JP6249379B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or a revolving type gaming machine (pachislot gaming machine).

  Conventionally, in a gaming machine, it is possible to determine whether or not it is a big hit based on the fact that a predetermined condition such as a game ball enters a start opening is established, , A game for controlling to a special gaming state advantageous to the player is performed. And in order to improve the game interest, a game effect according to the game control is performed.

  In addition, the gaming machine has a special effect different from the game effect as described above until a predetermined time elapses after the power is turned on, thereby further improving the gaming interest (Patent Literature). 1).

JP 2014-042592 A

  However, there is still room for improvement with regard to the gaming machines as described above in order to improve the gaming interest.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. In other words, the issue is to improve the game entertainment.

  The present invention made to solve the above problems will be described below. In the following description, for reference, elements (components) constituting the present invention are represented by corresponding component names and expressions in [Mode for carrying out the invention] described later, reference numerals used in the drawings, and the like. It is written in parentheses. However, the content added in parentheses is an example, and the constituent elements of the present invention are not limited to the content of this appendix.

<Invention A-1> A gaming machine according to the present invention,
A possible game machine executes a game Starring unloading in accordance with the control of the game,
And operable operation hand stage,
And fraud and mitigating risk special Starring unloading different from the game effects, special effect control hand stage feasible using predetermined effect equipment between at regular until a predetermined time has elapsed since the power-up,
A predetermined time setting means capable of setting the predetermined time by a first operation by the operation means;
Execution frequency setting means capable of setting the execution frequency of the special effect by a second operation by the operation means,
The special effect control means executes the special effect according to the execution frequency set by the execution frequency setting means in the predetermined period set by the predetermined time setting means, and after the predetermined period has passed. Does not execute the special effect .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the gaming interest.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the periphery structure of the production button with which the gaming machine is provided. It is a front view of the game board with which the gaming machine is provided. It is a schematic front view which shows in detail the 2nd big prize apparatus with which the game machine is provided. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion A shown in FIG. 3, and is a view showing display devices provided in the gaming machine. It is a rear view of the gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure by the side of the main control board of the same gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure by the side of the sub control board of the same gaming machine. It is a schematic diagram of a gaming machine system including a plurality of pachinko gaming machines. It is a table for explaining a jackpot type. It is a table | surface which shows the various random numbers which the microcomputer for game control acquires. (A) is a jackpot determination table, (B) is a jackpot symbol type determination table, (C) is a reach determination table, and (D) is a hit determination table. It is a special pattern fluctuation pattern determination table. It is a specific table of a start winning command. It is a figure of a function setting screen. It is a figure of a RTC production setting screen. It is a figure of a RTC production setting screen. It is a figure of a RTC production setting screen. It is a table | surface showing the relationship between the setting item of RTC effect, and the content of each item. It is a table | surface showing the relationship between the setting item content of 1st RTC effect, and effect content. It is a table | surface showing the relationship between the setting item content of 2nd RTC effect, and effect content. It is a figure showing RTC picture production and RTC sound production performed with a plurality of gaming machines. It is a figure showing RTC picture production and RTC sound production performed with a plurality of gaming machines. It is a figure showing RTC picture production and RTC sound production performed with a plurality of gaming machines. It is a figure showing RTC picture production and RTC sound production performed with a plurality of gaming machines. It is a figure showing RTC picture production and RTC sound production performed with a plurality of gaming machines. It is a figure showing RTC picture production and RTC sound production performed with a plurality of gaming machines. It is a figure showing demonstration production. It is a time chart for demonstrating the effective time and occurrence frequency of a RTC effect. It is a time chart for demonstrating the effective time and occurrence frequency of a RTC effect. It is a time chart for demonstrating the effective time and occurrence frequency of a RTC effect. It is a time chart for demonstrating the effective time and occurrence frequency of a RTC effect. It is a flowchart of a main control main process. It is a flowchart of a power-on process. It is a flowchart of a main side timer interruption process. It is a flowchart of a start port sensor detection process. It is a flowchart of special operation processing. It is a flowchart of a special symbol standby process. It is a flowchart of a special electric accessory process. It is a flowchart of a power-off monitoring process. It is a flowchart of a sub control main process. It is a flowchart of a reception interruption process. It is a flowchart of 1 ms timer interruption processing. It is a flowchart of a 10 ms timer interrupt process. It is a flowchart of a RAM clear process. It is a flowchart of a received command analysis process. It is a flowchart of a change production start process. It is a flowchart of a customer waiting production stand-by process. It is a flowchart of a customer waiting effect execution process. It is a flowchart of a function setting process. It is a flowchart of a function setting process. It is a flowchart of a function setting process. It is a flowchart of a RTC effect setup process. It is a flowchart of a RTC effect management process.

1. Structure of gaming machine A pachinko gaming machine 1 which is a first embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the following description, the left-right direction of each part of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is the left-right direction (in front view) for a player facing the pachinko gaming machine 1. Further, the front direction of each part of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a direction approaching the player facing the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the rear direction of each part of the pachinko gaming machine is a direction away from the player facing the pachinko gaming machine 1. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention includes a gaming machine frame 50, a gaming board 2 mounted in the gaming machine frame 50, and a hinged gaming machine frame 50. And an outer frame 53 that is rotatably supported via 52. A locking device 54 having a predetermined key hole is provided on the front side of the gaming machine frame 50, and the locking device 54 prevents the gaming machine frame 50 from rotating with respect to the outer frame 53, that is, a gaming machine. The frame 50 is locked so that it cannot be opened. Locking by the lock device 54 can be performed by inserting a predetermined key possessed by a store clerk of the game shop into the keyhole. When the gaming machine frame 50 is opened, the gaming machine frame 50 and the back side of the gaming board 2 face the front side.

  The front frame 51 of the gaming machine frame 50 has a handle (launching operation unit) 60 for launching a game ball with a launch intensity corresponding to the rotation angle, a hitting ball supply tray (upper plate) 61 for storing game balls, In addition, an extra ball receiving tray (lower plate) 62 for storing game balls that cannot be accommodated in the hit ball supply tray 61 is provided. The front frame 51 is provided with a decorative frame lamp 66 and a speaker 67 for outputting sound. In addition, the front frame 51 is provided with an effect button 63 and a special operation unit 64 that can be operated by the player at the time of an effect executed as the game progresses. The special operation unit 64 can be pushed backward by the player.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a select button (cross key) 65 is provided on the upper side of the hitting ball supply tray 61 and to the right of the effect button 63. The select button 65 includes four buttons, an upper button 65U, a lower button 65D, a left button 65L, and a right button 65R.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game board 2 is formed with a game area 3 in which game balls launched by the operation of the handle 60 flow down are surrounded by rail members 4. The game board 2 is provided with a decorative board lamp 5 (see FIG. 8). In the game area 3, a plurality of game nails for guiding a game ball are projected.

  Further, an image display device (effect display means) 7 which is a liquid crystal display device is provided near the center of the game area 3. The image display device may be another image display device such as an organic EL display device. The display screen (display unit) 7a of the image display device 7 has variable display of effect symbols (decorative symbols) 8L, 8C, 8R synchronized with variable display (variable display) of first special symbols and second special symbols described later. There is an effect symbol display area for performing (variable display). Note that the effect of displaying the effect symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R is referred to as an effect symbol variation effect. The effect design variation effect may be referred to as “decoration design variation effect” or simply “change effect”.

  The effect symbol display area includes, for example, three symbol display areas of “left”, “middle”, and “right”. A left effect symbol 8L is displayed in the left symbol display area, a middle effect symbol 8C is displayed in the middle symbol display area, and a right effect symbol 8R is displayed in the right symbol display area. Each of the effect symbols is made up of a plurality of symbols representing numbers “1” to “9”, for example. The image display device 7 includes a first special symbol displayed on a first special symbol display 41a and a second special symbol display 41b (see FIG. 7), which will be described later, and a combination of the left, middle and right effect symbols. The result of variable display of the second special symbol (that is, the result of the special symbol lottery) is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner.

  For example, when winning a jackpot, the effect symbol is stopped and displayed with a doublet such as “777”. Further, if it is out of place, the effect symbol is stopped and displayed with a variation such as “637”. This makes it easier for the player to grasp the progress of the game. That is, the player generally grasps the result of the special symbol lottery not by the first special symbol display 41a or the second special symbol display 41b but by the image display device 7. The position of the symbol display area does not have to be fixed. In addition, as a variation display mode of the effect design, for example, there is a mode of scrolling in the vertical direction.

  In addition to the effect design variation effect using the effect design as described above, the image display device 7 has a jackpot effect performed in parallel with the jackpot game described later, and a game (a special symbol change display and jackpot game described later). Demonstration effects for waiting for customers (customer waiting effects) that are performed when not being performed are displayed on the display screen 7a. In the effect design variation effect, effect images other than effect symbols such as background images and character images are displayed in addition to effect symbols such as numbers.

  The display screen 7a of the image display device 7 has an effect hold display area for displaying the effect hold image 9 in accordance with the number of first special figure hold and second special figure hold described later. By displaying the production hold image 9, it is displayed on the first special figure hold display unit 43 a (see FIG. 5) described later and the second special figure hold display unit 43 b. The number of stored second special figure holds can be easily shown to the player.

  Near the center of the game area 3 and in front of the image display device 7, a center decorative body 10 on a substantially rectangular frame is arranged. A stage portion 11 capable of guiding a game ball rolling on the upper surface to a first starting port 20 described later is formed at the lower portion of the center decorative body 10. In addition, a warp portion 12 is provided on the left side of the center decorative body 10 to allow a game ball to flow from the entrance and to flow out from the exit to the stage portion 11. Further, a decorative member 13 representing characters, figures and the like is disposed on the center decorative body 10.

  Below the image display device 7 in the game area 3, the ease of entering a game ball does not change and does not change, that is, a constant first start port (a first start port, a first start winning port, A first start winning device (also referred to as first pitching means or fixed pitching means) 19 having a fixed pitching entrance 20 is provided. The winning of the game ball to the first starting port 20 is an opportunity for the lottery of the first special symbol (a jackpot lottery, that is, acquisition and determination of a special symbol random number, etc.).

  In addition, a second start winning device (normally provided with a second start opening (also referred to as a second entrance opening, a second start winning opening, or a variable entrance)) 21 below the first start opening 20 in the game area 3. An electric accessory so-called electric Chu) 22 is provided. The winning of the game ball to the second starting port 21 using the electric chew 22 is an opportunity for the lottery (big hit lottery) of the second special symbol. The electric chew 22 includes an opening / closing member (movable member) 23 that can be moved back and forth, and opens and closes the second start port 21 by the operation of the opening / closing member 23. The opening / closing member 23 is driven by an electric chew solenoid 24 (see FIG. 7). When the opening / closing member 23 is in the open state (advancing forward), the game ball can enter the second start port 21. When the open / close member 23 is in the closed state (retracted backward), the second start port It becomes impossible for a game ball to enter 21. That is, the 2nd starting opening 21 is a starting opening from which the ease of entering a game ball can change. The electric chew 22 may have an opening / closing member that is not advancing and retracting, and makes it easier to enter the second starting port when the opening / closing member is in the open state than when it is in the closed state. If so, it is not necessary to make it impossible to enter the second starting port 21 when in the closed state.

  Further, on the right side of the first start port 20 in the game area 3, a first grand prize device (a first special prize means or a first special variable prize prize) having a first grand prize port (first special prize port) 30 is provided. (Also referred to as a device) 31 is provided. The first big prize winning device 31 includes an opening / closing member (first special prize opening opening / closing member) 32 that takes an open state and a closed state, and opens and closes the first big prize winning opening 30 by the operation of the opening / closing member 32. The opening / closing member 32 is driven by a first big prize opening solenoid 33 (see FIG. 7). The first grand prize opening 30 allows a game ball to enter only when the opening / closing member 32 is in the open state.

  In addition, a second large winning device (also referred to as a second special winning means or a second special variable winning device) 36 having a second large winning port (second special winning port) 35 is provided at the lower right portion of the center decorative body 10. Is provided. The second big prize winning device 36 includes an opening / closing member (blade member, second special prize opening opening / closing member) 37 that takes an open state and a closed state, and opens and closes the second big prize winning opening 35 by the operation of the opening / closing member 37. It is. The opening / closing member 37 is driven by a second big prize opening solenoid 38 (see FIG. 7). The second grand prize opening 35 allows a game ball to enter only when the opening / closing member 37 is in the open state.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, a specific area (V area) 39 through which the game ball that has passed through the second grand prize winning opening 35 can pass inside the second big prize winning device 36 and A non-specific region 70 is formed. In the second grand prize-winning device 36, a second grand prize port sensor 35a for detecting the winning of a game ball to the second big prize port 35 is disposed upstream of the specific area 39 and the non-specific area 70. . The specific area 39 is provided with a specific area sensor 39 a that detects the passage of a game ball to the specific area 39. Further, the non-specific area 70 is provided with a non-specific area sensor 70 a that detects the passage of a game ball to the non-specific area 70. The second grand prize winning device 36 includes a distribution member 71 that distributes the game balls that have passed through the second grand prize winning opening 35 to either the specific area 39 or the non-specific area 70, and a distribution member solenoid that drives the distribution member 71. 73.

  FIG. 4A shows when the distribution member solenoid 73 is energized. As shown in FIG. 4A, when the distribution member solenoid 73 is energized, the distribution member 71 is in a first state (passage allowable state) that allows the game ball to pass to the specific area 39. When the sorting member 71 is in the first state, the game ball that has won the second big prize opening 35 passes through the specific area 39 after passing through the second big prize opening sensor 35a. This game ball route is referred to as a first route.

  FIG. 4B shows a state in which the distribution member solenoid 73 is not energized. As shown in FIG. 4B, when the distribution member solenoid 73 is not energized, the distribution member 71 is in the second state (passage prevention state) that prevents the game ball from passing to the specific area 39. When the distribution member 71 is in the second state, the game ball that has won the second big prize opening 35 passes through the non-specific area 70 after passing through the second big prize opening sensor 35a. This game ball route is referred to as a second route.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the passing of the game ball to the specific area 39 is an opportunity to shift to a high probability state described later. That is, the specific area 39 can be positioned as a high probability state generation port for generating a high probability state. On the other hand, the non-specific region 70 does not generate a high probability state, and therefore can be positioned as a high probability state non-occurrence port. The first grand prize winning device 31 is not provided with a high probability state generating port for generating a high probability state. That is, only the high probability state non-occurrence port is provided.

  Returning to FIG. 3, a gate (also referred to as a passage opening) 28 through which a game ball can pass is provided on the right side of the center decoration body 10 and above the second large winning device 36. The passing of the game ball to the gate 28 triggers the execution of a normal symbol lottery (that is, acquisition and determination of a normal symbol random number) for determining whether or not to open the electric chew 22. Further, a plurality of general winning ports 27 are provided at the bottom of the game area 3. Further, at the bottom of the game area 3, there is provided an out port 6 through which game balls that have been driven into the game area 3 but have not won any prize holes are discharged out of the game area 3.

  In this way, the game area 3 in which various winning holes are arranged, the left game area (first game area) 3A on the left side from the center in the left-right direction and the right game area (second game area) 3B on the right side. There is. The method of hitting a game ball so that the game ball flows down in the left game area 3A is called left-handed. On the other hand, a method of hitting a game ball so that the game ball flows down in the right game area 3B is referred to as a right hit. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a flow path through which the game ball flows down when playing left-handed is referred to as a first flow path R1, and a flow path through which the game ball flows down when playing right-handed is a second flow path. It is called channel R2.

  A first start port 20, an electric chew 22, and an out port 6 are provided on the first flow path R1. Therefore, the player can aim to win the first starting port 20 by driving the game ball so as to flow down the first flow path R1 by left-handed. Since the gate is not arranged on the first flow path R1, the electric chew 22 is not opened when left-handed.

  On the other hand, on the second flow path R2, the gate 28, the second big prize device 36, the first big prize device 31, the electric chew 22, and the out port 6 are provided. Therefore, the player hits the game ball so as to flow down the second flow path R2 by right-handed, so that the player can pass the gate 28, the second starting port 21, the first grand prize port 30, and the second big prize. It is possible to aim for winning in the mouth 35.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a display device 40 is disposed at the lower right portion of the game board 2. As shown in FIG. 5, the display 40 includes a first special symbol display 41a that variably displays the first special symbol, a second special symbol display 41b that variably displays the second special symbol, and a normal symbol. A normal symbol display 42 that variably displays is included. In addition, the display units 40 hold the operation of the first special symbol display unit 43a and the second special symbol display unit 41b for displaying the number of stored operations of the first special symbol display unit 41a. A second special figure hold indicator 43b that displays the number of stored (second special figure hold) and a general figure hold display 44 that displays the number of stored operation hold (common figure hold) of the normal symbol display 42 is included. It is.

  The variable display of the first special symbol is performed in response to the winning of a game ball at the first start port 20. The variable display of the second special symbol is performed in response to a winning of a game ball at the second start port 21. In the following description, the first special symbol and the second special symbol may be collectively referred to as a special symbol. The first special symbol display 41a and the second special symbol display 41b may be collectively referred to as a special symbol display 41. Further, the first special figure hold indicator 43a and the second special figure hold indicator 43b may be collectively referred to as a special figure hold indicator 43.

  The special symbol display 41 displays the result of the lottery (special symbol lottery) based on the winning at the first starting port 20 or the second starting port 21 by variably displaying the special symbol and then displaying the stop (variable display). To do. The special symbol that is stopped and displayed (the special symbol that is derived and displayed as the display result of the stop symbol and variable display) is one special symbol that is selected from a plurality of types of special symbols by the special symbol lottery. When the stop symbol is a specific special symbol (a special symbol of a specific stop mode, that is, a jackpot symbol), the release according to the type of the specific symbol that has been stopped (that is, the type of the winning jackpot) A jackpot game is performed in which the big winning openings (the first big winning opening 30 and the second big winning opening 35) are opened by the pattern. In addition, the opening pattern of the special winning opening in the special game will be described later.

  Specifically, the special symbol display 41 is composed of, for example, eight LEDs arranged side by side, and displays a special symbol corresponding to the result of the jackpot lottery depending on the lighting mode. For example, if you win a jackpot (one of several types of jackpots to be described later), 1, 2, from the left such as “○ ●●● ○○ ●●” (○: lit, ●: unlit) The jackpot symbol in which the fifth and sixth LEDs are lit is displayed. In the case of a loss, a lost symbol in which only the rightmost LED is lit, such as “●●●●●●● ○”, is displayed. You may employ | adopt the aspect which light-extinguishes all LED as a loss pattern. Note that the lost symbol is not a specific special symbol. Further, before the special symbol is stopped and displayed, the special symbol is variably displayed over a predetermined variation time. The variation display mode is, for example, that each LED is lit so that light repeatedly flows from left to right. It is an aspect. The mode of the variable display may be anything such as all the LEDs blinking at once as long as each LED is not stopped (lighted display in a specific mode).

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when there is a winning game ball (win ball) in the first starting port 20 or the second starting port 21, various random numbers (numerical information) such as special symbol random numbers acquired for the winning are obtained. Then, it is temporarily stored in the special figure storage unit 85 (see FIG. 7). In the following description, various random numbers such as special symbol random numbers obtained by winning a game ball in the first start opening 20 (referred to as a ball) are referred to as “special figure 1 related random numbers”, and to the second start opening 21. Various random numbers such as a special symbol random number acquired by winning a game ball in the game are referred to as “special figure 2 related random numbers”. If the prize is awarded to the first start opening 20, the special figure 1 related random number is stored in the first special figure holding storage unit 85a (see FIG. 7) as the first special figure hold, and the second start opening 21 is won. If so, the special figure 2 related random number is stored in the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b (see FIG. 7) as the second special figure reservation. There is an upper limit to the number of special figure holds that can be stored in each special figure hold storage unit 85, and the upper limit value in the first embodiment is four.

  The special figure hold stored in the special figure hold storage unit 85 is digested when a special symbol based on the special figure hold can be variably displayed. Digesting a special figure hold means that a special symbol random number corresponding to the special figure hold is determined, and a special symbol variable display for indicating the determination result is executed. Therefore, in this pachinko gaming machine 1, when the variable display of the special symbol based on the winning of the game ball to the first starting port 20 or the second starting port 21 cannot be performed immediately after the winning, that is, the execution of the variable symbol variable display Even if there is a prize during the execution of a special game or a special game, it is possible to reserve a variable display of a special symbol (or the right of special symbol lottery) for that prize up to a predetermined number. ing.

  The number of special figure hold is displayed on the special figure hold display 43. Specifically, each of the special figure hold indicators 43 is composed of, for example, four LEDs, and displays the number of special figure holds by turning on the LEDs by the number of special figure holds.

  The variable display of the normal symbol is performed with the passage of the game ball to the gate 28 as an opportunity. The normal symbol display 42 notifies the result of the normal symbol lottery based on the passage of the game ball to the gate 28 by variably displaying the normal symbol (variation display) and then displaying the stop symbol. A normal symbol that is stopped and displayed (a normal symbol that is derived and displayed as a variable display result) is one normal symbol selected from a plurality of types of normal symbols by a normal symbol lottery. When the stop-displayed normal symbol is a predetermined specific symbol (a normal symbol of a predetermined stop mode, that is, a normal winning symbol), the second start port 21 is opened with an opening pattern corresponding to the current gaming state. An auxiliary game to be performed is performed. The opening pattern of the second start port 21 will be described later.

  Specifically, the normal symbol display 42 is composed of, for example, two LEDs (see FIG. 5), and displays a normal symbol corresponding to the result of the normal symbol lottery depending on the lighting state. For example, when the lottery result is a win, a normal winning symbol in which both LEDs are lit is displayed, such as “◯◯” (◯: lit, ●: unlit). Further, when the lottery result is a loss, a normal lose symbol in which only the right LED is lit is displayed as “● ○”. You may employ | adopt the aspect which light-extinguishes all LED as a normal lose pattern. Note that the normal lose symbol is not a specific normal symbol. Before the normal symbol is stopped and displayed, the normal symbol is displayed for a predetermined variation time. The variation display mode is, for example, a mode in which both LEDs are alternately lit. The mode of the variable display may be anything such as all the LEDs blinking at once as long as each LED is not stopped (lighted display in a specific mode).

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when a game ball passes to the gate 28, the normal symbol random number acquired for the passage is temporarily stored as a general figure hold in the general figure hold storage unit 86 (see FIG. 7). . There is an upper limit to the number of pending map holds that can be stored in the pending map storage unit 86, and the upper limit value in the first embodiment is four.

  The general map reservation stored in the general map storage unit 86 is digested when the variable display of the normal symbol based on the general map storage becomes possible. The digestion of the general symbol hold means that the normal symbol random number corresponding to the general symbol hold is determined, and the normal symbol variable display for indicating the determination result is executed. Therefore, in this pachinko gaming machine 1, when the variable display of the normal symbol based on the passage of the game ball to the gate 28 cannot be performed immediately after the passage, that is, during the execution of the variable symbol display of the normal symbol or the execution of the auxiliary game Even if there is a case, the right of the normal symbol lottery for the passage can be reserved up to a predetermined number.

  Then, the number of the general map hold is displayed on the general map hold display 44. Specifically, the general-purpose hold indicator 44 is composed of, for example, four LEDs, and displays the number of general-purpose holds by turning on the LEDs as many times as the number of general-purpose holds.

  Next, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. A plurality of control boards are provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 for controlling games and effects. Main control boards include a main control board 80, a sub control board 90, an image control board 100, an audio control board 106, a lamp control board 107 (not shown in FIG. 5), a payout control board 110, a power supply board 200, and the like. is there. These control boards are arranged in a state of being housed or covered in a box. The main control board 80, the sub control board 90, the image control board 100, the sound control board 106, and the lamp control board 107 are attached to the back side of the game board 2 on the back side of the image display device 7. The payout control board 110 and the power supply board 150 are attached to the lower side of the inner frame described above.

  Here, the image control board 100 is provided with a rotary knob 105 including a rotary switch. The rotary knob 105 protrudes rearward from the image control board 100. In a state where the gaming machine frame 50 is opened, the rotary knob 105 is exposed so that it can be rotated. Accordingly, a store clerk or the like of the game store can rotate the rotary knob 105 by opening the gaming machine frame 50. However, since the player cannot open the gaming machine frame 50, the player cannot substantially operate the rotary knob 105.

  The volume level can be increased by rotating the rotary knob 105 clockwise. On the other hand, if the rotary knob 105 is rotated counterclockwise, the volume level can be reduced. However, since the player cannot open the gaming machine frame 50 as described above, the volume level cannot be changed based on the rotation operation of the rotary knob 105. Hereinafter, the volume level set by rotating the rotary knob 105 is referred to as “master volume”.

2. Next, an electrical configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a main control board that performs control (game progress) related to game profits such as special symbol lottery, special symbol variable display, jackpot game, and game state setting to be described later. (Game control board) 80, sub-control that performs control related to RTC effects based on game effects and customer waiting effects that are executed as the game progresses by the main control board (game control board) 80, and measurement information measured by the RTC 99 described later. A control board (sub-control board) 90, a payout control board 110 for performing control related to payout of game balls, and the like are provided. The main control board 80 is positioned as a game control unit that controls the game, and the sub control board 90 is an effect control unit that controls the effect together with the image control board 100, the lamp control board 107, and the sound control board 106, which will be described later. Configure. The production control unit includes at least a sub-control board 90, and uses a production means (image display device 7, panel lamp 5, frame lamp 66, speaker 67, decorative movable body 15 to be described later, etc.), waiting for customers. It is only necessary that the production and the RTC production can be controlled.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 includes a power supply board 150. The power supply board 150 supplies power to the main control board 80, the sub control board 90, and the payout control board 110, and supplies necessary power to other devices through these boards. A backup power supply circuit 151 is provided on the power supply board 150. The backup power supply circuit 151 supplies power to the RAM 84 of the main control board 80 and the RAM 94 of the sub control board 90 described later when power is not supplied to the pachinko gaming machine 1. Therefore, the information stored in the RAM 84 of the main control board 80 and the RAM 94 of the sub control board 90 is retained even when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is disconnected. A power switch 155 is connected to the power board 150. By turning on / off the power switch 155, the power is turned on / off. A backup power supply circuit for the RAM 84 of the main control board 80 may be provided on the main control board 80, or a backup power supply circuit for the RAM 94 of the sub control board 90 may be provided on the sub control board 90.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a game control one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as “game control microcomputer”) 81 for controlling the progress of the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program is mounted on the main control board 80. The game control microcomputer 81 includes a ROM 83 that stores a program for controlling the progress of the game, a RAM 84 that is used as a work memory, a CPU 82 that executes a program stored in the ROM 83, and inputs and outputs data and signals. An I / O port section (input / output circuit) 87 is included. The RAM 84 is provided with the special figure reservation storage unit 85 and the universal figure reservation storage unit 86 described above. The ROM 83 may be externally attached.

  Further, a RAM clear switch 89 for causing the CPU 82 to clear information stored in the RAM 84 is mounted on the main control board 80. Various boards included in the pachinko gaming machine 1 including the main control board 80 are arranged on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Therefore, the RAM clear switch 89 can be operated only by a store clerk or the like who can open the gaming machine frame 50.

  Various sensors and solenoids are connected to the main control board 80 via a relay board 88. Therefore, signals are input from the various sensors to the main control board 80, and signals are output from the main control board 80 to the various solenoids.

  The various sensors include a first start opening sensor 20a, a second start opening sensor 21a, a gate sensor 28a, a first large winning opening sensor 30a, a second large winning opening sensor 35a, a specific area sensor 39a, and a non-specific area sensor 70a. And a general winning opening sensor 27a.

  The first start port sensor 20 a is provided in the first start port 20 and detects a game ball that has won the first start port 20. The second start port sensor 21 a is provided in the second start port 21 and detects a game ball that has won the second start port 21. The gate sensor 28 a is provided in the gate 28 and detects a game ball that has passed through the gate 28. The first big prize opening sensor 30 a is provided in the first big prize opening 30 and detects a game ball won in the first big prize opening 30. The second grand prize opening sensor 35 a is provided in the second big prize opening 35 and detects a game ball that has won the second big prize opening 35. The specific area sensor 39 a is provided in the specific area 39 in the second big prize opening 35 and detects a game ball that has passed through the specific area 39. The non-specific area sensor 70 a is provided in the non-specific area 70 in the second big prize opening 35 and detects a game ball that has passed through the non-specific area 70. The general winning opening sensor 27 a is provided in each general winning opening 27 and detects a game ball won in the general winning opening 27.

  The various solenoids include an electric chew solenoid 24, a first big prize opening solenoid 33, a second big prize opening solenoid 38, and a sorting member solenoid 73. The electric chew solenoid 24 drives the opening / closing member 23 of the electric chew 22. The first big prize opening solenoid 33 drives the opening / closing member 32 of the first big prize winning device 31. The second big prize opening solenoid 38 drives the opening / closing member 37 of the second big prize winning device 36. The distribution member solenoid 73 drives the distribution member 71 of the second big winning device 36.

  Further, the main control board 80 is connected with a special symbol display 41, a normal symbol display 42, a special symbol hold indicator 43, and a general symbol hold indicator 44. Display control of these indicators 40 is performed by the game control microcomputer 81.

  The main control board 80 transmits various commands to the payout control board 110 and receives signals from the payout control board 110 for payout monitoring. On the payout control board 110, a ball lending device 120, a ball lending device 130 and a card unit 135 (installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 and lending a ball based on information such as an inserted prepaid card are possible. And the launching device 112 is connected via the launch control circuit 111. The launcher 112 includes a handle 60 (see FIG. 1).

  The payout control board 110 drives the prize ball motor 121 of the prize ball payout device 120 based on a signal from the game control microcomputer 81 or a signal from the connected card unit 135 to pay out a prize ball. The ball lending motor 131 of the ball lending / dispensing device 130 is driven to pay out a lending ball. The prize balls to be paid out are detected by the prize ball sensor 122 for counting. In addition, the paid-out ball rental is detected by the ball rental sensor 132 for counting. When the player operates the handle 60 (see FIG. 1) of the launch device 112, the touch switch 114 detects contact with the handle 60, and the launch volume 115 detects the amount of rotation of the handle 60. Then, the launch motor 113 is driven so that the game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the magnitude of the detection signal of the launch volume 115. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, one game ball is launched every 0.6 seconds.

  The main control board 80 transmits various commands to the sub control board 90. The connection between the main control board 80 and the sub control board 90 is a unidirectional communication connection that can only transmit signals from the main control board 80 to the sub control board 90. That is, between the main control board 80 and the sub-control board 90, a unidirectional circuit (not shown) as a communication direction regulating means (for example, a circuit using a diode) is interposed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, an effect control one-chip microcomputer (hereinafter “effect control microcomputer”) 91 that controls the effect of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a program is mounted on the sub-control board 90. The effect control microcomputer 91 includes a ROM 93 that stores a program for controlling the effect as the game progresses, a RAM 94 that is used as a work memory, a CPU 92 that executes a program stored in the ROM 93, and a data and signal An I / O port unit (input / output circuit) 97 for performing input / output is included. The ROM 93 may be externally attached.

  The RAM 94 is provided with an RTC effect setting storage unit 94A, an RTC effect set-up storage unit 94B, an effective time end time storage unit 94C, and an RTC effect start time storage unit 94D as storage areas for storing information related to RTC effects to be described later. It has been. The RTC effect setting storage unit 94A is a storage area for storing setting information related to an RTC effect to be described later. As will be described later, the RTC effect setup storage unit 94B is a storage area for setting setting information related to the RTC effect stored in the RTC effect setting storage unit 94A after power-on. The valid time end time storage unit 94C is a storage area for storing a valid time end time which is a time at which the valid time of an RTC effect to be described later ends. The RTC effect start time storage unit 94D is a storage area for storing an RTC effect start time which is a time at which an RTC effect to be described later starts. As described above, the power is supplied to the RAM 94 by the backup power supply circuit 151 even when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is disconnected. Therefore, the information stored in the RTC effect setting storage unit 94A, the RTC effect setup storage unit 94B, the valid time end time storage unit 94C, and the RTC effect start time storage unit 94D is when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is disconnected. Is also retained.

  In addition, a real time clock (RTC) 99 is mounted on the sub control board 90. The RTC 99 measures the current date and time (date and time). The RTC 99 operates with power when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is supplied with power from the island power supply device 160 (see FIG. 8). When the power is not supplied from the island power supply device 160, the power supply board 150 is It operates with the power supplied from the backup power supply circuit 151 provided. For this reason, the RTC 99 can measure the current date and time even when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is not turned on. Note that a backup power supply circuit for the RTC 99 may be provided on the sub-control board 90. A circuit including a capacitor and a built-in battery (button battery or the like) can be employed as the backup power supply circuit.

  The sub control board 90 is connected to the image control board 100, the sound control board 106, and the lamp control board 107. The effect control microcomputer 91 of the sub control board 90 causes the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 to perform display control of the image display device 7 based on the command received from the main control board 80.

  The image control board 100 includes a control ROM 103 that stores a program for image control, a control RAM 104 that is used as a work memory, and a CPU 102 that executes the program stored in the control ROM 103. The image control board 100 includes a CGROM 142 that stores image data to be displayed on the image display device 7, a VRAM 143 that is used to develop image data stored in the CGROM 142, and a VDP (Video Display Processor) 141. It has. Of course, all or part of these electronic components may be configured as one chip. The CGROM 142 stores still image data and moving image data displayed on the image display device 7, specifically, image data such as characters, items, figures, characters, numbers and symbols (including effects) and background images. Has been.

  The VDP 141 reads out image data from the CGROM 142 in accordance with a display list created by the CPU 102 based on a command from the effect control microcomputer 91 and develops it in a development area in the VRAM 143. Then, the developed images are appropriately combined and drawn in the frame buffer in the VRAM 143. The image drawn in the frame buffer is output to the image display device 7 as an RGB signal. Thereby, various effect images are displayed on the display screen 7a.

  The display list is composed of a command group for instructing execution of drawing in units of frames. The display list includes information on various parameters such as the type of image to be drawn, the position to draw the image, display priority, display magnification, and image transmittance. The creation of the display list will be described later.

  Further, the image control board 100 is connected with a rotation knob detection SW (switch) 105a that detects that the rotation knob 105 has been rotated. The rotation knob detection SW 105 a outputs a signal corresponding to the rotation operation position of the rotation knob 105 to the image control board 100 when the rotation knob 105 is rotated. When the image control board 100 inputs a signal corresponding to the rotational operation position of the rotary knob 105, a master volume change command is transmitted to the sub control board 90. The sub control board 90 transmits the received master volume change command to the voice control board 106. As a result, the audio control board 106 changes the master volume (volume level) based on the received master volume change command. The voice control board 106 performs voice fluctuation effects and voice RTC effects at a volume corresponding to the master volume when performing voice fluctuation effects and voice RTC effects, which will be described later.

  In the first embodiment, the master volume is changed by the image control board 100 transmitting the master volume change command to the audio control board 106 via the sub control board 90. However, in order to change the master volume, The master volume change command may be transmitted to the voice control board 106 without going through the sub control board 90. It is also possible to provide the rotary knob 105 and the rotary knob detection SW 105 a on the sub control board 90 so that the sub control board 90 transmits a master volume change command to the audio control board 106. Further, the rotary knob 105 and the rotary knob detection SW 105a are provided on the voice control board 106 side, and a signal corresponding to the rotation operation position of the rotary knob 105 is output to the voice control board 106, thereby changing the master volume. May be. Note that the operation means for changing the master volume is not limited to the rotary knob, and may be composed of other mechanisms such as a slide switch and a button.

  The effect control microcomputer 91 outputs voice, music, sound effect, etc. from the speaker 67 via the voice control board 106 based on the command received from the main control board 80. The sound control board 106 outputs sound, music, sound effects, etc. at a volume corresponding to the set master volume. The later-described voice fluctuation effect and voice RTC effect are performed at a volume corresponding to the master volume. In the first embodiment, the master volume is set in 10 stages from the minimum “0” to the maximum “9”. That is, the minimum of the master volume is “0” indicating silence (silence), and the maximum is “9”. When the master volume “0” is set, the sound effect itself is executed. However, since the sound is muted, the sound effect is not output, or the sound effect itself is not executed. it can.

  Audio data such as audio output from the speaker 67 is stored in the ROM 93 of the sub-control board 90. Note that a CPU may be mounted on the voice control board 106, and in that case, the CPU may execute voice control. Further, in this case, a ROM may be mounted on the voice control board 106, and voice data may be stored in the ROM. Further, the speaker 67 may be connected to the image control board 100, and the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 may execute sound control. Further, in this case, audio data may be stored in the control ROM 103 of the image control board 100.

  The effect control microcomputer 91 performs lighting control of lamps such as the frame lamp 66 and the panel lamp 5 via the lamp control board 107 based on the command received from the main control board 80. In detail, the production control microcomputer 91 creates light emission pattern data (also referred to as data for determining lighting / extinction and light emission color, or lamp data) that determines the light emission mode of the lamps such as the frame lamp 66 and the panel lamp 5 to emit light. Light emission of lamps such as the frame lamp 66 and the panel lamp 5 is controlled according to the pattern data. Note that data stored in the ROM 93 of the sub-control board 90 is used to create the light emission pattern data.

  Further, the effect control microcomputer 91 operates the decorative movable body 15 connected to the lamp control board 107 via the relay board 108 based on the command received from the main control board 80. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the decorative movable body 15 is a movable so-called gimmick provided in the center decorative body 10. Specifically, the production control microcomputer 91 creates operation pattern data (also referred to as drive data) that determines the operation mode of the decorative movable body 15 and controls the operation of the decorative movable body 15 according to the operation pattern data. The data stored in the ROM 93 of the sub-control board 90 is used to create the operation pattern data. Note that a CPU may be mounted on the lamp control board 107, and in that case, the CPU may execute lamp lighting control and operation control of the decorative movable body 15. Further, in this case, a ROM may be mounted on the lamp control board 107, and data relating to the light emission pattern and the operation pattern may be stored in the ROM.

  The sub control board 90 is connected to a production button detection switch (SW) 63a, a special operation unit detection switch 64a, and a select button detection switch 65a. The effect button detection switch 63a detects that the effect button 63 (see FIG. 2) has been pressed. The special operation unit detection switch 64a detects that the special operation unit 64 (see FIG. 2) has been pushed. The select button detection switch 65a detects that the select button 65 (see FIG. 2) has been pressed. More specifically, the select button detection switch 65a detects an upper button detection switch that detects a pressing operation of the upper button 65U, a lower button detection switch that detects a pressing operation of the lower button 65D, and a pressing operation of the left button 65L. And a right button detection switch for detecting the pressing operation of the right button 65R. When each button (effect button 63, special operation unit 64, select button 65) is pressed, a signal is sent from each switch (effect button detection SW 63a, special operation unit detection SW 64a, select button detection SW 65a) to the sub-control board 90. Is output.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a gaming machine system YS composed of a plurality of (10 in FIG. 9) pachinko gaming machines 1. As shown in FIG. 9, the gaming machine system YS includes one gaming machine group 170 (hereinafter referred to as “first gaming machine group 170”) in which five pachinko gaming machines 1 are arranged in parallel, and the first gaming machine. With one gaming machine group 171 (hereinafter referred to as “second gaming machine group 171”) composed of five pachinko gaming machines 1 arranged facing the five pachinko gaming machines 1 constituting the machine group 170. Composed

  Ten pachinko gaming machines 1 belonging to the same gaming machine system YS are electrically connected to a common island power supply device 160. Therefore, when the power of the island power supply device 160 is turned on with the individual power switch 155 of each pachinko gaming machine 1 constituting the gaming machine system YS turned on, all the pachinko gaming machines 1 on the gaming island are turned on. Can be activated simultaneously. Accordingly, RTC effects described later can be started simultaneously in all the pachinko gaming machines 1 configuring the same gaming machine system YS.

3. Explanation of jackpot etc. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, as a result of the special symbol lottery, there are “hit” and “miss” indicating that it is a lose. When the result of the special symbol lottery is “lost”, the lost symbol is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display 41. On the other hand, when the result of the special symbol lottery is “hit”, the special symbol display 41 stops and displays the big hit symbol.

  When winning a “hit”, the jackpot game is played after the jackpot symbol is stopped and displayed. The jackpot game consists of multiple round games (unit open game) that involve opening and closing the grand prize opening (the first big prize opening 30 and the second big prize opening 35), and the first round game after the big game has started. And an ending (also referred to as ED) from the end of the last round game to the end of the jackpot game. Each round game starts with the end of the opening or the end of the previous round game, and ends with the start of the next round game or the start of the ending. The closing (interval) of the big winning opening between round games is included in the round game to which the opening before the closing belongs. In the following, the predetermined number of round games is simply referred to as “round”. For example, the first round game (first round) is called “1 round (1R)”, and the 10th round game is called “10 rounds (10R)”.

  The jackpot is provided with a plurality of types (two in the first embodiment). In the first embodiment, “normal jackpot” and “specific jackpot” are provided as jackpot types. The “specific jackpot” is an opening / closing member having a first opening pattern (V long opening pattern) in which a game ball can easily pass through the specific area 39 (hereinafter also referred to as “V passing”) during a jackpot game based on the jackpot. 32 is a big hit that operates the opening and closing member 37. On the other hand, the “normal jackpot” is a second opening pattern (V short opening pattern) in which a game ball cannot pass through the specific area 39 during a jackpot game based on the jackpot, and the opening / closing member 32 and the opening / closing member 37. It is a jackpot that operates. Note that the specific jackpot is also referred to as “V long jackpot” and the normal jackpot is also referred to as “V short jackpot” after the opening pattern of the opening / closing member 32 and the opening / closing member 37 in the jackpot game based on the jackpot.

  If the “Big Jack” is won in the special symbol lottery, the type of “Big Jack” is also drawn. In the special symbol lottery (hereinafter referred to as “Special Drawing 1 lottery”) based on winning at the first starting port 20, if a big win is won, either the big bonus symbol A or the big bonus symbol B is a lottery of the type of jackpot symbol To be determined. On the other hand, in the special symbol lottery (hereinafter referred to as “special drawing 2 lottery”) based on the winning at the second starting port 21, when the big win is won, the big hit symbol C is determined by the lottery of the type of the big hit symbol.

  The type of jackpot symbol is associated with the type of jackpot. “Big jackpot symbol A” is associated with a specific jackpot, “Big jackpot symbol B” is normally associated with a big jackpot, and “Big jackpot symbol” is associated with a specific jackpot. Therefore, it can be said that the lottery for the type of jackpot symbol is the lottery for jackpot type.

  Further, in the first embodiment, depending on the type of the jackpot symbol that is stopped and displayed (the type of the jackpot that has been won), the opening pattern of the jackpot (the first jackpot 30 and the second jackpot 35) (the jackpot game) The specific embodiment is different.

  In the jackpot game when “V Long Jackpot” is won in the lottery of Special Figure 1 (when the jackpot symbol A is stopped and displayed), a maximum of 29.5 seconds per round game from 1R to 8R The first grand prize opening 30 is opened, the first grand prize opening 30 is opened for a maximum of 0.1 seconds per round game from 9R to 15R, and the maximum per round game is 16R (final round). The second grand prize opening 35 is opened for 29.5 seconds. That is, the total number of round games in this jackpot game is 16, but the actual number of round games is nine. The number of substantial round games is the number of round games in which game balls can be awarded up to the maximum number of winnings per round game (eight in the first embodiment). In this V long jackpot, from 9R to 15R, the opening time of the grand prize opening is extremely short, and it is a round that is not expected to win the big prize opening. In 16R, it is easy to pass to the specific area 39 in the second big prize opening 35.

  On the other hand, in the case of a big hit game when a non-specific big hit (V short jackpot) is won (when the stoppage display of the big hit symbol B is performed), a maximum of 29.5 per round game from 1R to 8R The first grand prize opening 30 is opened for 2 seconds, the first grand prize opening 30 is opened for up to 0.1 seconds per round game from 9R to 15R, and 1 round game is played in 16R (final round). The second grand prize opening 35 is opened for a maximum of 0.1 seconds. That is, the total number of round games in this jackpot game is 16, but the actual number of round games is 8.

  With 16R in this V short jackpot, the opening time of the second big prize opening 35 is extremely short, and it is almost impossible (difficult) for the game ball to pass through the specific area 39 in the second big prize opening 35. . In the case of 16R in the V short jackpot, not only the opening time of the second big prize opening 35 is short, but also the opening timing of the second big prize opening 35 and the operation timing of the distribution member 71 (second state (FIG. 4 ( From the relationship with the first state (see FIG. 4A) from the timing B)), it is almost impossible for the game ball to pass through the specific area 39.

  On the other hand, in the case of winning the “V long jackpot” in the special drawing 2 (when the jackpot symbol C is stopped and displayed), a maximum of 29.5 per round game from 1R to 15R The first grand prize opening 30 is opened for 2 seconds, and the second big prize opening 35 is opened for a maximum of 29.5 seconds per round game in 16R (final round). That is, in this jackpot game, the total number of round games and the actual number of round games are 16 times. Of course, in 16R, it is easy to pass to the specific area 39 in the second big prize opening 35.

  In this way, the special jackpot (V long jackpot) can be won in the lottery of Special Figure 1 and Special Figure 2, but if the special jackpot is won in the lottery of Special Figure 1, The specific opening and closing modes of the opening and closing member 32 and the opening and closing member 37 differ depending on the jackpot game when a specific jackpot is won by lottery.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, based on the passing of the game ball to the specific area 39 in the jackpot game, the gaming state after the jackpot game is shifted to a high probability state described later. Therefore, when the above-mentioned V long jackpot is won, the game state after the jackpot game can be shifted to the high probability state by passing the game ball through the specific area 39 during the execution of the jackpot game. On the other hand, when the V-short jackpot is won, the game ball cannot pass through the specific area 39 while the jackpot game is being executed. (Non-high probability state).

  However, even if it is controlled to the normal probability state, it is controlled to the short time state described later. In this case, the number of time reductions is set to 100. The number of time reductions is the upper limit number of executions of the special symbol variation display in the time reduction state.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the lottery of FIG. 1, the distribution ratio of the jackpot type is 50% for the V long jackpot (specific jackpot) and 50% for the V short jackpot (normal jackpot). On the other hand, the jackpots won in the lottery shown in FIG. 2 are all V long jackpots (specific jackpots). In other words, when a big win is won by a lottery based on a winning to the second starting port 21 that can be entered by executing electric support control, which will be described later, the V long jackpot is always made. Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, the lottery of the special figure 2 that is performed by winning the game ball in the second starting port 21 rather than the lottery of the special figure 1 that is won by winning the game ball in the first starting port 20 as shown in FIG. Is more advantageous for the player.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the determination of whether or not the jackpot is won (a jackpot determination) is performed based on the “special symbol random number”, and the determination of the jackpot type (the jackpot type) when the jackpot is won is set to “the jackpot type random number” Based on. As shown in FIG. 11A, the special symbol random number takes a value in the range of 0 to 65535. The jackpot type random number takes a value in the range of 0-9.

  In addition to special symbol random numbers and jackpot type random numbers, random numbers acquired based on winning at the first starting port 20 or the second starting port 21 include “reach random numbers” and “variation pattern random numbers”. The reach random number is a random number that determines whether or not a reach is generated in the variation effect indicating the result when the jackpot determination result is a loss. Reach is a state in which there is only one effect symbol that is variably displayed among a plurality of effect symbols, and depending on which symbol the effect symbol that is variably displayed is stopped and displayed, It is a state (for example, a state of “7 ↓ 7”) that is a combination of the production symbols shown. It should be noted that the effect symbols that are stopped and displayed in the reach state may be displayed so as to be slightly shaken in the display screen 7a, or may be displayed so as to repeat the enlargement and reduction. This reach random number takes a value in the range of 0-255. The variation pattern random number is a random number for determining a variation pattern including a variation time. The fluctuation pattern random number takes a value in the range of 0 to 99.

  These special symbol random numbers, jackpot type random numbers, reach random numbers, and fluctuation pattern random numbers constitute the above-mentioned special figure 1 related random numbers or special figure 2 related random numbers, and are used for winning at the first starting port 20 or the second starting port 21. Get based on. On the other hand, a random number can also be acquired based on the passage to the gate 28. This random number is a normal symbol random number, and is a random number for a lottery (ordinary symbol lottery) of whether or not to perform an auxiliary game for opening the electric chew 22 (whether or not to win). The normal symbol random number takes a value in the range of 0 to 65535 (FIG. 11B).

4). Description of gaming state Next, the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment will be described. The special symbol display 41 and the normal symbol display 42 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 are each provided with a probability variation function and a variation time shortening function. A state in which the probability variation function of the special symbol display 41 is activated is referred to as a “high probability state”, and a state in which it is not activated is referred to as a “normal probability state (non-high probability state)”. In the high probability state, the winning probability of jackpot is higher than that in the normal probability state. That is, in the high probability state, the jackpot determination is performed using a jackpot determination table in which the value of the special symbol random number determined to be a jackpot is larger than the jackpot determination table used in the normal probability state (see FIG. 12A). Therefore, when the probability variation function of the special symbol display device 41 is activated, the probability that the display result of the special symbol variable display by the special symbol display device 41 (that is, the stop symbol) becomes a jackpot symbol compared to when the special symbol display device 41 is not activated. Becomes higher.

  In addition, a state in which the function for reducing the variation time of the special symbol display 41 is in operation is referred to as “time-short state”, and a state in which the special symbol display 41 is not in operation is referred to as “non-time-short state”. In the short-time state, the variation time of the special symbol (the time from the start of variation display to the time when the display result is derived and displayed) is shorter than in the non-short-time state. That is, in the short-time state, the variation pattern of the special symbol is determined using the variation pattern table that is determined so that the variation pattern having a short variation time is selected more than in the non-time-short state (FIG. 13). reference). That is, when the function for shortening the variation time of the special symbol display device 41 is activated, it is easy to select a short variation time as the variation time of the variable symbol special display, compared to when the special symbol display 41 is not activated. As a result, in the short-time state, the special-patch holding pace is accelerated, and an effective winning (a winning that can be stored as a special-pending hold) at the starting port is likely to occur. Therefore, it is possible to aim for a big hit with smooth progress of the game.

  The probability variation function and the variation time shortening function of the special symbol display 41 may be activated at the same time, or only one of them may be activated. The probability variation function and the variation time shortening function of the normal symbol display 42 operate in synchronization with the variation time shortening function of the special symbol display 41. That is, in the short-time state, a hit determination (ordinary symbol determination) is performed using a normal symbol per-decision table in which the value of the normal symbol random number determined to be hit is larger than the normal symbol per-decision determination table used in the non-time-short state. (See FIG. 12D). That is, when the probability variation function of the normal symbol display 42 is activated, the probability that the display result of the variable symbol normal display by the normal symbol display 42 becomes the normal winning symbol is higher than when the normal symbol display 42 is not activated. .

  In the short time state, the normal symbol fluctuation time is shorter than in the non-short time state. In the first embodiment, the variation time of the normal symbol in the non-time-short state is set to 10 seconds, and the variation time of the normal symbol in the time-short state is set to 1 second. Further, in the time saving state, the opening time of the electric chew 22 in the auxiliary game is set longer than that in the non-time saving state. That is, in the short time state, the open time extension function of the electric chew 22 is activated. In addition, in the short time state, the number of times the electric chew 22 is opened in the auxiliary game is larger than that in the non-short time state. In other words, in the short-time state, the function of increasing the number of times the electric chew 22 is opened is activated.

  In the situation where the probability variation function and the variation time shortening function of the normal symbol display 42 and the open time extension function and the number of times of opening increase function of the electric chew 22 are activated, compared to the case where these functions are not activated. Thus, the electric chew 22 is frequently opened, and game balls frequently win the second starting port 21. As a result, the base, which is the ratio of the number of prize balls to the number of shot balls, becomes high. Therefore, a state in which these functions are activated is referred to as a “high base state”, and a state in which these functions are not activated is referred to as a “low base state”. In the high base state, it is possible to aim for a big hit without greatly reducing the hand-held game balls. The high base state is a state in which so-called electric support control (control to support winning at the second starting port 21 by the electric chew 22) is executed. Therefore, the high base state is also referred to as an electric support control state or a ball entry easy state. On the other hand, the low base state is also referred to as a non-electric support control state or a non-ball entering easy state.

  In the high base state, not all the functions described above may operate. That is, the operation of one or more of the probability variation function of the normal symbol display 42, the variation time shortening function of the normal symbol display 42, the opening time extension function of the electric chew 22, and the opening frequency increasing function of the electric chew 22 Therefore, it is only necessary that the electric chew 22 be opened more easily than when the function is not activated. Further, the high base state may be independently controlled without accompanying the time reduction state.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the gaming state after the jackpot game by the winning of the V long jackpot is a high probability state, a short time state, and a high state if passing to the specific area 39 is made during the jackpot game. The base state. This gaming state is particularly referred to as a “highly accurate base state”. The high-accuracy base state ends when a special symbol variable display is executed a predetermined number of times (180 times in the first embodiment), or when the jackpot is won and the jackpot game is executed.

  In addition, the game state after the jackpot game by winning the V short jackpot is a normal probability state (non-high probability state, i.e., if the specific area 39 is not passed during the jackpot game). A low probability state), a short time state, and a high base state. This gaming state is particularly referred to as a “low-accuracy base state”. The low-accuracy base state is terminated when a special symbol variable display is executed a predetermined number of times (100 times in the first embodiment) or when the jackpot is won and the jackpot game is executed.

  When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is played for the first time, the gaming state after power-on is a normal probability state, a non-time-short state, and a low base state. This gaming state is particularly referred to as a “low probability low base state”. The low probability low base state may be referred to as a “normal game state”. A state in which a special game (a jackpot game) is being executed is referred to as a “special game state (a jackpot game state)”. Furthermore, the state controlled to at least one of the high probability state and the high base state is referred to as a “privilege gaming state”.

  In a high base state such as a high-accuracy high-base state or a low-accuracy high-base state, it is possible to advance the game more advantageously if the game ball is advanced to the right game area 3B (see FIG. 3) by hitting right. This is because the electric support 22 makes it easier to open the electric chew 22 than in the low base state, and it is easier to win the second starting port 21 than to win the first starting port 20. . Therefore, the player makes a right turn to win the game ball at the second starting port 21 while passing the game ball to the gate 28 which is a trigger for the normal symbol lottery. As a result, it is possible to obtain a large number of start prizes (win prizes at the start opening) rather than left-handed. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, a right-handed game is played even during a big hit game. Further, during a gaming state in which a right-handed game state such as a big hit gaming state or a high base state is played, a special effect described later is not executed even when a predetermined start time is reached.

  On the other hand, in the low base state, it is possible to advance the game more advantageously by making the game ball enter the left game area 3A (see FIG. 3) by left-handed. Since the electric support control is not executed, the electric chew 22 is less likely to be opened than in the high base state, and it is easier to win the first start port 20 than to win the second start port 21. Because it is. Therefore, a left turn is made to win a game ball in the first starting port 20. As a result, it is possible to obtain a larger number of start prizes than right-handed.

5). Regarding the Start Winning Command The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment can execute a so-called “prefetch effect” as will be described later. The pre-reading effect is the start of special figure fluctuation (variable display of special symbols) based on the start prize using the start prize command specified based on the numerical information (special symbol random number, etc.) acquired by the start prize. This is an effect that suggests the degree of expectation of jackpot for the start-up prize before the determination of whether or not it is immediately before. As shown in FIG. 14, the start winning command includes information on whether or not the game is a big hit. In addition, in the start winning command, the start opening information indicating which of the first starting opening 20 and the second starting opening 21 has been won, and the game state of the normal probability state or the high probability state are awarded. The game state information of whether or not it was played is included. The start winning command only needs to include at least the success / failure information, and what information is included in the starting winning command can be appropriately changed.

6). RTC production (special production)
The pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the first embodiment can execute an RTC effect based on information (date information) related to the date and time measured by the RTC 99. The RTC effect is different from a game effect such as a fluctuating effect, a jackpot effect, and a customer waiting effect that are performed in accordance with the control related to the progress of the game by the main control board 80. In addition, the RTC effect can be executed by a plurality of gaming machines 1 constituting the gaming machine system YS as a whole and having a response relationship with each other. It should be noted that game effects such as fluctuation effects, jackpot effects, and customer waiting effects are not executed by a plurality of gaming machines 1 as a whole and in a mutually responsive relationship like RTC effects. It is executed independently for each gaming machine 1 independently.

  The RTC effect is configured to be set for each pachinko gaming machine 1 by operating the select button 65 and the effect button 63 with respect to predetermined items such as presence / absence of execution, execution conditions, and effect contents. That is, it is possible to customize the RTC effect. Specifically, for each pachinko gaming machine 1, the presence / absence (valid / invalid) of the RTC effect, the executable time (valid time), the occurrence frequency, the presence / absence of sound, and the type of effect (“character” in the first embodiment) ) And the part (the later-described machine number) in the entire RTC effect can be arbitrarily set. Therefore, various modes of RTC effects can be executed.

  Here, the setting of the RTC effect will be described. First, the function setting performed before the setting of the RTC effect will be described. In the first embodiment, as will be described later, the function setting can be performed by performing a predetermined operation after the RAM is cleared and until a predetermined time (30 seconds) elapses. Although the predetermined operation can be set as appropriate, in the first embodiment, it is set to “pressing the effect button 63 five times”. Hereinafter, a period from when the RAM is cleared until a predetermined time (30 seconds) elapses is referred to as a “function setting reception period”. Further, the predetermined time of the “function setting reception period” is not limited to 30 seconds and can be set as appropriate.

  When the effect button 63 is pressed five times during the function setting reception period, a function setting screen for performing function setting shown in FIG. 15A is displayed on the display screen 7a. By operating the select button 65 and the effect button 63 while the function setting screen is displayed, setting of a game store code, which is identification information indicating a game store, and setting of an RTC effect (hereinafter referred to as “RTC effect”). Setting "). The function setting screen includes a game shop code setting unit 201 for setting a game shop code, an RTC effect setting unit 202 for setting an RTC effect, and a function setting ending unit 203 for selecting function settings. , Is provided.

  In the amusement store code setting unit 201, the amusement store setting icon 201A for displaying a screen on which the amusement store code can be specified (selected) and a state where no amusement store code is set (amusement store code) A game store initialization icon 201B (for initializing the game).

  The RTC effect setting unit 202 is provided with an RTC effect setting icon 202A for displaying a screen on which RTC effect setting can be performed. The function setting end unit 203 is provided with a function setting end icon 203A for ending the function setting and closing (not displaying) the function setting screen.

  The function setting screen further includes a function setting operation method display unit 204 that displays an operation method related to function setting. In the first embodiment, the selection button 65 is operated to indicate that the game store setting icon 201A, the game store initialization icon 201B, the RTC effect setting icon 202A, and the function setting end icon 203A are being selected. Any icon can be selected by moving the selected image 205. The normal (non-selected) background color of the amusement store setting icon 201A, the amusement store initialization icon 201B, the RTC effect setting icon 202A, and the function setting end icon 203A is white, and when the icon is selected, the background The color turns gray. That is, the selected image 205 is composed of a gray background of icons.

  In the first embodiment, when the function setting screen is displayed, the game shop setting icon 201A is selected (FIG. 15A). From this state, for example, when the down button 65D is operated, as shown in FIG. 15B, the background color is switched to gray, and the RTC effect setting icon 202A is selected. When the down button 65D is operated while the RTC effect setting icon 202A is selected, the background color is changed to gray as shown in FIG. 15C, and the function setting end icon 203A is selected. It will be in the state. When the up button 65U is operated while the function setting end icon 203A is selected, the background color is changed to gray as shown in FIG. 15B, and the RTC effect setting icon 202A is selected. It will be in the state.

  When the production button 63 is pressed, the icon selected in the currently selected image 205 (the background color is gray) is determined, and an instruction corresponding to the icon is given to the pachinko gaming machine 1 Given to. For example, when the effect button 63 is pressed while the RTC effect setting icon 202A is selected, the pachinko gaming machine 1 displays a screen (hereinafter referred to as “RTC effect setting”) for setting the RTC effect from the function setting screen. "Screen"). When the effect button 63 is pressed while the function setting end icon 203A is selected, the pachinko gaming machine 1 switches from the function setting screen to the customer waiting effect.

  Next, the RTC effect setting will be described with reference to FIGS. When the RTC effect setting screen is displayed on the display screen 7a, for example, as shown in FIG. 16A, items that can be set for the RTC effect can be set. Items that can be set are associated with the presence / absence (valid / invalid) of the RTC effect, the character (pitcher (A Taro), batter (B))) associated with the RTC effect, and the part (part) constituting the RTC effect. The table number, the presence / absence of voice, the valid time that is the time when the RTC effect can be generated (started or newly executed), and the frequency of occurrence of the RTC effect are provided. On the RTC effect setting screen, as shown in FIG. 23A, an RTC effect presence / absence setting unit 212 for setting the presence / absence of an RTC effect, a character setting unit 213 for setting a character, and a machine number are set. A unit number setting unit 214 for setting the presence / absence of a voice, a voice presence / absence setting unit 215 for setting the presence / absence of a voice, an effective time setting unit 216 for setting a valid time, and an occurrence frequency setting unit 217 for setting an occurrence frequency Are arranged in the vertical direction on the display screen 7a. 16 to 18, broken lines displayed for the RTC effect presence / absence setting unit 212, the character setting unit 213, the machine number setting unit 214, the sound presence / absence setting unit 215, the valid time setting unit 216, and the occurrence frequency setting unit 217. Is for explaining the areas of the setting units 212 to 217 and is not actually displayed.

  Further, the RTC effect setting screen includes an item selection cursor 211 that indicates an item to be set, an RTC effect setting method display unit 218 that displays an operation method of the RTC effect setting, and an explanation / aware matter according to the selected item. And an explanation display unit 219 for displaying.

  In the first embodiment, the item selection cursor 211 can move between the left lateral sides of the setting units 212 to 216, and moves according to the operation of the upper button 65U or the lower button 65D. That is, an item to be set can be selected by operating the upper button 65U or the lower button 65D. When the down button 65D is operated, the item selection cursor 211 moves downward by one item. For example, as shown in FIG. 16A, when the item selection cursor 211 is positioned on the left side of the RTC effect presence / absence setting unit 212 and the setting for the presence / absence of the RTC effect is selected, the down button 65D is pressed. Each time the item selection cursor 211 is moved to the left side of the character setting unit 213 (FIG. 17A) → the left side of the machine number setting unit 214 (FIG. 17B) → the left side of the voice presence / absence setting unit 215 (FIG. 17 (C)) → the left side of the effective time setting unit 216 (FIG. 18A) → the left side of the occurrence frequency setting unit 217 (FIG. 18B). That is, each time the down button 65D is pressed, character setting, unit number setting, voice presence / absence setting, effective time setting, and occurrence frequency setting are sequentially selected. The contents of each item can be changed when the item is selected.

  Next, item contents of items that can be set for the RTC effect will be described for each item. First, the setting of the presence / absence of the RTC effect will be described. The presence / absence of the RTC effect can be set when the item selection cursor 211 is positioned on the left side of the RTC effect presence / absence setting unit 212 (the setting of the presence / absence of the RTC effect is selected). The RTC effect presence / absence setting unit 212 includes a valid icon 212A indicating that the RTC effect is valid (executable), an invalid icon 212B indicating that the RTC effect is invalid (not executable), and a valid icon 212A. An invalid icon 212B is selected, and an RTC effect presence / absence selection pointer 212C composed of a gray background is displayed as in the selected image 205. In response to the operation of the left button 65L and the right button 65R, the RTC effect presence / absence selection pointer 212C can be moved left and right to select the valid icon 212A or the invalid icon 212B. That is, it is possible to select whether to enable or disable the RTC effect by operating the left button 65L and the right button 65R. FIG. 16A shows a state where the valid icon 212A is selected, and FIG. 16B shows a state where the invalid icon 212B is selected. Since the RTC effect is not executed when the invalid icon 212B is selected, the selection pointers 213C, 214F, 215C, 216F, and 217D for each item, which will be described later, are deleted, the character setting, the serial number setting, The setting of the presence / absence of sound, the setting of effective time, and the setting of occurrence frequency are not made. Further, when the presence / absence of the RTC effect is selected, the explanation display unit 219 displays an explanation of the setting content of the presence / absence of the RTC effect.

  Next, character setting will be described. As will be described later, the RTC effect is an effect based on the confrontation between a baseball pitcher (character A: A Taro) and a batter (character B: B), and the pitcher (character A ) And the second RTC effect that is the effect content mainly associated with the batter (character B). Setting a character means setting the type of RTC effect. As shown in FIG. 17A, the character (the type of RTC effect) is set when the item selection cursor 211 is positioned on the left side of the character setting unit 213 (character setting is selected). It is possible. The character setting unit 213 selects a character A icon 213A indicating that the first RTC effect is executed, a character B icon 213B indicating that the second RTC effect is executed, and the character A icon 213A or the character B icon 213B. Similarly to the selected image 205, a character selection pointer 213C configured with a gray background is displayed. In response to the operation of the left button 65L and the right button 65R, the character selection pointer 213C can be moved left and right to select the character A icon 213A or the character B icon 213B. That is, it is possible to select whether to execute the first RTC effect or the second RTC effect by operating the left button 65L and the right button 65R. When the character setting is selected, the explanation display unit 219 displays a description of the character setting contents.

  Next, the setting of the machine number will be described. First, the machine number will be described. The machine number is identification information representing a part constituting the RTC effect. The machine numbers are provided in the range of 1 to 5 in total, and different RTC effects are executed according to the assigned machine numbers. As described above, the RTC effects (first RTC effect and second RTC effect) corresponding to the set character are executed. For each RTC effect, different RTC effects are executed depending on the machine number. That is, for the first RTC effect, the first RTC effect (first RTC effect 1) corresponding to the stand number “1”, the first RTC effect (first RTC effect 2) corresponding to the stand number “2”, and the stand number “3” are set. The first RTC effect (first RTC effect 3), the first RTC effect (first RTC effect 4) according to the machine number "4", and the first RTC effect (first RTC effect 5) according to the machine number "5". is there. Similarly, for the second RTC effect, the second RTC effect (second RTC effect 1) corresponding to the stand number “1”, the second RTC effect (second RTC effect 2) corresponding to the stand number “2”, and the stand number “3”. The second RTC effect (second RTC effect 3), the second RTC effect (second RTC effect 4) according to the machine number "4", and the second RTC effect (second RTC effect 5) according to the machine number "5" There is. As will be described later, the RTC effect is performed on the display screen 7a. However, the RTC effect is executed on the five pachinko gaming machines 1 having the same character set number "1" to the number "5". When the images displayed on the display screens 7a are combined, one image may be formed. That is, different images are displayed on the display screens 7a of the plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1, but when the displayed images are arranged side by side, one image may be formed. When the first RTC effect or the second RTC effect is executed, one image is formed by the five pachinko gaming machines 1 of the machine number “1” to the machine number “5” in the entire time zone of the RTC effect. Rather than forming an image at a certain time.

  As shown in FIG. 17 (B), the item selection cursor 211 is positioned on the left side of the table number setting unit 214 (the table of each RTC effect (first RTC effect and second RTC effect)). It can be set when the number setting is selected). The unit number setting unit 214 includes a unit number “1” icon 214A indicating the unit number “1”, a unit number “2” icon 214B indicating the unit number “2”, and a unit number “3” indicating the unit number “3”. 3 ”icon 214C, machine number“ 4 ”icon 214D indicating machine number“ 4 ”, machine number“ 5 ”icon 214E indicating machine number“ 5 ”, machine number“ 1 ”icon 214A to machine number“ 5 ” ”Icon 214 </ b> E is selected, and a machine number selection pointer 214 </ b> F configured with a gray background in the same manner as the selected image 205 is displayed. In response to the operation of the left button 65L and the right button 65R, the unit number selection pointer 214F can be moved left and right to select any one of the unit number “1” icon 214A to the unit number “5” icon 214E. . That is, any one of the stand numbers “1” to “5” can be selected by operating the left button 65L and the right button 65R. When the setting of the machine number is selected, the explanation about the setting contents of the machine number is displayed on the explanation display unit 219.

  The setting of the presence / absence of sound will be described. As will be described later, the RTC effect can be executed using the speaker 67. That is, it is possible to execute an RTC effect (RTC sound effect) by voice as well as an RTC effect (RTC image effect) by an image on the display screen 7a. The presence or absence of the RTC sound effect (whether or not to execute the RTC sound effect together with the RTC image effect) can be set by setting the presence or absence of the sound. The presence / absence of voice is set when the item selection cursor 211 is positioned on the left side of the voice presence / absence setting unit 215 (the setting of voice presence / absence is selected) as shown in FIG. Is possible. The sound presence / absence setting unit 215 includes a sound “ON” icon 215A indicating that sound is present (RTC sound effect can be performed) and a sound “OFF” indicating that sound is not present (RTC sound effect cannot be performed). ”Icon 215 </ b> B and a sound“ ON ”icon 215 </ b> A or a sound“ OFF ”icon 215 </ b> B are selected, and a sound“ ON / OFF ”selection pointer 215 </ b> C configured with a gray background is displayed in the same manner as the selected image 205. Has been. According to the operation of the left button 65L and the right button 65R, the voice “ON / OFF” selection pointer 215C can be moved to the left and right to select the voice “ON” icon 215A or the voice “OFF” icon 215B. That is, whether or not to execute the RTC sound effect can be selected by operating the left button 65L and the right button 65R. When the setting for the presence / absence of voice is selected, the explanation display unit 219 displays a description of the setting contents for the presence / absence of voice.

  Next, the setting of the valid time will be described. The effective time is a time during which an RTC effect can be generated (started). In the first embodiment, it is possible to generate an RTC effect during a period from when the power is turned on until the effective time elapses. The effective time is set to five types of 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 240 minutes, and 360 minutes. As shown in FIG. 18A, the valid time can be set when the item selection cursor 211 is positioned on the left side of the valid time setting unit 216 (valid time setting is selected). It is. The effective time setting unit 216 includes an effective time “30 minutes” icon 216A indicating that the effective time is “30 minutes” and an effective time “60 minutes” icon 216B indicating that the effective time is “60 minutes”. The effective time “120 minutes” icon 216C indicating that the effective time is “120 minutes”, the effective time “240 minutes” icon 216D indicating that the effective time is “240 minutes”, and the effective time “ The effective time “360 minutes” icon 216E indicating “360 minutes” and the effective time “30 minutes” icon 216A to the effective time “360 minutes” icon 216E are selected and the same as the selected image 205 The effective time selection pointer 216F composed of a gray background is displayed. In accordance with the operation of the left button 65L and the right button 65R, the effective time selection pointer 216F is moved to the left and right to select any one of the effective time “30 minutes” icon 216A to the effective time “360 minutes” icon 216E. Can do. That is, one of five types of valid times can be selected by operating the left button 65L and the right button 65R. Note that when the setting of the valid time is selected, the explanation display unit 219 displays a description of the set contents of the valid time.

  Next, the setting of the occurrence frequency will be described. The occurrence frequency is a frequency at which an RTC effect is generated (started). In the first embodiment, the occurrence frequency is associated with a time interval for generating an RTC effect. There are three types of occurrence frequency: “High” that generates RTC effects every 1 minute, “Normal” that generates RTC effects every 5 minutes, and “Low” that generates RTC effects every 10 minutes. Yes. As shown in FIG. 18B, the occurrence frequency can be set when the item selection cursor 211 is located on the left side of the occurrence frequency setting unit 217 (the occurrence frequency setting is selected). It is. The occurrence frequency setting unit 217 includes an occurrence frequency “high” icon 217A indicating that the occurrence frequency is “high”, an occurrence frequency “normal” icon 217B indicating that the occurrence frequency is “normal”, and an occurrence frequency. Is selected from any one of the occurrence frequency “low” icon 217C indicating that “is low” and the occurrence frequency “high” icon 217A to the occurrence frequency “low” icon 217C. The occurrence frequency selection pointer 217D composed of the background is displayed. In response to the operation of the left button 65L and the right button 65R, the occurrence frequency selection pointer 217D can be moved left and right to select any one of the occurrence frequency “high” icon 217A to the occurrence frequency “less” icon 217C. . That is, one of three types of occurrence frequencies can be selected by operating the left button 65L and the right button 65R. When the setting of the occurrence frequency is selected, the explanation display unit 219 displays an explanation of the setting contents of the occurrence frequency.

  As described above, it is possible to select a predetermined item of the RTC effect by operating the upper button 65U and the lower button 65D and select (change) the contents of each predetermined item by operating the left button 65L and the right button 65R. The contents of each predetermined item of the selected RTC effect (RTC effect setting content) are determined by pressing the effect button 63. When the effect button 63 is operated, an RTC effect setting confirmation screen shown in FIG. 18C is displayed. On the RTC effect setting confirmation screen, the currently set RTC effect setting content is confirmed, and an RTC effect setting content saving image 220 indicating that the data has been saved is displayed superimposed on another image. At this time, the item selection cursor 211, the RTC effect presence / absence setting unit 212, the character setting unit 213, the machine number setting unit 214, the sound presence / absence setting unit 215, the effective time setting unit 216, the occurrence frequency setting unit 217, and the RTC effect setting method The characters and lines constituting the display unit 218 become thinner and the explanation display unit 219 is erased. As described later, when the effect button 63 is pressed when the RTC effect setting screen is displayed, the RTC effect setting content selected at that time is stored in the RTC effect setting storage unit 94A.

  The initial setting for “RTC effect presence / absence” is “Yes”, the initial setting for “Character” is “Character A”, the initial setting for “Unit number” is the unit number “1”, and the initial setting for “Presence / absence of voice” is The initial setting of the voice “present” and “valid time” is set to “30 minutes”, and the initial setting of “occurrence frequency” is set to “frequent”. That is, these initial setting contents are set as defaults and stored in the ROM 93. When the RTC effect setting is performed when the power is turned on for the first time after being installed in the amusement store or when the RAM is cleared, the RTC effect setting screen shown in FIG. 16A is displayed first. However, the initial setting of each setting item can be set as appropriate.

  FIG. 19A shows the relationship between settable items and the contents of each item for the RTC effect. As described above, “RTC effect presence / absence”, “character”, “device number”, “sound presence / absence”, “valid time”, and “occurrence frequency” are provided as settable setting items. Here, “valid time” and “occurrence frequency” are items relating to the execution condition of the RTC effect, and “character”, “device number”, and “presence / absence of sound” are items relating to the effect content of the RTC effect. be able to.

  Next, the contents of the RTC effect will be described. As described above, the production contents of the RTC effect differ depending on the setting contents set in the setting item “character”, the setting item “device number”, and the setting item “presence / absence of voice”. The RTC effect is roughly divided into a first RTC effect that is performed when the character A is set and a second RTC effect that is performed when the character B is set. Next, each RTC effect is divided by the machine number. Specifically, the first RTC effect is divided into the first RTC effect 1 to the first RTC effect 5 by the machine numbers “1” to “5”, and the second RTC effect is the machine numbers “1” to “5”. Are divided into a second RTC effect 1 to a second RTC effect 5. As described above, 10 types of RTC effects are provided by combinations of the setting contents of the setting item “character” and the setting item “device number”. Furthermore, when these 10 types of RTC effects are divided according to the presence or absence of audio, a total of 20 types of effects of RTC effects are provided. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the effect contents of the 20 types of RTC effects are RTC effect patterns associated with the combination of the setting contents of the setting item “character”, the setting item “device number”, and the setting item “presence / absence of voice”. Stored in the ROM 93.

  FIG. 19B shows the relationship between the RTC effect pattern and the effect content of the RTC effect that are associated with the combination of the setting item “character”, the setting item “device number”, and the setting item “presence / absence of voice”. This is a table. Here, the combination of the setting contents of the setting item “character” and the setting item “stand number” is associated with the effect contents of the RTC image effect of the image portion in the RTC effect regardless of the presence or absence of sound. Therefore, the effect contents of the RTC image effect associated with the combination of the setting contents of the setting item “character” and the setting item “device number” are represented as an RTC image effect pattern. Therefore, the RTC image effect patterns associated with the setting contents of the machine numbers “1” to “5” in the character A are referred to as RTC image effect patterns A1 to RTC image effect patterns A5. In these RTC image effect patterns, RTC effect patterns with sound are RTC image effect patterns A1-1 to RTC image effect patterns A5-1, and RTC effect patterns without sound are RTC image effect patterns A1-2 to RTC images. The production pattern is A5-2. On the other hand, the RTC image effect patterns associated with the setting contents of the machine numbers “1” to “5” in the character B are referred to as RTC image effect patterns B1 to RTC image effect patterns B5. In these RTC image effect patterns, RTC effect patterns with sound are RTC image effect patterns B1-1 to RTC image effect patterns B5-1, and RTC effect patterns without sound are RTC image effect patterns B1-2 to RTC images. The production pattern is B5-2. These 20 types of RTC effect patterns are stored in the ROM 93 in association with the setting contents of the RTC effect. Then, when executing the RTC effect, the effect control microcomputer 91 executes the RTC effect start command indicating the RTC effect pattern associated with the set content (set in the RTC effect setup storage unit 94B of the RAM 94). Is transmitted to the image control board 100. When receiving the RTC effect start command, the image control board 100 performs the RTC image effect of the effect content indicated by the command on the display screen 7a. Further, if the RTC effect pattern associated with the set content indicates the effect content “with sound”, the effect control microcomputer 91 outputs the RTC sound effect from the speaker 67 via the sound control board 106. .

  Next, the effect contents of the RTC effect will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, as a premise, for the five pachinko gaming machines 1 constituting the first gaming machine group 170 shown in FIG. 9, the character A and the presence of voice are set, and in order from the right end to the left end, the unit number = 1, Assume that 2, 3, 4, and 5 are set. That is, these five pachinko gaming machines 1 execute RTC effects of RTC effect patterns A1-1, A2-1, A3-1, A4-1, and A5-1 from the right end toward the left end. On the other hand, for the five pachinko gaming machines 1 constituting the second gaming machine group 171 shown in FIG. 9, the character B and the presence of voice are set, and the machine numbers = 1, 2, 3, Assume that 4 and 5 are set. That is, these five pachinko gaming machines 1 execute RTC effects of RTC effect patterns B1-1, B2-1, B3-1, B4-1, and B5-1 from the right end toward the left end. Also, reference numerals “1-A1” to “1-A5” and “1-B1” to “1-B5” illustrated in FIG. 21A indicate RTC image effect patterns “A1” to “A5” and The display screen 7a of the pachinko gaming machine 1 that executes the RTC image effects “B1” to “B5” is shown. That is, the display screen 7a of ten pachinko gaming machines 1 corresponding to the arrangement relationship shown in FIG. 9 is shown. In FIG. 21B to FIG. 26C, for the sake of convenience, the notations “A1” to “A5” and “B1” to “B5” representing the display screen 7a are saved. In addition, reference numeral “67” described in FIG. 21A schematically represents the speaker 67 provided in each pachinko gaming machine 1, but FIG. 21B to FIG. ), For the sake of convenience, the notation of “67” is saved.

  The RTC effect is an effect based on a confrontation between a baseball pitcher (character A: A Taro) and a batter (character B: B). The first RTC effect is the effect content associated with the character A. On the other hand, the second RTC effect is effect content mainly associated with the character B (via B).

  As shown in FIG. 20, the effect time of the first RTC effect and the second RTC effect is 60 seconds. The first RTC effect and the second RTC effect are each composed of the same nine chapters. Specifically, in both the first RTC production and the second RTC production, the grand (chapter 1) → the stadium (chapter 2) → the sponsor introduction (chapter 3) → just before the battle (chapter 4) → the first half of the battle (chapter 5) → the ball Chapters are developed in the order of movement (chapter 6) → rival up (chapter 7) → second half of the battle (chapter 8) → model name introduction (chapter 9). Then, the times (start time and end time) of the nine chapters corresponding to the first RTC effect and the second RTC effect are the same. That is, the nine chapters of the first RTC effect and the nine chapters of the second RTC effect are executed at the same timing (in the same time zone).

  In addition, the first RTC image effect which is the image part of the first RTC effect and the second RTC image effect which is the image part of the second RTC effect are different in each of the five pachinko gaming machines 1 (unit numbers 1 to 5). There are cases where an effect is executed but one effect is constituted as a whole, and five pachinko gaming machines 1 (base numbers 1 to 5) each execute the same effect. Here, the RTC image effect in the case where one effect is formed as a whole is referred to as “whole image effect (“ entire ”in FIG. 20)”, and the RTC image effect in the case of executing the same effect is referred to as “individual image effect ( In FIG. 20, it is referred to as “individual”). That is, there are chapters in which the overall image effect is performed and chapters in which the individual image effect is performed.

  In addition, the first RTC effect and the second RTC effect are set when the content of the effect common to all the units is executed for each chapter regardless of the set character and stand number ("common to all units" in FIG. 20). The same character is different from the case where the production content common to all the units is executed in the same character (“difference by character” in FIG. 20), but the set unit number is different. When the production content common to the numbers is executed ("difference by unit number" in FIG. 20), or when the production content different from the set character and unit number is executed ("character and stand" in FIG. 20) There is a difference in numbers ”).

  Next, the contents of the effects of the first RTC effect and the second RTC effect will be described for each chapter. First, Chapter 1 “Ground” will be described. The production time of chapter 1 “ground” of the first RTC production and the second RTC production is 15 seconds, and only the RTC image production is executed in each chapter 1. In chapter 1 of the first RTC image effect, a moving image overlooking the ground for one round with a batter's eyes looking at the pitcher as character A is displayed for 15 seconds. Chapter 1 of the first RTC image effect is an overall image effect, and the ground as viewed from the pitcher mound over the display screens 7a of all the five pachinko gaming machines 1 set in the character numbers A to 5 in the machine A. One ground image having a predetermined range is displayed. Accordingly, in “1-A1” to “1-A5”, one portion obtained by dividing one ground image is displayed according to each arrangement. Here, for example, the stand number 3 “1-A3” is arranged in the middle of “1-A1” to “1-A5”, so that the ground facing the center direction from the pitcher mound is displayed first. From there, it moves in the right direction → first direction → home direction → third direction → left direction → center direction, and a moving image such as an image of one round (360 degrees) is displayed clockwise around the ground (FIG. 21A). To FIG. 21 (C)). On the other hand, since the stand number 1 “1-A1” is arranged at the right end of “1-A1” to “1-A5”, a ground that faces the second direction from the pitcher mound is displayed at first. From there, moving in the first direction → home direction → third direction → left direction → center direction → second direction, a moving image that looks around the ground clockwise (360 degrees) is displayed (FIGS. 21A to 21). (See (C)).

  Similarly, in Chapter 1 “Ground” of the second RTC image effect, a moving image overlooking the ground for one round is displayed for 15 seconds with the pitcher looking at the character B as the batter. The chapter 1 of the second RTC overlooking effect is an entire image effect, and the ground viewed from the pitcher mound over the display screens 7a of all the five pachinko gaming machines 1 set in the character numbers B to 1 in the machine number B. One ground image having a predetermined range is displayed. Therefore, in “1-B1” to “1-B5”, one portion obtained by dividing one ground image is displayed according to each arrangement. Here, for example, since the stand number 3 “1-B3” is arranged in the middle of “1-B1” to “1-B5”, the ground is first directed from the pitcher mound toward the home (batter) direction. From there, a moving image is displayed that moves from the third direction → the left direction → the center direction → the right direction → the first direction → the home direction and looks around the ground one turn (360 degrees) (FIG. 21). (See (A) to FIG. 21 (C)). On the other hand, since the stand number 5 “1-A1” is arranged at the left end of “1-A1” to “1-A5”, first, the ground facing the left direction from the pitcher mound is displayed. From there, moving to the center direction → second direction → first direction → home direction → third direction → left direction, a moving image that looks around the ground clockwise (360 degrees) is displayed (FIGS. 21A to 21). (See (C)).

  As described above, the first RTC effect is mainly an effect associated with the character A (pitcher), and the second RTC effect is mainly an effect directed at the character B (batter). "And Chapter 2" Grand "of the second RTC effect are performed in a state in which the moving image overlooking the ground is shifted half a round. That is, different overall image effects are executed according to the set character. In addition, in the first RTC effect chapter 1 and the second RTC effect chapter 1, one overall ground image is displayed across the five pachinko gaming machines 1 having the machine numbers 1 to 5, respectively. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the above, different partial ground images are displayed.

  Next, Chapter 2 “Baseball Stadium” will be described. The first RTC effect and the second RTC effect chapter 2 “ball field” have an effect time of 2 seconds, and each chapter 2 executes only the RTC image effect. The first RTC effect chapter 2 and the second RTC effect chapter 2 are individual image effects. The same image is displayed regardless of the set character and machine number. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 22 (A), in “1-A1” to “1-A5” and “1-B1” to “1-B5”, the stadium is viewed from above the stadium. The same still image (ball field image) is displayed for 2 seconds.

  Next, Chapter 3 “Sponsor Introduction” will be described. Chapter 3 “Introduction of Sponsors” is an effect of introducing fictitious sponsors. The production time of chapter 3 “sponsor introduction” of the first RTC production and the second RTC production is 3 seconds, and in each chapter 3, the RTC image production and the RTC audio production are executed. The first RTC image effect chapter 3 and the second RTC image effect chapter 3 are individual image effects. The same image is displayed regardless of the set character and machine number. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 22B, in “1-A1” to “1-A5” and “1-B1” to “1-B5”, the same still image that introduces a fictitious sponsor ( Sponsor introduction image) is displayed for 3 seconds. Here, “○ × Hall” is displayed as the sponsor introduction image, but in this “XX × Hall”, the name of the amusement shop associated with the amusement shop code set in the function setting is displayed. It should be noted that a name set in advance such as the manufacturer of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be displayed in the name portion of the game shop in the sponsor introduction image. In the first embodiment, when the game store code is not set, the manufacturer name of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is displayed.

  Further, in the first RTC effect and the second RTC effect chapter 3, the same sound is output from the speaker 67 at the same timing regardless of the set character and the serial number (the same RTC sound effect is executed at the same timing). Specifically, a sound for introducing a sponsor at the start of chapter 3 (sponsor introduction sound) is output for 3 seconds. As a sponsor introduction voice, a voice saying “Today's game will be sent by the sponsor of the viewing” is output. As described above, in the first RTC effect and the second RTC effect chapter 3, the same RTC effect is executed in each pachinko gaming machine 1 regardless of the set character and serial number.

  Next, Chapter 4 “immediately before confrontation (confrontation)” will be described. Chapter 4 “immediately before the confrontation (confrontation)” is an effect that character A (pitcher) and character B (batter) confront each other and confrontation is started. The first RTC effect and the second RTC effect chapter 4 “immediately before the confrontation” (confrontation) is 7 seconds, and in each chapter 4, the RTC image effect and the RTC sound effect are executed. The first RTC image effect chapter 4 and the second RTC image effect chapter 4 are individual image effects. The same image is displayed regardless of the set character and machine number. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 22C, in “1-A1” to “1-A5” and “1-B1” to “1-B5”, character A (pitcher) and character B (batter) The same still image (facing image) facing each other is displayed for 7 seconds.

  Further, in the first RTC effect and the second RTC effect chapter 4, the same sound is output from the speaker 67 at the same timing (the same RTC sound effect is executed at the same timing) regardless of the set character and serial number. . Specifically, when 1 second has elapsed from the start of chapter 4, a sound (actual sound) that provides a live confrontation between character A (pitcher) and character B (batter) is output for 5 seconds. As a live commentary sound, a voice saying "Now, the fireflies of a long fateful battle have been cut and dropped" is output. In this way, in the first RTC effect and the second RTC effect chapter 4, the same RTC effect is executed in each pachinko gaming machine 1 regardless of the set character and serial number.

  Next, Chapter 5 “First half of the confrontation” will be described. The production time of the first RTC production and the second RTC production chapter 5 “first half of the confrontation” is 10 seconds, and each chapter 5 executes the RTC image production and the RTC audio production. The first RTC effect chapter 5 “first half of confrontation” is the effect content that the character A (pitcher) throws the ball. The chapter 5 of the first RTC image effect is an individual image effect, and the character A (pitcher) plays the ball on the display screens 7a of all five pachinko gaming machines 1 set in the character numbers A to 5 in the character A. The same video to throw is displayed. Also, in the first RTC sound production chapter 5, the sound of the character A (pitcher) speaking to the character B (batter) is simultaneously output twice from all the speakers 67 of the five pachinko gaming machines 1. Specifically, in each of “1-A1” to “1-A5”, when one second has elapsed from the start of chapter 5 (time t1), as shown in FIG. An image of A (pitcher) up is displayed, and a voice (speaking voice 1) “Ikuzo, B via!” Is announced from the speaker 67 by declaring war on the character B (batter). Next, when 3 seconds have elapsed from the start of chapter 5 (time t2), as shown in FIG. 23 (B), character A (“1-A1” to “1-A5”) is displayed. An image with a pitcher is displayed. Then, when 5 seconds have elapsed from the start of chapter 5 (time t3), each of “1-A1” to “1-A5”, as shown in FIG. ) Displays an image of throwing the ball, and a voice to speak to the character B (batter) (speaking voice 2) “This is my miracle ball!” Is output from the speaker 67. Then, when 7 seconds have elapsed from the start of chapter 5 (time t4), in each of “1-A1” to “1-A5”, as shown in FIG. ) Will display an image of throwing the ball.

  On the other hand, chapter 5 “first half of the confrontation” of the second RTC effect is the content of the effect that character B (batter) holds and tries to hit character A (pitcher). The chapter 5 of the second RTC image effect is also an individual image effect, and the character B (batter) is displayed on the display screen 7a of all the five pachinko gaming machines 1 set to the unit numbers 1 to 5 with the character B (batter). The same movie is displayed to get ready to hit. Also, in the second RTC audio production chapter 5, the voices responding to the talk of the character A (pitcher) of the character B (batter) are simultaneously output twice from all the speakers 67 of the five pachinko gaming machines 1. The Specifically, in each of “1-B1” to “1-B5”, when one second has elapsed from the start of chapter 5 (time t1), as shown in FIG. An image in which B (batter) once enters the position is displayed. Next, when 3 seconds have elapsed from the start of chapter 5 (time t2), as shown in FIG. 23 (B), character A (“B1” to “1-B5”) is displayed. The bat is pointed at the pitcher) and an image that answers the declaration of war (speaking) of the character A (pitcher) is displayed, and the voice (response voice 1) “Koi, Ataro! Is done. Then, when 5 seconds have elapsed from the start of chapter 5 (time t3), as shown in FIG. 24A, character B (batter batter) is displayed for each of “1-B1” to “1-B5”. ) Is displayed again to return to the ready state. Then, as shown in FIG. 24 (B), when 7 seconds have elapsed since the start of chapter 5 (time t4), character B (batter) is displayed for each of “1-B1” to “1-B5”. ) Is displayed, and a sound (response sound 2) “response to the stand 2” is output in response to the talking sound 2.

  Thus, on the display screen 7a of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the character B is set, an RTC image effect that responds to the RTC image effect performed on the display screen 7a of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the character A is set. Done. In addition, an RTC sound effect that responds to an RTC sound effect performed from the speaker 67 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the character A is set is performed from the speaker 67 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the character B is set. That is, the second RTC effect chapter 5 “first half of the confrontation” partially responds to the first RTC effect chapter 5 “first half of the confrontation”, and the character A and the character B are engaged. Therefore, it can be said that the chapter 5 of the first RTC effect and the chapter 5 of the second RTC effect are in a response relationship. Specifically, the character B (first gaming machine group) of FIG. 23B is compared with the scene (scene by image and sound) related to the character A (first gaming machine group 170 side) of FIG. 170 side) (image and sound scenes) are responding. In addition, the character B (second gaming machine group 171 side) in FIG. 24B is compared with the scene (scene by image and sound) related to the character A (first gaming machine group 170 side) in FIG. The scene related to (scene by image and sound) is responding.

  Next, the chapter 6 “ball movement” will be described. The chapter 6 “ball movement” is an effect that the ball thrown by the character A (pitcher) moves toward the character B (batter). The production time of chapter 6 “ball movement” of the first RTC production and the second RTC production is 6 seconds, and each chapter 6 executes only the RTC image production. The first RTC image effect chapter 6 and the second RTC image effect chapter 6 are both overall image effects, and the same moving image in which the ball wrapped in flame moves is displayed for 6 seconds regardless of the set character type. Is done. In the first RTC image effect and the second RTC image effect, the display screens 7a of the five pachinko gaming machines 1 set to the machine numbers 1 to 5 for each RTC image effect are regarded as one display screen as a whole, and the left end (" Image in which a ball wrapped in fire moves from the left end of “1-A5” and “1-B5” to the right end (right end of “1-A1” and “1-B1”) (flame ball moving image) Is displayed. Therefore, in “1-A1” to “1-A5” and “1-B1” to “1-B5”, one portion obtained by dividing one flame ball moving image is displayed according to each arrangement. . Here, for example, the stand numbers 5 “1-A5” and “1-B5” are arranged at the left end of “1-A1” to “1-A5” and “1-A5” to “1-B5”. First, the ball wrapped in flames moves from the left end toward the right end, then the middle part of the flame moves to the right → the second half of the flame moves to the right → black background → black background → Black background → black background → black background is displayed (see FIGS. 25A to 25B). On the other hand, the machine numbers 1 “1-A1” and “1-B1” are arranged at the right end of “1-A1” to “1-A5” and “1-A5” to “1-B5”. At first, since the ball wrapped in flame has not moved, a black background is displayed, and then the black background → black background → black background → black background → the ball wrapped in flame moves from the left end to the right end → The middle part of the flame moves to the right → The second half of the flame moves to the right → A black background is displayed (see FIGS. 25A to 25B).

  In this way, in the first RTC effect chapter 6 and the second RTC effect chapter 6, one overall flame ball moving image is displayed across the five pachinko gaming machines 1 having the respective machine numbers 1 to 5. In the pachinko gaming machine 1 related to each car number, different partial flame ball moving images are displayed.

  Next, Chapter 7 “Rival Up” will be described. Chapter 7 “Rival Up” is an effect content in which the character up associated with each RTC effect is cut in. The first RTC production and the second RTC production chapter 7 “rival up” production time is 2 seconds, and each chapter 7 executes only the RTC image production. The first RTC effect chapter 7 and the second RTC image effect chapter 7 are individual image effects. As shown in FIG. 25C, on the display screens 7a of the five pachinko gaming machines 1 that are set to the machine numbers 1 to 5 in the character A, the same still image of the character A (pitcher) up is displayed. Displayed (cut-in) for 2 seconds. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 25C, on the display screens 7a of the five pachinko gaming machines 1 that are set to the machine numbers 1 to 5 in the character B, the same stationary of the character B (batter) up. The image is displayed (cut-in) for 2 seconds.

  Next, Chapter 8 “Confrontation second half” will be described. The production time of the first RTC production and the second RTC production chapter 8 “second half of the confrontation” is 10 seconds, and each chapter 8 executes the RTC image production and the RTC audio production. The first RTC effect chapter 8 “the latter half of the confrontation” is the content of the effect that the character B (batter) tries to hit the ball from the viewpoint of the character A (pitcher). The chapter 8 of the first RTC image effect is an individual image effect, and the character B (batter) swings on the display screens 7a of all the five pachinko gaming machines 1 set as the machine numbers 1 to 5 for the character A. The same moving image showing whether or not the ball will hit the bat is displayed. Also, in the first RTC audio production chapter 8, the prayer sound for praying the ball thrown by the character A (pitcher) is sent from all the speakers 67 of the five pachinko gaming machines 1 related to the first gaming machine group 170. Output all at once. Specifically, in each of “1-A1” to “1-A5”, when two seconds have elapsed from the start of chapter 8, as shown in FIG. An image in which the character B (batter) swings at the line of sight is displayed, and the prayer voice “Ike-tsu” is output from the speaker 67. Next, when 4 seconds have elapsed from the start of chapter 8, each of “1-A1” to “1-A5” is as shown in FIG. The image that the ball and bat are approaching (winning or losing) is displayed.

  On the other hand, chapter 8 “second half of the confrontation” of the second RTC effect is an effect content effect content that the character A (pitcher) throws and approaches the ball approaching from the eye of the character B (batter). The chapter 8 of the second RTC image effect is also an individual image effect, and on the display screen 7a of all the five pachinko gaming machines 1 set to the machine numbers 1 to 5 on the character B, with the eyes of the character B (batter) A video approaching the ball is displayed. Specifically, in each of “1-B1” to “1-B5”, when two seconds have elapsed from the start of chapter 8, the ball is moved to character B (batter as shown in FIG. 26A). ) Is displayed. Next, when 4 seconds have elapsed from the start of chapter 8, each of “1-B1” to “1-B5”, as shown in FIG. An image is displayed in which the ball and the bat are approaching (winning or losing), and the characters are displayed in response to the prayer sound from all the speakers 67 of the five pachinko gaming machines 1 in the second gaming machine group 171. Voices (feelings voices) in which B (batter) is tempered are output all at once.

  Thus, on the display screen 7a of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the character B is set, an RTC image effect that responds to the RTC image effect performed on the display screen 7a of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the character A is set. Done. In addition, an RTC sound effect that responds to an RTC sound effect performed from the speaker 67 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the character A is set is performed from the speaker 67 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the character B is set. That is, the second RTC effect chapter 8 “confrontation second half” partially responds to the first RTC effect chapter 8 “confrontation second half”, and the character A and the character B are interrogated. Therefore, it can be said that the chapter 8 of the first RTC effect and the chapter 8 of the second RTC effect are in a response relationship. Specifically, the character B (second gaming machine group) of FIG. 26B is compared with the scene (scene by image and sound) related to the character A (first gaming machine group 170 side) of FIG. 171 side) (scene by image and sound) is responding.

  Next, chapter 9 “model introduction” will be described. The production time of chapter 9 “model introduction” of the first RTC production and the second RTC production is 5 seconds, and in each chapter 9, the RTC image production and the RTC audio production are executed. In the first RTC effect chapter 9 and the second RTC effect chapter 9, the same image and sound are output regardless of the set character and serial number. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 26 (C), “1-A1” to “1-A5” and “1-B1” to “1-B5” are identical to introduce the model name of the pachinko gaming machine 1 Still image (model name image: “Pachinko ○○”) is displayed for 5 seconds, and when 2 seconds have passed since the start of Chapter 9, the sound of the determined dialogue related to the theme (motif) of the pachinko machine 1 (Decisive speech) “Let's find the way of the sphere” is output from the speaker 67 for 2 seconds.

  Next, the customer waiting effect will be described. The customer waiting effect can be executed even when it is not valid time, and according to the control related to the progress of the game by the main control board 80, the special figure hold number is “0”, and the predetermined time after the variable effect is finished. It can be executed when elapses. Further, the customer waiting effect can be executed independently at different timings independently for each pachinko gaming machine 1 regardless of the set RTC effect setting contents. In the first embodiment, there is only one type of customer waiting effect. Also, the presentation time of the customer waiting effect is set to 30 seconds.

  In the first embodiment, the customer waiting effect is executed only on the display screen 7a. When the customer waiting effect is started, first, as shown in FIG. 27A, an explanation related to the theme of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is displayed, and then, as shown in FIG. An image in which the character A (pitcher) of the chapter 5 of the 1RTC image effect throws the ball is displayed. Next, as shown in FIG. 27C, the ball movement of the chapter 6 of the first RTC image effect or the second RTC image effect is displayed. A part of the movie 1 ("ball movement wrapped in flames from the left end of the screen to the right end" to "the second half of the flame moves to the right") is displayed, and the second RTC image is displayed as shown in FIG. The still image of the character B (batter) of the effect chapter 7 is displayed. Finally, as shown in FIG. 27E, the still image of the character B (batter) of the chapter 7 of the second RTC image effect is displayed. 1st RT Model name image is displayed in accordance with chapter 9 of the image effect or the 2RTC image effect.

  Next, the effective time and occurrence frequency of the RTC effect will be described using the time charts of FIGS. 28-1 to 28-4. First, the case where the function setting operation is performed during the function setting reception period and the RTC effect setting is further performed will be described. Here, it is assumed that the RTC effect is set to “valid” and the valid time “30 minutes” in the RTC effect setting. Also, the power was turned on at 10:00:00, and at 2 hours and 20 seconds after the power was turned on, at 10: 2: 20, finally the RTC effect setup process (FIG. 49) described later is set. The content was set (the RTC production setup was completed). Note that the completion of the setup of the RTC effect means that preparations for performing the RTC effect are completed on the day when the power is turned on.

  As shown in FIG. 28A, in the function setting reception period after the RAM is cleared, a predetermined dedicated image corresponding to the RAM clear is displayed. This dedicated image is displayed until a predetermined function setting operation is performed. After the function setting operation is performed, the function setting screen or the RTC effect setting screen is displayed until the setup of the RTC effect described later is completed (“setting screen” in FIG. 28-1). When the function setting operation is not performed during the function setting reception period, the setup of the RTC effect is completed immediately after the function setting reception period elapses. That is, when the function setting operation is not performed during the function setting reception period, the time when the function setting reception period has elapsed can be substantially regarded as the completion of the setup of the RTC effect.

  Here, since the effective time is set to “30 minutes”, the time when the effective time of the RTC effect ends (the effective time end time) is 10:00 after 30 minutes from 10:00:00 of the power-on time. Up to 30:00.

  Here, if the occurrence frequency is set to “high”, that is, “occurs RTC effect at 1 minute intervals”, the RTC effect is started one minute after the setup of the RTC effect is completed. The customer waiting effect is executed until the RTC effect is started. In the first embodiment, since the effect time of the customer waiting effect is 30 seconds, the customer waiting effect is executed twice before the RTC effect is started. Since the occurrence frequency is set to “frequent”, the RTC effect is generated (started) every one minute after one minute has elapsed after the setup of the RTC effect is completed. Here, in the first embodiment, since the effect time of the RTC effect is also set to 1 minute, the RTC effect is continuously executed without putting any hairs. The RTC effect is not started after the valid time has passed. In the example shown in FIG. 28-1, the RTC effect is executed at the end time of the effective time (effective time end time), but the RTC effect does not end at the effective time end time and is executed to the end. Is done. When the last RTC effect executed among the RTC effects generated during the effective time ends, the customer waiting effect is executed.

  Further, when the occurrence frequency is set to “normal”, that is, “occurs RTC effect every 5 minutes”, the RTC effect is executed 5 minutes after the setup of the RTC effect is completed. As in the case of the occurrence frequency “high”, the customer waiting effect is executed until the RTC effect is started, but it takes 5 minutes to start the RTC effect first, so the RTC effect is started. Ten waiting-to-customer effects are executed until this time. In addition, after 5 minutes have elapsed since the setup of the RTC effect, the RTC effect is generated (started) every 5 minutes. However, since the effect time of the RTC effect is 1 minute, the occurrence frequency is “high”. As described above, the RTC effect is not continuously executed. In the first embodiment, when the RTC effect is not continuously executed, after the RTC effect is finished, the customer waiting effect is repeatedly executed continuously until the next RTC effect is executed. Therefore, since the production time of the RTC effect is 30 seconds, if the occurrence frequency is set to “normal”, the waiting time of 8 visitor effects from the end of the RTC effect until the next RTC effect is executed. Are repeatedly executed continuously.

  If the occurrence frequency is set to “low”, that is, “occurs RTC effects at 10 minute intervals”, the RTC effect is executed 10 minutes after the RTC effect setup is completed. As in the case of the occurrence frequency “high”, the customer waiting effect is executed until the RTC effect is executed. However, since it takes 10 minutes until the RTC effect is first started, the RTC effect is started. Until then, 20 customer waiting effects are executed. Then, as in the case of the occurrence frequency “normal”, 18 customer waiting effects are repeatedly executed continuously after the RTC effect is completed until the next RTC effect is executed.

  In this way, in the effective time after the setup of the RTC effect is completed, the RTC effect is repeatedly executed with the time interval associated with the occurrence frequency “high”, “normal”, and “low” as one cycle. In the first embodiment, the time at which one cycle has elapsed from the time when the setup of the RTC effect is completed is the first start time of the RTC effect, and thereafter, the occurrence frequency at the first start time until the valid time end time. Each time obtained by adding the periods (time intervals) associated with “more”, “ordinary”, and “less” becomes the subsequent RTC effect start time (RTC effect start time). The arrival of the start time of the RTC effect during this effective time is a start condition for the RTC effect for starting the RTC effect.

  Next, the valid time and occurrence frequency of the RTC effect when a predetermined function setting operation is not performed during the function setting reception period will be described. Here, it is assumed that the RTC effect setting storage unit 94A stores the setting contents of the RTC effect “effective” and the effective time “30 minutes”. Assume that the power is turned on at 10:00:00.

  As shown in FIG. 28-2, in the function setting acceptance period after the RAM is cleared, a predetermined dedicated image corresponding to the RAM clear is displayed. This dedicated image is displayed until the setup of the RTC effect is completed. Here, since the valid time “30 minutes” is set, the valid time end time becomes 10:30:30 after 30 minutes from 10:00:00 of the power-on time.

  In the example shown in FIG. 28-2, since the function setting operation is not performed, a dedicated image display corresponding to the RAM clear is displayed immediately after the function setting reception period has elapsed (when the setup of the RTC effect is completed). Switches to a customer waiting stage. Here, when the occurrence frequency is set to “frequently (occurrence of RTC effect at 1 minute intervals)”, approximately 10:00:30 immediately after the function setting reception period has elapsed (the setup of the RTC effect has been completed). One minute from the second, the RTC effect is started, and thereafter, the RTC effect is started at a cycle of one minute. In addition, when the occurrence frequency is set to “normal (occurrence of RTC effects at intervals of 5 minutes)”, approximately 10:00:30 immediately after the function setting reception period has elapsed (the setup of the RTC effects has been completed). After 5 minutes, the RTC effect is started, and thereafter the RTC effect is started at a cycle of 5 minutes. Further, if the occurrence frequency is set to “low (occurs RTC effects at 10 minute intervals)”, approximately 10:00:30 immediately after the function setting acceptance period has elapsed (the setup of the RTC effects has been completed) 10 minutes later, the RTC effect is started, and thereafter, the RTC effect is started at a cycle of 10 minutes. As in the case of FIG. 28-1, if the occurrence frequency is set to “frequently (occurs RTC effects at 1 minute intervals)”, the customer waiting effect continues twice until the RTC effect starts. If the occurrence frequency is set to “normal (occurrence of RTC effect every 5 minutes)”, the customer waiting effect is continuously executed 10 times until the RTC effect is started. Is set to “less (generates RTC effects at 10-minute intervals)”, the customer waiting effect is continuously executed 20 times until the RTC effect is started.

  As described above, even when the RTC effect setting is not performed, the time interval associated with the occurrence frequencies “high”, “normal”, and “low” in the effective time after the setup of the RTC effect is completed is one cycle. The RTC effect is repeatedly executed.

  Next, as in the case of FIG. 28-1, the function setting operation was performed during the function setting reception period, and further the RTC effect setting was performed, but 10 minutes and 40 seconds after the setup of the RTC effect was completed, In other words, an example will be described in which the first start opening 20 is won during the effective time and a variation effect of 30 seconds is started. Here again, it is assumed that the RTC effect is set to “valid” and the valid time “30 minutes” in the RTC effect setting. Further, it is assumed that the power supply is turned on at 10:00:00, and the setup of the RTC effect is completed at 10: 2: 20 when 2 minutes and 20 seconds have elapsed since the power was turned on.

  As shown in FIG. 28-3, as in the case of FIG. 28-1, in the function setting reception period after the RAM is cleared, a predetermined dedicated image corresponding to the RAM clear is displayed. A predetermined dedicated image corresponding to the RAM clear is displayed from when the power is turned on until a predetermined function setting operation is performed, and then the function setting screen or the RTC effect setting screen is displayed until the setup of the RTC effect is completed. Is displayed.

  Here, since the effective time is set to “30 minutes”, the effective time end time will be 10:30:00 after 30 minutes from 10:00:00 of the power-on time, but the setup is completed 10 minutes 40 seconds later (13 minutes after power-on: 10:13:00) During the effective time, the first start port 20 is won for the first time after power-on, and the fluctuating effect is executed. Therefore, the valid time ends at the time of winning (at the start of the symbol variation effect). Therefore, the time when the variation effect of 30 seconds is finished is 13 minutes and 30 seconds after the power is turned on, that is, 10:13:30. However, since the effective time was ended by winning the first first opening 20 after the power was turned on (starting of the variation effect), after the variation effect was ended, the variation effect was not executed, And even if there is no special figure hold, the RTC effect start time does not arrive, the RTC effect does not occur, and the customer waiting effect is performed. In addition, when the RTC effect is being executed, the first start port 20 is won and the variable effect is executed. Therefore, the RTC effect being executed at the time of winning (at the start of the variable effect) ends, and the variable effect is performed. Is started.

  Next, as in the case of FIG. 28-3, the function setting operation is performed during the function setting reception period, the RTC effect setting is performed, and 10 minutes and 40 seconds after the setup is completed, A case will be described in which a winning effect is started for 5 seconds after winning 1 start opening 20. Here again, it is assumed that the RTC effect is set to “valid” and the valid time “30 minutes” in the RTC effect setting. Further, it is assumed that the power supply is turned on at 10:00:00, and the setup of the RTC effect is completed at 10: 2: 20 when 2 minutes and 20 seconds have elapsed since the power was turned on.

  As shown in FIG. 28-4, as in the case of FIG. 28-3, a predetermined dedicated image corresponding to the RAM clear is displayed after the power is turned on until a predetermined function setting operation is performed. Until the production setup is completed, the function setting screen or the RTC production setting screen is displayed. Then, during the effective period of 10 minutes and 40 seconds after the setup is completed (13 minutes after power-on: 10:13:00), the first start port 20 is won for the first time after power-on. Since the variation effect is executed, the valid time ends at the time of winning the prize (at the start of the variation effect), the running RTC effect ends, and the variation effect starts. Here, since the production time of the variation effect started is 5 seconds, if the variation effect is not executed, the RTC effect should be being executed at the end of the variation effect (10:13:05). However, after the variation production was finished, the variation production was not executed, and even if there was no special figure hold, the remaining portion of the remaining RTC production was not executed. There is a waiting effect.

  In the first embodiment, when the occurrence frequency is set to “frequent”, as a result, the RTC effect is repeatedly executed continuously without executing the customer waiting effect, but the customer waiting effect is always executed. You may be made to do. In addition, if the waiting for the customer effect is being executed at the time of starting the RTC effect from the relationship between the effect time of the RTC effect, the effect time of the customer waiting effect and the time relating to the occurrence frequency, Can be ended and the RTC effect can be started.

  As described above, for an RTC effect different from the game effect, there is a possibility that the RTC effect start time may be reached (start condition is satisfied) at the effective time set based on the date and time measured by the RTC 99, and the start time is Then (when the start condition is satisfied), the RTC effect is started and the RTC effect is not started unless the RTC effect start time is reached (unless the start condition is satisfied). When the effective time is not completed, such as when the effective time ends, the RTC effect start time is not reached (the start condition is not satisfied), and the RTC effect is not started. With this configuration, the RTC effect can be generated only when the effective time is set, so that a decrease in the effect of the RTC effect can be suppressed and the game entertainment can be improved.

  Here, the time at which the effective time ends is set to a time when a predetermined time (30 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 240 minutes, or 360 minutes) has elapsed since the time when the power was turned on. For the player who enters the store when the game store opens (so-called “Asaichi”), it is possible to effectively improve the effect of the RTC effect different from the game effect.

  In addition, a plurality of effective times (30 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 240 minutes, and 360 minutes) are provided, and the store clerk of the amusement shop can arbitrarily set (several numbers) by operating the select button 65 and the effect button 63. Therefore, the effective time, in other words, the period in which the RTC effect can be generated, can be adjusted according to the operating status and popularity of the pachinko gaming machine 1 model. Therefore, generation | occurrence | production of an unnecessary RTC effect can be prevented, the fall of the effect effect of an RTC effect can be suppressed, and game entertainment can be improved.

  Furthermore, the valid time of the RTC effect can be set when the RTC effect setting operation is performed after the function setting operation is performed until the predetermined time after the RAM is cleared (function setting operation reception period). Limited. That is, the player is restricted from setting the effective time of the RTC effect, and it is difficult for the player to set the effective time of the RTC effect, while the game store sets the effective time of the RTC effect. This is not limited, and it is easy for the store clerk to set the effective time of the RTC effect. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the RTC effect from occurring during a period not intended by the amusement store and reducing the effect of the RTC effect.

  Further, as the effective time, five types of 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes, 240 minutes, and 360 minutes are set in advance, but the number of types of this time and effective time is not limited to this and is set as appropriate. be able to. In the first embodiment, a plurality of effective times are set in advance, and one of the plurality of effective times is selected in the RTC effect setting. However, the effective time may be set by directly inputting the effective time. Good.

  Further, the effective time is fixed at the initial initial setting (30 minutes) unless changed in the RTC effect setting. For example, the first time after the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed based on the date and time measured by the RTC 99. One week is set to 30 minutes, one week after the installation has been switched to 60 minutes, one week after the installation has been two weeks has been switched to 120 minutes, It may be automatically changed based on the date and time measured by the RTC 99. Further, it can be changed by the RTC effect setting as in the first embodiment.

  In the first embodiment, the valid time is a period from when the power is turned on (timing) until a predetermined time elapses, but is related to the time when the power is turned on. It is also possible to set a period up to a preset time (for example, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, etc.). In addition, the valid time is defined as a time until a predetermined time elapses from a predetermined time (timing) other than the time when the power is turned on (timing) such as the time when the setup is completed (timing). It is good also as a period.

  In the first embodiment, the valid time is set only once between the time when the power is turned on and the time when the predetermined time has elapsed. That is, basically, the valid time is generated once a day. However, the valid time may be generated a plurality of times a day. For example, in addition to the effective time provided in the first embodiment, or instead of this effective time, it is possible to set the scheduled time for the game store to close and the remaining time (tn) until that time, The period from the predetermined remaining time (tn) before the scheduled time at which the game store is closed to the scheduled time at which the game store is closed can be set as the valid time. In this case, a plurality of scheduled closing times and predetermined remaining times are provided in advance, and, similar to the effective time of the first embodiment, one of a plurality is selected by operating the select button 65 and the effect button 63 in the RTC effect setting. Can be made selectable. Furthermore, it is possible to set the effective time from a predetermined time in the afternoon or evening (for example, 12:00 or 17:00), which is not related to the power-on time or the scheduled closing time, to the time when the predetermined time elapses. it can. In addition, the effective time can be generated a plurality of times a day, and, like the effective time of the first embodiment, one or more of the plurality of effective times can be selected by operating the select button 65 and the effect button 63 in the RTC effect setting. It can also be made selectable.

  In addition, regarding the RTC effect different from the game effect, the occurrence frequency (large, normal, low) can be arbitrarily set in the effective time from when the power is turned on until a predetermined time elapses. Therefore, at the time when the recognition degree for the RTC effect is low immediately after the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed, the RTC effect is appealed to the so-called “Morning” player by setting the frequency of occurrence of the RTC effect. The production effect can be enhanced. And after a certain amount of days have passed since the installation, there is a high possibility that the RTC effect has permeated among players and the recognition of the RTC effect has increased, so by setting the occurrence frequency of the RTC effect low, It is possible to prevent the performance effect of the RTC effect from being lowered. Moreover, the occurrence frequency of the RTC effect is set low at a stage such as immediately after the installation of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the occurrence frequency is gradually increased as the number of days has elapsed since the installation, thereby preventing the tiredness to the RTC effect. it can. That is, it is possible to prevent the effect of the RTC effect from being lowered and to improve the game entertainment.

  Here, the RTC effect is simultaneously executed by a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1, and the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the character A is set and the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the character B is set have a response relationship ( Since the interaction between the character A and the character B is executed), it is possible to give more impact to the player.

  Further, by operating the select button 65 and the effect button 63, the effective time can be set in addition to the occurrence frequency. Therefore, the effect of the RTC effect can be improved more effectively by combining the effective time and the occurrence frequency.

  In the first embodiment, three types of occurrence frequency are set in advance: high, normal, and low, in other words, every 1 minute, every 5 minutes, and every 10 minutes. The time indicating the occurrence frequency and the number of types of occurrence frequencies are not limited to this, and can be set as appropriate. In the first embodiment, a plurality of occurrence frequencies are set in advance, and one of the plurality of occurrence frequencies is selected in the RTC effect setting, but by directly inputting a specific time indicating the occurrence frequency. It can also be set.

  The occurrence frequency is fixed at the initial initial setting (many) unless changed in the RTC effect setting. For example, the first 1 after the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed based on the date and time measured by the RTC 99. RTC99 is set such that “many” is set to “many”, one month after the installation is switched to “normal”, and after two months from the installation, it is switched to “less”. It is also possible to automatically change the date based on the date and time measured. Further, it can be changed by the RTC effect setting as in the first embodiment.

  In the first embodiment, a time interval (cycle) based on the time at which the setup is completed is provided as the occurrence frequency. However, it can be set at a predetermined time. In this case, for example, the occurrence frequency “frequently” is set to a time of 1 minute interval based on 10: 1, 10: 2, 10: 3,. “Normal” is set to 10: 5, 10: 5, 10:10, and so on, with a time interval of 5 minutes based on 10:00:00, and the occurrence frequency “low” is set to 10:00 It is also possible to set the time at 10-minute intervals based on 10 minutes, 10:20 minutes, 10:30 minutes,. In addition, the start time of the RTC effect does not arrive at a fixed time interval (the start condition of the RTC effect is satisfied), for example, from 10:00 to 12:00, the start time of the RTC effect at 1 minute intervals. The time interval at which the RTC effect occurs is such that the start time of the RTC effect arrives at intervals of 5 minutes from 12:00 to 15:00, and the start time of the RTC effect arrives at intervals of 10 minutes after 15:00. It can also be changed in the middle, such as gradually increasing.

  The occurrence frequency is set at a time interval from the time when the setup is completed, but is set as an elapsed time from the end of the RTC effect until the start of the next RTC effect. May be. For example, if the occurrence frequency is “high”, the second RTC effect occurs when one minute has elapsed since the end of the first RTC effect, and the third time when one minute has elapsed since the end of the RTC effect. RTC production starts. On the other hand, if the occurrence frequency is “normal”, the second RTC effect is generated when 5 minutes have elapsed since the end of the first RTC effect, and the third time when the RTC effect is 5 minutes after the end. RTC production starts. If the occurrence frequency is “low”, the second RTC effect occurs when 10 minutes have elapsed since the end of the first RTC effect, and the third time when 10 minutes have elapsed from the end of the RTC effect. RTC production starts. Further, the occurrence frequency may be a time interval (cycle) based on a predetermined time (timing) other than the time (timing) at which the setup is completed, such as the time when the power is turned on (timing).

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the special figure 1 reserved ball number is less than 4, the game ball wins the first start opening 20, or when the special figure 2 hold ball number is less than 4, the second start opening When the 21 game balls are won (by the establishment of a predetermined condition), a jackpot determination is made as to whether or not to execute the jackpot game, and the result of the determination is notified or the variation effect suggesting the result of the determination Is executed. Then, when the predetermined condition is satisfied for the first time during the effective time (assuming that the variable effect is started), the effective time ends, and after the predetermined condition is satisfied (after the start of the variable effect), the occurrence of the RTC effect is generated. Regulations, specifically prohibited. In this way, after the fluctuating effect noticed by the player to notify or suggest the result of the jackpot determination is performed, the execution of the RTC effect that does not notify or suggest the result of the jackpot determination is prohibited, thereby causing the effect of the RTC effect. Decrease in effect can be suppressed. Furthermore, by prohibiting the generation of the RTC effect after the fluctuating effect is performed, the time when the RTC effect can be appreciated is limited, so the value of the RTC effect is increased and the effect of the RTC effect can be enhanced. .

  Also, since the valid time ends at the time when a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the power is turned on, the player who can appreciate the RTC effect selects the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the so-called “morning one” or the first day of the day In addition, since it is limited to the player who played the game with the pachinko gaming machine 1, the effect of producing the RTC effect can be further enhanced.

  In the first embodiment, when a predetermined condition is satisfied first after turning on the power (when the fluctuating effect is started), the valid time ends and the generation of the RTC effect is prohibited. Even within the valid time, the RTC effect start time is reached (the start condition for the RTC effect is satisfied), and the RTC effect does not occur. However, when the predetermined condition is satisfied in the effective time (the variation effect starts), the effective time itself does not end, but the occurrence frequency of the RTC effect is determined after the start of the variation effect in the effective period. It is also possible to reduce the time from before and to restrict the execution of the RTC effect. In this case, for example, if the occurrence frequency is set to “frequent”, the occurrence frequency is changed to “normal” and the occurrence frequency is lowered by establishing a predetermined condition (starting of the fluctuating effect) during the effective time. You can also. Also, if the occurrence frequency is set to “normal”, the occurrence frequency can be lowered by changing the occurrence frequency to “less” by satisfying a predetermined condition (starting of the fluctuating effect) in the effective time. As described above, there is a method of reducing the stage of the occurrence frequency by one stage when the predetermined condition is satisfied (the variation effect is started) in the effective time. In this case, if the occurrence frequency is set to “low”, it is possible to maintain the occurrence frequency “low” by satisfying the predetermined condition (starting the variation effect) in the effective time. Further, only in this case, it is also possible to prohibit the subsequent generation of the RTC effect by establishing a predetermined condition (starting of the variable effect) in the effective time. In addition, for each occurrence frequency “high”, “normal”, and “low”, prepare a normal time interval and a special time interval when a predetermined condition is established in the effective time (variable production starts). As long as the predetermined condition is not satisfied in the effective time (the change effect is started), the RTC effect is generated at a normal time interval corresponding to the set occurrence frequency, and the predetermined condition is satisfied in the effective time (the change effect is After the start, the RTC effect can be generated at a special time interval corresponding to the set occurrence frequency. In this case, the special time interval is set longer than the normal time interval and the special time interval at each occurrence frequency.

  Furthermore, when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the effective time (a variation effect starts), a time longer than a time corresponding to the occurrence frequency set at that time by a predetermined time (for example, 15 minutes) is set according to the new occurrence frequency. It can also be time. Further, when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the effective time (a variation effect is started), a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes in the first embodiment) corresponding to the occurrence frequency “low” (for example, 5 minutes) (for example, 5 Min) A long time (for example, “15 minutes”) can be set uniformly as a time according to the occurrence frequency. Further, when the predetermined condition is satisfied in the effective time (the variation effect is started), the subsequent RTC effect generation interval time is set in the RTC effect setting in the same way as the effective time of the first embodiment. It is also possible to make it possible to select one or more from among a plurality by operating the button 63.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the special figure 1 reserved ball number is less than 4, the game ball wins the first start opening 20, or when the special figure 2 hold ball number is less than 4, the second start opening When the 21 game balls are won (by the establishment of a predetermined condition), a jackpot determination is made as to whether or not to execute the jackpot game, and the result of the determination is notified or the variation effect suggesting the result of the determination Is executed. When a predetermined condition is satisfied when the RTC effect is being executed (if the change effect is started), the RTC effect being executed is terminated and the change effect is started. In this way, by terminating the RTC effect, the RTC effect and the variation effect are simultaneously executed, and the effect of the RTC effect and the variation effect is reduced, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in game entertainment.

  Further, when the variation effect started when the predetermined condition is satisfied (the variation effect is started) when the RTC effect is being executed, the special figure 1 reserved ball number is 0 at the end time, and On the condition that the special figure 2 number of reserved balls is 0, a demonstration effect different from the game effect and the RTC effect is executed after a lapse of a predetermined time from the end of the variation effect. Once the player has started playing and the game ball is being fired, the RTC effect is performed in a state where the predetermined condition is not satisfied and the player is frustrated, and instead the effect of the RTC effect. Can be suppressed.

  Here, if the end point at which the variation effect started from the middle of the RTC effect ends is being executed if the RTC effect is continued (the RTC effect related to the RTC effect is another pachinko machine 1). Even in the case of execution), the RTC effect is not executed halfway from the end point, and the demonstration effect is executed. Here, as described above, the RTC effect is executed integrally and in correspondence with the other pachinko gaming machines 1 that are turned on simultaneously with the pachinko gaming machine 1 based on the time measured by the RTC 99. Is done. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the effect of the RTC effect from being lowered by prohibiting the RTC effect from being divided by the change effect and restarting from the middle after the change effect is finished.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, the RTC effects controlled based on the time measured by the RTC 99 include an RTC image effect by image and an RTC sound effect by voice. In the RTC effect setting, the select button 65 is used. With the operation and the operation of the effect button 63, it is possible to set the presence / absence of the RTC sound effect (the presence / absence of sound) when the RTC effect is executed. Here, when the voice “present” is set, the RTC effect start time is reached as the RTC effect by executing the RTC effect start time in the effective time. On the other hand, when the voice “none” is set, the RTC effect effect is executed as the RTC effect by the RTC effect start time at the effective time, but the RTC sound effect is not executed. In this way, since the presence / absence of the RTC sound production can be set, for example, an RTC sound production such as a situation in which another type of gaming machine is installed next to or near the rear and it is difficult to hear the sound. In a situation where it is inappropriate to execute “R”, it is possible to prevent the effect of the RTC sound effect from being lowered by setting the sound “none” and not performing the RTC sound effect. On the other hand, in a situation where it is appropriate to execute the RTC sound effect such as an island from only a plurality of pachinko machines 1, by setting the sound “present” and executing the RTC sound effect together with the RTC image effect, It is possible to enhance the effect of RTC sound production and improve the game entertainment.

  In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a rotation knob 105, and a game effect such as a voice fluctuation effect is executed at a volume corresponding to a rotation operation on the rotation knob 105. In addition, as described above, the RTC effect is provided with two types of RTC effects: a first RTC effect associated with the character A and a second RTC effect associated with the character B.

  In addition, an effect (interaction) having a response relationship is performed between the first RTC sound effect that is the sound part in the first RTC effect and the second RTC sound effect that is the sound part in the second RTC effect. Specifically, the response sound 1 of the chapter 5 in the second RTC sound effect is output so as to respond to the talking sound 1 of the chapter 5 in the first RTC sound effect. Moreover, the response sound 2 of the chapter 5 in the second RTC sound effect is output so as to respond to the talking sound 2 of the chapter 5 in the first RTC sound effect. Furthermore, the spirit sound of chapter 8 in the second RTC sound effect is output so as to respond to the prayer sound of chapter 8 in the first RTC sound effect. That is, there is a correspondence relationship between an element constituting a part of the first RTC sound effect and an element constituting a part of the second RTC sound effect. Although the first RTC sound effect and the second RTC sound effect having such a response relationship can be executed in the pachinko gaming machine 1, for example, only one pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed. When the number of installed devices is small and the first RTC audio production and the second RTC audio production cannot be combined with each other, or the production effect that is difficult or can be expected is low, setting the audio “None” and the first RTC audio production and the first RTC audio production It is possible to suppress a reduction in the effect of the interaction due to the 2RTC audio effect.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, as described above, an image is performed in the chapter 5 in the second RTC image effect so as to respond to the image displayed in the chapter 5 in the first RTC image effect (see FIGS. 23 to 24). . Further, an image is displayed on the chapter 8 in the second RTC image effect so as to respond to the screen displayed on the chapter 8 in the first RTC image effect (FIGS. 26A to 26B). That is, the elements that constitute a part of the first RTC image effect and the elements that constitute a part of the second RTC image effect are in a correspondence relationship. Thus, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, at least a first RTC effect composed of a first RTC image effect and a first RTC sound effect, or a second RTC effect composed of a second RTC image effect and a second RTC sound effect. Since it is feasible, a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 can be used to produce an integrated and responsive production, impact the player, and enhance the production effect of the RTC production.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the start time does not coincide with the sound of the interaction (response relationship) configured by the first RTC sound effect and the second RTC sound effect. In other words, after one of the voices to be multiplied is output, the other voice is output. For example, the interaction sound 1 and the response sound 1, the interaction sound 2 and the response sound 2, and the prayer sound and the enthusiasm sound are in a response relationship, respectively. The output of the response voice 2 is started after the output of the contact voice 2 is started, and the output of the spirit voice is started after the output of the prayer voice is started. As described above, since the start of the audio for the interaction does not match, the presence of the interaction can be enhanced and the effect of producing the RTC audio effect can be increased.

  Moreover, in 1st Embodiment, the audio | voice of the interaction (response relationship) comprised by a 1st RTC audio | voice effect and a 2nd RTC audio | voice effect is not overlapped partially. For example, the inquiry sound 1 and the response sound 1 and the inquiry sound 2 and the response sound 2 are in a response relationship, but after the output of the inquiry sound 1 is finished, the output of the response sound 1 is started and the output of the inquiry sound 2 is output. After the process is finished, the output of the response voice 2 is started. In this way, since the audio for the interaction does not overlap, it is possible to prevent the audio for the interaction from becoming difficult to hear. On the other hand, for a pair of prayer voices and spirit voices that are in a response relationship, after one of the voices for prayer (prayer voice) is output, the other voice (motivational voice) is being output while the one voice is being output. Is output. In other words, one voice and the other voice that are involved are partially overlapped and output. As described above, by increasing the variation in the timing of the interaction, it is possible to enhance the effect of producing the RTC audio effect by the interaction. In addition to the interaction, the predetermined sound related to the second RTC sound effect may be output at the timing when the predetermined sound related to the first RTC sound effect is output, and the predetermined sounds may be in a correspondence relationship. As described above, by increasing the variation of the audio timing, it is possible to enhance the effect of the RTC audio effect performed in a combined and integrated manner with the first RTC audio effect and the second RTC audio effect. Also, in one RTC production, the scene related to character A responds to the scene related to character B, but the scene related to character B responds to the scene related to character A. May be. In one RTC effect, it may be set so that only one character speaks, or both can be spoken. That is, at a certain timing, character A speaks to character B, character B responds to character A's speaking, and at another timing, character B speaks to character A and character A responds to character B's speaking. May be.

  In the first embodiment, in the RTC effect setting, it is possible to arbitrarily set the character A or the character B by operating the select button 65 and the effect button 63, in other words, the effect type of the RTC effect. However, for example, the character type (RTC effect type) cannot be arbitrarily set, but character A or character B (RTC effect type) is set in advance, and the gaming machine system YS As a result of the integration, it is possible to perform the multiplication. For example, the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the character A (first RTC effect) is set in advance is set in the first gaming machine group 170 shown in FIG. 9, and the character is set in advance in the second gaming machine group 171 shown in FIG. The pachinko gaming machine 1 in which B (second RTC effect) is set can be installed, and the first RTC effect and the second RTC effect can be executed at the same time, and the RTC image effect and the RTC sound effect can be interrogated.

  Further, the setting contents (setting items and item contents) of the RTC effect are not limited to the first embodiment, and can be set as appropriate. For example, in the first embodiment, two types of setting item “character” are provided, but three or more types of characters can be set. For example, four types of characters A to D can be set, and the contents of the RTC effect executed for each of the two combinations (for example, A and B, A and C) are different. The combination pattern and one character in the combination (for example, the character C of the combination pattern “A and C”) can be set in the RTC effect setting, and the RTC effect can be executed according to the setting content. can do. In this case, it is desirable that an interaction is provided for each RTC effect based on the combination.

  In addition, the subject matter related to RTC production is not limited to “confrontation between baseball pitcher (character A: A Taro) and batter (character B: B)”, but “confrontation between soccer forward and defender”, “soccer of soccer” `` Confrontation with Forward and Keeper '', `` Singer and Audience at Concert '', `` Bokeh and Tsukkomi at Manzai '', `` School and Alumni at Graduation Ceremony '', `` Soprano Part and Bus Part at Chorus '', “Orchestra conductor and violin” can be set as appropriate. In addition, a plurality of the subjects are set in advance, and a character is provided for each subject, and the subject and the character can be set in the RTC effect setting.

  Moreover, the range of the machine number which can be set in RTC effect setting is not restricted to 1-5, It can set suitably 1-3, 1-9. In this case, the entire image effect is appropriately configured based on the set range of the serial numbers, and a screen displayed on the display screen 7a is appropriately allocated for each serial number. In addition, the machine number is not settable and can be set individually for the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  In the first embodiment, the RTC effect is composed of nine chapters. However, the number of chapters, contents of development, order of development, and the like can be set as appropriate. Furthermore, the RTC effect may not be composed of chapters. Further, in the RTC image effect, the entire image effect and the individual image effect are executed, but the RTC image effect may be executed so that only one of them is executed. Furthermore, the RTC image effect is composed of a moving image and a still image, but can be composed of only one of them.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the RTC effect includes an RTC image effect by an image displayed on the display screen 7a and an RTC sound effect by sound output from the speaker 67. In addition to these, Instead of one or both of these, the RTC effect (RTC light emission effect) by the light emitted from the frame lamp 66 and the panel lamp 5 and the RTC effect (RTC operation effect) by the operation operated by the decorative movable body 15 are used. There can also be. In this case, for example, the interaction between different effect devices is performed such that the interaction as described above is composed of the RTC audio effect and the RTC operation effect, or is composed of the RTC image effect and the RTC operation effect. It can be made to be.

  In the first embodiment, the RTC effect production time is set to “60 seconds (= 1 minute)”, but is not limited to this and can be set as appropriate. It is also possible to provide a plurality of effect times for the RTC effect and to select the effect time in the RTC effect setting. That is, an RTC effect with a long effect time and an RTC effect with a short effect time are provided, and either one can be selected in the RTC effect setting. In this case, the effect content of the RTC effect with the long effect time may include all the effect content of the RTC effect with the short effect time, or may include a part of the effect content of the RTC effect with the short effect time. It is also possible to make it completely different from the content of the RTC production with a short production time.

  In the first embodiment, in the RTC effect setting, the presence / absence of the RTC effect, the character, the machine number, the presence / absence of sound, the valid time, and the occurrence frequency are determined by operating the select button 65 (up button 65U or down button 65D). To select a setting item, move the selection pointer of the setting item being selected by operating the select button 65 (the left button 65L or the right button 65R), select the item content, and finally the effect button 63 The item content is determined (determined) by pressing the button, but the item content selection method and determination method are not limited to this, and can be set as appropriate.

  In the first embodiment, the effective time end time, which is the time when the effective time ends, and the RTC effect start time, which is the time when the RTC effect starts, are set based on the time measured by the RTC 99. For example, a timer that measures the time that has elapsed since power-on or a timer that measures a predetermined time (for example, 4 ms) is mounted on the sub-control board 90, and is based on these timers. It can also be set. In the first embodiment, the RTC 99 is mounted on the sub-control board 90, but is mounted on another control board such as the image control board 100, and the date and time are transferred from the other control board to the sub-control board 90. It is also possible to transmit information on the.

7). Operation of Game Control Microcomputer 81 [Main Control Main Process] Next, the operation of the game control microcomputer 81 will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that a counter, timer, flag, status, buffer, and the like that appear in the operation of the game control microcomputer 81 described below are provided in the RAM 84. The initial value of the counter is “0”, the initial value of the flag is “0”, that is, “OFF”, and the initial value of the status is “1”. When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is powered on, the game control microcomputer 81 provided on the main control board 80 reads out and executes the main control main process program shown in FIG. 29 from the ROM 83. As shown in the figure, in the main control main process, a power-on process (S001) described later is first performed.

  Following the power-on process (S001), interrupts are prohibited (S002), and the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S003) is executed. In this normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S003), the various random number counter values shown in FIG. When each random number counter value reaches the upper limit value, it returns to “0” and is added again. The initial value of each random number counter may be a value other than “0” or may be changed randomly. Further, at least a part of each random number may be a so-called hardware random number generated using a known random number generation circuit including a counter IC or the like.

  When the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S003) is completed, the interruption is permitted (S004). While the interrupt is permitted, the main timer interrupt process (S005) can be executed. The main timer interrupt process (S005) is executed based on an interrupt pulse that is repeatedly input to the CPU 82, for example, at a cycle of 4 msec. That is, the main timer interrupt process (S005) is executed at a cycle of 4 msec. Then, after the main timer interrupt process (S005) is finished and until the main timer interrupt process (S005) is started next, various kinds of normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S003) are performed. The update process of the random number counter value is repeatedly executed. When an interrupt pulse is input to the CPU 82 in the interrupt disabled state, the main timer interrupt process (S005) is not started immediately, but is started after the interrupt is enabled (S004).

  [Power-On Process] As shown in FIG. 30, in the power-on process (S001), permission setting for access to the RAM 84 is first performed (S011). As a result, information can be written to and read from the RAM 84. Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 81 determines whether or not the RAM clear switch 89 has been operated (S012). If the RAM clear switch 89 is operated (YES in S012), the process proceeds to step S018. On the other hand, if there is no operation (NO in S012), it is subsequently determined whether or not the power-off flag is ON (S013). The power-off flag is a flag that indicates the occurrence of power interruption, and is a flag that is turned on in a power-off monitoring process (see FIG. 36) described later.

  If the power-off flag is not ON (NO in S013), there is a possibility that the power has not been cut off normally, and the process proceeds to step S018. On the other hand, if the power-off flag is ON (YES in S013), a checksum is calculated (S014) and compared with the checksum calculated at the time of power-off (see step S2902 in FIG. 36) It is determined whether the checksum values match (S015). If the checksum values do not match (NO in S015), it is determined that the content stored in the RAM 84 is not normal, and the process proceeds to step S018. On the other hand, if the checksum values match (YES in S015), it is determined that the stored contents of the RAM 84 are normal, and the process proceeds to step S016.

  In step S016, a setting process at the time of power recovery of the work area of the RAM 84 is performed. In this setting process, power recovery information is read from the ROM 83 and the power recovery information is set in the work area of the RAM 84. Thereafter, the game control microcomputer 81 turns off the power-off flag (S017), and proceeds to step S021.

  In step S018, information about all games stored in the RAM 84 is cleared (S018). Thereafter, the game control microcomputer 81 initializes the work area of the RAM 84 (S019). In this initial setting, the initial setting information read from the ROM 83 is set in the work area of the RAM 84. Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 81 outputs a RAM clear notification command for notifying that the RAM has been cleared to the sub-control board 90 (S020). Then, the process proceeds to step S021. In step S021, as other initial settings, for example, settings of the CPU 82, SIO, PIO, CTC (circuit for managing interrupt time) are set.

  [Main-side timer interrupt processing] Next, the main-side timer interrupt processing (S005) will be described. As shown in FIG. 31, in the main timer interrupt process (S005), first, an output process (S101) is executed. In the output process (S101), commands set in the output buffer provided in the RAM 84 of the main control board 80 in each process described below are output to the sub control board 90, the payout control board 110, and the like.

  In the input process (S102) performed after the output process (S101), various sensors (a first start port sensor 20a, a second start port sensor 21a, and a first grand prize port sensor) which are mainly attached to the pachinko gaming machine 1. 30a, the second big prize opening sensor 35a, the general prize opening sensor 27a, etc. (see FIG. 7)) are read, and the payout data for paying out the winning ball according to the type of the winning opening is output to the RAM 84. Set to buffer. In the input process (S102), a detection signal from the lower plate full switch for detecting the fullness of the lower plate 62 is also taken in and stored in the output buffer of the RAM 84 as lower plate full data.

  The normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S103) performed next is the same as the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S003) performed in the main control main process of FIG. That is, the update processing of various random number counter values (including the normal symbol random number counter value) shown in FIG. 11 includes the execution period of the main timer interrupt process (S005) and other periods (main timer interrupt process (S005 ) Until the next main timer interrupt process (S005) is started).

  Following the normal symbol / special symbol main random number update process (S103), a starting port sensor detection process (S104) described later is performed, and then a normal operation process (S105) is performed. In the normal operation process (S105), the hit determination is performed using the normal symbol random number acquired in the start port sensor detection process using the hit determination table (see FIG. 12D). When the hit determination is performed, the normal symbol display (variation display and stop display) for notifying the determination result is performed. As a result of the hit determination, if the winning is won, an auxiliary game is performed in which the electric chew 22 is opened according to a predetermined opening pattern (opening time or number of opening) according to the gaming state.

  Next, the game control microcomputer 81 performs special operation processing (S106), and then performs specific area sensor detection processing (S107). The special operation process (S106) will be described later. In the specific area sensor detection process (S107), it is determined whether or not a game ball has been detected by the specific area sensor 39a. If it is within a predetermined V valid period, the V flag is turned ON. The V effective period is a period set in step S2206 in the special electric accessory process (see FIG. 35) described later. In the game state setting process (step S2219) in the special electric accessory process, if the V flag is ON, the probability variation flag is turned ON. Thereby, the gaming state after the jackpot game is controlled to a high probability state.

  Next, the game control microcomputer 81 performs a power-off monitoring process (S108) to be described later, executes other processes (S109), and ends the main-side timer interrupt process (S005). As other processing (S109), the second special figure hold indicator 43b is controlled to display the number based on the special figure 2 reserved ball number, or the first special figure 1 reserved ball number based on the special figure 1 reserved ball number. The figure hold display device 43a is controlled to a display mode indicating the number thereof. In addition, as another process (S109), the timer provided in the RAM 84 is updated. Until the next interrupt pulse is input to the CPU 82, the processes of steps S002 to S004 of the main control main process are repeatedly executed (see FIG. 29). When the interrupt pulse is input (after about 4 msec), the main control again. Side timer interrupt processing (S005) is executed. In the output process (S101) of the main timer interrupt process (S005) executed again, the command set in the output buffer of the RAM 84 in the previous main timer interrupt process (S005) is output.

  [Starting Port Sensor Detection Process] As shown in FIG. 32, in the starting port sensor detection process (S104), first, whether or not the game ball has passed through the gate 28, that is, whether or not the game ball has been detected by the gate sensor 28a. (S201). If the game ball has passed through the gate 28 (YES in S201), a gate passing process (S202) is performed. On the other hand, if the game ball has not passed through the gate 28 (NO in S201), the gate passing process (S202) is passed and the process proceeds to step S203. In the gate passing process (S202), the normal symbol random number (see FIG. 11B) is acquired on the condition that the normal symbol random number stored at that time is less than four, and is stored in the normal symbol holding storage unit 86. Store.

  In step S203, it is determined whether or not a game ball has won the second start port 21, that is, whether or not a game ball has been detected by the second start port sensor 21a (S203). If a game ball has not won at the second starting port 21 (NO at S203), the process proceeds to step S209. If a game ball has won at the second starting port 21 (YES at S203), the special figure 2 is on hold. It is determined whether or not the number of balls (the number of second special figure hold, specifically, the value of a counter for counting the number of second special figure hold provided in the RAM 84) is equal to or less than “4” (upper limit storage number). (S204). If the special figure 2 reserved ball number is “4” or less (YES in S204), the process proceeds to step S209. If the special figure 2 reserved ball number is not “4” or less (less), the process proceeds to step S209. (NO in S204), 1 is added to the special figure 2 reserved ball number (S205).

  Subsequently, in S206, a special symbol random number counter value (label-TRND-T), a jackpot type random number counter value (label-TRND-AS), a reach random number counter value (label-TRND-RC), and a variation pattern random number counter value (label) The special figure 2 related random number consisting of -TRND-HP) is acquired. (That is, the random value group shown in FIG. 11A is acquired).

  Subsequently, a second start winning command specifying process (S207) is performed. In the second start winning command specifying process (S207), based on the special figure 2 related random number acquired in step S206, the second starting winning command is specified by using the start winning command specifying table shown in FIG. A start winning command is set in the output buffer of the RAM 84. In specifying the second start winning command, if the current gaming state is a high probability state and the special symbol random number is “1”, the second starting port and the high probability state in the start winning command specifying table of FIG. With reference to the location, the command “E2H21H” is specified as the second start winning command. Note that the second start winning command is composed of 2 bytes of information (a 1-byte upper command (eg, E2H) and a 1-byte lower command (eg, 21H)).

  The special symbol random number classification in the table shown in FIG. 14 corresponds to the classification in the jackpot determination table (see FIG. 12A). Therefore, the specified second start winning command includes the success / failure information indicating the success / failure of the jackpot.

  Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 81 uses the special figure 2 related random number acquired in step S206 as the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b corresponding to the current special figure 2 reservation number of balls in the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b. (S208).

  Subsequently, in the start port sensor detection process (S104), it is determined whether or not a game ball has won the first start port 20, that is, whether or not a game ball has been detected by the first start port sensor 20a (S209). ). If a game ball has not won the first start port 20 (NO in S209), the start port sensor detection process is completed, and if a game ball has won the first start port 20 (YES in S209), Whether the number of special figure 1 reserved balls (the number of first special figure reserved, specifically, the value of the counter for counting the number of first special figure reserved in the RAM 84) is equal to or less than "4" (upper limit storage number) It is determined whether or not (S210). When the special figure 1 reserved ball number is “4” or less (YES in S210), the start port sensor detection process is completed, and the special figure 1 reserved ball number is not “4” or less (less than). (NO in S210), "1" is added to the number of special figure 1 reserved balls (S211).

  Subsequently, in step S212, as in step S206, a special symbol random number counter value (label-TRND-T), a jackpot type random number counter value (label-TRND-AS), and a reach random number counter value (label-TRND-RC). And the special figure 1 related random number which consists of a fluctuation pattern random number counter value (label-TRND-HP) is acquired (that is, the random value group shown in FIG. 11A is acquired).

  Subsequently, a first start winning command specifying process (S213) is performed. In the first start winning command specifying process (S213), the first start winning command is specified by using the start winning command specifying table shown in FIG. 14 based on the special figure 1 related random number acquired in step S212. A start winning command is set in the output buffer of the RAM 84. In specifying the first start winning command, if the current gaming state is the normal probability state and the special symbol random number is “1”, the first starting port and the normal probability state in the start winning command specifying table of FIG. With reference to the location, the command “E1H11H” is specified as the first start winning command. The identified first start winning command includes success / failure information indicating whether or not the jackpot is successful.

  Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 81 uses the special figure 1 related random number acquired in step S202 as the first special figure reservation storage unit 85a corresponding to the current special figure 1 reservation number of balls in the first special figure reservation storage unit 85a. (S214), and the start port sensor detection process is completed.

  In the start winning command (first start winning command and second start winning designation command) of the first embodiment, the upper digit value of the upper two-digit command in hexadecimal is the command type (start winning command). Information). Further, the value of the lower digit of the upper command is start opening information for designating the type of the start opening (whether winning at the first starting opening 20 or winning at the second starting opening 21). Further, the value of the upper digit among the two-digit lower-order commands in hexadecimal number is gaming state information for designating a gaming state (normal probability state or high probability state). In addition, the value of the lower digit of the lower commands is the success / failure information indicating the success / failure of the jackpot. Note that the rules relating to the generation of the start winning command are an example and can be arbitrarily changed.

  [Special Operation Processing] As shown in FIG. 33, in the special operation processing (S106), the processing related to the special symbol display 41 and the big winning devices (the first big winning device 31 and the second big winning device 36) has four statuses. Each of these statuses is assigned “special operation status = 1, 2, 3, 4”. The game control microcomputer 81 first determines whether or not the “special operation status” is “1” (S1301). If the “special operation status” is “1” (YES in S1301), a special symbol standby process (S1302) is performed. If the “special operation status” is not “1” (NO in S1301), “ It is determined whether or not the “special operation status” is “2” (S1303). If the “special operation status” is “2” (YES in S1303), the special symbol change processing (S1304) is performed. If the “special operation status” is not “2” (NO in S1303), It is determined whether or not the “special operation status” is “3” (S1305). If the “special action status” is “3” (YES in S1305), the special symbol confirmation process (S1306) is performed. If the “special action status” is not “3” (NO in S1305), a special symbol is displayed. The electric accessory processing (S1307) is performed. The “special operation status” is set to “1” by default.

  In the special symbol standby process (S1302), random numbers such as the special symbol random number acquired in the start port sensor detection process (see FIG. 32) are stored in a predetermined determination table (FIGS. 11A, 11B, 11C, 11C). (See FIG. 12). Then, the special symbol change display for notifying the result of the special symbol lottery is started, and the special operation status is set to “2”. The special symbol standby process (S1302) will be described in detail later.

  In the special symbol change processing (S1304), it is determined whether or not the special symbol change time has elapsed.When the special symbol change time elapses, the special symbol is stopped and displayed, and the variable stop command is set in the output buffer to display the special operation status. Set to “3”.

  In the special symbol confirmation process (S1306), it is determined whether or not the stopped special symbol is a jackpot symbol.If the symbol is a jackpot symbol, a special jackpot game is started and a special operation status is displayed to execute the special electric accessory processing. Set to “4” and set the jackpot opening command to the output buffer. On the other hand, if it is not a jackpot symbol, the special operation status is set to “1” in order to execute the special symbol standby process again. In the special symbol confirmation process (S1306), in order to manage the control period in the high probability state, if the probability variation flag is ON, the value of the probability variation counter is decremented by 1 and when the probability variation flag becomes “0”, the probability variation flag is turned OFF. To do. That is, the high probability state is terminated. Further, in order to manage the control period of the time-short state (that is, the high base state), if the time-short flag is ON, the value of the time-short counter is decremented by 1 and when the time-short counter becomes “0”, the time-short flag is turned OFF. That is, the time saving state is terminated. Further, when the special operation status is set to “4” (when the big hit game is started), if the probability variation flag or the hourly flag is ON, the special operation status is returned to OFF. In other words, during the big hit game, the low probability and low base state is controlled.

  In the special electric accessory processing (S1307), the first grand prize opening 30 and the second big prize opening 35 are opened according to a predetermined opening pattern (opening time and number of times of opening, see FIG. 10) according to the type of winning jackpot. Play a jackpot game (special game). The special electric accessory processing (S1307) will be described in detail later.

  [Special Symbol Waiting Process] As shown in FIG. 34, in the special symbol waiting process (S1302), it is first determined whether or not the special figure 2 reserved ball number is “0” (S1401). Special figure 2 If the number of reserved balls is “0” (YES in S1401), that is, if there is no memory of the random value group acquired due to winning at the second starting port 21, special figure 1 is reserved It is determined whether or not the number of balls is “0” (S1407). If the number of reserved balls in the special figure 1 is also “0” (YES in S1407), that is, if there is no memory of the random value group acquired due to winning in the first starting port 20, the waiting for customers It is determined whether or not the flag is ON (S1415). If the flag is ON, the special symbol standby process is finished. If not, the customer waiting command is set in the output buffer (S1416) and the customer waiting flag is turned ON. (S1417).

  In step S1401, if the number of reserved balls in Special Figure 2 is not "0" (NO in S1401), that is, storing a random value group acquired due to winning at the second starting port 21 (holding information in Special Figure 2) When there is one or more, special figure 2 big hit judgment processing (S1402) and special figure 2 fluctuation pattern judgment processing (S1403) are performed.

  In the special figure 2 jackpot determining process (S1402), the first stored special symbol random value stored in the second special figure holding storage unit 85b is read out and the jackpot corresponding to the current gaming state is read. Based on the determination table (see FIG. 12A), the determination of whether or not the jackpot is won (the jackpot determination) is performed. If the result of the jackpot determination is a jackpot, the jackpot type random number value is read out, and the jackpot type determination (jacket symbol type determination) is performed based on the jackpot symbol type determination table (see FIG. 12B). Then, special figure stop symbol data corresponding to the jackpot type is set in a special figure buffer provided in the RAM 84. If the result of the big hit determination is “lost”, the special figure stop symbol data corresponding to the lost symbol is set in the special symbol buffer.

  In the special figure 2 fluctuation pattern determination process (S1403), the first stored fluctuation pattern random value stored in the second special figure reservation storage unit 85b is read out, and the special figure fluctuation pattern determination table ( Based on (see FIG. 13), the variation pattern is determined (variation pattern determination). In this process, when the result of the jackpot determination described above is “losing”, the reach randomness value is read and the variation pattern of the loss with reach is determined based on the reach determination table (see FIG. 12C). Reach determination is performed to determine whether to make a change pattern of loss without reach.

  Next, the game control microcomputer 81 decrements the special figure 2 reserved ball number by one (S1404). Then, the storage location (storage area) of various counter values in the second special figure storage unit 85b is shifted by one to the side read from the current position, and the fourth special figure storage unit 85b holds the fourth. The corresponding storage area (the storage area farthest from the read side) is cleared (S1405). In this way, the second special figure hold is digested in the order in which it was put on hold.

  Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 81 executes special figure 2 fluctuation start processing (S1406). In the special figure 2 fluctuation start process (S1406), the special operation status is set to “2” and the fluctuation start command is set to start the fluctuation display of the second special symbol. Note that the fluctuation start command (also referred to as the special figure 2 fluctuation start command) set in the special figure 2 fluctuation start process (S1406) includes the result of the big jackpot judgment performed in the special figure 2 big hit judgment process (S1402) and the jackpot. Information on the result of symbol type determination and information on the result of variation pattern determination performed in the special symbol 2 variation pattern determination process (S1403) (information including presence / absence of reach and variation information of special symbol) . Thereafter, the game control microcomputer 81 determines whether or not the customer waiting flag is ON (S1413). If it is ON, the customer waiting flag is turned OFF (S1414), and the special symbol standby processing is finished. The special symbol standby process is terminated without executing step S1414.

  Also, when the figure 2 reserved ball number is “0” but the figure 1 reserved ball number is not “0” (YES in S1401 and NO in S1407), that is, there is no hold information of the special figure 2, When there are one or more random value group storages (holding information of special figure 1) acquired due to winning at one starting port 20, special figure 1 big hit determination processing (S1408) and special figure 1 fluctuation pattern Judgment processing (S1409) is performed. The special figure 1 jackpot determination process (S1408) is the same process as the special figure 2 jackpot determination process (S1402), and the description thereof will be omitted. Further, the special figure 1 fluctuation pattern determination process (S1409) is the same process as the special figure 2 fluctuation pattern determination process (S1403), and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the game control microcomputer 81 decrements the special figure 1 reserved ball number by one (S1410). Then, the storage location (storage area) of various random values in the first special figure storage unit 85a is shifted by one to the side read from the current position, and the fourth holding unit in the first special figure storage unit 85a. The storage area corresponding to (the storage area farthest from the read side) is cleared (S1411). In this way, the first special figure hold is digested in the order in which it was put on hold.

  Subsequently, the game control microcomputer 81 executes special figure 1 fluctuation start processing (S1412). In the special figure 1 fluctuation start process (S1412), the special operation status is set to "2" and the fluctuation start command is set to start the fluctuation display of the first special symbol. Note that the fluctuation start command (also referred to as the special figure 1 fluctuation start command) set in the special figure 1 fluctuation start process (S1412) includes the result of the jackpot judgment performed in the special figure 1 big hit judgment process (S1408) and the big hit Information on the result of the symbol type determination and information on the result of the variation pattern determination performed in the special pattern 1 variation pattern determination process (S1409) (information including presence / absence of reach and variation information of the special symbol) are included. . Thereafter, the game control microcomputer 81 determines whether or not the customer waiting flag is ON (S1413). If it is ON, the customer waiting flag is turned OFF (S1414), and the special symbol standby processing is finished. The special symbol standby process is terminated without executing step S1414.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the special symbol variation display based on the first special figure hold is performed only when the second special figure hold is “0” (YES in S1401). That is, the digestion of the second special figure hold is executed in preference to the digestion of the first special figure hold. In the first embodiment, the lottery based on the second special figure hold is more likely to win a big hit (V long jackpot) having a larger profit for the player than the lottery based on the first special figure hold ( (See FIG. 10).

  [Special Electric Property Processing] As shown in FIG. 35, in the special electric material processing (S1307), it is first determined whether or not the all-round end flag is ON (S2201). The all-round end flag is a flag indicating that all the opening (round game) of the big winning devices (the first big winning device 31 and the second big winning device 36) has ended in the big hit game being executed.

  If the all-round end flag is not ON (NO in S2201), whether or not the grand prize opening (first big prize opening 30 or second big prize opening 35) is being opened (that is, whether or not the big prize winning device is being opened). ) Is determined (S2202). If it is not open (NO in S2202), whether or not it is time to open the big prize opening (first big prize opening 30 or second big prize opening 35) (big prize opening opening time), that is, a big hit opening Has it reached the opening start time in the first round game after the elapse of time, or has it reached the opening start time after the interval time (closing time) until the once closed big prize opening is opened again? It is determined whether or not (S2203).

  If it is not the big prize opening time (NO in step S2203), the special electric accessory processing is finished. On the other hand, if it is not the big winning opening time (YES in step S2203), it is determined whether or not the currently executed jackpot game is due to V long jackpot (S2204). If it is not a V long jackpot (NO in S2204), the process proceeds to step S2207, and if it is a V long jackpot (YES in S2204), it is determined whether or not 16 rounds to open the second big prize opening 35 are started. (S2205). If it is not the start of 16 rounds (NO in S2205), the process proceeds to step S2207. On the other hand, if it is the start of 16 rounds (YES in S2205), the process proceeds to step S2206.

  Next, a V valid period for determining that the detection of the game ball by the specific area sensor 39a is valid is set (S2206). The V valid period consists of several seconds during the opening of the second big prize opening 35 and after the second big prize opening 35 is closed in 16 rounds of V long jackpots. In the first embodiment, a period other than this (including when the jackpot game is not being executed) is set as a V invalid period for determining that the detection of the game ball by the specific area sensor 39a is invalid. Here, determining that the detection of the game ball by the specific area sensor 39a is valid means turning on the V flag based on the detection of the game ball by the specific area sensor 39a. The determination that the detection of the game ball by the specific area sensor 39a is invalid means that the V flag is not turned ON even if the detection of the game ball by the specific area sensor 39a. The V valid period includes a few seconds after the second grand prize opening 35 is closed. The game ball may win the second big prize opening 35 immediately before the second big prize opening 35 is closed. Is taken into consideration.

  In other words, in the first embodiment, the V flag is turned ON only when the passing of the game ball to the specific area 39 during the V effective period (hereinafter also referred to as “V passing”) is detected, and outside the V effective period (in the V invalid period) The V flag is not turned ON when the V passage is detected. In this way, the V flag is not turned on based on the passage of V due to fraud, that is, the high probability state is not controlled.

  Next, according to the opening pattern (see FIG. 10) corresponding to the type of jackpot, the big winning opening (the first big winning opening 30 or the second big winning opening 35) is opened (S2207). Note that the sorting member 71 always moves with a constant motion from the start of the 16th round. In the V long jackpot opening pattern (V long opening pattern), the opening / closing member 37 is opened so that the game balls won in the second big winning opening 35 can pass through the specific area 39 with a margin in the 16th round. On the other hand, in the V short jackpot opening pattern (V short opening pattern), the opening / closing member 37 is opened so that it is almost impossible to win the second big winning opening 35 in the 16th round. In addition, in the V short opening pattern, even if the game ball can win the second grand prize opening 35, the opening timing of the opening / closing member 37 with respect to the operation of the sorting member 71 is prevented so that it cannot pass through the specific area 39. Is set.

  Subsequently, a round designation command transmission determination process is performed (S2208). In the round designation command transmission determination process (S2208), it is determined whether or not the opening of the big winning opening in step S2207 is the first release in one round game, and if it is the first release, the jackpot game being executed A round designation command including information on the number of rounds is set in the output buffer of the RAM 84. Note that in the first embodiment, a plurality of large winning prize openings are not opened during one round game. Therefore, in this step S2208, a round designation command is always set.

  If the special winning opening (first large winning opening 30 or second large winning opening 35) is open (YES in S2202) in step S2202 of the special electric accessory processing (FIG. 35), the closing condition of the large winning opening Whether or not is established is determined (S2209). In the first embodiment, the closing condition is that the number of winning prizes in the round winning game in the round game has reached the prescribed maximum winning quantity (8 in the first embodiment per round), or One of the fact that the closing time has been reached (that is, a predetermined opening time (see FIG. 10) has elapsed since the opening of the special winning opening) has been satisfied. If the conditions for closing the special prize opening are not satisfied (NO in S2209), the special electric accessory processing is finished.

  On the other hand, if the closing condition for the special prize opening is satisfied (YES in S2209), the special prize opening (the first big prize opening 30 or the second big prize opening 35) is closed (S2210). Then, it is determined whether or not one round game is ended by closing the step S2210 (S2211). If one round game is not finished (NO in S2211), the special electric accessory processing is finished, whereas if one round game is finished (YES in S2211), the value of the round counter is decremented by 1. (S2212), it is determined whether or not the value of the round counter is “0” (S2213). If it is not “0” (NO in S2213), the special electric accessory processing is finished as it is to start the next round game. The round counter is a counter for counting the number of executions of the round game, and is set to “16” at the start of execution of the jackpot game (for example, when a jackpot opening command is set). .

  On the other hand, if the value of the round counter is “0” in step S2213 (YES in S2213), the all-round end flag is turned ON (S2214), and the ending time corresponding to the big hit game being executed is started as a process for starting the ending. Is set in the jackpot timer (S2215), the ending command corresponding to the jackpot game being executed is set (S2216), and the special electric accessory processing is finished. The jackpot timer is updated as appropriate in step S109.

  Also, if the all-round end flag is ON in step S2201 (YES in S2201), it is determined whether or not the jackpot ending time has elapsed since the last round has ended and all round games have ended. (S2217). If the ending time has not elapsed (NO in S2217), the special electric accessory processing is finished. On the other hand, if the ending time has elapsed (YES in S2217), the all-round end flag is turned OFF (S2218), the game state setting process (S2219) is performed, and the special operation status is set to “1” (S2220). ), Finish special electric equipment processing. By setting the special operation status to “1”, the special symbol standby process (S1302) is executed in the next main timer interrupt process.

  In the game state setting process (S2219), it is determined whether or not the V flag is ON. If it is ON, the V flag is turned OFF, the probability variation flag and the time reduction flag are turned ON, and "180" is set to the probability variation counter and the time reduction counter. As a result, the gaming state after the current jackpot game becomes a highly accurate and high-base state. On the other hand, if the V flag is not ON, the hour / hour flag is turned ON and “100” is set in the hour / hour counter. As a result, the gaming state after the current jackpot game becomes a low-accuracy base state.

  [Power-off monitoring process] As shown in FIG. 36, in the power-off monitoring process (S108), it is first determined whether or not a power-off signal is input (S2901). The power-off signal is a signal that is input to the game control microcomputer 81 when the power supply voltage starts to decrease due to power interruption. If not input (NO in S2901), the power-off monitoring process is terminated. If a power-off signal is input (YES in S2901), a checksum is calculated and stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 84 (S2902), the power-off flag is turned on (S2903), and access to the RAM 84 is prohibited. Settings are made (S2904). As a result, information cannot be written to or read from the RAM 84. Thereafter, the loop process is performed without returning to the main timer interrupt process (FIG. 31).

8). Operation of effect control microcomputer 91 [Sub-control main process] Next, the operation of the effect control microcomputer 91 will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that a counter, timer, flag, status, buffer, and the like that appear in the following description of the operation of the effect control microcomputer 91 are provided in the RAM 94. When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is powered on, the effect control microcomputer 91 provided on the sub control board 90 turns on the sub power-off flag and loads the sub-control main process program shown in FIG. Read and execute.

  As shown in the figure, in the sub control main process, it is determined whether or not the sub power-off flag is ON and the contents of the RAM 94 are normal (S4001). If the determination result is NO, that is, if the sub-side power-off flag is not ON, or if the contents of the RAM 94 are not normal, the RAM 94 is initialized (S4002), and the process proceeds to step S4005.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in S4001 is YES, that is, if the sub power-off flag is ON due to power interruption and the contents of the RAM 94 are maintained normally, a RAM clear notification command is subsequently issued. It is determined whether it is received (S4003). If the RAM clear notification command is received (YES in S4003), the RAM 84 of the main control board 80 is cleared. Therefore, the RAM clear flag is turned on (S4004), the RAM 94 of the sub control board 90 is cleared (S4002), and the process proceeds to step S4005. On the other hand, if the RAM clear notification command has not been received (NO in S4003), the process proceeds to step S4005.

  In step S4005, other initial settings are performed. In other initial settings, for example, settings of the CPU 92, settings of SIO, PIO, CTC (circuit for managing interrupt time) and the like are performed. If the sub-side power-off flag is ON, it is turned OFF. Further, the effect control microcomputer 91 stores the current time in the predetermined area of the RAM 94 as the power-on time as the time when the power is turned on. Further, the effect control microcomputer 91 stores the initial setting contents of the RTC effect setting (setting contents selected by each selection pointer in FIG. 16A) in the RTC effect setting storage unit 94A.

  Next, interrupts are prohibited (S4006), and random number seed update processing is executed (S4007). In the random number seed update process (S4007), the values of various effect determination random number counters are updated. The random number for determining the effect includes a random number for determining the variable effect pattern for determining the variable effect pattern, a random number for determining the effect symbol for determining the effect symbol, and for determining the notice effect for determining various notice effects. There are various random numbers for determining the production contents such as random numbers. As an example, the effect determination random number update method may be the same as the random number update process performed by the main control board 80 described above. Random values may not be added one by one at the time of update, but may be added two by two. The same applies to the random number update process performed by the main control board 80 described above.

  When the random number seed update process (S4007) ends, a command transmission process is executed (S4008). In the command transmission process, various commands stored in the output buffer in the RAM 94 of the sub control board 90 (for example, a change effect start command, a customer waiting start command, and an RTC effect start command described later) are sent to the image control board 100. Send. The image control board 100 that has received the command displays an image on the display screen 7a of the image display device 7 in accordance with the received command (executes various effects based on the image). In addition to the various effects performed by the image control board 100, the sub-control board 90 outputs sound from the speaker 67 via the sound control board 106 (executes various effects by sound), or the lamp control board. The panel lamp 5 and the frame lamp 66 are caused to emit light via 107 (perform various effects by light emission), and the decorative movable body 15 is actuated (perform various effects by operation). In addition, as various effects, there are a variation effect described later, a jackpot effect (opening effect, round effect, ending effect), an RTC effect, a customer waiting effect, and the like.

  Next, the production control microcomputer 91 permits interruption (S4009). Thereafter, steps S4006 to S4009 are looped. While interrupts are permitted, reception interrupt processing (S4010), 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4011), and 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4012) can be executed.

  [Reception Interrupt Processing] In the reception interrupt processing (S4010), as shown in FIG. 38, whether or not the STB signal (strobe signal) is ON, that is, various commands sent from the main control board 80 are displayed. It is determined whether or not it has been input to the external INT input unit (S4101). If the STB signal is not ON (NO in S4101), the reception interrupt process ends. If the STB signal is ON (YES in S4101), various commands transmitted and received by the output process (S101) of the main control board 80 are stored in the reception buffer of the RAM 94 (S4102). This reception interrupt process is a process executed with priority over other interrupt processes (S4011, S4012).

  [1 ms Timer Interrupt Process] The 1 ms timer interrupt process (S4011) is executed each time an interrupt pulse with a 1 msec cycle is input to the sub-control board 90. As shown in FIG. 39, in the 1 ms timer interrupt process (S4011), an input process (S4151) is first performed. In the input process (S4151), switch data (edge data and level data) is created based on detection signals from the effect button detection switch 63a, the special operation unit detection switch 64a, and the select button detection switch 65a.

  Subsequently, lamp data output processing (S4152) is performed. In the lamp data output process (S4152), the lamp data created in the other process (S4208) in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (to be described later) is sent to the lamp control board 107 in order to cause the panel lamp 5 and the frame lamp 66 to emit light at a timing suitable for the performance. Output. That is, the panel lamp 5 and the frame lamp 66 are made to emit light in a predetermined light emission mode according to the lamp data.

  Next, drive control processing (S4153) is performed. In the drive control process (S4153), drive data (data for driving the decorative movable body 15) is created or output so as to drive the decorative movable body 15 at a timing that matches the effect such as the image effect. The drive data set in each process in the later-described 10 ms timer interrupt process is also output in this process. That is, the decorative movable body 15 is driven in a predetermined operation mode according to the drive data.

  Then, the watchdog timer process (S4154) for resetting the watchdog timer is performed, and the 1 ms timer interrupt process is completed.

  [10 ms Timer Interrupt Processing] The 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4012) is executed every time an interrupt pulse with a 10 msec cycle is input to the sub-control board 90. As shown in FIG. 40, in the 10 ms timer interrupt process (S4011), a RAM clear process (S4201) described later is first performed. Next, received command analysis processing (S4202) is performed. Subsequently, an effect timer update process is performed to update a timer for measuring a time related to each effect such as a change effect, an RTC effect, and a demo effect, which will be described later. Further, a customer waiting effect execution process (S4204), a function setting process (S4205), an RTC effect setup process (S4206), and an RTC effect management process (S4207), which will be described later, are performed.

  Next, switch state acquisition processing is performed in which the switch data created in the 1 ms timer interrupt processing is stored in the RAM 94 as switch data for 10 ms timer interrupt processing (S4208). That is, by the switch state acquisition process, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not the effect button 63 is operated, whether or not the special operation unit 64 is operated, whether or not the select button 65 is operated, and any button ( It is possible to recognize whether the upper button 65U, the right button 65R, the lower button 65D, and the left button 65L) are operated.

  Thereafter, as described later, the effect control microcomputer 91 receives a change effect start command, a waiting effect start command, and an RTC effect start command that are set in the output buffer and transmitted to the image control board 100, as will be described later. The lamp data (data for controlling the lighting of the panel lamp 5 and the frame lamp 66) is created based on the contents of the effect shown, the voice data (data for controlling the output of the voice from the speaker 67) and the voice control board. Output to 106 is performed (S4209).

  [RAM Clearing Process] As shown in FIG. 41, in the RAM clearing process (S4201), first, the production control microcomputer 91 determines whether the RAM clear flag (a flag indicating that the RAM has been cleared when the power is turned on) is ON. It is determined whether or not (S4301). If the RAM clear flag is not ON (NO in S4301), the RAM clear process is terminated. On the other hand, if the RAM clear flag is ON (YES in S4301), measurement of the function setting acceptance period is started (S4302), and the RAM clear flag is turned OFF (S4303). The function setting reception period is a period during which a predetermined operation for performing function settings including settings related to RTC effects can be received. In other words, the setting period of the RTC effect is a period during which a game shop clerk can display the function setting screen. In the first embodiment, this function setting acceptance period is set to 30 seconds. Of course, the length of the function setting reception period can be changed as appropriate.

  [Reception Command Analysis Process] As shown in FIG. 42, in the reception command analysis process (S4202), first, the effect control microcomputer 91 starts the start prize command (first start prize command or second start prize command from the main control board 80). ) Is determined (S4401). If a start winning command has been received (YES in S4401), the process proceeds to step S4402. On the other hand, if a starting winning command has not been received (NO in S4401), the process proceeds to step S4403.

  In step S4402, a prefetch effect determination process is performed. In the pre-reading effect determination process, first, the received start winning command is stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM 94. The stored start winning command is stored in the RAM 94 until the special symbol variation display based on the special symbol random number corresponding to the command is completed. Next, the stored start winning command is analyzed, and an execution lottery of a pre-reading effect (pre-reading notice effect) indicating the expected degree of jackpot is performed. For the pre-reading effect, a reserved notice effect for displaying the effect reserved image 9 in a special display form different from the normal display form, or a continuous notice effect for executing effects related to each other over a plurality of continuous special symbol display changes. Etc. If it is determined to execute these effects, a pre-read effect start command for executing the determined effects is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94.

  In step S4403, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not a variation start command has been received from the main control board 80. If the change start command has not been received (No in S4403), the process proceeds to step S4405. If the change start command has been received (YES in S4403), a change effect start process (S4404) is performed. In the variation effect start process (S4404), the variation start command is analyzed, and a variation effect pattern is selected based on the analysis result. Also, the type of effect symbol as the stop symbol and the effect content of the notice effect are selected. Then, a change effect start command for starting the change effect with the selected effect content is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94.

  Subsequently, in step S4405, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not a variation stop command has been received from the main control board 80. If the variable stop command has not been received (No in S4405), the process proceeds to step S4407. If the variable stop command has been received (YES in S4405), the variable effect end process (S4406) is performed. In the variation effect end process (S4406), the variation stop command is analyzed, and on the basis of the analysis result, the variation effect end command for ending the variation effect (stopping the variation display of the effect symbol) is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94. To do.

  Subsequently, in step S4407, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether an opening command is received from the main control board 80 or not. If an opening command has not been received (No in S4407), the process proceeds to step S4409. If an opening command has been received (YES in S4407), an opening effect start process (S4408) is performed. In the opening effect start process (S4408), the opening command is analyzed, and based on the result of the analysis, the effect content (opening effect pattern) of the opening effect to be executed during the opening of the jackpot game is selected, and the selected opening effect pattern is selected. An opening effect start command for starting the opening effect is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94.

  Subsequently, in step S4409, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not a round designation command is received from the main control board 80 (S4409). If the round designation command has not been received (No in S4409), the process proceeds to S4411, while if the round designation command has been received (YES in S4409), round effect start processing (S4410) is performed. In the round production start process (S4410), the round designation command is analyzed, and based on the analysis result, the content of the round production (round production pattern) to be executed during the round game of the jackpot game is selected, and the selected round A round effect start command for starting a round effect with the effect pattern is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94.

  Subsequently, in step S4411, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether an ending command is received from the main control board 80 or not. If an ending command has not been received (No in S4411), the process proceeds to step S4413. If an ending command has been received (YES in S4413), an ending effect start process (S4412) is performed. In the ending effect start processing (S4412), the ending command is analyzed, and based on the analysis result, the ending effect effect content (ending effect pattern) to be executed during the jackpot game ending is selected, and the selected ending effect pattern is selected. The ending effect start command for starting the ending effect is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94.

  Subsequently, in step S4413, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether a customer waiting command is received from the main control board 80 or not. If the customer waiting command has not been received (No in S4413), the process proceeds to step S4415, while if the customer waiting command has been received (YES in S4413), a customer waiting effect standby process (S4414) is performed. The customer waiting effect standby process (S4414) will be described later.

  In step S4415, as other processing, processing based on a received command other than the above commands (for example, processing for performing V passage notification based on a V passage command indicating V passage) is performed. Then, the received command analysis process ends.

  [Variation Effect Start Process] As shown in FIG. 43, in the change effect start process (S4404), the effect control microcomputer 91 first analyzes a change start command (S4501). The fluctuation start command includes information on the result of the fluctuation pattern determination performed in the fluctuation pattern determination process (step S1403 or S1409), the result of the jackpot determination performed in the jackpot determination process (step S1402 or S1408), and the jackpot symbol type. Contains information about the results of the determination. Note that the information acquired by the effect control microcomputer 91 here can be used as appropriate in processes executed thereafter.

  Next, the effect control microcomputer 91 selects a variable effect pattern (S4502). Specifically, the random effect pattern determining random number is acquired, and based on the analysis result of the change start command from a plurality of tables classified according to the type of change pattern (P1 in FIG. 13). A variation effect pattern is selected by selecting one table and determining the acquired random effect pattern determination random number using the selected table. If the variation production pattern is selected, the variation production time, the decorative display variation display mode, the presence or absence of the reach production, the content of the reach production, the presence or absence of the SW production (production button production), the content of the SW production, the production deployment configuration, The contents of the fluctuating effect including the background type of the decorative design will be determined.

  Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 91 selects decorative symbols (effect symbols) 8L, 8C, and 8R that are finally stopped and displayed in the variation effect (S4503). Specifically, the random number for determining the production symbol is acquired, and one of the tables classified according to the type of special symbol to be stopped and the presence or absence of reach is selected based on the analysis result of the change start command. One table is selected, and the decorative symbol is selected by determining the obtained effect design determination random number using the selected table. Thereby, a combination (for example, “777” or the like) of the decorative symbols 8L, 8C, and 8R to be finally stopped and displayed is determined. In this process, a combination of small symbols 5L, 5C, and 5R that are finally stopped and displayed is also determined.

  Subsequently, the effect control microcomputer 91 selects the presence / absence of the notice effect and the effect contents (S4504). Specifically, the random number for determining the notice effect is obtained, and one of a plurality of tables classified according to the type of special symbols to be stopped and the presence or absence of reach is selected based on the analysis result of the change start command. By selecting one table and using the selected table to determine the obtained random number for determining the notice effect, the presence / absence of the notice effect and the contents of the effect are selected. Thereby, the contents of the notice effects such as so-called step-up notice effects and chance-up notice effects are determined.

  Then, a variation effect start command indicating the effect content (variation effect content) including the selected variation effect pattern, effect symbol, and notice effect is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94 (S4505), and the variation effect start process is terminated. In this variation effect start command, in addition to the variation effect by the image performed by the image display device 7, the variation effect by the sound output from the speaker 67, the variation effect by the light emission performed by the frame lamp 66 and the panel lamp 5, and The contents of the effect of the fluctuating effect by the operation performed by the decorative movable body 15 are included. When the variable effect start command set in step S4505 is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4008), the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 reads out a predetermined effect image from the ROM 103 and displays the effect display device. 7 on the display screen 7a. Further, the effect control microcomputer 91 performs voice control according to the contents of the change effect indicated by the change effect start command transmitted to the image control board 100 while the change effect by the image performed by the image control board 100 is being performed. Sound is output from the speaker 67 via the substrate 106 (execution of variation effect by sound), or the panel lamp 5 and the frame lamp 66 are emitted via the lamp control substrate 107 (execution of variation effect by light emission is performed). Or the decorative movable body 15 is driven (performs various fluctuation effects by driving).

  [Standby effect standby process] As shown in FIG. 44, in the customer wait effect standby process (S4414), the effect control microcomputer 91 executes the customer wait effect after the stop time required for the special symbol stop display has elapsed. Measurement of the waiting time until the customer waits (customer waiting effect waiting time, for example, 20 seconds) is started (S4601), the customer waiting effect waiting measurement flag is turned on (S4602), and the customer waiting effect waiting process is terminated. Note that the customer waiting effect standby time is set in a customer waiting effect timer provided in the RAM 94. The customer waiting effect timer is appropriately updated (decremented by “10 ms”) by the effect timer update process in step S4203.

  [Customer Waiting Effect Execution Processing] As shown in FIG. 45, in the customer waiting effect execution processing (S4204), the effect control microcomputer 91 first determines whether or not the customer wait effect waiting measurement flag is ON. (S5001). If the customer waiting effect standby measurement flag is not ON (NO in S5001), the waiting time effect execution process is terminated because the waiting time until execution of the customer waiting effect is not being measured. On the other hand, if the customer waiting effect standby measurement flag is ON (YES in S5001), then whether or not the time is up, that is, the waiting time during measurement elapses and the customer waiting effect start time is reached. It is determined whether or not (S5002). If the time is not up (NO in S5002), the customer waiting effect execution process ends. On the other hand, if the time is up (YES in S5002), the customer waiting effect waiting measurement flag is turned OFF (S5003), and a customer waiting effect start command for starting the customer waiting effect is set in the output buffer of the RAM 94 (S5004). ), The customer waiting effect execution process is finished. In this customer waiting effect start command, in addition to the customer waiting effect by the image performed by the image display device 7, the customer waiting effect by the sound output from the speaker 67, the customer by the light emission performed by the frame lamp 66 and the panel lamp 5 is used. The contents of the waiting effect and the effect of the customer waiting effect by the operation performed by the decorative movable body 15 are included. Therefore, when the customer waiting effect start command set in step S5004 is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4008), the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 reads a predetermined effect image from the ROM 103, and On the display screen 7a of the effect display device 7, a customer waiting effect is performed using an image. In addition, the effect control microcomputer 91 performs audio in accordance with the effect contents indicated by the customer waiting effect start command transmitted to the image control board 100 while the customer waiting effect by the image performed by the image control board 100 is performed. A sound is output from the speaker 67 via the control board 106 (a customer waiting effect is executed by voice), or the panel lamp 5 and the frame lamp 66 are emitted via the lamp control board 107 (a customer waiting effect by light emission). Or the decorative movable body 15 is driven (various waiting effects by driving are executed).

  [Function Setting Process] As shown in FIG. 46, in the function effect setting process (S4205), the effect control microcomputer 91 first determines whether or not the function setting screen display flag is ON (S6001). The function setting screen display flag is a screen for selecting a “function setting menu” screen (a menu (hall code, RTC effect) set in the function setting menu) shown in FIG. 15 (A) to FIG. 15 (C). : Function setting screen) is being displayed, and is a flag that is turned on in step S6005 described later.

  If the function setting screen display flag is not ON (NO in S6001), it is determined whether or not it is a predetermined period (function setting reception period) after the RAM is cleared (S6002). As described above, in the first embodiment, this period is set to a period of 30 seconds after the RAM is cleared. If it is not a predetermined period after the RAM is cleared (NO in S6002), the function setting process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is a predetermined period after the RAM is cleared (YES in S6002), it is determined whether or not a predetermined operation (function setting operation) for displaying (opening) the function setting screen has been performed (S6003). In the first embodiment, the function setting operation is to press the effect button 63 continuously five times. Of course, what operation the function setting operation is to be performed can be changed as appropriate.

  If the function setting operation has not been performed in step S6003 (NO in S6003), the function setting process ends. On the other hand, if a function setting operation has been performed (YES in S6003), a function setting screen display process (S6004) is performed. In the function setting screen display process (S6004), a display command for displaying the function setting screen shown in FIG. 16A on the display screen 7a is set in the output buffer. Thereafter, the effect control microcomputer 91 turns on the function setting screen display flag (S6005), and ends the function setting process.

  The image control board 100 that has received the display command set in step S6004 displays the function setting screen shown in FIG. 15A on the display screen 7a. When the function setting screen shown in FIG. 15A is displayed on the display screen 7a, the store clerk or the like of the game shop can select an arbitrary setting menu from various setting menus. In this setting item, a menu of “RTC effect setting” for making settings related to the RTC effect is included.

  If the function setting screen display flag is ON in step S6001 of the function setting process (FIG. 46), as shown in FIG. 47, it is determined whether or not the RTC effect setting screen display flag is ON (S6011). ). The RTC effect setting screen display flag indicates that the “RTC effect setting” screen (screen for setting a predetermined item in the RTC effect setting: RTC effect setting screen) shown in FIGS. 16 to 18 is being displayed. This is a flag that is turned ON in step S6013 described later.

  If the RTC effect setting screen display flag is ON (YES in S6011), the process proceeds to step S6021, while if the RTC effect setting screen display flag is not ON (NO in S6011), the RTC effect setting screen is displayed ( It is determined whether or not a predetermined operation (RTC effect setting operation) has been performed (S6012). In the first embodiment, as described above, in the RTC effect setting operation, the currently selected image 205 is selected up to the RTC effect setting icon 202A for selecting the RTC effect setting with the select button 65 when the function setting screen is displayed. Is an operation of depressing the effect button 65. Of course, what kind of operation the RTC effect setting operation is made can be changed as appropriate.

  If the RTC effect setting operation has not been performed (NO in S6012), the process proceeds to step S6015. Processing after step S6015 will be described later. On the other hand, if the RTC effect setting operation has been performed (YES in S6012), the RTC effect setting screen display flag is turned ON (S6013), the RTC effect setting screen display process (S6014) is performed, and the function setting process is performed. Finish. In the RTC effect setting screen display process (S6014), a display command for displaying the RTC effect setting screen shown in FIG. 16A on the display screen 7a is set in the output buffer. The set display command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by command transmission processing (S4008).

  The image control board 100 that has received the display command set in step S6014 displays the RTC effect setting screen shown in FIG. 16A on the display screen 7a. When the RTC effect setting screen is displayed on the display screen 7a, the store clerk or the like of the amusement store selects an arbitrary setting item from various setting items related to the RTC effect, and selects the contents of the selected setting item. It is possible to change it. The setting items that can be selected include the presence / absence (valid / invalid) of the RTC effect, the character (via Ataro / B), the machine number (1 to 5), the presence / absence of voice, and the valid time (30 minutes, 60 minutes, 60 Minute, 120 minutes, 240 minutes, 360 minutes) and occurrence frequency (large, normal, low).

  If the RTC effect setting screen display flag is ON, in step S6021, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not an item selection operation has been performed. Here, the item selection operation is an operation for selecting a setting item for the RTC effect, and includes an operation of the upper button 65U or an operation of the lower button 65D. If there is no item selection operation (NO in S6021), the process proceeds to step S6024. On the other hand, if there is an item selection operation (YES in S6021), an item selection for moving the item selection cursor 211 in the display screen 7a according to the type of the operated button (up button 65U or down button 65D). An operation cursor movement process is performed (S6022), and an item explanation display process for displaying an explanation regarding the item selected by the item selection cursor 211 on the explanation display unit 219 of the display screen 7a is performed (S6023).

  In the item selection operation cursor movement process (S6022), a movement command for causing the item selection cursor 211 to move in accordance with the item selection operation is set in the output buffer. When the set movement command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4008), the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 moves the item selection cursor 211 according to the item selection operation. In the item explanation display process (S6023), a display command for displaying an explanation corresponding to the newly selected item on the explanation display unit 219 of the display screen 7a is set in the output buffer. When the set display command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4008), the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 displays an explanatory text corresponding to the newly selected item on the display screen 7a. 219. Each time the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 receives a movement command related to the item selection cursor movement process, the CPU 102 recognizes the newly selected item and displays an explanatory text corresponding to the item on the explanation display unit 219. You may make it do. That is, the item explanation display process can be omitted, and the item explanation display process can be incorporated into the item selection cursor movement process.

  In step S6024, the production control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not a setting content selection operation has been performed. Here, the setting content selection operation is an operation for selecting (changing) the content of the setting item, and includes an operation of the left button 65L or an operation of the right button 65R. If there is no setting content selection operation (NO in S6024), the process proceeds to step S6026. On the other hand, if there is a setting content selection operation (YES in S6024), the selection pointer 212C for the setting item selected at that time according to the type of the operated button (left button 65L or right button 65R). Selection pointer movement processing for moving 213C, 214F, 215C, 216F, and 217D between the icons of the selected setting items is performed (S6025).

  In the selection pointer movement process (S6025), a movement command that causes the selection pointer 212C, 213C, 214F, 215C, 216F, or 217D to move according to the setting content selection operation is set in the output buffer. When the set movement command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4008), the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 moves the selection pointer according to the setting content selection operation. For example, if the setting item “RTC effect presence / absence” is selected at that time, the RTC effect presence / absence selection pointer 212C is moved to either the valid icon 212A or the invalid icon 212B according to the setting content selection operation. . If the setting item “valid time” is selected, the valid time selection pointer 216F is set to any one of the valid time “30 minutes” icon 216A to the valid time “360 minutes” icon 216E according to the setting content selection operation. Move to.

  In step S6026, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not there has been a “decision” operation for setting the RTC effect. This “decision” operation is an operation for determining (determining) the currently selected content for the setting of the RTC effect, and includes an operation of the effect button 63. If there is no “decision” operation (NO in S6026), the function setting process ends. On the other hand, if there is a “decision” operation (YES in S6026), the production content of the RTC effect is set with the currently selected content, that is, the content selected for each item is set as the RTC production setting storage unit 94A. And stored (S6027), and the RTC effect setting screen display flag is turned OFF (S6028).

  Next, in step S6029, the effect control microcomputer 91 performs an RTC effect setting confirmation screen display process for displaying the RTC effect setting confirmation screen shown in FIG. 18C, and ends the RTC effect setting process. In the RTC effect setting confirmation screen display process (S6029), a display command for displaying the RTC effect setting confirmation screen shown in FIG. 18C on the display screen 7a is set in the output buffer. When the set display command is transmitted to the image control board 100 by the command transmission process (S4008), the CPU 102 of the image control board 100 displays the RTC effect setting confirmation screen on the display screen 7a, and the screen is displayed for 3 seconds. After displaying, switch to the function setting screen.

  Next, the description returns to step S6015. The fact that the process has proceeded to step S6015 means that the function setting screen is currently displayed, and the effect control microcomputer 91 performs an operation (function setting end operation) for closing the function setting menu in step S6015. It is determined whether or not (S6015). In the first embodiment, as described above, the function setting end operation is performed by moving the selected image 205 to the function setting end icon 203A with the select button 65 when the function setting screen is displayed, and the effect button 65. Is an operation of pressing. Of course, what kind of operation is the function setting end operation can be appropriately changed.

  If the function setting end operation has not been performed in step S6015 (NO in S6015), the function setting process ends. On the other hand, if the function setting end operation has been performed (YES in S6015), the function setting screen display flag is turned off (S6016), and the function setting process is ended.

  [RTC Effect Setup Process] As shown in FIG. 49, in the RTC effect setup process (S4206), the effect control microcomputer 91 first determines whether or not the setup completion flag is ON (S6101). The setup completion flag is a flag indicating that the setting contents of the RTC effect have been set up and the RTC effect is ready to be executed, and is a flag that is turned ON in step S6104 described later.

  If the setup completion flag is ON (YES in S6101), the RTC effect setup process ends. On the other hand, if the setup completion flag is not ON (NO in S6101), it is determined whether or not it is a predetermined period (function setting reception period) after the RAM is cleared (S6102), as in step S6002. As described above, in the first embodiment, the function setting acceptance period is set to a period of 30 seconds after the RAM is cleared. This is because the RTC effect setting can be performed in the predetermined period after the RAM is cleared, and thus the period is secured (secured) as the RTC effect setting period. If it is the function setting acceptance period (YES in S6102), the RTC effect setup process is finished as it is. On the other hand, if it is not the function setting acceptance period (NO in S6102), it is then determined whether the function setting screen or the RTC effect setting screen is currently displayed (S6103). This is because even if the function setting acceptance period has elapsed, there is a possibility that the function setting operation is performed during the function setting acceptance period and the function setting or the RTC effect setting is performed. If the function setting screen or the RTC effect setting screen is displayed (YES in S6103), the RTC effect setup process is finished as it is. On the other hand, if the function setting screen or the RTC effect setting screen is not displayed (NO in S6103), the setting contents of the RTC effect stored in the RTC effect setting storage unit 94A are subsequently stored in the RTC effect setup storage unit 94B of the RAM 94. (S6104) and the setup completion flag is turned ON (S6105).

  Next, whether or not the RTC effect “present (valid)” is set as the setting content of the set RTC effect, in other words, the setting content “RTC effect“ present ”is stored in the RTC effect setup storage unit 94B. It is determined whether or not (S6106). If the RTC effect “present” is not set (NO in S61065), the process proceeds to step S6110. On the other hand, if the RTC effect “present” is set (YES in S6106), the process proceeds to step S6107.

  In step S6107, the effect control microcomputer 91 adds the effective time set in the RTC effect setup storage unit 94B to the power-on time stored in step S4005, and ends the effective time (effective time end time). ) And is set in the valid time end time storage unit 94C of the RAM 94.

  Next, the production control microcomputer 91 turns on the valid time flag indicating that the production time is valid (step S6108), and the time (1 minute) according to the occurrence frequency set in the RTC production setup storage unit 94B. 5 minutes or 10 minutes) is added to the current time to calculate the start time of the first RTC effect, and is set in the RTC effect start time storage unit 94D of the RAM 94 (step S6109).

  Finally, the production control microcomputer 91 sets a customer waiting production start command (step S6109). The image control board 100 that has received the customer waiting effect start command set in step S6109 displays the customer waiting effect start command on the display screen 7a. The customer waiting effect start command set here is the same as the customer waiting effect start command set in step S5004. However, the customer waiting effect start command set in step S6109 may be different from the customer waiting effect start command set in step S5004.

  [RTC Effect Management Process] As shown in FIG. 50, in the RTC effect management process (S4207), the effect control microcomputer 91 first determines whether or not the valid time flag is ON (S6201). If the valid time flag is not ON (NO in S6201), the RTC effect management process ends. On the other hand, if the valid time flag is ON (YES in S6201), it is determined based on the current time indicated by the RTC 99 whether or not it is currently the valid time end time (S6202). If it is not the valid time end time (NO in S6202), the process proceeds to step S6203, and if it is the valid time end time (YES in S6202), the process proceeds to step S6204.

  In step S6203, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not the change effect (change display of the effect symbol) is started, in other words, to the first first start port 20 or the second start port 21 after the power is turned on. It is determined whether or not a prize has been won. This is because, when the RTC effect is being performed, if the winning to the first first start port 20 or the second start port 21 after the power is turned on is performed and the variable effect is started, the RTC effect is displayed. This is because the change production is started as well as being ended. If the changing effect is started (YES in S6203), the process proceeds to step S6204. If the changing effect is not started (NO in S6203), the process proceeds to step S6206.

  The effect control microcomputer 91 turns off the valid time flag (step S6204), clears the set RTC effect start time (step S6205), and ends the RTC effect management process.

  In step S6206, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not it is the RTC effect start time based on the current time indicated by the RTC 99 (S6206). If it is not the RTC effect start time (NO in S6206), the process proceeds to step S6212, and if it is the RTC effect start time (YES in S6206), the process proceeds to step S6207.

  In step S6207, the effect control microcomputer 91 adds the time (1 minute, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes) according to the occurrence frequency set in the RTC effect setup storage unit 94B of the RAM 94 to the current time, and next time. RTC effect start time is calculated and set in the RTC effect start time storage unit 94D of the RAM 94 (the RTC effect start time is updated).

  Next, the effect control microcomputer 91 sets an RTC effect start command corresponding to the contents of the RTC effect (whether there is a character or sound) set in the RTC effect setup storage unit 94B (step S6208), and proceeds to step S6209. . The image control board 100 that has received the RTC effect start command set in step S6208 executes the RTC image effect on the display screen 7a. When the RTC effect sound is set to “ON”, the sub-control board 90 executes the RTC sound effect from the speaker 67 via the sound control board 106 together with the RTC image effect performed by the image control board 100. .

  In step S6207, the production control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not the occurrence frequency “frequent” is set in the RTC production setup storage unit 94B (step S6209). If the occurrence frequency “high” is set (YES in S6209), the RTC effect management process is terminated. If the occurrence frequency “high” is not set (NO in S6209), the process proceeds to step S6210. This is because when the occurrence frequency “high” is set, the RTC effect is continuously executed, the customer waiting effect is not executed after the RTC effect ends, and the occurrence frequency “high” is not set. (When the occurrence frequency “normal” or “low” is set), the RTC effect is executed intermittently, and the customer waiting effect is executed after the RTC effect ends.

  The effect control microcomputer 91 sets the RTC effect effect time (60 seconds in the first embodiment) in the RTC effect timer (S6210), turns on the RTC effect execution flag (S6211), and performs the RTC effect management process. finish.

  In step S6212, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not the occurrence frequency “high” is set in the RTC effect setup storage unit 94B. If the occurrence frequency “high” is set (YES in S6212), the RTC effect management process is terminated. If the occurrence frequency “high” is not set (NO in S6212), the process proceeds to step S6213.

  In step S6213, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not the RTC effect execution flag is ON. If the RTC effect execution flag is not ON (NO in S6213), the RTC effect management process is terminated. If the RTC effect execution flag is ON (YES in S6213), the process proceeds to step S6214.

  In step S6214, the effect control microcomputer 91 determines whether or not the RTC effect timer = 0, that is, whether or not the RTC effect has ended. If the RTC effect timer is not 0 (NO in S6214), the RTC effect management process is terminated. On the other hand, if the RTC effect timer is 0 (YES in S6214), a customer waiting effect start command is set (S6215). The effect execution flag is turned off (S6216), and the RTC effect management process is terminated. The image control board 100 that has received the customer waiting effect start command set in step S6215 repeatedly displays the customer waiting effect on the display screen 7a. The customer waiting effect start command set here is the same as the customer waiting effect start command set in steps S5004 and S6109. However, the customer waiting effect start command set in step S6215 can be different from the customer waiting effect start command set in step S6109 and the customer wait effect start command set in step S5004.

9. Modification Example A modification example will be described below. In the description of the modified example, the same components as those of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The first embodiment is configured as a pachinko gaming machine that can execute an RTC effect. On the other hand, you may comprise as a slot machine (rotating type game machine, pachislot game machine) which can perform RTC production. In this case, in the case of a so-called normal machine that increases the medals by winning a big bonus or a regular bonus, a state in which a bonus such as a big bonus or a regular bonus is being executed corresponds to a special gaming state. Also, if it is a so-called ART machine or AT machine that increases the number of medals during a special game period such as ART (assist replay time) or AT (assist time) that can be frequently won for small roles, the state during ART or AT Corresponds to the special gaming state. For normal machines, the special gaming state is controlled by winning a big bonus or regular bonus, and a combination of symbols on the winning line that triggers the transition to the big bonus or regular bonus is displayed on each reel. It is derived and displayed as a display result. In addition, the control conditions for the special gaming state on ART machines and AT machines are determined by, for example, winning the ART or AT activation timing by winning the ART or AT execution lottery and then digesting the prescribed number of games. is there.

  In the first embodiment, when the upper button 65U of the select button 65 is continuously pressed five times (that is, when a specific operation is performed) during a predetermined period (function setting operation reception period) after the RAM is cleared, the RTC 99 It is assumed that a date and time adjustment screen for setting the measured date and time is displayed on the display screen 7a. When the measurement date / time by the RTC99 is shifted and it is necessary to set the correct date / time, the store clerk or the like of the game hall can call the date / time adjustment screen by performing this operation to set the date / time of the RTC99. It shall be.

  In the first embodiment, the function can be set only during a predetermined period (function setting operation reception period) after the RAM is cleared, and the RTC effect setting can be set in the function setting. Even if it is not a period, the structure which can set RTC production may be sufficient. For example, in the customer waiting state, the function setting screen shown in FIG. 15 may be displayed, or another menu screen may be displayed, in which “RTC effect setting” can be selected as one menu. In addition, the RTC effect setting is not a configuration that can be executed as part of the function setting. For example, an RTC effect setting screen (for example, FIG. 16A) for performing an RTC effect by a predetermined operation is directly displayed. It can also be configured as follows.

  In the first embodiment, the input means (operation means) for performing various settings related to the RTC effect is the effect button 63 and the select button 65, but may be a touch panel in which a touch sensor is combined with the image display device. . In this case, for example, the touch panel is provided so that the operation screen of the touch panel is flush with the upper surface of the hit ball supply tray 61. The touch panel may use the image display device 7 of the first embodiment as the image display device, or may use an image display device having a smaller screen size.

10. Invention disclosed in the above-described embodiment By the preceding paragraph in this [Mode for Carrying Out the Invention], the following Invention B to Invention W (Invention B to Invention R are game machines, and Invention S to Invention W are A gaming machine system) is disclosed. In the description of the invention B to the invention W, the names and expressions of the corresponding components in the embodiment for carrying out the invention described above, and the reference numerals used in the drawings are added in parentheses for reference. However, elements such as means constituting each invention are not limited to the supplementary notes.

10-1. Invention B
A gaming machine capable of executing a game effect (variation effect) according to game control,
Special effect control means (effect control microcomputer 91) capable of executing a special effect (RTC effect) different from the game effect using an effect device (image display device 7 and speaker 67);
Measuring means (RTC99) for measuring time,
In the case of a predetermined effective period (effective time) based on the time measured by the measuring means, it is possible to establish a start condition for starting the special effect (arrival of RTC effect start time), and the special effect The control means starts the special effect when the start condition is satisfied, does not start the special effect unless the start condition is satisfied,
If it is not the valid period, the start condition is not satisfied, and the special effect control means does not start the special effect.

10-2. Invention C
A gaming machine according to Invention B,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the valid period is a period from when the power is turned on to when a predetermined time elapses.

10-3. Invention D
A gaming machine according to invention C,
Operable operation means (select button 65 and effect button 63) are further provided,
A plurality of (five) predetermined times are provided and can be set by the operating means.

10-4. Invention E
Satisfaction of a predetermined condition set in advance (the winning in the first starting port 20 when the number of reserved balls in the special figure 1 is less than the upper limit (4) or the second in the case where the number of reserved balls in the special figure 2 is less than the upper limit (4) Based on the winning to the starting port 21), it is determined whether or not to control to a special gaming state advantageous to the player (a jackpot determination), and a game that performs a notification effect (variation effect) for notifying the result of the determination Machine,
A measuring means (RTC99) for measuring time;
Special effect control means (effect control microcomputer 91) capable of executing a special effect (RTC effect) different from the notification effect in a predetermined effective period (effective time) based on the time measured by the measuring means. Prepared,
When the notification effect is executed during the effective period, the special effect control means regulates the execution of the special effect after the notification effect is executed.

10-5. Invention F
A gaming machine according to invention E,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the valid period is a period from when the power is turned on to when a predetermined time elapses.

10-6. Invention G
A gaming machine according to invention F,
Operable operation means (production button 63 and select button 65) are further provided,
A plurality of (five) predetermined times are provided and can be set by the operating means.

10-7. Invention H
Satisfaction of a predetermined condition set in advance (the winning in the first starting port 20 when the number of reserved balls in the special figure 1 is less than the upper limit (4) or the second in the case where the number of reserved balls in the special figure 2 is less than the upper limit (4) Based on the winning to the starting port 21), it is determined whether or not to control to a special gaming state advantageous to the player (a jackpot determination), and a game that performs a notification effect (variation effect) for notifying the result of the determination Machine,
A measuring means (RTC99) for measuring time;
Production control means (production control microcomputer 91) capable of controlling a special production (RTC production) different from the notification production based on the time measured by the measurement means,
If the predetermined condition is satisfied when the special effect is being executed, the effect control means ends the special effect and starts the notification effect.

10-8. Invention I
A gaming machine according to invention H,
The effect control means is capable of executing a demonstration effect different from the special effect and the notification effect on condition that the predetermined condition is not satisfied after the notification effect ends. Machine.

10-9. Invention J
A gaming machine according to invention H or invention H,
The special effect is a combination of element images displayed on each display screen of the gaming machine group when a group of gaming machines composed of two or more predetermined number of the gaming machines are turned on all at once. A gaming machine comprising at least a combined image effect in which a completed image is formed.

10-10. Invention K
A gaming machine capable of executing a game effect according to the control of the game,
Operable operation means (production button 63 and select button 65);
A display device (image display device 7) capable of displaying an image;
An audio output device (speaker 67) capable of outputting audio;
A measuring means (RTC99) for measuring time;
Special effect control means (production control microcomputer 91) capable of controlling a special effect (RTC effect) different from the game effect based on the time measured by the measuring means;
The special effect includes at least a special effect image displayed on the display device (an image displayed in the RTC image effect) and a special effect sound output from the audio output device (audio output in the RTC sound effect). )
The presence or absence of the special effect sound can be set by the operation means,
The special effect control means, when a predetermined start condition is satisfied when the special effect sound is set to exist (when the RTC effect start time arrives within the valid time), the special effect image is displayed as the special effect. When the special effect sound is output and the special effect sound is set to be absent and the predetermined start condition is satisfied, the special effect image is displayed as the special effect while the special effect image is displayed. A gaming machine characterized by not outputting sound.
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10-11. Invention L
A gaming machine according to invention K,
As the game effect, it is possible to output a game sound effect (a sound part of a variation effect) from the sound output device,
In addition to the operation means, a volume setting means (rotary knob 105) capable of setting the volume of the game sound effect by a predetermined operation is provided.
A gaming machine, wherein the gaming sound effect can be output even if the special effect sound is set to none.

10-12. Invention M
A gaming machine according to invention K or invention L,
As the effect types of the special effects, a plurality (two) of effect types including at least a first special effect (first RTC effect) and a second special effect (second RTC effect) are provided,
It further comprises setting means (effect control microcomputer 91) capable of setting the effect type of the special effect by the operation by the operation means,
The special effect control means executes the special effect of the effect type set by the setting means when the start condition is satisfied,
A first special effect element (speaking voice 1, talking voice 2, prayer voice) constituting a part of the special effect sound in the first special effect and a second constituting a part of the special effect sound in the second special effect. A gaming machine characterized by having a special relation element (response voice 1, response voice 2, spirit voice) in a response relationship.

10-13. Invention N
Predetermined execution conditions are met (winning the first starting port 20 when the number of reserved balls in the special figure 1 is less than the upper limit value (4) or second starting port when the number of reserved balls in the special figure 2 is less than the upper value (4) 21), a special effect (RTC effect) different from the normal game effect (variation effect) according to the game control is executed using the effect device (the image display device 7 and the speaker 67). A gaming machine provided with production control means (sub-control board 90),
As the effect types of the special effects, a plurality (two) of effect types including at least a first special effect (first RTC effect) and a second special effect (second RTC effect) are provided,
Operable operation means (production button 63 and select button 65);
Setting means (production control microcomputer 91) capable of setting the effect type of the special effect by the operation by the operation means;
When the execution condition is satisfied, the effect control means executes the special effect of the effect type set by the setting means,
A first special effect element (speaking voice 1, talking voice 2, prayer voice) constituting a part of the first special effect and a second special effect element (response sound 1, response sound) constituting a part of the second special effect. 2. A gaming machine characterized by being in a response relationship with the spirit voice.

10-14. Invention O
A gaming machine according to the invention N,
A time from the start of the first special effect to the start of the first special effect element; a time from the start of the second special effect to the start of the second special effect element; A gaming machine characterized by different

10-15. Invention P
A gaming machine according to Invention N or Invention O,
It further comprises a measuring means for measuring time,
The gaming machine characterized in that the production control means controls the special production based on the time measured by the measurement means.

10-16. Invention Q
A gaming machine according to any one of Inventions N to P,
The rendering device includes at least an audio output device (speaker 67) capable of outputting audio,
The first special effect element and the second special effect element are constituted by voice.

10-17. Invention R
A gaming machine according to any one of Inventions N to Q,
The rendering device includes at least an image display device (image display device 7) capable of displaying an image,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the first special effect element and the second special effect element are composed of images.

  According to the gaming machine according to the above invention B to invention R, it is possible to prevent a reduction in the effect of the special effect (RTC effect) and to improve the gaming interest.

10-18. Invention S
Predetermined execution conditions are met (winning the first starting port 20 when the number of reserved balls in the special figure 1 is less than the upper limit value (4) or second starting port when the number of reserved balls in the special figure 2 is less than the upper limit value (4) 21), a special effect (RTC effect) different from the normal game effect (variable effect) according to the game control can be executed using the effect device (the image display device 7 and the speaker 67). A gaming machine system YS comprising a plurality of gaming machines (pachinko gaming machine 1 constituting the first gaming machine group 170 and pachinko gaming machine 1 constituting the second gaming machine group 171),
As the effect types of the special effects, at least a first special effect (first RTC effect) and a second special effect (second RTC effect) are provided,
The plurality of gaming machines include at least a first gaming machine capable of executing the first special effect and a second gaming machine capable of executing the second special effect,
When the first special effect by the first gaming machine and the second special effect by the second gaming machine are started at the same time, a first special effect element (talking voice) constituting a part of the first special effect 1. A gaming machine characterized in that there is a response relationship between the first special talk element (1, voice 2, prayer voice) and the second special production element (response voice 1, response voice 2, spirit voice) constituting a part of the second special production. system.

10-19. Invention T
A gaming machine system according to invention S,
A time from the start of the first special effect to the start of the first special effect element; a time from the start of the second special effect to the start of the second special effect element; A gaming machine system characterized by differences.

10-20. Invention U
A gaming machine system according to invention S or invention T,
Each of the plurality of gaming machines further includes measuring means (RTC99) for measuring time, and controls the first special effect and the second special effect based on the time measured by the measuring means. A featured gaming machine.

10-21. Invention V
A gaming machine system according to any one of Invention S to Invention U,
The rendering device includes at least an audio output device (speaker 67) capable of outputting audio,
The gaming machine system, wherein the first special effect element and the second special effect element are constituted by voice.

10-21. Invention W
A gaming machine system according to any one of Invention S to Invention V,
The rendering device includes at least an image display device (image display device 7) capable of displaying an image,
The gaming machine system, wherein the first special effect element and the second special effect element are constituted by images.

  According to the gaming machine system according to the invention S to invention W described above, it is possible to prevent a reduction in the effect of the special effect (RTC effect) and to improve the gaming interest.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 7 ... Image display apparatus 7a ... Display screen 80 ... Main control board 82 ... CPU
84 ... RAM
89 ... RAM clear switch 91 ... Production control microcomputer 94 ... RAM
94A ... RTC effect setting storage unit 94B ... RTC effect setup storage unit 94C ... Valid time end time storage unit 94D ... RTC effect start time storage unit 99 ... RTC
100 ... Image control board 102 ... CPU
151 ... Backup power supply circuit

Claims (1)

A gaming machine capable of executing a game effect according to the control of the game,
Operable operating means;
A special effect control means capable of executing a special effect different from the game effect using a predetermined effect device in a predetermined period from when the power is turned on until a predetermined time elapses;
A predetermined time setting means capable of setting the predetermined time by a first operation by the operation means;
Execution frequency setting means capable of setting the execution frequency of the special effect by a second operation by the operation means,
The special effect control means executes the special effect according to the execution frequency set by the execution frequency setting means in the predetermined period set by the predetermined time setting means, and after the predetermined period has passed. Does not execute the special performance .