JP6160391B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine having a game area in which game balls are launched.

  Conventionally, among the various ball game machines, a so-called first type pachinko game machine is used while changing a plurality of symbols in a display area such as a liquid crystal display provided substantially at the center of the game board. Display (hereinafter, such display is referred to as “symbol change” or “change display”). This gaming machine shifts to a special game called so-called big hit, in which more prize balls can be obtained than a normal game when the combination of symbols when a plurality of rows of symbol variations are stopped becomes a specific aspect. It is known as a thing (for example, refer patent document 1). The variable display of symbols in the display area is not limited to simply displaying multiple symbols in a variable manner, but the time required for the variable display to be a big hit if one more symbols are aligned, such as the so-called reach screen. For example, an effect is made to increase the player's expectation, such as making it longer. In addition, a character image, background image, etc. can be used to create a story with a variation display of the symbol, probability variation to increase the efficiency of transition to special games, shortening the variation time, and ease of entering the starting prize opening. The player's expectation is also enhanced by the control to shift to the easy entry state.

  In such a gaming machine, when a transition is made to a special game, the grand prize opening is opened a plurality of times, and prize balls according to the number of balls entered into the opened big prize opening are awarded. Therefore, during the special game, the player expects to win a lot of prize balls by launching the game balls aiming for the big prize opening.

JP 2006-246964 A

  There are many gaming machines that offer different performances, but in fact, in any gaming machine, the maximum number of grand prize winning openings that can be opened during one special game is two, and each grand prize is It is necessary to open the mouth in a predetermined order. There are also restrictions on the opening period of the special prize opening during special games. Therefore, the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening during a special game may be similar between a plurality of gaming machines, and the game may become monotonous when attempting to acquire a prize ball aiming for the winning of the special winning opening. The inventor thought that there was.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to suppress monotonization of a game when aiming for a big winning opening and acquiring a winning ball.

  In order to solve the above problems, a ball game machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a game board in which a game area is formed, a start port provided at a predetermined position of the game area, and a predetermined position of the game area The game ball is placed in a position where a game ball that has been launched with the aim of giving a prize ball can be entered. The special winning entrance that triggers the game, the large entrance that is configured to be openable and closable, and the basic operation of the game. A main control device for controlling, and a sub-control device for controlling the effect of the game. The main control device includes special game control means for executing a special game that involves opening and closing of the big winning opening when a predetermined transition condition is satisfied in response to a ball entering the starting opening. The secondary control device opens the large entrance when the predetermined release criteria are satisfied, and determines that the release criteria is satisfied when the special winning entrance is entered at least in the predetermined gaming state. Opening / closing control means is included that allows a game ball that has entered the special prize opening to enter the large entrance by opening the entrance.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention may be mutually replaced between methods, apparatuses, systems, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, data structures, etc. This is effective as an embodiment of the present invention.

  According to the ball game machine of the present invention, it is possible to suppress monotonization of the game when attempting to acquire a prize ball aiming at the big winning opening.

It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the front side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the basic structure in the back side of a pachinko game machine. It is a figure which shows the functional block of the pachinko game machine in a present Example. It is a figure which shows typically a success / failure determination table. It is a figure which shows typically the prior success determination table referred by prior advance determination. It is a figure which shows a symbol determination table typically. It is a figure which shows typically the prior symbol determination table referred by prior symbol determination. It is a figure which shows typically the fluctuation pattern table referred in a normal state. It is a figure which shows typically the prior pattern determination table referred by the prior pattern determination in a normal state. It is a figure which shows the fluctuation pattern table for the deviation in a normal state in detail. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure around a big prize opening. It is a time chart which shows the relationship between the opening / closing timing of a big winning opening, a residual discharge detection period, and a minute waiting time in the opening / closing pattern of a big winning opening. It is a flowchart which shows the basic operation | movement process in a pachinko game machine. It is a flowchart which shows the winning process of S10 in FIG. 13 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the prior determination process of S28 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the whole process of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the prefetch process of S150 in FIG. 16 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the execution process of the special symbol fluctuation | variation process of S152 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the execution process of the decoration design change process of S154 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the special game control process of S16 in FIG. 13 in detail. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail a release process of S100 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the round effect process of S103 in FIG. 20 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows the closing process of S102 in FIG. 20 in detail. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the release process of S230 in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the closing process of S232 in FIG.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of games corresponding to the conventional type 1 pachinko gaming machine are mixed. The second game is preferentially executed so that the first game and the second game as the plurality of games are not executed simultaneously. In order to achieve both of these game characteristics, the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of start winning openings, a plurality of special symbol display devices, a plurality of holding lamps, and a plurality of large winning openings.

  In actual pachinko gaming machines, there is a restriction that the number of big prize openings on the game board is limited to two. In addition, the maximum number of winning prize openings that can be opened during one special game in which a plurality of unit games are executed is the upper limit, and the respective winning prize openings are not exclusively opened at the same time (in the predetermined order). It is necessary to release in a predetermined unit game number of special games). There are also restrictions on the opening period of the special prize opening for each unit game of the special game. Therefore, the opening and closing operations of the special prize opening in special games tend to be similar among a plurality of different gaming machines, and as a result, the game for obtaining a prize ball aiming for the prize winning in the special prize opening becomes monotonous. There is a risk that.

  Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, a special winning opening is provided at a position in the vicinity of the large winning opening as means for acquiring a winning ball other than the large winning opening. The special winning opening is a different winning opening from the big winning opening in that a game ball may always enter. However, unlike the special prize opening, the special prize opening has an inconspicuous appearance and has little effect on production. For this reason, in the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment, there is a pseudo large winning opening at a position where the gaming ball entering the special winning opening can enter, and the entering of the gaming ball is not a trigger for granting the winning ball. There will also be a entrance. Then, the opening / closing of the large entrance is controlled by the sub-board. As a result, under the restrictions imposed on actual pachinko machines, the player feels as if there is a new big prize opening that is not constrained by those restrictions, and aiming for a prize at the big prize opening Suppresses monotonous gaming when trying to win.

  FIG. 1 shows a basic structure on the front side of a pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is mainly composed of a gaming machine frame and a gaming board. The gaming machine frame of the pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11, a front frame 12, a transparent plate 13, a door 14, an upper ball dish 15, a lower ball dish 16, and a launch handle 17. The outer frame 11 has an opening and is a frame for fixing the pachinko gaming machine 10 to a position where it should be installed. The front frame 12 is a frame body that aligns with the opening portion of the outer frame 11, and is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The front frame 12 includes a mechanism for launching a game ball, a mechanism for detachably storing a game board, a mechanism for guiding or collecting the game ball, and the like.

  The transparent plate 13 is made of glass or the like and is supported by the door 14. The door 14 is attached to the front frame 12 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The upper ball tray 15 has mechanisms for storing game balls, sending out game balls to the launch rail, and extracting the game balls to the lower ball tray 16. The lower ball tray 16 has a mechanism for storing and extracting game balls. A speaker 18 is provided between the upper ball tray 15 and the lower ball tray 16, and a sound effect corresponding to the gaming state is output.

  The game board 50 has an out port 58, a first special symbol display device 70, a second special symbol display device 71, an effect display device 60, and a first start on a game area 52 defined by the outer rail 54 and the inner rail 56. Includes a winning opening 62, a second starting winning opening 63, a center decoration 64, a first big winning opening 91, a second big winning opening 92, an operation opening 68, a general winning opening 72, a special winning opening 260, and a large winning opening 264. . Furthermore, in the game area 52, a number of game nails, windmills, and the like (not shown) are installed.

  The first start winning port 62 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the first game, and the second start winning port 63 is provided as a start winning port corresponding to the second game. The first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 are provided at positions that are separated from each other to the extent that it is possible to make a goal with either of them depending on the strength of the game ball. The first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 are each on the left side of the game area 52 so that it is possible to aim at entering either one by the strength of the game ball according to the player's intention. The game balls that are installed on the right side are difficult to enter the other. For example, the first start winning opening 62 is provided at a position that makes it easier for a player to enter a ball when aiming at the left side of the game area 52 and firing relatively weakly, and the second start winning opening 63 is located on the right side of the game area 52. It is provided at a position where it is easy to enter the ball when aiming and launching relatively strongly.

  The first start winning opening 62 includes a start winning detection device 74. The start winning detection device 74 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the first start winning opening 62, and generates first start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. The second start winning opening 63 includes a start winning detection device 75, a normal electric combination 65, and a normal electric combination solenoid 76 for opening and closing the normal electric combination 65. The start winning detection device 75 is a sensor that detects the entrance of a game ball into the second start winning opening 63, and generates second start winning information indicating the winning at the time of entering. When the ordinary electric combination 65 is expanded by the driving force of the ordinary electric combination solenoid 76, the ease of entering the ball into the second start winning opening 63 is increased. In addition, since the second start winning opening 63 is provided in a narrow passage on the right side of the game area 52 as shown in the drawing, most of the game balls hitting strongly toward the right side are at least in the vicinity of the second starting winning opening 63. There is a high possibility that the second start winning opening 63 will be able to enter. On the other hand, the first start winning opening 62 is not provided with an ordinary electric accessory, and is provided at a position away from a narrow passage. Therefore, the second start winning opening 63 has an arrangement or configuration relationship such that the possibility of entering a ball is relatively higher than the first starting winning opening 62.

  The general winning opening 72 includes a plurality of general winning detecting devices 73 for detecting the entering of game balls. The general winning detection device 73 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 72, and generates general winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning.

  A first grand prize port 91 and a second major prize port 92 are provided adjacent to the lower right area in the gaming area 52 as upper prize holes. The first grand prize winning port 91 includes a winning prize detecting device 78 for detecting the entrance of a game ball, and a big prize winning port solenoid 80 for opening and closing the first big prize winning port 91. The winning detection device 78 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the first grand prize winning opening 91, and generates first big winning prize winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The second grand prize opening 92 includes a prize detection device 79 for detecting the entry of a game ball and a big prize opening solenoid 81 for opening and closing the second big prize opening 92. The winning detection device 79 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the second grand prize opening 92, and generates second big prize opening winning information indicating the winning at the time of winning. The first big winning opening 91 and the second big winning opening 92 are horizontally long that is opened as “big hit” or “small hit” when the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 stops in a predetermined manner. This is a square-shaped prize opening. That is, in the special game or the small hit game, both the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second big winning prize port 92 are alternately opened.

  The first big winning opening 91 and the second big winning opening 92 are so-called attacker-type lid opening / closing type balls. For example, the open state of the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second grand prize winning port 92 is a state in which a game ball is received and guided to the inside of the grand prize winning port (entrance ball opening) by opening the lid part in a protruding state. is there. On the other hand, the closed state of the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second grand prize winning port 92 is a state in which the game ball passes as it is without being guided to the inside of the big prize winning port because the lid portion is closed. In this case, the game ball does not enter the big prize opening and the prize ball cannot be obtained.

  As a modified example, the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second grand prize winning port 92 are changed from a state in which a member called a Bero electric chew to guide the game ball to the inside of the big prize winning port is protruded. Accordingly, the entrance may be of a type that switches from a state in which entry is not possible to a state in which entry is possible. As another modified example, a ball entrance (sliding attacker) that opens and closes in a sliding manner may be used. For example, a movable member covers the upper part of the entrance so as to hinder entry into the entrance, and the movable member slides and becomes buried so that entry into the entrance is possible. It may be a type of entrance. As a further modification, the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second grand prize winning port 92 may be different types of ball entrances. For example, one is a lid opening / closing type and the other is a bellows electric type. Also good.

  The special winning opening 260 is a winning opening that is used as a trigger for paying out a winning ball when a game ball is entered, and includes a special winning detecting device 262. The special prize detection device 262 is a sensor that detects the entry of a game ball into the special prize opening 260, generates special prize information indicating the fact when the game ball enters (in other words, passes), and will be described later. The main board 102 is notified. The special winning opening 260 may be configured as the same as the general winning opening 72, and the special winning detection device 262 may be configured as the same as the general winning detection device 73. It can be said that the special winning opening 260 is a structure provided with a width area in which one game ball can pass at the same time, and a line sensor for detecting the passage of the game ball in the area.

  The special winning opening 260 is provided in the vicinity of the first big winning opening 91 and the second big winning opening 92, and is struck out strongly aiming at the first big winning opening 91 and the second big winning opening 92 (so-called The game ball (right-handed) can enter the special winning opening 260. In addition, the entrance member of the special prize opening 260 is formed obliquely and is configured to guide the game ball toward the first big prize opening 91 and the second big prize opening 92. In other words, the outer frame of the special prize opening 260 is a guiding member that guides the game ball to the first big prize opening 91 and the second big prize opening 92. Accordingly, the game balls that have not been dropped into the special prize opening 260 among the game balls that have been hit harder toward the right side are configured to easily fall into the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92. ing. In other words, since the special winning opening 260 is provided upstream of the big winning opening in the flow path of the right-handed gaming ball, the gaming ball enters the special winning opening 260 before entering the big winning opening. There is a possibility that a game ball that has not entered the special prize opening 260 is likely to enter the big prize opening.

  The big entrance 264 has a design and a function as a pseudo big prize entrance, and the entrance entrance for showing the player as if the third big prize entrance was provided on the appearance of the pachinko gaming machine 10. It is. The large entrance 264 is common in appearance to the entrance of a design that is the same as or similar to at least one of the first grand entrance 91 and the second grand entrance 92, for example, at least one of shape, pattern, and color. Configured as a entrance. Specifically, the large entrance 264 is a so-called attacker-type lid opening / closing type entrance similar to the first grand prize opening 91 and the second big prize opening 92. However, unlike other winning holes, entering a game ball does not trigger a payout. In other words, the large entrance 264 is an entrance for an effect that is opened and closed for the effect of the pachinko gaming machine 10, and its opening and closing is controlled by the sub board 104 as will be described later.

  The big entrance 264 is a position where a game ball that has entered the special prize opening 260 can enter, in other words, in the middle of a route in which the game ball that has entered the special prize entrance 260 is discharged to the outside of the game area 52. Is provided. In the present embodiment, the large winning opening 264 is a position adjacent to the large winning opening, and is provided immediately below the special winning opening 260.

  The large entrance 264 includes a large entrance solenoid 266 for opening and closing the large entrance 264. When the big entrance 264 is in an open state, the game balls that have entered the special prize entrance 260 also drop into the big entrance 264. The big ball opening 264 is located in the vicinity of the first big winning port 91 and the second big winning port 92, and the appearance thereof is similar to the first big winning port 91 and the second big winning port 92. Therefore, although it is actually a chance to enter the special winning opening 260, it is easy for the player to feel as if the winning ball has been paid out by entering the large entrance 264. When the large entrance 264 is in a closed state, the game balls that have entered the special prize entrance 260 pass through the front of the large entrance 264 without entering the large entrance 264, and are left as they are. Flow to mouth 58.

  An effect display device 60 is provided in the approximate center of the game area 52, and a first special symbol display device 70 corresponding to the first game and a second special symbol display device 71 corresponding to the second game are provided at the lower left of the game area 52. They are provided adjacent to each other on the left and right. The first special symbol display device 70 displays the variation of the first special symbol 192 corresponding to the first game, and the second special symbol display device 71 displays the variation of the second special symbol 193 corresponding to the second game. Is displayed. The first special symbol 192 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the first lottery performed when the game ball enters the first start winning opening 62, and its variable display is stopped in a predetermined hit state. A big hit as a special game occurs. The second special symbol 193 is a symbol corresponding to the result of the second lottery performed when the game ball enters the second start winning opening 63, and its variable display is stopped in a predetermined hit mode. A big hit as a special game occurs. The first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71 are display means composed of, for example, 7 segment LEDs, and the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol display 193 are combinations of a plurality of types of segments, respectively. It is represented by The special symbol represented by the combination of segments does not necessarily have a body of letters or numbers, and may be a symbol that has no meaning in general and is formed by a combination of segments constituting the 7-segment LED. Further, the 7-segment LED may be composed of 8 segments including 7 segments forming “eight-letter shape” and 1 segment representing “dot”. In this case, a numerical value for 8 bits can be expressed by combining 8 segments. Further, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol display device 71 are made of LED dot arrays that are not 7-segment LEDs, and a plurality of types of first special symbols 192 and 2 A special symbol 193 may be expressed.

  In the display area 194 of the effect display device 60, the variation of the decorative symbol 190 linked to the first special symbol 192 or the decorative symbol 190 linked to the second special symbol 193 is displayed. The effect display device 60 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The decorative symbol 190 is a symbol for visually producing the first lottery result display shown by the first special symbol 192 or the second lottery result display shown by the second special symbol 193. The effect display device 60 displays, as the decorative symbol 190, for example, a plurality of rows of symbol variation moving images simulating a slot machine game in the display area 194. The effect display device 60 is constituted by a liquid crystal display in this embodiment, but may be constituted by other display means such as a mechanical drum or LED. Since the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 do not necessarily have a role of production, in this embodiment, the first special symbol display device 70 and the second special symbol at the lower left of the production display device 60 are used. In the case of adopting a technique in which the symbol display device 71 displays an inconspicuous size but does not display a decorative symbol by giving a special role to the special symbol itself, the special symbol is displayed like the effect display device 60. May be displayed on a liquid crystal display. In addition, as will be described later, the effect display device 60 also displays an effect indicating entry into the large entrance 264.

  The operation port 68 is provided at the right side position of the game board 50. The operation port 68 includes a passage detection device 69. The passage detection device 69 is a sensor that detects the passage of the game ball to the operation port 68, and generates passage information indicating the passage at the time of passage. The passing of the game ball to the operation port 68 triggers a lottery for expanding the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start winning prize port 63.

  When the player turns the launch handle 17 by hand, the game balls stored in the upper ball tray 15 are guided one by one to the inner rail 56 and the outer rail 54 with a strength corresponding to the turning angle, thereby playing the game area. To 52. When the player fixes the rotation position of the firing handle 17 by hand, the game ball is repeatedly fired at regular time intervals. The game ball launched to the upper part of the game area 52 falls in a direction according to the way of hitting while hitting a plurality of game nails and windmills. When a game ball falls into each of the general winning opening 72, the first starting winning opening 62, the second starting winning opening 63, the first large winning opening 91, the second large winning opening 92, and the special winning opening 260, A winning ball corresponding to the type of winning opening is paid out to the upper ball tray 15 or the lower ball tray 16. A game ball dropped into each winning hole such as the general winning hole 72 is processed as a safe ball, and a game ball dropped into the out hole 58 is processed as an out ball. Each winning opening includes a gate type through which a game ball passes. In this application, “incoming”, “entering”, and “winning” include “passing”.

  When the game ball enters the first start winning opening 62, the first special symbol 192 is variably displayed on the first special symbol display device 70, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed on the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. When the game ball enters the second start winning opening 63, the second special symbol 193 is variably displayed on the second special symbol display device 71, and the decorative symbol 190 is variably displayed on the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. The variation display of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is stopped after the lapse of the variation time determined prior to the display. When the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a big hit mode, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the first big prize opening 91 is started Is done. At this time, the decorative pattern 190 simulating the game of the slot machine takes a display mode in which the three patterns are matched. When the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a big hit mode, the game shifts to a special game that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game, and the opening / closing operation of the second big prize opening 92 starts. Is done.

  The special game is a game in which the unit game in which the first grand prize port 91 or the second grand prize port 92 is opened is repeated a plurality of times, and in this embodiment, the unit game is repeated four times or sixteen times. However, there are a plurality of types of special games with different opening times for the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 even with the same number of unit games. Hereinafter, a special game having a relatively long opening time is referred to as a “long open special game”, and a big hit of four unit games is called a “4R long open big hit”, and a big hit of 16 times is called a “16R long open big hit”. Also, a special game with a relatively short opening time is referred to as a “short opening special game”, and a big hit of four unit games is called a “4R short open big hit”, and a 16 big hit is called a “16R short open big hit”. In the case of a long open special game, the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 is once closed when it is opened for about 30 seconds or when 10 or more game balls are dropped. The unit game ends. In the case of a short opening special game, the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second big winning prize port 92 is temporarily closed when it is opened for about 0.2 seconds, thereby completing one unit game. In the case of short-open special games, it may be one of the end conditions of unit games that 10 or more game balls may drop in, but due to the short opening time, the drop of game balls is almost expected It is a game that can not be. In this way, even if the number of unit games is the same, the long-open special game that can get enough balls and the short-open special game that can hardly get a lot of balls will greatly increase the player's profit. Different.

  The big entrance 264 of this embodiment is opened when a game ball enters the special prize entrance 260 during execution of a special game triggered by a 16R long open big hit or a 16R short open big hit. The During a special game or a normal game triggered by a 4R long open big hit or a 4R short open big hit, the closed state is maintained even if a game ball enters the special winning opening 260.

  When the first special symbol 192 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in a predetermined small hit mode, the game shifts to a small hit game constituted by one unit game, and the first big winning opening 91 and the second big winning prize are made. The opening / closing operation of the mouth 92 is executed. When the second special symbol 193 and the decorative symbol 190 at the time of the stop are in the small hit state, the game also shifts to the small hit game, and the opening / closing operation of the first big winning port 91 and the second big winning port 92 is executed. In one unit game constituting the small hit game, the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second big winning prize port 92 repeats opening for about 0.2 seconds 4 or 16 times. As a result, the game is difficult to distinguish from the 4R short opening special game or the 16R short opening special game in appearance.

  When a special game occurs and a predetermined condition such as a lottery is satisfied, the probability game (hereinafter referred to as “probability change”) or the reduction in the time required for the change (hereinafter referred to as “time reduction”) as a specific game after the special game ends. Is started). During the probability change, a lottery with a higher probability of jackpot than the normal probability state is performed, and a new special game is generated relatively early. The probability variation state is continued until the first special symbol 192 or the second special symbol 193 is a big hit. In the case of a long open special game, the probability change may or may not be started after the end, but in the case of a short open special game, the probability change is always started after the end.

  Time reduction is a state in which the variation time of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is shortened from the normal state. The variation time of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is returned to the original variation time after a predetermined number of variations, for example, 100 variations are displayed, but reaches the number of variations. If a big hit occurs before, the time reduction ends. Due to the shortening of time, the variation time of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 is shortened, so that a big hit occurs compared to the normal state where the symbol variation is performed with the normal variation time. Time can be shortened, and the ease of winning the jackpot can be relatively enhanced.

  When the game ball passes through the operation port 68, a symbol called a normal symbol is variably displayed on the normal symbol display device 59 for a predetermined time. The normal symbol display device 59 is provided on the right side of the first grand prize winning opening 91. In this embodiment, the two lamps alternately turn on and off alternately, and the normal symbol display is expressed. The lottery result of a normal symbol is represented by whether it stops with the light on. When the normal symbol variation display stops in a predetermined hit state after the lapse of a predetermined time, the normal electric accessory 65 of the second start winning opening 63 is expanded for a predetermined time.

  During the time reduction of the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190, the easy entry state, which is one of the specific games, is performed. The easy entry state is a state in which the ease of entering the second start winning opening 63 is improved by performing the normal symbol time reduction, the probability variation of the normal symbol lottery, and the opening extension of the ordinary electric accessory 65. is there. The normal symbol time reduction is a state in which the variation time of the normal symbol is shortened from the normal state. The probability variation of the normal symbol lottery is a state where the probability of winning the normal symbol lottery is higher than the normal state. The opening extension of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is a state in which the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 65 is longer than the normal state. As described above, in the easy entry state, the possibility that the number of fluctuations of the normal symbol per certain time increases as compared to the normal state increases, and the ease of entering the second start winning opening 63 also increases. There is a high possibility that the number of balls entering the 2-start winning prize opening 63 will increase. Therefore, the first special symbol 192, the second special symbol 193, and the decorative symbol 190 are shortened and easy to enter, so that during that period, a winning ball can be obtained by entering the second start winning opening 63 by so-called right-handed hitting. As a result of the increased opportunity, it becomes possible to continue playing while suppressing the decrease in possession.

  Note that the easy entry state in this embodiment is that it is easy to enter the second start winning opening 63 using the three functions of normal symbol time reduction, normal symbol lottery probability change, and normal electric accessory 65 opening extension. Increase sex. However, as a modified example, it is possible to use one or two of these three functions to increase the ease of entering the second start winning opening 63. Thus, even if only a part of the three functions is used, it is possible to improve the ease of entering the second start winning prize port 63. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which switches according to a gaming state at least any one of three functions by the period to implement and the period which does not implement.

  A center ornament 64 is provided around the effect display device 60. The center decoration 64 has functions such as a flow path of the game ball, protection of the effect display device 60, and decoration. Game effect lamps 90 are provided above and below the center ornament 64, and play a role of production by blinking or the like. The first special figure holding lamp 20 corresponding to the first game is provided above the first special symbol display device 70, and the second special figure holding lamp 21 corresponding to the second game is the second special symbol display device 71. The ordinary symbol holding lamp 22 corresponding to the normal symbol variation is provided below the normal symbol display device 59. Each of the first special figure hold lamp 20 and the second special figure hold lamp 21 is composed of two lamps, and the lottery value hold for each of the first game and the second game is held depending on the number of lights or the number of blinks. Display a number. The number of lottery values held in the first special figure holding lamp 20 is the number of lottery results won in the first start winning opening 62 during the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed yet. The number of lottery values held in the second special figure holding lamp 21 is the number of lottery results won in the second start winning opening 63 during the fluctuation of the second special symbol 193 or during the execution of the special game. Indicates the number of winning balls that have not been executed yet. The regular figure holding lamp 22 is also composed of two lamps, and displays the number of holdings of normal symbol fluctuations depending on the number of lighting or blinking. The number of normal symbol fluctuations held is the number of game balls that have passed through the operation port 68 during the fluctuation of the normal symbol, and indicates the number of normal symbol lotteries for which the fluctuation of the normal symbol has not yet been executed. The operation button 82 is a button operated by the player to input a predetermined instruction on the gaming machine side. The operation button 82 is provided on the outer wall surface near the upper ball tray 15.

  FIG. 2 shows a basic structure on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. The power switch 40 is a switch for turning on / off the power of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 102 controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 and processes all game operations such as lottery when winning the first start winning opening 62 and the second starting winning opening 63 in particular. The sub board 104 includes a liquid crystal unit 42, controls display contents on the effect display device 60, and changes display contents according to a lottery result by the main board 102 in particular. The main board 102 and the sub board 104 constitute a game control device 100. The back setting mechanism 39 includes a prize ball tank 44, a flow path for prize balls, a payout unit 43 for delivering prize balls. The payout unit 43 pays out the game balls supplied from the winning ball tank 44 to the upper ball tray 15 in accordance with winning in each winning opening. The payout control board 45 controls the payout operation by the payout unit 43. The launching device 46 launches the stored balls in the upper ball tray 15 to the game area 52 one by one. The launch control board 47 controls the launch operation of the launch device 46. The power supply unit 48 supplies power to each part of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  FIG. 3 shows functional blocks of the pachinko gaming machine 10 in this embodiment. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, the game control device 100 includes a first start winning opening 62, a second starting winning opening 63, a first grand winning opening 91, a second large winning opening 92, a general winning opening 72, a special winning opening 260, Each of the large entrance 264, the operation opening 68, the first special symbol display device 70, the second special symbol display device 71, the effect display device 60, the normal symbol display device 59, the operation button 82, the speaker 18, and the game effect lamp 90. Are electrically connected to each other to enable transmission and reception of various control signals. The game control apparatus 100 controls not only the basic operation of the game, but also staging operations such as symbol variation display and electrical decoration. The game control device 100 includes a main substrate 102 as a main control device that controls the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10 including basic operations of the game and the progress of the game, and a sub substrate as a sub-control device that controls design effects and the like. 104 is configured in such a manner that functions are shared. The game control device 100 is configured by hardware including elements such as a ROM and a RAM for storing data and programs, and a CPU used for arithmetic processing.

  In the present embodiment, the main board 102 includes a ball entering judging means 110, a first lottery means 126, a second lottery means 128, a general drawing lottery means 136, a holding control means 116, a main display control means 118, a special game control means 120, Specific game execution means 122, opening / closing control means 124, condition holding means 176, and small hit game control means 330 are provided. The sub-board 104 in the present embodiment includes a pattern storage unit 130, a design mode determining unit 131, an effect determining unit 132, an effect display control unit 134, and an effect opening / closing control unit 268. Each functional block included in the main board 102 may be configured such that any one of the functional blocks is mounted on the sub board 104 instead of the main board 102. Similarly, each functional block included in the sub-board 104 may be configured such that any one of them is mounted on the main board 102 instead of the sub-board 104.

  However, since data transmission / reception between the main board 102 and the sub board 104 is unidirectional from the main board 102 to the sub board 104, each operation is performed so that the entire operation is realized by such data transmission / reception in one direction. The configuration is arranged on the main board 102 and the sub board 104. In this way, since the unidirectionality of data transmission from the main board 102 to the sub board 104 is maintained, data cannot be transmitted from the configuration included in the sub board 104 to the configuration included in the main board 102. It is not possible to request data transmission. Therefore, the information generated on the main board 102 cannot be referred to from the sub board 104 unless the main board 102 unilaterally transmits the information to the sub board 104.

  The entrance determination means 110 determines whether or not a game ball has entered each winning opening. When receiving the first start winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the first start winning opening 62, and when receiving the second start winning information, the game ball won the second start winning opening 63. Judge that When receiving the first grand prize opening winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the gaming ball has won the first big winning opening 91, and receiving the second big winning opening winning information, the gaming ball receives the second big winning prize. When it is determined that a winning is made in the mouth 92 and the general winning information is received, it is determined that the game ball has won the general winning opening 72. When receiving the passage information, the ball entering determination unit 110 determines that the game ball has passed through the operation port 68. Upon receiving the special winning information, the winning determination means 110 determines that the game ball has won the special winning opening 260. At this time, a predetermined signal indicating that a special winning opening 260 has been won is transmitted to the sub-board 104.

  The first lottery means 126 for executing the first lottery corresponding to entering the first start winning opening 62 is the first lottery value acquiring means 112, the first winning / failing determining means 113, the first pattern determining means 114, the first 1 design determination means 320 is included. The second lottery means 128 for executing the second lottery corresponding to the ball entering the second start winning opening 63 is the second lottery value acquiring means 115, the second winning / failing determining means 117, the second pattern determining means 119, the second 2 symbol determination means 322 is included. The result of the first lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the first special symbol 192 on the first special symbol display device 70, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. . The result of the second lottery is shown in the form of variable display of the second special symbol 193 on the second special symbol display device 71, and in the form of variable display of the decorative symbol 190 in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. .

  When the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 start the symbol variation, the lottery result corresponding to the symbol variation is transmitted to the symbol mode determining unit 131 and the effect determining unit 132 together with the symbol variation control command. Further, the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 are set to any lottery value range in the determination of whether or not the lottery value is a pre-determination process at the time of entering the first start winning opening 62 or the second starting winning opening 63. A prior determination of whether or not it is applicable is executed, and the determination result is transmitted as a lottery result to the symbol form determining means 131 and the effect determining means 132. The result of the preliminary determination process is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer, and then transmitted to the effect determination means 132 regardless of whether the symbol variation display corresponding to the lottery is immediately started, and is erased from the transmission buffer or overwritten later. The Therefore, for the sub-board 104 side, a so-called “prefetch” process is realized in which the result of the success / failure can be presumably recognized in advance before the order of the start of symbol variation comes around.

  The first lottery value acquisition unit 112 acquires a random number value as the first winning / no-win lottery value for the first lottery when the first start winning opening 62 is entered. The second lottery value acquisition unit 115 acquires a random number value as the second winning / no-win lottery value for the second lottery when the player enters the second start winning opening 63. For example, the values acquired as the first winner / lottery value and the second winner / lottery value for the winner lottery are acquired from a value range from “0” to “65535”. The “random number” in the present application may not be a mathematically generated random number, but may be a pseudo-random number generated by a hardware random number, a software random number, or the like. The value acquired by the first lottery value acquisition unit 112 as the first winning / losing lottery value or the second winning / losing lottery value is temporarily held by the holding control unit 116. However, the first success / failure lottery value and the second success / failure lottery value are suspended within a range not exceeding the predetermined retention upper limit number retained by the suspension control means 116.

  The first winning / failing determination unit 113 determines whether or not to shift to the special game or the small hit game based on the first winning / losing lottery value, and the first winning / losing lottery value falls within any lottery value range in the winning / failing determination. Perform a prior adequacy determination to determine whether it is applicable. The second winning / failing determining means 117 determines whether or not to shift to a special game or a small hit game based on the second winning / losing lottery value, and the second winning / notifying lottery value falls within any lottery value range in the winning / failing determination. Perform a prior adequacy determination to determine whether it is applicable. The first success / failure determination unit 113 and the second success / failure determination unit 117 hold a success / failure determination table and a prior / failure determination table that are referred to in the determination of the failure. In addition, in order to distinguish especially the prior / failure determination performed when starting the symbol variation, it is also referred to as “predetermined whether or not the main determination is appropriate”.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the success / failure determination table. The success / failure determination table in this figure associates determination results of big hits, small hits, and misses with winning / failed lottery values. Depending on the respective range settings, the hit / failure probabilities of big hits and small hits are determined. Is determined. As the main determination, the first determination unit 113 and the second determination unit 117 refer to the determination table in FIG. In both the first lottery performed by the first winning / failing determination unit 113 and the second lottery performed by the second winning / failing determination unit 117, a big hit is made only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within a range of 0 to 169 at normal times. At the time of certainty change, the range of the big hit is expanded, and not only when the winning / losing lottery value falls within the range of 0 to 169 but also when the lottery falls within the range of 170 to 1699. Thus, the range corresponding to the big hit changes according to the gaming state. In this figure, the single hit / fail judgment table shows the jackpot range for both normal time and probability change, but the success / fail judgment table may be prepared separately for normal time and for probability change. You may prepare separately for 1 lottery and 2nd lottery.

  In this embodiment, even if the winning / losing lottery value does not correspond to the big hit range, if it falls within the predetermined range, it is a small hit. In the example of this figure, when the winning lottery value acquired by the first winning / failing determining means 113 falls within the range of 65,000 to 65535, the winning lottery value acquired by the second winning / failing determining means 117 is 65250 to 65535. If it falls within the range, it will be a small hit. That is, the first lottery has a wider range corresponding to the small hit than the second lottery, and the small win is likely to occur. In this way, in the example of this figure, the winning / raising lottery value range when not hitting the big hit out of the cases not hitting the big win is expressed as “out” in particular. In addition, although the example which implement | achieved the determination table of whether it is a big hit and the determination table of whether it is a small win in the figure in the form of a single winning / nothing determination table was shown in this figure, each may be implement | achieved as a separate table. Good.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a prior success / failure determination table referred to in prior advance / failure determination. The first success / failure determination unit 113 refers to the table of FIG. 5 (a). When the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 169”, the value “1” indicating that is set as the determination result, In the case where the success / failure lottery value is “170 to 1699”, a value “2” indicating that is set in the success / failure range as the determination result. When the lottery value is “1700 to 64999”, the value “3” indicating that is set as the determination result, and when the lottery value is “65000 to 65535”, “4” is indicated. The value of “” is set in the validity range as the determination result. Each time the first success / failure determination unit 113 sets the success / failure range as described above, the first success / failure determination unit 113 transmits the value together with the value indicating the first lottery and the number of holdings to the symbol form determination unit 131 and the effect determination unit 132.

  The second success / failure determination unit 117 refers to the table of FIG. 5B, and when the success / failure lottery value is “0 to 169”, sets a value of “1” indicating that to the determination result, When the winning / failing lottery value is “170 to 1699”, the value “2” indicating that is set as the determination result. When the lottery value is “1700 to 65249”, a value of “3” indicating that is set as the determination result, and when the lottery value is “65250 to 65535”, “4” is indicated. The value of “” is set in the validity range as the determination result. Each time the second success / failure determination unit 117 sets the success / failure range as described above, the value is transmitted to the symbol form determination unit 131 and the effect determination unit 132 together with the value indicating the second lottery and the number of holdings.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the first symbol determination means 320 and the second symbol determination means 322 determine the stop symbol at the start of symbol variation based on the symbol lottery value to be acquired separately and the result of the determination, and symbol lottery A prior symbol determination is performed as to which symbol range the value corresponds to. The first symbol determination means 320 and the second symbol determination means 322 hold a plurality of symbol determination tables and a prior symbol determination table that are referred to in order to determine a special symbol stop symbol. The first symbol determination unit 320 and the second symbol determination unit 322 refer to different symbol determination tables depending on the determination result. In addition, in order to distinguish the symbol determination performed in starting symbol variation especially from prior symbol determination, it is also referred to as “symbol determination as the main determination” as appropriate.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a symbol determination table. The symbol determination table includes a table that is referred to when the determination result is a big hit, a table that is referred to when the result is a loss, and a table that is referred to when the result is a big hit. In this figure, a table to be referred to particularly in the case of a big hit is shown. The first symbol determination means 320 and the second symbol determination means 322 refer to the symbol determination table of this diagram in the symbol determination as the main determination. The symbol determination table at the time of big hit includes a special symbol indicating a 16R long open big hit with probability change, a special symbol showing a 4R long open big hit with probability change, a special symbol showing a 16R short open big hit with probability change, and a 4R short with probability change. Correspondence between each symbol of the special symbol indicating the open big hit and the special symbol showing the 16R long open big hit without any probability change and the first symbol lottery value or the second symbol lottery value is defined. Special design showing 16R long open big hit with probability change, Special design showing 4R long open big hit with probability change, Special design showing 16R short open big hit with probability change, Special design showing 4R short open big hit with probability change, Special design As the special symbols indicating the 16R long open big hits that are not accompanied, a plurality of types of special symbols are assigned to each.

  The special symbol indicating the 16R long open big hit with probability change is associated with “0-63” in the case of the first symbol lottery value, and is associated with “0-127” in the case of the second symbol lottery value. . The special symbol indicating the 16R short open big hit with certainty is associated only with “64 to 127” of the first symbol lottery value. A special symbol indicating 4R short open big hit with certainty is associated only with “128 to 191” of the first symbol lottery value. The special symbol indicating the 4R long open jackpot with certainty is associated only with the second symbol lottery value “128 to 191”. The special symbol indicating the 16R long open big hit without any probability change is associated with “192 to 255” of the first symbol lottery value and the second symbol lottery value. Thereby, in both the first lottery and the second lottery, the probability that the big hit is likely to change is 75%. As described above, in this embodiment, both the first lottery and the second lottery have the same allocation probability of 16R and 4R, but the second lottery has a higher allocation probability to the long open jackpot. The probability that the prize ball will be released will be higher in the jackpot from the second lottery. Therefore, the big hit by the second lottery becomes more advantageous for the player. As a modified example, the distribution probability of 16R and 4R may be different between the first lottery and the second lottery. For example, the symbol determination table in the second lottery has a higher distribution probability to 16R. It may be set.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating a prior symbol determination table referred to in prior symbol determination. The first symbol determination means 320 refers to the table of FIG. When the symbol lottery value is “0 to 63”, the value “1” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result, and when the symbol lottery value is “64 to 127” “2” indicating that fact "Is set in the symbol range as the determination result. When the symbol lottery value is “128 to 191”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result, and when the symbol lottery value is “192 to 255”, “5” indicating that fact is set. "Is set in the symbol range as the determination result. Each time the symbol range is set as described above, the first symbol determining unit 320 transmits the value to the symbol mode determining unit 131 and the effect determining unit 132 together with the value indicating the first lottery and the number of holds.

  The second symbol determining means 322 refers to the table of FIG. 7B when the winning / failing lottery value corresponds to the big hit. When the symbol lottery value is “0 to 127”, the value “1” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result, and when the symbol lottery value is “128 to 191”, “4” indicating that fact is set. Is set in the symbol range as the determination result. When the symbol lottery value is “192-255”, the value “5” indicating that is set in the symbol range as the determination result. Each time the symbol range is set as described above, the second symbol determining unit 322 transmits the value to the symbol mode determining unit 131 and the effect determining unit 132 together with the value indicating the second lottery and the number of holds. In addition, when the winning / failing lottery value falls outside or corresponds to a small hit, the table in this figure is not referred to, and for example, a value of “6” may be set in the symbol range as a value indicating a loss or small hit. May not be set.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the first pattern determination means 114 uses the first pattern lottery value to be acquired separately for the variation pattern in which the display process of the symbol variation to be displayed on the first special symbol display device 70 and the effect display device 60 is determined. Based on a plurality of variation patterns based on this. The second pattern determining means 119 has a plurality of variations based on a second pattern lottery value separately acquired for a variation pattern in which a display process of symbol variation to be displayed on the second special symbol display device 71 and the effect display device 60 is determined. Decide from the pattern. The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 each determine a variation pattern of the symbol variation with reference to the variation pattern table when starting the symbol variation. In addition, the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 execute a prior pattern determination as to which variation pattern range the pattern lottery value corresponds to. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 respectively hold or share a variation pattern table and a prior pattern determination table that are referred to for determining a variation pattern. In the variation pattern, a variation time from a variation start to a stop when the special symbol is variably displayed is determined, and has various variation times depending on the type. That is, for each variation pattern, a variation display time is defined for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the variation of the special symbol is stopped when the variation display time elapses. It should be noted that the variation pattern determination executed when starting the symbol variation is also referred to as “variation pattern determination as the main determination” as appropriate in order to distinguish it from the prior pattern determination.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a variation pattern table referred to in the normal state. The first pattern determination unit 114 or the second pattern determination unit 119 refers to the variation pattern for detachment shown in FIG. 8A when the determination result is unacceptable. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 refer to the variation pattern table of this figure in the variation pattern determination as the main determination. When the determination result is 16R long open big hit or 4R long open big hit, the variation pattern table for long open big hit shown in FIG. When the determination result is 16R short open big hit, 4R short open big hit, and small hit, the variation pattern table for short open big hit and small hit shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 8A, the pattern lottery values 0 to 10 are associated with a super reach “super 1”, and the pattern lottery values 11 to 20 are associated with a super reach “super 2”. The pattern lottery values 21 to 255 are associated with any variation pattern of “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach”. As described above, when the result of the determination is wrong, any one of super reach, normal reach, and no reach may be selected. In the variation pattern table for detachment, when a variation pattern of “no reach” is selected, a different table is referred to so that a variation pattern having a shorter variation time than the normal state is selected in the short time state. Further, the deviation variation pattern table is defined such that the column to be referred to is different for each number of reservations, and details of the normal state will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 8B, the super lot of “super 1” is associated with the pattern lottery values 0 to 120, and the super reach of “super 2” is associated with the pattern lottery values 121 to 240. The pattern lottery values 241 to 250 are associated with the reach of “normal 1”, and the pattern lottery values 251 to 255 are associated with the reach of “normal 2”. As described above, when the determination result is a long open big hit, a variation pattern with reach is selected.

  In FIG. 8C, the pattern lottery values 0 to 122 are associated with the super reach “super 3”, and the pattern lottery values 123 to 255 are associated with the normal reach “normal 3”. As described above, when the determination result is a short hit big hit or a small hit, “Super 3” or “Normal 3” is selected with a probability of about 50%.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing a prior pattern determination table referred to in prior pattern determination in a normal state. The first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 refer to the table of FIG. 9A when the result is wrong, and indicate that when the pattern lottery value is “0 to 10”. The value “1” is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “11 to 20”, the value “2” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result. When the pattern lottery value is “21 to 255”, the value “3” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result.

  The first pattern determining means 114 and the second pattern determining means 119 refer to the table of FIG. 9B when the result is a 16R long open big hit or a 4R long open big hit, and the pattern lottery value is “0 to 120”. In this case, the value “4” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “121 to 240”, the value “5” indicating that is the pattern as the determination result. Set to range. When the pattern lottery value is “241 to 250”, the value “6” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and when the pattern lottery value is “251 to 255”, “7” indicating that fact is set. "Is set to the pattern range as the determination result.

  The first pattern determining means 114 and the second pattern determining means 119 refer to the table of FIG. 9C when the result of the determination is 16R short open big hit, 4R short open big hit, and small hit, and the pattern lottery value is “ In the case of “0 to 122”, the value “8” indicating that is set in the pattern range as the determination result, and in the case where the pattern lottery value is “123 to 255”, the value “9” indicating that is determined Set to the resulting pattern range. Each time the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 set the pattern range as described above, the value is displayed together with a value indicating whether the lottery is the first lottery or the second lottery or the number of holdings. This is transmitted to the symbol form determining means 131 and the effect determining means 132. In the present embodiment, the first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 use the common variation pattern table and the prior pattern determination table. In a modification, the first pattern determination unit 114 and the second pattern determination unit 119 may use separate tables for at least one of the variation pattern table and the prior pattern determination table.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing in detail a variation pattern table for detachment in a normal state. In the variation pattern table 210 of this figure, the range of the pattern lottery value associated with the variation pattern is different for each number of holds. Specifically, the smaller the number of holds, the wider the range of pattern lottery values assigned to variation patterns with relatively long variation times, and the probability that variation patterns with long variation times will be selected is increased. . Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes longer as the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is smaller. Therefore, when the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is less than a predetermined number, for example, 1 to 2, the selection probability of the variation pattern having a long variation time becomes higher than usual, and the variation time is increased. It tends to be relatively long.

  In the first column 212, the pattern lottery value range and the fluctuation pattern in the case where the number of results held by the first lottery 144 and the number of results held by the second lottery 146 are 1 are shown. Correspondence is shown. Similarly, in the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218, the number of results held by the first lottery 144 by the first holding unit 144 or the number of results held by the second lottery 146 by the second lottery respectively. The correspondence relationship between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern in the cases of 2, 3, 4 is shown. That is, it can be considered that the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 indicate the variation pattern table for each number of holds. In this figure, an example will be described in which a plurality of variation patterns that can be selected at the time of deviation are classified into five types according to variation time. This is equivalent to the fact that dozens of types of variation effect patterns are associated with the lottery value ranges for each category.

  The first range 222 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 0 to 10. A super reach variation pattern of “super 1” is associated. The second range 224 includes any of the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 11 to 20. A super reach variation pattern of “super 2” is associated. Thus, in the case of the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 0 to 10 and the pattern lottery value with the lottery value from 11 to 20, the variation pattern having the same variation time is selected regardless of the number of holdings.

  The third range 226 includes normal reach in the first column 212, the second column 214, the third column 216, and the fourth column 218 as a variation pattern when the lottery value corresponds to a pattern lottery value from 21 to 255, respectively. The three types of fluctuation patterns “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach” are associated with each other. However, the range of pattern lottery values associated with each variation pattern varies depending on the number of holds. In the first column 212, the sizes of the lottery value ranges to which “normal 1”, “normal 2”, and “no reach” are associated are approximately equal, and the ranges obtained by dividing 21 to 255 into approximately three equal portions are associated with each other. Yes. On the other hand, in the second column 214, the size of the lottery value range associated with “normal 1” and “normal 2” is slightly smaller than the lottery value range associated with “no reach”. In addition, in the third column 216, the size of the lottery value range associated with each of “normal 1” and “normal 2” is further reduced, and in the fourth column 218, “normal 1” and “normal 2” are supported. The size of the lottery value range to be attached is further reduced.

  The fluctuation time of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” may be longer than the fluctuation time of “No reach”, and when “No reach”, the fluctuation time may be shortened like a short time state. Depending on the setting contents of the third range 226, the average variation time will be different. The pattern lottery value range of “Normal 1” and “Normal 2” decreases as the number of holds increases from 1 to 2, 3, 4, and conversely, the pattern lottery value range of “no reach” increases. Therefore, the average fluctuation time becomes shorter as the number of holds increases, and conversely, the average change time becomes longer as the number of holds decreases. In this way, by using a variation pattern table in which the correspondence between the pattern lottery value range and the variation pattern is different for each number of holdings, control that makes it easy to select a variation pattern with a long variation time when the number of holdings decreases is realized. be able to. The process of operation and control by the above configuration will be described below.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the general drawing lottery means 136 executes a lottery by acquiring a lottery value when a game ball passes through the operation port 68. The result of the lottery by the normal symbol lottery means 136 is variably displayed in the form of a normal symbol on the normal symbol display device 59. The general symbol lottery means 136 holds a symbol determination table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the normal symbol to be displayed on the normal symbol display device 59. The symbol determination table defines the correspondence between the lottery value and the normal symbol, and the normal symbol lottery means 136 determines the stop symbol of the normal symbol with reference to the symbol determination table. When the determined stop symbol becomes a predetermined symbol, it is determined that the normal symbol is a hit, and after the stop display of the normal symbol is stopped at the stop symbol, the opening / closing control means 124 sets the second start winning opening. The 63 ordinary electric accessories 65 are expanded for a predetermined time. The lottery value of the normal symbol is temporarily held by the hold control means 116. However, the lottery value is held only when the predetermined hold upper limit number held by the hold control means 116 is not exceeded.

  The holding control unit 116 includes a first holding unit 144, a second holding unit 146, and a general drawing holding unit 147. When the symbol variation corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed when the first lottery is newly executed, the first holding means 144 displays the new first lottery result corresponding to the lottery. Hold until fluctuating display starts. In the present embodiment, as the result of the first lottery, up to four pieces are set as the upper and lower lottery values and the setting of the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range as the preliminary determination results is held. Or you may hold | maintain the result of a prior | preceding determination in the area | region different from a lottery value. When the symbol change corresponding to the previous lottery is displayed when the second lottery is newly executed, the second holding means 146 displays the result of the new second lottery corresponding to the lottery. Hold until fluctuating display starts. In the present embodiment, the number of winning / failing lottery values and the setting of the success / failure range, the symbol range, and the pattern range as the preliminary determination result are held with the upper limit of four as the result of the second lottery. Or you may hold | maintain the result of a prior | preceding determination in the area | region different from a lottery value. The general map holding means 147 holds the general map lottery value acquired by the general map lottery means 136 as a holding ball. These holding numbers are represented by the number of lighting or blinking of the first special figure holding lamp 20, the second special figure holding lamp 21, and the general figure holding lamp 22, respectively. The number of holds by the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146 is also displayed in the display area 194.

  The lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially digested over the lottery value held by the first holding means 144 and the symbol variation is displayed. Therefore, even if the big hit lottery value is held in the first holding means 144, the symbol variation corresponding to the big hit lottery value of the first holding means 144 is not displayed as long as the second holding means 146 holds. Therefore, even if there is a big hit hold in the first holding means 144, there is a possibility that multiple consecutive big hits can be obtained by continuing to hit the second hold means 146 until a big hit hold is entered.

  The main display control means 118 includes first special figure control means 148, second special figure control means 150, and universal figure control means 153. The first special symbol control means 148 causes the first special symbol display device 70 to display the fluctuation of the first special symbol 192 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the first lottery by the first lottery means 126. The first special symbol control means 148 sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery or the second lottery performed before that ends. The second special symbol control means 150 causes the second special symbol display device 71 to display the fluctuation of the second special symbol 193 according to the fluctuation pattern determined as a result of the second lottery by the second lottery means 128. The second special symbol control means 150 also sets a new symbol variation start condition that the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery or the second lottery performed before that has ended.

  When the second lottery 146 holds the result of the second lottery, the first special figure control unit 148 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery. On the other hand, the second special figure control means 150 starts the symbol variation display corresponding to the second lottery regardless of whether or not the result of the first lottery is held by the first holding means 144. Thereby, when the lottery value is held by both the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146, the lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially read and the symbol variation is displayed. The In such a case, the lottery value held in the first holding means 144 is not read until the number of holdings in the second holding means 146 becomes zero, and the symbol variation thereof does not start.

  The first special figure control means 148 and the second special figure control means 150 issue a change start command and a change stop command at the timing of starting and stopping the change display of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193, respectively. This is transmitted to the effect display control means 134. When transmitting the variation start command, a determination result or a decision result determined as the main determination, a value indicating each of the stop symbol and the variation pattern, and a value indicating whether the first lottery or the second lottery are included. It is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the change start command. When transmitting the variation stop command, a value indicating the stop symbol is transmitted to the effect display control means 134 together with the variation stop command. Thereby, the fluctuation display by the main display control means 118 and the effect display control means 134 is synchronized, and the interlock is maintained. The normal symbol control means 153 causes the normal symbol display device 59 to display the lottery result by the normal symbol lottery means 136 as a normal symbol variation display.

  The condition holding means 176 holds a special game operating condition as a condition for shifting to a special game including a plurality of unit games accompanied by opening of the special winning opening. The special game operation condition is a result indicating that the game shifts to the special game in the first lottery or the second lottery, and the content of the condition is that the symbol variation corresponding to the lottery is stopped.

  When the first lottery by the first lottery means 126 results in the transition to the special game, the special game control unit 120 operates the special game when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode. It is determined that the condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the first big winning opening 91. Similarly, the special game control means 120, when the second lottery by the second lottery means 128 results in the transition to the special game, when the second special symbol 193 is stopped in a predetermined big hit mode It is determined that the special game operation condition is satisfied, and the special game is executed by opening the second big prize opening 92. The special game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize winning opening 91 or the second big winning prize opening 92 is continuously performed a plurality of times, and is composed of a plurality of unit games with one opening / closing operation as a unit. In the case of 16R long opening big hit or 4R long opening big hit, the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 is basically opened for about 30 seconds in one unit game. In the 16R short opening big hit or the 4R short opening big hit, the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 is opened for about 0.2 seconds in one unit game. The special game control means 120 ends the special game when the set round number of unit games is exhausted.

  When the first lottery by the first lottery means 126 results in the transition to the small hit game, the small hit game control means 330 is stopped when the first special symbol 192 is stopped in a predetermined small hit mode. It is determined that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied, and the first big winning opening 91 is opened to execute the small hit game. Similarly, when the second lottery by the second lottery means 128 results in the transition to the small hit game, the small hit game control means 330 stops the second special symbol 193 in a predetermined small hit mode. It is determined that the small hit game operating condition is satisfied, and the second big prize opening 92 is opened to execute the small hit game. The small hit game is a game in which the opening / closing operation of the first grand prize port 91 or the second big prize port 92 is performed a plurality of times, and is constituted by one unit game with four or sixteen times opening / closing as a unit. In the small hit game, the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 repeats the opening of about 0.2 seconds 16 times like the 16R short opening big hit, and about 0 like the 4R short opening big hit. There is a mode in which the opening of 2 seconds is repeated 4 times. The small hit game control means 330 ends the small hit game after executing the unit game once.

  The specific game execution means 122 controls the normal game in the state of probability change and short time. The specific game execution means 122 always shifts to the time-saving state and the easy-to-enter game state after the special game is ended regardless of whether the special game is caused by the result of the first lottery or the second lottery. On the other hand, the transition to the probability change state after the end of the special game is limited to the case where the symbol determined by the first winning / failing determination unit 113 or the second winning / failing determination unit 117 is a big hit symbol accompanied by a transition to probability variation. The short-time state and the easy-to-enter state are continued until the total number of variable display times of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 reaches a predetermined number of end conditions, for example, 100 times from the end of the special game. . The first pattern determining unit 114 and the second pattern determining unit 119 refer to the table shown in FIG. 9 so that the variation display time of the first special symbol 192 and the second special symbol 193 is substantially shortened. Select. However, in the normal state, the fluctuation pattern table corresponding to the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 is referred to, and the variation time is reduced as the number of holdings by the first holding unit 144 or the second holding unit 146 decreases. A long fluctuation pattern is likely to appear. On the other hand, the probability variation state is continued until a special game with the next jackpot is executed. During the probability variation state, the probability that the success / failure determination result by the first success / failure determination unit 113 or the second success / failure determination unit 117 is a big hit is maintained at a high value.

  The opening / closing control means 124 controls the opening / closing of the ordinary electric accessory 65, the first grand prize winning port 91, and the second major winning prize port 92 of the second start winning prize port 63. When the normal symbol is stopped in a specific manner, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 76 to open the ordinary electric accessory 65 of the second start winning opening 63. In the special game, the opening / closing control means 124 sends an opening instruction to the big prize opening solenoid 80 or the big prize opening solenoid 81 to open the first big prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92.

  The pattern storage unit 130 holds a plurality of variation effect pattern data as the variation effect pattern of the decorative design. The effect determining means 132 causes the effect display control means 134 to display on the effect display device 60 according to the result of the first lottery received from the first lottery means 126 or the result of the second lottery received from the second lottery means 128. Determine the contents of the production. The effect determining unit 132 selects any one of a plurality of variation effect pattern data corresponding to the variation pattern of the special symbol determined by the first pattern determining unit 114 or the second pattern determining unit 119 and selects the pattern storage unit 130. Read from.

  The symbol pattern determining unit 131 determines the combination of stop symbols of the decorative symbol 190 and the arrangement thereof as a result of the lottery by the first lottery unit 126 or the second lottery unit 128, the special symbol stop symbol, the special symbol variation pattern, and the decorative symbol. It is determined according to the fluctuation production pattern. The symbol form determination unit 131 transmits information indicating the determined combination of stop symbols to the effect display control unit 134. The symbol form determining means 131 holds a symbol combination table to be referred to in order to determine the stop symbol of the decorative symbol.

  The stop symbol of the decorative symbol 190 is formed as a combination of three symbols. For example, when the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery means 128 determines whether or not the result is a 16R or 4R long open jackpot special game. A specific combination, for example, a combination of all three symbols having the same number, such as “777” and “111”, is selected. When the determination result is 16R or 4R short open big hit or small hit, a specific irregular combination, for example, a predetermined combination such as “357” is selected. When the determination result is neither big hit nor small hit, it is a combination in which the three symbols are not aligned with the same number, such as “312” or “946”, and is selected when the short open big hit or the small hit A combination that does not correspond to a specific combination is selected. In the case where the determination result is not a big hit and a variation pattern indicating a loss with reach is selected, a combination that does not have only one symbol such as “191” or “727” is selected. The effect determination unit 132 sends the stop symbol combination of the decorative symbol 190 and the variation effect pattern data of the decorative symbol to the effect display control unit 134.

  In the decorative pattern variation effect pattern data, a decorative symbol variation display mode, that is, a variation process from a variation start to a variation stop and a variation process are defined. The variation effect pattern includes a reach pattern that displays a stop symbol combination that is a hit state or a disengagement mode after a reach state that is a big hit if another symbol is aligned, and a stop pattern that is a disengagement mode without reaching a reach state An unreachable pattern that displays the combination is included. In particular, the patterns when reaching the reach state include patterns with various long and short fluctuation times. Reach patterns with relatively short fluctuation times are called “normal reach”, and reach patterns with long fluctuation times are called “super reach”. ". Each variation effect pattern has a variation time for each pattern as an end condition of the symbol variation, and the symbol variation is stopped when the variation time elapses. The effect determining means 132 selects a variation effect pattern of a decorative symbol having the same variation time as that of the special symbol, according to the variation pattern of the special symbol.

  The effect display control means 134 includes a first effect control means 168 and a second effect control means 170. The effect display control means 134 further controls effect processing such as lighting and extinguishing of the game effect lamp 90 and sound output from the speaker 18.

  The first effect control means 168 and the second effect control means 170 use the first lottery result by the first lottery means 126 or the second lottery result by the second lottery means 128 as the selected variation effect pattern data. Therefore, the decorative pattern 190 is variably displayed in the display area 194 of the effect display device 60. The first effect control means 168 and the second effect control means 170 determine that the change display of the decorative symbol 190 corresponding to the previous first lottery or second lottery has ended, and a new symbol change start condition And

  When the second lottery 146 holds the result of the second lottery, the first effect control unit 168 reserves the start of the symbol variation display corresponding to the first lottery. The second effect control means 170 starts the symbol fluctuation display corresponding to the second lottery regardless of whether or not the first lottery result is held by the first holding means 144. As a result, when the lottery value is held by both the first holding means 144 and the second holding means 146, the lottery value held by the second holding means 146 is preferentially read out, and the decorative design fluctuates. Is displayed. In such a case, the lottery value held by the first holding unit 144 is not read until the number of holdings of the second holding unit 146 becomes zero, and the variation of the decorative design does not start. As described above, the effect display control means 134 causes the effect display device 60 to display the symbol variation effect including the variation display of the decorative symbol 190.

  FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration around the special winning opening. The first big prize opening 91 and the second big prize opening 92 are provided so as to be vertically adjacent to the lower right area in the game area 52. As shown in the drawing, a first grand prize winning port 91 is provided just below the second start winning prize port 63 and a position slightly to the left, and a second major winning prize port 92 is provided directly below the first big prize winning port 91. As a result, the first grand prize winning port 91 is located upstream along the flow direction of the game ball in the game area 52, and the second big prize winning port 92 is located downstream along the flow direction of the game ball. Become. In addition, these two big winning openings are arranged so that when a game ball is launched relatively strongly aiming at the right side of the game area 52, it is easy to enter the ball when making a right hit.

  Since the horizontal rectangular door constituting the second grand prize opening 92 has a slightly larger width than the door constituting the first big prize opening 91, the opening width of the second big prize opening 92 is also the first big prize opening 91. Is slightly larger than the opening width of the first large winning opening 92 and the mass of the door body of the second large winning opening 92 is larger than that of the first large winning opening 91. Since the horizontal installation positions of the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second grand prize winning port 92 are right-aligned, the left end of the second big winning port 92 is slightly to the left of the left end of the first big winning port 91. It protrudes. As a result, the second big prize opening 92 is relatively easier to pick up the game ball than the first big prize opening 91. When it is easy to pick up a lot of game balls, there is a possibility that a plurality of game balls will be sandwiched between the door body and the game board or between the door body and surrounding structures such as nails, so-called ball biting. Will also increase. Further, since the second grand prize winning port 92 is located on the downstream side of the first grand prize winning port 91, the momentum of the game ball when the game ball hits the door body of the second big prize winning port 92 is the first big. It may be larger than when it hits the door of the winning opening 91. The door bodies of the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second grand prize winning port 92 are closed by the urging force of the grand prize winning port solenoid 80 and the large winning prize port solenoid 81, but the weight of the door itself and the game against the urging force The interference of the sphere becomes resistance. In this way, due to the difference in the weight of the door body itself, the difference in the weight according to the number of game balls riding on the door body, the difference in the speed of the game ball hitting the door body, the difference in structure or arrangement of the door body There may be differences in the magnitude of the resistance to closure. Due to the difference in the magnitude of resistance related to the closing of the door due to such structural or layout differences, the actual time required for closing until the closing is completed after the command to close the door is sent is The second grand prize opening 92 may be larger than the first big prize opening 91.

  On the back side of the game area 52, a discharge passage 83 for discharging game balls from the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second big prize winning port 92 is provided. In other words, a discharge passage 83a for discharging game balls from the first big winning opening 91 and a discharge passage 83b for discharging game balls from the second big winning opening 92 are provided in parallel. The discharge passage 83a and the discharge passage 83b are connected to a common discharge passage 83c so as to merge on the downstream side. The discharge passage 83a is provided with a winning detection device 78 for detecting the passage of a game ball as discharge detection means, and the discharge passage 83b is also provided with a winning detection device 79 for detecting the passage of a game ball as discharge detection means. The winning detection device 78 and the winning detection device 79 are provided with a predetermined residual discharge after the first grand prize port 91 or the second grand prize port 92 is closed after the first grand prize port 91 or the second grand prize port 92 is opened. By detecting the passing of game balls to the respective discharge routes until the detection period elapses, the number of balls entered in one unit game is measured. The maximum value estimated as the time required to enter the opening from the opening portion of the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second big winning port 92, reach the discharge passage through the internal guideway, and pass through the prize detection device. Considering this, for example, about 2 seconds is assumed as the residual discharge detection period in design.

  The special prize opening 260 and the big ball opening 264 are provided at positions near the two big prize holes, more upstream in the flow direction of the game ball when the game ball is hit to the right in this embodiment. It has been. The special prize opening 260 and the big ball opening 264 are provided adjacent to each other in the vertical direction. Therefore, the game balls that have been launched strongly aiming at the first grand prize opening 91 and the second grand prize opening 92 may enter the special prize opening 260.

  The large entrance 264 is in a state where the lid portion is closed in the initial state, and the game ball that has entered the special prize entrance 260 does not enter the large entrance 264, and the front of the large entrance 264 Through the outlet 58. Therefore, in terms of appearance, even if the player enters the special winning opening 260, if the player does not enter the large winning opening 264, the player can easily feel as if he / she is treated as an out ball (no winning ball). On the other hand, when the cover of the large entrance 264 is opened, the game balls that have entered the special prize opening 260 also enter the large entrance 264. On the back side of the game area 52, the discharge passage 83d for discharging the game ball from the large entrance 264 is connected to the discharge passage 83c. Therefore, in terms of appearance, it becomes easier for the player to feel that the game ball that has entered the large entrance 264 is treated as a safe ball (with a prize ball).

  The effect opening / closing control means 268 controls opening / closing of the large entrance 264 by transmitting a signal instructing opening or closing of the lid of the large entrance 264 to the large entrance solenoid 266. The effect opening / closing control means 268 changes the large entrance 264 from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined time when a predetermined opening condition is satisfied. Specifically, when the opening / closing control means 268 detects that a game ball has entered the special winning opening 260 in a predetermined gaming state, the effect opening / closing control means 268 opens the large entrance 264 as the opening condition is satisfied. More specifically, in this embodiment, when a predetermined signal indicating a winning at the special winning opening 260 is received from the main board 102 (the ball determining means 110), the gaming state at that time is 16R long open big hit or 16R short open. The big entrance 264 is opened on condition that a special game is being executed with a big hit.

  The effect opening / closing control means 268 returns the large entrance 264 to the closed state when a predetermined opening time has elapsed after opening the large entrance 264. The opening time of the large entrance 264 may be designed in consideration of the time required for a game ball that has entered the special winning entrance 260 to enter the large entrance 264. For example, the opening time of the large entrance 264 may be set longer as the distance from the special winning entrance 260 to the large entrance 264 is longer. When the large entrance 264 is provided directly under the special prize opening 260, the opening time of the large entrance 264 may be 1 to 2 seconds, and is 1 second in this embodiment.

  FIG. 12 is a time chart showing the relationship between the opening / closing timing of the special winning opening, the residual discharge detection period, and the minute waiting time in the opening / closing pattern of the special winning opening. This figure (a) shows the opening-and-closing timing in the conventional big prize opening. As shown in the figure, the big prize opening is opened at time at1, and the big prize opening is closed at time at2, which is the timing when about 30 seconds have elapsed or 10 balls have been entered, and the remaining about 2 seconds from time at2. At the time at3 when the discharge detection period Δar1 has passed, the next prize game which is the next unit game is opened. Thereafter, the special winning opening is closed at time at4, and the special winning opening is opened at time at5 when the residual discharge detection period Δar2 has elapsed.

  In this way, until the remaining discharge detection period of about 2 seconds elapses from the closing timing of the big winning opening in the previous unit game, the big winning opening is not opened as the subsequent unit game. Therefore, when repeating 16 unit games, 15 residual discharge detection periods are sandwiched between unit games, and it can be considered that there was a total time loss of about 30 seconds. If this time can be shortened as much as possible, the overall time of the special game will be greatly reduced and the game efficiency will increase.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, after providing a plurality of grand prize winning openings, when the residual discharge detection period is in progress for one of the big prize winning openings, the other big winning prize opening is opened in parallel. Open and close the mouth alternately. As a result, the time required for the special game can be greatly reduced as compared with the conventional gaming machine that waits with the big prize opening closed until the residual discharge detection period elapses. However, if the other big prize opening is opened without putting a gap from the timing when one big prize opening is closed, inconvenience may occur depending on the environment, situation and characteristics of the big prize opening. In other words, when a game ball gets on the door of the grand prize opening to be closed, the closing speed decreases due to its weight, the timing of closing is delayed, and even though it is instantaneous, a plurality of big prize winning openings are opened simultaneously There is a risk of becoming. If the design is such that a plurality of big winning holes can be opened at the same time, the number of balls counted as the end condition of the unit game is not guaranteed to be appropriate. This may cause concerns that the fairness of profits cannot be guaranteed with gaming machines having different characteristics or with other gaming machines having individual differences.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, a plurality of big prize openings are alternately opened, and even if a plurality of big prize openings are in an instant, it is possible to prevent the simultaneous opening state from occurring. After waiting until the minute waiting period elapses, the other big prize opening is opened.

  This figure (b) shows the opening / closing pattern of the 1st big winning opening 91 and the 2nd big winning opening 92 in the long open special game. First, as the first unit game at time bt1, the first grand prize opening 91 is opened, and at time bt2, the first big prize opening 91 is closed. From time bt2, the residual discharge detection period Δbr1 starts for the first big winning opening 91, and the measurement of the minute standby period Δb1 is also started. The residual discharge detection period Δbr1 is secured until time bt4. The minute waiting period is longer than the time normally required for the closing to be completed from the timing at which the closing command related to the big prize opening is transmitted. The time normally required to complete the closing is the time required for the closing as a natural action when there is no interference from the game ball from the timing of sending the closing command, and the door body of the big prize opening itself Depends on the difference in weight. The minute waiting period is further designed to be a value that is equal to or greater than the estimated value as the actual time required for closing in consideration of the delay time caused by the resistance of the game ball when the game ball interferes with the door body. On the other hand, the minute standby period is designed to be shorter than the residual discharge detection period.

  The minute waiting period after the closing of the first big winning opening 91 in the long open special game is, for example, 0.1 seconds. By transmitting an opening command for the second big prize opening 92 as the second unit game at the time bt3 when the minute waiting period Δb1 has elapsed, the residual discharge detection period Δbr1 while ensuring proper closure of the first big prize opening 91 In parallel, the second grand prize opening 92 is opened to promote efficient special games. The second grand prize opening 92 is closed at time bt5 when about 30 seconds have elapsed from the time bt3 or when ten or more balls have been entered into the second big prize opening 92. From time bt5 to time bt7, the residual discharge detection period Δbr2 continues for the second big prize opening 92, and at the time bt5, measurement of the minute standby period Δb2 is started.

  Here, the second grand prize opening 92 is located on the downstream side as compared with the first big prize opening 91, and the game balls are more likely to interfere with the door of the second big prize opening 92. Further, the door body of the second grand prize opening 92 is larger than the door body of the first grand prize opening 91 and is slightly heavier, so that it may take extra time to close. Further, since the door body of the second grand prize opening 92 is larger than the door body of the first grand prize opening 91, there is a high probability that the game ball gets on the door body to be closed and interferes. In view of the characteristics of the second big prize opening 92, the minute waiting period Δb2 after the second big prize opening 92 is closed is longer than the minute waiting period Δb1 after the first big prize opening 91 is closed. In this embodiment, it is 0.3 seconds. In this way, by providing an appropriate waiting period in consideration of the characteristics of the special winning opening, it is possible to avoid a plurality of large winning openings from being simultaneously opened.

  At time bt6 when the minute waiting period Δb2 has passed, the first grand prize winning port 91 is opened as the third unit game, and at time bt8, the second big winning port 92 is closed. The residual discharge detection period Δbr3 continues from time bt8 to time bt10, and measurement of the minute standby period Δb3 is started at time bt8. The minute waiting period Δb3 is the same time as the minute waiting period Δb1, and the second big prize opening 92 is opened as the fourth unit game at time bt9 when the minute waiting period Δb3 elapses. In this way, the opening and closing of the first grand prize opening 91 and the second big prize opening 92 are repeated until reaching the upper limit of 4 or 16 times.

  This figure (c) shows the opening / closing pattern of the 1st big winning opening 91 and the 2nd big winning opening 92 in the short opening special game. First, at time ct1, the first big prize opening 91 is opened as the first unit game, and as the short opening, the first big prize opening 91 is closed at time ct2 after 0.2 seconds. From time ct2 to time ct5, the residual discharge detection period Δcr1 continues for the first major winning opening 91, and at the time ct2, measurement of the minute standby period Δc1 is started. The minute waiting period in the short opening special game is longer than the minute waiting period in the long opening special game, for example, about 0.9 seconds. At time ct3 when the minute waiting period Δc1 has elapsed from time ct2, the second big prize opening 92 is opened as the second unit game, thereby ensuring the proper closing of the first big prize opening 91 and the residual discharge detection period Δcr1. During this period, the second grand prize opening 92 is opened to promote efficient special games.

  Here, at the time ct4 0.2 seconds after the time ct3, the second big prize winning opening 92 is closed. At this time, the residual discharge detection period Δcr1 continues, and if the first big winning opening 91 is opened immediately after being replaced, the game balls in the first big winning opening 91 are not properly discharged or detected. There is a risk of opening up. Also, when the minute waiting period Δc1 is set to 0.1 seconds or 0.3 seconds, which is the same as the minute waiting periods Δb1 and Δb2 in FIG. May reach the next opening without being discharged or detected. That is, since the open time of the short opening of the big prize opening is extremely short with respect to the length of the residual discharge detection period, the first big winning opening 91 and the second big prize are held with a minute waiting period equivalent to the long opening special game. In the design in which the mouths 92 are alternately opened, the same prize winning opening may be opened before the residual discharge detection period elapses. In that case, before the detection of the number of balls entered in one unit game is completed, the number of balls entered in the next unit game is started, which may make accurate measurement difficult. For this reason, the minute waiting periods Δc1 and Δc2 are designed to be a relatively long time of about 0.9 seconds, thereby avoiding the next release before the elapse of the residual discharge detection period.

  It is designed so that a residual waiting detection period Δcr1 elapses at the same time as a minute waiting period Δc2 of about 0.9 seconds elapses from time ct4, and the first grand prize opening 91 is opened as the third unit game at the elapsed time ct5. To do. Thereafter, the first grand prize winning opening 91 is closed at time ct6, which is 0.2 seconds after time ct5, and the second grand prize is won as the fourth unit game at time ct7, which is about 0.9 seconds later. The mouth 92 is opened, and the second big prize opening 92 is closed at time ct8, which is 0.2 seconds later. Thereafter, the first grand prize winning opening 91 is opened at times ct9 and ct13 and closed at times ct10 and ct14. The second big prize opening 92 is opened at times ct11 and ct15 and closed at times ct12 and ct16. Accordingly, the residual discharge detection period Δcr4 from time ct8 to time ct11, the residual discharge detection period Δcr5 from time ct10 to time ct13, the residual discharge detection period Δcr6 from time ct12 to time ct15, and the residual discharge detection period Δcr7 from time ct14 However, it will be secured between the closing and opening of each big prize opening. Measurement starts from time ct6, micro standby period Δc3 that starts measurement from time ct8, micro standby period Δc4 that starts measurement from time ct10, micro standby period Δc5 that starts measurement from time ct10, micro standby period Δc6 that starts measurement from time ct12, and measurement that starts from time ct14 The minute waiting periods Δc7 are all about 0.9 seconds.

  Although not shown in particular, the opening / closing pattern in the small hit game is the same as in FIG. 5C, and the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second big winning prize port 92 are four times or 16 times during one unit game. It is alternately opened and closed until the upper limit of the number of times is reached. Further, the opening time of the special winning opening, the residual discharge detection period, and the minute waiting period are also the same as in FIG.

  As described above, the special game control means 120 alternates in such a manner that after the one big prize opening is closed, the other big prize opening starts to be opened before the residual discharge detection period for the one big prize opening elapses. To open. In addition, after the closing of one of the winning awards, the next waiting time of the winning award is after the elapse of the residual discharge detection period, the minute waiting period, the opening time of the special winning opening, and the residual discharge detection period. Each length is designed. Furthermore, the minute waiting period in the opening / closing pattern of the short opening special game is designed to be longer than the minute waiting period in the opening / closing pattern of the long opening special game. In this way, while ensuring a very small waiting period and ensuring a more reliable closing of the big prize opening, by performing the alternate opening that opens the other big winning opening during one residual discharge detection period, special games can be quickly Can be advanced. For example, in the 16R long open special game, the time is shortened by about 28 seconds compared to the conventional opening / closing pattern. On the other hand, at least in the long open special game, the opening time of the big prize opening in the unit game is ensured as before, so that the appearance is also secured as before. In other words, a high play speed can be realized in a special game, and it is possible to give a player a refreshing feeling.

  Although not shown in FIG. 12, the production opening / closing control means 268 opens and closes the first grand prize opening 91 and the second big prize opening 92 during the execution of the special game triggered by the 16R long opening big hit or the 16R short opening big hit. Regardless of the state, the big entrance 264 is opened for 1 second when the special entrance 260 is triggered. Accordingly, at the same time that a winning ball is obtained by entering the special winning opening 260, the game ball that has entered the special winning opening 260 falls into the large winning opening 264. Therefore, when the player strikes out the game ball aiming at the first grand prize opening 91 and the second big prize opening 92 during execution of the special game, not only the entry into the grand prize opening but also the special prize opening 260. Prize balls are also paid out by entering. In addition, the appearance of the pachinko gaming machine 10 can be shown to the player as if the number of prize balls is increased by entering the big entrance 264 that opens and closes in the same manner as the big prize opening. As a result, a new prize ball acquisition means that can acquire a prize ball by entering a game ball in the open state, in other words, a new third big prize opening, as in the case of the big prize opening, is provided. In this way, the player can be made aware and the interest of the game can be enhanced.

  In addition, it can be said that the game ball that has entered the special prize opening 260 is an out ball (a dead ball) that only flows to the out port 58 thereafter. In this embodiment, on the flow path to the out port 58, in other words, a large entrance ball 264 that is a pseudo big winning port is arranged in the out area, and a game ball that has entered the special winning port 260 is placed in the big ball. A ball is also entered into the mouth 264. Thereby, it is possible to provide a novel game characteristic that makes it possible to obtain a prize ball by entering the third big prize opening by effectively utilizing the game ball of the out ball.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the number of times of opening the big prize opening per round (one unit game) during the special game is one (the upper limit of the opening period is 30 seconds). On the other hand, the number of times the large entrance 264 is opened depends on the number of entrances to the special prize opening 260, and the number of times the large entrance 264 is opened increases as the number of entrances to the special prize entrance 260 increases. . In other words, the special prize opening 260 may be opened twice or more per round during the special game, and may be opened more than the number of times of opening the big prize opening. In this way, by providing a new entrance that shows an opening behavior different from the grand prize opening, it is possible to add a new goal that makes the player aim for the entry during a special game, and to increase the interest of the game it can.

  In addition, there is usually a limit to the number of prize balls that can be earned at the special prize opening during special games. For example, if you get 15 prize balls per winning, and the upper limit is 10 winnings per round (unit game), the number of winning balls per 16R long open special game is 15 balls x 10 times × 16 rounds = 2400 balls. Here, since the number of game balls ejected is at least 10 per round, the number of shots launched per 16R long open special game is 10 balls × 16 rounds = 160 balls. Therefore, in the design of the pachinko gaming machine 10, even if the number of prize balls for one long-open special game of 16R is 2400, the actual number of prize balls (so-called net increase) of the player is at most. It was 2400−160 = 2240 balls.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the number of winning balls by entering the special winning opening 260 is three. For example, if a mechanism such as a game nail or a windmill is arranged on the game board 50 so as to enter the special prize opening 260 for about 100 balls per 16R long open special game, 16R long open special game 1 The additional net increase by the special winning opening 260 at the time is 3 balls × 100 times−100 balls = 200 balls. Therefore, 2440 balls can be expected as the substantial number of winning balls of the player in one long-open special game of 16R.

  Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to realize an increase in the number of balls in a special game in which there is a limit on the number of balls that can be obtained at the special winning opening. In other words, it becomes easy for the player to acquire a prize ball number close to the design upper limit value of the pachinko gaming machine 10. In the present embodiment, the first grand prize winning port 91 and the second grand prize winning port 92 are provided at the top and bottom and alternately opened and closed. It is possible to increase the possibility of entering a ball, in other words, to suppress the occurrence of an out ball. In other words, as a synergistic effect of the combination of the two large winning openings and the special winning opening 260 and the large winning opening 264, it becomes easier for the player to acquire the number of winning balls closer to the design upper limit. In addition, on the appearance of the special game, the first grand prize winning port 91, the second big winning prize opening 92, and the large winning ball opening 264 are interlocked to be in an open state so that the number of prize balls can be increased.

  Further, in the case of the design shown in FIG. 6, even if a big hit with certain change occurs in the first lottery or the second lottery, if a big hit in the first lottery subsequently occurs, it is about a half. It becomes a short open special game where it is difficult to obtain a prize ball by entering the big prize opening with a probability of. Therefore, it is conceivable that the increase in the number of balls is suppressed and the player's expectation is impaired. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, a special winning opening 260 and a large winning opening 264 are provided in the vicinity of the large winning opening, and the number of winning balls that can be acquired during the special game is increased, so that a special opening game can be obtained. Supplementing the increase in the number of balls, it is easy to suppress the loss of player's expectation. The effect is that the game machine configured such that the jackpot in the second lottery has a higher probability of giving the player a larger profit than the jackpot in the first lottery, It can be said that this effect is achieved when the entrance 264 is provided. For example, a special game with a relatively small number of rounds is set to a relatively high probability in the first lottery, and a special game with a relatively large number of rounds is set in the second lottery. It can be said that this is an effect produced by a gaming machine set so high.

  Furthermore, the size relationship of the number of payout prize balls of the present embodiment is as follows. First prize port 91 and second prize hole 92 (15 balls per prize)> Special prize mouth 260 (3 balls per prize)> No. 2 Start winning hole 63 (one ball per winning) is set. Accordingly, a new winning ball acquisition means called a special winning opening 260 is provided, and even when the player makes a right strike in the short-time state and the easy-to-enter state after the end of the special game, the ratio of the starting ball number and the winning ball number This makes it easier to keep the payout ratio below 100%. For example, by setting the game board 50 (positioning game nails and windmills, etc.) so that the rate of entry to the special prize opening 260 when right-handed is about 1 in 15 balls, It becomes easy to adjust the payout rate to about 85% to 90%.

  When the effect determining means 132 detects that the game ball has entered the big entrance 264, or in fact, that the game ball has entered the special prize entrance 260, the effect entry means 132 will enter the big entrance 264 into the game. The content of the effect (hereinafter referred to as “special effect”) for notification to the person is determined. The effect display control means 134 outputs an image or sound indicating the special effect determined by the effect determining means 132 from the effect display device 60 or the speaker 18.

  Specifically, when the effect determining unit 132 receives a predetermined signal indicating a winning at the special winning opening 260 from the main board 102 (the ball determining unit 110), the gaming state at that time is 16R long open big hit or When the special game triggered by the 16R short open big hit is being executed, it is determined to execute the special effect, and the content is determined. In other words, the content of the special effect is determined on condition that the game ball that has entered the special winning opening 260 is in a gaming state in which it also enters the large entrance 264.

  The effect determination means 132 holds the cumulative number of game balls that have entered the special prize opening 260 during one special game, and increments the cumulative number whenever a new game ball enters the special prize opening 260. May be. Then, it may be determined to display an image indicating the latest cumulative number as a special effect. The effect determining means 132 holds the cumulative number of game balls that have entered the special prize opening 260 during one special game (referred to as “cumulative number of balls entered”). The product of the number of winning balls per round (3 balls in this embodiment) is stored as the cumulative number of winning balls acquired by entering the special winning hole 260 during the special game, and the game ball has a special winning hole. Each time a new entry is made to 260, the cumulative number of incoming balls and the cumulative number of winning balls may be updated. Then, it may be determined to display an image indicating the latest cumulative number of balls entered and the cumulative number of winning balls as a special effect. Furthermore, it may be determined to display a ball entering the large entrance 264, an animation suggesting that a winning ball is paid out by the ball, or images of various characters.

  The effect display control means 134 displays the number of rounds, a movie such as a character as an effect during a special game (for example, a round effect described later), and displays the special effect in a part of the display area 194 along with these displays. An image may be displayed. In addition, the number of winning balls (and the cumulative number of winning balls by winning the special winning hole 260 in parallel with the number of winning balls (and the cumulative number of winning balls) obtained by winning the first big winning hole 91 and the second big winning hole 92. (Number of entered balls) may be displayed. Furthermore, the total value of the number of winning prize balls (and the cumulative number of entered balls) may be displayed as the total number of winning prize balls (and the total number of entered balls) in the special game. By displaying such special effects, the player feels as if he / she has won a prize ball by entering the big entrance 264 whose appearance and behavior is similar to that of the big entrance, as if the third big It becomes easier for the player to feel as if the number of prize balls that can be obtained in the special game is increased by entering the winning opening.

  As an example of the effect display by the effect determination means 132 and the effect display control means 134, the cumulative number of winning balls related to entering the big winning opening over a plurality of jackpots (so-called Renso) continuously generated within a predetermined period, The cumulative number of incoming balls may be counted and displayed. Similarly, the cumulative number of winning balls and the number of cumulative winning balls related to entering the special winning opening 260 over the consecutive resorts may be counted and displayed. Further, the total value of the cumulative number of winning balls and the total value of the cumulative number of winning balls may be counted and displayed. Furthermore, when a predetermined upper limit is exceeded for the cumulative number of winning balls (or cumulative number of balls entered), a predetermined effect (for example, “over 2400 winning balls”) may be displayed. After the effect display, the cumulative number of winning balls (or the cumulative number of entered balls) may be switched to hide.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a basic operation process in the pachinko gaming machine. First, processing is executed when a game ball has won a first start winning opening 62, a second starting winning opening 63, a general winning opening 72, a first big winning opening 91, a second big winning opening 92, etc. (S10). If a normal game is in progress (Y in S12), control processing for normal games such as symbol variation is executed (S14). If not in a normal game (N in S12), control processing for special games is executed (N in S12). S16), a small hit game control process is executed (S17). Thereafter, award ball payout according to various winnings is processed with the number of winning balls set in the winning process of S10 (S18).

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing in detail the winning process of S10 in FIG. If there is a ball in the first start winning opening 62 or the second start winning opening 63 (Y in S20), the number of winning balls corresponding to the start winning opening is set (S22). Here, the number of winning balls when there is a winning ball in the second start winning hole 63 is one. If the ball is entering the first start winning port 62, it is referred to whether or not the number of holds by the first holding unit 144 is less than 4, and if the ball is entering the second starting winning port 63, the second holding unit. Referring to whether or not the number of holdings by 146 is less than 4, if it is possible to hold each of them again (Y in S24), the winning / not-lotting value is acquired (S26). At this time, the information such as the type of the lottery value to be held (whether it is the first lottery value or the second lottery value), the order in which the lottery value is held, etc. includes the symbol mode determining unit 131 and the effect determining unit 132. Sent to. Then, a pre-judgment process is performed to determine whether or not the winning lottery value is obtained (S28), and the winning or failing lottery value is held in the first holding means 144 or the second holding means 146 (S30). If there is no entry to the first start winning opening 62 or the second starting winning opening 63 in S20, the processing from S22 to S30 is skipped (N in S20). If the number of holds reaches the upper limit in S24 and further holding is impossible, the processing from S26 to S30 is skipped (N in S24). The above processing from S20 to S30 is a winning process with respect to a ball entering the start winning opening.

  In the present embodiment, both the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 execute the determination as prior determination. However, as a modification, the preliminary determination by the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means. It is good also as a different aspect from the prior determination by 128. For example, the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 may be made different from each other in terms of which one of determination / non-execution determination, symbol determination, and pattern determination is executed as prior determination. Alternatively, only one of the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 may execute a pre-determination and transmit the determination result, or the first lottery may be changed depending on the gaming state such as whether or not the probability change is in progress. It may be switched which of the lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 executes the preliminary determination. Or it is good also as an aspect which determines whether prior determination is performed in both the 1st lottery means 126 and the 2nd lottery means 128 according to a gaming state. Further, the first lottery means 126 and the second lottery means 128 may switch whether to use the determination result according to the gaming state on the sub-board 104 side while transmitting the pre-determination result to the sub-board 104. .

  If there is a winning at the general winning opening 72 (Y of S31), the number of winning balls corresponding to the general winning opening 72 is set (S32), and if there is no winning at the general winning opening 72, S32 is skipped. (N in S31). When the first grand prize opening 91 or the second big prize opening 92 has been entered (Y in S33), the number of prize balls corresponding to the first major prize opening 91 or the second major prize opening 92 (this embodiment) 15) are set (S34), and when there is no ball entering the first big winning opening 91 and the second big winning opening 92, S34 is skipped (N of S33). If there is a winning at the special winning opening 260 (Y of S35), the number of winning balls (three in this embodiment) corresponding to the special winning opening 260 is set (S36), and the special winning opening 260 is entered. When there is no sphere, S36 is skipped (N of S35). At this time, if a special game is being executed triggered by a 16R long open big hit or a 16R short open big hit (Y in S37), the large entrance 264 is opened (S38). If the special game triggered by the 16R long open big hit or 16R short open big hit is not being executed, S38 is skipped (N in S37).

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing in detail the advance determination process of S28 in FIG. First, a preliminary success / failure determination is performed with reference to the preliminary design determination table (S40), a value indicating the target range is set as the determination result (S42), and a preliminary design determination is performed with reference to the preliminary design determination table. (S44), a value indicating the symbol range is set as the determination result (S46), the preliminary pattern determination is executed with reference to the preliminary pattern determination table (S48), and a value indicating the pattern range is set as the determination result. (S50). The value of the pre-determination result set as described above is temporarily stored in the transmission buffer together with information such as the value indicating whether the first lottery or the second lottery, the number of holds, the hold order, etc. It is transmitted to the symbol form determining means 131 and the effect determining means 132 of the board 104 (S52).

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an overall process of the normal game control process of S14 in FIG. In this normal game control process, the pre-reading process in the sub board 104 is executed (S150), the special symbol changing process in the main board 102 (S152), and the decorative symbol changing process in the sub board 104 are executed (S154). Will be repeatedly processed.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing in detail the prefetching process of S150 in FIG. Based on information obtained by so-called prefetching, the criteria such as what kind of production is executed in the sub-board 104 and what kind of result the prior determination result is executed according to the result are Pachinko game Various methods are conceivable depending on the design of game play in the machine 10. In this embodiment, the sub-board 104 side recognizes in advance that the variation pattern of “Super 1” has been selected based on the result of the pre-determination process, and suggests that the expectation of big hit is high. And

  When the effect determination means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the pre-determination result from the main board 102 (Y in S160), the effect display control means 134 receives either the first lottery or the second lottery received together with the pre-determination result. Based on the value indicating whether or not and the number of hold information, the display of the hold number on the effect display device 60 is updated (S162). The number of holdings at that time is a sufficient number to give a predetermined precursor effect such as “3 or more” (Y in S164), and the value of the success / failure range set by the prior determination is “1”. Even if the value of “4” is “4” (Y of S166) or a different value (N of S166), the value of the success / failure range set by the prior determination is “3” and the value of the pattern range is “1”. In the case of (Y of S168), the precursor setting is turned on (S172). In S168, if the value of the success / failure range and the value of the pattern range do not correspond (N of S168), S172 is skipped. When the number of holdings is less than the predetermined number (N in S164), the processing from S166 to S172 is skipped. When the result of the pre-determination process has not been received, the entire flow in this figure is skipped (N in S160). In the example of this figure, it is determined whether or not the precursor setting should be turned on based on the success / failure range and the pattern range set in advance. As a modification, it may be determined whether the precursor setting should be turned on according to the symbol range set by the prior determination, or according to which determination result of the first lottery or the second lottery. . Or you may determine whether a sign setting should be turned ON based on predetermined lottery with those information. Alternatively, it may be determined whether or not the sign setting should be turned on by using at least one piece of information sent as a pre-determination result, that is, a symbol type, a success / failure result, a variation pattern, and the like.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing in detail the execution process of the special symbol variation process of S152 in FIG. If the symbol variation display has not yet started (N in S60), or if the lottery value is being held by the second holding means 146 (Y in S62), the second win / fail determination means 117 is moved from the second holding means 146. The lottery value is read to determine whether or not the second special symbol 193 is correct (S64), the second symbol determining means 322 determines the second special symbol 193 (S66), and the second pattern determining means 119 is the second special symbol 193. The variation pattern is determined (S68), and a variation start command is transmitted to the sub-board 104 together with the determined result to start symbol variation of the second special symbol 193 (S77).

  When the lottery value is not held by the second holding means 146 (N in S62), and when the lottery value is held by the first holding means 144 (Y in S70), the first winning / failing judging means 113 reads the lottery value from the first holding means 144 and determines whether or not the first special symbol 192 is correct (S72), the first symbol determining means 320 determines the first special symbol 192 (S74), and the first pattern. The determining means 114 determines the variation pattern of the first special symbol 192 (S76), and transmits a variation start command to the sub-board 104 together with the determined result to start the symbol variation of the first special symbol 192 (S77). If the lottery value is not held by the first holding means 144, the processing from S72 to S77 is skipped (N in S70).

  When the symbol variation display has already been started (Y in S60), the symbol variation display of the special symbol is processed (S78), and when the predetermined variation time has passed and the symbol display stop timing is reached (S80) Y), a variation stop command is transmitted to the sub-board 104, and the symbol variation being displayed is stopped at a predetermined stop symbol (S82), and the flow of this diagram ends. If the symbol display stop timing has not been reached, the process of S82 is skipped and the flow of this figure is terminated (N in S80).

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing in detail the execution process of the decorative symbol variation process of S154 in FIG. When the effect determining means 132 of the sub-board 104 receives the change start command from the main board 102 (Y of S180), the stop pattern of the decorative symbol is determined according to the received special symbol stop symbol, the variation pattern, and the result of the determination. (S182), and the variation effect pattern is determined (S184). Here, when the sign setting is turned on (Y in S186), the already determined variation effect pattern is a pattern that does not include the specific effect content that should be superimposed on the notice effect. If it is not the symbol fluctuation (N in S190) that is a trigger when the precursor setting is turned on (N in S188), a setting for displaying a predetermined notice effect is executed (S192), and the precursor setting is turned on. If it is a symbol change that is an opportunity (Y in S190), the precursor setting is turned off (S194). Thereafter, the display of variation of the decorative design is started (S196). When the sign setting is not on (N in S186) or when the specific effect content is included in the variation effect pattern (Y in S188), the processing from S190 to S194 is skipped. When the change start command is not received from the main board 102, S182 to S194 are skipped (N of S180).

  If the decorative symbol variation display has already started (Y in S198), the symbol variation and notice effect display processing is executed (S200), and when a variation stop command is received from the main board 102 (Y in S202). ), The symbol variation display is stopped by stopping and displaying the decorative symbols in the stop mode determined in S182 (S204). If a change stop command has not been received from the main board 102, S204 is skipped (N in S202), and if change display has not been started, S200 to S204 are skipped (N in S198).

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing in detail the special game control process of S16 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a big hit (Y in S90), if the special game is not yet started (N in S92), the special game is started (S94), and the pre-selected big hit effect is used. The display of the start demonstration effect is started (S96), and this process is temporarily ended. At the start of the big hit effect, if the symbol change effect is made by the reach change pattern of “Super 1” “Super 2” “Normal 4”, the enemy character 300 displayed behind the change of the symbol will be the battle effect as it is. Since it will be displayed continuously as an opponent, the symbol variation effect and the jackpot effect are displayed with the continuity of the contents displayed, making it appear that it forms an integrated effect. it can. If the special game has already started (Y in S92), and the grand prize winning opening (the first big winning prize 91 or the second big winning prize 92) has not been opened (N in S98), the special winning opening is opened. The process is started (S100), and the process of the round effect set as the effect for each unit game (round) is started (S103). If the big prize opening has been opened (Y of S98), the closing process of the big prize opening is executed (S102). As a result, if the special winning opening is closed (Y in S104), the process proceeds to S106. If it is not in the closed state (N in S104), the process after S106 is skipped, and this process is temporarily ended.

  In S106, it is determined whether or not a special game demonstration is in progress. Note that the “demonstration effect” here includes a start demonstration effect and an end demonstration effect. The end demonstration effect is an effect set as the end effect of the special game. If the demonstration is not in progress (N in S106), it is determined whether or not the special game end condition is satisfied. Here, if an end flag, which will be described later, is on, the special game end condition is satisfied. If the special game end condition is satisfied (Y in S110), the end flag is turned off (S112), and the display of the end demonstration effect is started (S114). If the special game end condition is not satisfied (N in S110), this process is temporarily ended. If it is determined in S106 that the demonstration effect is being performed (Y in S106) and the end demonstration effect is completed (Y in S116), the special game is terminated (S118). And when transfer to specific games, such as probability change and time saving, is determined, the specific game execution means 122 starts a specific game (S120). If the end demonstration effect has not ended (N in S116), the processes in S118 and S120 are skipped. If it is not a big hit (N in S90), the processing after S92 in this figure is skipped.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S100 in FIG. The opening / closing control when the timing for opening the special winning opening based on the set opening / closing pattern, that is, for the second and subsequent unit games, is the timing when a minute waiting period determined for each unit game has elapsed (Y in S122). The means 124 sets an open / close pattern operation such as a long open or short open time (S124), and opens the first big prize port 91 or the second big prize port 92 (S126). When it is not the opening timing (N of S122), the processes of S124 and S126 are skipped.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing in detail the round effect process of S103 in FIG. The effect determining means 132 determines the content of the round effect, and the effect display control means 134 starts image output / audio output of the round effect determined by the effect determining means 132 (S270). When the notification determining unit 132 receives the notification that the game ball has entered the special prize opening 260 (Y in S272), the production determination unit 132 accompanies the number of entries to the special prize opening 260 or the special prize opening 260. The accumulated value of the number of winning balls is updated (S274). The effect display control means 134 displays the special effect indicating the updated cumulative value together with the round effect (S276). If the notification that the game ball has entered the special winning opening 260 has not been received, S274 and S276 are skipped (N in S272).

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S102 in FIG. When the closing timing of the special winning opening based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached, the open / close control means 124 closes the special winning opening. That is, during a special game, whether the end condition based on the number of balls is satisfied (Y in S130) or the end condition based on the number of balls is not satisfied (N in S130), the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied ( Y of S132), the first grand prize winning port 91 or the second grand prize winning port 92 is closed (S134). If the termination condition based on the opening time is not satisfied (N in S132), the flow after S134 is skipped.

  The end condition based on the number of balls entered in this special game is 10 or more balls entering the grand prize opening, and the end condition based on the opening time is the elapse of a set time according to the opening / closing pattern from the opening of the big prize opening. It is. In the case of a long open special game, 30 seconds have elapsed since the start of opening of the big prize opening, and in the case of a short release special game, 0.2 seconds have elapsed since the start of opening of the big prize opening. At this time, if the number of repetitions of the unit game has reached the upper limit of continuation (Y in S136), the end flag is turned on (S138). If the maximum number of continuations has not been reached (N in S136), the process in S138 is skipped. The upper limit of the number of continuations is 16 times for 16R long open big hit or 16R short open big hit, and 4 times for 4R long open big hit or 4R short open big hit. If neither the end condition based on the number of entered balls nor the end condition based on the opening time is satisfied (N in S130, N in S132), the processes after S134 are skipped.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing in detail the small hit game control process of S17 in FIG. If the result of the lottery is a small hit (Y in S220), if the small hit game has not yet started (N in S222), the small hit game is started (S224), Display of the set start demonstration effect is started (S226), and this process is temporarily ended. If a small hit game has already started (Y in S222) and the grand prize opening (first big prize opening 91 or second big prize opening 92) has not been opened (N in S228), An opening process is executed (S230), and if it has been opened (Y in S228), a closing process for the special prize opening is executed (S232). If the special winning opening is closed (Y in S235), the process proceeds to S236. If it is not in the closed state (N of S235), the process after S236 is skipped and this process is temporarily ended.

  In S236, it is determined whether or not a small hit game demonstration effect is being performed. Note that the “demonstration effect” here includes a start demonstration effect and an end demonstration effect. The end demonstration effect is an effect set as the end effect of the small hit game. If the demonstration effect is not in progress (N in S236), it is determined whether or not the small hit game end condition is satisfied. Here, if an end flag, which will be described later, is on, the small hit game end condition is satisfied. If the small hit game end condition is satisfied (Y in S240), the end flag is turned off (S242), and the display of the end demonstration effect is started (S244). If the small hit game ending condition is not satisfied (N in S240), this process is temporarily ended.

  When it is determined in S236 that the demonstration effect is being performed (Y in S236) and the end demonstration effect is completed (Y in S246), the small hit game is terminated (S248). If the end demonstration effect has not ended (N in S246), the processing after S248 is skipped. If it is not a small hit (N in S220), the flow after S222 is skipped.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing in detail the release process of S230 in FIG. The opening / closing control means 124 opens the opening / closing control unit 124 for a short time when the opening timing of the special winning opening based on the set opening / closing pattern, that is, when the predetermined minute waiting period has elapsed if it is the second or later opening (Y in S250). The opening / closing pattern operation such as the opening time is set (S252), and the opening of the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 is started (S254). When it is not the opening timing (N of S250), the processing of S252 and S254 is skipped.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing in detail the closing process of S232 in FIG. When the end timing of the big prize opening based on the set opening / closing pattern is reached (Y in S260), the end flag is turned on (S262), and the first big winning opening 91 or the second big winning opening 92 is closed (S264). ). The closing timing is, for example, the timing when 0.2 seconds have elapsed since the opening of the big prize opening. If it is not the closing timing (N of S260), the processing of S262 and S264 is skipped.

  In the above, this invention was demonstrated based on the Example. This embodiment is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. is there. Hereinafter, modifications will be described.

(Modification 1)
In the above embodiment, the opening condition of the big ball opening 264 is that a game ball has entered the special winning hole 260 in a game state during execution of a special game triggered by a 16R long open big hit or a 16R short open big hit. The case was to be met. As a modification, instead of or in addition to the conditions described in the embodiments, it may be satisfied in other situations. For example, the release condition may be satisfied by a game ball entering the special winning opening 260 during execution of a special game triggered by a 4R long open big hit or a 4R short open big hit. In addition, the release condition is satisfied when the game ball enters the special winning opening 260 in a game state such as during certain change, short time, when the number of holds reaches the upper limit, or when a specific effect is being displayed. May be.

  Furthermore, the release condition is that the game ball enters the special prize opening 260 if the game is in a special game, during a certain change, in a short time, or when the number of holds reaches the upper limit, or when a specific effect is being displayed. It may be satisfied regardless of whether or not it is a ball. In any case, it is provided in the vicinity of the grand prize opening, and the design is similar to the big prize opening. The player can be made to feel that the third big prize winning opening exists on the game board, and it becomes easy to enhance the interest of the game. In order to make the player feel as a new winning ball acquisition means, it is preferable that the opening condition of the large winning port 264 includes at least a special winning port 260. .

(Modification 2)
Although not described in the above embodiment, a so-called “ball-like lottery” specification may be adopted. Specifically, the specification is such that a specific area is provided in the special winning opening, and the probability change is made by entering the specific area. In other words, the winning / losing lottery result triggered by entering the starting hole is a big hit, and when the game is shifted to the special game, the big winning opening is opened. As a result, when a game ball enters the special winning opening and passes through a specific area, the state is shifted to a probable change state, and is also shifted to a shorter time. That is, the presence or absence of entering the specific area indicates the result of a lottery (ball exact lottery) for determining whether or not to shift to the probable change state. If the winning ball lottery is won, it shifts to a probable change state, so that a big hit is likely to occur after the special game. In addition, since the symbol variation time is shortened when the time is shifted to a shorter time, the success / failure lottery in the probability variation state is performed in a short interval, so that a big hit is likely to occur relatively early. As a result, it becomes easy to continuously shift to special games, and so-called jackpot reaming villas are easily realized. However, in order to be able to set the winning probability of the ball winning lottery roughly, a movable accessory is provided on the upstream side of the specific area at the special winning opening, and this is electrically controlled to enter the specific area with a substantially constant probability. It is better to set it to sphere. As a suitable example, it depends on the opening pattern of the big winning opening, and if the opening is long, the operation that makes it easy to enter the specific area is performed for a long time (= the operation depends on the opening time of the big winning opening. It is an advantageous mode of operation until the mouth is closed), and if it is short open, the operation that makes it easy to enter the specific area is not performed for a long time (= it operates depending on the opening time of the big prize opening, so the closing of the big prize opening immediately So, an advantageous mode of operation is only momentarily). In this case, the end number of times (= the upper limit value of the number of symbol fluctuations in the state of probability change) may be set as the end of probability change, so to speak, the configuration of the ST machine may be adopted.

  Specifically, for example, in the board configuration of the above embodiment, a specific area for ball betting lottery is provided inside the first large winning opening 91 with relatively few prize balls, and the second large with many prize balls. The winning opening 92 may be configured not to have a specific area. Then, the first grand prize winning opening 91 may be opened in a specific round of the special game (for example, only the fourth round or the third and fourth rounds). Whether or not a specific area is entered may be determined substantially by the opening pattern of the big prize opening. In other words, the ball winning lottery may be substantially won if the first big winning opening 91 is long open, and the ball winning lottery may be substantially lost if it is short open.

  According to such a configuration, when the second lottery is a big hit (because the game is long open), as long as the player launches the game ball, it is almost certainly shifted to the probability change state. However, even if the first lottery is a big hit, there are cases where the transition is made to the certain change state and cases where the transition is not made. Therefore, even if a big hit with certain change occurs in the first lottery or the second lottery, if a big hit in the first lottery occurs after that, the entry to the specific area has a probability of about one half. It becomes a difficult short-open special game. Therefore, it is conceivable that the increase in the number of balls is suppressed and the player's expectation is impaired. Therefore, like the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the above embodiment, a special winning opening 260 and a large winning opening 264 are provided in the vicinity of the large winning opening, thereby increasing the number of winning balls that can be obtained during the special game, thereby reducing the number of winning balls. Supplementing the suppression of the increase in the number of balls due to special games, it is easy to suppress the loss of the player's expectation.

(Modification 3)
Although not described in the above embodiment, the special winning opening 260 may be configured as the second starting winning opening 63, and the special winning detecting device 262 may be configured as the starting winning detection device 75. According to this modified example, the combination of the special prize opening 260 and the big ball opening 264 makes the player feel that the third big prize opening exists, and makes it easy to increase the number of the second lottery hold. This can further enhance the interest of the game. For example, during the probability change, it is possible to relatively reduce the probability that a jackpot will be generated by the first lottery and to relatively increase the probability that a jackpot will be generated by the second lottery. Of course, in the gaming machine that executes the symbol variation in the order of entering the first starting winning port 62 and the second starting winning port 63, the symbol variation corresponding to the entering to the second starting winning port 63 is prioritized and digested. Even in a gaming machine (for example, since it is difficult to enter the second start winning opening 63 at the time of first hit), the game machine is suitable for suppressing the loss of expectation of the player.

  Further, the configuration of Modification 3 is a gaming machine having a first lottery (game) and a second lottery (game), and the big win by the second lottery is larger than the big win by the first lottery. Is set so that the player can easily win, for example, the probability of execution of a special game with a small number of rounds is set to be relatively high in the first lottery jackpot, and substantially in the jackpot of the second lottery. It is a gaming machine in which the execution probability of a special game having a large number of rounds is set to be relatively high, and is particularly suitable for a gaming machine that preferentially digests the symbol variation of the second lottery over the symbol variation of the first lottery. . As described above in part in the above embodiment, even if a big hit with certain change occurs in the first lottery or the second lottery, if a big hit in the first lottery subsequently occurs, it will increase with a predetermined probability. It is a special game where it is difficult to get the prize ball. Therefore, it is conceivable that the increase in the number of balls is suppressed and the player's expectation is impaired. According to the third modification, it is possible to expect to enter the special winning opening 260 as the second starting winning opening by right-handing during the special game, and the reserved ball of the second lottery is preferentially digested after the special game ends. This makes it easier to avoid an increase in the number of balls due to the occurrence of a big hit in the first lottery.

(Modification 4)
Although not described in the above embodiment, the large entrance 264 may further include a large entrance entrance detection device that is a sensor that detects a game ball entering the large entrance 264. When detecting the entry of a game ball into the large entrance 264, the large entrance entrance winning detection device may transmit a predetermined signal indicating that to the sub board 104. When receiving a signal indicating entry from the great entrance entrance winning detection device, the effect determining means 132 determines execution of a special effect for notifying / indicating the player to the player and determining the content. May be. The effect opening / closing control means 268 may detect the number of balls entered into the large entrance 264 based on a signal from the large entrance entrance detection device, and may control the opening / closing of the large entrance 264. For example, in order to achieve the same behavior as that of the big prize opening, if the number of balls entered into the big entrance 264 becomes 10 or more in one unit game, then there will be a special entrance 260 after that. Alternatively, the opening of the large entrance 264 may be suppressed and the closed state may be maintained.

(Modification 5)
In the above embodiment, a pachinko machine in which a game ball (prize ball) is paid out as a profit based on the entry has been exemplified. However, instead of paying out a prize ball, the electronic ball management system is used to launch the game ball. -It can also be applied to so-called encapsulated type pachinko machines that manage prize balls. Such encapsulated type pachinko machines typically allow a predetermined number of game balls to circulate in the game machine, play the game balls that circulate, and launch game balls instead of paying out prize balls. Profit the player by increasing the number of times. For example, a ball circulation means that accepts a game ball that rolls in the game area and circulates it inside the game machine by sending it out to the game area again without discharging it to the game machine, , And a ball number managing means for managing the number of possessed balls based on the number of payout prize balls, and a ball displaying means for displaying the number of managed possessed balls.

(Modification 6)
In the above embodiment, a multi-function machine in which two games corresponding to the first type pachinko game machine are mixed is described. In the modified example, a configuration is provided in which two big winning holes are provided in a gaming machine provided with only one game corresponding to the first type pachinko gaming machine, and the special winning holes are alternately opened continuously in a special game. It is good. Further, only one special winning opening may be provided, and the special winning opening 260 and the large winning opening 264 may be provided in the vicinity of the special winning opening.

(Modification 7)
In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the opening / closing of the big prize opening is alternately repeated up to 4 times or 16 times has been described. However, in the modified example, the opening / closing of the big prize opening may be alternately repeated up to another number of times. .

(Modification 8)
Although not described in the above embodiment, it is difficult for the ordinary electric accessory 65 (the so-called electric Chu) of the second start winning opening 63 to enter the special winning opening 260 and the large entrance 264 at the time of expansion. You may comprise so that it may become. For example, the opening mode of the ordinary electric accessory 65 may be configured to be an obstruction factor for entering the special winning opening 260. Further, the positional relationship between the second start winning opening 63 and the special winning opening 260 may be configured such that it is difficult to enter the special winning opening 260 when the ordinary electric accessory 65 is opened. Also in this modified example, as in the embodiment, it is preferable to make the number of prize balls associated with entering the second start winning opening 63 one. According to the modified example 8, it becomes easy to prevent the game balls from being extremely increased at the time of the right hit in the short time.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A component can be deform | transformed and embodied in the range which does not deviate from a summary. In addition, various inventions may be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the above embodiment, or some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the above embodiment. . Furthermore, it is possible to appropriately combine the constituent elements over a plurality of embodiments.

  10 Pachinko gaming machines, 60 effect display devices, 62 first start winning port, 63 second starting winning port, 91 first big winning port, 92 second big winning port, 100 game control device, 120 special game control means, 122 Specific game executing means, 132 effect determining means 132, 134 effect display control means, 190 decorative symbols, 260 special prize opening, 264 large entrance.

Claims (1)

A game board in which a game area is formed;
A start port provided at a predetermined position in the game area;
A large winning opening provided at a predetermined position in the gaming area, and the entry of the gaming ball is an opportunity for granting the winning ball;
A special winning opening provided at a position where a game ball launched with the aim of the grand prize opening can enter, and the entry of the gaming ball is an opportunity for granting the winning ball;
A large entrance that is a entrance that is configured to be openable and closable at a position where a game ball that has entered the special prize opening can enter,
A main controller that controls the basic operation of the game;
A sub-control device for controlling the effect of the game;
With
The main control device includes special game control means for executing a special game involving opening and closing of the big prize opening when a predetermined transition condition is satisfied triggered by entering the starting opening.
The sub-control device opens the large entrance when a predetermined release criterion is satisfied, and satisfies the release criterion when the special winning entrance is entered at least in a predetermined gaming state. A ball game machine including an opening / closing control means that allows a game ball that has entered the special prize opening to enter the large entrance by opening the large entrance as it is.

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