JP6172896B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  As a kind of gaming machine, a pachinko machine or a slot machine is known. In these gaming machines, the progress of the game is controlled by executing various controls in the control device. Also, numerical information is used when executing various controls in the control device.

  For example, a configuration is known in which an internal lottery is performed based on the establishment of a predetermined lottery condition, and a bonus is given to a player according to the result of the internal lottery. In this internal lottery, when predetermined lottery conditions are established, numerical information is acquired from the updating means for updating the numerical information for lottery, and whether or not the acquired numerical information corresponds to the winning information. Determination is performed (for example, refer patent document 1).

  In addition, for example, a configuration for performing execution control through communication between a plurality of control devices is known. As the execution control of the effect, for example, a command is transmitted as numerical information from a predetermined control device to a specific control device, and the content of the effect to be executed from the numerical information included in the received command in the specific control device is Identified.

JP 2009-261415 A

  Here, when the predetermined control is executed using the numerical information as described above, the predetermined control needs to be performed in a situation where the numerical information is accurately acquired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of executing predetermined control under a situation where numerical information is accurately acquired. Is.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that transmission means for transmitting predetermined numerical information through a predetermined signal path ,
Predetermined control means for executing predetermined processing using the predetermined numerical information received through the predetermined signal path ;
With
The predetermined signal path includes a plurality of unit signal paths,
The transmission means transmits the first information group through the plurality of unit signal paths to transmit the predetermined numerical information in response to the transmission of the predetermined numerical information once, and then transmits the plurality of units. A second information group is transmitted through the signal path;
The predetermined control means includes
Means for executing the predetermined process using the predetermined numerical information including the first information group and the second information group;
When receiving the first information group through the plurality of unit signals paths, and a numerical value received via one unit signal path of the first information group, the unit signal path of the one of the first information group When the second information group is received through the plurality of unit signal paths , it is monitored whether or not the numerical values received through the adjacent unit signal paths are the same . Monitoring means for monitoring whether the numerical value received through the unit signal path and the numerical value received through the unit signal path adjacent to the one unit signal path in the second information group are the same ;
Deriving means for deriving a monitoring result corresponding to the abnormality when an event in which each numerical value monitored by the monitoring means is the same number of times has occurred ,
When the monitoring result by the deriving unit corresponds to an abnormality, a corresponding process execution unit that executes an abnormality response process;
It is characterized by having.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to execute predetermined control in a situation where numerical information is accurately acquired.

It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko machine in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the collection opening for working ports for explaining a collection passage for working openings and a working opening winning detection sensor. (A)-(j) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display content on the display surface of a symbol display apparatus. (A), (b) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display content on the display surface of a symbol display apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a pachinko machine. It is a block diagram for demonstrating a hard random number circuit. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the various counters used for a success or failure lottery. It is a flowchart which shows the main process in MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process in MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the special figure special electric power control process in MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the acquisition process of the pending | holding information in MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the management operation | movement in a control circuit. It is a timing chart for demonstrating a mode that a jackpot random number is acquired as holding information. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the various areas utilized by the monitoring process of an acquisition random number. It is a flowchart which shows the monitoring process of the acquisition random number in MPU. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the calculation in the monitoring process of an acquisition random number, and the effect | action by the said monitoring process being performed. It is a flowchart which shows the monitoring operation | movement of the update circuit in a control circuit. It is a flowchart which shows the monitoring process of the acquisition random number in 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the calculation in the monitoring process of an acquisition random number, and the effect | action by the said monitoring process being performed. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the various areas utilized by the monitoring process of the acquisition random number in 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the monitoring process of the acquisition random number in MPU. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the calculation in the monitoring process of an acquisition random number, and the effect | action by the said monitoring process being performed. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the various areas utilized by the monitoring process of the acquisition random number in 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the monitoring process of the acquisition random number in MPU. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the hard random number circuit in 5th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the acquisition process of the pending | holding information in MPU. It is a flowchart which shows the monitoring process of the acquisition random number in a modification.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as “pachinko machine”), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine body 12 that is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11. . The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting wooden plates to four sides and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential configuration, and may be configured such that the outer frame 11 is provided in the island facility of the game hall.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine main body 12 includes an inner frame 13, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the inner frame 13, and a back pack unit 15 disposed behind the inner frame 13. ing. The inner frame 13 of the gaming machine main body 12 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11. Specifically, the inner frame 13 can be rotated forward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in front view.

  A front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13 and can be rotated forward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view. Further, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and can be rotated backward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a front view.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  Here, the first working port 33 and the second working port 34 are provided with one working port winning detection sensor that is common to both the working ports 33, 34. The game ball that has entered the ball is detected by the operation opening winning detection sensor, and the game ball that has entered the second operation opening 34 is also detected by the operation opening winning detection sensor.

  With reference to FIG. 4, a configuration for detecting a game ball by the operation port winning detection sensor 45 provided in common to both the operation ports 33 and 34 will be described. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the working port collecting passage 46 for explaining the working port collecting passage 46 and the working port winning detection sensor 45.

  A passage area 46 a through which a game ball can pass is formed in the working port collection passage 46. The passage area 46a extends in the vertical direction. The passage area 46a allows passage of one game ball, but its passage width is set so that a plurality of game balls do not pass through the same position.

  The operation opening winning detection sensor 45 is provided in the middle of the passage area 46a and detects a game ball passing through the passage area 46a. The operation opening winning detection sensor 45 is configured by a magnetic detection type proximity sensor and includes a detection unit 45a for detecting the passage of a game ball. The detection part 45a is formed with a through hole 45b that penetrates in the thickness direction of the working opening winning detection sensor 45 as a passage part or a detection region. The through hole 45b is formed such that a cross section in a direction orthogonal to the through direction is circular. Further, the through hole 45b is formed so as to extend in the same direction over the whole, and the diameter of the hole is the same or substantially the same over the whole. The diameter of the hole is 11.5 mm which is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball 11.0 mm. The working opening winning detection sensor 45 is installed so that the axis of the through hole 45b is on the same straight line as the axis of the passage area 46a. Thereby, the game ball falling through the passage area 46a passes through the through hole 45b.

  The operation opening winning detection sensor 45 outputs a detection signal SG1 whose signal form changes as a game ball passes through the through hole 45b. Specifically, the detection unit 45a incorporates a detection coil (not shown) so as to extend along the outer peripheral side of the through hole 45b. Further, the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 includes an oscillation circuit including a part of the detection coil. A sensor substrate (not shown) having a detection circuit, a comparator circuit, and an output circuit is incorporated. Thereby, when the game ball exists in the through hole 45b, the magnetic flux penetrates the detection coil, and the oscillation stops.

  The operation opening winning detection sensor 45 changes the signal form of the detection signal SG1 based on the stop of the oscillation. More specifically, the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 outputs a LOW signal that is a non-detection corresponding signal as the detection signal SG1 in a situation where a game ball is not present in the through hole 45b (in an oscillating situation). Then, the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 outputs a HI signal that is a detection corresponding signal as the detection signal SG1 in a situation where a game ball is present in the through hole 45b (a situation where oscillation is stopped). That is, the detection signal SG1 rises when the game ball passes through the through hole 45b. By grasping the rise, it is possible to detect a winning game ball.

  It should be noted that a HI signal that is a non-detection-compatible signal is output in a situation where no game ball is present in the through-hole 45b, and a LOW signal that is a detection-compatible signal is output in the situation where a game ball is present in the through-hole 45b. It is good also as a structure to output. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which detects the winning of a game ball | bowl by grasping | ascertaining falling of the detection signal SG1.

  Returning to the explanation of FIG. 3, a through gate 35 is provided on the upstream side in the flow-down direction of the game ball from the second operation port 34. The through gate 35 has a through hole (not shown) penetrating in the vertical direction, and the game ball that has won the through gate 35 flows down the game area PA after winning. As a result, the game ball that has won the through gate 35 can win the second working port 34.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The display contents when the symbol display is performed on the symbol display device 41 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a diagram individually showing symbols variably displayed on the symbol display device 41, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display surface 41 a of the symbol display device 41.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) to (j), a design which is a kind of design is composed of nine main designs with numbers "1" to "9", respectively, and a shell-shaped design. It consists of sub-designs. More specifically, the main symbols are configured by attaching numbers “1” to “9” to nine types of character symbols such as octopus.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, on the display surface 41a of the symbol display device 41, three symbol rows Z1, Z2, and Z3 of an upper stage, a middle stage, and a lower stage are set as a plurality of display areas. Each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 includes a main symbol and a sub symbol arranged in a predetermined order. Specifically, in the upper symbol row Z1, nine kinds of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in descending order of numbers, and one sub symbol is arranged between each main symbol. . In the lower symbol row Z3, nine types of main symbols “1” to “9” are arranged in ascending numerical order, and one sub symbol is arranged between the main symbols.

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

  As shown in FIG. 6B, on the display surface 41a, three symbols are stopped and displayed for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of nine symbols of 3 × 3 are stopped and displayed. It is like that. Further, as shown in FIG. 6A, five effective lines, that is, a left line L1, a middle line L2, a right line L3, a right descending line L4, and a right ascending line L5 are set on the display surface 41a. .

  When symbols are displayed on the display surface 41a based on winning in the first operating port 33 or the second operating port 34, the symbols in the symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are scrolled in a predetermined direction with periodicity. Thus, the variable display is started. Then, the display is switched from the variable display to the standby display in the order of the upper symbol row Z1 → the lower symbol row Z3 → the middle symbol row Z2, and finally, the predetermined symbol is statically displayed in each of the symbol rows Z1 to Z3. . Also, when the symbol display ends, if the result of the internal lottery is the most advantageous jackpot result to be described later, the same odd symbol combination is formed on any active line, and the result of the internal lottery If the result is a low probability winning result which will be described later, the same even symbol combination is formed on one of the effective lines.

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

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

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front door frame 14 is provided so as to cover the entire front side of the inner frame 13 in which the game board 24 having the above configuration is attached to the resin base 21. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is formed with a window portion 51 so that almost the entire game area PA can be viewed from the front. The window part 51 has a substantially elliptical shape, and the window panel 52 is fitted therein. The window panel 52 is formed of colorless and transparent with glass, but is not limited to this, and may be formed of colorless and transparent with synthetic resin. The game area PA is defined through the window panel 52 from the front of the pachinko machine 10. As long as it is visible, it may be colored and transparent.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<Electric configuration of pachinko machine 10>
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10.

  The main control device 60 includes a main control board 61 that manages the main control of the game, and a power failure monitoring board 68 that monitors the power supply. An MPU 62 is mounted on the main control board 61. The MPU 62 includes a ROM 63 that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 62 and fixed value data, and a memory that temporarily stores various data when the control program stored in the ROM 63 is executed. A certain RAM 64 is incorporated. Further, the MPU 62 is provided with a clock circuit 66 that outputs a clock signal having a predetermined cycle, and further, a frequency dividing circuit 65 is provided in the middle of a signal path between the clock circuit 66 and the control unit of the MPU 62. ing.

  The frequency divider 65 functions as frequency changing means for changing the cycle of the clock signal from the clock circuit 66, and is configured to output a changed clock signal for specifying the start timing of the timer interrupt processing by the MPU 62. Yes. Specifically, the frequency dividing circuit 65 outputs to the MPU 62 a changed clock signal having a specific 4 msec period interval. The MPU 62 executes a process for confirming the occurrence of a specific signal form such as the rising or falling edge of the changed clock signal, and starts a periodic process (timer interrupt process) with the occurrence of the specific signal form as at least one condition. In this case, the execution cycle of the regular process is the cycle of the changed clock signal (4 msec).

  In addition to the above, the MPU 62 includes an interrupt circuit, a data input / output circuit, and the like. Further, it is not essential that the ROM 63, the RAM 64, and the like are made into one chip with respect to the MPU 62, and each may be made into a chip individually. The same applies to the MPUs of control devices other than the main control device 60.

  The MPU 62 is provided with an input port and an output port. On the input side of the MPU 62, a power failure monitoring board 68 provided in the main controller 60 is connected, and a payout controller 77 is connected. The power failure monitoring board 68 is connected to a power source / launch control device 78 having a function of supplying operating power, and the MPU 62 is supplied with power via the power failure monitoring board 68.

  An operating port winning detection sensor 45 is connected to the input side of the MPU 62, and other winning detection sensors 69a to 69c are connected. The other winning detection sensors 69 a to 69 c include detection sensors provided one-on-one with respect to winning portions such as the general winning opening 31, the special electric winning device 32, and the through gate 35. In the MPU 62, signals are received from the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 and the other winning detection sensors 69a to 69c, and a winning determination is made to each winning portion based on the reception result. In this case, when the winning to the general winning opening 31, the special electric winning device 32, the first operating port 33 or the second operating port 34 is specified, the game ball corresponding to each winning target is paid out. To execute the process. In addition, when the winning to the first working port 33 or the second working port 34 is specified, the numerical information of various counters is acquired and stored as the holding information, and when the holding information is stored, A determination as to whether or not to shift to the opening / closing execution mode in which the special prize winning device 32 is opened and closed a plurality of times and a distribution determination for determining the gaming state after the opening / closing execution mode are performed. Then, the game is advanced based on the result of the determination of the success / failure and the determination of the distribution.

  A power failure monitoring board 68, a payout control device 77, and a sound emission control device 80 are connected to the output side of the MPU 62. For example, a prize ball command is output to the payout control device 77 based on the winning determination result to the winning portion. Various commands such as a change command, a type command, and an opening command are output to the sound emission control device 80.

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

  That is, in the opening / closing execution mode, the MPU 62 performs drive control of the special electricity driving unit 32b so that the special electricity prize winning device 32 is opened and closed. In addition, when the power utility item 34a is won, the MPU 62 performs drive control of the power unit 34b so that the power utility item 34a is opened and closed. Further, in the game times and opening / closing execution modes, the display control of the special figure unit 37 is executed in the MPU 62. In addition, when the lottery result indicating whether or not to open the general electric utility 34a is clearly indicated, the display control of the normal unit 38 is executed in the MPU 62.

  The power failure monitoring board 68 relays between the main control board 61 and the power / fire control device 78, and monitors the DC stable voltage of 24 volts, which is the maximum voltage output from the power / fire control device 78. The payout control device 77 performs payout control of prize balls and rental balls by the payout device 76 based on the prize ball command input from the main control device 60.

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

  Based on the command received from the main control device 60, the sound emission control device 80 controls the display light emitting unit 53 and the speaker unit 54 and transmits the command to the display control device 90. The display control device 90 analyzes various commands received from the sound emission control device 80 or performs predetermined arithmetic processing based on the received various commands to control display of images on the symbol display device 41.

<Configuration related to lottery using hard random numbers>
Here, the main control board 61 is provided with a hard random number circuit 67 that operates independently of the timer interrupt processing performed by the MPU 62. The hard random number circuit 67 is for updating and acquiring numerical information used for the determination of success / failure executed by the MPU 62. The hard random number circuit 67 is connected to the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 and the MPU 62. The hard random number circuit 67 updates the numerical information at a timing asynchronous with the timer interrupt processing of the MPU 62, and acquires the numerical information based on the detection of the winning of the game ball by the operation opening winning detection sensor 45, The acquired numerical information is transmitted in response to a request from the MPU 62.

  The hard random number circuit 67 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram for explaining the hard random number circuit 67.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the hard random number circuit 67 includes an update circuit 101 for updating the jackpot random number used for the determination of success / failure as a random number generating means. The update circuit 101 includes a clock circuit 101a that outputs a clock signal having a predetermined frequency (for example, 16 MHz), and an update buffer 101b that stores a jackpot random number. The update buffer 101b has a storage area of 2 bytes, and the numerical range of the updateable jackpot random number is set to “0 to 65535”. However, as will be described in detail later, the big hit random number is updated within a numerical range specified by the MPU 62.

  The update circuit 101 adds 1 to the jackpot random number stored in the update buffer 101b in synchronization with a predetermined signal mode of the rise and fall of the clock signal of the clock circuit 101a. Then, after the jackpot random number reaches the maximum value in the designated numerical range, it is reset to “0”. As a result, the jackpot random number is updated asynchronously with the timer interrupt process of the MPU 62.

  The update interval of the jackpot random number is a cycle of the clock signal of the clock circuit 101a, and is specifically 62.5 nsec. As already described, since the execution period of the timer interrupt process executed by the MPU 62 is 4 msec, the update interval of the jackpot random number is sufficiently shorter than the execution period of the timer interrupt process.

  The hard random number circuit 67 includes a jackpot random number register 102 for latching the jackpot random number updated by the update circuit 101. The jackpot random number register 102 has the same storage area as the update buffer 101b, and more specifically has a 2-byte storage area. The jackpot random number register 102 is connected to the update buffer 101b via the first signal line group SL1. The jackpot random number register 102 writes the data stored in each storage area of the update buffer 101b at that time in its own storage area in synchronization with the input of the latch signal. Thereby, the jackpot random number of the input timing of the latch signal is acquired.

  Here, the first signal line group SL1 includes the same number (specifically, eight) of signal lines as the number of bits of one byte. In this case, as described above, each of the update buffer 101b and the jackpot random number register 102 has a storage area of 2 bytes, and the jackpot random number stored in the update buffer 101b and the jackpot random number register 102 is 2 bytes. It is capacity. Therefore, when a big hit random number is transmitted from the update buffer 101b to the big hit random number register 102, numerical information of the upper 1 byte is first transmitted in parallel among the big hit random numbers having a capacity of 2 bytes, and the numerical value of the upper 1 byte is transmitted. After the transmission of information is completed, the remaining numerical information of the lower 1 byte is transmitted in parallel.

  The hard random number circuit 67 includes a control circuit 103. The control circuit 103 is connected to the operation opening winning detection sensor 45, and the detection signal SG <b> 1 from the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 is input to the control circuit 103. The control circuit 103 outputs a latch signal to the jackpot random number register 102 in synchronization with the rising edge of the detection signal SG1 (in synchronization with winning in one of the operation ports 33 and 34). Thereby, the jackpot random number register 102 stores the jackpot random number at the winning detection timing (the winning timing of each of the operating ports 33 and 34) when the winning is detected by the operating port winning detection sensor 45.

  The detailed configuration will be described. The control circuit 103 is directly connected to the operation opening winning detection sensor 45, connected to the input terminal to which the detection signal SG1 of the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 is input, and to the jackpot random number register 102. And a control IC having an output terminal. The control IC raises the signal from the output terminal from the LOW signal to the HI signal in synchronization with the detection signal SG1 input to the input terminal rising from the LOW signal to the HI signal. The jackpot random number register 102 latches the data in the update buffer 101b based on the signal from the control IC rising from the LOW signal to the HI signal.

  The signal path connecting the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 and the hard random number circuit 67 and the signal path connecting the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 and the MPU 62 are formed in different systems. Thereby, even when noise or the like is mixed in one side, it is possible to avoid a situation where the influence reaches the other side. Further, the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 is connected to the main control board 61 through one signal path, and is branched into two signal paths by a wiring circuit formed on the main control board 61, thereby operating. The signal from the mouth winning detection sensor 45 is received by each of the MPU 62 and the hard random number circuit 67.

  The control circuit 103 and the big hit random number register 102 are connected to the MPU 62. The control circuit 103 controls the jackpot random number register 102 to output the jackpot random number stored in the jackpot random number register 102 to the MPU 62 through the second signal line group SL2 when a predetermined request signal is received from the MPU 62. . Thereby, the MPU 62 can acquire the jackpot random number stored in the jackpot random number register 102 by outputting the request signal.

  Here, the second signal line group SL2 includes the same number (specifically, eight) of signal lines as the number of bits of one byte. In this case, as described above, the jackpot random number has a capacity of 2 bytes. Therefore, when a jackpot random number is transmitted from the jackpot random number register 102 to the MPU 62, the numerical information of the upper 1 byte is first transmitted in parallel out of the 2-byte capacity jackpot random number, and the numerical information of the upper 1 byte is transmitted. Is completed, the remaining numerical information of the lower 1 byte is transmitted in parallel.

  For details on the parallel communication, the hard random number circuit 67 sets the strobe signal to the HI level when the upper 1-byte data is output, and waits for the busy signal transmitted from the MPU 62 to become the HI level. When the busy signal becomes the LOW level, the strobe signal is returned to the LOW level, and then the data output of the upper 1 byte is terminated. After that, the hard random number circuit 67 starts outputting the data of the lower 1 byte and sets the strobe signal to the HI level, waits for the busy signal transmitted from the MPU 62 to become the HI level, and the busy signal becomes LOW. When the level is reached, the strobe signal is returned to the LOW level, and then the data output of the lower 1 byte is terminated. That is, when each 1-byte data is output, a predetermined signal indicating a transmission unit is also communicated.

  The control circuit 103 includes a status flag 103a. The status flag 103a is a flag for grasping the state of the jackpot random number register 102. The control circuit 103 sets “1” in the status flag 103 a in synchronization with the jackpot random number stored in the jackpot random number register 102. When "1" is set in the status flag 103a, the control circuit 103 prohibits the jackpot random number from being latched regardless of the signal form of the detection signal SG1. As a result, in the situation where “1” is set in the status flag 103a, the big hit random number stored in the big hit random number register 102 is not updated. Therefore, even when chattering occurs, the first jackpot random number latched is maintained.

  The detailed configuration will be described. The control circuit 103 includes a switching element connected in parallel to the output terminal of the control IC. The switching element is composed of, for example, an n-type MOSFET. The drain of the MOSFET is connected to the output terminal of the control IC, and the source is grounded. The gate of the MOSFET is connected to the status flag 103a. According to such a configuration, when “1” is not set in the status flag 103a, a LOW signal lower than the threshold voltage is applied to the gate, so that the MOSFET is turned off. In this case, the output state of the control IC is maintained. On the other hand, when “1” is set in the status flag 103a, an HI signal larger than the threshold voltage is applied to the gate of the MOSFET, and the MOSFET is turned on. In this case, the output from the OR circuit is forced to become a LOW signal and does not rise.

  When the output of the jackpot random number based on the request signal from the MPU 62 is completed, or when the invalidation signal is received from the MPU 62, the control circuit 103 clears the status flag 103a to “0” and stores it in the jackpot random number register 102. Clear the stored jackpot random number. As a result, the jackpot random number can be latched based on the winning of the next game ball.

  The control circuit 103 is electrically connected to the update circuit 101 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication, and the control circuit 103 is provided with an error flag 103b. When the control circuit 103 receives a designation signal designating the numerical range of the jackpot random number from the MPU 62, the control circuit 103 sets an upper limit value of the numerical range for the update circuit 101. As a result, the update circuit 101 updates the big hit random number within the range of the set upper limit value. Further, the control circuit 103 monitors whether or not the update of the jackpot random number is normally performed in the update circuit 101, and when determining that the update of the jackpot random number is not performed normally, the error flag 103b. Set “1” to. When “1” is set in the error flag 103b, the abnormality handling process is executed in the MPU 62.

  The MPU 62 uses various numerical information including a jackpot random number when playing a game, and performs determination of success / failure, setting of display of the special symbol display unit 37a, setting of symbol display of the symbol display device 41, setting of display of the general symbol display unit 38a, and the like. I am going to do that. The configuration of various counters will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of various counters.

  The MPU 62 uses a jackpot random number to be used for the jackpot generation lottery, a jackpot type counter C2 to be used to determine the jackpot type, and a reach generation lottery to be used when the symbol display device 41 is out of change. The random number counter C3 and the variation type counter CS that determines the display duration in the special figure display unit 37a and the symbol display device 41 are used. Further, the utility power release counter C4 used for the lottery to determine whether or not the utility service item 34a of the second working port 34 is set to the electrical service release state is used. As described above, the jackpot random number is provided from the hard random number circuit 67, and the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, the variation type counter CS, and the public power open counter C4 are provided in various counter areas 64b of the RAM 64. .

  Each counter C2, C3, CS, C4 is a loop counter that adds 1 to the previous value every time it is updated and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. These counters C2, C3, CS, C4 Updated at short intervals. The jackpot random number of the hard random number circuit 67 and the numerical information of the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 are when the winning to the first operating port 33 occurs or when the winning to the second operating port 34 occurs. The stored information is stored in a reserved storage area 64a provided in the RAM 64 as an acquisition information storage means.

  The holding storage area 64a includes a holding area RE and an execution area AE. The holding area RE includes a first holding area RE1, a second holding area RE2, a third holding area RE3, and a fourth holding area RE4. In the winning history to the first operating port 33 or the second operating port 34, In addition, the jackpot random number and the numerical information of the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 are stored as the hold information in any of the hold areas RE1 to RE4.

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

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

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

  Each of the counters will be described in detail.

  First, the public power open counter C4 will be described. For example, the public power open counter C4 is incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 250 and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The general electric power release counter C4 is periodically updated and stored in the electric power reservation area 64c of the RAM 64 at a timing when a game ball wins the through gate 35. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed as to whether or not to control the general electric utility 34a to the open state according to the stored value of the general electric open counter C4.

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

  In the high frequency support mode and the low frequency support mode, the probability of winning the electric utility open state in the electric utility open lottery using the general electric open counter C4 is the same (for example, both 4/5), In the high frequency support mode, the number of times that the general utility 34a is opened when the electrified state is elected is set more than in the low frequency support mode, and the opening time of one time is set longer. ing. In this case, in the high-frequency support mode, when the electrified open state is won and the open state of the general utility 34a occurs a plurality of times, from the end of one open state to the start of the next open state The closing time is set shorter than one opening time. Furthermore, in the high frequency support mode, the minimum secured time (i.e., the next time that the electric component opening lottery is performed after the first electric component opening lottery is performed than in the low frequency support mode (that is, The one-time display continuation time in the normal map display section 38a is set short.

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

  The configuration for increasing the frequency at which the high frequency support mode is set to the power release state per unit time as compared with the low frequency support mode is not limited to the above-described configuration, for example, the electric component release lottery It is good also as a structure which makes high the probability that it will be elected in the electric character open state in. In addition, a secured time (e.g., based on a winning to the through gate 35 in the general map display unit 38a) that is secured after the next electrification opening lottery is performed after the first electrification opening lottery is performed. In a configuration in which a plurality of types of variable display time) are prepared, the high frequency support mode is set so that a short securing time is easily selected or the average secure time is shorter than the low frequency support mode. It may be. Furthermore, the number of times of opening is increased, the opening time is lengthened, and the securing time secured when the next electric character opening lottery is performed after the first electric character releasing lottery is shortened, The advantage of the high frequency support mode over the low frequency support mode may be increased by applying any one condition or any combination of the conditions for shortening the average time of the reservation time and increasing the winning probability. .

  Next, the jackpot random number updated by the hard random number circuit 67 will be described. In the hard random number circuit 67, the jackpot random number can be updated in the range of 0 to 65535, as already described. In this case, the hard random number circuit 67 updates the jackpot random number within the numerical range designated by the MPU 62 within the updatable numerical range. Specifically, since the MPU 62 designates 39999 as the upper limit value of the numerical value range, the hard random number circuit 67 updates the big hit random number within the range of 0 to 39999. That is, the jackpot random number is incremented one by one within the range of 0 to 39999, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The jackpot random number is stored in the holding storage area 64a based on the winning of the game ball in the first working port 33 or the second working port 34.

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

  Under the gaming state in which the low-probability mode winning / failing table is referred to at the time of the lottery, the number of random numbers for winning the jackpot is 100. On the other hand, in the gaming state in which the high-probability mode success / failure table is referred to in the lottery, the number of random number values to be a big win is set larger than when the low-probability mode success / failure table is referenced. Specifically, it is 2000 pieces.

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

  Next, the jackpot type counter C2 will be described. The jackpot type counter C2 is incremented by 1 in order within a range of 0 to 49, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The big hit type counter C2 is periodically updated and stored in the holding storage area 64a based on the winning of the game ball in the first operation port 33 or the second operation port 34.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  The low probability big hit result is a big hit result in which the open / close execution mode becomes the high-frequency winning mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the win / fail lottery mode becomes the low probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. However, the high-frequency support mode shifts to the low-frequency support mode when the number of games reaches the end reference number (specifically, 100 times) after the shift.

  The explicit high-accuracy big hit result is a big hit result in which the open / close execution mode becomes the low-frequency winning mode, and after the open / close execution mode ends, the success / failure lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. . These high-probability mode and high-frequency support mode are continued until the lottery result in the success / failure lottery becomes a big hit state win and shifts to the big win state by that.

  The most advantageous jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening / closing execution mode becomes the high-frequency winning mode, and after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the winning / raising lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high-frequency support mode. These high-probability mode and high-frequency support mode are continued until the lottery result in the success / failure lottery becomes a big hit state win and shifts to the big win state by that.

  In the distribution table, among the values of the big hit type counter C2 of “0 to 29”, “0 to 9” corresponds to the low probability big hit result, and “10 to 14” corresponds to the explicit high probability big hit result. “15-29” corresponds to the most favorable jackpot result.

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

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

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

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

  The reach display is executed regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3 in the game times in which the combination of the same symbols is finally stopped. In addition, the game times corresponding to the jackpot result in which the same symbol combination is not stopped and displayed are not executed regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3. Further, in the game times corresponding to the detachment result, the reach random number counter C3 acquired at a predetermined timing with reference to the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 63 corresponds to the occurrence of reach display. To be executed.

  On the other hand, the determination as to whether or not to perform the notice display is performed not by the main control device 60 but by the sound emission control device 80. In this case, in the sound emission control device 80, the game times corresponding to any one of the jackpot results are more likely to generate a notice display than the game times corresponding to the missed result, and a notice display having a low appearance rate is displayed. A lottery process for displaying a notice is executed so as to satisfy at least one of the conditions of being easily generated. Incidentally, the lottery result is reflected when the game display effect is executed on the symbol display device 41.

  Next, the variation type counter CS will be described. The variation type counter CS is, for example, incremented by 1 within a range of 0 to 198, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. The variation type counter CS is used when the MPU 62 determines the display continuation time in the special symbol display section 37a and the symbol display continuation time in the symbol display device 41. The variation type counter CS is updated once every time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the value of the variation type counter CS is acquired when the variation pattern is determined at the start of variation display in the special symbol display unit 37a and at the time of symbol variation start by the symbol display device 41.

<Regarding Premise Processing Configuration in MPU 62 of Main Controller 60>
Next, each process performed in order to advance a game in MPU62 of the main controller 60 is demonstrated. The processing of the MPU 62 is roughly divided into main processing that is started when the power is turned on and timer interrupt processing that is started periodically (in the present embodiment at a cycle of 4 msec).

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

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

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

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

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

  After executing the process of step S109, a numerical value range setting process is executed in step S110. In the numerical value range setting process, a numerical value range designation signal is transmitted to the hard random number circuit 67 in order to designate the numerical value range of the jackpot random number updated in the hard random number circuit 67 as the numerical value range corresponding to the pachinko machine 10. Specifically, a designation signal for designating “39999” is transmitted as information on the upper limit value of the numerical value range. Thereby, in the hard random number circuit 67, the jackpot random number is updated within a range of 0 to 39999. By the way, by executing the numerical value range setting process in the main process in this way, the numerical value range is designated to the hard random number circuit 67 every time the supply of operating power to the MPU 62 of the main controller 60 is started. This eliminates the need for the hard random number circuit 67 to back up the designation information in the numerical range.

  Thereafter, the process proceeds to the remaining processes in steps S111 to S113. That is, the MPU 62 is configured to periodically execute the timer interrupt process, but a remaining time is generated between one timer interrupt process and the next timer interrupt process. The remaining time varies depending on the processing completion time of each timer interrupt process, but the remaining processes in steps S111 to S113 are repeatedly executed using the irregular time. In this regard, it can be said that the remaining processes in steps S111 to S113 are non-periodic processes that are performed irregularly.

  In the remaining process, first, in step S111, an interrupt prohibition setting is performed to prohibit the generation of the timer interrupt process. In the subsequent step S112, a variation counter update process for updating the variation type counter CS is executed. In the update process, the current numerical information is read from the variation type counter CS, the process of adding 1 to the read numerical information is executed, and then the process of overwriting the reading source counter is executed. In this case, each counter value is cleared to “0” when it reaches the maximum value. Thereafter, in step S113, an interrupt permission setting for switching from a state in which the generation of timer interrupt processing is prohibited to a state in which the timer interrupt processing is permitted is performed. If the process of step S113 is performed, it will return to step S111 and will repeat the process of step S111-step S113.

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

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

  In subsequent step S202, a lottery random number update process is executed. In the lottery random number update process, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the public power open counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the current numerical value information is sequentially read from the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the public power open counter C4, and the read numerical information is incremented by 1 respectively. Execute the overwriting process. In this case, each counter value is cleared to “0” when it reaches the maximum value. After that, in step S203, the variation counter update process is executed in the same manner as in step S112.

  In subsequent step S204, a fraud detection process for monitoring whether or not a predetermined event set as a fraud monitoring target has occurred is executed. In the fraud detection process, the occurrence of a plurality of types of events is monitored, and by confirming that a predetermined event has occurred, an affirmative determination is made in step S206 described later.

  Thereafter, in step S205, a random number update monitoring process for monitoring whether or not the big random number circuit 67 has been normally updated in the hard random number circuit 67 is executed. The details of the random number update monitoring process will be described later.

  In a succeeding step S206, it is determined whether or not the progress of the game is stopped. The state in which the progress of the game is stopped is set when occurrence of a predetermined event set as a monitoring target for fraud is confirmed in the fraud detection processing in step S204. Also, this is set when the hard random number circuit 67 determines that the big hit random number update is not normally performed in the random number update monitoring process in step S205. Further, it is set when it is specified that acquisition of the big hit random number from the hard random number circuit 67 is not normally performed in the hold information acquisition process (FIG. 13) described later. If a negative determination is made in step S206, the processing after step S207 is executed.

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

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

  In subsequent step S209, a winning detection process is executed. In the winning detection process, the signals received from the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 and the other winning detection sensors 69a to 69c are read and the general winning opening 31, the special prize winning device 32, the first operating opening 33, the second operating opening are read. 34 and a process for specifying whether or not there is a ball entering the through gate 35 is executed.

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

  In the subsequent step S211, a launch control process for controlling the launch of the game ball is executed. In a situation where the launch operation is continued with respect to the launch operation device 28, one game ball is launched in 0.6 seconds.

  In the subsequent step S212, as the input state monitoring process, based on the information read in the reading process in step S208, the disconnection confirmation of the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 and the other winning detection sensors 69a to 69c, the gaming machine main body 12 and the front The opening confirmation of the door frame 14 is performed.

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

  In the subsequent step S214, the ordinary power control process is executed. In the ordinary power transmission control process, when a winning to the through gate 35 occurs, a process for acquiring numerical information of the public power open counter C4 is executed and the numerical information is stored. The numerical value information is determined to be released, and further, with the opening determination as a trigger, a process for performing an effect for a general map is executed in the general map display unit 38a. Further, based on the result of the opening determination, a process for opening and closing the utility wire 34a of the second working port 34 is executed.

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

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

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

<Special Figure Special Electric Control Process>
Next, the special figure special power control process executed in step S213 in the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11) of the MPU 62 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

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

  Specifically, first, hold information acquisition processing is executed in step S301. This will be described later.

  After executing the hold information acquisition process in step S301, the process proceeds to step S302. In step S302, a process of reading information of a special figure special electricity counter provided in the RAM 64 is executed. In a succeeding step S303, the special figure special power address table stored in the ROM 63 is read out. In step S304, a process of acquiring a start address corresponding to the information of the special figure special power counter from the special figure special electric address table is executed.

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

  As already described, the special figure special power control process includes a process related to a game-playing effect and a process related to an opening / closing execution mode. In this case, as processing related to the effect for game times, special figure variation start processing (step S306) which is processing for starting the effect for game times and processing for proceeding the effect for game times. A special figure changing process (step S307) and a special figure finalizing process (step S308) which is a process for ending the effect for the game round are set.

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

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

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

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

  After executing the process of step S304, a process of jumping to the process indicated by the start address acquired in step S304 is executed in step S305. Specifically, if the acquired start address is SA0, the process jumps to the special figure change start process in step S306.

  In the special figure change start process, on the condition that the hold information is stored on hold, if the hold information corresponds to the jackpot winning, and if the hold information corresponds to the jackpot winning Executes a distribution determination process for determining which jackpot result the hold information corresponds to. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the hold information exists. When the hold information exists, a process for shifting the hold information is executed. That is, the holding information stored in the first holding area RE1 is shifted to the execution area AE, and the holding information stored in the nth holding area REn (n = 2 to 4) is shifted to the (n−1) th holding. Shift to area RE (n-1). Then, as the success / failure determination process, it is determined whether or not the jackpot random number stored in the execution area AE is numerical information corresponding to the jackpot winning. Further, as the distribution determination process, it is determined whether or not the value of the jackpot type counter C2 corresponds to which category of the jackpot result.

  In addition to the hit determination process and the distribution determination process, when the big hit random number does not correspond to the big win win, the reach determination process for determining whether or not to generate a reach is executed, and the fluctuation type counter at that time A duration selection process for selecting the duration of the game times using the numerical information of CS is executed. In the reach determination process, it is determined whether or not the value of the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE corresponds to the occurrence of reach.

  When the duration information is selected, the variation command including the duration information and the type command including the game result information are transmitted to the voice light emission control device 80, and the pattern in the special figure display unit 37a is displayed. Start the variable display. As a result, one game round is started, and an effect for game round is started on the special figure display unit 37a and the symbol display device 41.

  By the way, when an effect for game times is started in this way, by adding 1 to the numerical information of the special figure special electricity counter, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter corresponds to the special figure fluctuation start processing. Is updated to the one corresponding to the special figure changing process.

  If the acquired start address is SA1, the process jumps to the special figure changing process of step S307. In the special figure changing process, a process of determining whether or not it is during the game time duration and before the fixed display is performed, and if it is before the fixed display, the display of the pattern in the special figure display unit 37a is performed. A process for regularly changing the aspect is executed.

  By the way, instead of waiting in the special figure changing process until it is the timing to display the fixed figure, if it is not the timing to make a fixed display, the process for changing the regular figure is executed and then the special figure is changing. The process ends. Therefore, after the game-turn effect is started, the special-figure changing process is started every time the special-figure special-electric control process is started until the timing for final display is reached. In addition, when it is time to confirm and display, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is incremented by 1, so that the numerical information of the counter corresponds to the special figure in-flight process from the one corresponding to the special figure changing process Update to what you did.

  If the acquired start address is SA2, the process jumps to the special figure determining process in step S308. In the special figure determination process, a final stop command is transmitted to the sound emission control device 80 in order to cause the symbol display device 41 to display the stop result of the current game round as a final stop display. The display mode is a display mode corresponding to the lottery result of the current game time. In the special figure confirmation process, it is determined whether or not the period during confirmation display has elapsed, and if the period has elapsed, it is determined whether or not the transition to the opening / closing execution mode occurs. When the transition to the opening / closing execution mode occurs, the processing for shifting to the opening / closing execution mode is executed.

  By the way, instead of waiting in the special figure determination process until the fixed display period elapses, this special figure determination process is terminated if the period has not elapsed. Therefore, after the fixed display is started, the special figure determination process is started each time the special figure special power control process is started until the period during the fixed display elapses. In addition, when the period during the fixed display has elapsed, in a situation where the transition to the opening / closing execution mode does not occur, the numerical information of the special figure special counter is initialized (that is, “0” is cleared) and the transition to the opening / closing execution mode is performed. In such a situation, by adding 1 to the numerical information of the special figure special power counter, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is updated from the one corresponding to the special figure determination process to the one corresponding to the special electric power start process.

  If the acquired start address is SA3, the process jumps to the special electricity start process in step S309. In the special electricity start process, an opening command indicating that the opening / closing execution mode is started is transmitted to the sound emission control device 80. In the special electricity start process, it is determined whether or not the opening period of the opening / closing execution mode has elapsed. When the opening period has not elapsed, this special power start process is terminated instead of waiting in the special power start process. Therefore, after the opening effect in the opening / closing execution mode is started, the special power start process is started each time the special figure special power control process is started until the opening period elapses. In addition, when the opening period has elapsed, the numerical information of the special figure special power counter is incremented by 1, so that the numerical information of the special figure special electric power counter corresponds to the special electric power open process from the one corresponding to the special electric power start process. Update to

  If the acquired start address is SA4, the process jumps to the special power release releasing process in step S310. In the special electric release opening process, one round game is started, and it is determined whether or not the end condition of the round game is satisfied. When the end condition is not satisfied, the process is not waited for in the special electricity release process, but the process for monitoring the establishment of the end condition is executed, and then the special electricity release process is terminated. When the above termination condition is satisfied, the numerical information of the special figure special power counter is incremented by one, so that the numerical information of the special figure special electric power counter corresponds to the special electric power release opening process and the special electric charge closing process is supported. Update to what you did.

  If the acquired start address is SA5, the process jumps to the special electricity closing process in step S311. In the special electricity closing process, a process of ending one round game is executed. Further, in the interval period between round games, it is determined whether or not the interval period has elapsed. When the interval period has not elapsed, this special electric power closing process is terminated instead of waiting in the special electric power closing process. Therefore, when the interval period is started, the special power closing process is started each time the special figure special electric control process is started until the period elapses. Also, when the interval period has elapsed, the numerical information of the special figure special power counter is decremented by 1, so that the numerical information of the special figure special electric power counter corresponds to the special electric power closing process corresponding to the special electric power closing process. Update to stuff.

  On the other hand, in the special power closing process for the last round game, after executing the process of ending one round game, the numerical information of the special figure special electric counter is incremented by one, and the numerical information of the special figure special electric power counter is closed. Update from the one corresponding to middle processing to the one corresponding to special electricity termination processing.

  If the acquired start address is SA6, the process jumps to the special power end process in step S312. In the special electric power end process, an ending command indicating that the open / close execution mode is ended is transmitted to the sound emission control device 80. In the special electric power end process, it is determined whether or not the ending period of the opening / closing execution mode has elapsed. If the ending period has not elapsed, the special electric power end processing is terminated instead of waiting in the special electric power end processing. Therefore, after the ending effect in the opening / closing execution mode is started, the special electric power end process is started every time the special figure special electric control process is started until the ending period elapses. In addition, when the ending period has elapsed, after executing the process for setting the gaming state (lottery mode and support mode) after the opening / closing execution mode, by initializing the numerical information of the special figure special electricity counter, The numerical information of the special figure special power counter is updated from the one corresponding to the special electric power end process to the one corresponding to the special figure fluctuation start process.

<Hold information acquisition process>
Next, the hold information acquisition process executed in step S301 of the special figure special power control process (FIG. 12) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S401, it is determined whether or not a detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of a winning is received from the operating opening winning detection sensor 45, and a winning to the first working port 33 or the second working port 34 occurs. It is determined whether or not.

  Here, the monitoring of the detection signal SG1 from the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 is executed in the winning detection process of step S209 in the timer interruption process (FIG. 11). Specifically, in the winning detection process, it is determined whether or not the LOW signal detection signal SG1 is received in the previous processing time, and the HI signal detection signal SG1 is received in the previous processing time and the current processing time. To do. When such a signal pattern has been received, it is specified that a winning in the first working port 33 or the second working port 34 has occurred. In addition, when detecting the winning of the game ball, the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 is a signal corresponding to the winning for at least the period required for the timer interruption processing (FIG. 11) to be executed three times. Since this is configured to output the HI signal, the detection failure of the game ball does not occur.

  If a negative determination is made in step S401, the present acquisition process is terminated, and if an affirmative determination is made in step S401, the process proceeds to step S402. In step S402, by checking the holding area RE in the holding storage area 64a, it is determined whether or not the number of holding information stored in the holding area RE has reached the upper limit number.

  If the upper limit number has been reached, after executing the invalidation process in step S403, the acquisition process is terminated. In the invalidation process, an invalidation signal is transmitted to the hard random number circuit 67 to clear the jackpot random number acquired by the hard random number circuit 67 by the current winning.

  If the upper limit number has not been reached, it is determined in step S404 whether or not “1” is set in the status flag 103a of the hard random number circuit 67.

  When “1” is not set in the status flag 103 a, it means that the jackpot random number is not latched from the update circuit 101 in the jackpot random number register 102 of the hard random number circuit 67. In this case, after the game stop setting process is executed in step S405, the acquisition process ends. In the game stop setting process, “1” is set to the game stop flag provided in the RAM 64. As a result, an affirmative determination is made in step S206 of the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11), and the execution of a predetermined process for advancing the game is prohibited because the processes in steps S207 to S218 are not executed. The That is, when the winning detection process (step S209) is not executed, the winning to the winning section is invalidated, and when the firing control process (step S211) is not executed, the launch of the game ball is prohibited, and special figure special electric control When the process (step S213) is no longer executed, the progress of the game times and the opening / closing execution mode is prohibited, and when the ordinary power transmission control process (step S214) is not executed, the execution of the normal power open state is prohibited. This state where the progress of the game is restricted is continued until an abnormality canceling operation is performed. Specifically, after performing a power OFF operation to stop the supply of operating power to the MPU 62, the power ON operation is performed while operating the RAM erase switch of the power / launch control device 78 from the back side of the gaming machine body 12. , The state where the progress of the game is restricted as described above is released.

  In the game stop setting process, an abnormality occurrence command is transmitted to the sound emission control device 80. As a result, the display light emitting unit 53 starts light emission for abnormality notification and the speaker unit 54 starts to output sound for abnormality notification. In addition, when an abnormality occurrence command is transmitted from the sound emission control device 80 to the display control device 90, an abnormality notification image is displayed on the symbol display device 41. The abnormality notification is canceled when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned off. Note that the manner of abnormality notification is not limited to the above, and only a part of the notification content may be executed. In addition to the notification content, or in addition to the notification content, Instead of at least a part, an external output for abnormality may be output to the hall computer of the game hall.

  When the status flag 103a is set to “1”, the hard random number circuit 67 receives the detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning from the operation opening winning detection sensor 45, and the big hit random number register 102 updates the big hit random number in the update circuit. It means that it is latched from 101. In this case, the request process is executed in step S406. Specifically, a request signal is transmitted to the control circuit 103 of the hard random number circuit 67. As a result, the control circuit 103 transmits the jackpot random number stored in the jackpot random number register 102 to the MPU 62.

  After executing the request process, the acquired random number monitoring process is executed in step S407. In the acquired random number monitoring process, a calculation process for determining whether or not the provision of the jackpot random number from the hard random number circuit 67 is normally performed using the jackpot random number received from the hard random number circuit 67 is executed. To do. In step S408, the result of the arithmetic processing is used to determine whether or not the jackpot random number is normally provided. If it is abnormal, the game already described in step S405. Execute stop setting processing. The processing contents of step S407 and step S408 will be described later in detail.

  If the jackpot random number received from the hard random number circuit 67 is normal, a negative determination is made in step S408, and the process proceeds to step S409. In step S409, the 16-bit jackpot random number acquired from the hard random number circuit 67 is stored in the jackpot random number area in the first reserved area among the empty reserved areas RE1 to RE4 of the reserved area RE.

  Thereafter, in step S410, the value of the big hit type counter C2 and the value of the reach random number counter C3 are obtained from the lottery counter area 64b of the RAM 64, and the obtained numerical information is stored in the step S409 as the big hit random number. Store in the corresponding area in the reserved area. Thereafter, the acquisition process ends.

<Management Operation in Control Circuit 103 of Hard Random Number Circuit 67>
Next, the management operation in the control circuit 103 of the hard random number circuit 67 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the supply of operating power is started, the control circuit 103 waits until a numerical range designation signal is received from the MPU 62 (step S501). When a numerical range designation signal is received, information on the maximum value included in the designation signal is specified and set to the update circuit 101 as the maximum value in the numerical range of the jackpot random number (step S502).

  As already described, since the update buffer 101b of the update circuit 101 is a 2-byte storage area, it is possible to update the jackpot random number within the range of 0 to 65535. In this case, in the pachinko machine 10, since 39999 is designated as the maximum value, the big hit random number is updated within the range of 0 to 39999.

  Incidentally, when the maximum value is 39999, all the bits for 2 bytes are used for updating the big hit random number, and the big hit random number provided from the update buffer 101b to the big hit random number register 102 is data for 2 bytes. The jackpot random number provided from the jackpot random number register 102 to the MPU 62 is also data of 2 bytes. Here, it is also possible to set 30000 as the maximum value. In this case, the big hit random number to be updated is not 16 bits which is 2 bytes of data but 15 bits of data. However, even if the big hit random number to be updated is less than 16 bits in this way, the big hit random number is treated as 16 bits in the update buffer 101b and the big hit random number register 102, and the big hit random number register 102 is updated from the update buffer 101b. The jackpot random number provided is data for 16 bits, and the jackpot random number provided from the jackpot random number register 102 to the MPU 62 is also data for 16 bits.

  After the maximum value has been set, an update start signal is transmitted to the update circuit 101 to start updating the jackpot random number (step S503). As a result, the update circuit 101 adds 1 to the jackpot random number stored in the update buffer 101b in synchronization with a predetermined signal mode of the rise and fall of the clock signal of the clock circuit 101a. When the jackpot random number reaches the maximum value, the update buffer 101b is cleared to “0”.

  After the update of the big hit random number is started, the operations shown in steps S504 to S514 are repeated. Specifically, first, it is determined whether or not the detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning is received from the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 (step S504). When the detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning is received, “1” is set in the status flag 103a (step S505), and a latch signal is transmitted to the big hit random number register 102 (step S506). Thereby, the jackpot random number currently stored in the update buffer 101b is transmitted to the jackpot random number register 102 through the signal line group SL1. In this case, as described above, in the 16-bit jackpot random number, the upper 8 bits of data are first transmitted in parallel to the jackpot random number register 102 as the upper bytes, and then the remaining 8 bits of data are transferred as the lower bytes. Are transmitted to the jackpot random number register 102 in parallel.

  In addition, the control circuit 103 determines whether or not a request signal is received from the MPU 62 (step S507). If the request signal is received, the jackpot random number transmission setting is performed (step S508). By performing this transmission setting, the jackpot random number stored in the jackpot random number register 102 is transmitted to the MPU 62 through the signal line group SL2. In this case, as already explained, in the 16-bit jackpot random number, the upper 8 bits of data are first transmitted in parallel to the MPU 62 as the upper bytes, and then the remaining 8 bits of data are transmitted in parallel as the lower bytes. It is transmitted to the MPU 62.

  When the big hit random number transmission setting is performed, the status flag 103a is cleared to “0” (step S509). Also, the jackpot random number register 102 is cleared to “0” on condition that transmission of the jackpot random number from the jackpot random number register 102 has been completed (step S510).

  Further, the control circuit 103 determines whether or not an invalidation signal is received from the MPU 62 (step S511). When the invalidation signal is received, although winning to the first working port 33 or the second working port 34 has occurred, the holding information for the upper limit number is already stored in the holding storage area 64a of the MPU 62. Means that. Therefore, the status flag 103a is cleared to “0” in order to invalidate the jackpot random number acquired when the detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of the prize is received from the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 (step S512), and the jackpot The random number register 102 is cleared to “0” (step S513).

  Further, the control circuit 103 monitors whether or not the update circuit 101 is operating normally (step S514). The operation content for performing the monitoring will be described later.

<Looking at the jackpot random number as hold information>
Next, how the jackpot random number is acquired as the hold information will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG.

  15A shows the execution timing of the hold information acquisition process (FIG. 13) in the MPU 62, FIG. 15B shows the state of the detection signal SG1, and FIG. 15C shows the state of the status flag 103a. FIG. 15 (d) shows the status of the jackpot random number register 102, and FIG. 15 (e) shows the game stop setting status.

  First, the case where the big hit random number is normally acquired from the hard random number circuit 67 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 15 (a), the hold information acquisition process is a game stop such as the timing of t1, the timing of t3, the timing of t4, the timing of t5, the timing of t6, the timing of t7, and the timing of t9. In a situation where no setting is made, the timer is periodically activated in accordance with the activation of the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11).

  In this case, after the hold information acquisition process is executed at the timing t1, and before the hold information acquisition process is executed at the timing t3, the timing shown in FIG. As shown in (b), the detection signal SG1 of the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 becomes the HI level corresponding to the occurrence of the winning. Therefore, at the timing t2, as shown in FIG. 15C, the hard random number circuit 67 sets “1” to the status flag 103a, and as shown in FIG. The jackpot random number is latched. After that, as shown in FIG. 15A, the hold information acquisition process is executed at the timing of t3, so that the jackpot random number latched in the jackpot random number register 102 is transmitted to the MPU 62 and stored as hold information. It is stored in the holding area RE of the area 64a. At the timing t3, the status flag 103a is cleared to “0” as shown in FIG. 15C, and the big hit random number register 102 is cleared to “0” as shown in FIG. 15D. The

  It should be noted that the detection signal SG1 that has reached the HI level corresponding to the occurrence of winning at the timing of t2, as shown in FIG. 15B, after maintaining the HI level for at least three periods of the hold information acquisition process. Return to the LOW level.

  Next, the case where the big hit random number is not normally acquired from the hard random number circuit 67 will be described.

  FIG. 15B shows the timing after the hold information acquisition process is executed at the timing t7 and before the hold information acquisition process is executed at the timing t9. As shown, the detection signal SG1 of the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 becomes the HI level corresponding to the winning. However, since the signal path between the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 and the hard random number circuit 67 is cut off or noise is riding on the signal path, the detection signal SG1 is not normally received. As shown in FIG. 15C, the status flag 103a remains “0”, and the jackpot random number is not latched in the jackpot random number register 102 as shown in FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 15A, in the holding information acquisition process executed at the timing of t9, the MPU 62 receives the detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning from the operating opening winning detection sensor 45. In spite of the fact that the hard random number circuit 67 confirms that the status flag 103a remains “0”, the game prohibition setting is performed at the timing t9 as shown in FIG. Is called. This makes it possible to prevent the normal game from continuing even though the hard random number circuit 67 is not normally latching the big hit random number.

<Monitoring process of acquired random numbers>
Next, the acquisition random number monitoring process executed in step S407 in the hold information acquisition process (FIG. 13) in the MPU 62 will be described.

  In the process of monitoring the acquired random number, the big random number received from the hard random number circuit 67 is used to monitor whether or not the big random number is normally provided in the hard random number circuit 67. For the monitoring, various areas provided in the RAM 64 of the main controller 60 are used. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the configuration of the various areas.

  16A shows the current acquisition area 111 provided in the RAM 64, FIG. 16B shows the previous acquisition area 112 provided in the RAM 64, and FIG. 16C shows the change bit area provided in the RAM 64. FIG. 16D shows a change bit storage area 114 provided in the RAM 64.

  The current acquisition area 111, the previous acquisition area 112, the change bit area 113, and the change bit storage area 114 are each set to 1 byte, and are each configured with 8 bits. That is, the data capacity of each of these areas 111 to 114 × m (m is a natural number equal to or greater than 1) is the same as the data capacity of the big hit random number, and m is “2” in the pachinko machine 10. As already described, the jackpot random number is 16 bits as a whole, but when the jackpot random number register 102 transmits to the MPU 62, the jackpot random number is divided into 8 bits. In this regard, it can be said that the data capacity of each of the above-mentioned areas 111 to 114 is the same as the number of transmission bits at one time in the jackpot random number.

  In the acquisition area 111 this time, a 16-bit jackpot random number is transmitted in units of 8 bits (hereinafter, data in units of 8 bits is also referred to as random number transmission unit data), and the latest transmitted random number transmission unit data Is stored. In the previous acquisition area 112, random number transmission unit data before one transmission is stored. In the change bit area 113, data corresponding to the comparison result in bit units between the random number transmission unit data stored in the current acquisition area 111 and the random number transmission unit data stored in the previous acquisition area 112 is stored. Stored. In the change bit storage area 114, data indicating whether or not data transmission is normally performed for each bit of the unit data for random number transmission is a signal line that forms a signal path between the jackpot random number register 102 and the MPU 62 Stored so as to correspond to each signal line unit of the group SL2.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the acquired random number monitoring process.

  First, in step S601, it is determined whether reception of random number transmission unit data has been completed. If a negative determination is made in step S601, the process stands by in step S601. If an affirmative determination is made in step S601, the random number transmission unit data acquired this time is stored in the current acquisition area 111 in step S602. In this case, each bit of the current acquisition area 111 corresponds to each signal line of the signal line group SL2 on a one-to-one basis, and binary data (“0” or “1”) transmitted from the corresponding signal line. Data) is stored. That is, data from the same signal line is always stored in each bit of the current acquisition area 111.

  In a succeeding step S603, it is determined whether or not the previous random number transmission unit data is stored in the previous acquisition area 112. If it is not stored, it means that the previous acquisition area 112 is immediately after “0” is cleared. Therefore, in step S604, the current random number transmission unit data stored in the current acquisition area 111 is acquired last time. Copy to area 112 as it is. In this case, each bit of the previous acquisition area 112 has a one-to-one correspondence with each bit of the current acquisition area 111, and binary data stored in the corresponding bit is stored. That is, in each bit of the previous acquisition area 112, data stored in the same corresponding bit in the current acquisition area 111 is always stored.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S603 or if the process of step S604 is executed, the data stored in the current acquisition area 111 is read and the data stored in the previous acquisition area 112 is read in step S605. And the XOR process is executed for the corresponding bits of the read data. Then, the result of the XOR process is stored in the change bit area 113 in step S606. In this case, each bit in the change bit area 113 has a one-to-one correspondence with each bit in the current acquisition area 111, and binary data stored in the corresponding bit of the XOR processing result is stored.

  After executing the process of step S606, in step S607, the data stored in each bit in the current acquisition area 111 is shifted to the corresponding bit in the previous acquisition area 112, and then the current acquisition area 111 is changed. Clear “0”.

  In a succeeding step S608, it is determined whether or not the data of the previous change bit area 113 is stored in the change bit storage area 114. If it is not stored, it means that the changed bit storage area 114 is immediately after “0” is cleared. Therefore, in step S609, the data stored in the changed bit area 113 is directly stored in the changed bit storage area 114. make a copy. In this case, each bit in the change bit storage area 114 has a one-to-one correspondence with each bit in the change bit area 113, and binary data stored in the corresponding bit is stored. That is, in each bit of the change bit storage area 114, data stored in the same corresponding bit in the change bit area 113 is always stored.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S608, or if the process of step S609 is executed, the data stored in the change bit area 113 is read and stored in the change bit storage area 114 in step S610. Data is read out, and OR processing is performed on the corresponding bits of the read out data. Then, the result of the OR process is overwritten in the change bit storage area 114 in step S611. In step S611, the change bit area 113 is cleared to “0”.

  Thereafter, in step S612, data in the change bit storage area 114 is read, and all bits of the read data are ANDed. In step S613, it is determined whether the result of the AND process is “1”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S613, the value of the specified number counter provided in the RAM 64 is cleared to “0” and the change bit storage area 114 is cleared to “0” in step S614. The specified number counter is a counter for measuring the number of times that the result of the AND process in step S612 is not “1”.

  After that, in step S615, it is determined whether or not the random number transmission unit data received in step S601 this time corresponds to lower byte data whose transmission order is the rear in the 2-byte jackpot random number. If a negative determination is made in step S615, it means that reception of the jackpot random number has not been completed for the transmission of the current request signal from the MPU 62, and the process returns to step S601. If an affirmative determination is made in step S615, this means that the reception of the jackpot random number for the transmission of the current request signal from the MPU 62 has been completed, and thus this monitoring process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S613, in step S616, the value of the specified number counter of the RAM 64 is incremented by 1, and in step S617, an abnormality in which the value of the specified number counter is determined as a plurality. It is determined whether or not the reference number of times (specifically, “100”) is exceeded. If a negative determination is made in step S617, the process proceeds to step S615. The processing content in this case is as already described. If an affirmative determination is made in step S617, the monitoring process is terminated after setting “1” to the random number abnormality flag provided in the RAM 64 in step S618.

  When “1” is set in the random number abnormality flag, an affirmative determination is made in step S408 in the hold information acquisition process (FIG. 13). If it does so, a game stop setting process will be performed in step S405. By executing the game stop setting process, as described above, the execution of the predetermined process for advancing the game is restricted and the abnormality notification is executed.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 18, description will be given of the calculation contents in the acquired random number monitoring process and the operation by executing the monitoring process.

  First, with reference to FIGS. 18 (a) to (c-1), the calculation contents in steps S605 and S606 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 18A, in the situation where “10100101” is stored in the current acquisition area 111 and “11001100” is stored in the previous acquisition area 112 as shown in FIG. By performing the XOR process for the corresponding bits in the current acquisition area 111 and the previous acquisition area 112, “01101001” is stored in the change bit area 113 as shown in FIG. The In other words, among the bits in the current acquisition area 111, “1” is stored in the corresponding bit in the change bit area 113 for the bit whose binary data value has changed from the corresponding bit in the previous acquisition area 112. For the bits that have not changed, “0” is stored in the corresponding bits in the changed bit area 113. Therefore, it is possible to specify the bit in which the binary data has changed in the current random number transmission unit data from the previous random number transmission unit data based on the value in the change bit area 113.

  Next, referring to FIGS. 18 (c-1) to (e-1) and FIGS. 18 (c-2) to (e-2), the calculation contents of steps S610 to S612 and the main monitoring process are executed. The effect | action by being done is demonstrated.

  First, a case where the result of the monitoring process is normal will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 (c-1) to (e-1). As shown in FIG. 18 (c-1), “01101001” is stored in the change bit area 113, and “10110111” is stored in the change bit storage area 114 as shown in FIG. 18 (d-1). As shown in FIG. 18 (e-1), the change bit storage area 114 stores the change bit area 113 and the change bit storage area 114. , “11111111” is stored. In this case, when the AND process is executed for all the bits in the change bit storage area 114, the calculation result is “1”. Then, an affirmative determination is made in step S613 of the acquired random number monitoring process (FIG. 17), and it is assumed that the acquisition of the big hit random number from the hard random number circuit 67 is normally performed, and the game proceeds as usual. Become.

  Next, a case where the result of the monitoring process is abnormal will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 (c-2) to (e-2). As shown in FIG. 18 (c-2), “01101001” is stored in the change bit area 113, and “10101111” is stored in the change bit storage area 114 as shown in FIG. 18 (d-2). As shown in FIG. 18 (e-2), the change bit storage area 114 stores the change bit area 113 and the change bit storage area 114 by performing OR processing on the corresponding bits. , “11101111” is stored. In this case, when the AND process is executed for all the bits in the change bit storage area 114, the calculation result is “0”. Then, a negative determination is made in step S613 of the acquired random number monitoring process (FIG. 17). When the situation where the result of the AND processing is “0” occurs more than the abnormality reference number (specifically, “100”), the game stop setting is performed.

  That is, there is a bit in which the binary data has not changed in the current random number transmission unit data from the previous random number transmission unit data by performing the XOR process of the current acquisition area 111 and the previous acquisition area 112. It becomes possible to specify whether or not. In addition, by performing OR processing on the XOR processing result every time the random number transmission unit data is received, whether or not there is a bit whose binary data has not changed continuously is present. It becomes possible to specify. The fact that the result of the AND processing does not become “1” over the abnormal reference number means that the binary data has not changed over the abnormal reference number for at least one bit.

Since the data transmitted from the hard random number circuit 67 is a jackpot random number, it is selected irregularly, and binary data should be selected irregularly at each bit. In this case, the fact that the binary data has not changed in at least one bit over the abnormal reference number
(A) The numerical information in the update buffer 101b is not normally updated in the update circuit 101. (b) A disconnection occurs in the first signal line group SL1 between the update buffer 101b and the big hit random number register 102. (C) There is a high possibility that an abnormality such as a disconnection has occurred in the second signal line group SL2 between the jackpot random number register 102 and the MPU 62.

  In such a situation, it is possible to cope with the occurrence of the abnormality by executing the game stop setting process as described above to limit the progress of the game and to notify the abnormality.

  Further, according to the above arithmetic processing, by confirming the value of the change bit storage area 114 at the timing when the random number abnormality flag is set to “1”, it is determined which bit the binary data has not changed, that is, which It is possible to specify whether there is a possibility that an abnormality has occurred in the signal path. Therefore, when anomaly is notified, the MPU 62 checks each bit in the change bit storage area 114 and outputs an abnormality occurrence command so that the anomaly is reported in such a manner that the bit that is “0” can be specified. You may do it. In addition, the contents of the change bit storage area 114 may be read by a reading device owned by the manager of the game hall, and a signal path in which an abnormality has occurred may be specified through the reading operation.

  In addition, when the acquired random number is monitored, monitoring is performed in units of random-number transmission unit data, instead of monitoring in units of the entire 16-bit jackpot random number. Thereby, when transmitting one big hit random number, the operation for monitoring the acquired random number can be performed a plurality of times, and the frequency of monitoring is increased. In addition, the processing load of the monitoring process can be reduced.

<Monitoring operation of update circuit>
Next, the monitoring operation of the update circuit executed by the control circuit 103 of the hard random number circuit 67 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The control circuit 103 monitors whether or not the numerical information is updated in the update circuit 101 by monitoring whether or not the numerical information in the update buffer 101b is updated (step S701). If the numerical information has not been updated, “1” is set to the error flag 103b of the control circuit 103 (step S702).

  Further, the control circuit 103 determines whether or not the update of the jackpot random number has made one round in the update circuit 101 (step S703), and if it has made one round, the update cycle is further set to the maximum value designated by the MPU 62. Whether the cycle is normal or not is determined (step S704). Specifically, the control circuit 103 is provided with a timer circuit capable of measuring the update cycle corresponding to the specified maximum value, and after the time measurement is completed in the timer circuit, the update circuit 101 receives a jackpot. When a signal indicating that the random number has been updated once is received, it is determined that the update cycle is abnormal. If the update cycle is abnormal, “1” is set to the error flag 103b of the control circuit 103 (step S705).

  When the MPU 62 monitors the error flag 103b of the control circuit 103 in the random number update monitoring process in step S205 of the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11) and confirms that “1” is set in the error flag 103b. Then, the game stop setting process is executed. The processing content of the setting process is the same as the processing content of the game stop setting process in the hold information acquisition process (FIG. 13). Therefore, when “1” is set in the error flag 103b, execution of a predetermined process for advancing the game is prohibited and abnormality notification is performed. The releasing operation in this state is also the same as when the game stop setting process is executed.

  Incidentally, in the hard random number circuit 67, when the big hit random number is updated once within the specified numerical range, the update circuit 101 outputs a signal indicating that the big hit random number has been updated once to the control circuit 103. The signal indicating that the jackpot random number has been updated once is not transmitted to the MPU 62, that is, not transmitted outside the hard random number circuit 67. Therefore, even if the data transmitted from the hard random number circuit 67 is illegally read and an attempt is made to illegally grasp the cycle of the big hit random number and the timing of the round, it is difficult to do so.

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

  By executing the monitoring process of the acquired random number for the big hit random number received from the big hit random number register 102, if the big hit random number does not change, a game stop setting process is executed. As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the success / failure determination process will continue to be executed while using an abnormal jackpot random number.

  In the monitoring process, the numerical information received from the jackpot random number register 102 is monitored to determine whether the numerical value of the corresponding bits has changed, and an event in which the numerical value does not change between the same bits repeatedly occurs. In such a case, a game stop setting process is executed. This makes it possible to monitor whether or not the same numerical value is provided in bit units. Therefore, it is possible to monitor abnormality of numerical information more finely than when monitoring whether or not the numerical value changes in the numerical information received from the big hit random number register 102 as a whole.

  Calculates the exclusive OR of the corresponding bits in the numerical information stored in the current acquisition area 111 and the numerical information stored in the previous acquisition area 112, and further supports the calculation result and the calculation result immediately before It is the structure which calculates the logical sum of the bits to perform. This makes it possible to monitor whether or not the numerical value continuously changes in bit units by a relatively simple calculation method.

  Further, the logical product is calculated for all the bits of the result of the logical sum, and when the result is “0”, it is determined that an event in which the numerical value does not change bit by bit has occurred. . As a result, it is possible to specify that a communication abnormality has occurred in any bit by a simple calculation method without checking whether an abnormality in which the numerical value has not changed has occurred or not in bit units. It becomes possible.

  In addition, when the acquired random number is monitored, monitoring is performed in units of random-number transmission unit data, instead of monitoring in units of the entire 16-bit jackpot random number. As a result, when transmitting one big hit random number, it is possible to perform the calculation for monitoring the acquired random number a plurality of times, and the frequency of monitoring is increased.

  The detection signal SG1 of the operation opening winning detection sensor 45 is transmitted not only to the MPU 62 but also to the hard random number circuit 67, and the hard random number circuit 67 hits the big hit random number register 102 at the timing of receiving the detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of the win. Latch a random number. Thereby, even if the acquisition timing of the jackpot random number is delayed with respect to the transmission timing of the detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning from the operating opening winning detection sensor 45 in relation to the execution of various processes in the MPU 62. The hard random number circuit 67 has already obtained a jackpot random number for provision at the transmission timing of the detection signal SG1 from the operation opening winning detection sensor 45. Therefore, it is possible to execute the success / failure determination process using the jackpot random number corresponding to the transmission timing of the detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning in the operation opening winning detection sensor 45.

  Further, in the hard random number circuit 67, when the big hit random number is stored in the big hit random number register 102, “1” is set in the status flag 103a. The big hit random number is obtained from the hard random number circuit 67 when it is confirmed that “1” is set in the status flag 103 a of the hard random number circuit 67. Therefore, since the jackpot random number is acquired in the MPU 62 on the condition that the jackpot random number is stored in the jackpot random number register 102 for the transmission of the detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning, the acquisition of the jackpot random number is accurately performed. Can be done.

  In addition, when the MPU 62 receives the detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of a prize and the status flag 103a of the hard random number circuit 67 is not set to “1”, the game stop setting process is executed. Is done. Thus, in the configuration in which the detection signal SG1 is transmitted from the working opening winning detection sensor 45 to both the MPU 62 and the hard random number circuit 67, the detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning is transmitted to the MPU 62, but the hard random number circuit If a communication abnormality occurs in 67 that the detection signal SG1 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning is not transmitted, it is possible to cope with it.

  Since the hard random number circuit 67 is configured to update the jackpot random number within the numerical range specified by the MPU 62, the versatility of the hard random number circuit 67 is enhanced. In this case, if one period of the jackpot random number update in the designated numerical range does not correspond to the reference period corresponding to the numerical range, the progress of the game is stopped and abnormality notification is executed. The As a result, if an abnormality has occurred with respect to the update of the jackpot random number within the specified numerical range, it is possible to cope with it.

<Second Embodiment>
In the present embodiment, the processing configuration of the acquired random number monitoring process is different from that of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, differences from the first embodiment will be described. The description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment is basically omitted.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the acquired random number monitoring process in this embodiment. In the following description, various areas 121 to 124 used in the monitoring process will be described with reference to FIG. 21 as appropriate, and calculation contents in the monitoring process will be described.

  First, in step S801, it is determined whether reception of 16-bit numerical information, that is, reception of data for all the bits of the jackpot random number has been completed. That is, in the first embodiment, the amount of data to be monitored is 8 bits, which is the unit data for random number transmission, whereas in this embodiment, the data to be monitored is the data to be monitored. The amount is 16 bits, which is the total number of bits of the jackpot random number. Therefore, the monitoring process is executed in units of every bit of the big hit random number. Further, in this embodiment, in accordance with the monitoring process being executed in units of all the bits of the jackpot random number, in the present embodiment, the current acquisition area 121, the previous acquisition area 122, the change bit area 123, and the change bit storage area Each of 124 is a 2-byte storage area.

  Thereafter, in step S802, the jackpot random number that has been received this time is stored in the current acquisition area 121. For example, as shown in FIG. 21A, the jackpot random number numerical information of “00000001” and “01100101” is stored in the 2-byte current acquisition area 121. In step S803, it is determined whether or not the previous jackpot random number is stored in the previous acquisition area 122. If a negative determination is made in step S803, the current acquisition area 121 is stored in step S804. The stored data is copied to the previous acquisition area 122.

  Thereafter, in step S805, the data stored in the current acquisition area 121 is read out, the data stored in the previous acquisition area 122 is read out, and XOR processing is performed on the corresponding bits of the read out data. . Then, the result of the XOR process is stored in the change bit area 123 in step S806.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 21A, “00000001” and “01100101” are stored in the current acquisition area 121, and “00000000” and “00000000” are stored in the previous acquisition area 122 as shown in FIG. When “010100010” is stored, “00000001” and “00110111” are stored in the change bit area 123 after the XOR processing, as shown in FIG.

  After executing the process of step S806, in step S807, the data stored in each bit in the current acquisition area 121 is shifted to the corresponding bit in the previous acquisition area 122, and then the current acquisition area 121 is changed. Clear “0”.

  In a succeeding step S808, it is determined whether or not the data of the previous change bit area 123 is stored in the change bit storage area 124. If not stored, the data stored in the change bit area 123 is copied to the change bit storage area 124 as it is in step S809.

  Thereafter, in step S810, the data stored in the change bit area 123 is read out, the data stored in the change bit storage area 124 is read out, and OR processing is performed on the corresponding bits of the read data. To do. Then, the result of the OR process is overwritten in the change bit storage area 124 in step S811. In step S811, the change bit area 113 is cleared to “0”.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 21C, “00000001” and “00110111” are stored in the change bit area 123, and “00000001” is stored in the change bit storage area 124 as shown in FIG. When “11101001” is stored, “00000001” and “11111111” are stored in the change bit storage area 124 after OR processing, as shown in FIG.

  The processing contents of steps S802 to S811 are basically the same as the processing contents of steps S602 to S611 in the acquired random number monitoring process (FIG. 17) in the first embodiment.

  Thereafter, in step S812, the data in the change bit storage area 124 is read, and AND processing is executed for all the bits within the numerical range set as the update target of the big hit random number among the read bits. That is, in the present embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, since “1023” is set as the maximum value of the jackpot random number, only the lower 10 bits are updated as shown in FIG. The target bit. Accordingly, in step S812, an AND process is executed for the lower 10 bits. In the case of FIG. 21E, since the 10th bit from the lower side is “0”, the result of the AND process is “0”.

  In a succeeding step S813, it is determined whether or not the result of the AND process is “1”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S813, the value of the specified number counter provided in the RAM 64 is cleared to “0” and the change bit storage area 124 is cleared to “0” in step S814. Thereafter, the monitoring process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S813, the value of the specified number counter in the RAM 64 is incremented by 1 in step S815, and an abnormality in which the value of the specified number counter is determined as a plurality in the subsequent step S816. It is determined whether or not the reference number of times (specifically, “100”) is exceeded. If a negative determination is made in step S816, the monitoring process is terminated as it is. If an affirmative determination is made in step S816, the monitoring process is terminated after “1” is set in the random number abnormality flag provided in the RAM 64 in step S817. The operation when “1” is set in the random number abnormality flag is the same as in the first embodiment.

  According to the second embodiment described above in detail, it is possible to monitor whether or not an event in which the numerical value does not change continues for every bit of the jackpot random number, and to designate the hard random number circuit 67 in the MPU 62. It is possible to appropriately monitor communication abnormality within a bit range corresponding to the numerical range.

<Third Embodiment>
In the present embodiment, the processing configuration of the acquired random number monitoring process is different from that of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, differences from the first embodiment will be described. The description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment is basically omitted.

  FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the various areas 131 to 134 used in the acquired random number monitoring process.

  The RAM 64 of the main control device 60 is provided with a current acquisition area 131, a post-shift area 132, a change bit area 133, and a change bit storage area 134 as various areas 131 to 134.

  The acquisition area 131, the post-shift area 132, the change bit area 133, and the change bit storage area 134 are each set to 1 byte, and each is composed of 8 bits. That is, the data capacity of each of the areas 131 to 134 × m (m is a natural number of 1 or more) is the same as the data capacity of the big hit random number, and m is “2” in the pachinko machine 10. As already described, the jackpot random number is 16 bits as a whole, but when the jackpot random number register 102 transmits to the MPU 62, the jackpot random number is divided into 8 bits. In this regard, it can be said that the data capacity of each of the areas 131 to 134 is the same as the number of transmission bits in a single jackpot random number.

  In the acquisition area 131 this time, a 16-bit jackpot random number is transmitted in units of 8 bits (hereinafter, data in units of 8 bits is also referred to as random number transmission unit data). Is stored. The post-shift area 132 stores post-shift unit data when each bit of the random number transmission unit data stored in the current acquisition area 131 is shifted by one bit in the same direction. That is, the bits other than the most significant bit in the current acquisition area 131 are shifted so that the kth bit becomes the (k + 1) th bit. Also, the seventh bit, which is the most significant bit, is shifted to become the 0th bit.

  In the change bit area 133, data corresponding to the comparison result in bit units between the random number transmission unit data stored in the current acquisition area 131 and the post-shift unit data stored in the post-shift area 132 is stored. Is done. In the change bit storage area 134, data for determining whether or not the same binary data continues between adjacent bits of the random number transmission unit data is a signal between the jackpot random number register 102 and the MPU 62. The signals are stored so as to correspond to each signal line unit of the second signal line group SL2 forming the path.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the acquired random number monitoring process in the present embodiment.

  First, in step S901, it is determined whether reception of random number transmission unit data has been completed. If a negative determination is made in step S901, the process directly stands by in step S901. If an affirmative determination is made in step S901, the random number transmission unit data acquired this time is stored in the current acquisition area 131 in step S902. Note that these processing contents are the same as the processing contents of step S601 and step S602 in the acquired random number monitoring process (FIG. 17) in the first embodiment.

  In subsequent step S903, the numerical information stored in the current acquisition area 131 is read out, the read numerical information is shifted in the same direction bit by bit, and the shifted data is stored in the post-shift area 132 as post-shift unit data. To do.

  Thereafter, in step S904, the data stored in the current acquisition area 131 is read out, the data stored in the post-shift area 132 is read out, and XOR processing is performed on the corresponding bits of the read out data. . Then, the result of the XOR process is stored in the change bit area 133 in step S905. These processing contents are the same as the processing contents of step S605 and step S606 in the acquired random number monitoring process (FIG. 17) in the first embodiment. Thereafter, in step S906, the current acquisition area 131 is cleared to “0”.

  In a succeeding step S907, it is determined whether or not the data of the previous change bit area 133 is stored in the change bit storage area 134. If it is not stored, it means that the changed bit storage area 134 is immediately after “0” is cleared, and therefore the data stored in the changed bit area 133 is directly stored in the changed bit storage area 134 in step S908. make a copy.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S907, or if the process of step S908 is executed, the data stored in the change bit area 133 is read and stored in the change bit storage area 134 in step S909. Data is read out, and OR processing is performed on the corresponding bits of the read out data. Then, the result of the OR process is overwritten in the change bit storage area 134 in step S910. In step S910, the change bit area 133 is cleared to “0”.

  Thereafter, in step S911, data in the change bit storage area 134 is read, and all bits of the read data are ANDed. In this case, not all the bits are ANDed, but the AND processing may be executed only for the bits storing the data indicating whether or not the binary data has changed between adjacent bits. .

  In a succeeding step S912, it is determined whether or not the result of the AND process is “1”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S912, the value of the specified number counter provided in the RAM 64 is cleared to “0” and the change bit storage area 134 is cleared to “0” in step S913.

  Thereafter, in step S914, it is determined whether or not the random number transmission unit data received in step S901 this time corresponds to lower byte data whose transmission order is the rear side in the 2-byte jackpot random number. If a negative determination is made in step S914, it means that reception of the jackpot random number has not been completed for the transmission of the current request signal from the MPU 62, and the process returns to step S901. If an affirmative determination is made in step S914, this means that reception of the jackpot random number for the transmission of the current request signal from the MPU 62 has been completed, and thus this monitoring process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S912, 1 is added to the value of the specified number counter of the RAM 64 in step S915, and an abnormality in which the value of the specified number counter is determined as a plurality in the subsequent step S916. It is determined whether or not the reference number of times (specifically, “100”) is exceeded. If a negative determination is made in step S916, the process proceeds to step S914. The processing content in this case is as already described. If an affirmative determination is made in step S916, this monitoring process is terminated after “1” is set in the random number abnormality flag provided in the RAM 64 in step S917. The processing contents of steps S907 to S917 are the same as the processing contents of steps S608 to S618 in the acquired random number monitoring process (FIG. 17) in the first embodiment.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 24, the calculation contents in the monitoring process of the acquired random number and the operation by executing the monitoring process will be described.

  First, with reference to FIGS. 24 (a) to (c-1), the calculation contents in steps S903 to S905 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 24A, in the situation where “10100101” is stored in the current acquisition area 131, the processing in step S903 is executed, so that the current acquisition area is shown in FIG. The post-shift unit data “01001011” obtained by shifting the 131 data bit by bit is stored in the post-shift area 132. Then, by executing the XOR process for each bit corresponding to the current acquisition area 131 and the post-shift area 132, “11101110” is stored in the change bit area 133 as shown in FIG. Is done. In other words, among the bits of the current acquisition area 131, “1” is stored in the corresponding bit of the changed bit area 133 for the bit whose binary data value has changed from the corresponding bit of the shifted area 132. For a bit that has not changed, “0” is stored in the corresponding bit of the changed bit area 133. Therefore, it is possible to specify the bit that is the same binary data between adjacent bits in the unit data for random number transmission acquired this time, based on the value of the change bit area 133.

  Next, referring to FIGS. 24 (c-1) to (e-1) and FIGS. 24 (c-2) to (e-2), the calculation contents of steps S909 to S911 and the main monitoring process are executed. The effect | action by being done is demonstrated.

  First, a case where the result of the monitoring process is normal will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 (c-1) to (e-1). As shown in FIG. 24 (c-1), “11101110” is stored in the change bit area 133, and “10110111” is stored in the change bit storage area 134 as shown in FIG. 24 (d-1). As shown in FIG. 24 (e-1), the change bit storage area 134 stores the change bit area 133 and the change bit storage area 134 by performing OR processing on the corresponding bits. , “11111111” is stored. In this case, when the AND process is executed for all the bits in the change bit storage area 134, the calculation result is “1”. Then, an affirmative determination is made in step S912 of the acquired random number monitoring process (FIG. 23), and it is assumed that the jackpot random number is normally acquired from the hard random number circuit 67, and the game proceeds as usual. Become.

  Next, a case where the result of the monitoring process is abnormal will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 (c-2) to (e-2). As shown in FIG. 24 (c-2), “11101110” is stored in the change bit area 133, and as shown in FIG. 24 (d-2), “10101111” is stored in the change bit storage area 134. In this situation, the OR process is executed for the corresponding bits in the change bit area 133 and the change bit storage area 134, so that as shown in FIG. , “11101111” is stored. In this case, when the AND process is executed for all the bits in the change bit storage area 134, the calculation result is “0”. Then, a negative determination will be made in step S912 of the acquired random number monitoring process (FIG. 23). When the situation where the result of the AND processing is “0” occurs more than the abnormality reference number (specifically, “100”), the game stop setting is performed.

  That is, whether or not there is a bit that is the same binary data between adjacent bits in the unit data for random number transmission acquired this time by executing the XOR process of the current acquisition area 131 and the post-shift area 132 is executed. It becomes possible to specify whether or not. In addition, the XOR processing result is ORed for each time the random number transmission unit data is received, so that the same binary data is maintained between adjacent bits. It is possible to specify whether or not a certain bit exists. And that the result of the AND processing does not become “1” over the abnormal reference number means that the binary data is the same over the abnormal reference number over at least one pair of adjacent bits. Means.

Since the data transmitted from the hard random number circuit 67 is a jackpot random number, it is selected irregularly, and binary data should be selected irregularly at each bit. In this case, it is the same binary data between at least one set of adjacent bits over the abnormality reference number.
(A) The numerical information in the update buffer 101b is not normally updated in the update circuit 101. (b) A short circuit occurs in the first signal line group SL1 between the update buffer 101b and the big hit random number register 102. (C) There is a high possibility that an abnormality such as a short circuit has occurred in the second signal line group SL2 between the jackpot random number register 102 and the MPU 62.

  In such a situation, it is possible to cope with the occurrence of the abnormality by executing the game stop setting process as described above to limit the progress of the game and to notify the abnormality.

  Further, according to the above arithmetic processing, by confirming the value of the change bit storage area 134 at the timing when the random number abnormality flag is set to “1”, which bit data is the same binary data, that is, It is possible to identify which signal line may have an abnormality. Therefore, when anomaly is notified, the MPU 62 confirms each bit in the change bit storage area 134 and outputs an anomaly occurrence command so that the anomaly is reported in such a manner that the bit being “0” can be specified. You may do it. Further, the contents of the change bit storage area 134 may be read by a reading device owned by the manager of the game hall, and the signal path in which an abnormality has occurred may be specified through the reading operation.

  In addition, when the acquired random number is monitored, monitoring is performed in units of random-number transmission unit data, instead of monitoring in units of the entire 16-bit jackpot random number. As a result, when transmitting one big hit random number, it is possible to perform the calculation for monitoring the acquired random number a plurality of times, and the frequency of monitoring is increased. It is also possible to reduce the processing load of the monitoring process.

  In particular, the update circuit 67 is made into one chip and the distance between the wirings is narrow, so that a short circuit is likely to occur. On the other hand, by monitoring the communication abnormality between adjacent bits as described above, when the short circuit between the wirings occurs in the configuration in which the update circuit 67 is integrated into one chip, it is dealt with. It becomes possible.

<Fourth Embodiment>
In the present embodiment, the processing configuration of the acquired random number monitoring process is different from that of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, differences from the first embodiment will be described. The description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment is basically omitted.

  FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the various areas 140 to 144 used in the acquired random number monitoring process.

  The RAM 64 of the main controller 60 is provided with an acquisition area 140, a current determination area 141, a previous determination area 142, a change bit area 143, and a change bit storage area 144 as various areas 140 to 144. ing.

  The acquisition area 140 is set to 1 byte and is composed of 8 bits. That is, the data capacity of the acquisition area 140 × m (m is a natural number of 1 or more) is the same as the data capacity of the big hit random number, and m is “2” in the pachinko machine 10. As already described, the jackpot random number is 16 bits as a whole, but when the jackpot random number register 102 transmits to the MPU 62, the jackpot random number is divided into 8 bits. In this regard, it can be said that the data capacity of the acquisition area 140 is the same as the number of transmission bits in a single jackpot random number.

  On the other hand, the current determination area 141, the previous determination area 142, the change bit area 143, and the change bit storage area 144 are configured with fewer bits than the number of bits in the acquisition area 140. Specifically, it is composed of 2 bits. That is, the data capacity of the current determination area 141, the previous determination area 142, the change bit area 143, and the change bit storage area 144 × n (n is a natural number of 2 or more) is the same as the data capacity of the acquisition area 140. In this pachinko machine 10, n is “4”.

  In the acquisition area 140, a 16-bit jackpot random number is transmitted in units of 8 bits (hereinafter, data in units of 8 bits is also referred to as unit data for random number transmission), and the latest transmitted unit data for random number transmission is stored. Stored.

  In the current determination area 141, the data for the bit to be determined (specifically, 2 bits) among the 8-bit random number transmission unit data stored in the acquisition area 140 is stored. In this case, the bits to be determined are sequentially changed on the condition that the result of the monitoring process is normal, and when all the bits in the acquisition area 140 are determined, they are first determined again. It is configured to return to the bit. The previous determination area 142 stores data corresponding to the current determination target bit in the random number transmission unit data before one transmission. In the change bit area 143, data corresponding to the comparison result in bit units between the determination data stored in the current determination area 141 and the determination data stored in the previous determination area 142 is stored. The The change bit storage area 144 stores data indicating whether data transmission is normally performed for each bit of the determination data.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the acquired random number monitoring process in the present embodiment.

  First, in step S1001, it is determined whether reception of random number transmission unit data has been completed. If a negative determination is made in step S1001, the process stands by in step S1001. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1001, each bit data that is the current determination target among the random number transmission unit data acquired this time is stored in the current determination area 141 in step S1002. .

  In a succeeding step S1003, it is determined whether or not the previous determination data is stored in the previous determination area 142. If it is not stored, it means that the previous determination area 142 is immediately after “0” is cleared. Therefore, in step S1004, the current determination data stored in the current determination area 141 is determined as the previous determination. Copy to the service area 142 as it is. In this case, each bit in the previous determination area 142 has a one-to-one correspondence with each bit in the current determination area 141, and binary data stored in the corresponding bit is stored. That is, in each bit of the previous determination area 142, data stored in the same corresponding bit in the current determination area 141 is always stored.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1003 or if the process of step S1004 is executed, the data stored in the current determination area 141 is read and stored in the previous determination area 142 in step S1005. XOR processing is performed on the corresponding bits of the read data. Then, the result of the XOR process is stored in the change bit area 143 in step S1006. In this case, each bit in the change bit area 143 has a one-to-one correspondence with each bit in the current determination area 141, and binary data stored in the corresponding bit of the XOR processing result is stored. .

  After executing the processing of step S1006, in step S1007, the data stored in each bit of the current determination area 141 is shifted to the corresponding bit of the previous determination area 142, and then the current determination area. 141 is cleared to “0”.

  In a succeeding step S1008, it is determined whether or not the data of the previous change bit area 143 is stored in the change bit storage area 144. If it is not stored, it means that the change bit storage area 144 is immediately after “0” is cleared. Therefore, in step S1009, the data stored in the change bit area 143 is directly stored in the change bit storage area 144. make a copy. In this case, each bit in the change bit storage area 144 has a one-to-one correspondence with each bit in the change bit area 143, and binary data stored in the corresponding bit is stored. That is, in each bit of the change bit storage area 144, data stored in the same corresponding bit in the change bit area 143 is always stored.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1008, or if the process of step S1009 is executed, the data stored in the change bit area 143 is read and stored in the change bit storage area 144 in step S1010. Data is read out, and OR processing is performed on the corresponding bits of the read out data. Then, the result of the OR process is overwritten in the change bit storage area 144 in step S1011. In step S1011, the change bit area 143 is cleared to “0”.

  Thereafter, in step S1012, the data in the change bit storage area 144 is read, and all bits of the read data are ANDed. In step S1013, it is determined whether the result of the AND process is “1”. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1013, the value of the specified number counter provided in the RAM 64 is cleared to “0” and the change bit storage area 144 is cleared to “0” in step S1014.

  In subsequent step S1015, the bit to be determined is shifted to the next two bits. Thereafter, in step S1016, it is determined whether or not the random number transmission unit data received in step S1001 this time corresponds to lower byte data whose transmission order is the rear in the 2-byte jackpot random number. If a negative determination is made in step S1016, it means that reception of the jackpot random number has not been completed for the transmission of the current request signal from the MPU 62, and the process returns to step S1001. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1016, this means that the reception of the jackpot random number for the transmission of the current request signal from the MPU 62 has been completed, and thus this monitoring process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1013, the value of the specified number counter in the RAM 64 is incremented by 1 in step S1017, and the abnormality in which the value of the specified number counter is determined as a plurality in the subsequent step S1018. It is determined whether or not the reference number of times (specifically, “100”) is exceeded. If a negative determination is made in step S1018, the process proceeds to step S1016. The processing content in this case is as already described. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1018, “1” is set in the random number abnormality flag provided in the RAM 64 in step S1019, and then the monitoring process is terminated. The operation when “1” is set in the random number abnormality flag is the same as in the first embodiment.

  According to the fourth embodiment described in detail above, since a part of the bits is monitored in each monitoring process, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the monitoring process.

  In addition, when it is determined that no communication abnormality has occurred for some bits, the monitoring target is changed to some new bits. As a result, in a configuration in which a part of the bits is monitored at each monitoring processing time to reduce the processing load of the monitoring process, finally all bits of the numerical information can be monitored. As a result, it is possible to finely monitor communication abnormalities while reducing the processing load of the monitoring process.

<Fifth Embodiment>
In each of the above-described embodiments, the common operating port winning detection sensor 45 is provided for the first operating port 33 and the second operating port 34, and even if any of the operating ports 33, 34 is won, it is the operating port winning detection sensor. However, in this embodiment, the game ball won in the first operation port 33 and the game ball won in the second operation port 34 are detected by separate detection sensors. In this case, the storage area 64a of the main control device 60 is provided with a storage area for the first operating port 33 and a storage area for the second operating port 34 as the storage area RE. The hold information for winning in the mouths 33 and 34 is stored separately. In addition, when determining whether or not the MPU 62 of the main control device 60 is correct or not, each of the holding information on the first operating port 33 side and the holding information on the second operating port 34 side has different advantages. A determination is made. Specifically, the player is more advantageous on the second operating port 34 side. Note that the hold information on the second working port 34 side may be given priority over the hold information on the first working port 33 side when determining whether or not the determination is correct.

  As described above, the configuration for providing the jackpot random number in the hard random number circuit 67 in accordance with the configuration in which the hold information is distinguished and stored in the first working port 33 and the second working port 34 as described above. It is different from the form. Hereinafter, the different configuration will be described in detail. The description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment is basically omitted.

  FIG. 27 is a block diagram for explaining the hard random number circuit 67 in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 27, the first operation port winning detection sensor 151 for detecting a game ball won in the first operation port 33 transmits a detection signal SG11 to the MPU 62 of the main control device 60 and a hard random number circuit 67. To the control circuit 103. In addition, the second operation port winning detection sensor 152 for detecting a game ball won in the second operation port 34 transmits a detection signal SG12 to the MPU 62 of the main control device 60 and also to the control circuit 103 of the hard random number circuit 67. Send.

  When the control circuit 103 receives the detection signal SG11 corresponding to the occurrence of the prize from the first operation opening prize detection sensor 151, the control circuit 103 sends the jackpot random number stored in the update buffer 101b of the update circuit 101 to the hard random number circuit 67. The data is stored in the provided first jackpot random number register 153. In addition, when the control circuit 103 receives the detection signal SG12 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning from the second working port winning detection sensor 152, the control circuit 103 uses the hard random number circuit stored in the update buffer 101b of the update circuit 101 as a hard random number circuit. The second big hit random number register 154 provided in 67 is stored. Each of the first jackpot random number register 153 and the second jackpot random number register 154 has the same storage area as the update buffer 101b, and specifically has a two-byte storage area.

  The first jackpot random number register 153 is connected to the update buffer 101b via the third signal line group SL3. The first jackpot random number register 153 writes the data stored in each storage area of the update buffer 101b at that time in its own storage area in synchronization with the input of the latch signal. Thereby, the jackpot random number of the input timing of the latch signal is acquired.

  Here, the third signal line group SL3 includes the same number (specifically, eight) of signal lines as the number of bits of one byte. In this case, as described above, each of the update buffer 101b and the first jackpot random number register 153 has a storage area of 2 bytes, and the jackpot random number stored in the update buffer 101b and the first jackpot random number register 153 Has a capacity of 2 bytes. Therefore, when a big hit random number is transmitted from the update buffer 101b to the first big hit random number register 153, numerical information of the upper 1 byte is first sent in parallel among the big hit random numbers having a capacity of 2 bytes, and the upper 1 byte After the transmission of the numerical information is completed, the numerical information of the remaining lower 1 byte is transmitted in parallel.

  The second jackpot random number register 154 is connected to the update buffer 101b via the fourth signal line group SL4. In synchronization with the input of the latch signal, the second jackpot random number register 154 writes the data stored in each storage area of the update buffer 101b at that time into its own storage area. Thereby, the jackpot random number of the input timing of the latch signal is acquired.

  Here, the fourth signal line group SL4 includes the same number (specifically, eight) of signal lines as the number of bits of one byte. In this case, as described above, each of the update buffer 101b and the second jackpot random number register 154 has a storage area of 2 bytes, and the jackpot random number stored in the update buffer 101b and the second jackpot random number register 154 Has a capacity of 2 bytes. Therefore, when a big hit random number is transmitted from the update buffer 101b to the second big hit random number register 154, numerical information of the upper 1 byte is first transmitted in parallel among the big hit random numbers having a capacity of 2 bytes, and the upper 1 byte After the transmission of the numerical information is completed, the numerical information of the remaining lower 1 byte is transmitted in parallel.

  The control circuit 103 is provided with a first status flag 155 for indicating that the jackpot random number is stored in the first jackpot random number register 153, and the jackpot random number is stored in the second jackpot random number register 154. A second status flag 156 is provided to indicate that the The first status flag 155 is set to “1” by storing the big hit random number in the first big hit random number register 153, and in the situation where the first status flag 155 is set to “1”, the first operation is performed. Even if the detection signal SG11 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning is transmitted from the mouth winning detection sensor 151 to the control circuit 103, a new acquisition of the big hit random number is not performed. Similarly, in the situation where the second status flag 156 is set to “1” by storing the big hit random number in the second big hit random number register 154 and “2” is set to the second status flag 156, Even if the detection signal SG12 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning is transmitted from the second operation opening winning detection sensor 152 to the control circuit 103, a new acquisition of the big hit random number is not performed.

  The MPU 62 checks the first status flag 155 of the control circuit 103 when the detection signal SG11 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning is received from the first working opening winning detection sensor 151, and when “1” is set. Then, the jackpot random number is acquired from the first jackpot random number register 153 by transmitting the first request signal to the control circuit 103. Specifically, the MPU 62 acquires a jackpot random number from the first jackpot random number register 153 through the fifth signal line group SL5.

  Here, the fifth signal line group SL5 includes the same number (specifically, eight) of signal lines as the number of bits of one byte. In this case, as described above, the jackpot random number has a capacity of 2 bytes. Therefore, when a jackpot random number is transmitted from the first jackpot random number register 153 to the MPU 62, numerical information of the upper 1 byte is first transmitted in parallel among the jackpot random numbers having a capacity of 2 bytes, and the numerical information of the upper 1 byte After the transmission of is completed, the numerical information of the remaining lower 1 byte is transmitted in parallel.

  In the MPU 62, when the detection signal SG12 corresponding to the occurrence of the winning is received from the second operation opening winning detection sensor 152, the MPU 62 checks the second status flag 156 of the control circuit 103, and when “1” is set. Then, the jackpot random number is acquired from the second jackpot random number register 154 by transmitting the second request signal to the control circuit 103. Specifically, the MPU 62 acquires a jackpot random number from the second jackpot random number register 154 through the sixth signal line group SL6.

  Here, the sixth signal line group SL6 includes the same number (specifically, eight) of signal lines as the number of bits of one byte. In this case, as described above, the jackpot random number has a capacity of 2 bytes. Therefore, when the big hit random number is transmitted from the second big hit random number register 154 to the MPU 62, the numerical information of the upper 1 byte is first transmitted in parallel among the big hit random numbers having a capacity of 2 bytes, and the numerical information of the upper 1 byte is transmitted. After the transmission of is completed, the numerical information of the remaining lower 1 byte is transmitted in parallel.

  Next, the hold information acquisition process in this embodiment executed by the MPU 62 of the main controller 60 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S1101, it is determined whether or not a winning for the first working port 33 has occurred. If a winning has occurred, it is determined in step S1102 whether the on-hold information on the side where the winning is present among the first working port 33 and the second working port 34 is the upper limit number. To do. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1102, the invalidation process is executed in step S1103, and then the process proceeds to step S1111. In this invalidation processing, if the processing time is based on winning in the first operating port 33, the first big hit random number register 153 and the first status flag 155 are cleared to “0”, and the second operating port 34 is won. If the processing time is based, the second big hit random number register 154 and the second status flag 156 are cleared to “0”.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1102, whether or not “1” is set in the corresponding status flags 155 and 156 of the hard random number circuit 67 is determined in step S1104. If a negative determination is made in step S1104, the acquisition process is terminated after the game stop setting process is executed in step S1105. The processing content of step S1105 is the same as that of step S405 of the hold information acquisition processing (FIG. 13) in the first embodiment.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1104, the corresponding request process is executed in step S1106. Specifically, if the processing time is based on a winning to the first operating port 33, the first request signal is transmitted to the control circuit 103, and if the processing time is based on a winning to the second operating port 34, the control is performed. A second request signal is transmitted to the circuit 103. Therefore, if it is a processing time based on the winning to the first operating port 33, a big hit random number is transmitted from the first big hit random number register 153, and if it is a processing time based on the winning to the second operating port 34, the second big hit A jackpot random number is transmitted from the random number register 154.

  In the subsequent step S1107, the corresponding acquired random number monitoring process is executed. In this case, if it is a processing time based on winning in the first working port 33, the monitoring process is executed for the big hit random number transmitted from the first big hit random number register 153, and the processing time based on winning in the second working port 34 is performed. If so, the monitoring process is executed for the jackpot random number transmitted from the second jackpot random number register 154. In the monitoring process, any one of the monitoring processes in the first to fourth embodiments is executed.

  In the subsequent step S1108, it is determined whether or not “1” is set in the random number abnormality flag as a result of the monitoring process. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1108, the acquisition process is terminated after the game stop setting process is executed in step S1105. If a negative determination is made in step S1108, the 16-bit jackpot random number obtained from the hard random number circuit 67 is stored in the holding area RE in step S1109. In this case, if it is a processing time based on a winning to the first working port 33, it is stored in an area corresponding to the first working port 33 in the holding area RE, and a processing time based on a winning to the second working port 34. If so, it is stored in the area corresponding to the second operating port 34 in the holding area RE.

  Thereafter, in step S1110, the value of the big hit type counter C2 and the value of the reach random number counter C3 are obtained from the lottery counter area 64b of the RAM 64, and the obtained numerical information is stored as the big hit random number in step S1109. Store in the corresponding area in the reserved area.

  In a succeeding step S1111, it is determined whether or not a winning for the second working port 34 has occurred. If a winning is made for the second working port 34, the process returns to step S1102. If no winning is made to the second working port 34, the main acquisition process is terminated.

  According to the embodiment described in detail above, the hard random number circuit 67 includes the first big hit random number register 153 corresponding to the first operation port 33 and the second big hit random number register 154 corresponding to the second operation port 34. It is provided separately. As a result, even if a winning is made to each of the operation ports 33 and 34 within the range of one processing time of the timer interrupt processing, it is possible to acquire a jackpot random number at each winning timing.

  In this case, since the monitoring process of the acquired random number is executed for each of the jackpot random number transmitted from the first jackpot random number register 153 and the jackpot random number transmitted from the second jackpot random number register 154, each jackpot random number register Whether or not the jackpot random number is normally transmitted from 153 and 154 can be specified.

<Other embodiments>
In addition, it is not limited to the description content of each embodiment mentioned above, A various deformation | transformation improvement is possible within the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, you may change as follows. Incidentally, the configurations of the following different forms may be applied individually or in combination to the configurations of the above embodiments. In addition, the configuration of each of the above embodiments may be a configuration applied in any combination, and the configuration in the following different form may be applied individually or applied in combination to the configuration applied in any combination. May be.

  (1) Instead of the configuration for monitoring abnormality of numerical information in units of bits as in each of the above embodiments, the configuration may be such that the abnormality is monitored by looking at the entire numerical information.

  For example, the game stop setting process may be executed when the same random number transmission unit data is continuously received from the hard random number circuit 67 for the number of times of abnormality. Specifically, when the random number transmission unit data is received, the data obtained by inverting all the bits of the random number transmission data received immediately before is received corresponding to the random number transmission unit data received this time. Logical AND operation is performed between bits. Then, a logical sum is calculated for all the bits of the result of the logical product, and the game stop setting process is performed when an event whose operation result is “0” continues for the number of times of abnormality set as a plurality of times. It is good also as a structure which performs.

  Further, for example, when a jackpot random number is received, it may be configured to monitor whether the numerical information is numerical information that cannot be provided from the hard random number circuit 67. In this case, it is possible to monitor whether or not a jackpot random number outside the specified numerical range is received in the MPU 62, and execute a game stop setting process when a jackpot random number outside the specified numerical range is received.

  (2) The configuration is such that the presence or absence of communication abnormality is monitored by calculating exclusive OR, logical sum and logical product. However, if the target communication abnormality can be monitored, specific calculation is performed. The method is arbitrary.

  (3) A configuration in which a game stop setting process is executed when an event whose result of calculating an exclusive OR, a logical sum, and a logical product corresponds to an abnormality occurs continuously for the number of times of abnormality In this case, the specific value is arbitrary as long as the abnormality reference number is 2 or more. In this case, the abnormality reference number is set in a plurality of stages, and when an event that is a result corresponding to the abnormality occurs continuously over the first abnormality reference number that is a smaller number of times, abnormality notification is executed, A configuration may be adopted in which the progress of the game is limited when events that are the result corresponding to the abnormality occur continuously over the second abnormality reference number that is the larger number of times.

  (4) When the occurrence of communication abnormality is specified in the acquired random number monitoring process, the pachinko machine 10 does not notify the abnormality, and further does not limit the progress of the game, while the communication error is detected in the hall computer of the game hall. It may be configured to perform an external output corresponding to the occurrence of. In this case, it is possible to deal with the game hall while not making the player know that an abnormality has occurred regarding the update or acquisition of the jackpot random number.

  (5) Random number transmission unit data is obtained by performing a logical operation in bit units on received numerical information and numerical information obtained by shifting the bits of the numerical information by one bit in a predetermined direction as in the third embodiment. Instead of the configuration performed in units of, a configuration performed in units of jackpot random numbers may be used.

  (6) In the fourth embodiment, when a part of bits of the random number transmission unit data is a monitoring target in the monitoring process, the part of the bits is not limited to 2 bits, but 3 bits. It may be 4 bits. Moreover, it is not limited to a plurality of bits and may be 1 bit.

  (7) The numerical information to be updated by the hard random number circuit 67 is not limited to the jackpot random number, but instead of or in addition to the jackpot random number, the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the public power release It may be a random number to be updated by at least one of the counters C4. Even in this case, by executing the acquisition random number monitoring process in each of the above-described embodiments on the numerical information transmitted from the hard random number circuit 67, the communication abnormality of the random number transmitted from the hard random number circuit 67 is detected. The occurrence can be monitored.

  (8) The monitoring target by the acquired random number monitoring process as in each of the above embodiments may be numerical information different from that in each of the above embodiments.

  For example, in order to monitor whether or not communication abnormality has occurred in the numerical information of the command received from the main control device 60 in the sound emission control device 80, the acquired random number is monitored as exemplified in the above embodiments. Processing may be applied. Further, for example, in order to monitor whether or not communication abnormality has occurred in the numerical information of the command received from the sound emission control device 80 in the display control device 90, the obtained random number as exemplified in each of the above embodiments. The monitoring process may be applied. Further, for example, in order to monitor whether or not communication abnormality has occurred in the numerical information of the command received from the main control device 60 in the payout control device 77, the obtained random number as exemplified in each of the above embodiments is used. A monitoring process may be applied.

  In addition, for example, in the control unit of the MPU 62, numerical information acquired from the jackpot type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, the fluctuation type counter CS, or the general power release counter C4 of the RAM 64 is acquired as exemplified in the above embodiments. A random number monitoring process may be applied.

  (9) The communication method for transmitting the jackpot random number from the hard random number circuit 67 to the MPU 62 is not limited to parallel communication, and may be serial communication. In this case, a signal line group for transmitting a jackpot random number from the hard random number circuit 67 to the MPU 62 includes a serial signal line for command data transmission, and each unit data (for example, data for 1 bit) included in the command data. It is preferable to provide a signal line for a clock signal for identifying () and a signal line for a latch signal for recognizing at least one of transmission start and transmission end of one command. In this configuration, when 1-byte data is output, communication of a predetermined signal indicating a transmission unit is also performed. Note that a signal line for an enable signal for recognizing the start of command transmission may be separately provided.

  (10) The hard random number circuit 67 is configured to determine the update initial value of the big hit random number by lottery when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on and the supply of operating power to the hard random number circuit 67 is started. It is good. In this case, since the initial value of the jackpot random number is randomly determined every time the operation power supply is started, the operation power supply to the hard random number circuit 67 is illegally cut off and the update of the jackpot random number is restarted. Even if a fraudulent act is performed, the jackpot random number at that time is random, so that the fraudulent act can be invalidated. Further, by applying this configuration to a configuration in which the signal indicating that the update of the jackpot random number has made one round is not transmitted from the hard random number circuit 67, the jackpot random number updated in the hard random number circuit 67 becomes a predetermined value. Even if the detection signal corresponding to the winning is transmitted in an unauthorized manner, the transmission timing cannot be specified, and the illegal operation can be prevented.

  (11) A modified example of the acquired random number monitoring process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In this modification, “0 to 255” is set as a numerical value corresponding to the jackpot result among the 16-bit jackpot random numbers. That is, when the jackpot random number corresponds to the jackpot result, the upper 1 byte of the jackpot random number is always “00000000”. In this case, in the monitoring process, by monitoring whether or not the event in which the upper 1 byte is “00000000” continues for the abnormality reference number (for example, 10 times), the communication error of the jackpot random number is detected. For this reason, it is monitored whether or not an event has occurred in which the jackpot random number continues to be a numerical value corresponding to the jackpot result.

  Specifically, first, in step S1201, it is determined whether reception of a 16-bit jackpot random number from the hard random number circuit 67 is completed. If the reception has not been completed, the process waits in step S1201. If the reception has been completed, the process proceeds to step S1202. In step S1202, the 16-bit jackpot random number received this time is stored in a determination area provided in the RAM 64 for bits to be determined. Specifically, numerical information of the upper 1 byte of the jackpot random number is stored in the determination area. In subsequent step S1203, each bit in the determination area is ORed. Thereby, if “1” is stored in any bit, the processing result is “1”, and if “0” is stored in all bits, the processing result is “0”. In step S1204, the determination area is cleared to “0”.

  Thereafter, in step S1205, it is determined whether or not the result of the OR process is “1”. If an affirmative determination is made, the monitoring process is terminated after the specified number counter is cleared to “0” in step S1206. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made, 1 is added to the value of the specified number counter in step S1207, and it is determined in step S1208 whether the value of the specified number counter is equal to or greater than the abnormal reference number. If a negative determination is made in step S1208, the main monitoring process is terminated. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1208, the random number abnormality flag is set to “1” in step S1209, and then the main monitoring process is performed. finish. The processing content when “1” is set in the random number abnormality flag is the same as in the above embodiments.

  According to the above configuration, if an event occurs where the jackpot random number continues to be a value corresponding to the jackpot result, the game stop setting process is executed, so the event that continues to be the jackpot result due to the communication error of the jackpot random number If this occurs, it can be dealt with.

  In addition, since only some of the 16-bit jackpot random numbers are targeted for determination, the processing load of the monitoring process can be reduced.

  In addition, it is good also as a structure which does not perform the said monitoring process in the case of a low probability mode, without performing when the acceptance lottery mode is a high probability mode.

  Further, the numerical range resulting in the jackpot result is not limited to the above, but is arbitrary. When the numerical range is changed, if a big hit result is obtained in relation to the numerical range, a bit set to “0” may be set as a monitoring target bit. In this case, as a jackpot random number bit, it can be “1” in the case of a jackpot random number resulting in a jackpot result, and when there is a bit that can be “0”, the most significant bit is higher than the corresponding bit. Up to the bit shifted by 1 bit on the side may be set as a monitoring target bit, and the abnormality reference number may be set to a number corresponding thereto.

  Further, it may be configured to monitor an event in which “1” continues to be set in any bit of the upper 1 byte. In this case, the abnormality reference number needs to be set as the number of times that it is difficult for the event to continue in relation to the jackpot winning probability.

  (12) Numerical value range when the hard random number circuit 67 is provided with a 16-bit input terminal as an input port, and the jackpot random number is updated by the pattern of the input terminal receiving power equal to or higher than the threshold voltage at the 16-bit input terminal (Or an upper limit value) may be specified. That is, in the hard random number circuit 67, a 16-bit area is set for updating the big hit random number, but each 16-bit area is associated with the 16-bit input terminal on a one-to-one basis and is turned on. The jackpot random number is updated using the bit group area corresponding to the input terminal. For example, when the 8-bit input terminal from the lower side among the 16-bit input terminals is in the ON state, the big hit is made using the 8-bit area from the lower side of the area for updating the big hit random number. Update random numbers. In this case, when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on and the supply of operating power to the MPU 62 is started, the input terminal set at the design stage of the pachinko machine 10 without the control of the MPU 62 being involved. With the configuration in which power is automatically supplied to the bit group, it is not necessary to execute processing in the MPU 62 with respect to designation of a numerical range, and the processing load on the MPU 62 can be reduced. The area for updating the jackpot random number may be a number of bits other than 16 bits, and even in this case, the number of bits of the input terminal should correspond to the area for updating the jackpot random number on a one-to-one basis. Thus, the same operational effects can be achieved.

  (13) In the acquired random number monitoring process in each of the above embodiments, instead of a configuration in which a logical product is calculated with respect to a result of calculating an exclusive logical sum and logical sum (hereinafter also referred to as a specific calculation result), A configuration may be adopted in which all the bits are inverted and it is determined whether or not all the bits of the inversion result are “0”. In this case, a configuration may be adopted in which a logical sum is calculated for all the bits and whether or not the result is “0” is determined, or whether or not “0” is determined for each bit. Also good. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which determines for every bit whether all the bits of the said specific calculation result are "1". Further, a configuration may be adopted in which “255” is subtracted from the specific calculation result as a decimal number, and it is determined whether or not the subtraction result is “0”.

  (14) In the configuration for monitoring communication abnormality between adjacent bits as in the third embodiment, the configuration may be such that monitoring is performed for each part of the bits as in the fourth embodiment.

  (15) While the special electric prize winning device 32 is closed, the special electric prize winning device 32 is completely closed. However, a part of the special electric prize winning device 32 may not be closed. In this case, a configuration may be adopted in which a game ball can win the special electric prize device 32 even if it is closed through the partial area, and the partial ball is closed because the partial area is smaller than the game ball. However, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a game ball cannot be awarded to the special electric prize winning device 32.

  (16) Instead of a configuration in which a winning of a game ball to the second operating port 34 is impossible during the closing of the utility wire 34a, the second operating port 34 is entered even when the utility wire 34a is closed. It is good also as a structure which can generate | occur | produce the winning of this game ball. However, the easiness of winning the prize needs to be lower than that during the opening of the main utility 34a.

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

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

  (19) In the above embodiment, the special figure display unit 37a displays a stop result corresponding to each game result. However, instead of this, the special figure display unit 37a may be omitted. Even if it is a game result, it is good also as a structure by which a common stop result is displayed in the special figure display part 37a, and the special figure display part 37a is eventually displayed by displaying a stop result in the special figure display part 37a at random. It is good also as a structure which cannot identify which game result is from the display.

  (20) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above embodiment, for example, a pachinko machine in which an electric accessory is released a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, or a game ball in a specific area of a special device The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko machine that generates a right when it enters, a pachinko machine equipped with other objects, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball, and other gaming machines.

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

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

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

<Feature A group>
Feature A1. Numerical information (big hit random number) received through a predetermined signal path (second signal line group SL2 in the first to fourth embodiments, fifth signal line group SL5 and sixth signal line group SL6 in the fifth embodiment) Is provided with a predetermined control means (MPU 62) for executing a predetermined process (whether or not determination process) using
The predetermined control means is
A monitoring process execution means (a function for executing the monitoring process of the acquired random number in the MPU 62) for executing a monitoring process using numerical information received through the predetermined signal path;
When the monitoring result by the monitoring process execution unit corresponds to an abnormality, a corresponding process execution unit (a function for executing a game stop setting process in the MPU 62) that executes the abnormality response process;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the feature A1, when the predetermined process is executed using the numerical information, the monitoring process is executed using the received numerical information, and the occurrence of an abnormality is specified as a result of the monitoring process. The abnormality handling process is executed. As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the predetermined process will continue to be executed while using abnormal numerical information.

Feature A2. Numerical information (big hit random number) received through a predetermined signal path (second signal line group SL2 in the first to fourth embodiments, fifth signal line group SL5 and sixth signal line group SL6 in the fifth embodiment) Is provided with a predetermined control means (MPU 62) for executing a predetermined process (whether or not determination process) using
The predetermined control means is
A monitoring process for specifying whether or not the numerical information has changed by using the numerical information received through the predetermined signal path and the numerical information received through the predetermined signal path before that. Monitoring process execution means to execute (function to execute monitoring process of acquired random number in MPU 62);
When the monitoring result by the monitoring process execution unit corresponds to an abnormality, a corresponding process execution unit (a function for executing a game stop setting process in the MPU 62) that executes the abnormality response process;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the feature A2, in the configuration in which the predetermined process is executed using the numerical information, the numerical information received through the predetermined signal path and the numerical information received through the predetermined signal path before that are used. When the monitoring process is executed and it is determined that the numerical information is not changed as a result of the monitoring process, the abnormality handling process is executed. As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the predetermined process will continue to be executed while using abnormal numerical information.

  Feature A3. The monitoring processing execution means derives a monitoring result corresponding to an abnormality when an event in which a plurality of pieces of numerical information to be monitored are the same numerical information occurs a specific number of times. A gaming machine according to A2.

  According to the feature A3, when some abnormality occurs on the side that provides the numerical information and only the same numerical information is provided to the predetermined control means, the abnormality handling process is executed. It becomes possible to cope with.

Feature A4. The numerical information is composed of a plurality of bits,
The monitoring processing execution means determines whether or not the numerical value of the corresponding bits has changed between the numerical information received through the predetermined signal path and the numerical information received through the predetermined signal path before that. The gaming machine according to feature A2, wherein the monitoring result corresponding to the abnormality is derived when an event in which the numerical value does not change between the same bits occurs a specific number of times.

  According to the feature A4, it is possible to monitor whether or not the same numerical value is provided in bit units. As a result, it is possible to monitor the abnormality of the numerical information more finely than when monitoring whether or not the numerical value has changed in the entire numerical information.

  Feature A5. The monitoring processing execution means derives a monitoring result corresponding to the abnormality when an event in which a numerical value does not change between the corresponding bits occurs in a specific number of times in at least one of the bits to be monitored. The gaming machine according to Feature A4, wherein the gaming machine is a product.

  According to the feature A5, when an event in which the numerical value does not change in at least one bit occurs a specific number of times, the abnormality handling process is executed, so that it is possible to deal with the abnormality for each bit.

  Feature A6. The monitoring process execution means is configured to specify whether or not an event in which a numerical value does not change between the corresponding bits has occurred by executing a predetermined calculation process on the bits to be monitored. The gaming machine according to A4 or A5, wherein the predetermined arithmetic processing is performed on some of the plurality of bits.

  According to the feature A6, since all bits of the numerical information are not always monitored, a part of the bits is monitored, so that it is possible to reduce the processing load of the monitoring process.

Feature A7. Numerical information is transmitted through the predetermined signal path, with numerical information of a unit for transmission constituted by a plurality of bits as one unit,
The gaming machine according to claim A6, wherein the monitoring process execution means performs the predetermined calculation process on a part of a plurality of bits included in the numerical information of the transmission unit. .

  According to the feature A7, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the monitoring process because the configuration is such that not all bits of the numerical information of the unit for transmission are always monitored, but some bits are monitored.

Feature A8. The predetermined control means executes the predetermined process using numerical information (a big hit random number) of processing units,
The processing unit numerical information includes a predetermined number of transmission unit numerical information (random transmission unit data) having the same number of bits,
The gaming machine according to Feature A6, wherein the monitoring process execution means performs the predetermined calculation process on a bit included in the numerical information of the unit for transmission.

  According to the feature A8, since all the bits of the numerical information of the processing unit are not always monitored, each bit of the numerical information of the transmission unit is monitored, so that the processing load of the monitoring process can be reduced. Is possible.

  Feature A9. When the monitoring processing execution means derives a monitoring result corresponding to the fact that no abnormality has occurred with respect to the monitored bit, a bit different from the monitored bit among the plurality of bits One of the features A6 to A8, comprising: a monitoring target setting means (a function for executing the processing of step S1015 of the MPU 62 in the fourth embodiment) for setting the monitoring target as a new monitoring target Gaming machine.

  According to the feature A9, in a configuration in which a part of the bits is monitored at each monitoring processing time to reduce the processing load of the monitoring processing, finally all bits of the numerical information may be monitored. It becomes possible. As a result, it is possible to monitor the abnormality in detail while reducing the processing load of the monitoring process.

  Feature A10. The gaming machine according to any one of features A6 to A9, wherein the bits that can be monitored are bits that can take different values when the predetermined information is received a plurality of times.

  According to the feature A10, it is possible to monitor abnormality for a bit whose numerical value can change at a predetermined frequency.

Feature A11. The predetermined control means, as the predetermined process, executes a lottery process using numerical information received through the predetermined signal path,
A predetermined bit of a part of the numerical information is a bit in which only one of the binary data is stored when a winning result is obtained in the lottery process,
The monitoring processing execution means derives a monitoring result corresponding to an abnormality when an event in which the predetermined bit is the one data has occurred a specific number of times. The gaming machine according to any one of the above.

  According to the feature A11, it is possible to cope with an abnormality that continues to be a winning result in the lottery process. In addition, this monitoring can be performed using numerical information for lottery.

Feature A12. The monitoring process execution means includes
First arithmetic means for calculating an exclusive OR of corresponding bits between numerical information received through the predetermined signal path and numerical information received through the predetermined signal path before that In the embodiment, a function of executing the process of step S605 in the MPU 62, a function of executing the process of step S805 in the MPU 62 in the second embodiment, and a function of executing the process of step S1005 in the MPU 62 in the fourth embodiment),
Second operation means for calculating a logical sum of corresponding bits between the operation result of the first operation means and the operation result of the first operation means before that (step in the MPU 62 in the first embodiment) A function of executing the process of S610, a function of executing the process of step S810 in the MPU 62 in the second embodiment, and a function of executing the process of step S1010 in the MPU 62 in the fourth embodiment),
The gaming machine according to any one of features A5 to A11, comprising:

  According to the feature A12, it is possible to monitor whether or not the numerical value continuously changes in bit units by a relatively simple calculation method.

  Feature A13. The monitoring process execution means is a third operation means for calculating a logical product for all bits of the operation result of the second operation means (in the first embodiment, the function of executing the process of step S612 in the MPU 62, the second implementation). In the embodiment, the MPU 62 has a function of executing the process of step S812, and in the fourth embodiment, the MPU 62 has a function of executing the process of step S1012). In such a case, the gaming machine according to Feature A12, wherein a monitoring result corresponding to the abnormality is derived.

  According to the feature A13, it is possible to specify that an abnormality has occurred in any bit by a simple calculation method without checking whether an abnormality has occurred in units of bits.

Feature A14. The predetermined control means executes the predetermined process using numerical information (a big hit random number) of processing units,
The processing unit numerical information includes a predetermined number of transmission unit numerical information (random transmission unit data) having the same number of bits,
The monitoring processing execution means uses the numerical information of the transmission unit received through the predetermined signal path and the numerical information of the transmission unit received through the predetermined signal path before that. The gaming machine according to any one of features A2 to A13, wherein the gaming machine executes a monitoring process.

  According to the feature A14, it is possible to increase the execution frequency of the monitoring process by executing the monitoring process for each numerical information of the unit for transmission, instead of executing the monitoring process for each numerical value of the unit for processing. Become. Moreover, since the numerical information of the transmission unit has the same number of bits, even if the monitoring process is executed for each numerical information of the transmission unit, the monitoring process can be executed in a certain manner.

Feature A15. The predetermined signal path includes a plurality of unit signal paths,
When the monitoring process executing means receives numerical information through the predetermined signal path, the monitoring process execution means is configured to receive the numerical value received through one unit signal path of the numerical information and the single unit path of the numerical information. Monitoring whether or not the numerical values received through adjacent unit signal paths are the same, and deriving a monitoring result corresponding to the abnormality when the same event occurs a specific number of times A gaming machine according to Feature A1.

  According to the feature A15, when an event in which the numerical value received through the adjacent unit signal path does not change occurs a specific number of times, the abnormality handling process is executed. This makes it possible to cope with a short circuit occurring in adjacent unit signal paths, and reduces the possibility that predetermined processing will continue to be executed while using abnormal numerical information. It becomes possible.

Feature A16. The numerical information is configured by arranging a plurality of bits,
The monitoring process execution means includes
Storage means for storing numerical information received through the predetermined signal path in a storage area (current acquisition area 131) (function to execute the process of step S902 of the MPU 62 in the third embodiment);
Shift means for shifting the value of each bit of the numerical information stored in the storage area one bit at a time in the predetermined direction of the arrangement direction (function to execute the process of step S903 of the MPU 62 in the third embodiment);
In the numerical information stored in the storage means and the numerical information shifted by the shift means, it is monitored whether the numerical values of corresponding bits in the bit arrangement order are changed, and the same arrangement order Monitoring event deriving means for deriving a monitoring result corresponding to the abnormality when an event in which the numerical value does not change is generated a certain number of times (the function of executing the processing of steps S904 to S917 of the MPU 62 in the third embodiment) )When,
The gaming machine according to Feature A15, comprising:

  According to feature A16, whether or not a short circuit has occurred in adjacent unit signal paths by a relatively simple processing configuration in which predetermined arithmetic processing is executed in units of bits for numerical information received through a predetermined signal path. Can be monitored.

Feature A17. The monitoring result deriving means includes:
First calculation means (third implementation) for calculating an exclusive OR of corresponding bits in the bit arrangement order using the numerical information stored in the storage means and the numerical information shifted by the shift means The function of executing step S904 of the MPU 62 in the embodiment),
Second arithmetic means for calculating the logical sum of corresponding bits in the bit arrangement order based on the arithmetic result of the first arithmetic means and the arithmetic result of the first arithmetic means prior to the first arithmetic means (third implementation) The function of executing step S909 of the MPU 62 in the embodiment),
A gaming machine according to Feature A16, comprising:

  According to the feature A17, it is possible to monitor whether or not the numerical value is continuously changed in the adjacent unit signal paths by a relatively simple calculation method.

  Feature A18. The monitoring result deriving unit includes a third calculating unit (a function for executing the process of step S911 of the MPU 62 in the third embodiment) that calculates a logical product for all bits of the calculation result of the second calculating unit. The gaming machine according to Feature A17, wherein a monitoring result corresponding to an abnormality is derived when an event having a logical product result of “0” occurs for the specified number of times.

  According to the feature A18, it is possible to identify a short circuit between any unit signal paths by a simple calculation method without checking whether or not an abnormality has occurred in units of bits. It becomes.

Feature A19. The predetermined control means executes the predetermined process using numerical information (a big hit random number) of processing units,
The processing unit numerical information includes a predetermined number of transmission unit numerical information (random transmission unit data) having the same number of bits,
The monitoring process executing means, when receiving the numerical information of the transmission unit through the predetermined signal path, the numerical value received through one unit signal path of the numerical information of the transmission unit, and the transmission unit In this numerical information, whether or not the numerical value received through the unit signal path adjacent to the one unit path is the same is monitored, and when the same event occurs a specific number of times, an abnormality was dealt with The gaming machine according to any one of features A15 to A18, wherein the gaming result is derived.

  According to the feature A19, it is possible to increase the frequency of execution of the monitoring process by executing the monitoring process for each numerical information of the unit for transmission instead of executing the monitoring process for each numerical information of the unit for processing. Become. Moreover, since the numerical information of the transmission unit has the same number of bits, even if the monitoring process is executed for each numerical information of the transmission unit, the monitoring process can be executed in a certain manner.

  Feature A20. The response process execution means executes at least one of a process for executing abnormality notification and a process for restricting the progress of a game as the abnormality response process. The gaming machine according to any one of A19.

  According to the feature A20, when it is specified that an abnormality has occurred, it is possible to cope with it.

  Feature A21. The game according to any one of features A1 to A20, wherein the predetermined control means executes, as the predetermined process, a lottery process using numerical information received through the predetermined signal path. Machine.

  According to the feature A21, if an abnormality occurs in the provision of numerical information used for the lottery process, the lottery process will not function. In particular, when the lottery process is a lottery to determine whether or not to give a privilege to a player, a state in which no privilege is granted to a player continues unreasonably, or a privilege is given to a player. The problem of continuing. On the other hand, by providing the configuration such as the feature A1 and the feature A2, it is possible to cope with an abnormality in the provision of numerical information.

Feature A22. An update means (hard random number circuit 67) for updating the lottery numerical information every time a predetermined update timing is reached,
The game according to Feature A21, wherein the updating means transmits the lottery numerical information to the predetermined control means through the predetermined signal path when a predetermined acquisition condition is satisfied. Machine.

  In the configuration in which the lottery process is executed using the lottery numerical information provided from the update means, it is possible to achieve the excellent effects as described above.

Feature A23. A ball entry part (first operation port 33, second operation port 34) in which a game ball flowing down the game area can enter;
Detecting means for detecting that a game ball has entered the ball-entry part (in the first to fourth embodiments, the operation port winning detection sensor 45, in the fifth embodiment, the first operation port winning detection sensor 151 and the first 2 working opening winning detection sensor 152),
With
When the detection means detects that a game ball has entered the entrance portion, the detection means transmits a detection signal corresponding thereto to the update means and the predetermined control means,
The update means is an area for transmitting the lottery numerical information at the timing of receiving the detection signal to the predetermined control means (a jackpot random number register 102 in the first to fourth embodiments, in the fifth embodiment Update side storage means (control circuit 103) for storing in the first jackpot random number register 153 and the second jackpot random number register 154),
The predetermined control means includes
Periodic monitoring means for periodically monitoring whether or not the detection signal has been received (a function of executing a winning detection process in the MPU 62);
Request means (request processing in the MPU 62) that requests the update means to transmit the lottery numerical information stored in the update storage means when the periodic monitoring means determines that the detection signal has been received. Function to execute)
A gaming machine according to Feature A22, comprising:

  According to the feature A23, even if the acquisition timing of the lottery numerical information is delayed with respect to the transmission timing of the detection signal from the detection means in relation to the execution of various processes in the predetermined control means, the detection means The lottery numerical information has already been obtained for provision by the updating means at the transmission timing of the detection signal. Therefore, it is possible to execute the lottery process using the lottery numerical information corresponding to the transmission timing of the detection signal in the detection means.

Feature A24. The update means stores stored storage means for storing stored information when the numerical value information for lottery is stored in the transmission area (in the first to fourth embodiments, the status flag 103a, the fifth In the embodiment, the first status flag 155 and the second status flag 156),
The requesting means is the case where it is determined that the detection signal has been received by the periodic monitoring means, and the stored information is stored in the stored storage means, the update means storage means Requesting the updating means to transmit the stored numerical information for the lottery,
The predetermined control means, when it is specified that the detection signal is received by the periodic monitoring means, and when the stored information is not stored in the stored storage means, an abnormal process corresponding thereto is performed. Abnormal processing execution means to be executed (in the first to fourth embodiments, a function for making a negative determination in step S404 in the MPU 62 and executing the process in step S405, in the fifth embodiment, a negative determination in step S1104 in the MPU 62) And a function of executing the process of step S1105).

  According to the feature A24, in the configuration in which the detection signal is transmitted from the detection unit to both the update unit and the predetermined control unit, the detection signal is transmitted to the predetermined control unit, but the detection signal is not transmitted to the update unit. If an abnormality occurs, an abnormality process is performed on the abnormality. Thereby, it becomes possible to deal with the abnormality.

Feature A25. The update means updates the lottery numerical information in a designated numerical range designated by the predetermined control means,
Period monitoring means (control circuit 103) for monitoring whether one cycle of updating the lottery numerical information in the designated numerical range corresponds to a reference period corresponding to the designated numerical range;
When the monitoring result of the cycle monitoring unit is a result corresponding to the cycle failure, a cycle failure handling unit (function to execute the process of step S205 in the MPU 62) that executes the failure process;
The gaming machine according to any one of features A22 to A24, comprising:

  According to the feature A25, since the updating unit is configured to update the lottery numerical information in the numerical range designated by the predetermined control unit, the versatility of the updating unit is improved. In addition, when one cycle of updating the lottery numerical information in the designated numerical range does not correspond to the reference cycle corresponding to the numerical range, the abnormality process is executed. As a result, if an abnormality has occurred with respect to the updating of the lottery numerical information within the designated numerical value range, it is possible to cope with it.

<Feature B group>
Feature B1. Using numerical information (big hit random numbers) received through a predetermined signal path (second signal line group SL2 in the third embodiment, fifth signal line group SL5 and sixth signal line group SL6 in the fifth embodiment) Provided with predetermined control means (MPU 62) for executing predetermined processing (whether or not determination processing),
The predetermined signal path includes a plurality of unit signal paths,
The predetermined control means includes
When numerical information is received through the predetermined signal path, the numerical value received through one unit signal path among the numerical information and the unit signal path adjacent to the one unit path among the numerical information Monitoring process execution means for deriving the monitoring result corresponding to the abnormality when the same event occurs a specific number of times (acquired random number of MPU 62 in the third embodiment) To execute the monitoring process)
When the monitoring result by the monitoring process execution unit corresponds to an abnormality, a corresponding process execution unit (a function for executing a game stop setting process in the MPU 62) that executes the abnormality response process;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the feature B1, in the configuration in which the predetermined process is executed using the numerical information, the abnormality handling process is executed when an event in which the numerical value received through the adjacent unit signal path does not change occurs a specific number of times. . This makes it possible to cope with a short circuit occurring in adjacent unit signal paths, and reduces the possibility that predetermined processing will continue to be executed while using abnormal numerical information. It becomes possible.

Feature B2. The numerical information is configured by arranging a plurality of bits,
The monitoring process execution means includes
Storage means for storing numerical information received through the predetermined signal path in a storage area (current acquisition area 131) (function to execute the process of step S902 of the MPU 62 in the third embodiment);
Shift means for shifting the value of each bit of the numerical information stored in the storage area one bit at a time in the predetermined direction of the arrangement direction (function to execute the process of step S903 of the MPU 62 in the third embodiment);
In the numerical information stored in the storage means and the numerical information shifted by the shift means, it is monitored whether the numerical values of corresponding bits in the bit arrangement order are changed, and the same arrangement order Monitoring event deriving means for deriving a monitoring result corresponding to the abnormality when an event in which the numerical value does not change is generated a certain number of times (the function of executing the processing of steps S904 to S917 of the MPU 62 in the third embodiment) )When,
A gaming machine according to Feature B1, wherein

  According to the feature B2, whether or not a short circuit has occurred in adjacent unit signal paths by a relatively simple processing configuration in which predetermined arithmetic processing is executed in units of bits for numerical information received through a predetermined signal path. Can be monitored.

Feature B3. The monitoring result deriving means includes:
First calculation means (third implementation) for calculating an exclusive OR of corresponding bits in the bit arrangement order using the numerical information stored in the storage means and the numerical information shifted by the shift means The function of executing step S904 of the MPU 62 in the embodiment),
Second arithmetic means for calculating the logical sum of corresponding bits in the bit arrangement order based on the arithmetic result of the first arithmetic means and the arithmetic result of the first arithmetic means prior to the first arithmetic means (third implementation) The function of executing step S909 of the MPU 62 in the embodiment),
The gaming machine according to Feature B2, further comprising:

  According to the feature B3, it is possible to monitor whether or not the numerical value is continuously changed in the adjacent unit signal paths by a relatively simple calculation method.

  Feature B4. The monitoring result deriving unit includes a third calculating unit (a function for executing the process of step S911 of the MPU 62 in the third embodiment) that calculates a logical product for all bits of the calculation result of the second calculating unit. The gaming machine according to Feature B3, wherein a monitoring result corresponding to an abnormality is derived when an event having a logical product result of “0” occurs for the specified number of times.

  According to the feature B4, it is possible to identify a short circuit between any unit signal paths by a simple calculation method without checking whether or not an abnormality has occurred in units of bits. It becomes.

Feature B5. The predetermined control means executes the predetermined process using numerical information (a big hit random number) of processing units,
The processing unit numerical information includes a predetermined number of transmission unit numerical information (random transmission unit data) having the same number of bits,
The monitoring process executing means, when receiving the numerical information of the transmission unit through the predetermined signal path, the numerical value received through one unit signal path of the numerical information of the transmission unit, and the transmission unit In this numerical information, whether or not the numerical value received through the unit signal path adjacent to the one unit path is the same is monitored, and when the same event occurs a specific number of times, an abnormality was dealt with The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B4, wherein a monitoring result is derived.

  According to the feature B5, it is possible to increase the frequency of execution of the monitoring process by executing the monitoring process for each numerical information of the unit for transmission instead of executing the monitoring process for each numerical information of the unit for processing. Become. Moreover, since the numerical information of the transmission unit has the same number of bits, even if the monitoring process is executed for each numerical information of the transmission unit, the monitoring process can be executed in a certain manner.

  Feature B6. The said response process execution means performs at least one of the process for performing abnormality notification, and the process for restrict | limiting progress of a game as said abnormality response process, Characteristic B1 thru | or characterized by the above-mentioned The gaming machine according to any one of B5.

  According to the feature B6, when it is specified that an abnormality has occurred, it is possible to cope with it.

  Feature B7. The game according to any one of the features B1 to B6, wherein the predetermined control means executes a lottery process using numerical information received through the predetermined signal path as the predetermined process. Machine.

  According to feature B7, if an abnormality occurs in the provision of numerical information used for the lottery process, the lottery process will not function. In particular, when the lottery process is a lottery to determine whether or not to give a privilege to a player, a state in which no privilege is granted to a player continues unreasonably, or a privilege is given to a player. The problem of continuing. On the other hand, by providing the configuration such as the feature B1 or the like, it is possible to cope with an abnormality in the provision of numerical information.

Feature B8. An update means (hard random number circuit 67) for updating the lottery numerical information every time a predetermined update timing is reached,
The game according to Feature B7, wherein the updating means transmits the lottery numerical information to the predetermined control means through the predetermined signal path when a predetermined acquisition condition is satisfied. Machine.

  In the configuration in which the lottery process is executed using the lottery numerical information provided from the update means, it is possible to achieve the excellent effects as described above.

Feature B9. A ball entry part (first operation port 33, second operation port 34) in which a game ball flowing down the game area can enter;
Detecting means for detecting that a game ball has entered the ball-entry part (in the first to fourth embodiments, the operation port winning detection sensor 45, in the fifth embodiment, the first operation port winning detection sensor 151 and the first 2 working opening winning detection sensor 152),
With
When the detection means detects that a game ball has entered the entrance portion, the detection means transmits a detection signal corresponding thereto to the update means and the predetermined control means,
The update means is an area for transmitting the lottery numerical information at the timing of receiving the detection signal to the predetermined control means (a jackpot random number register 102 in the first to fourth embodiments, in the fifth embodiment Update side storage means (control circuit 103) for storing in the first jackpot random number register 153 and the second jackpot random number register 154),
The predetermined control means includes
Periodic monitoring means for periodically monitoring whether or not the detection signal has been received (a function of executing a winning detection process in the MPU 62);
Request means (request processing in the MPU 62) that requests the update means to transmit the lottery numerical information stored in the update storage means when the periodic monitoring means determines that the detection signal has been received. Function to execute)
The gaming machine according to Feature B8, comprising:

  According to the feature B9, even if the acquisition timing of the numerical information for lottery is delayed with respect to the transmission timing of the detection signal from the detection means in relation to the execution of various processes in the predetermined control means, the detection means The lottery numerical information has already been obtained for provision by the updating means at the transmission timing of the detection signal. Therefore, it is possible to execute the lottery process using the lottery numerical information corresponding to the transmission timing of the detection signal in the detection means.

Feature B10. The update means stores stored storage means for storing stored information when the numerical value information for lottery is stored in the transmission area (in the first to fourth embodiments, the status flag 103a, the fifth In the embodiment, the first status flag 155 and the second status flag 156),
The requesting means is the case where it is determined that the detection signal has been received by the periodic monitoring means, and the stored information is stored in the stored storage means, the update means storage means Requesting the updating means to transmit the stored numerical information for the lottery,
The predetermined control means, when it is specified that the detection signal is received by the periodic monitoring means, and when the stored information is not stored in the stored storage means, an abnormal process corresponding thereto is performed. Abnormal processing execution means to be executed (in the first to fourth embodiments, a function for making a negative determination in step S404 in the MPU 62 and executing the process in step S405, in the fifth embodiment, a negative determination in step S1104 in the MPU 62) And a function of executing the process of step S1105).

  According to the feature B10, in the configuration in which the detection signal is transmitted from the detection unit to both the update unit and the predetermined control unit, the detection signal is transmitted to the predetermined control unit, but the detection signal is not transmitted to the update unit. If an abnormality occurs, an abnormality process is performed on the abnormality. Thereby, it becomes possible to deal with the abnormality.

Feature B11. The update means updates the lottery numerical information in a designated numerical range designated by the predetermined control means,
Period monitoring means (control circuit 103) for monitoring whether one cycle of updating the lottery numerical information in the designated numerical range corresponds to a reference period corresponding to the designated numerical range;
When the monitoring result of the cycle monitoring unit is a result corresponding to the cycle failure, a cycle failure handling unit (function to execute the process of step S205 in the MPU 62) that executes the failure process;
The gaming machine according to any one of features B8 to B10, comprising:

  According to the feature B11, since the updating unit is configured to update the lottery numerical information within the numerical range designated by the predetermined control unit, the versatility of the updating unit is improved. In addition, when one cycle of updating the lottery numerical information in the designated numerical range does not correspond to the reference cycle corresponding to the numerical range, the abnormality process is executed. As a result, if an abnormality has occurred with respect to the updating of the lottery numerical information within the designated numerical value range, it is possible to cope with it.

<Feature C group>
Feature C1. Numerical information (big hit random number) received through a predetermined signal path (second signal line group SL2 in the first to fourth embodiments, fifth signal line group SL5 and sixth signal line group SL6 in the fifth embodiment) Is provided with a predetermined control means (MPU 62) for executing a predetermined process (whether or not determination process) using
The numerical information is composed of a plurality of bits,
The predetermined control means includes
The numerical information received through the predetermined signal path and the numerical information received through the predetermined signal path before that are monitored whether the numerical values of corresponding bits have changed, and the same bit A monitoring process executing means for deriving a monitoring result corresponding to an abnormality when a phenomenon in which a numerical value does not change between each other occurs (a function for executing a monitoring process of an acquired random number of the MPU 62 in the fourth embodiment);
When the monitoring result by the monitoring process execution unit corresponds to an abnormality, a corresponding process execution unit (a function for executing a game stop setting process in the MPU 62) that executes the abnormality response process;
With
The monitoring process execution means is configured to specify whether or not an event in which a numerical value does not change between the corresponding bits has occurred by executing a predetermined calculation process on the bits to be monitored. The gaming machine is characterized in that the predetermined arithmetic processing is performed on some of the plurality of bits.

  According to the feature C1, in the configuration in which the predetermined process is executed using the numerical information, the monitoring process is executed using the received numerical information, and the occurrence of an abnormality is specified as a result of the monitoring process. The abnormality handling process is executed. As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the predetermined process will continue to be executed while using abnormal numerical information.

  In particular, it is possible to monitor whether or not the same numerical value is provided in bit units. As a result, it is possible to monitor the abnormality of the numerical information more finely than when monitoring whether or not the numerical value has changed in the entire numerical information.

  In addition, since all the bits of the numerical information are not always monitored, but a part of the bits is monitored, the processing load of the monitoring process can be reduced.

Feature C2. Numerical information is transmitted through the predetermined signal path, with numerical information of a unit for transmission constituted by a plurality of bits as one unit,
The gaming machine according to claim C1, wherein the monitoring process execution unit performs the predetermined calculation process on a part of a plurality of bits included in the numerical information of the transmission unit. .

  According to the feature C2, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the monitoring process because the configuration is such that not all bits of the numerical information of the unit for transmission are always monitored, but some bits are monitored.

Feature C3. The predetermined control means executes the predetermined process using numerical information (a big hit random number) of processing units,
The processing unit numerical information includes a predetermined number of transmission unit numerical information (random transmission unit data) having the same number of bits,
The gaming machine according to claim C1, wherein the monitoring process execution means performs the predetermined calculation process on bits included in the numerical information of the unit for transmission.

  According to the feature C3, since all the bits of the numerical information in the processing unit are not always monitored, each bit of the numerical information in the transmission unit is monitored, so that the processing load of the monitoring process can be reduced. Is possible.

  Feature C4. When the monitoring processing execution means derives a monitoring result corresponding to the fact that no abnormality has occurred with respect to the monitored bit, a bit different from the monitored bit among the plurality of bits A monitoring target setting unit (a function of executing the process of step S1015 of the MPU 62 in the fourth embodiment) is set as a new monitoring target, according to any one of features C1 to C3, Gaming machine.

  According to the feature C4, in a configuration in which a part of the bits is monitored at each monitoring process time to reduce the processing load of the monitoring process, finally all bits of the numerical information may be monitored. It becomes possible. As a result, it is possible to monitor the abnormality in detail while reducing the processing load of the monitoring process.

  Feature C5. The gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C4, wherein the bits that can be monitored are bits that can take different values when the predetermined information is received a plurality of times.

  According to the feature C5, it is possible to monitor abnormality for a bit whose numerical value can change at a predetermined frequency.

Feature C6. The predetermined control means, as the predetermined process, executes a lottery process using numerical information received through the predetermined signal path,
A predetermined bit of a part of the numerical information is a bit in which only one of the binary data is stored when a winning result is obtained in the lottery process,
The monitoring processing execution means derives a monitoring result corresponding to an abnormality when an event in which the predetermined bit is the one data has occurred a specific number of times. The gaming machine according to any one of the above.

  According to the feature C6, it is possible to deal with an abnormality that continues to be a winning result in the lottery process. In addition, this monitoring can be performed using numerical information for lottery.

Feature C7. The monitoring process execution means includes
First arithmetic means (fourth operation) for calculating an exclusive OR of corresponding bits between the numerical information received through the predetermined signal path and the numerical information received through the predetermined signal path before that. In the embodiment, the function of executing the process of step S1005 in the MPU 62),
Second operation means for calculating the logical sum of corresponding bits between the operation result of the first operation means and the operation result of the first operation means before that (step in the MPU 62 in the fourth embodiment) The function of executing the processing of S1010),
The gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C6, comprising:

  According to the feature C7, it is possible to monitor whether or not the numerical value is continuously changed in bit units by a relatively simple calculation method.

  Feature C8. The monitoring process execution means is a third operation means for calculating a logical product for all bits of the operation result of the second operation means (in the first embodiment, the function of executing the process of step S612 in the MPU 62, the second implementation). In the embodiment, the MPU 62 has a function of executing the process of step S812, and in the fourth embodiment, the MPU 62 has a function of executing the process of step S1012). In this case, the gaming machine according to Feature C7, wherein a monitoring result corresponding to the abnormality is derived.

  According to the feature C8, it is possible to specify that an abnormality has occurred in any of the bits by a simple calculation method without checking whether an abnormality has occurred in units of bits.

Feature C9. The predetermined control means executes the predetermined process using numerical information (a big hit random number) of processing units,
The processing unit numerical information includes a predetermined number of transmission unit numerical information (random transmission unit data) having the same number of bits,
The monitoring processing execution means uses the numerical information of the transmission unit received through the predetermined signal path and the numerical information of the transmission unit received through the predetermined signal path before that. The gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C8, wherein the gaming machine executes a monitoring process.

  According to the feature C9, it is possible to increase the frequency of execution of the monitoring process by executing the monitoring process for each numerical information of the unit for transmission instead of executing the monitoring process for each numerical information of the unit for processing. Become. Moreover, since the numerical information of the transmission unit has the same number of bits, even if the monitoring process is executed for each numerical information of the transmission unit, the monitoring process can be executed in a certain manner.

  Feature C10. The response processing execution means executes at least one of a process for executing an abnormality notification and a process for restricting the progress of a game as the abnormality response process. The gaming machine according to any one of C9.

  According to the feature C10, when it is determined that an abnormality has occurred, it is possible to cope with it.

  Feature C11. The game according to any one of features C1 to C10, wherein the predetermined control means executes a lottery process using numerical information received through the predetermined signal path as the predetermined process. Machine.

  According to the feature C11, if an abnormality occurs in provision of numerical information used for the lottery process, the lottery process will not function. In particular, when the lottery process is a lottery to determine whether or not to give a privilege to a player, a state in which no privilege is granted to a player continues unreasonably, or a privilege is given to a player. The problem of continuing. On the other hand, by providing the configuration such as the feature C1 or the like, it becomes possible to cope with an abnormality in the provision of numerical information.

Feature C12. An update means (hard random number circuit 67) for updating the lottery numerical information every time a predetermined update timing is reached,
The game according to Feature C11, wherein the updating means transmits the lottery numerical information to the predetermined control means through the predetermined signal path when a predetermined acquisition condition is satisfied. Machine.

  In the configuration in which the lottery process is executed using the lottery numerical information provided from the update means, it is possible to achieve the excellent effects as described above.

Feature C13. A ball entry part (first operation port 33, second operation port 34) in which a game ball flowing down the game area can enter;
Detecting means for detecting that a game ball has entered the ball-entry part (in the first to fourth embodiments, the operation port winning detection sensor 45, in the fifth embodiment, the first operation port winning detection sensor 151 and the first 2 working opening winning detection sensor 152),
With
When the detection means detects that a game ball has entered the entrance portion, the detection means transmits a detection signal corresponding thereto to the update means and the predetermined control means,
The update means is an area for transmitting the lottery numerical information at the timing of receiving the detection signal to the predetermined control means (a jackpot random number register 102 in the first to fourth embodiments, in the fifth embodiment Update side storage means (control circuit 103) for storing in the first jackpot random number register 153 and the second jackpot random number register 154),
The predetermined control means includes
Periodic monitoring means for periodically monitoring whether or not the detection signal has been received (a function of executing a winning detection process in the MPU 62);
Request means (request processing in the MPU 62) that requests the update means to transmit the lottery numerical information stored in the update storage means when the periodic monitoring means determines that the detection signal has been received. Function to execute)
A gaming machine according to Feature C12, comprising:

  According to the feature C13, even if the acquisition timing of the numerical information for lottery is delayed with respect to the transmission timing of the detection signal from the detection means in relation to the execution of various processes in the predetermined control means, the detection means The lottery numerical information has already been obtained for provision by the updating means at the transmission timing of the detection signal. Therefore, it is possible to execute the lottery process using the lottery numerical information corresponding to the transmission timing of the detection signal in the detection means.

Feature C14. The update means stores stored storage means for storing stored information when the numerical value information for lottery is stored in the transmission area (in the first to fourth embodiments, the status flag 103a, the fifth In the embodiment, the first status flag 155 and the second status flag 156),
The requesting means is the case where it is determined that the detection signal has been received by the periodic monitoring means, and the stored information is stored in the stored storage means, the update means storage means Requesting the updating means to transmit the stored numerical information for the lottery,
The predetermined control means, when it is specified that the detection signal is received by the periodic monitoring means, and when the stored information is not stored in the stored storage means, an abnormal process corresponding thereto is performed. Abnormal processing execution means to be executed (in the first to fourth embodiments, a function for making a negative determination in step S404 in the MPU 62 and executing the process in step S405, in the fifth embodiment, a negative determination in step S1104 in the MPU 62) And a function of executing the process of step S1105).

  According to the feature C14, in the configuration in which the detection signal is transmitted from the detection unit to both the update unit and the predetermined control unit, the detection signal is transmitted to the predetermined control unit, but the detection signal is not transmitted to the update unit. If an abnormality occurs, an abnormality process is performed on the abnormality. Thereby, it becomes possible to deal with the abnormality.

Feature C15. The update means updates the lottery numerical information in a designated numerical range designated by the predetermined control means,
Period monitoring means (control circuit 103) for monitoring whether one cycle of updating the lottery numerical information in the designated numerical range corresponds to a reference period corresponding to the designated numerical range;
When the monitoring result of the cycle monitoring unit is a result corresponding to the cycle failure, a cycle failure handling unit (function to execute the process of step S205 in the MPU 62) that executes the failure process;
A gaming machine according to any one of features C12 to C14, wherein:

  According to the feature C15, since the updating unit is configured to update the lottery numerical information within the numerical range designated by the predetermined control unit, the versatility of the updating unit is improved. In addition, when one cycle of updating the lottery numerical information in the designated numerical range does not correspond to the reference cycle corresponding to the numerical range, the abnormality process is executed. As a result, if an abnormality has occurred with respect to the updating of the lottery numerical information within the designated numerical value range, it is possible to cope with it.

<Feature D group>
Feature D1. A ball entry part (first operation port 33, second operation port 34) in which a game ball flowing down the game area can enter;
Detecting means for detecting that a game ball has entered the ball-entry part (in the first to fourth embodiments, the operation port winning detection sensor 45, in the fifth embodiment, the first operation port winning detection sensor 151 and the first 2 working opening winning detection sensor 152),
An update means (hard random number circuit 67) for updating the lottery numerical information each time a predetermined update timing is reached;
A predetermined control means (MPU 62) for executing a lottery process using the lottery numerical information provided from the updating means;
With
When the detection means detects that a game ball has entered the entrance portion, the detection means transmits a detection signal corresponding thereto to the update means and the predetermined control means,
The updating means includes
An area for transmitting the lottery value information at the timing of receiving the detection signal to the predetermined control means (a jackpot random number register 102 in the first to fourth embodiments, a first jackpot random number register in the fifth embodiment) 153 and the second big hit random number register 154), the update side storage means (control circuit 103),
Stored storage means for storing stored information when the lottery numerical information is stored in the transmission area (the status flag 103a in the first to fourth embodiments, the first in the fifth embodiment 1 status flag 155 and second status flag 156),
With
The predetermined control means includes
Periodic monitoring means for periodically monitoring whether or not the detection signal has been received (a function of executing a winning detection process in the MPU 62);
When it is specified that the detection signal has been received by the periodic monitoring unit, and the stored information is stored in the stored storage unit, the update storage unit stores the stored information. Request means for requesting the update means to transmit the lottery numerical information (function for executing request processing in the MPU 62);
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the feature D1, even if the acquisition timing of the numerical information for lottery is delayed with respect to the transmission timing of the detection signal from the detection means in relation to the execution of various processes in the predetermined control means, the detection means The lottery numerical information has already been obtained for provision by the updating means at the transmission timing of the detection signal. Therefore, it is possible to execute the lottery process using the lottery numerical information corresponding to the transmission timing of the detection signal in the detection means. In addition, since the acquisition of the lottery numerical information from the updating means is performed when it is confirmed that the stored information is stored in the updating means, it is possible to accurately acquire the lottery numerical information. Become.

  Feature D2. The predetermined control means, when it is specified that the detection signal is received by the periodic monitoring means, and when the stored information is not stored in the stored storage means, an abnormal process corresponding thereto is performed. Abnormal processing execution means to be executed (in the first to fourth embodiments, a function for making a negative determination in step S404 in the MPU 62 and executing the process in step S405, in the fifth embodiment, a negative determination in step S1104 in the MPU 62) And a function of executing the process of step S1105).

  According to the feature D2, in the configuration in which the detection signal is transmitted from the detection unit to both the update unit and the predetermined control unit, the detection signal is transmitted to the predetermined control unit, but the detection signal is not transmitted to the update unit. If an abnormality occurs, an abnormality process is performed on the abnormality. Thereby, it becomes possible to deal with the abnormality.

<Feature E group>
Feature E1. An update means (hard random number circuit 67) for updating the lottery numerical information each time a predetermined update timing is reached;
A predetermined control means (MPU 62) for acquiring the lottery numerical information and executing a lottery process when a predetermined acquisition condition is satisfied;
With
The update means updates the lottery numerical information in a designated numerical range designated by the predetermined control means,
The gaming machine is
Period monitoring means (control circuit 103) for monitoring whether one cycle of updating the lottery numerical information in the designated numerical range corresponds to a reference period corresponding to the designated numerical range;
When the monitoring result of the cycle monitoring unit is a result corresponding to the cycle failure, a cycle failure handling unit (function to execute the process of step S205 in the MPU 62) that executes the failure process;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:

  According to the feature E1, since the updating unit is configured to update the lottery numerical information within the numerical range designated by the predetermined control unit, the versatility of the updating unit is enhanced. In addition, when one cycle of updating the lottery numerical information in the designated numerical range does not correspond to the reference cycle corresponding to the numerical range, the abnormality process is executed. As a result, if an abnormality has occurred with respect to the updating of the lottery numerical information within the designated numerical value range, it is possible to cope with it.

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

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

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

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 33 ... 1st operation port, 34 ... 2nd operation port, 45 ... Operation port winning detection sensor, 62 ... MPU, 67 ... Hard random number circuit, 101 ... Update circuit, 102 ... Big hit random number register, 103 ... Control circuit 103a ... Status flag 111 ... Current acquisition area 112 ... Previous acquisition area 113 ... Change bit area 114 ... Change bit storage area 131 ... Current acquisition area 151 ... First working port winning detection sensor 152 ... second operation opening winning detection sensor, 153 ... first jackpot random number register, 154 ... second jackpot random number register, 155 ... first status flag, 156 ... second status flag, SL1 ... first signal line group, SL2 ... first 2 signal line group, SL5 ... 5th signal line group, SL6 ... 6th signal line group.

Claims (2)

Transmitting means for transmitting predetermined numerical information through a predetermined signal path ;
Predetermined control means for executing predetermined processing using the predetermined numerical information received through the predetermined signal path ;
With
The predetermined signal path includes a plurality of unit signal paths,
The transmission means transmits the first information group through the plurality of unit signal paths to transmit the predetermined numerical information in response to the transmission of the predetermined numerical information once, and then transmits the plurality of units. A second information group is transmitted through the signal path;
The predetermined control means includes
Means for executing the predetermined process using the predetermined numerical information including the first information group and the second information group;
When receiving the first information group through the plurality of unit signals paths, and a numerical value received via one unit signal path of the first information group, the unit signal path of the one of the first information group When the second information group is received through the plurality of unit signal paths by monitoring whether the numerical values received through the adjacent unit signal paths are the same, one of the second information groups Monitoring means for monitoring whether the numerical value received through the unit signal path and the numerical value received through the unit signal path adjacent to the one unit signal path in the second information group are the same ;
Deriving means for deriving a monitoring result corresponding to the abnormality when an event in which each numerical value monitored by the monitoring means is the same number of times has occurred ,
When the monitoring result by the deriving unit corresponds to an abnormality, a corresponding process execution unit that executes an abnormality response process;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising: The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a game is played using a game medium.

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