JP6158491B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

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

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

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

The types of jackpots include not only the number of rounds, but also a jackpot in which the game state after the jackpot gaming state is a so-called probability change state, and a jackpot that is not a probability change state but a normal state (non-probability change state). In the probability variation state, there is an electric chew support (electric support) state in which the jackpot probability is high and the so-called electric tulip (electric chew) provided at the start winning opening is frequently opened.
In the non-probability change state, the jackpot probability is lower than in the probability change state, and the electric support state does not occur. However, when the time is short, the electric support state is generated with a low probability of jackpot.

The above-mentioned variable display game is started based on the winning of the game ball at the start winning opening, but the start of the variable display game is put on hold until the start condition of the variable display game is satisfied. For example, a maximum of four variable display games are put on hold. In this case, when a game ball is won at the start winning opening, a random number for determining whether or not the big hit is obtained is acquired, and when the variable display game is started, the lottery result of whether or not the big win is obtained using the random number Is determined.
Since the random number is acquired when the game ball wins the starting winning opening before the start of the variable display game, before the start of the variable display game, whether the variable display game on hold before the start is a big hit It is possible to determine whether or not (pre-reading determination).

In such a gaming machine, a winning sound may be generated when a game ball wins at various winning openings, and a winning notice effect may be performed using the winning sound.
For example, the winning sound generated when a game ball is won at the start winning opening is temporarily determined based on the random number acquired when the game ball is won at the starting winning opening as described above. In the case of winning, a gaming machine that generates a winning sound (notification sound) different from the winning sound in the case of a loss has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, when a game ball wins a start winning opening in a state where it is determined that a jackpot of a variable display game held based on a random number acquired as described above will occur, what is a normal winning sound? It has been proposed to generate different winning sounds (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2004-194960 A JP 2004-89706 A

  By the way, in the jackpot game state where the attacker repeatedly opens and closes, the variable display game is not played on the variable display device, the effect display for the jackpot game state is performed, and many game balls win the attacker in a relatively short time. become. Although the player is pleased that the jackpot has occurred, it is also a state waiting for the game ball as a winning ball to be paid out based on the jackpot occurrence, until the next variable display game is started, There is a risk of a relatively boring time.

For this reason, there are many pachinko gaming machines that perform a promotion effect for notifying that a promiscuous state is reached after a jackpot as a display effect during the jackpot gaming state. In other words, there is a demand for an effect that increases the player's expectation during the jackpot gaming state.
Further, in a normal game state in which a variable display game is played, in order to increase the player's sense of expectation, effects such as various notice effects are performed excessively. On the other hand, there is a possibility that the change in the winning sound at the time of winning the game ball at the start winning opening may result in an inconspicuous effect. In particular, when other notice effects overlap with the change in the winning sound, there is a possibility that the effect does not remain in the player's impression.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the player's expectation during the jackpot gaming state can be enhanced by the announcement effect using the winning sound to the attacker during the jackpot gaming state. An object is to provide a gaming machine that can effectively use the production.

In order to solve the above problems, a gaming machine of the present invention includes a gaming board including a gaming area in which a launched game ball flows down,
A start winning opening through which the game ball can win,
Random number acquisition means for acquiring and storing a random number used in a lottery for determining the winning or losing of a game that can be started based on the winning when a game ball wins the starting winning opening;
A lottery result determination means for determining a hit or loss based on the random number;
A variable winning device that can be opened and closed between a closed state in which the game ball cannot be won and an open state in which the game ball is easy to win; and
When the game determined to be a win by the lottery result determination means is finished, the winning game device can win a winning game ball in the variable winning device by repeating the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device which is normally closed. Per game control means for generating a gaming state;
In a gaming machine comprising
Advantageous state determining means for determining whether or not an advantageous state advantageous to a player is obtained after the predetermined number of times of the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device in the winning gaming state when the winning game state is reached. ,
When it is determined by the advantageous state determination means that the advantageous state is reached, the occurrence of the advantageous state is notified in advance by the first notification device at the opening / closing operation for the predetermined number of times in the winning gaming state. An advantageous state notification means capable of
A second notifying device that is capable of generating a winning sound when a game ball wins the variable winning device, and is different from the first notifying device;
When it is determined by the advantageous state determination means that the advantageous state is reached, when a game ball wins the variable winning device during the opening / closing operation before the predetermined number of opening / closing operations of the variable winning device, A winning sound changing lottery means for lottering whether or not to change the mode of the winning sound that can be generated by the second notification device to a special mode different from the normal mode at the normal time;
When the winning sound changing lottery means determines that the winning sound mode is changed from the normal mode to the special mode, the second notification device is controlled to change the winning sound mode to the special mode. And as a special mode, a winning sound control means for generating the winning sound in the special mode before the predetermined number of opening / closing operations of the variable winning device in the winning game state.

According to such a configuration, when an advantageous state advantageous to the player occurs after the predetermined number of opening / closing operations of the jackpot gaming state variable winning device, the advantageous state occurs during the predetermined number of opening / closing operations. A notice is given to notify
In the previous opening / closing operation, there is a case where the winning sound generated when the game ball wins the variable winning device changes from the normal mode to the special mode.

  Therefore, the player pays attention to the winning sound when winning the game ball to the attacker. During the jackpot game state, various notice effects are not frequently performed as usual, so that the player can easily pay attention to the change of the winning sound, and it is difficult to notice the change of the winning sound. Even in the production, the player's expectation can be sufficiently enhanced. Thereby, it becomes possible to prevent a situation in which the player gets bored during the jackpot gaming state.

  Note that the time after the predetermined number of opening / closing operations in the jackpot gaming state where the advantageous state occurs may be at the end of the predetermined number of opening / closing operations (immediately after the end) or at the end of the jackpot gaming state (end) Immediately after that), or after the jackpot gaming state is finished and until a predetermined number of variable display games are finished.

  In addition, the advance notification of the occurrence of the advantageous state for the predetermined number of times in the variable winning device during the jackpot gaming state may be performed when it is determined that the advantageous state will be achieved, or only when the lottery is won. Good.

  In addition, the non-advantageous state that is not the advantageous state and the advantageous state advantageous to the player are, for example, a normal state (non-probability change state) and a probability change state, a time-short state and a probability change state, a non-time-short state (normal state) and a time-short state. There are cases where a jackpot up to a predetermined number of rounds, a jackpot of more rounds, a case where there is no win on the variable display game held, and a case where there is a case where there is no win (holding continuous Chang). Note that the pending continuous change means that the variable display game held during the jackpot gaming state is a jackpot.

  In addition, the difference between the normal and special modes of the winning sound is basically the difference in sound (length difference, frequency difference, amplitude difference, frequency change method, frequency and amplitude change). However, for example, one of the normal mode and the special mode may be silent (no winning sound).

In the above configuration of the present invention, when a game ball wins at the start winning opening, the game that can be started based on the winning is suspended until a predetermined start condition is satisfied, and the start condition is Game start holding means for starting the game held earliest when established,
A holding game lottery result determination unit that determines a win or a miss of the game held by the game start holding unit based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition unit and outputs a determination result;
The advantageous state determination means determines a state in which the game determined to be a win by the held game lottery result determination means in the winning game state as the advantageous state. It is preferable.

  According to such a configuration, when there is a variable display game that becomes a variable display game held during the jackpot gaming state, that is, when a so-called hold continuous change is made, the winning sound is changed from the normal mode to the special mode. There is a possibility. Reservation chain is an opportunity for players to get a lot of prize balls in a short period of time. Can be increased.

In particular, since the player's expectation is raised by changing the winning sound before the reserved continuous channel is notified, the reserved continuous channel will be notified, so the player's expectation during the jackpot gaming state The feeling can be greatly enhanced.
This makes it possible to effectively use the effect of changing the winning sound.

  In addition, during the jackpot gaming state, there is a possibility that many game balls may win the variable winning device, and when a lottery is drawn for each winning game ball, it is produced by setting the lottery probability with the winning sound as a special mode. Can greatly change the way. For example, if the lottery probability is increased, special winning sound is generated frequently, and even if the winning sound is produced, the effect becomes conspicuous. Conversely, if the winning sound does not change during the jackpot gaming state in which the lottery probability is low and the pending consecutive Chang is fixed (before the predetermined number of opening / closing operations), the change in the winning sound If there is, there may be a case where the player does not notice. In this case, a sense of superiority is generated by noticing the change in the winning sound, and the expectation is enhanced.

  According to the present invention, in the case of pre-notifying the occurrence of an advantageous state advantageous to the player during the jackpot gaming state, it is possible to change the winning sound before the prior notification to enhance the player's expectation. In addition, since it is in the jackpot gaming state in which various notice effects are not performed, it is possible to effectively utilize an effect that may be inconspicuous, such as a change in winning sound.

It is a front view which shows the game area | region on the game board of the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the control person of the said pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the winning sound change control process performed with the said sub control apparatus of the said pachinko game machine.

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

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

  Here, in the variable display game of a special figure that stops and displays one type of special figure (stop symbol) from a plurality of types of special figures after the blinking display of the first and second special figure display devices 4a and 4b, There are a first variable display game played on the special figure display device 4a and a second variable display game played on the second special figure display device 4b. The first variation display game and the second variation display game are not played at the same time, and the second variation display game is preferentially started over the first variation display game based on the start condition of the variation display game described later. The In other words, when the second variable display game that can be started is put on hold as described later, the start condition for the first variable display game is not satisfied. Also, the decorative symbol variation display game displayed on the variable display device 3 is displayed substantially simultaneously with the first variation display game or the second variation display game being executed of the first variation display game or the second variation display game. At the same time, the game is substantially the same as the first or second variation display game being executed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The main control unit 15 includes a main control device 14 composed of, for example, a one-chip microcomputer for a gaming machine. The main control device 14 includes a CPU 14a that executes a program, a program and data used in the program. The stored ROM 14b and the program read from the ROM 14b are recorded so as to be executable, and the RAM 14c that stores data generated based on the execution of the program, various data read from the ROM 14b, and the like, and a clock (frequency) signal for synchronization 14d, a hard random number generation circuit 14e for generating a random number (pseudorandom number) used for determining the jackpot of the variable display game, and the like.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  Further, the main control device 14 as a lottery result determination means performs a lottery process for determining whether the first variation display game and the second variation display game are big hits or not based on the start winning signal described above.

  Further, the main control device 14 as the game state control means is configured to display the first variation display game or the second variation display game indicating either the big hit or the loss based on occurrence of the probability variation game state or the like. The probability that the first variation display game and the second variation display game are big hits by the lottery process is shifted to a higher probability state than the low probability state, and the first variation display game is performed by the lottery process based on the occurrence of the normal gaming state. And the transition control which transfers the probability that the 2nd fluctuation display game will be a big hit to the low probability state lower than the high probability state is performed.

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

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

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

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

  In addition, the sub-control device 30 is connected to a speaker 35 via a sound processor 34 and an amplifier as a voice control unit, and controls output of effect sound, voice, music, etc. for production. Further, in this embodiment, the sub-control device 30 is based on the big winning command output from the main control device 14 to which the detection signal (large winning ball detection signal) from the big winning ball detection sensor 63 of the attacker 6 is inputted. Thus, using the sound processor 34 and the speaker 35 as the winning sound generating means, the winning sound for the special winning opening 61 is generated.

  Note that there are two types of winning sounds for the grand prize winning opening 61: a normal-type winning sound and a special-type winning sound, as will be described later, and one of these two types of winning sounds is selected as described later. Generated winning sound. Note that the sub-control device 30 stores sound data of winning sounds, and generates winning sounds using these sound data. Note that the winning sound is generated not only when the game ball wins at the grand prize winning opening 61 but also when the game ball wins at the first and second start winning openings 52 and 54 and the general winning opening 10. It may be a thing.

In addition, an effect button (effect operation means) 36 provided near the upper plate of the pachinko gaming machine is connected to the sub control device 30 as the effect input control means, and the effect button (effect operation means) 36 is effective. When the effect button 36 is operated in a state, an ON signal from the effect button 36 (switch) is sent to the sub-control device 30, and the sub-control device 30 is prepared for the case where the effect button 36 is operated. The image display and sound output for the production are controlled.
In addition, when an effect movable accessory is provided on the game board 1, the sub control device 30 controls the effect movable accessory driving device 37 that operates the effect movable accessory, thereby producing a game effect by the effect movable accessory. To control.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In this embodiment, the type of jackpot is a probability change that the jackpot lottery probability after the jackpot gaming state becomes a power support state with a high probability in any number of rounds of 2 to 16 in the jackpot gaming state. There is a regular jackpot and a normal jackpot where the lottery probability after the jackpot gaming state becomes a non-electric support state with a low probability.
Note that the type of jackpot may be different between the first variation display game and the second variation display game.

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

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

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

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

  In the main control device 14 as the lottery result determination means, whether or not the jackpot is based on the random number obtained when the game ball wins the start winning opening 52 or 54, the jackpot type in the case of the jackpot, the jackpot or The determination of the lottery with the variation pattern of the deviation is performed when the start condition of the variation display game held corresponding to the acquired random number is satisfied. On the other hand, in the main control device 14 as the hold game lottery result determination means, when the game ball is won at the start winning ports 52 and 54 and a random number is acquired, the above determination is made using the acquired random number. The same pre-reading determination is performed, and winning hold information including information on whether or not the jackpot is won, the type of jackpot in the case of jackpot, and the variation pattern in the case of jackpot or deviation is transmitted to the sub-control device 30. ing.

  Therefore, the sub-control device 30 receives the winning hold information, so that when the game ball wins the start winning opening 52, 54, the big win or miss of the variable display game held and the jackpot in the case of the big win. It has information on the type and the variation pattern in the case of jackpot or the variation pattern in the case of deviation.

  If there is a big hit in the variation display game that is put on hold, the gaming state after the big hit gaming state based on the big hit changes from the probability change state to the non-probability change state, or changes from the non-probability change state to the probability change state.

  Therefore, in the pre-reading determination of the variable display game that has been held before and has not yet started, for example, the pre-reading determination is made during the probability changing gaming state, but the non-probability changing gaming state (the normal gaming state) in the actual determination. ), Or vice versa, the pre-reading determination may be made during the normal gaming state, but the actual determination may be performed in the probability variation gaming state.

  In this case, there may occur a case where the result of whether or not the big hit is different at the time of the prefetch determination and the actual determination time. In this embodiment, as will be described later, when there is a variable display game that is a big hit among the variable display games that are put on hold during the jackpot gaming state, a notification is given in advance to notify that. In this case, when the jackpot gaming state occurs with a probable jackpot or with a non-probable jackpot, if there is no jackpot in the pending variable display game, the notice will not be released In addition, even in a situation where the probability variation state and the non-probability variation state are switched as described above, it is necessary to accurately determine the big hit and the deviation.

  In this case, for example, in the jackpot determination table for non-probability variation (low probability) and the jackpot determination table for probability variation (high probability), the jackpot determination value registered in the determination table for non-probability variation is Be sure to include it in the decision table for probability variation. Then, when jackpot look-ahead determination is performed when a game ball wins at the start winning opening 52, 54, the determination result is determined using the determination table for non-probability change regardless of the probability change state or the non-probability change state. May be output as winning hold information.

  In this case, while the jackpot gaming state is in either the probability change state or the non-probability change state, it is not determined that there is a jackpot in the variable display game put on hold in the prefetch determination, but there is no jackpot When it is predicted that there is a big hit in the held variable display game, any of the held variable display games will be a big hit.

However, in the jackpot gaming state that has occurred after the end of the variable display game that will be a promising jackpot, there are many cases where no notice is given even if there is a jackpot on the pending variable display game.
Therefore, at the time of the prefetch determination in the main control device 14, both the prefetch determination using the non-probability change table and the pre-read determination using the probability change table are performed. It is good also as what outputs both prize-holding information for use.

  In the sub-control device 30 to which both the non-probability change winning hold information and the probability change winning hold information are input, whether the type of jackpot of the variable display game that is a jackpot for starting the jackpot gaming state is certain or not certain In the case of probability change, it is determined whether or not there is a variable display game that is a big hit in the variable display game that is put on hold using the probability change winning hold information. Is used to determine whether or not there is a variable display game that is a big hit among the variable display games that are put on hold. Thus, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the variable display game held during the jackpot gaming state has a jackpot regardless of whether the jackpot game state or not.

  Further, when the jackpot gaming state is started, the main control device 14 determines whether the jackpot type of the jackpot variable display game that has generated the jackpot gaming state is a probabilistic jackpot or a non-probability jackpot as described above. Judgment is made using the probability variation judgment table for probability variation jackpots, and the non-probability variation determination table is used for non-probability variation jackpots to determine the variation display game held, and this determination result is sub-controlled as, for example, jackpot prize winning suspension information To device 30. The sub-control device 30 refers to the jackpot winning prize hold information to determine whether or not there is a jackpot variable display game among the variable display games held at the start of the jackpot gaming state. Also in this case, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the variable display game held during the jackpot gaming state has a jackpot.

  Further, in this embodiment, the sub-control device 30 as the advantageous state notification means makes a big hit to the variable display game held during a predetermined number of rounds (predetermined number of opening / closing operations) in the big hit gaming state. When there is a variable display game that becomes, this is notified by an effect display of the variable display device 3 or by an audio output from the speaker 35. In this embodiment, the number of rounds described above is, for example, the fifth round (5R).

  For example, in the sub-control device 30 as the advantageous state determination means, there is a variable display game that becomes a big hit in the variable display game that is put on hold at the start of the big hit gaming state as described above in the probability change or the non-probability change as described above. Is determined based on the winning suspension information input from the main controller 14. When the variable display game that is a big hit is put on hold, for example, in the above-mentioned fifth round, for example, in the variable display device 3, for the advance notice that any of the variable display games that are put on hold will be a big win The notification effect is performed. Advantageous state determination means

Note that this notification is performed only when the variable display game held at the start of the jackpot gaming state has a jackpot, and a holding (ball) continuous change always occurs when notified. In addition, it is good also as what performs the false alert | report which does not generate | occur | produce a reservation continuous change even if it alert | reports.
In addition, when a reserved continuous change occurs, a notification may be performed without fail, or when a reserved continuous change occurs, a lottery may be performed, and notification may be performed only when a lottery is won.

  Also, at the start of the jackpot gaming state, the number of holds of the first variable display game and the number of holds of the second variable display game are not necessarily the upper limit of 4, respectively. By the time the game ball is won in the first start winning opening 52 or the second starting winning opening 54 until the number of holds increases, and the above-described winning hold information is input, until the fifth round is started. Each time the winning hold information is input, it may be determined whether there is a variable display game that is a big hit. As a result, if the reserved continuous channel is determined at least before the predetermined number of rounds is reached, it can be notified.

  As described above, there is a big win in the variable display game that is held based on the winning hold information at the start of the jackpot gaming state, and if the holding consecutive Chang is confirmed, the game ball to the above-mentioned attacker 6 A lottery is performed to determine whether or not the winning sound at the time of winning is changed from the normal mode to the special mode. This lottery is performed each time a game ball wins an attacker 6. However, the winning sound can be changed in rounds up to the fifth round as the predetermined number of rounds in which the advance notice of the above-mentioned reserved continuous change is performed. That is, it is set so that the winning sound can be changed by the sub-control device 30 as the winning sound control means only during the first round to the fourth round.

  In addition, when the number of hold of the first variation display game or the second variation display game has not reached the upper limit at the start of the jackpot gaming state, the occurrence of the pending consecutive change occurs after the jackpot gaming state as described above. It may be decided. Therefore, every time the start winning signal is input even during the jackpot gaming state as described above, the main controller 14 outputs the result as to whether or not the above-mentioned jackpot occurs as winning hold information. Based on this, it is determined whether or not there is a big hit in the variable display game held by the sub-control device 30, and if there is a big hit, whether or not the winning sound is changed to a special mode by lottery Can be determined.

Therefore, before the predetermined number of rounds, there is a case where the winning sound is changed from the normal mode to the special mode when there is a big win in the variable display game held during the jackpot game state.
Here, the difference between the normal mode of the winning sound and the special mode is, for example, length, volume (sound wave amplitude), pitch (sound wave frequency), pitch, tone, and time series of these. It is the difference in how to change what can be changed and how to synthesize multiple sounds. Further, the winning sound in either the normal mode or the special mode may be silenced and the other may be sounded.

  In addition, the lottery probability to change from the normal mode to the special mode can be arbitrarily set. As a high lottery probability, a special mode winning sound may be frequently generated during the round, or a jackpot game. It is good also as a lottery probability of the grade about whether or not a special winning sound is generated once in the state.

  In the lottery, for example, in the sub-control device 30 as the winning sound changing lottery means, when the above-mentioned large winning command is input from the main control device 14, a random number for lottery is acquired. The lottery is performed in the same manner as each lottery described above. For example, in the determination table for changing the winning sound, a plurality of determination values are set corresponding to the special mode, and the determination values are a part of values in the numerical range that can be taken by the random numbers described above. When a random number is acquired, if there is a determination value corresponding to the random number, the special mode is won. In the case of winning, the winning sound is changed from the normal mode to the special mode.

  In addition, it is good also as what has one or both of a normal aspect and a special aspect, or a plurality of types of winning sounds. That is, there may be two or more types of winning sounds in the normal mode, or two or more types of winning sounds in the special mode. In this case, for example, using a determination table in which determination values are assigned to all winning sounds, winning sounds to which a determination value that matches a random number is assigned are used.

Next, winning sound change control processing that is repeatedly performed every short period in the sub-control device 30 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, the winning sound change control process is a process in the big hit gaming state, and is a process in a state where the attacker 6 can open and close and a game ball can be won in the attacker 6. First, in the main control device 14, a detection signal is input from the big winning ball detection sensor 63, and a big winning command is output from the main control device 14.

  As described above, the winning sound change control process is a process performed every time a game ball is won to the attacker 6, and the main controller 14 notifies the sub-controller 30 that the game ball has been won by the attacker. It is determined whether or not a command has been input (step S1). If the game ball has not won the attacker 6, this process is terminated.

  In the case where the game ball wins the attacker 6, it is determined whether or not the current number of rounds in the big hit gaming state is smaller than the fifth round (predetermined number of rounds) (step S2), that is, from the first round to the fourth. It is determined whether or not it is a round. If the first round is not the fourth round, that is, if it is the fifth round or later, this process is terminated.

  In the case of rounds prior to the fifth round, whether or not there is a big hit in the variable display game held during the jackpot gaming state based on the presence or absence of the pending continuous change determined as described above. Determination is made (step S3). If the variable display game that is a big hit is not put on hold, the process is terminated.

  When the variable display game that is a big hit is put on hold, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to change the winning sound (step S4). As described above, whether the winning sound is set to the normal mode or the special mode is determined by lottery (step S5).

  That is, when winning the winning sound change lottery described above, that is, when the special mode is selected by lottery, the playing of the winning sound is started in the special mode (step S6), and the winning sound changing lottery is won. If not, that is, if the normal mode is selected by lottery, the reproduction of the winning sound is started in the normal mode (step S7). This process is terminated when the winning sound starts to be reproduced.

  As a result of this processing, in this gaming machine, the winning sound may change from the normal mode to the special mode in the round before the predetermined number of rounds in the jackpot gaming state when the game is held continuously. The change in the winning sound raises a sense of expectation that there may be a reserved continuous chain, and then a notification that the reserved continuous change is performed is performed at the opening / closing operation of the attacker 6 for a predetermined number of times. I felt satisfied that I had noticed the signs.

  Further, during the jackpot gaming state, the variable display game is not performed, and the effect display of the jackpot gaming state is performed, so that various notice effects during the variable display game are not performed. Therefore, since the notice effect that attracts the player's attention is not performed, it is possible to make the notice effect with a less noticeable effect called a winning sound stand out. That is, there are few cases where the user notices other notice effects and does not notice the change in the winning sound, and the effect of changing the winning sound can be used effectively.

  In this embodiment, the advantageous state is the occurrence of the reserved continuous change and the non-advantageous state is the state where the reserved continuous change is not made. However, the advantageous state may be the following state. For example, the types of jackpots include jackpots with a small number of rounds and jackpots with a large number of rounds. For example, for jackpots with a small number of rounds, the number of rounds that will be the final round is a predetermined number of rounds for reporting an advantageous state. The same, for example, a big hit with 5 rounds, and a big hit with a large number of rounds, for example, is a big hit with 15 rounds.

  That is, the advantageous state is a big hit of 15 rounds, and the unfavorable state is a big hit of 5 rounds. Therefore, if the advantageous state is not notified in the fifth round, the big hit gaming state ends in the fifth round, and when the advantageous state is notified, the big hit gaming state continues until the 15th round. Note that the number of rounds of the jackpot gaming state is determined by the above-mentioned type of jackpot of the variable display game, and is thus determined by the main controller 14 as the lottery result determination means at the start of the variable display game, and the jackpot gaming state start Sometimes it is in a state where it is possible to determine whether it is a big hit of 5 rounds or a big hit of 15 rounds.

  For example, at the start of a big hit gaming state or at the start of a variable display game that will be a big hit, it is determined whether the big round is a big hit or a round 15 big hit. A lottery to determine whether or not to change is performed. As described above, when a lottery is won, a special-type winning sound is reproduced, and when a lottery is lost, a normal-type winning sound is generated.

  Further, the advantageous state may be the probability variation state after the big hit gaming state, and the non-advantage state may be the non-probability variation state. This probability variation state or non-probability variation state is also determined as a jackpot type at the start of the variable display game that is a jackpot as in the case of the number of rounds described above, so that it can be notified when the jackpot gaming state is in an advantageous state It is in a state.

  Further, the advantageous state may be the above-described probability variation state (high probability state and electric support state), and the non-advantageous state may be a short time state (low probability state and electric support state). In this case as well, the probability display state or the short time state is determined as the type of jackpot at the start of the variable display game, which is a jackpot, so that it can be notified when the jackpot gaming state is in an advantageous state.

  Further, the advantageous state may be the above-mentioned short time state (low probability state and electric support state), and the non-advantageous state may be a normal state (low probability state and non-electric support state). Also in this case, since the type of jackpot is determined to be the short-time state or the normal state at the start of the variable display game, which is a jackpot, it is possible to notify when the jackpot gaming state is in an advantageous state.

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

1 Game board 2 Game area 6 Attacker (special variable prize device, variable prize device)
14 Main control device (game start holding means, random number acquisition means, lottery result determination means, hold game lottery result determination means, winning game control means, advantageous state determination means, advantageous state notification means)
30 sub-control devices (winning sound changing lottery means, winning sound control means)
34 Sound processor (winning sound generation means)
35 Speaker (winning sound generating means)
52 First Start Award Port 54 Second Start Award Port

Claims (2)

A game board having a game area in which the launched game ball flows down;
A start winning opening through which the game ball can win,
Random number acquisition means for acquiring and storing a random number used in a lottery for determining the winning or losing of a game that can be started based on the winning when a game ball wins the starting winning opening;
A lottery result determination means for determining a hit or loss based on the random number;
A variable winning device that can be opened and closed between a closed state in which the game ball cannot be won and an open state in which the game ball is easy to win; and
When the game determined to be a win by the lottery result determination means is finished, the winning game device can win a winning game ball in the variable winning device by repeating the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device which is normally closed. Per game control means for generating a gaming state;
In a gaming machine comprising
Advantageous state determining means for determining whether or not an advantageous state advantageous to a player is obtained after the predetermined number of times of the opening / closing operation of the variable winning device in the winning gaming state when the winning game state is reached. ,
When it is determined by the advantageous state determination means that the advantageous state is reached, the occurrence of the advantageous state is notified in advance by the first notification device at the opening / closing operation for the predetermined number of times in the winning gaming state. An advantageous state notification means capable of
A second notifying device that is capable of generating a winning sound when a game ball wins the variable winning device, and is different from the first notifying device;
When it is determined by the advantageous state determination means that the advantageous state is reached, when a game ball wins the variable winning device during the opening / closing operation before the predetermined number of opening / closing operations of the variable winning device, A winning sound changing lottery means for lottering whether or not to change the mode of the winning sound that can be generated by the second notification device to a special mode different from the normal mode at the normal time;
When the winning sound changing lottery means determines that the winning sound mode is changed from the normal mode to the special mode, the second notification device is controlled to change the winning sound mode to the special mode. And a winning sound control means for generating the winning sound in the special mode before the predetermined number of opening / closing operations of the variable winning device in the winning game state. When a game ball wins at the start winning opening, the game that can be started based on the winning is put on hold until a predetermined start condition is satisfied, and the earliest when the start condition is satisfied Game start holding means for starting the held game;
A holding game lottery result determination unit that determines a win or a miss of the game held by the game start holding unit based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition unit and outputs a determination result;
The advantageous state determination means determines a state in which the game determined to be a win by the held game lottery result determination means in the winning game state as the advantageous state. The gaming machine according to claim 1.

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