spaced apart from the special figure display suggestion image SI1.

  The special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the hold icon PI21 may be displayed as an animation as in the case of the special figure 1, or the final image may be displayed in one frame. Also, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is displayed simultaneously with the start of display of the hold icon PI21 in the special figure 2 after the special figure 2 hold lamp 220 is turned on in FIG. (H)). Note that the hold icon PI21 may be displayed earlier than the second display suggestion image SI2, and the hold icon PI21 may be displayed later than the second display suggestion image SI2.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5I, the first sub-control unit 400 performs “swing fluctuation” in which the three decorative symbols are swayed to the left and right at the same position in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. . In the fluctuation variation, a certain symbol combination (here, a symbol combination corresponding to the deviation (in this example, “decoration 6-decoration 2—decoration 7”)) is displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 6J, the first sub-control unit 400 displays the symbol combination corresponding to the deviation (in this example, “decoration 6-decoration 2—decoration 7”) in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. ) Is stopped.

  In (i) and (j) of the same figure, there are no changes in the hold icons PI11 and PI12, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 in FIG. 1, the hold icon PI21 in the special figure 2 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2.

  In this way, the display suggestion image includes the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 1 icon display area 800 corresponding to the special figure 1, and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the special figure 2 icon corresponding to the special figure 2. A display area 900 is provided, and a corresponding special figure 1 icon (holding icons PI11 and PI12 and a fluctuation icon VI1) and a special figure 2 icon (holding icon PI12 and a fluctuation icon) are respectively displayed. Also good. Although the illustration of the fluctuation icon in FIG. 2 is omitted, it is the same as the display mode of the fluctuation icon VI1 in FIG.

  In addition, as an example, the timing of erasing the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is the same as the timing of erasing the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 (the display suggestion image SI of Example A) (there is no icon to be displayed). However, the display timing and the erasure timing of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 may both be the same or different. Good. For example, one display suggestion image SI is always displayed regardless of the presence or absence of an icon to be displayed, while the other display suggestion image SI is erased (not displayed) when there is no icon to be displayed. It may be. In the case of erasing, as in the case of Example A, when a predetermined condition is satisfied with no icon to be displayed (for example, after the variable display of all the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c has started). Or before the stop display of decorative symbols is started).

  Note that when the change icon VI1 (or the hold icon PI11 or the like) is displayed inside (as included) the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 as in the present embodiment, the special figure 1 display suggestion is described in detail. The display animation of the image SI1 is executed, and thereafter, the increase (display) animation of the fluctuation icon VI1 of the special figure 1 is executed. After the increase animation of the fluctuation icon VI1 is completed, the display animation of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is displayed. Complete. This timing is the same in the following embodiments. The same applies to the display timing of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the icon I displayed on it. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and after the display animation of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 (or special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2) is executed and completed, the icon I of the special figure 1 (or special figure 2) increases. (Display) Animation may be executed and this may be completed. Alternatively, an animation in which the display suggestion image SI is displayed after the icon I is displayed as a modification of these animations may be used. The same applies to the timing of these erase animations.

  Further, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 may have the same display mode (color, shape, size, etc.) or may be different.

By adopting such a configuration, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of an icon (that is, the number of holds and the state of the variable game) for each of FIG. 1 and FIG. Moreover, it becomes possible to make the display mode (animation) of an icon and a display suggestion image different in special figure 1 and special figure 2, and a more various production | presentation may be performed.
<Example C>
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing the effect display according to Example C in time series.

  The first timing shown in FIG. 21A is a state in which the fluctuation stop of special figure 1 and special figure 2 is performed. In this variable stop state, the main control unit 300 stops displaying the special figure F (displacement) on the special figure 1 display device 212 and turns off all the LEDs of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218. It is informed that the number of holds for one variable game is zero. In addition, the main control unit 300 stops displaying the special figure d (displacement) on the special figure 2 display device 214 and turns off all the LEDs of the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 to hold the special figure 2 variable game. It is informing that the number is 0.

  Further, in the state where the change is stopped, the first sub-control unit 400 stops displaying the symbol combination corresponding to the deviation (in this example, “decoration 4 -decoration 3 -decoration 1”) in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In addition, a hold icon is not displayed in the special figure 1 icon display area 800, and it is informed that the hold number of the special figure 1 variable game is zero. Further, the holding icon is not displayed in the special figure 2 icon display area 900, and it is informed that the holding number of the special figure 2 variable game is zero. In addition, the fluctuation icon is not displayed in any of the special figure 1 icon display area 800 and the special figure 2 icon display area 900 to notify that the fluctuation is stopped.

  Next, the timing shown in FIG. 21 (b) is a state in which there is a winning at the first special figure starting port 230 and the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 is started (variation start). In this fluctuation start state, the main control unit 300 starts the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212 and blinks the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (in the figure). It is informed that it is changing.

  Also, the first sub-control unit 400 that has received this variation start state, that is, the symbol variation start command, controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the symbol variation start command, and the variation icon VI1 of the special symbol 1 Is displayed so that the player can recognize the change, and the display suggestion image SI is displayed in the background of the change icon VI1. In Example C, the display suggestion image SI is one image that is continuous (common) to the special figure 1 icon display area 800 and the special figure 2 icon display area 900.

  At this time, the first sub-control unit 400 starts increasing animation of the variable icon VI1 in the first area 800a of the special figure 1 icon display area 800. In this example, as the increasing animation of the variation icon VI1, the variation icon VI1 is moved upward at a predetermined speed over a period from FIG. A moving image to be framed in (appears) is displayed in the first area 800a. In addition, the first sub control unit 400 starts display animation of the display suggestion image SI. In this example, as the display animation of the display suggestion image SI, the display suggestion image SI is moved upward at a predetermined speed and framed at a predetermined position over a period from FIG. The moving image to be displayed is displayed. The change icon VI1 and the display suggestion image SI are displayed at the same time and moved upward at the same speed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 10C, the first sub-control unit 400 displays the variation icon VI1 in the first region 800a of the special-purpose icon display region 800 as the final image of the increase animation of the variation icon VI. As a display animation of the display suggestion image SI, one continuous (common) image is displayed in the special figure 1 icon display area 800 and the special figure 2 icon display area 900.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 4D, the main control unit 300 lights up the leftmost LED of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218 to notify that the holding number of the special figure 1 has increased from 0 to 1. doing. In addition, an increase animation of the hold icon PI11 of FIG. 1 corresponding to this hold is started, and an erase animation of the change icon VI1 is started.

  In this example, as the increase animation of the hold icon PI11, the hold icon PI11 is moved upward at a predetermined speed over the period from FIG. A moving image to be framed in is displayed in the first area 800a (display position of the variation icon VI1). In addition, as a deletion animation of the variation icon VI1, a moving image is displayed in which the color density of the variation icon VI1 is reduced at a predetermined speed and gradually erased from the first area 800a. The display suggestion image SI continues to be displayed. That is, in this example, the display animation of the hold icon PI11 and the deletion animation of the variation icon VI1 are executed simultaneously.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5 (e), the main control unit 300 turns on the second LED from the left of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218 and the number of holdings in the special figure 1 has increased from 1 to 2. Is informed. Also, an increase animation of the hold icon PI12 of FIG. 1 corresponding to this hold is started.

  In this example, as an increase animation of the hold icon PI12, the hold icon PI12 is moved upward at a predetermined speed over a period from FIG. A moving image to be framed in is displayed in the second area 800b. The display suggestion image SI continues to be displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5F, the first sub-control unit 400 starts the variation of the decorative symbols in a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and stops and displays at least a part thereof. In this state, the second hold icon PI12 has been displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. The first sub control unit 400 continues to change the decorative symbols in all of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Further, in this state, the display suggestion image SI continues to be displayed because the hold icons PI11 and PI12 exist even when the decorative design is changing.

  In addition, at the timing shown in the drawing, the main control unit 300 determines that the winning for the special figure 2 starting port (electrical chew) 232 has been won, and the leftmost LED of the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 is turned on to It is informing that the number of holds has increased from 0 to 1.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 6H, in FIG. 10G, the number of reserved figures in FIG. 2 has increased from 0 to 1 due to winning in the special figure 2 starting port (electrical chew) 232. The first sub-control unit 400 displays one (increase) the hold icon PI21 of the special figure 2 in the first area 900a of the special figure 2 icon display area 900. In addition, a display suggestion image SI that suggests the display position extends behind the hold icon PI21.

  As described above, the boundary between the special figure 1 icon display area 800 and the special figure 2 icon display area 900 (indicated by a broken line in the drawing for the sake of explanation) is invisible to the player. That is, the player visually recognizes that the hold icons PI11 and PI12 of FIG. 1 and the hold icon PI21 of FIG. 2 are displayed on one display suggestion image SI. Therefore, in order to clarify these hold icons, they are separated from each other, and the display modes (color, shape, size, etc.) of the hold icons PI11 and PI12 in FIG. 1 and the hold icon PI21 in FIG. It may be allowed.

  In particular, even if there is a special figure 1 hold, if there is a special figure 2 hold, a special figure 2 priority change machine that uses the special figure 2 hold in preference or a special figure 1 change In the simultaneous change machine in which the game and the variable game of FIG. 2 can be executed simultaneously (can be changed without waiting for the other variable game), the hold icon PI1 of FIG. 1 and the hold icon PI21 of FIG. It is desirable that the person can easily recognize it, and it is preferable that the display modes of the both are made different as shown in FIG.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5I, the first sub-control unit 400 performs “swing fluctuation” in which the three decorative symbols are swayed to the left and right at the same position in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. . In the fluctuation variation, a certain symbol combination (here, a symbol combination corresponding to the deviation (in this example, “decoration 6-decoration 2—decoration 7”)) is displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 6J, the first sub-control unit 400 displays the symbol combination corresponding to the deviation (in this example, “decoration 6-decoration 2—decoration 7”) in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. ) Is stopped.

  In (i) and (j) of the same figure, there are no changes in the hold icons PI11 and PI12 in FIG. 1, the hold icon PI21 in FIG. 2, and the display suggestion image SI.

  FIG. 10K is a diagram showing another form of the same timing as the timing shown in FIG. In this case, two hold icons PI11 and PI12 of FIG. 1 and one hold icon PI21 of FIG. 2 are displayed at equal intervals from the left end of one display suggestion image SI. In this case, the hold is digested in this order from the left end to the right. For example, in the special figure 1 starting port 230 and the special figure 2 starting port 232, in the case of the winning order change machine that digests the holding in the order of winning, it is not necessary to distinguish these, so the holding icon PI is displayed in the order of winning from the left side. In some cases, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the state of the game by displaying and erasing it when digested sequentially from the left. Even in this case, as shown in the drawing, in order to distinguish the hold icon PI of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, the display mode may be different.

  In addition, even if it is a special figure 2 priority fluctuation machine or a simultaneous fluctuation machine, it is good also as a display mode like the figure (K), and also in the case of a winning order fluctuation machine, it is like FIG. Various display modes may be used.

  Thus, the display suggestion image SI may be a continuous image common to the special figure 1 icon display area 800 and the special figure 2 icon display area 900. Although the illustration of the fluctuation icon in FIG. 2 is omitted, it is the same as the display mode of the fluctuation icon VI1 in FIG.

  The display suggestion image SI is erased when there is no icon to be displayed. For example, as with the display suggestion image SI of Example A, there is no icon to be displayed. When the predetermined condition is satisfied in the state (for example, after the decorative display of all the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c is started, or before the stop display of the decorative symbols is started).

By adopting such a configuration, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the icons in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 (that is, the number of holds and the state of the variable game). Moreover, it becomes possible to make the display mode (animation) of an icon and a display suggestion image different in special figure 1 and special figure 2, and a more various production | presentation may be performed.
<Example D>
FIG. 22 is a diagram showing the effect display according to Example D in time series.

  The timing shown in FIG. 22 (a) is the state in which the suspension of the fluctuation in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is performed (the number of holdings is 0), and is the same as that in FIG. Is omitted.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 22 (b), there is a winning at the first special figure starting port 230, and the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 is started (variation start). In this fluctuation start state, the main control unit 300 starts the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212 and blinks the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (in the figure). It is informed that it is changing.

  Also, the first sub-control unit 400 that has received this variation start state, that is, the symbol variation start command, controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the symbol variation start command, and the variation icon VI1 of the special symbol 1 Is displayed so that the player can recognize the change, and the display suggestion image SI1 of FIG. 1 is displayed in the background of the change icon VI1. Here, as an example, a case is shown in which the final image of the variation icon VI1 is displayed in the frame and the final image of the display suggestion image SI1 is displayed at a predetermined position. Alternatively, a display animation of the display suggestion image SI1 may be used.

  In the present embodiment, the shape of the display suggestion image SI1 changes according to the number of icons I to be displayed. For example, when only one variation icon VI1 is displayed as shown in the figure, it is displayed in a square shape corresponding to the size (for example, a necessary and sufficient size for the background of the variation icon VI1).

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5C, the erasing animation of the variation icon VI1 is started. As the erasing animation of the variation icon VI1, a moving image to be gradually erased is displayed by reducing the color density of the variation icon VI1 at a predetermined speed. The display suggestion image SI1 continues to be displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 4D, the first sub-control unit 400 starts changing the decorative symbols in a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, but stops displaying at least a part thereof. Yes. Further, in this state, there is no suspension of the special figure 1 and there is no icon to be displayed, but the display of the display suggestion image SI1 is continued.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5E, the first sub-control unit 400 continues to change the decorative symbols in all of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In this state, there is no icon to be displayed, but the display suggestion image SI1 is continuously displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5F, the first sub-control unit 400 continues to change the decorative symbols in all of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In this state, the display suggestion image SI1 is erased. That is, the display suggestion image SI1 has no icon to be displayed in FIG. 8D, and after the decorative symbols start to change in all of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c as shown in FIGS. It is erased in FIG. Here, as an example, the display suggestion image SI1 is erased (completed) in the frame (one frame), but an erase animation of the display suggestion image SI1 may be used as in Example C or the like. The display mode and the deletion mode of the display suggestion image SI1 may be the same or different. That is, it is possible to appropriately combine display animation of the display suggestion image SI, erase animation of the display suggestion image SI, and display or deletion of the display suggestion image SI in one frame.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 6G, the decorative symbols continue to fluctuate in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Further, the main control unit 300 lights up the leftmost LED of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218 to notify that the holding number of the special figure 1 has increased from 0 to 1. In addition, the hold icon PI11 corresponding to the hold is displayed, and the display suggestion image SI1 corresponding to the hold icon PI11 is displayed again. If there is no icon to be displayed, the display suggestion image SI1 is erased after the start of the variation of the decorative design (FIG. (F)), but the initial display as shown in FIG. It is displayed again at the same position as the position (see (b) to (e) in the figure).

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 11H, the variable game by the special figure 1 display device 212 is continued, and there is no change in the state from FIG.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5I, the decorative symbol (decoration 6 here) is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area 208a, and the decorative symbols continue to fluctuate in the symbol display areas 208b and 208c. Further, the main control unit 300 lights the second LED from the left of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218 to notify that the number of holdings in the special figure 1 has increased from 1 to 2. Further, the hold icon PI12 corresponding to this hold is displayed in an increased manner. Along with this, a change animation of the display suggestion image SI1 is started.

  In this example, as the change animation of the display suggestion image SI1, a moving image is displayed in which the right end portion of the display suggestion image SI1 is expanded rightward at a predetermined speed so as to be superimposed behind the hold icon PI12. In this case as well, instead of the change animation, the display suggestion image SI1 may be displayed in a display mode in which the display suggestion image SI1 extends to the back of the hold icon PI12.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 6J, the decorative symbols continue to fluctuate in the symbol display areas 208b and 208c. The change animation of the display suggestion image SI displays the final image and expands to a necessary and sufficient size as a background (for two) of the hold icons PI11 and PI12. Here, the display suggestion image SI is one image continuous to the two hold icons PI11 and PI12, but may be an image separated for each icon (a plurality of discontinuous images).

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 10 (k), the first sub-control unit 400 performs fluctuation fluctuation in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Here, in the symbol combination (in this example, “Decoration 6-Decoration 2-Decoration 7”) is displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 11L, the first sub-control unit 400 displays the symbol combination corresponding to the deviation (in this example, “decoration 6-decoration 2—decoration 7”) in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. ) Is stopped.

  In the same figure (k) and (l), there is no change in the states of the hold icons PI11 and PI12 and the display suggestion image SI1. In this embodiment, the case where the display suggestion image SI1 expands with the increase of the hold icon PI has been described. However, when the number of hold icons displayed decreases due to the hold, the display suggestion is accordingly accompanied. The image SI1 is shortened. Further, only the case of the fluctuation of the special figure 1 has been described, but the same applies to the case of the fluctuation of the special figure 2. When the special figure 2 also fluctuates, as shown in the example B, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 separated therefrom may be displayed. As described above, a display suggestion image SI that is common (continuous) to both may be displayed.

  The display suggestion image SI1 may change its display mode (color, shape, size, etc.) as its shape changes.

  In this way, the display suggestion image SI (here, the display suggestion image SI1) is erased after waiting for the start of the variation of the decorative symbols when there are no icons to be displayed ((d) to (f) in the figure). ). When the icon to be displayed is displayed, the icon is displayed again at the same position as the original position ((g) in the figure). The display suggestion image SI may be deformed corresponding to the number of icons. Here, as an example, the display suggestion image SI is expanded and shortened by a size equivalent to the size of each of the first regions 800 a to 800 d of the special figure 1 icon display region 800. That is, when there is one icon, it is displayed in the same size as the first area 800a, and when there are two icons, it is displayed in the same size as the first area 800a and the second area 800b (two areas). .

By adopting such a configuration, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the increase or decrease of the icons (that is, the increase or decrease of the number of holds and the state of the variable game).
<Example E>

  FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of the effect display according to Example E. FIG. 23A shows an example of the icon I and the display suggestion image SI, and FIG. 23B shows the case of variable display. It is an example of animation.

  In this example, a special figure hold display and change display are performed using the icon I (hold icon PI and change icon VI) and the display suggestion image SI as shown in FIG.

  In this example, the icon I image is an image of a character imitating a soldier, and is also used for an icon I moving animation, an increasing animation, an erasing animation, a display animation, and the like. In this example, the display suggestion image SI is a pedestal image, and at least a part of the display suggestion image SI is superimposed on the icon I. The display suggestion image SI is a pedestal image here, but the display mode of the pedestal may be different (or changed to another image) depending on the erasing animation.

  The animation of the icon I and the display suggestion image SI will be described with reference to FIG. This figure shows a series of animations of the display (increase) animation of the icon I → the movement animation → the deletion animation and the display animation of the display suggestion image SI → the deletion animation. The broken line area is, for example, an icon display area 800 that is not visible to the player.

  In this example, the icon display area 800 includes a first area 800a and a second area 800b. First, from any non-display state (scene S0), a moving image including the images of the scenes S1 and S2 is displayed in the second area 800b of the icon display area 800 as a display animation of the display suggestion image SI. In these scenes S1 and S2, a moving image representing a state in which a circular plate covering a hole dug in the ground gradually opens and the inside of the hole gradually appears is displayed. Note that the icon I and the display suggestion image SI are not limited to this example, and may be, for example, numbers (1, 2, 3, 4,...) Indicating the order of suspension.

  Next, in this series of animations, a moving image including scenes S3 to S5 shown in FIG. 5B is displayed in the second area 800b of the icon display area 800. In scenes S3 to S5, a display (increase) animation of icon I is executed, and a display animation of display suggestion image SI is executed. First, as a display (increase) animation of the icon I, in the scene S3, a part of the icon I appears from the hole in the ground, and the entire image of the icon I is displayed in the scene S4. In the scene S5, the icon I is displayed at a position further elevated than the position of the scene S4. On the other hand, as a display animation of the display suggestion image SI, in the scene S3, the image is the same as the scene S2 (with the icon I superimposed), but in the scene S4, a pedestal appears from the inside of the hole. The pedestal is raised.

  By such an animation, the character image gradually appears from the hole (scene S3), and the image of the pedestal on which the character image is riding appears from the hole (scene S4), and the pedestal rises. This represents a state in which the character rises and the pedestal image and the entire character image appear (scene S5).

  Subsequently, in this series of animations, a moving image including scenes S6 to S8 shown in FIG. In the scenes S6 to S8, an erasing animation of the icon I is executed, and the display suggestion image SI is not changed and the display of the scene S5 is maintained. That is, in the scene S6, a moving image in which the icon I on the pedestal jumps to the first area 800a side of the icon display area 800 is displayed (the right half of the character image is displayed in the first area 800a, and the second area The left half of the character image is displayed in 800b), the icon I is displayed in the first area 800a in the scene S7, and the moving image jumping off the pedestal is displayed. In the scene S8, the icon I is further framed out from the first area 800a. The moving image is displayed and an erasing animation of the icon I is executed.

  Subsequently, in this series of animations, a moving image including scenes S9 to S11 shown in FIG. In scenes S9 to S11, the display suggestion image SI is erased. That is, in the scene S9, an image of the pedestal after the icon I is completely erased is displayed, in the scene S10, the pedestal is gradually hidden in the middle of the hole, and in the scene S11, the pedestal is not visible and only the hole dug in the ground is displayed. Image (the same image as the scene S2) is displayed.

  Subsequently, in this series of animations, a moving image including scenes S12 to S13 shown in FIG. In scenes S12 to S13, the erasing animation of the display suggestion image SI is continuously executed. That is, in the scene S12, a moving image in which the holes dug in the ground are gradually closed is displayed, and in the scene S13, nothing is displayed (the same state as the scene S0).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 24, an example of a deletion icon VI deletion animation and a hold icon movement animation will be described.

  The animation shown in FIG. 24 is an example of a moving animation performed when the change icon VI indicating the change is erased and the hold icon PI changes to the change icon VI. In this case, the first area 800a, the second area 800b, and the third area 800c are used as the icon display area 800 (indicated by a broken line). In this example, the display suggestion images SIa and SIb are displayed on each of the variation icon VI and the hold icon PI (that is, on each of the second area 800b and the third area 800c).

  In the scene S1, for example, a change icon VI is displayed in the second area 800b of the icon display area 800, a hold icon PI is displayed in the third area 800c, the change in the special figure change game is present, and the number of holds is 1. The state which is alert | reporting a certain thing is shown. In addition, images representing the pedestal are displayed as the display suggestion images SIa and SIb in the second region 800b and the third region 800c, respectively.

  Scenes S <b> 2 to S <b> 3 show a state in which the erasure animation of the variation icon VI and the movement animation of the hold icon PI are executed with the end of the variation game. That is, the variation icon VI that has been placed on the pedestal (display suggestion image SIa) in the second region 800b of the icon display region 800 jumps down to the first region 800a side and moves downward in the first region 800a. A moving image showing a frame out is displayed. At the same time, with the movement of the variation icon VI, the variation icon PI on the pedestal (display suggestion image SIb) jumps down to the second region 800b side in the third region 800c of the icon display region 800, and the second region In 800b, a moving image representing a state of landing on the end of the pedestal (display suggestion image SIa), walking to the vicinity of the center, and facing toward the front near the center is displayed. In the scene S5, the display suggestion image SIa and the hold icon PI are displayed in the second region 800b of the icon display region 800, and only the display suggestion image SIb is displayed in the third region 800c.

  Subsequently, scenes S6 to S9 show a state in which an erasing animation of the display suggestion image SIb in the third area 800c in which the icon I to be displayed (there is no additional hold) disappears. That is, in the scenes S6 to S7, the pedestal that is the display suggestion image SIb of the third region 800c in which the icon I to be displayed in the scene S5 disappears gradually immerses inside the hole, and in the scene S7, a moving image that includes only the hole is displayed. it's shown. In the scenes S8 to S9, a moving image representing how the holes are gradually closed and erased is displayed.

  25 and 26 are diagrams showing the effect display in time series using the icon I and the display suggestion image SI shown in FIGS. 23 and 24. 25 and 26, the icon display area 800 (the first area 800a, the second area 800b, and the third area 800c) is not shown, but these are the same as those shown in FIGS. is there.

  The timing shown in FIG. 25 (a) is the state in which the suspension of the fluctuation in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is performed (the number of holdings is 0), and is the same as that in FIG. Is omitted.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 25 (b), there is a winning at the first special figure starting port 230, and the fluctuation display of special figure 1 is started (variation start). In this fluctuation start state, the main control unit 300 starts the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212 and blinks the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (in the figure). It is informed that it is changing.

  In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 that has received the state of variation start, that is, the symbol variation start command, controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the symbol variation start command, and displays the special symbol 1 icon display area 800. In the second area 800b, the variation icon VI1 (for example, a character image of a soldier) of FIG. 1 is displayed, and the variation is displayed so as to be recognized by the player. The suggestion image (for example, a pedestal on which a soldier is placed) SI11 is displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5C, the erasing animation of the variation icon VI1 is started. As the erasing animation of the variation icon VI1, a moving image is displayed that shows how the variation icon VI1 moves away from the display suggestion image SI11 (jumps down) and moves to the first region 800a side of the icon display region 800. The display suggestion image SI11 continues to be displayed in the second region 800b.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 6D, the variation icon VI1 is erased in the first region 800a of the icon display region 800 (the variation animation of the variation icon VI has been completed). Further, there is no suspension of the special figure 1 and there is no icon I to be displayed in the second area 800b, but the display of the display suggestion image SI11 is continued.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5E, the first sub-control unit 400 starts changing the decorative symbols in a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and stops displaying at least partially. Also in this state, there is no suspension of special figure 1 and there is no icon to be displayed, but display of display suggestion image SI11 is continued.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5F, the first sub-control unit 400 starts the variation of the decorative symbols in all of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Further, in this state, there is no special figure 1 hold and there is no icon to be displayed. Therefore, the deletion animation of the display suggestion image SI11 is executed. That is, a moving image representing a state in which the pedestal gradually immerses into the hole is displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5G, the first sub-control unit 400 continues to change the decorative symbols in all of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Further, in this state, since there is no suspension of the special figure 1, the erasing animation of the display suggestion image SI11 is continuously executed. That is, a moving image representing a state in which the pedestal is completely immersed in the hole and becomes only the hole is displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 9H, the first sub-control unit 400 continues to change the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In this state, the display suggestion image SI11 has been erased and erased. Further, the main control unit 300 lights the second leftmost LED and the second LED from the left of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218 to notify that the holding number of the special figure 1 has increased from 0 to 2.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 6I, the first sub-control unit 400 continues to change the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Further, in this state, an increase animation of the hold icons PI11 and PI12 corresponding to the hold number (2) of the special figure 1 hold lamp 218 is started.

  That is, the display animation of the display suggestion image SI11 of the special figure 1 is executed and the increase animation of the hold icon PI11 is executed. Slightly later than this, a display animation of the display suggestion image SI12 of FIG. 1 is executed and an increase animation of the hold icon PI12 is executed. The increase animation of the hold icons PI11 and PI12 and the display animation of the display suggestion images SI11 and SI12 associated therewith are the same as the scenes S1 to S5 in FIG.

  Thus, as shown in FIGS. 5F to 5H, the display suggestion image SI11 once deleted because there is no icon to be displayed is increased by the increase of the icons to be displayed (here, the hold icon PI111). Are displayed again at the same position (for example, the second area 800b of the icon display area 800).

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 6J, the final image in the state where the increase animation of the two hold icons PI11 and PI12 is completed, and the display animation of the display suggestion images SI11 and SI12 corresponding to them are completed. The final image of is displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 10 (k), the first sub-control unit 400 performs fluctuation fluctuation in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Here, in the symbol combination (in this example, “Decoration 6-Decoration 2-Decoration 7”) is displayed.

  Next, the timing shown in FIG. 10L is a state following FIG. In this state, the first sub-control unit 400 stops and displays the symbol combination (in this example, “decoration 6-decoration 2—decoration 7”) corresponding to the deviation in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c.

In the same figure (k) and (l), there is no change in the status of the hold icons PI11 and PI12 and the display suggestion images SI11 and SI12.
FIG. 26 is a diagram showing the effect display continuous in FIG. 25 in time series.

  The state shown in FIG. 26A shows a state following the fluctuation stop shown in FIG. At this timing, the first sub-control unit 400 stops displaying the symbol combination (in this example, “decoration 6-decoration 2—decoration 7”) corresponding to the deviation in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In addition, it is in the floating game after digesting one special figure 1 hold. That is, in the second area 800b of the icon display area 800, the fluctuation icon VI1 indicating the fluctuation is displayed, and in the third area 800c, the hold icon PI11 corresponding to the hold number (1) of the special figure 1 hold lamp 218 is displayed. Has been. Note that the change icon VI1 and the hold icon PI11 in FIG. 26 (a) are the same images as the hold icons PI11 and PI12 in FIG. 25 (l) (not re-displayed images), but the internal processing The names of the respective icons I are changed assuming that the hold icon PI11 is changed to the change icon VI1 and the hold icon PI12 is changed to the hold icon PI11 at the timing. That is, in response to the decrease in the number of holdings, the icon I in the oldest (earliest) second area 800b becomes the change icon VI1, and the icon I in the next old third area 800c becomes the special icon 1 in FIG. The hold icon PI11 corresponding to the hold lamp 218 is displayed. Note that the deletion animation of the hold icons PI11 and PI12, the display animation of the variation icon VI1, and the increase animation of the hold icon PI1 may be executed. In addition, images representing the pedestal are displayed as the display suggestion images SI11 and SI12 in each of the second region 800b and the third region 800c.

  Thereafter, a moving animation performed when the variation icon VI1 indicating the variation is erased and the hold icon PI11 changes to the variation icon VI1 is executed. The details are the same as those in FIG. 24, and will be briefly described below. To do.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 26 (b), the first sub-control unit 400 maintains the stop display of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Then, with the end of the variable game, an erase animation of the variable icon VI1 and a movement animation of the hold icon PI11 are executed. That is, the variation icon VI1 placed on the display suggestion image SI11 jumps down from the display suggestion image SI11, and the change icon PI11 placed on the display suggestion image SI12 jumps down to the display suggestion image SI11 side.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 26C, the deletion animation of the variation icon VI1 and the movement animation of the hold icon PI11 are continuously executed, and the hold icon PI11 lands on the display suggestion image SI11 (the end of the base). Since no hold is added, the display of only the display suggestion image SI12 is maintained in the third region 800c.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 26 (d), the deletion animation of the variation icon VI1 and the movement animation of the hold icon PI11 are continuously executed, and the variation icon VI1 frames out from the first region 800a downward. In the second area 800b, the hold icon PI11 moves on the display suggestion image SI11 (toward the center of the pedestal). Since no hold is added, the display of only the display suggestion image SI12 is maintained in the third region 800c.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 26 (e), the first sub-control unit 400 starts changing the decorative symbols in a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c and stops displaying at least a part thereof. In the first area 800a of the icon display area 800, the variation icon VI1 is deleted (the deletion animation is completed), and in the second area 800b, the final image of the moving animation of the hold icon PI11 (the character image is in front of the pedestal near the center). The image that stops and stops) is displayed. There is no addition of hold, and at least a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c (here, the symbol display area 208c) is stopped, so there is no icon I to be displayed in the third area 800c, but the display suggestion image The display of only SI12 is maintained.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 26 (f), the first sub-control unit 400 starts changing all the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208 a to 208 c. At this timing, in the third area 800c of the icon display area 800, an erasing animation of the display suggestion image SI12 is started.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 26 (g), the first sub-control unit 400 continues to fluctuate all the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and there is no increase in the hold, so the display suggestion image SI12 is erased. Will continue.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 26 (h), the first sub-control unit 400 continues to change all the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and the erasing animation of the display suggestion image SI12 is completed. It has become. In addition, since there is no increase in the hold, only the hold icon PI11 and the display suggestion image SI11 corresponding to the hold icon PI11 are continuously displayed in the second area 800b of the icon display area 800.

  In the period shown in FIG. 26 (i) to FIG. 26 (j), the variable game of the special figure 1 on the special figure 1 display device 212 is continued, but no holding is added.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 10 (k), the first sub-control unit 400 performs fluctuation fluctuation in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Here, in the symbol combination (in this example, “Decoration 4-Decoration 6-Decoration 3”) is displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 11L, the first sub-control unit 400 displays symbol combinations corresponding to the dislocations in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c (in this example, “decoration 4-decoration 6-decoration 3”). ) Is stopped.

  In the same figure (k) (l), there is no change in the state of the hold icon PI11 and the display suggestion image SI11.

  As described above, in FIG. 25 and FIG. 26, the case of the variable game of FIG. 1 has been described as an example. However, the case of the variable game of FIG.

  As described above, one display suggestion image SI (here, display suggestion images SI11 and SI12) is displayed for one icon, thereby increasing or decreasing the icons (that is, increase or decrease of the number of holdings and the state of the variable game). May be made easier to be recognized by the player.

  In addition, as the icon I and the display suggestion image SI, a character image (for example, a soldier) or an image related to the character image (for example, a pedestal on which a soldier is placed) is used to represent a certain scene (movement of the soldier, appearance of a pedestal and deletion) By using such an animation, the player's interest can be attracted and the player's willingness to play may be enhanced.

FIGS. 5F to 5H illustrate an example of an erase animation of the display suggestion image SI (here, the display suggestion image SI12) for suggesting the display of the hold icon PI11 after the hold icon PI11 has moved. However, the deletion animation of the display suggestion image SI for suggesting the display of the variation icon VI1 after the variation icon VI1 is moved (after erasure) can be executed in the same manner. Further, regarding a display suggestion image SI (for example, display suggestion image SI11) for suggesting the display of the hold icon PI and a display suggestion image SI (for example, display suggestion image SI12) for suggesting the display of the variation icon PI, The execution times of these erase animations (or display animations) may be the same or different. For example, the display suggestion image SI for suggesting the display of the hold icon PI rather than the execution time (the time related to the erase or display) of the erase (display) animation of the display suggestion image SI for suggesting the display of the variation icon PI. The deletion (display) animation may have a longer execution time (longer time for deletion or display), or vice versa, or the execution time may be the same.
<Example F>
27 and 28 are diagrams showing the effect display according to Example F in time series.

  The first timing shown in FIG. 25A is the state in which the fluctuation stop of special figure 1 and special figure 2 is performed (the number of holdings is 0), and is the same as that of FIG. However, the display suggestion image SI (here, the rectangular special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1) that suggests the display of the icon I of one of the special figures 1 and 2 (here, special figure 1) is the presence or absence of the icon I. Regardless, for example, it is always displayed at the left end of the lower side of the decorative symbol display device 208.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 27 (b), there is a winning at the first special figure starting port 230, and the fluctuation display of special figure 1 is started (variation start). In this fluctuation start state, the main control unit 300 starts the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212 and blinks the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (in the figure). It is informed that it is changing.

  Further, the first sub-control unit 400 that has received this variation start state, that is, the symbol variation start command, controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the symbol variation start command, and the variation icon VI of FIG. (For example, a circular image) is displayed, and the change is displayed so that the player can recognize it. The special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 which is the background of the variation icon VI1 is maintained.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5C, the erasing animation of the variation icon VI1 is started. Here, a moving image representing how the color of the variation icon VI1 gradually fades is displayed as an erase animation of the variation icon VI1. The special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 continues to be displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 4D, the first sub-control unit 400 starts changing the decorative symbols in a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c and stops displaying at least a part thereof. Further, in this state, the variation icon VI1 is completely erased, the special figure 1 is not held, and there is no icon to be displayed, but the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is continuously displayed.

  Next, in the period shown in FIG. 5E to FIG. 5F, the first sub-control unit 400 starts changing the decorative symbols in all of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Further, during this period, the variable game by the special figure 1 display device 212 is continued. In this state, the special figure 1 is not held and there is no icon to be displayed, but the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is always displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5G, the first sub-control unit 400 continues to change the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Further, in this state, the main control unit 300 lights up the leftmost LED of the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 to notify that the number of holdings in the special figure 2 has increased from 0 to 1.

  As the number of holds in FIG. 2 increases, the hold icon PI21 corresponding to the hold in FIG. 2 is increased (displayed), and a corresponding figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 corresponding to this is displayed. In detail, the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is started, and thereafter, the increase animation of the hold icon PI21 is started (slightly behind).

  In this example, as a display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, for example, a vertically long rectangular display suggestion image SI2 is displayed at a predetermined speed over the period from (g) to (h). A moving image that is moved leftward from the right side end of the display device 208 and is framed in at a predetermined position is displayed. As an increase animation of the hold icon PI21 of the special figure 2, a moving image is displayed in which the hold icon PI21 is moved leftward from the right side end portion of the decorative symbol display device 208 at a predetermined speed to be framed in. And the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 continues the display.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 11H, the display of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is completed, and the hold icon PI21 for the special figure 2 is displayed superimposed on this.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 6 (i), the first sub-control unit 400 performs fluctuation fluctuation in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Here, in the symbol combination (in this example, “Decoration 6-Decoration 2-Decoration 7”) is displayed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 6J, the first sub-control unit 400 displays the symbol combination corresponding to the deviation (in this example, “decoration 6-decoration 2—decoration 7”) in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. ) Is stopped.

In FIGS. 4K and 4L, there is no change in the state of the icon I and the display suggestion images SI1 and SI2. When deleting the display suggestion images SI1 and SI2, as in the case of Example A, when a predetermined condition is satisfied with no icon to be displayed (for example, all of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c). After the variable display starts, or before the decorative symbols stop display starts).
FIG. 28 is a diagram showing time-sequential effects displayed in FIG.

  The timing shown in FIG. 28A shows a state following FIG. In this state, one reservation of special figure 2 is digested, and the fluctuation display of special figure 2 is started (variation start). In this fluctuation start state, the main control unit 300 starts the fluctuation display of the special figure 2 using the special figure 2 display device 214, and blinks and displays the fourth symbol display area 208e2 for the special figure 2 (in the figure). It is informed that it is changing. Accordingly, in the first area 900a of the special figure 2 icon display area 900, the fluctuation icon VI2 indicating the fluctuation of the special figure 2 is displayed. The change icon VI2 is changed from the hold icon PI21. The change from the hold icon PI21 to the change icon VI2 is the same as that described with reference to FIG.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 28 (b), an erase animation of the variation icon VI2 is executed with the end of the variation game. That is, in the first area 900a of the special figure 2 icon display area 900, a moving image is displayed that shows how the variation icon VI on the display suggestion image SI2 becomes gradually thinner.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 28 (c), the variation icon VI2 is completely erased and there is no increase in the number of holdings of the special figure 2, but since the decoration symbol is not yet changed, the special figure 2 display suggestion image is displayed. The display of SI2 is continued.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 28 (d), the first sub-control unit 400 starts changing the decorative symbols in a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, stops at least partially, and displays the icon I to be displayed. However, the display of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is maintained.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 28 (e), the first sub-control unit 400 starts changing all the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In this example, it is immediately after starting the change of all the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and there is no icon I to be displayed, but the display of the special symbol 2 display suggestion image SI2 is maintained.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 28 (f), the first sub-control unit 400 stops displaying the decorative symbols (including fluctuation fluctuations) in at least one of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c (here, the symbol display area 208a). At this timing (before the stop display of all the decorative symbols is started), the deletion animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is executed.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 28 (g), the first sub-control unit 400 variably displays the decorative symbol of at least one of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c (here, the symbol display area 208b). The display suggestion image SI2 in FIG. 2 is completely erased. As described above, in this embodiment, after the icon I to be displayed disappears, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is erased before the stop display of the decorative symbols by all the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. More specifically, after a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c is stopped and displayed (including fluctuation fluctuation), erasure (animation) is started, and all decorative symbols are stopped and displayed (including fluctuation fluctuation). Erasing is completed before

  (H) to (i) in the figure are the states after FIG. (G), and the decorative symbols are fluctuated in all the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and are stopped and displayed.

  As described above, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is displayed at the same position regardless of the presence or absence of the icon I over the entire period of FIG. 27 (a) to FIG. 28 (i) (always during the game). Yes.

  In this embodiment, for each of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, a display suggestion image SI (the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2) for displaying the icon I is prepared, For example, the display suggestion image SI1 for the special figure 1 is always displayed, and the other display suggestion image SI2 (for the special figure 2, for example) is displayed when the first condition is satisfied (for example, acquisition of start information) ( Display starts).

  Here, the case where the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is always displayed has been described as an example, but the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 may be always displayed. Further, for example, in the case of a special figure 2 priority variation machine, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is always displayed as shown in FIGS. 27 to 28 in the normal (special figure low probability normal figure low probability) gaming state. In the case of a probabilistic state (special figure high probability state) or electric support (general figure high probability state), the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is always displayed because the suspension of special figure 2 is prioritized. The special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 may be displayed (start display) by winning the special figure 1 starting port 230.

By doing in this way, when there is a difference in the priority of either the special figure 1 variable game or the special figure 2 variable game (fluctuation or hold), the information of the low priority game is not displayed. In some cases, information necessary for the player (high priority information) can be easily notified.
<Example G>
29 to 33 are diagrams showing the effect display according to Example G in time series.

  The first timing shown in FIG. 29 (a) shows a state in which the special figure 1 is a variable game, the number of holds is 2, the special figure 2 is a variable stop, and the number of holds is 0. The first sub-control unit 400 starts changing the decorative symbols in all of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. A special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and two hold icons PI11 and PI12 of special figure 1 are displayed at the lower left end of the decorative symbol display device 208. Further, in this embodiment, a general-purpose decorative symbol display area 910 is provided in a part of the decorative symbol display device 208 (here, above the special-figure 1 display suggestion image SI1) as indicated by a broken line. . The general-purpose decorative symbol display area 910 displays a general-purpose decorative symbol. The general symbol decorative symbol is a symbol for notifying the stop symbol pattern after the variable symbol is displayed.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 6B, a general symbol decorative symbol for notifying that the player is in a state advantageous to the player is displayed in the general symbol decorative symbol display area 910. Although the details of the general-purpose decorative symbol will be described later, when a plurality of general-purpose decorative symbols suggesting whether or not there are prepared, and the general-purpose symbol display device 210 stops and displays the winning symbol 1 (“common symbol A”). Is displayed when the “general decoration 1 (for example, ◯)” is stopped and displayed in the general symbol decorative symbol display area 910 and the general symbol display device 210 stops and displays the symbol 2 (“normal graphic B”). In the general-purpose decorative symbol display area 910, “normal-specific decoration 2 (for example, ◎)” is stopped and displayed, and both are notified of the hitting of the general-purpose figure. Further, in the case where the general symbol display device 210 stops displaying the off symbol (“general symbol C”), “general symbol ornament 3 (for example, x)” is stopped and displayed in the general symbol decorative symbol display area 910. The usual deviation will be notified. In addition to this, a general-purpose decorative symbol for notifying that the player is in an advantageous state is prepared, and here, as an example, a long open time of the electric chew (Special Figure 2 starting port 232) is prepared. An example will be described in which a general-purpose decorative symbol “During electronic chance” is displayed, which indicates that the general-plan has been won.

  In the present embodiment, when the condition for displaying the general-purpose decorative symbol “During Electric Chance” is satisfied, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is displayed simultaneously with the display (display animation is executed). Here, as an example of the condition for displaying the general map decoration symbol “During Chu Chu Chance”, when the general map B is won in the general map related lottery process (S233), the general map effect determination process described later is performed. Is won in the lottery process (S1403) of the ordinary drawing effect (when the determination in S1403 is Yes). In this case, for example, a general-purpose decorative symbol (for example, ◎) for notifying that “normal-standard B” has been won is displayed in the general-purpose decorative symbol display area 910, and the general-purpose symbol display device 210 displays “normal-standard B”. After the stop display (or at the same time that the “general B” is stopped and displayed), the general-purpose decorative symbol “During Electric Chance” is displayed. In this case, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 has, for example, a horizontally long rectangular shape, and the icon I displayed there is a circular icon, but the special figure 2 has a display mode different from these. For example, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is the pedestal image shown in FIG. 23, and the icon I displayed there is a character image (for example, a soldier image). That is, in the same figure (b), a moving image in which the pedestal, which is the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, is framed in from the lower end portion of the decorative design display device 208 at the same time as the display of the general design decorative pattern "during electric chance". Is displayed.

  The display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is continued at the timing shown in FIG. In addition, in the special figure 2 holding lamp 220, two LEDs are lit from the left to notify that the holding number in the special figure 2 is two.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 6D, the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is continuing, and the hold icon corresponding to the number of reservations (2) in the special figure 2 is displayed on the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2. An increase animation of PI21 and PI22 is started to be displayed. Further, at this timing, the third LED from the left in the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 is turned on to notify that the holding number in the special figure 2 has become three.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 5E, the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is completed, and the increase animation of the hold icons PI21 and PI22 is continuing. In addition to this, an increase animation of the hold icon PI23 corresponding to the third hold is started.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 5F, the increase animation of the hold icon PI23 is continued while the display of the increase animation of the hold icons PI21 and PI22 of FIG. 2 is completed. In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 starts the stop display of the decorative symbols in at least a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In the general-purpose decorative symbol display area 910, the display of the general-purpose decorative symbol “During Electric Chance” is continued to notify that the electric chance is continuing.

Note that, not limited to this example, at the timing shown in FIG. 5B, a general-purpose decorative symbol (for example, ◎) for notifying that “normal-standard B” has been won is displayed in the general-purpose decorative symbol display area 910, for example. After the display and the general map display device 210 stops and displays “general map B” (or at the same time), the general graphic decoration symbol “During electric chance” is displayed. Then, when a special ball enters the special figure 2 starting port 232, a hold icon PI21 corresponding to the hold number (2) of the special figure 2 appears at the same time as the display of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2. There may be.
FIG. 30 is a diagram showing the effect display continuous in FIG. 29 in time series.

  The timing shown in FIG. 30A shows a state following the state shown in FIG. In this state, the display of the hold icons PI21, PI22, and PI23 corresponding to the number of holds (3) in FIG.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 30 (b), the first sub-control unit 400 executes fluctuations in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In the general-purpose decorative symbol display area 910, the display of the general-purpose decorative symbol “During Electric Chance” is continued to notify that the electric chance is continuing.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 30 (c), the display of the general-purpose decorative symbol “During Electric Chance” is terminated in the general-purpose decorative symbol display area 910. That is, in this example, in order to notify the first sub-control unit 400 during the fluctuation fluctuation of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, the electric chance is finished, in the general symbol decorative symbol display area 910, The display of the usual figure decoration symbol "During Chu Chu Chance" has been deleted. Note that the end of the display of the general-purpose decorative symbol is not limited to this timing, and may be at any timing.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 30D, the first sub-control unit 400 performs stop display of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 30 (e), the main control unit 300 starts the special figure 2 variable display using the special figure 2 display device 214 and blinks the fourth symbol display area 208e2 for the special figure 2. (It is white in the figure) to inform that it is changing.

  Further, the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 turns off the third LED from the left to notify that one holding of the special figure 2 has been consumed. Accordingly, the oldest (first) icon I (leftmost icon I in the figure) of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 becomes the fluctuation icon VI2 of the special figure 2 and the remaining icons (middle and right icons I). ) Are the holding icons PI21 and PI22 corresponding to the holding number (2) in FIG.

At the timing shown in FIG. 30 (f), with the progress of the game of the variation shown in FIG. 2, the erase animation of the variation icon VI2 and the movement animation of the hold icons PI21 and PI22 are started.
FIG. 31 is a diagram showing the effect display that is continuous from FIG. 30 in time series.

  FIGS. 31A to 31C show a state in a period following FIG. During these periods, as the erasure animation of the variation icon VI2, the variation icon VI2 moves while gradually increasing, and the character image also changes its posture as shown in FIGS. A greatly different moving image is displayed. Such an effect display may be a notice indicating the reliability of the jackpot of the variation, or may not indicate the reliability of the jackpot of the variation.

  The change icon VI2 may be the same size as the hold icons PI21 and PI22, or the change icon VI2 may be smaller than the hold icons PI21 and PI22.

  Here, when referring to reliability, general reliability indicates the ratio of occurrence of a target event among multiple occurrences, but reliability in this industry is a big hit. It is an abbreviation for reliability and indicates what percentage of the abbreviation is a big hit when an effect of the same mode is executed. For example, when the display suggestion image SI displaying the variation icon VI is in a display mode (for example, red), the player is informed that the probability that the result of the variation is a big hit is, for example, 30.3%. At the same time, the player is informed that the probability that the result of the variation is wrong is 69.7%, and in the case of a different display mode (for example, blue), the probability of a big hit is red. The player is notified that the ratio is different from the case. In other words, it can be said that the pre-reading notice is notifying the jackpot reliability and notifying the reliability at the same time.

At the timings shown in FIGS. 31 (d) to 31 (e), the variation icon VI2 is completely deleted on the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and two hold icons PI21 and PI22 are displayed. At the timing shown, the first sub-control unit 400 performs stop display of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c.
FIG. 32 is a diagram showing the effect display that is continuous to FIG. 31 in time series.

  FIG. 32A is a diagram when a predetermined period has elapsed from the state of FIG. 31F, and the second variable game in FIG. 2 has ended, and the number of holds in FIG. It is a figure which shows a state. Corresponding to the number of holds (1) in the special figure 2, there is only one hold icon PI21 on the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2. The fluctuation of Special Figure 2 continues.

  At the timing of FIG. 32 (b), the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 turns off all the LEDs and notifies that the number of holdings in the special figure 2 has become zero. Accordingly, the icon I of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 becomes the variation icon VI2.

  FIGS. 32 (c) to (d) show a period that continues in FIG. 30 (b), and during this period, the erase animation of the variation icon VI2 is executed as the variation game of FIG. 2 progresses. Is done. In this example, the last erase animation of the change icon VI2 (when there is no hold icon PI) is the delete animation of the change icon VI2 when the hold icon PI remains (FIGS. 31A to 31C). (See)). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 32 (c), the fluctuation icon VI2 moves while gradually increasing in a direction different from the case where the holding icon PI is present, and sits in the vicinity of the center of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2. (Drawing (d) in the figure), a moving image showing a state of lying further (Drawing (e)) is displayed.

  Note that the last erase animation of the variation icon VI2 (when there is no hold icon PI) is the erase animation of the change icon VI2 when the hold icon PI remains (see FIGS. 31A to 31C). ) The same animation may be executed.

At the timing shown in FIG. 32 (f), the erasure animation of the variation icon VI2 is continued, but at the same time, the erasure animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is also executed. In other words, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 (pedestal) shows a moving image in which the frame is moved out downward and the change icon VI2 is gradually moved downward accordingly.
FIG. 33 is a diagram showing the effect display continuous in FIG. 32 in time series.

  FIG. 33A shows a state following the state of FIG. At this timing, the erasure animation of the variation icon VI2 continues, but the erasure animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 that has been out of the frame has been completed. In other words, in the present embodiment, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 that is scheduled to have no variation icon VI2 to be displayed is deleted first, and a part of the variation icon VI2 is displayed thereafter. As in the other embodiments, after the change icon VI2 is deleted first, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 may be deleted, or these may be deleted simultaneously.

  At the timing of FIG. 33 (b), the change icon VI2 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 are completely displayed before the first sub-control unit 400 performs stop display of all the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Shows the state of being erased.

  FIGS. 33 (c) to 33 (d) are diagrams illustrating a state following FIG. 33 (b), in which the first sub-control unit 400 executes the fluctuation variation of all the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. ((C) in the figure), all the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed ((d) in the figure).

  As described above, in this embodiment, the general symbol decorative symbol (“During Electric Chance”) for notifying that the player is in an advantageous state is displayed in the general symbol decorative symbol display area 910. Then, unlike the other embodiments, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is displayed on the condition that the display of the general-purpose decorative symbol “During Electric Chance” indicating that the player is in an advantageous state. In this case, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 may be displayed at the same time as the display of the general decoration pattern, may be displayed after the display of the general decoration pattern, or before the display of the general decoration pattern. May be displayed. And since there is a case in which the hold display effect and the effect of the usual figure decoration symbol are executed in duplicate, the ordinary figure decoration symbol display area 910 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 (the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is also the same). ) Display areas are separated from each other so that they do not interfere with each other.

If the displayed general-purpose decorative symbol is an image related to the special-figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, there may be a case where it is possible to further enhance the effect of showing that it is during the electric chance by displaying these images simultaneously. is there. Further, when the displayed general-purpose decorative pattern is an image that is not related to the special-figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, by shifting the timing of these displays, individual display effects are not disturbed. In some cases, the effect can be enhanced.
<Example H>
FIG. 34 is a diagram showing the effect display according to Example H in time series.

  The timing shown in FIG. 34 (a) is the state in which the suspension of the fluctuation in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is performed (the number of holdings is 0), and is the same as that in FIG. Is omitted.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 34 (b), there is a winning at the first special figure starting port 230, and the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 is started (variation start). In this fluctuation start state, the main control unit 300 starts the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212 and blinks the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (in the figure). It is informed that it is changing.

  Also, the first sub-control unit 400 that has received this variation start state, that is, the symbol variation start command, controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the symbol variation start command, and the first display suggestion image SI_M A display animation of the second suggestion image SI_S is executed. The first display suggestion image SI_M and the second display suggestion image SI_S are display suggestion images for displaying the icon I of one special figure (for example, special figure 1). In this display animation, for example, the first display suggestion image SI_M for special figure 1 and the second display suggestion image SI_S for special figure 1 gradually move rightward from, for example, the left side end of the decorative symbol display device 208. This shows how to frame in. The first display suggestion image SI_M has, for example, a vertically long rectangular shape that can display the plurality of icons I of FIG. 1, and the second display suggestion image SI_S is large enough to display one icon I of FIG. Say it.

  The first display suggestion image SI_M includes the icon I and the hold icon PI which are displayed first (first) after starting the variable game of FIG. 1 from the state where the icon I is not displayed as shown in FIG. It is an image that suggests display. The icon I displayed first is the hold icon PI1 or the variation icon VI1 of FIG. Here, the case where the icon I (variation icon VI1) is displayed together with the display of the first display suggestion image SI_M is shown as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and after the display of the first display suggestion image SI_M is completed. The icon I may be displayed.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 34 (c), the display animation of the first display suggestion image SI_M and the second display suggestion image SI_S is completed at the same time, and the variation icon VI1 of FIG. 1 is displayed on the first display suggestion image SI_M. It shows a state. The variation icon VI1 is displayed in the frame after the first sub-control unit 400 having received the symbol variation start command has completed displaying the first display suggestion image SI_M in FIG. Since the fluctuation icon VI1 is the icon I displayed first, it is displayed on the first display suggestion image SI_M. Further, when there are a plurality of hold numbers in FIG. 1 and the hold icon PI1 is displayed, they are displayed in the first display suggestion image SI_M. That is, the first display suggestion image SI_M is also an image that suggests the appearance of the variation icon VI and the display of the hold icon PI. Note that the change icon VI1 can also be said that the first hold icon PI1 due to the winning of the special figure 1 starting port 230 is instantly changed to the change icon VI. In this sense, the first display suggestion image SIa is the hold icon PI. It can be said that it is an image that suggests the display.

  When there is no hold, the second display suggestion image SI_S and the icon I (variation icon VI1) may be displayed without displaying the first display suggestion image SI_M. Further, when there is a hold (when the hold icon PI1 is displayed), the first display suggestion image SI_M may be displayed.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 34D, the main control unit 300 starts the variable display of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c in the first sub control unit 400. In this state, the movement icon VI1 displayed in the first display suggestion image SI_M is moving at the same time as the movement animation that moves to the second suggestion image SI_S and the change animation that changes its display mode as it moves. Indicates.

  The change icon VI1 is displayed so as to be superimposed on the first display suggestion image SI_M when it appears, and then moves to a position where it overlaps with the second display suggestion image SI_S. Further, as shown in the figure, the display mode of the variation icon VI changes while moving on the second display suggestion image SI_M. Specifically, the variation icon VI gradually decreases in color and increases in size. That is, the second display suggestion image SI_S is an image that suggests the display of the variation icon VI whose display mode has changed since the appearance.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 34 (e), the first sub-control unit 400 performs variable display of decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In this state, the movement icon VI2 has finished moving on the second display suggestion image SI_S. Here, it is assumed that the display is slightly darker than the state shown in FIG. The first display suggestion image SI_M has no icon I to be displayed in this state, but the display continues.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 34 (f), the first sub-control unit 400 continues the symbol variation in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, the variation icon VI2 completes moving on the second display suggestion image SI_S, and The final image of the change animation (for example, a dark display mode) is displayed.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 34 (g), the first sub-control unit 400 starts the stop display (fluctuation fluctuation) of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. At the timing shown in FIG. The sub-control unit 400 performs a stop display of the symbol combination corresponding to the shift (in this example, “decoration 6-decoration 2—decoration 7”) in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In addition, at the timing shown in FIG. 34 (h), the main control unit 300 uses the special figure 1 display device 212 to stop display the special symbol "Special figure F" and displays the fourth symbol for special figure 1. The area 208e1 is lit up (filled in the figure) to notify that the fluctuation is stopped. In this state, the display of the variation icon VI1, the first display suggestion image SI_M, and the second display suggestion image SI_S is continued.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 34 (i), the main control unit 300 uses the special figure 1 display device 212 to stop display the special symbols of “special figure F” and to display the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for special figure 1. Is turned on (painted in the figure) to notify that the fluctuation is stopped. Moreover, the 1st sub control part 400 continues the stop display of the symbol display area 208a-208c. In this state, the first sub-control unit 400 has started the deletion animation of the change icon VI1. For example, the erasing animation is a moving image showing a state in which the color of the variation icon VI1 gradually fades and is erased. In this embodiment, after the fluctuation of the special figure 1 is stopped (figure (f)), the erasure of the fluctuation icon VI1 is started (figure (i)).

  At the timing shown in FIG. 34 (j), during the stop display of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, the first sub-control unit 400 completes the erase animation of the change icon VI1, and the first display suggestion image SI_M and the second display suggestion. An erasing animation of the image SI_S is started. The deletion animation of the first display suggestion image SI_M and the second display suggestion image SI_S is, for example, a moving image showing a state in which both images gradually move leftward toward the left side edge of the decorative symbol display device 208 and are out of frame. It is.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 34 (k), the erase animation of the first display suggestion image SI_M and the second display suggestion image SI_S is completed.

  In this example, the effect display by the hold icon of FIG. 2 is not performed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an effect display similar to that shown in FIG.

  Although not shown in the figure, for example, when one LED of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218 is lit in the state shown in FIG. 5E, the second display suggestion image SI_S is displayed on the second display suggestion image SI_S in FIG. The variation icon VI1 is displayed, and the hold icon PI1 is displayed on the first display suggestion image SI_M. When the hold is digested, the hold icon PI1 becomes the change icon VI1, a change animation of the display mode of the change icon VI1 and a movement animation on the second display suggestion image SI_S are executed, and the second display suggestion The image moves on the image SI_S and is erased from the first display suggestion image SI_M.

  Thus, the first display suggestion image SI_M that suggests the display of the hold icon PI and the second display suggestion image SI_S that suggests the display of the change icon VI in one special figure variable game (special figure 1 or special figure 2). In this case, the variation icon VI may be displayed so as to overlap the first display suggestion image SI_M at the beginning of the appearance, and move to the second display suggestion image SI_S during the variation game.

  By doing in this way, the player can pay attention to the change icon VI and the hold icon PI, thereby making it easier for the player to recognize the state of the game.

Here, as an example, the display animation of the first suggestion image SI_M and the second suggestion image SI_S is executed at the same time, and the display of both images is completed as an example, but these are at different timings. Display may be started or display completed.
<Example I>
FIG. 35 is a diagram showing the effect display according to Example I in time series.

  The first timing shown in FIG. 35A is a state in which, for example, the first special figure starting port 230 has won a prize and the fluctuation display of special figure 1 is started (variation start). The main control unit 300 performs the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212, and is blinking and displaying the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (white in the figure). We are informing you. In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 performs variable display of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In the present embodiment, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is always displayed during the game. Alternatively, it may be always displayed during the variable game of FIG.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 35 (b), there is a special figure 2 hold, and the special figure 2 hold lamp 220 lights up the leftmost LED to notify the number of hold (1) in the special figure 2. Yes.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 35 (c), the first sub-control unit 400 displays the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the special figure 2 based on the hold increase command received from the main control unit 300. An increase animation of the hold icon PI2 is executed. For example, the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 shows that the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 gradually moves to the left from, for example, the right side end of the decorative design display device 208, and enters the frame. It is a moving image to represent. In addition, the increase animation of the hold icon PI2 in the special figure 2 shows, for example, that the hold icon PI2 is framed in with the movement of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 toward the first area 900a of the special figure 2 icon display area 900. It is a moving image to represent. Here, a moving image in which the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the hold icon PI2 are simultaneously framed is described as an example. However, after the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is displayed, the hold icon PI2 is displayed in an increased manner. These display start (addition) timings may be different.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 35 (d), the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the increase animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 are completed, and are superimposed on the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2. A hold icon PI is displayed in the first area 900a of the icon display area 900 in FIG.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 35E, the first sub-control unit 400 performs reach display of decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. The effect display other than this maintains the display of FIG.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5F, the first sub-control unit 400 makes the entire display area of the decorative symbol display device 208 whitish in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c before the start of super reach production. Change color to white (white back). The effect display other than this maintains the display of FIG.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 6G, the first sub-control unit 400 starts executing a super reach effect (for example, a swordsman reach effect that confronts a swordsman character with a sword). The first sub-control unit 400 erases the displayed special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and the icon I displayed on them simultaneously with the start of the execution of the super reach effect. Since the erasing method in this case is the same as that of Example I, the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 11H, the first sub-control unit 400 executes the super reach effect (for example, the swordsman reach effect that confronts the swordsman character with the sword), and the final image ( For example, a scene losing the confrontation with the swordsman character and an image of a losing image displaying the character “losing” are displayed. In addition, when the super-reach effect is executed (when the super-reach effect is being executed), the first sub-control unit 400 displays the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 (if the icon I to be displayed is present I), Special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and hold icon PI (if there is a change icon VI to be displayed, change icon VI) is not displayed. Specifically, the first sub-control unit 400 renders the displayed special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the like invisible. In this case, the super reach effect image (animation) may be displayed in the foreground layer by overlaying the various image layers in FIG. 8F, and the various images may not be visible. Processing for deleting various images other than (animation) may be performed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 35 (i), the first sub-control unit 400 ends the effect of super reach, erases the effect image of super reach, and shakes the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. The variable display, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and the icon I displayed thereon are redisplayed in the state before the start of the super reach effect (figure (f)) ( Return).

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 35 (j), the first sub-control unit 400 performs a stop display (fluctuation fluctuation) of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and at the timing shown in FIG. 35 (k), The first sub-control unit 400 performs a stop display of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c.

As described above, in this embodiment, after the super reach effect is finished, the display suggestion image SI (here, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2) and the icon I are displayed again. ) Instead of the display animation as shown in (), display (return) is performed in a mode after the display is completed in one frame as shown in FIG. After execution of the super reach effect, the special figure 2 suggestion display image SI2 and the icon I may be displayed with a display animation as shown in FIG. 10C, or the hold icon PI2 when the special figure 2 starting port 232 wins a prize. , The special figure 2 suggestion display image SI2 and the hold icon PI2 may be displayed in one frame as shown in (b) to (f) of FIG.
<Example J>
36 and 37 are diagrams showing the effect display according to Example J in time series.

  The first timing shown in FIG. 36A is a state in which, for example, a prize is received at the first special figure starting port 230 and the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 is started (variation start). The main control unit 300 performs the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212, and is blinking and displaying the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (white in the figure). We are informing you. In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 performs variable display of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. In the present embodiment, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is always displayed during the game. Alternatively, it may be always displayed during the variable game of FIG.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 36 (b), there is a special figure 2 hold, and the special figure 2 hold lamp 220 lights up the leftmost LED to notify the number of hold (1) in the special figure 2. Yes.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 36C, the first sub-control unit 400 performs reach display of decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Further, the first sub-control unit 400 executes the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the increase animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 based on the hold increase command received from the main control unit 300. Since the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the increase animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 are the same as those in the embodiment I (FIG. 35C), the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 36 (d), the first sub-control unit 400 makes the entire display area of the decorative symbol display device 208 whiter in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c before the start of super reach production. Change color to white (white back). Even in this state, the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the increase animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 are continuously executed.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 36 (e), the first sub-control unit 400 starts executing a super reach effect (for example, a swordsman reach effect that confronts a swordsman character with a sword). The first sub-control unit 400 erases the displayed special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and the icon I displayed on them simultaneously with the start of the execution of the super reach effect. Since the erasing method in this case is the same as that of Example I, the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 36 (f), the first sub-control unit 400 displays the final image of the super-reaching effect (for example, the big win that displays the scene that won the confrontation with the swordsman character and the character “win”). Image). In this state, since the effect of super reach is being executed, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and the icon I displayed on them remain erased.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 36 (g), the first sub-control unit 400 ends the effect of super reach, erases the effect image of super reach, and shakes the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Display fluctuations. Here, jackpot symbol combinations (for example, “decoration 3-decoration 3-decoration 3”) are displayed in a fluctuation manner in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. At this time, the entire display area of the decorative symbol display device 208 is changed to a whitish color (white back). Further, the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 lights the leftmost LED and notifies the number of holdings (1) of the special figure 2, but in this example, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display are displayed. The suggestion images SI2 and the icons I displayed on them are still erased.

Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 36 (h), the first sub-control unit 400 performs the fluctuation of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and at the timing shown in FIG. 36 (i), the first sub-control. The part 400 performs a stop display of the decorative symbols. Further, during these periods, the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 lights the leftmost LED and reports the number of holdings (1) of the special figure 2, but in this example, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 The special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the icon I displayed on them remain erased.
FIG. 37 is a diagram showing, in chronological order, other effect displays that are continuous from FIG.

  FIG. 37 (a) shows a state following the state of FIG. 36 (e). In this state, the first sub-control unit 400 displays a final image of the effect of super reach (for example, an image that displays a scene that loses the confrontation with the swordsman character and a character that loses). In this state, since the effect of super reach is being executed, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and the icon I displayed on them remain erased.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 37 (b), the first sub-control unit 400 ends the effect of super reach, deletes the effect image of super reach, and stops the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Display (swing fluctuation). Here, in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, a shifted symbol combination (for example, “decoration 3-decoration 4-decoration 3”) is stopped and displayed. At this time, the entire display area of the decorative symbol display device 208 is changed to a whitish color (white back). Further, since the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 lights the leftmost LED and notifies the number of holdings (1) of the special figure 2, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, Then, the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 is displayed again. Note that, here, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 have been displayed, but the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 before the production of the super reach, You may perform from the continuation of the increase animation of the pending | holding icon PI2 of special figure 2 (continuation of FIG.36 (d)).

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 37 (c), the first sub-control unit 400 performs the fluctuation of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and at the timing shown in FIG. 37 (d), the first sub-control. The part 400 performs a stop display of the decorative symbols. During these periods, the special figure 1 display image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 are maintained.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when there is a winning at the special figure 2 starting port 232 at the timing of switching to the super reach effect, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is displayed simultaneously with the change to the super reach effect. An increase animation of the display animation and the hold icon PI may be executed. Further, for example, when the game is “big hit” in the production of the super reach and the normal screen is restored after the production of the super reach, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the images are displayed on them. The icon I is not displayed even if there is a hold or change. In the case of “out of” in the production of the super reach, after returning to the normal screen as in Example I, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and these are displayed. Redisplay icon I.

Even in the case of “big hit” in the production of super reach, after returning to the normal screen as in Example I, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and the like The displayed icon I may be displayed again. In that case, different display modes may be used, such as a display (increase) mode at the time of winning shown in FIG. 35C and a re-display mode after returning from the effect of super reach shown in FIG. And it is good also as the same display mode. In addition, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the icon I displayed on them may be in a mode in which an image after the display is completed is displayed in one frame instead of a display (increase) animation.
<Example K>

  FIG. 38 is a diagram showing the effect display according to Example K in time series. The period shown in FIG. 38 is, for example, a period during which the probability is changing, and an effect (in this case, for example, a character “probably changing”) or the like indicating this is continuously displayed on the decorative symbol display device 208.

  The first timing shown in FIG. 38 (a) is when the number of holdings in FIG. 1 is 1, and the special figure 1 holding lamp 220 lights the leftmost LED to indicate the number of holdings (1) in FIG. Is informed. Further, a special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is displayed at the lower right end of the decorative symbol display device 208, and a holding icon PI1 of the special figure 1 is displayed so as to be superimposed thereon. On the other hand, the hold of special figure 2 is 0 and there is no icon I to be displayed. However, in this embodiment, when the probability change is in progress, special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is near the center of the lower side of decorative design display device 208 ( It is displayed on the left side of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1.

  The timing shown in FIG. 38B is a state in which the fluctuation display in FIG. 1 is started (variation start). The main control unit 300 performs the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212, and is blinking and displaying the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (white in the figure). We are informing you. Further, the variation icon VI1 is displayed in the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1. On the other hand, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 has no icon I to be displayed, but the display is maintained.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 38C, the execution of the erase animation of the variation icon VI1 of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is started. The erase animation of the variation icon VI1 is a moving image showing how the variation icon VI1 is gradually faded and erased. The display of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is maintained.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 38 (d), the first sub-control unit 400 performs the stop display of the decorative symbols in at least a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c (here, the symbol display area 208c). The special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 have no icon I to be displayed, but the display is continued.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 38 (e), the first sub-control unit 400 is executing the variable display of decorative symbols in all the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. At this timing, an erasing animation of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 having no icon to be displayed (for example, an animation in which the display gradually fades) is executed. On the other hand, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is continuously displayed.

  At the timing shown in FIGS. 38 (f) to 38 (h), the first sub-control unit 400 displays the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c (FIG. 38 (f)), and the fluctuation variation is displayed. Executed ((g) in the figure) and stopped display ((h) in the figure). In this period, the erasure of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is completed, but the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is continuously displayed.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is always displayed when the probability change is in progress. Further, the positions of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 are arranged at positions different from the normal gaming state. In this example, the left and right are arranged opposite to the arrangement in the normal gaming state. More specifically, for example, in the normal gaming state shown in FIG. 20 (h), the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is arranged on the left and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is arranged on the right. As shown in FIG. 38, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is arranged on the right and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is arranged on the left. The same applies to the case where both images are arranged up and down, and the normal gaming state may be arranged upside down during the probability change.

  The special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is always displayed during the probability change even when there is no icon I to be displayed.

  In this example, in FIG. 38 (d), the erasure of the variation icon VI1 of the special figure 1 is completed and there are no other icons I to be displayed, but at least part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c ( Here, since the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed in the symbol display area 208c), the display of the special symbol 1 display suggestion image SI1 is maintained. Then, after the decorative symbols start to change in all of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c (Fig. 38 (e)), the deletion animation (or deletion in one frame) of the special symbol 1 display suggestion image SI1 is executed. .

  Further, for example, during the probability change, the display suggestion image SI1 of FIG. 1 and the icon I to be displayed thereon may not be displayed, but may be displayed in the normal gaming state. In addition, the display mode, display timing, and display period of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 may be different between the probability change and the normal gaming state, or these may be combined.

Furthermore, this embodiment is not limited to the probability change and normal game state, but other game state differences (for example, non-electric support and power support, special figure high probability state and special figure low probability state, probability change and short time, Depending on the time period and normal game), the display position and display mode of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 may be changed, or the display timing and display period may be changed. It is good also as the production which combined.
<Example L>

  FIGS. 39 and 40 are diagrams showing the effect display according to Example L in time series. The period shown in FIGS. 39 to 40 is a period including, for example, changing the effect mode and executing the effect (stage change effect) when changing the effect mode. Specifically, in FIGS. 39A to 39D, the effect mode “Yoshimune stage” is displayed above the screen of the decorative symbol display device 208 to notify that it is the Yoshimune stage. Also, in FIGS. 39 (e) to 39 (g), as a stage change effect, a moving image is displayed here in which the heel gradually closes and the effect image of the Yoshimune stage is made invisible once and then the heel is opened again. To do. In FIG. 39 (h) and FIG. 40, the effect mode “Princess Stage” is displayed at the upper part of the screen of the decorative symbol display device 208 to notify that it is a princess stage. 39 (a) to 39 (c), the first sub-control unit 400 stops displaying the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and FIGS. 39 (d) to (h) and FIG. 40 (a). During this period, at least a part of the decorative symbol is displayed in a variable manner, the decorative symbol is fluctuated in FIG. 40 (b), and the decorative symbol is stopped in FIG. 40 (c).

  The timing shown in FIG. 39 (a) is a state in which the fluctuation stop of the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 is performed in the production mode “Yoshimune stage” (the number of holdings is both 0). Regardless of the presence or absence of the icon I, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is always displayed at, for example, the left end of the lower side of the decorative symbol display device 208.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 39B, for example, there is a winning at the first special figure starting port 230, and the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 is started (variation start). In this fluctuation start state, the main control unit 300 starts the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212 and blinks the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (in the figure). It is informed that it is changing.

  Also, the first sub-control unit 400 that has received this variation start state, that is, the symbol variation start command, controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the symbol variation start command, and the variation icon VI1 of the special symbol 1 Is displayed. The special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 which is the background of the variation icon VI1 is maintained.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5C, the erasing animation of the variation icon VI1 is started. Here, a moving image representing how the color of the variation icon VI1 gradually fades is displayed as an erase animation of the variation icon VI1. The special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 continues to be displayed.

  Further, in this state, the main control unit 300 lights up the leftmost LED of the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 to notify that the number of holdings in the special figure 2 has increased from 0 to 1.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 4D, the first sub-control unit 400 starts changing the decorative symbols in a part of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c and stops displaying at least a part thereof. Further, in this state, the variation icon VI1 on the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI is completely erased, the special figure 1 is not held and there is no icon to be displayed, but the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is displayed. Is continuing. As the number of holds in FIG. 2 increases, the hold icon PI21 corresponding to the hold in FIG. 2 is increased (display start). Prior to this, first, execution of the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is started. The special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is displayed so as to gradually frame in from the lower right end of the decorative symbol display device 208.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 5E, the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 is also displayed by the increase animation in accordance with the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2. In addition, the execution of the stage change effect to the effect mode “Princess Stage” is started, in which some of the various effect images are temporarily invisible to the player. Here, the stage change effect is displayed as a background image (for example, an image of Yoshimune), characters of “Yoshimune stage” for notifying the effect mode, and all decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. This is an effect that is not visible to the player by an image (for example, a moving image in which the bag gradually closes) displayed in a layer in front of the layer. On the other hand, special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and icons I to be displayed (here, hold icon PI2 for special figure 2) are stage change effects (moving images in which the eyelids are closed). Is displayed in a position (here, the upper layer (front layer)) that is not hidden by the production.

  Next, the timing shown in FIG. 6F is during stage change effects, and all images suggesting the effect modes are not visible due to closed folds. And the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and these icons I to be displayed (here, the hold icon PI2 for the special figure 2) are not hidden by the bag image (here. The display is continued on the upper layer (front layer). At this timing, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the hold icon PI2 have been displayed. In this state, the main control unit 300 lights up the leftmost LED of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218 to notify that the number of holdings in the special figure 1 has increased from 0 to 1.

  In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol is not visible at the timing shown in FIG. 5F, but the decorative symbol may be displayed. In that case, the display mode may be the same as that shown in FIG. 5E, or a display mode different from that shown in FIG. 8E (for example, a display mode displaying smaller than the decorative pattern shown in FIG. 8E). Also good.

  Next, the timing shown in FIG. 5G is the stage change effect, and the image (for example, the princess background image) suggesting the effect mode “Princess Stage” changed from the partially opened trap. Some are visible. It is impossible. And the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and the hold icon PI2 for the special figure 2 are continuously displayed in a position (here, the upper layer (front layer)) that is not hidden by the bag image. The Further, with the lighting of the special figure 1 hold lamp 218 in FIG. 8F, the hold icon PI1 of the special figure 1 is displayed on the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 at the timing of FIG. An increasing animation has been started. The increasing animation for displaying the hold icon PI1 in FIG. 1 is a moving image that gradually displays the color of the hold icon PI11 darker.

  When a decorative symbol is displayed at the timing shown in FIG. 5F, both the decorative symbol displayed in FIG. 5E and the decorative symbol displayed in FIG. There may be timing.

Next, the timing shown in FIG. 9H is after the stage change effect has ended, and an image (for example, a princess background image) suggesting the effect mode “princess stage” after the change and the effect mode are notified. The characters “Princess Stage” and all the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c are visible. The special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and the hold icon PI2 for special figure 2 are maintained, and the display of the hold icon PI1 overlapping the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is completed. ing.
FIG. 40 is a diagram showing the effect display that is continuous from FIG. 39 in time series.

  The timing shown in FIG. 40A shows a state where a predetermined period has elapsed from the state shown in FIG. In this state, the main control unit 300 lights the leftmost LED of the special figure 1 holding lamp 218 to notify that the number of holdings of the special figure 1 is 1, and the leftmost of the special figure 2 holding lamp 220. The LED is turned on to notify that the number of hold in FIG. Accordingly, the first sub-control unit 400 displays one hold icon PI1 for the special figure 1 on the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, and displays the special figure 2 on the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2. One hold icon PI2 is displayed. In addition, here, at this timing (timing after a lapse of a predetermined period after changing to the production mode “Princess stage”), the display mode of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the hold icon PI1 for special figure 1 has changed. It shows a state. Specifically, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 changes from a horizontally long rectangular shape (see FIG. 39 (h)), which is the previous display form, to a horizontally long oval shape. Further, the hold icon PI1 for the special figure 1 has changed from a circular shape (see FIG. 39 (h)), which is the previous display form, to a heart shape. In addition, although the change of the display mode of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the hold icon PI1 is changed to a different image in one frame here, it may be changed using a change animation. Although the hold icon PI1 is described here, the display mode of the variation icon VI1 of the special drawing 1 may be changed in the same manner. The change icon VI may not change the display mode.

  On the other hand, the display form of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 (same for the fluctuation icon VI2) does not change.

  In FIGS. 40 (b) to 40 (c), the decorative symbols are fluctuated and stopped in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. The display of other effects is continued.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 39E to 39G, even when the stage change is being produced, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 Display, change, movement, erasure, and display, increase, change, movement, erasure of the icon I to be displayed, and display at a position that is not interfered by stage change effects. Thereby, even during the stage change effect, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the hold or change state. In addition, display, increase, change, movement, and deletion of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and the icon I displayed on them may be performed by animation, or the image is changed in one frame. It may be allowed.

  In addition, when stage change effects are executed, the display mode of at least one of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the icon I displayed thereon is changed in accordance with the changed stage (for example, the background image). In addition, when there is an increase display of the icon I in the stage change effect execution, after displaying the original image (for example, a circle) once, the display mode is changed (for example, the shape of a heart) and displayed. Thereby, for example, there may be a case where an effect display without a sense of incongruity with the view of the world shown in the background image is possible.

  In addition, when both the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the icon I displayed on it are changed by executing the stage change effect, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the icon I displayed on it are displayed during the stage change effect execution. The display mode may be changed at the same time, or the display mode may be changed at different timings. Specifically, the icon I erases and changes the original image (for example, a circular shape) during execution of the stage change effect (for example, changes to the shape of a heart). For example, the original image (for example, a square shape) may be deleted and changed (for example, changed to an ellipse) before the stage change effect is performed or during the stage change effect. It may be performed after the stage change effect is executed. Alternatively, the display of the special image 1 display suggestion image SI of the original image may be maintained during the stage change effect.

  In addition, when both the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the icon I displayed on it are changed, the special image 1 display suggestion image SI1 is erased and changed during the stage change effect. For the icon I, the original image (for example, circular shape) may be erased and changed (for example, changed to a heart shape) before the stage change effect is performed, or while the stage change effect is being performed. It may be performed or may be performed after the stage change effect is executed. Alternatively, the display of the icon I of the original image may be maintained while the stage change effect is being executed.

  Here, as an example of the stage change effect, an example has been described in which the effect mode (stage) is made invisible to the player by a (moving) image of a kite that opens and closes, but the present invention is not limited to this. As the effect movable body 224, the shielding device 246, etc., the effect mode (stage) may be made invisible to the player. In this case, the stage movable body 224 that shields the decorative symbol display device 208, a part of the shield device 246, and the like are notched during the stage change effect, and the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display are provided. The suggestion image SI2 and the icon I are made visible to the player.

  Further, when the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the icon I displayed on it are changed after the stage change effect, the change is not limited to a different image in one frame but may be changed by a change animation.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the display mode is changed after the stage change effect is executed for the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the icon I displayed thereon has been described as an example. The icon I to be changed may be changed, or both the special figure 1 and the special figure 2 may be changed. Further, the erasing timing of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 may be the same as in the embodiment A.
<Example M>

  41 to 43 are diagrams showing the effect display according to Example M in time series. In the period of FIGS. 41A to 41C, the first sub-control unit 400 stops displaying the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and in the period of FIGS. 41D to 41H. At least a part of the symbol is displayed in a variably manner. In FIG. 42 (a), the variation of the decorative symbol is executed. In the period shown in FIGS. 42 (b) to (e), the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed. ) To FIG. 42 (h) and FIG. 43 (a), at least a part of the decorative symbol is displayed in a variable manner, the fluctuation of the decorative symbol is changed in FIG. 43 (b), and the decorative symbol in FIG. 43 (c). The symbol stop display is executed. In the present embodiment, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is always displayed (even when the decorative design is stopped).

  Further, in Example M, the auxiliary icon PIA is displayed on a part of the decorative symbol display device 208. The auxiliary icon PIA includes a special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1 that displays the number of holdings in FIG. 1 and a special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 that displays the number of holdings in FIG. 2. Both of these icons are one auxiliary icon. They are simultaneously displayed in an area 920 (indicated by a broken line in FIG. 41A). Although the auxiliary icon area 920 is illustrated for convenience of explanation, it is not visible to the player. In the present embodiment, there is no display of an image suggesting display of the auxiliary icon PIA.

  The timing shown in FIG. 41 (a) is the state in which the fluctuation stop of Special Figure 1 and Special Figure 2 is performed (the number of holdings is both 0), and is the same as that of FIG. However, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is always displayed, for example, at the lower left end of the decorative symbol display device 208 regardless of the presence or absence of the icon I, but the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is displayed at this timing. Not.

  In addition, an auxiliary icon PIA is displayed on the right side of the upper side of the decorative symbol display device 208, for example. Here, the auxiliary icon PIA is a heart-shaped image that represents the special figure 1 and the special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1 that displays the number of reservations by “× N (N is a number)” that follows it, and a diamond-shaped image. This is a special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 that represents the special figure 2 and displays the number of reservations with “× N (N is a number)” that follows the special figure 2. The auxiliary icon PIA is an auxiliary icon of the holding icon PI1 of FIG. 1 and the holding icon PI2 of FIG. 2, and displays the same holding number as the holding icon PI corresponding to each. However, the hold icon PI is not displayed when the hold number is 0, but the auxiliary icon PIA displays 0 when the hold number is 0. That is, in both the special figure 1 and the special figure 2, when the number of holdings is 0, the special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1 displays “× 0” behind the heart-shaped image, and the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 “× 0” is displayed behind the rhombus image. In the following description, since the portion that changes in the auxiliary icon PIA is a portion of “× N (N is a number)”, only the numerical value will be described.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 41 (b), for example, there is a winning at the first special figure starting port 230, and the fluctuation display of special figure 1 is started (variation start). In this fluctuation start state, the main control unit 300 starts the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212 and blinks the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (in the figure). It is informed that it is changing. Further, the first sub-control unit 400 that has received this variation start state, that is, the symbol variation start command, controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the symbol variation start command, and displays the special symbol 1 display suggestion region SI1. The change icon VI1 is displayed. The special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1 displays “× 0”, and the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 displays “× 0”.

  It should be noted that at this timing, in detail, the fluctuation icon VI of the special figure 1 is displayed when one reservation of the special figure 1 is digested and a variable game is entered. Therefore, the special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1 may display “× 0” after displaying “× 1” once.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 41 (c), the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 continues (being fluctuating), and the first sub-control unit 400 displays it on the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1. An erase animation of the change icon VI1 being executed is executed. On the other hand, the display of the auxiliary icon PIA has not changed since there is no increase in the number of reserved special figures.

  Next, at the timings shown in FIGS. 41 (d) to 41 (f), the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 continues (being fluctuating), and the deletion animation of the fluctuation icon VI1 is displayed on the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1. Has been completed. Since there is no increase in the number of reserved special figures, the display of the auxiliary icon PIA has not changed.

  At the timing of FIG. 41 (g), the main control unit 300 lights up the leftmost LED of the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 to notify that the number of holdings in the special figure 2 has increased from 0 to 1. Accordingly, the first sub-control unit 400 executes the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and executes the increase animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2. The display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the increase animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 are the same as those in Example F (FIGS. 27 (g) to 27 (h)), and the description thereof will be omitted.

  Further, at this timing, a moving image diagram in which “× 0” of the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 becomes gradually lighter and “× 1” becomes gradually darker is displayed.

At the timing of FIG. 41 (h), the execution of the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the increase animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 is completed, and the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 changes to “× 1”. Has been completed.
FIG. 42 is a diagram showing the effect display following FIG. 41 (h) in time series.

  42 (a) to 42 (b), there is no change in the number of holds (1) in the special figure 2 and there is no change in the display state of the hold icon PI2 and the auxiliary icon PIA in the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2. .

  At the timing of FIG. 42 (c), the main control unit 300 turns off the leftmost LED of the special figure 2 holding lamp 220, and the number of holdings in the special figure 2 has decreased from 1 to 0 (holding has been digested). We are informing you. However, at this timing, there is no change in the display mode of the hold icon PI2 and the auxiliary icon PIA of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2.

  At the timing of FIG. 42 (d), the first sub-control unit 400 starts executing the deletion animation of the hold icon PI2 of FIG. 2 as the number of holds of FIG. 2 decreases from 1 to 0. This erasure animation is, for example, a moving image in which the hold icon PI2 becomes gradually thinner. Further, at this timing, a moving image diagram in which “× 1” of the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 gradually becomes lighter and “× 0” becomes gradually darker is displayed. Note that the change animation of the number (× N) of the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 is completed earlier than the deletion animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the change animation of the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 and the deletion animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 may be completed simultaneously, or the change animation of the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 may be completed later. It may be.

  42 (e) and (f), the deletion animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 is completed on the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and the icon I to be displayed is displayed on the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2. It does not exist. However, since the first sub-control unit 400 stops and displays at least part of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, the display of the special symbol 2 display suggestion image SI2 is continued. Further, the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 has been changed to “× 0”.

At the timings of FIGS. 42 (g) and 42 (h), the first sub-control unit 400 changes at least some of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Since the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is in a state where the icon I to be displayed does not exist, an erasing animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is started at this timing. At this timing, the display mode of the auxiliary icon PIA is not changed.
FIG. 43 is a diagram showing the effect display following FIG. 42 (h) in time series.

At the timings of FIGS. 43A to 43C, the first sub-control unit 400 causes the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c to fluctuate and then stops display. The special animation 2 display suggestion image SI2 has its erase animation completed before the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. At this timing, the display mode of the auxiliary icon PIA is not changed.
<Example N>

  44 to 46 are diagrams showing the effect display according to Example N in time series. 44 (a) to 44 (c), the first sub-control unit 400 stops displaying the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and in the period of FIGS. 44 (d) to (h), the decorative symbols are displayed. At least a part of the symbol is variably displayed. In FIG. 45 (a), the fluctuation of the decorative symbol is executed. During the period shown in FIGS. 45 (b) to 45 (e), the decorative symbol is stopped and displayed. ) To 45 (h) and 46 (a), at least a part of the decorative symbol is displayed in a variable manner. In FIG. 46 (a), the variation of the decorative symbol is changed, and FIGS. In e), the decorative symbol stop display is executed. In the present embodiment, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is always displayed (even when the decorative design is stopped).

  Further, in Example N, an auxiliary icon PIA is displayed on a part of the decorative symbol display device 208. Since the auxiliary icon PN1 is the same as that in the embodiment M, the description is omitted. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 that suggests the display of the auxiliary icon PIA is displayed, for example, behind (in the background) the auxiliary icon PIA.

The timing shown in FIG. 44 (a) is the state in which the fluctuation stop of Special Figure 1 and Special Figure 2 is performed (the number of holdings is 0), and is the same as FIG. 21 (a) of Example C. However, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 is always displayed, for example, at the lower left end of the decorative symbol display device 208 regardless of the presence or absence of the icon I, but the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is displayed at this timing. Not.
In addition, the auxiliary icon PIA is not displayed at this timing.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 44B, for example, there is a winning at the first special figure starting port 230, and the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 is started (variation start). In this fluctuation start state, the main control unit 300 starts the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212 and blinks the fourth symbol display area 208e1 for the special figure 1 (in the figure). It is informed that it is changing. In addition, the first sub-control unit 400 that has received this variation start state, that is, the symbol variation start command, controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the symbol variation start command, and displays the special symbol 1 display suggestion image SI1. The variation icon VI1 of the special figure 1 is displayed on the top. At this timing, the display animation of the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 and the execution of the display animation of the auxiliary icon PIA displayed superimposed thereon are started. These display animations and the erasing animation for erasing them are the same as the display animation and the erasing animation of the display suggestion image SI.

  Here, as an example, the display animation of the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 and the display animation of the auxiliary icon PIA are moving images in which these colors gradually change from a light display mode to a dark display mode. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, on the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3, the special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1 displays “× 0” and the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 displays an animation that displays “× 0”. Executed.

  The display animation of the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 and the display animation of the auxiliary icon PIA are the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 using the special figure 1 display device 212 or the fluctuation display of the special figure 2 using the special figure 2 display device 214. After starting, execution starts. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the animation execution may be started simultaneously with the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 or the special figure 2, or the animation may be executed before the fluctuation display of the special figure 1 or the special figure 2.

  The auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 and the auxiliary icon PIA may be displayed at the same time or may be displayed at different timings. The timing of the display animation of the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 and the auxiliary icon PIA is after the display animation of the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 is started, the display animation of the auxiliary icon PIA is started, and the display animation of the auxiliary icon PIA is completed. The display animation of the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 may be completed, or the display animation of the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 is started. After the display animation of the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 is completed, the display animation of the auxiliary icon PIA starts. Then, the display animation of the auxiliary icon PIA may be completed. Alternatively, an animation in which the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 is displayed after the auxiliary icon PIA is displayed as a modification of these animations may be used. The same applies to the timing of these erase animations.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIG. 44C, the first sub-control unit 400 executes an erasing animation of the variation icon VI1 displayed on the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1. On the other hand, although the display animation of the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 and the auxiliary icon PIA has been completed, the display of the auxiliary icon PIA has not changed since there is no increase in the number of reserved special figures.

  Next, at the timing shown in FIGS. 44D to 44F, the erase animation of the variation icon VI1 is completed on the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1. Since there is no increase in the number of reserved special figures, the display of the auxiliary icon PIA has not changed.

  At the timing of FIG. 44 (g), the main control unit 300 lights up the leftmost LED of the special figure 2 holding lamp 220 based on the winning of the special figure 2 starting port 232, and the number of holdings in the special figure 2 starts from 0. It is informing that it has increased to 1. Accordingly, the first sub-control unit 400 executes the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and executes the increase animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2. The display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the increase animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 are the same as those in Example F (FIGS. 27 (g) to 27 (h)), and the description thereof will be omitted. In addition, a moving image diagram in which “× 0” is gradually lightened and “× 1” is gradually darkened is displayed as a change animation of the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2.

At the timing of FIG. 44 (h), execution of the display animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 and the increase animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 is completed, and the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 changes to “× 1”. Has been completed.
FIG. 45 is a diagram showing the effect display following FIG. 44 (h) in time series.

  45 (a) to 45 (b), there is no change in the number of holds (1) in the special figure 2 and there is no change in the display state of the hold icon PI2 and the auxiliary icon PIA in the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2. .

  At the timing of FIG. 45 (c), the main control unit 300 turns off the leftmost LED of the special figure 2 holding lamp 220, and the number of holdings in the special figure 2 has decreased from 1 to 0 (holding has been digested). We are informing you. However, at this timing, there is no change in the display mode of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2. Displays a moving picture that gradually becomes darker.

  At the timing of FIG. 45 (d), the first sub-control unit 400 starts executing the deletion animation of the hold icon PI2 of FIG. 2 as the number of hold of FIG. 2 decreases from 1 to 0. This erasure animation is, for example, a moving image in which the hold icon PI2 becomes gradually thinner. The change animation of the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 is completed, and “× 0” is displayed. Note that the timing of the animation of changing the number (× N) of the auxiliary icon PIA and the erasing animation of the corresponding held icon PI is the same as in the embodiment M.

  45 (e) and (f), the erasure animation of the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 is completed on the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2, and the icon I to be displayed is displayed on the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2. It does not exist. However, since the first sub-control unit 400 stops and displays at least part of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, the display of the special symbol 2 display suggestion image SI2 is continued. Further, the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 has been changed to “× 0”.

45 (g) (h), the first sub-control unit 400 changes at least some of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Since the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is in a state where the icon I to be displayed does not exist, an erasing animation of the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is started at this timing. At this timing, the display mode of the auxiliary icon PIA is not changed.
FIG. 46 is a diagram showing the effect display following FIG. 45 (h) in time series.

  46 (a) to 46 (c), the first sub-control unit 400 suspends and displays the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. The special animation 2 display suggestion image SI2 has its erase animation completed before the decorative symbols are stopped and displayed in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c. Further, at this timing, there is no change in the display mode of the auxiliary icon PIA.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 46 (d), the first sub-control unit 400 stops displaying the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, and then starts erasing animation of the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 and the auxiliary icon PIA. . That is, there is no icon I to be displayed on the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1, and after the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 is erased and after the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c are stopped and displayed, the auxiliary The display suggestion image SI3 and the erasing animation of the auxiliary icon PIA are started.

  At the timing shown in FIG. 46E, the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 and the erasing animation of the auxiliary icon PIA are completed.

  In Examples M and N, the change of the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 has been described. However, the effect display can be similarly performed for the change of the special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1. In addition, in addition to these, a change display auxiliary icon that suggests a change may be displayed in the vicinity of the special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1 and the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2.

The special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1 and the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 may be displayed in one (common) auxiliary icon display area, or may be displayed in different areas. Good. By providing two auxiliary icon display areas and displaying the special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1 and the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2 respectively, the special figure 1 auxiliary icon and the special figure 2 auxiliary icon are individually displayed (at different timings). The display (change) can be controlled. Further, the auxiliary display suggestion image S13 may be two display suggestion images corresponding to the special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1 and the special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2. Alternatively, a display suggestion image may be displayed on one side, and a display suggestion image may not be displayed on the other.
<Example O>

FIG. 47A is a schematic diagram showing the effect display according to Example O. FIG. The gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment may have a plurality of display means. The plurality of display means are, for example, a first display device (main display device) 208A and a second display device (sub display device) 208B arranged in the vicinity thereof. The first display device 208A is, for example, a display device similar to the decorative symbol display device 208 shown in FIG. The second display device 208B is the same as the first display device 208A and is configured by, for example, an LCD or the like, but the size may be different. The second display device 208B may display the auxiliary icon PIA of Example M, or the auxiliary display suggestion image SI3 and auxiliary icon PIA of Example N. Further, the first display device may be a liquid crystal display device, the second display device may be configured by an LED or the like, and the auxiliary icon PIA may be expressed by a lighting mode of the LED. Further, in addition to the first special figure hold lamp 218 and the second special figure hold lamp 220 that indicate the hold on the first display device 208A, the first special figure auxiliary hold lamp that indicates the hold on the second display device 208B. And a second special figure auxiliary holding lamp (not shown here) may be provided. In this case, the first special figure auxiliary holding lamp and the second special figure auxiliary holding lamp can be controlled by the first sub control unit 400 (or the second sub control unit 500).
<Example P>

  FIG. 47B is a schematic diagram showing the effect display according to Example P. A single decorative symbol display device 208 may display a plurality (pending icons PI11, PI12, PI11a, PI12a) of the holding icons PI shown in FIG.

Further, the hold icon PI1 of the special figure 1 and the hold icon PI2 of the special figure 2 may be displayed not only with a single image icon indicating the number of holds, but also with icons of different images. Here, for example, the case of the hold icon PI1 of FIG. 1 will be described. A hold icon PI11a simulating a maple leaf is displayed corresponding to the first circular hold icon PI11, and the second circular hold icon is displayed. A holding icon PI12a simulating a ginkgo leaf is displayed together with the icon PI12. The two hold icons PI11a and PI12a may be moving images that move in the horizontal direction while shaking the image to the left and right.
<Example Q>

48 to 50 describe the effect display according to Example Q. FIG. The example Q is an example of the effect display with the usual decorative design. In the example G (FIGS. 29 and 30), the example in which the general-purpose decorative symbol is displayed in the general-purpose decorative symbol display area 910 to notify that the player is in an advantageous state has been described. In the present embodiment, a general symbol decoration symbol displayed in the general symbol decoration symbol display area 910 and an effect display based on the symbol will be described.
<Table for determining whether or not it is normal>

FIG. 48A shows an example of a table for determining whether or not there is a common use. When this success / failure determination table is used in the determination of whether or not a normal figure is used, when the normal figure probability is low, the winning probability is about 1/10 (= 6552/65535), and the normal figure probability is high. In the case of probability, the probability of winning is 100% (= 65535/65535).
<Table for determining customs>

  FIG. 48 (b) shows an example of a general map determination table used when determining a stop symbol in the general graphic related lottery process (step S223) in the main control unit timer interruption process shown in FIG. . This common chart determination table is composed of the items of “result determination / non-compliance”, “normal map control state (general probability)”, “random number range”, “general map determination result”, and “big hit mode”. . The item “random number range” indicates a numerical range to be compared with the acquired ordinary random number value. The range that can be taken by the usual random number value in this embodiment is 0 to 99 (the width of the numerical range is 100). In addition, the “common figure determination result” indicates a stop pattern form of a normal figure, and in this embodiment, two types of hit symbols (“normal figure A” and “normal figure” are used as stop patterns of the normal figure. B ") and one type of outlier symbol (" common figure C ") are prepared. “Common map A” is the winning symbol 1 and “Utsu figure B” is the winning symbol 2. Further, the item of “big hit mode” indicates the opening time of the blade member 232a of the second special figure starting port 232 or the number of winnings to the second special figure starting port 232.

  In this example, the allocation rate of each symbol in the normal figure variable game at the low probability of the normal figure is 90% for the normal figure A and 10% for the normal figure B. In addition, as for the distribution ratio of each symbol in the usual figure variable game at the time of ordinary figure high probability, ordinary figure B is 100%. In addition, the time for opening the blade member 232a of the second special figure starting port 232 is longer in the “general map B” than in the “general map A”.

  FIG. 48 (c) shows an example of a universal stop display symbol according to the present embodiment. Based on the fact that the above-mentioned gate sensor has detected that the sphere has passed through the general start port 228, the general map display device 210 repeats the lighting of all seven segments and the lighting of one central segment. Perform a “normal change display”. Then, when the fluctuation time determined before the start of the normal fluctuation elapses, the normal figure display device 210 stops and displays the stop symbol pattern of the normal figure. That is, the general map display device 210 stops and displays “general map A” or “general map B” when notifying the winning of the general map variable game, and “ Stop and display “Common map C”. Also in FIG. 5D, the white portions in the figure indicate the segment locations where the light is extinguished, and the black portions indicate the location of the segments where the light is illuminated. In addition, here, the case where only the “general diagram C” is notified as the symbol for notifying the deviation of the common figure variable game will be described, but there may be a plurality of symbols for notifying the deviation as in the special figure.

  In the present embodiment, the decorative symbol display device 208 also displays a variation of the usual decorative symbol, and FIG. 48D shows a normal symbol displayed in the universal symbol decorative symbol display area 910 (see FIGS. 29 and 30). It shows an example of a decorative pattern for use (ordinary decorative pattern). In this embodiment, there are three types of “normal decoration 1 (◯)”, “normal decoration 2 (◎)”, and “general decoration 3 (×)”, which are out-of-order. There is. When the general map display device 210 displays the normal map and displays “general map A” in a stopped state, “normal decoration 1 (◯)” is displayed in the general symbol display pattern display area 910 of the decorative symbol display device 208. In the case where the general map display device 210 displays the normal map and displays “general map B”, “normal decoration 2 (◎)” is displayed in the general graphic display area 910. You will be notified of the hit of the usual map. In addition, when the multi-purpose display device 210 performs the normal-variation display and stops displaying the "normal figure C", the "normal decoration 3 (x)" is displayed in the general-purpose decorative symbol display area 910. An outage is reported. It should be noted that the normal symbol variation display in the general symbol display device 210 and the normal symbol variation display in the decorative symbol display device 208 may be synchronized or may not be synchronized.

  FIG. 49A shows an example of an electric chew opening pattern table used when determining the opening pattern (electric chew opening pattern) of the blade member 232a of the second special figure starting port 232 in accordance with the type of the usual figure. Show. This electric chew release pattern table is composed of items of “general pattern type”, “general pattern decoration pattern type”, and “electric chew release pattern”. The “electric chew opening pattern” indicates the opening time and the number of opening times of the blade member 232a of the second special figure starting port 232. Here, the fluctuation time of the main map display device 210 by the main control unit 300 is 20000 ms when the probability is low, and 1000 ms when the probability is high.

  In this case, if “Wind B” is won, the electric Chu has a long open time (5.3 s) with a low probability. In the example G, the “During Chu Chu Chance” general-purpose decorative symbol is displayed when “Normal-standard B” is won in the variable game when the normal probability is low.

  FIG. 49B is an example of a variable display pattern of symbols to be displayed in the general symbol decorative symbol display area 910 of the decorative symbol display device 208 when winning in the standard symbol effect lottery (described later).

When the usual drawing lottery is won, a usual drawing variation effect is displayed in which a plurality of decorative symbols are displayed in a predetermined pattern ((a) to (ku)). The time (or timing) described at the beginning of each variation display pattern indicates the time (or timing) when the usual variation effect is executed.

  The fluctuation display pattern of (a) shows the usual figure decoration result after 3 seconds, with the usual figure decoration 1 (○) → the ordinary figure decoration 2 (◎) → the ordinary figure decoration 3 (×) repeating high-speed fluctuation in this order. The usual decorative design is stopped and displayed.

  The change display pattern of (a) repeats the high-speed change in the order of ordinary figure decoration 2 (◎) → ordinary figure decoration 2 (◎) → ordinary figure decoration 3 (×), and after 15 seconds, the ordinary figure decision result is displayed. The decorative symbol in the figure is displayed in a stopped state, which suggests that there is a high possibility that “general map B” has been won (there may be a loss). Due to this effect, the expectation of the normal long opening can be improved.

  The fluctuation display pattern of (c) repeats high-speed fluctuation in the order of ordinary figure decoration 2 (◎) → ordinary figure decoration 2 (◎) → ordinary figure decoration 2 (◎). The decorative symbol of the figure is displayed in a stopped state, and the universal symbol decorative symbol corresponding to “general symbol B” is repeatedly displayed to notify that the universal symbol long open has been confirmed.

  The variation display pattern of (D) is in the order of “Utsugen Decoration 1 (○)” → “Utsugata Decoration 2” (◎) → “Utsugata Decoration 3 (×)” → “Hatsuatsu!” Representing the special figure jackpot notice. The high-speed fluctuation displayed in is repeated, and after 10 seconds, any decorative symbol is stopped and displayed. Therefore, there is a case where the decorative symbol “Gekiatsu” is stopped and displayed, and in this case, the expectation level of the special figure is increased, and the interest of the game is improved.

  The fluctuation display pattern of (e) repeats high-speed fluctuations in the order of ordinary figure decoration 2 (◎) → "Gekiatsu!" → ordinary figure decoration 2 (◎) → "Gekiatsu!" Either the decoration 2 or the “Hatsuatsu” decoration symbol is stopped and displayed. In this effect, half of the special figure jackpot notice is displayed during high-speed fluctuations, so there are cases in which not only the electric chew release but also the special figure jackpots can be expected from the high-speed fluctuation.

  The variation display pattern of (f) is “Hidden?” Representing the 2R jackpot notice, which is the latent probability change of the special figure → “Sudden” representing the 2R jackpot notice, which is the sudden probability change of the special figure → 15R jackpot notice of the special figure High-speed fluctuations are repeated in the order of “big hit” representing, and one of the decorative symbols is stopped and displayed after 5 seconds. When this effect is started, the opening of the variable prize opening 234 is confirmed.

  In the variation display pattern of (ki), after the variation of the normal map, the general symbol decoration pattern “During electric chum chance” is displayed, and an effect of notifying the release of the electric chew is performed. This effect is displayed when the display of the general-purpose decorative symbols is not displayed, or when the general-purpose decorative symbols are displayed in a variable-displayed manner, the “general-specific decoration ◎” is stopped (the “normal-map B ”Is executed when“ ”is won.

  The variation display pattern in (c) is: “Hidden?” → “Accuracy” → “Super hot!” → “Big hit” is changed in this order at high speed, and after 8 seconds, it stops at any of the characters. It is a jackpot notice of fluctuation. Alternatively, any of the characters “Hidden?”, “Accuracy”, “Super Hot!”, And “Big Hit” may be displayed for 8 seconds to make a big hit notice of the change. In this case, not only characters but also a combination of symbols, images, characters / designs / images, and the like may be displayed.

  Further, the ordinary pattern variation effect may be performed irrespective of (without synchronizing) the symbol variation display or the electric chew operation.

In this embodiment, the general symbol decorative symbol is displayed in the general symbol decorative symbol display area 910 of the decorative symbol display device 208 (LCD). In addition to this, an LED display device is provided, It is good also as what displays a figure decoration design by LED lighting. Ordinarily, the decorative symbols may be lit and displayed only by the LED display device without being displayed on the decorative symbol display device 208 (LCD).
FIG. 50 is a flowchart showing the flow of the ordinary drawing effect determination process.

  The first sub-control unit 400 is transmitted with a normal change start command from the main control unit 300. The general drawing effect determination process shown in FIG. 50 is started when the first sub control unit 400 receives this general figure change start command. The usual figure change start command includes information indicating the current control state (whether or not the electric support state is set) and a usual figure determination result. The first sub-control unit 400 also receives a general-purpose hold increase command from the main control unit 300. When the first sub-control unit 400 receives the general-purpose hold increase command, the general-purpose effect determination process is started. It may be.

  First, in step S1401, it is determined whether or not the non-electric support is in effect based on the information indicating the current control state included in the common map change start command. If it is the non-electric support state, step S1403 is determined. If it is in the electric support state, the ordinary drawing effect determination process is terminated.

  In step S1403, it is determined whether or not the ordinary drawing effect is to be executed. If so, the process proceeds to step S1405. If not, the ordinary drawing effect determining process is terminated. In the determination here, for example, if the usual figure determination result included in the ordinary figure change start command is the ordinary figure B, the ordinary figure effect is executed. Further, even if the ordinary map determination result is the ordinary map C, it may be executed as a fake ordinary drawing effect. Further, a dedicated random number may be acquired, and a lottery for whether or not to perform a normal drawing effect may be performed. In particular, when the normal map determination result is the normal map C, the execution of the fake general map effect may be determined by a lottery process. Alternatively, if the special symbol variation start command is received and the special symbol variation is being executed, the regular symbol effect may be performed. In this case, it is preferable to execute a general drawing effect including a special jackpot notice effect. In addition, when the symbol variation of the special figure is being executed and the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed due to the symbol variation, the jackpot notice effect of the special symbol may be executed as a general drawing effect, Even if the jackpot symbol is not stopped and displayed, the jackpot notice effect of a fake special symbol may be executed. In addition, the execution of the special bonus jackpot notice here may be executed when an effective / not effective lottery is performed and the lottery is won.

  In step S1405, it is determined whether it is during a predetermined period. If it is during the predetermined period, the process proceeds to step S1407, and if not, the process proceeds to step S1409. The predetermined period here is during a special hit game of a special figure and during a performance with a high expectation level of the special figure jackpot.

  In step S1407, since the special figure jackpot game is being performed (the attacker is opening and closing), an effect pattern of only the electric chew release notification effect of the variable display pattern (ki) shown in FIG. 49B is selected. By doing so, during the big hit game, the variation display effects of the decorative display patterns (a) to (e) and (ku) are not executed, and the time of the normal diagram effect is the time of the electric chew release notification effect. There may be cases where it is only the production time and the player can be concentrated on the big hit game. Note that this may be performed during production (during super reach) when a specific variation time is selected.

  In step S1409, an effect pattern or a combination of effects is selected from the variable display patterns ((a) to (ku)) shown in FIG.

  Note that the electric chew release notification effect of the variable display pattern (K) shown in FIG. 49B may be executed after each of the variable display patterns (A) to (E), or the variable display pattern (A). ) To (e) may not be executed, and only the electric chew release notification effect may be executed. Further, if it is not during the predetermined period, an effect pattern may be selected from effects (variation display patterns (a) to (e) and (ku)) other than the electric chew release notification effect.

  In step S1411, information representing the effect pattern selected in step S1407 or step S1409 is set in the ordinary drawing effect command storage area, and the ordinary drawing effect determining process ends. The first sub-control unit 400 controls the decorative symbol display device 208 based on the information representing the effect pattern set in the general symbol effect command storage region, and displays the normal symbol in the region including the predetermined region in the decorative symbol display device 208. Production is performed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, if the current control state is the electric support state, the ordinary drawing effect is not executed by the determination in step S1401. In addition, when the current control state is the electric support state, instead of not uniformly executing the ordinary drawing effect, perform a lottery to determine whether or not to execute the ordinary drawing effect with a predetermined probability. Also good. As described above, in this embodiment, the ordinary drawing effect is an effect that is more easily executed in the non-electric support state than in the electric support state. Since the non-electric support state is a state in which it is difficult for a game ball to win the electric chew, there is a case where it can be expected that the game ball wins the electric chew. On the other hand, since the electric support state is a state in which a game ball is likely to win the electric chew, there is a possibility that the player's expectation will not be improved so much even if the usual drawing effect is performed.

  In the present embodiment, during a predetermined period such as during a big hit game, the changing effect and the determined effect are not uniformly performed according to the determination in step S1405, and only the electric chew release notification effect is performed. In addition, during the predetermined period, instead of uniformly executing the changing production and the finalizing production, perform a lottery to determine whether or not to execute the changing production and the finalizing production with a predetermined probability. Also good. Further, during the predetermined period, the changing effect or the determined effect may not be performed, and the normal drawing effect may not be performed uniformly. Or, even if it is performed, it is possible to perform a lottery to determine whether or not to execute, and to execute only the electric chew release notification effect with a predetermined probability. That is, the first effect may be an effect that is easier to execute in the non-hit control state than in the big hit control state. Winning of a normal chart is also a factor that improves the chances of a special chart's success determination (big win lottery), so the player can be expected by performing the general drawing performance in a non-hit game There is. Also, in general, there are more attacker balls than electric chews. When the electric chew is placed on the upper or upstream side of the attacker, the opening of the electric chew during the big hit game will win the attacker. May be disturbed. For this reason, it may be possible to reduce the dissatisfaction of the player by making it difficult to perform the usual drawing effect during the big hit game.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, it is possible to combine the structure as described in said Example A-Q with each Example.
<Modification>

  In the above Examples A to Q, the first condition for displaying the icon I is the reserved storage condition. The reserved storage conditions include, for example, acquisition of special figure 1 (special figure 2) winning random value and special figure 1 (special figure 2) random value, sensor detection of special figure 1 starting port 230 (special figure 2 starting port 232), Or it is a condition such as during symbol fluctuation.

  In the above-described Examples A to Q, the display start timing of the display suggestion image SI may be the display start (the display animation is executed, the same applies hereinafter) before the icon I is displayed. It may be the same as the icon I or after the icon I is displayed.

  The display suggestion image SI may be displayed before the start of the variation display of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c, or may be displayed simultaneously with the variation display of the decoration symbols, or may be displayed after the start of the variation. Also good. Further, it may be displayed before the lighting of the special figure hold lamp (Special Figure 1 hold lamp 218, Special figure 2 hold lamp 220), may be displayed simultaneously with the lighting, or may be deleted after the lighting. Good.

  Further, in the above-described Examples A to Q, the display suggestion image SI may be deleted at the same time as the deletion animation of the icon I is started (the deletion animation starts, the same applies hereinafter). It may be deleted during execution or after the deletion animation ends. Further, the display suggestion image SI may be deleted before the decorative symbol stop display of the symbol display areas 208a to 208c is performed, or may be deleted simultaneously with the decorative symbol stop display. Further, when at least a part of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c is stopped and displayed, they may not be deleted, or when a part of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c starts to change, they are deleted. You may make it do. Further, it may be erased before the special figure hold lamp (special figure 1 hold lamp 218, special figure 2 hold lamp 220) is turned off, may be erased at the same time as the light is turned off, or may be erased after the light is turned off. Good.

  Further, in the above-described Examples A to Q, the stop display of the decorative symbols in the symbol display areas 208a to 208c may include fluctuation of shaking. Moreover, the stop display of the decorative pattern may not include shaking fluctuation. Further, during the stop display of the decorative symbol, the symbol of the symbol display means (special symbol display device 212, special symbol two display device 214) may be changing. In addition, during the stop display of the decorative symbol, the symbol of the symbol display means may be stopped.

  Further, in the above-described Examples A to Q, the display suggestion image SI may be one image common to the plurality of icons I in the special figure 1 (or special figure 2), or the special figure 1 ( Alternatively, it may be a plurality of images (hereinafter referred to as an image for each icon) corresponding to each of the plurality of icons I in FIG. In the case where the display suggestion image SI is one image common to a plurality of icons, the size (length) of the display suggestion image SI changes according to the number of icons I due to the increase or decrease of the icon I, and the display suggestion image SI. Is an image for each icon, the corresponding image for each icon is displayed or erased by increasing or decreasing the icon I. Further, when the display suggestion image SI is an image for each icon of the special figure 1 (or special figure 2), the image for each icon is an image of a single display mode (color, size, shape, etc.). It may be an image with a different display mode.

  Further, in the above-described Examples A to Q, the display suggestion image for the special figure 1 and the display suggestion image for the special figure 2 may be one common image. You may provide two corresponding to each of two. When a display suggestion image is provided in each of the special figures 1 and 2, the display suggestion image for the special figure 1 (special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1) and the display suggestion image for the special figure 2 (special figure 2 display suggestion image) The display timing of SI2) may be displayed simultaneously according to one display condition, or may be displayed when each display condition is satisfied (individually). Further, the erasing timing of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 may be simultaneously erased in accordance with one erasing condition (for example, when the icon I to be displayed does not exist). However, it may be erased (individually) when each erasure condition is satisfied. Moreover, at least one of the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 may be always displayed. Further, the special figure 1 display suggestion image SI1 and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 may have the same display mode (color, size, shape, etc.) or may be different. The Tokuharu 1 display suggestion image SI1 may be an image for each icon, and the special figure 2 display suggestion image SI2 may be a single image common to a plurality of icons, or vice versa.

  In the above-described Examples A to Q, when the number of holds is 0, neither the hold icon PI nor the display suggestion image SI may be displayed, and the display suggestion image SI may be displayed. Good. When the variation icon VI does not exist, the display suggestion image SI may not be displayed, and the display suggestion image SI may be displayed.

  Further, in the on-hold display effect when the effect mode is changed (when the stage change effect is executed) in Example L, the display mode of only the icon I may be changed after the effect mode is changed, or the display suggestion image SI. May be changed, both may be changed, or both may not be changed. Moreover, when changing both, the timing of the change may be the same or different. Furthermore, when there is an increase display of the icon I during the change of the effect mode, the icon I may be displayed in the initial display mode in which the increase display is started, and then changed to the display mode after the change of the effect mode.

  Further, when the display mode of the display suggestion image SI is changed, the display suggestion image SI may be deleted and changed before the effect mode change effect, or the display suggestion image SI is deleted during the effect mode change effect. The display suggestion image SI may be deleted and changed after the effect mode change effect.

  Further, the display mode of the hold display effect does not have to change the display mode before and after the change of the effect mode. In that case, the display mode (display, increase, change, movement, erasure) of the hold display effect can be appropriately selected from the above-described embodiment A to embodiment K or the embodiment described in this modification.

  Further, in the above-described Examples A to Q, the position of the display suggestion image SI is always displayed at a predetermined position (the same position), but may be displayed at a different position depending on the gaming state. The display position may be changed.

  Here, the display suggestion image SI may change its shape, for example, its area expands and contracts. Strictly speaking, it cannot be said that some areas are displayed at the same position. However, the display suggestion image SI only needs to be displayed so that the player can easily recognize the display positions of the hold icon PI and the change icon VI as described above. In this case, the display suggestion image SI has the same display position. “Present” means that at least some of the regions have the same display start or display end position (coordinates).

  In addition, it is desirable that the display position of the display suggestion image SI is arranged at a position that is at least in contact with the top, bottom, left, and right side edges of the decorative symbol display device 208. You may provide in the position spaced apart from the up-and-down left-right edge part. Further, it is desirable to display the display suggestion image SI and the icon I so that at least a part thereof is in contact (superimposed), but they may be displayed slightly apart.

  Further, in the above-described Examples A to Q, the display suggestion image SI that suggests the display of the change icon VI may be displayed at all times, or when a special game is not being played (waiting for a customer) In such a case, it may not be displayed. Further, the display suggestion image of the variation icon VI and the display suggestion image of the hold icon PI may be different images.

  Moreover, in said Example A-Example Q, pre-reading notice effect (notification | reporting) may be performed with the display suggestion image SI in the case of displaying the fluctuation | variation icon VI. That is, depending on the display mode of the display suggestion image SI, the reliability of the success / failure result of the variable game or the subsequent variable game may be displayed. In that case, the prefetching notice execution process shown in FIGS. A pre-reading notice effect using the display suggestion image is executed.

  Note that the pre-reading notice effect (notification) may not be performed by the display suggestion image SI.

  Further, in the above-described Examples A to Q, the fluctuation icon deletion animation is started after the hold lamp is turned off, and the movement icon movement animation is started after the hold lamp is turned off. After the erasure animation is completed, the movement of the hold icon is started.The movement of the hold icon is started during the change icon deletion animation. After turning off, the hold icon starts to move. The animation of the change icon and the hold icon is started before the hold lamp is turned off. Technical ideas such as starting to turn off the lamp are included.

  Further, in the above-described Examples A to Q, the on-hold display effect by the display suggestion image SI and the icon I may be performed by animation, or the display mode of the image changes in one frame (display / non-display). Including) and may be combined.

  In addition, the configuration of the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the pachinko machine according to each of the above-described embodiments. For example, a plurality of liquid crystal display devices (for example, the decorative symbol display device 208) are provided and While a display indicating information (for example, a hold icon) is performed on a plurality of liquid crystal display devices, if a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, during super-reach), a display indicating information regarding symbol variation (for example, a variation icon) ) May be performed by only one liquid crystal display device.

  In addition, a liquid crystal display device (for example, a decorative symbol display device 208) and other display means (for example, an LED) are provided, and a display (for example, a hold icon) indicating information on hold is displayed on the liquid crystal display device and other display means. On the other hand, when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, at the time of super reach), display (for example, a variation icon) indicating information regarding symbol variation may be performed by only one liquid crystal display device.

  In addition, the size, shape, color, etc. of the display (for example, the hold icon) indicating information related to the hold or the display (for example, change icon) indicating the information related to symbol variation may be changed according to the gaming state. In the probability variation state, these displays may be larger (or smaller) than in the non-probability variation state.

  In addition, at least a part of a display (for example, a hold icon) indicating information on hold or a display (for example, a change icon) indicating information on symbol variation is covered with a movable object (an accessory) so that it cannot be seen from the front side. Also good.

  In addition, the present invention may be applied to only one of the special figure 1 variable game and the special figure 2 variable game (for example, only the special figure 1), or only in a specific gaming state (for example, only the probable state). The present invention may be applied, or the present invention may be applied only in a specific production state (for example, only during a reach production). In addition, the present invention may be applied to the suspension of ordinary variable games.

  The conventional game machine has a problem that the display mode of the number of holdings is monotonous. The present invention has been made in order to solve such a conventional problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine having a characteristic in effect display. According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a game machine having a feature in effect display.

  That is, the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a prefetch notice means (for example, a sub-side prefetch notice execution process at the start winning prize) that can execute at least a prefetch notice, and a number of hold icons (icon I) corresponding to the number of holds. , A hold display means (for example, a first sub-control unit 400, an icon display area 800) capable of displaying at least a hold icon PI), the game stand being a pachinko machine, The prefetch notice means is a means capable of executing at least the prefetch notice by causing the hold display means to display the hold icon in the first display mode, and the hold display means can execute at least a hold increase display. The hold increase display is a display that increases at least the display number of the hold icon, and the hold display means includes: The hold icon is displayed in the nth area, and the hold icon is not displayed in the (N + 1) th area, thereby indicating at least that the number of holds is N. In the increase display of the hold when the number increases to N, means for displaying a suggestion image (for example, the display suggestion image SI) that has not been displayed before increasing the hold icon in the Nth region. And the suggestion image is an image that suggests to the player an area in which the hold icon is displayed.

  According to such a configuration, before the hold icon is increased during the hold increase display, in the display area of the hold icon that is newly increased, the image suggests the display area of the hold icon and is not displayed. By displaying the suggestion image in advance, that is, by increasing the suggestion image in accordance with the increased hold icon, it is easy for the player to recognize the presence of the newly increase hold icon. Notification).

  The number of holds may be M at the maximum, and the hold display means may be a means that does not have the (M + 1) th area.

  According to such a configuration, since the display area of the suggestion image is ensured in accordance with the maximum number of reservations, the occupied area of the display area by the suggestion image may be able to be minimized. In addition, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the number of holds.

  Further, the hold display means displays the hold icon in the first to Nth areas and does not display the hold icon in the (N + 1) th area, so that the number of holds is at least N. It is good also as a means to show.

  According to such a configuration, before the hold icon is increased during the hold increase display, the hidden suggestion image is displayed in the display area of the newly increasing hold icon, that is, in accordance with the increase hold icon. By displaying the suggestion images in an increased manner, it may be possible to make the player easily recognize the presence of the newly increased hold icon (notifying the increase of the new hold icon in advance). In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

  The hold display means is means for displaying the hold icon in a second area adjacent to the first area, and the hold display means is an area adjacent to the opposite side of the first area. It is good also as a means which can display the said hold icon.

  According to such a configuration, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the status of the number of holdings (for example, whether or not it is changing or the remaining number of holdings). In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

  Further, the hold display means is a means capable of executing at least a hold reduction display, and the hold reduction display is a display for reducing at least the display number of the hold icon, and the hold display means is: In the holding reduction display when the number of holdings is reduced to N−1, the suggestion image is displayed after the holding icon displayed in the Nth area is moved and displayed to the N−1th area. It may be at least erasable means.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the hold icon (the remaining number of holds) after the number of holds decreases by deleting the suggestion image in accordance with the reduced hold icons. May be possible. In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

  Further, in the hold reduction display, the hold display means continues to display the suggestion image at least when the hold icon displayed in the Nth area is moved and displayed to the N−1 area. It may be a means.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the hold icon (the remaining number of holds) after the number of holds decreases by deleting the suggestion image in accordance with the reduced hold icons. May be possible. In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

  Further, the hold display means is a means capable of displaying at least the hold icon by a plurality of types of display modes, and at least one of the plurality of types of display modes is the first display mode (for example, 31 (b) is a hold icon PI21), and at least one of the plurality of types of display modes is a second display mode (for example, the variation icon VI2 of FIG. 31 (b)), and the prefetching The notice means may be a means capable of executing at least the prefetch notice by causing the hold display means to display the hold icon in the second display mode.

  According to such a configuration, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the change hold icon (change icon). In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

  In addition, it is possible to execute at least symbol stop display for stopping and displaying the symbol mode corresponding to the result of the determination of success / failure after performing symbol variation with the determination unit for determining whether or not the determination is correct (for example, the main control unit 300). Graphic display means (for example, special figure 1 display device 212, special figure 2 display device 214), and the holding display means corresponds to the symbol change after the symbol change is started. The change icon (for example, the change icon VI1 in FIG. 20C) can be displayed, and the hold display means changes the display mode of the change icon when the display mode change condition is satisfied. The hold display means displays the hold icon in the Nth area in the hold increase display after the change of the display mode of the variable icon is started. Prior to pressurization, the N-th regions (e.g., the second region 800b in FIG. 20 (e)) is at least capable of displaying means the suggested image may be things.

  According to such a configuration, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the change hold icon (change icon). In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced. In addition, by displaying the suggestion images in accordance with the hold icons, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the newly added hold icon (notifying the increase of the new hold icon in advance). .

  The hold display means is first display means (for example, the auxiliary icon region 920 in FIG. 44B), and the hold number can be displayed in a display mode different from the first display means. Second display means, for example, the icon display area 800 in FIG. 44 (b), and after the second display means performs the hold increase display, the hold increase display in the first display means is at least performed. It is good also as a thing.

  According to such a configuration, it may be possible to make the player easily recognize the presence of the hold icon. In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

  In addition, the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a prefetch notice means (for example, a sub-side prefetch notice execution process at the time of starting winning a prize) capable of executing at least a prefetch notice, and a number of hold icons (icon I) corresponding to the number of holds. , A hold display means (for example, a first sub-control unit 400, an icon display area 800) capable of displaying at least a hold icon PI), the game stand being a pachinko machine, The prefetch notice means is a means capable of executing at least the prefetch notice by causing the hold display means to display the hold icon in the first display mode, and the hold display means can execute at least a hold increase display. The hold increase display is a display that increases at least the display number of the hold icons, and the hold display means The hold icon is displayed in the area No. 1 and the hold icon is not displayed in the (N + 1) th area, so that at least the number of holds is N. The hold display means In the increase display of the hold when the number is increased to N, the auxiliary icon (for example, the display suggestion image SI) that is not displayed below the Nth area before the hold icon is increased in the Nth area. ) Is a means capable of displaying at least below the Nth area.

  According to such a configuration, the auxiliary icon (display suggestion image) that has not been displayed is displayed in the display area of the newly increased hold icon before the hold icon is increased during the hold increase display. In some cases, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of a newly increased hold icon (notifying the increase of a new hold icon in advance) by displaying the auxiliary icons in increments with the hold icon.

  In addition, the number of holds may be M at the maximum, and the hold display unit may not include the (M + 1) th area.

  According to such a configuration, since the display area of the auxiliary icon is secured in accordance with the maximum number of holds, the area occupied by the display area by the auxiliary icon may be minimized. In addition, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the number of holds.

  Further, the hold display means displays the hold icon in the first to Nth areas and does not display the hold icon in the (N + 1) th area, so that the number of holds is at least N. It is good also as a means to show.

  According to such a configuration, before the hold icon is increased during the hold increase display, the hidden suggestion image is displayed in the display area of the newly increasing hold icon, that is, in accordance with the increase hold icon. By displaying the suggestion images in an increased manner, it may be possible to make the player easily recognize the presence of the newly increased hold icon (notifying the increase of the new hold icon in advance).

  The hold display means is means for displaying the hold icon in a second area adjacent to the first area, and the hold display means is an area adjacent to the opposite side of the first area. It is good also as a means which can display the said hold icon.

  According to such a configuration, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the status of the number of holdings (for example, whether or not it is changing or the remaining number of holdings). In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

  Further, the hold display means is a means capable of executing at least a hold reduction display, and the hold reduction display is a display for reducing at least the display number of the hold icon, and the hold display means is: In the holding reduction display when the number of holdings decreases to N−1, the holding icon displayed in the Nth area is moved and displayed to the N−1th area, and then the Nth The auxiliary icon below the area may be at least an erasable means.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the hold icon (the remaining number of holds) after the number of holds is reduced by deleting the auxiliary icons in accordance with the reduced hold icons. May be possible. In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

  In addition, when the hold display means moves and displays the hold icon displayed in the Nth area to the N-1th area in the hold decrease display, the hold display means is below the N-1th area. The auxiliary icon may be at least a means for continuing the display.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the hold icon (the remaining number of holds) after the number of holds is reduced by deleting the auxiliary icons in accordance with the reduced hold icons. May be possible. In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

  Further, the hold display means is a means capable of displaying at least the hold icon by a plurality of types of display modes, and at least one of the plurality of types of display modes is the first display mode (for example, 31 (b) is a hold icon PI21), and at least one of the plurality of types of display modes is a second display mode (for example, the variation icon VI2 of FIG. 31 (b)), and the prefetching The notice means may be a means capable of executing at least the prefetch notice by causing the hold display means to display the hold icon in the second display mode.

  According to such a configuration, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the change hold icon (change icon). In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

  In addition, it is possible to execute at least symbol stop display for stopping and displaying the symbol mode corresponding to the result of the determination of success / failure after performing symbol variation with the determination unit for determining whether or not the determination is correct (for example, the main control unit 300). Graphic display means (for example, special figure 1 display device 212, special figure 2 display device 214), and the holding display means corresponds to the symbol change after the symbol change is started. The change icon (for example, the change icon VI1 in FIG. 20C) can be displayed, and the hold display means changes the display mode of the change icon when the display mode change condition is satisfied. The hold display means displays the hold icon in the Nth area in the hold increase display after the change of the display mode of the variable icon is started. Prior to pressurization, the N-th regions (e.g., the second region 800b in FIG. 20 (e)) is at least capable of displaying means the auxiliary icon below the may be things.

  According to such a configuration, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the change hold icon (change icon). In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced. Further, by displaying the auxiliary icon in an increased manner in accordance with the hold icon, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the new hold icon (notifying the increase of the new hold icon in advance). .

  The hold display means is first display means (for example, the auxiliary icon region 920 in FIG. 44B), and the hold number can be displayed in a display mode different from the first display means. Second display means, for example, the icon display area 800 in FIG. 44 (b), and after the second display means performs the hold increase display, the hold increase display in the first display means is at least performed. It is good also as a thing.

  According to such a configuration, it may be possible to make the player easily recognize the presence of the hold icon. In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

  The gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is a gaming machine provided with display means (for example, a decorative symbol display device 208), and the display means can display at least an icon (for example, icon I). The display means is capable of displaying at least a suggestion display (for example, a display suggestion image SI), and the suggestion display is capable of at least suggesting a player a region where the icon is displayed. And the display means can at least hide the suggestion display, and the display means can at least redisplay the suggestion image that is not displayed when the icon is increased. It is a game table characterized by being.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to perform various effects based on the hold display effect. In some cases, the display suggestion image may make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the icon. In addition, when the display suggestion image is not displayed, another image can be displayed, so that more various effects can be performed.

  The display means can display the icon when the first condition is satisfied, and can display the suggestion display when the first condition is satisfied. Good.

  Further, the display means can display the icon when the first condition is satisfied, and can display the suggestion display when the second condition is satisfied. Good.

  Further, the second condition may be the same condition as the first condition, and the second condition may be a condition different from the first condition.

  The display means is capable of newly displaying the icon when a new display condition is satisfied, and capable of newly displaying the suggestion display when the new display condition is satisfied. Also good.

  Further, the display means may be capable of newly displaying the icon when a new display condition for the icon is satisfied, or the display means may satisfy the new display condition for the suggestion display. In this case, the suggestion display may be newly displayed.

  Moreover, the new display condition of the icon may be the same as the new display condition of the suggestion display, and the new display condition of the icon may be different from the new display condition of the suggestion display.

  The display means can redisplay the icon when the redisplay condition is satisfied, and can redisplay the suggestion display when the redisplay condition is satisfied. Good.

  Further, the display means may be capable of redisplaying the icon when the icon redisplay condition is satisfied, or the display means is configured when the suggestion display redisplay condition is satisfied. In addition, the suggestion display may be redisplayable.

  Further, the icon redisplay condition may be the same as the suggestion display redisplay condition, and the icon redisplay condition may be different from the suggestion display redisplay condition.

  Here, the re-display condition, the icon re-display condition, and the suggestion display re-display condition are, for example, the end of reach effect (super reach effect, etc.), the end of jackpot effect, the acquisition of start information, the end of other effect display (For example, when other effect displays are displayed so as to overlap icons).

  Further, the display means displays the suggestion display only when the icon display condition is satisfied (for example, when a ball is detected at the start opening of Special Figure 1 and start information is acquired). It may be.

  In addition, the display means may display the suggestion display (for example, when the entry information is detected and start information is acquired when the icon display condition is satisfied (for example, when a start ball is detected and the start information is acquired). (A suggestion display for the special figure 2 hold icon, etc.) may not be displayed.

  Moreover, even if the display means is satisfied when the icon display condition is satisfied (for example, when a ball is detected at the start opening of Fig. 1 and the start information is acquired), other conditions (for example, When the big hit effect, the super reach effect, or a specific effect mode among a plurality of effect modes is established, the suggestion display may not be displayed.

  The display means may display the suggestion display at least when the icon display condition is satisfied.

  In addition, the display means may establish the icon display condition and the suggestion display condition (for example, winning of the ordinary figure B and winning the ordinary figure effect, specific effect mode, end of super reach effect, end of jackpot effect). If there is, the suggestion display may be displayed.

  Further, the display means may display the suggestion display only when the suggestion display display condition is satisfied.

  Further, the display means may display the suggestion display at least when the suggestion display display condition is satisfied.

  The display means may display at least the suggestion display only when the suggestion display display condition is satisfied.

  In addition, the display means is when the suggestion display condition is satisfied (for example, winning of the ordinary figure B and winning the ordinary figure effect, specific effect mode, end of the super reach effect, end of the jackpot effect). Even if it exists, you may not display the said icon.

  In addition, the display means, when the suggestion display condition is established (for example, winning of ordinary figure B and winning ordinary figure effect, specific effect mode, end of super reach effect, end of jackpot effect) Even if there are other conditions (for example, there is no start information (hold is 0 state), big hit, super reach production, etc.), the icon may not be displayed. .

  The display unit may display at least the suggestion display when the suggestion display display condition and the third condition are satisfied.

  The display unit may display at least the icon when the icon display condition and the fourth condition are satisfied.

  Here, the third condition is that a specific production mode is in progress, a specific gaming state (for example, during electric support, during probability change, during latent change, time reduction, normal state (special low-accuracy map) Such as low accuracy), acquisition of start-up information, and reception of an error command when a notice with an icon displayed in the normal notice lottery process is won.

  The fourth condition is that the player is in a specific performance mode, is in a specific gaming state (for example, during electric support, during probability change, during latent change, time reduction, normal state (low special figure low probability normal figure low And the like), acquisition of start information, and reception of an error command in the case where a notice with an icon displayed in the normal notice lottery process is won.

  Further, the third condition may be the same condition as the fourth condition, and the fourth condition may be the same condition as the third condition.

  Note that “in the specific production mode” means, for example, the case where the “Yoshimune stage” or the “Princess stage” described in Example L is being produced. In other words, in the case of “Yoshimune stage”, even if you enter the electric chew, no suggestion display is displayed, but in the case of “princess stage”, the suggestion display appears when you enter the electric chew. Also good.

  Further, “display” here may indicate new display and re-display, and “display” may indicate new display or re-display. Also good.

  Further, the icon display condition here may be the first condition, the suggestion display condition may be the first condition, and the suggestion display condition is the second condition. May be.

  Further, the icon display condition may be a new display condition, the suggestion display condition may be a new display condition, the icon display condition may be a new icon display condition, The suggestion display condition may be a new display condition for suggestion display, the icon display condition may be a redisplay condition, the suggestion display condition may be a redisplay condition, The icon display condition may be an icon redisplay condition, and the suggestion display condition may be a suggestion display redisplay condition.

  In addition, the first condition, new display condition, and new icon display condition are: acquisition of start information (in the case of a hold icon), when the notice that the icon is displayed in the normal notice lottery process is won (in the case of a notice), For example, a condition for displaying an icon (such as an error notification icon) (when the first sub-control unit receives an error command such as a door opening sensor detection command or a payout error command) may be satisfied. These error commands are commands transmitted from the main control unit 300 or the payout control unit 600 according to the error state. When the first sub-control unit 400 receives the error command, the display unit (decorative pattern) is displayed. Display device 208, etc.), thereby displaying an icon.

  In addition, the second condition, the new display condition of the suggestion display, may be acquisition of starting information, winning of the ordinary figure B and winning of the ordinary figure effect, the end of the super reach effect, the end of the jackpot effect, and the like.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to perform various effects based on the hold display effect. In some cases, the display suggestion image may make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the icon. In addition, when the display suggestion image is not displayed, another image can be displayed, so that more various effects can be performed.

  The icon (for example, icon I) may be a hold icon (for example, hold icon PI).

  With such a configuration, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize that there is a hold icon (the number of holds).

  Further, the display means (for example, the decorative symbol display device 208) may be configured to at least re-display the display suggestion image (for example, the display suggestion image SI) that has been erased when the electronic support is in progress.

  With such a configuration, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize that the electric support is in progress. In some cases, the player can easily recognize that the icon I exists. .

  The display means (for example, the decorative symbol display device 208) may delete at least the display suggestion image after at least deleting the icon (for example, the icon I).

  With such a configuration, it may be possible for the player to recognize that the icon has been deleted.

  Further, the display suggestion image (for example, the display suggestion image SI) may be displayed at least at a first position of the display means (for example, the decorative symbol display device 208).

  With such a configuration, it is possible to make it easier for the player to understand the area where the icon is displayed, and thus the presence or absence of the icon, and to improve the interest of the game.

  Further, the suggestion display may be displayed at a predetermined position (for example, a first position) of the display means, and the suggestion display may be a position (for example, a first position) that is different for each display. May be displayed at (position).

  In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention includes a prefetching notice means (for example, a start-side winning sub-side prefetching notice execution process) that can execute at least a prefetching notice, and a number of hold icons (icon I, hold icon) corresponding to the number of holds. PI) at least a hold display means (for example, icon display area 800) capable of displaying, wherein the game stand is a pachinko machine, and the pre-reading notice means is provided on the hold display means. By displaying the hold icon in the first display mode, the pre-reading notice is a means that can be executed at least, and the hold display means is a means that can execute at least a hold increase display, and the hold increase display and Is a display that at least increases the display number of the hold icon, and the hold display means displays the hold icon in the Nth area. In addition, by not displaying the hold icon in the (N + 1) th area, it is means for at least indicating that the number of holds is N, and the hold display means is configured to display the case where the number of holds increases to N. In the hold increase display, the suggestion image (for example, the display suggestion image SI) that has not been displayed before increasing the hold icon in the Nth area can be displayed. It is an image that suggests to the player the area where the hold icon is displayed, and the hold display means is means capable of executing at least a hold reduction display, and the hold reduction display is the display of the hold icon. The holding display means displays in the Nth area in the holding reduction display when the holding number is reduced to N−1. Said hold icons are after moving displayed on N-1 th region is at least erasable means the suggestion images, it is the amusement machine characterized by.

  According to such a configuration, before the hold icon is increased during the hold increase display, in the display area of the hold icon that is newly increased, the image suggests the display area of the hold icon and is not displayed. By displaying the suggestion image in advance, that is, by increasing the suggestion image in accordance with the increased hold icon, it is easy for the player to recognize the presence of the newly increase hold icon. Notification). Further, by deleting the suggestion image in accordance with the reduced hold icon, it may be possible to make it easier for the player to recognize the presence of the hold icon (the remaining hold number) after the hold number has decreased. In addition, there are cases where a variety of performances are possible and the interest of the player can be enhanced.

  Further, in the hold reduction display, the hold display means continues to display the suggestion image at least when the hold icon displayed in the Nth area is moved and displayed to the N−1 area. It may be a means.

  Further, the number of holds may be M at the maximum, and the hold display unit may be a unit that does not have the (M + 1) th area.

  Further, the hold display means displays the hold icon in the first to Nth areas and does not display the hold icon in the (N + 1) th area, so that the number of holds is at least N. It may be a means to show.

  The hold display means is means for displaying the hold icon in a second area adjacent to the first area, and the hold display means is an area adjacent to the opposite side of the first area. It may be a means capable of displaying the hold icon.

  Further, the hold display means is a means capable of displaying at least the hold icon by a plurality of types of display modes, and at least one of the plurality of types of display modes is the first display mode (for example, 31 (b) is a hold icon PI21), and at least one of the plurality of types of display modes is a second display mode (for example, the variation icon VI2 of FIG. 31 (b)), and the prefetching The notice means may be means capable of executing at least the prefetch notice by causing the hold display means to display the hold icon in the second display mode.

  In addition, it is possible to execute at least symbol stop display for stopping and displaying the symbol mode corresponding to the result of the determination of success / failure after performing symbol variation with the determination unit for determining whether or not the determination is correct (for example, the main control unit 300). Graphic display means (for example, special figure 1 display device 212, special figure 2 display device 214), and the holding display means corresponds to the symbol change after the symbol change is started. The change icon (for example, the change icon VI1 in FIG. 20C) can be displayed, and the hold display means changes the display mode of the change icon when the display mode change condition is satisfied. The hold display means is the Nth region (for example, FIG. 20 (e)) in the hold increase display after the change of the display mode of the fluctuation icon is started. Before increasing the hold icon in the second region 800b) of the suggested image on the N-th region can be at least capable of displaying means.

  The hold display means is a means capable of displaying the hold icon in a first hold display area (for example, the icon display area 800 in FIGS. 44A and 44B), and the hold display means Means capable of displaying the number of holds in a display mode different from the hold icon in a second hold display area (for example, the auxiliary icon area 920 in FIG. 44B) different from the first hold display area. In addition, after the holding increase display is performed in the first holding display area, the holding increase display is at least performed in the second holding display area.

  In addition, an effect control means (for example, the first sub-control unit 400) capable of executing effect control is provided, and the effect control means is a means capable of executing control for causing the hold display means to display an image relating to hold. Also good.

  As described above, the gaming machine (for example, pachinko machine 100) of the present invention is a gaming machine provided with image display means (for example, the decorative symbol display device 208), and the image display means has a plurality of types. A display capable of displaying, one type of display of the plurality of types of display is a hold display, the hold display is a display that performs a display corresponding to the number of holds, In the image display means, a first hold display (for example, a hold icon PI) may be displayed as the hold display, and the first hold display is displayed when the number of holds is 1 or more. The image display means may display a second hold display (for example, auxiliary icon PIA, special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1, special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2) as the hold display. Ri, the second hold display and is of a display displayed regardless of the number of the pending, it is the amusement machine according to claim.

  According to such a configuration, the second hold display is displayed regardless of the number of holds. For example, even if the hold is 0, the number (0) is displayed. It may be easier to recognize (the hold is 0) and make it easier for the player to participate in the game.

  The display is configured to increase the number of the first hold display according to the increase in the number of the hold (hereinafter referred to as “first increase display”). As the first increase display when the number increases to N, the region image that has not been displayed (for example, the display suggestion image SI) is configured to be displayed on the image display means. May be an image of an area where the first hold display is displayed.

  Further, in accordance with the increase in the number of holdings, the holding is performed by changing a part of the second holding display (for example, the portion of “× N (N is a number)” of the special icon 1 auxiliary icon PIA1). Is displayed (hereinafter referred to as “second increase display”), and the display mode of the second increase display (for example, “× 0” is gradually thinned). The display mode of the change animation in which the “x1” becomes gradually darker, the display mode of numbers, the display period, etc., change the display mode of the first increase display (for example, the hold icon PI changes to a different image in one frame) Display modes, display with icons, display periods, etc.) may be different.

  The first hold display is a hold icon (for example, hold icon PI), and when the number of holds is N, N hold icons are displayed. It may be a thing.

  The second hold display is a hold number display. When the number of holds is N, the hold number display indicates that the number of holds is N. It may be.

  The image display means includes a first image display means (for example, a first display device (main display device) 208A) and a second image display means (for example, a second display device (sub display device) 208B). May be included.

  Further, the image display means may be one image display means.

  Further, in accordance with the decrease in the number of holdings, the holding is performed by changing a part of the second holding display (for example, the portion of “× N (N is a number)” of the special icon 1 auxiliary icon PIA1). It may be configured to perform a display notifying that the decrease has occurred.

  The first hold display is configured to be displayed in a first display area of the image display means, and the second hold display is the first display area of the image display means. May be configured to be displayed in different second display areas.

  According to such a configuration, even if there is a case where the first hold display is hidden or hidden in the first display area due to another effect display, the second hold in the second display area. In some cases, the display can continue, and the player can always be aware of the number of holds.

Further, the second hold display may display 0 in a part of the second hold display when the number of holds is zero.
The area image may be a display suggesting the display area of the hold display.
The game machine may be a pachinko machine.
In addition, the game table (for example, pachinko machine 100) of the present invention is a game table provided with image display means (for example, a decorative symbol display device 208), and the image display means can display a plurality of types of displays. One type of the plurality of types of display is a hold display, and the hold display is a display that performs display corresponding to the number of holds, and the image display means The first hold display (for example, hold icon PI) may be displayed as the hold display, and the first hold display is a display that is displayed when the number of holds is 1 or more. And the image display means may display a second hold display (for example, auxiliary icon PIA, special figure 1 auxiliary icon PIA1, special figure 2 auxiliary icon PIA2) as the hold display. The hold display is a display that is displayed regardless of the number of the hold, and the first hold display is configured to be displayed in a first display area of the image display means, and the second display The hold display may be configured to be displayed in a second display area different from the first display area of the image display means.

  Even if the configuration requirements are included only in each of the embodiments (examples) and modifications described above, the configuration requirements may be applied to other embodiments (examples) and modifications. Good.

  Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine, for example, a plurality of reels provided with a plurality of types of symbols, a start lever for instructing rotation of the reels, and each reel. , A stop button for individually stopping the rotation of the reels, lottery means for determining whether or not an internal winning of a plurality of types of winning combinations is won by lottery, and reel rotation based on the lottery result of the lottery means Whether the symbol combination displayed by the reel stop control means for performing stop control related to the stop of the reel and the reels stopped based on the lottery result of the lottery means is a symbol combination determined in advance corresponding to the winning combination internally A determination means for determining whether or not the symbol stop mode is a predetermined winning mode, and a payout control unit that performs a game medium payout process for paying out a game medium corresponding to the predetermined winning mode; It is also suitable, such as a slot machine equipped.

  In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention can be applied to an enclosed gaming machine. Here, the “enclosed game machine” is one in which a ball is enclosed in a game machine and the enclosed game ball is circulated and used. This enclosed game machine may use an enclosed ball as a launch ball, and payout of the ball may be executed by credit. In addition, the main control unit, the first sub control unit, and the second sub control unit may be configured as a single chip, or the main control unit and the first sub control unit may be configured to allow bidirectional communication. Good. Moreover, while enabling bidirectional communication between the main control unit and the first sub control unit, communication from the first sub control unit to the second sub control unit may be one-way communication.

  In addition, the actions and effects described in the above-described plurality of embodiments only list the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are included in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what has been described. Moreover, the content of any of the above-described embodiments (examples) may be applied to the configurations of other embodiments (examples) to expand the range of games. . Further, by applying the contents described in any one of the plurality of embodiments described above to the configuration of one example in the same (or different) embodiment, the game can be further improved. You may be able to widen the width.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Pachinko machine 208 Decoration symbol display apparatus 208a-208c Symbol display area 208d Effect display area 212 1st special figure display apparatus 214 2nd special figure display apparatus 218 1st special figure reservation lamp 220 2nd special figure reservation lamp 300 Main control part 400 1st sub control part 500 2nd sub control part

Claims (7)

A game machine with image display means,
The image display means is means capable of displaying a plurality of types of display,
One type of display among the plurality of types of display is a pending display,
The hold display is a display that performs display corresponding to the number of holds,
In the image display means, a first hold display may be displayed as the hold display,
The first hold display is a display that is displayed when the number of holds is 1 or more,
In the image display means, a second hold display may be displayed as the hold display,
Said second hold display and is of, Ri display der displayed regardless of the number of the hold,
The first hold display is configured to be displayed in a first display area of the image display means,
The second hold display is configured to be displayed in a second display area different from the first display area of the image display means.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to claim 1,
In accordance with the increase in the number of the hold, the display is configured to increase the display number of the first hold display (hereinafter referred to as “first increase display”),
As the first increase display when the number of the suspension is increased to N, it is configured to display the non-display area image on the image display means,
The region image is an image of a region where the first hold display is displayed.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to claim 2,
In accordance with the increase in the number of holdings, a part of the second holding display is changed so as to display that the holding is increased (hereinafter referred to as “second increasing display”). Is composed of
The display mode of the second increase display is a display mode different from the display mode of the first increase display.
A game stand characterized by that. It is a game stand as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
The first hold display is a hold icon,
When the number of holdings is N, N holding icons are displayed.
A game stand characterized by that. It is a game stand as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4,
The second hold display is a hold number display,
When the number of holdings is N, the display indicating that the number of holdings is N by the holding number display.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to claim 2 ,
The area image is a display that suggests a display area of the hold display.
A game stand characterized by that. It is a game stand as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 6 ,
The game machine is a pachinko machine,
A game stand characterized by that.