JP6252880B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine capable of playing a game in a plurality of specific gaming states that are more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state.

  In conventional gaming machines such as pachinko machines, in order to improve the interest of the game, a normal gaming state in which a normal game can be performed and a specific gaming state (a winning gaming state, a jackpot) that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state. ) May be able to play games. Some games can be played in a plurality of specific game states with different contents.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 includes a first start chucker that operates with a movable opening / closing piece when a game ball is won, and a second start chucker that operates with a variable display unit when a game ball is won. A gaming machine that combines a game machine of seven machines and feathers so that a game can be played in a first specific gaming state that is advantageous by opening and closing and a second specific gaming state that is advantageous by opening an attacker. Is disclosed.

JP 9-239106 A

  The conventional gaming machine described above aims to improve the interest of the game by allowing the game to be played in a plurality of specific game states having different contents.

  However, in any specific gaming state, the number of times that the movable opening / closing piece and the attacker can be opened is limited to a predetermined number (for example, up to 16 times) in order to suppress the player's gambling feelings for winning the ball. There are many cases. Therefore, even if the game can be played in a specific game state with different contents as in the above gaming machine, the player knows the end point of the specific game state, so the number of times that the movable opening and closing pieces and the attacker are released approaches the upper limit. As a result, you must be aware of the end of the specific gaming state. Therefore, in the above gaming machine, it has been difficult to give the player a sense of expectation that the specific gaming state may continue to be able to win a game.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is possible to play a game in a plurality of specific game states having different contents to give a new gameability, and to improve the interest of the game in the specific game state. An object is to provide a gaming machine that can be used.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention determines a special symbol based on a lottery lottery means for performing a big hit lottery based on the fact that a game ball has won a winning prize opening, and a lottery result by the jackpot lottery means When the special symbol corresponding to the jackpot is displayed by the special symbol display means, the special symbol display means for displaying the special symbol determined by the special symbol determination means, and the special symbol display means. A game state transition means for shifting the game state from a state to a specific game state corresponding to a special symbol that is more advantageous to the player than the normal game state, and an opening in which the game ball is easy to win from a closed state in which the game ball is difficult to win A variable winning device that performs an opening operation to a state; and when the gaming state is shifted to the specific gaming state by the gaming state transition means, the variable winning device is A round execution means for executing the round a plurality of times, with the permission state in which the action can be performed as one round, and the variable winning device is an area through which a game ball can pass, A first variable winning device having a specific area that is an area in which the degree of advantage for a player can be varied depending on whether or not it passes; and the first variable winning apparatus not having the specific area different from the second variable winning device, it consists, when the specific game mode of the first specific game state, before Symbol number of first variable winning device is the open state is several times, the specific gaming state when There the second specific game state that is different from the first specific game state, before Symbol number of second variable winning device is the open state is once, once before Symbol first variable winning device than the maximum time of the opening time, Gaming machine whose serial one maximum time opening time of the second variable winning device is characterized in a long time.

  The first variable prize-winning device further includes a number counting means for counting the number of opening operations performed during each round, and the end condition determining means is configured such that the number counting means has an upper limit number determined by the number determining means. It can be determined that the end condition is satisfied when the number of equal opening operations is counted.

  Thus, when the number of opening operations performed by the first variable winning device during each round becomes equal to the upper limit number of times, the end condition is satisfied, and the first variable winning device may end the opening operation during each round. it can.

  In addition, the gaming machine determines, from a plurality of types, the upper limit number of gaming balls that is the upper limit of the number of gaming balls that can be won during each round set by the round setting means with respect to the first variable winning device. And a game ball number counting means for counting the number of game balls won in the first variable winning device during each round, and the end condition determining means is a game ball number counting means. When the number of game balls equal to the upper limit game ball number determined by the game ball number determination means is counted, it can be determined that the end condition is satisfied.

  In this way, even if the number of opening operations during each round is not equal to the upper limit number, the number of game balls won in the first variable winning device becomes equal to the upper limit number of game balls determined by the game ball number determination means. Since the end condition is satisfied, it is difficult to understand how far the round is. In addition, the number of opening operations of the first variable prize-winning device before the end of all rounds can be varied to further diversify the number of opening operations.

  Further, each of the above gaming machines further includes a round number determining means for determining the number of rounds set by the round setting means from a plurality of types, and the round setting means determines the round by the round number determining means. It is preferable to set the number.

  In this way, since the number of rounds can be changed according to the determination of the round number determination means, the number of opening operations before the completion of all rounds is further varied to further diversify the number of opening times. Is possible.

  The round setting means may further include a round number notifying means for setting a predetermined number of rounds and notifying the number of rounds set by the round setting means.

  This makes it clear by the notification of the round number notification means that the number of rounds to be set is a fixed number, so that the player's interest can be directed to the number of opening operations rather than the number of rounds. As a result, a stronger sense of expectation for the continuation of the opening operation can be given to the player.

And it is preferable to have further the frequency | count notification means which alert | reports the frequency | count of the open | release operation | movement counted by the frequency | count count means.
As a result, the number of times of opening operation is notified, so that it becomes possible to play a game with a clear awareness of how long the first variable prize-winning device has been opened. Improvements can be made.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the first variable winning device and the second variable winning device have different shapes.
As a result, not only the variable winning devices are distinguished according to the respective opening patterns, but also the shape of each variable winning device is different, so that confusion with the variable winning devices that perform the opening operation is more effectively prevented. be able to.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game machine which can aim at the interest improvement of the game in a specific game state more can be obtained, providing a new gameability by enabling it to play a game in the several specific game state from which the content differs.

It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the front side. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows the pachinko game machine shown in FIG. 1 from the back side. It is a front view of the game board shown in FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. It is a block block diagram which mainly shows the internal structure of a pachinko gaming machine. It is a perspective view which shows a 1st special winning opening. It is a perspective view which shows the shutter in a 2nd special winning opening. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the main control process repeatedly performed by the main control circuit after turning on a power supply. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a special symbol control process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a special symbol memory | storage check process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a special symbol fluctuation | variation time management process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a special symbol display time management process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a big hit start interval management process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process during big prize opening opening. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the winning ball residual ball monitoring process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of waiting time management processing before a big winning opening reopening. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a big hit end interval process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a special symbol game completion | finish process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of a big prize opening / closing setting process. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the sub control process repeatedly performed by the sub control circuit. The relationship between the special symbol when the big hit symbol is "1" and the operation timing during the big hit of the first and second special electric accessories, the first and second big prize opening solenoids, etc. is schematically shown. It is the timing chart shown. The relationship between the special symbol when the big hit symbol is “2” and the operation timing during the big hit of the first and second special electric accessories, the first and second big prize opening solenoids, etc. is schematically shown. It is the timing chart shown. The relationship between the special symbol when the big hit symbol is "3" and the operation timing during the big hit of the first and second special electric accessories, the first and second big prize opening solenoids, etc. is schematically shown. It is the timing chart shown. The relationship between the special symbol when the big hit symbol is "4" and the operation timing during the big hit of the first and second special electric accessories, the first and second big prize opening solenoids, etc. is schematically shown. It is the timing chart shown. The relationship between the special symbol when the big hit symbol is “5” and the operation timing during the big hit of the first and second special electric accessories, the first and second big prize opening solenoids, etc. is schematically shown. It is the timing chart shown. The relationship between the special symbol when the big hit symbol is “6” and the operation timing during the big hit of the first and second special electric accessories, the first and second big prize opening solenoids, etc. is schematically shown. It is the timing chart shown. It is a figure which shows a special symbol determination table. It is a figure which shows a fluctuation | variation pattern table. It is a figure which shows a big prize opening | release aspect determination table. (A) is a figure which shows an open count determination table, (B) is a figure which shows a count number determination table. It is a figure which shows another open frequency | count determination table. It is a figure which shows another count number determination table.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention from the front side, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the gaming board shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.

(Composition of gaming machine)
A pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes an outer frame 2 that is housed and installed in a predetermined installation frame of a game hall (hall). A base door (inner frame) 3 is provided on the front side of the outer frame 2 so as to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 2, and a game board 4 shown in FIG. 2 is incorporated in the base door 3. It is. A front door 5 is provided in front of the outer frame 2. The front door 5 covers the front of the game board 4 and is rotatably installed on the front side of the base door 3.

  Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a card unit 84 that is adjacent to the card unit 84 so that when a prepaid card or the like is inserted, a game ball is lent according to the balance of the prepaid card.

  The front door 5 is provided with a glass plate 5a in a substantially entire area at the center thereof so that the game board 4 inside thereof can be visually recognized. A ball lending operation panel 28 having a ball lending operation related button 28a for performing a card return operation of the card unit 84, a lending (ball lending) operation of a game ball, and the like is provided at the lower part of the front door 5. Further, the ball lending operation panel 28 is provided with a determination button 20a and selection buttons 20b and 20c for performing a predetermined operation.

  A dish panel 6 that can be opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 2 is installed below the front door 5. On the front side of the dish panel 6 are a game ball lent out by the card unit 84 and an upper plate 6a for receiving a game ball to be paid out when entering a winning opening described later, and a ball exit when the upper plate 6a is full. A lower plate 6b for receiving a game ball overflowing inward of 6d and a launch handle 6c provided on the right side of the lower plate 6b are arranged.

  The launch handle 6c is for launching a game ball received by the upper plate 6a, and is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the plate panel 6. The player operates the launch handle 6c to play a pachinko game. Can proceed. When the firing handle 6c is gripped by the player and is turned clockwise, power is supplied to the firing motor provided on the back side of the firing handle 6c according to the turning angle. Then, the game balls are sequentially fired on the game board 4.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the fired game ball is guided by a guide rail 7 provided on the left side of the game board 4, moves to the upper part of the game board 4, and then the game nail 8 (see FIG. 5) and the like. It flows down toward the lower side of the game board 4 while changing its traveling direction due to the collision.

  The game board 4 is formed with a game area 4a in which a game ball flows down in the game state, and a number of game nails 8 for changing the flow direction of the game ball are provided in the game area 4a. (In FIG. 4, the game nail 8 is not shown). Also, as shown in FIG. 4, a start winning opening 9 is provided on the game area 4a, on the center line that partitions the game board surface to the left and right, and slightly below the center. Further, a normal symbol operation gate 10 is provided on the left side of the center line and above the start winning opening 9 in the height direction.

  In addition, a first big prize opening 11 is provided at a position (shoulder) slightly higher in the height direction on the right side than the center line, and a second big prize is placed below the starting prize opening 9 in the height direction on the center line. Each mouth 12 is provided. Further, on the side of the start winning port 9, general winning ports 13a and 13b are provided. The game area 4a is provided with a symbol display area 16a, and an out port 14 is provided at the lower end of the game area 4a. Furthermore, on the upper part of the first big winning opening 11 outside the game area 4a, the number of opening operations (the number of opening) performed by the first big winning opening 11 during a round described later is displayed and notified. A number display unit 17a serving as a number notification unit is provided, and a round number display unit 17b serving as a round number notification unit for displaying and notifying the number of rounds (number of rounds) is provided above the number display unit 17a. Yes.

  The start winning opening 9 is configured such that a game ball can be won, and a start winning opening switch 9S (FIG. 6) is provided. The start winning port switch 9 </ b> S detects a game ball that wins the start winning port 9 and inputs a detection signal to the main control circuit 30. When the start winning port switch 9S detects a game ball, the main CPU 31 in the main control circuit 30 extracts a big hit determination random number value for determining a big hit.

  The normal symbol actuating gate 10 is a passing gate that is a passage through which a game ball can pass and serves as a trigger for extracting a random value for determination per normal symbol on the condition that the game ball has passed. When the game state becomes one of the specific game states (non-probability variation specific game state) by the extraction of the random value for determination per normal symbol, the start winning opening 9 is provided with 1 The pair of feathers (tulips) 9a opens and closes for a predetermined number of seconds, making it easier to win a prize.

  The first and second grand prize winning ports 11 and 12 are variable winning devices according to the present invention, and both can be switched between an open state in which game balls are easy to win and a closed state in which game balls are hard to win. ing. The first big prize opening 11 is switched between an open state and a closed state by opening and closing in the left-right direction, whereas the second big prize opening 12 is switched between an open state and a closed state by opening and closing in the front-rear direction. Thus, the first and second special winning openings 11 and 12 are different from each other in the mode of opening operation.

  The first big winning opening 11 is a so-called tulip type opening and closing device, and as shown in FIG. A pair of blades (tulips) 11a operated by the first big prize opening solenoid 11L, and by changing the opening angle of the blades 11a in the left-right direction, between each blade 11a and the entry preventing member 11b The easy and difficult entry of the game ball in the passage 11c is switched to switch between the open state and the closed state (FIG. 7 shows a difficult state of entry of the game ball with each blade 11a closed. ing).

  The special symbol J is “1”, “2”, “3”, “4” when the gaming state has shifted to a big win according to the extracted random number for jackpot determination, according to the first big winning opening 11 Occasionally, an opening operation for increasing the opening angle of the pair of blades 11a is performed, and then a closing operation is performed for decreasing the opening angle. The first big winning opening 11 is a winning opening that serves as a trigger for a predetermined number of gaming balls (for example, 15 balls) to be paid out as winning balls when a gaming ball enters (wins) from the passage 11c.

  The second special winning opening 12 is a so-called attacker-type opening / closing device, and has a shape different from that of the first special winning opening 11. The second special winning opening 12 has a shutter 12a having a shape as shown in FIG. 8, and is switched between an open state and a closed state by opening and closing the shutter 12a in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 8). The left side of 8 shows a closed state and the right side shows an open state). The shutter 12a is configured to be opened and closed by a second big prize opening solenoid 12L, which will be described later, via a shaft 12b.

  In the second big winning opening 12, the special symbol J is “5” when the shutter 12 a is normally closed and the gaming state shifts to a big hit, which will be described later, by the extracted random number for jackpot determination. Alternatively, when it is “6”, an opening operation for opening the shutter 12a is performed, and then a closing operation for closing the shutter 12a is performed. The shutter 12a is opened when the shutter 12a is opened, and the shutter 12a is closed when the shutter 12a is closed. The second big winning opening 12 serves as a trigger winning opening through which a predetermined number of gaming balls (for example, 15 balls) are paid out as winning balls when gaming balls enter (win) the shutter 12a.

  The general winning ports 13a and 13b are winning ports that serve as triggers for a predetermined number of gaming balls (for example, 10) to be paid out as winning balls when a gaming ball enters (wins).

  The out port 14 receives a game ball that has not entered any of the start winning port 9, the first and second large winning ports 11, 12, the general winning ports 13a, 13b, and the like.

  Further, the game board 4 includes a translucent substrate 15 having translucency. The translucent substrate 15 has a transparent portion formed of a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate or other transparent member (translucent member). Here, the “transparent member” means a member having such a high light transmittance that the target can be visually recognized through the member. Most of the game area 4a of this embodiment is a transparent game area. A game nail 8 is fixed to the translucent substrate 15 with at least its tip embedded therein, and an area formed by the translucent substrate 15 and the glass plate 5a of the front door 5 is defined as a game area 4a. Yes. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, a liquid crystal display device 16 having a large screen display area 16 a for displaying various images is disposed on the back side of the translucent substrate 15. The image displayed on the liquid crystal display device 16 is displayed on the translucent substrate 15 through a portion where the game nail 8 at the substantially center is not provided and a portion where the game nail 8 is provided in the vicinity thereof. It can be visually recognized from the front side of the machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the liquid crystal display device 16 has a three-column display having a right decorative symbol DR, a middle decorative symbol DC, and a left decorative symbol DL each represented by a single-digit number in the approximate center of the display area 16a. The decorative pattern (decorative pattern) D is variably displayed. In addition, the liquid crystal display device 16 also displays effect moving images used for various effects according to the gaming state. “Variable display” is a concept that can be displayed in a variable manner. For example, “variable display” that is actually displayed in a variable state, “stop display” that is displayed in actual stop state, etc. To do. In addition to these, “appearance display” in which a special symbol is simply displayed so that a special symbol appears, “derivation display” in which a special symbol is displayed as a result of a special symbol game, and the like are possible.

  In the game area 4a above the decorative symbol D, a symbol display unit 16b for variably displaying the special symbol J and the normal symbol N is disposed. The special symbol J and the normal symbol N are displayed at a position where the player can visually recognize but is difficult to visually recognize. In the case of the pachinko gaming machine 1, as the special symbol J, six types of symbols “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6” are displayed. In addition, “−” is a missing symbol.

  The decorative design D corresponds to the special design J. When the special design J is “−”, a stop display of a three-digit number string (designated to correspond to an outlier) that is not a doublet, the special design J is “1”, “ When it is any of “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, an even-numbered slot (big hit correspondence symbol) is stopped. The normal symbol N is displayed in accordance with the determination result of the normal symbol determination based on the random value for determination of the normal symbol extracted by passing the game ball through the normal symbol operation gate 10, and is determined to be a hit in the normal symbol determination. Then, after the normal symbol N is displayed as a winning display, the blade 9a provided in the start winning opening 9 is opened for a predetermined number of seconds. The normal symbol N is displayed by the color of the LED lamp arranged on the side of the display position of the special symbol J.

  In addition, on the upper part of the game area 4a, special symbol holding lamps R1 to R4 for performing a dot display according to the number of starting memories are provided. A symbol display section 16b for displaying the special symbol J and the normal symbol N is provided between the special symbol holding lamps R3 and R4. Further, normal symbol holding lamps r1 to r4 are provided between the symbol display unit 16b and the display area 16a.

  The translucent substrate 15 does not necessarily have to be a transparent portion, and may have a portion having a low light transmittance or a region having a light transmittance of zero. In addition to the cell sheet SS on the back side, the pattern layer and the color layer can be formed by applying paint or physical vapor deposition or chemical vapor deposition on the surface in addition to the cell sheet SS on the back. Alternatively, the light transmittance may be reduced by impregnating a synthetic resin as a base material with a dye or a pigment.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has speakers 18L and 18R that output sound in a predetermined manner above the liquid crystal display device 16, and lights and lights in a predetermined manner as shown in FIG. There are decorative lamps 19L, 19R that are turned off. Further, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a game ball lent out by the card unit 84 and the start winning port 9, the first and second big winning ports 11, 12, the general winning port 13a, A payout device 81 (see FIG. 6) for paying out the game balls discharged as prize balls to the upper plate 6a when the game balls win 13b.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a main control board 21 having a main control circuit 30 and a sub control board 22 having a sub control circuit 40 on the back side. A dispensing / firing control board 23 having a dispensing / firing control circuit 80 for controlling the firing, a power supply unit 24 for supplying power, a power switch 25 and a backup clear switch 26 are arranged.

  FIG. 6 is a block configuration diagram illustrating mainly the internal configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5. The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a plurality of components centering on the main control circuit 30, the sub control circuit 40, the payout / launch control circuit 80, and the power supply unit 24 described above. 30, sub-control circuit 40 and payout / launch control circuit 80 are connected to each other, and power can be supplied to each. The main control circuit 30 includes a main CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31, a main ROM (Read Only Memory) 32, and a main RAM (Random Access Memory) 33. In addition, the main control circuit 30 includes an initial reset circuit 34 and a command output port 35. ing.

  The main CPU 31 receives a game ball detection signal from a first V count switch 11S, which will be described later, and operates in accordance with a control program stored in the main ROM 32 to perform a big hit lottery or a prize ball discharge in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The pachinko gaming machine 1 as a whole is controlled in operation, and various commands are transmitted to the sub-control circuit 40 via the command output port 35. The main CPU 31 controls the transition between the normal gaming state and the specific gaming state (hit) based on the result of the big hit lottery or the digestion of the gaming state. In this case, the main CPU 31 constitutes the game state transition means of the present invention, and when the jackpot determination process described later is determined to be a big hit (the transition condition is satisfied), the main CPU 31 shifts the gaming state to the big hit. Note that there are two types of big hits: a normal big hit and a probability variable big hit that has a higher probability (big hit probability) for transitioning to a big hit after the big hit than the normal big hit.

  The main ROM 32 stores a control program executed by the main CPU 31 and permanent data. Further, the main ROM 32 stores various tables such as a special symbol determination table 101, a fluctuation pattern table 102, a release count determination table 104, and a count number determination table 105, which will be described later. The main RAM 33 temporarily stores data and programs used when the main CPU 31 operates. The initial reset circuit 34 periodically outputs a reset signal to the main CPU 31. With this reset signal, the main CPU 31 executes processing from the beginning of the control program.

  The main control circuit 30 is connected to each switch including the first V count switch 11S. The first V count switch 11 </ b> S measures the number of game balls that have passed through the V zone provided in the first big winning opening 11, and outputs a detection signal indicating the measurement result to the main control circuit 30. When the game ball passes through the V zone provided in the first big winning opening 11, the opening operation of the corresponding first big winning opening 11 is continued. The first count switch 11CS measures the number of game balls won in the first big winning opening 11, and outputs a detection signal indicating the measurement result to the main control circuit 30. The second count switch 12CS measures the number of game balls won in the second big prize opening 12, and outputs a detection signal indicating the measurement result to the main control circuit 30.

  The general winning opening switch 13S outputs to the main control circuit 30 a detection signal of a game ball won in each of the general winning openings 13a and 13b. The operation gate switch 10 </ b> S outputs a detection signal of the game ball passing through the normal symbol operation gate 10 to the main control circuit 30. The start winning port switch 9 </ b> S outputs a detection signal of a game ball won in the start winning port 9 to the main control circuit 30.

  The start opening solenoid 9L opens and closes a pair of blades 9a and 9a provided in the start winning opening 9, and the first large winning opening solenoid 11L opens and closes the blades 11a and 11a of the first large winning opening 11, and the second The special prize opening solenoid 12L opens and closes the shutter 12a of the second special prize opening 12. The seesaw solenoid 12M drives a seesaw (not shown) of the second special winning opening 12. The backup clear switch 26 clears backup data in the event of a power interruption or the like according to the operation of the operator.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, when a winning of a game ball is detected and the start winning port switch 9S outputs a detection signal, random number extraction is performed, and a lottery process using the extracted random number is performed. Based on the lottery result, main control is performed. A design command is output from the circuit 30 to the sub-control circuit 40 to cause the sub-control circuit 40 to determine the decorative design D in the liquid crystal display device 16.

  Then, the main CPU 31 outputs a drive signal to one of the first or second big prize opening solenoids 11L and 12L according to the type of the special symbol J when the variable display is stopped when the big hit is made. As a result, either the first or second special winning opening 11, 12 is opened (the blade 11a or the shutter 12a is opened).

  In this case, as will be described in detail later, for the first big prize opening 11, the opening operation for a predetermined time (5 seconds in the present embodiment) is performed a plurality of times during the round, and the number of opening operations is a special symbol. The number of times is determined from a plurality of types according to the type of J. When the special symbol is “4”, the upper limit number of game balls that is the upper limit of the number of game balls that can be won during the round is determined from a plurality of types. With respect to the second big winning opening 12, the opening operation is performed only once during the round, and when a predetermined number (10 in this embodiment) of game balls wins during the round, or for a predetermined time (this implementation The closing operation is performed when 29 seconds) have elapsed.

  The sub-control circuit 40 inputs a command from the main control circuit 30 and, according to the input command, performs control necessary for effects such as variable display of the decorative symbol D using the liquid crystal display device 16, reach effect, and notice effect. On the other hand, a predetermined image is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 16. The sub-control circuit 40 also performs control necessary for producing an effect by sound output using the speakers 18L and 18R and an effect by blinking display using the decorative lamps 19L and 19R.

  The sub control circuit 40 is configured around the sub CPU 41, has a sub ROM 42, a sub RAM 43, and a command input port 48, and has an image control circuit 50, an audio control circuit 60, and a lamp control circuit 70. .

  The sub CPU 41 executes processing in accordance with a program stored in the sub ROM 42 in accordance with a command input from the main control circuit 30, and operates the image control circuit 50, the sound control circuit 60, and the lamp control circuit 70 while selecting Processing is executed in accordance with signals from the buttons 20b and 20c and the decision button 20a. The sub ROM 42 stores a program executed by the sub CPU 41 and permanent data. The sub RAM 43 stores data and programs used when the sub CPU 41 operates.

  The sub CPU 41 performs a process according to the command output from the main control circuit 30 and determines a decorative symbol D corresponding to the received symbol command using a decorative symbol determination table (not shown) stored in the sub ROM 42. It also has a function as a means.

  The image control circuit 50 includes a VDP (Video Display Processor) 51, a D / A converter 52, an initial reset circuit 53, and image data ROMs (image storage means) 54a and 54b. The VDP 51 forms an image corresponding to the content to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 16 determined by the sub CPU 41, and outputs the formed image to the D / A converter 52. The D / A converter 52 performs D / A conversion on the image data output from the VDP 51 and outputs the analog signal obtained by the conversion to the liquid crystal display device 16 to display the image. The initial reset circuit 53 receives the reset command from the sub CPU 41 and executes processing for returning the VDP 51 to the initial state. In addition to the decorative design D and special design J, image data (image data) indicating characters, backgrounds, etc. is stored in the image data ROM 54a, and various image data are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 16 in the image data ROM 54b. Image data is stored.

  The audio control circuit 60 includes a sound source IC 61, an amplifier (AMP) 62, and an audio data ROM 63. The sound source IC 61 generates an audio signal using audio data stored in the audio data ROM 63 in accordance with an instruction from the sub CPU 41. The amplifier (AMP) 62 amplifies the sound signal generated by the sound source IC 61 to an appropriate level, supplies the amplified sound signal to the speakers 18L and 18R, and outputs sound. The sound data ROM 63 stores data (sound data) such as music, sound, and sound effects used for effects such as notice effects, reach effects, and jackpot effects.

  The lamp control circuit 70 uses the decoration data ROM 71 that stores decoration data indicating the blinking pattern of the decoration lamps 19L and 19R and the decoration data stored in the decoration data ROM 71 according to the instruction from the sub CPU 41. , 19R, and a drive circuit 72 for blinking.

  The payout / launch control circuit 80 operates the payout device 81 according to the control of the main control circuit 30 to pay out a predetermined number of game balls as prize balls, and plays the game to the first and second big prize winning holes 11 and 12. Controls payout of winning balls when a ball wins. Regardless of whether the game ball is won in either the first big prize opening 11 or the second big prize opening 12, the payout device 81 is controlled so as to pay out the same number of prize balls. Further, the payout / firing control circuit 80 operates the firing handle 6 c and the launching device 82 having a launching motor, and causes the launching device 82 to launch a game ball toward the game area 4 a on the game board 4.

  The power supply unit 24 supplies power to the sub control circuit 40, the main control circuit 30, and the payout / launch control circuit 80.

(Operation details of pachinko machines)
First, of the operation contents of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the contents of the operation that characterize the present invention will be described with reference to the timing charts shown in FIGS. 22 to 27 show the relationship between the special symbol J to be stopped and the operation timing during the big hits of the first and second special electric accessories, the first and second big prize opening solenoids 11L, 12L, and the like. It is the timing chart shown typically.

  FIG. 22 shows a case where the special symbol J is “1” and the variable display is stopped to shift to the big hit (that is, the big hit symbol is “1”). As shown in FIG. 22, when the special symbol J stops changing display, after the symbol determination time has elapsed, the conditional device (activates when a specific symbol is displayed on the symbol display unit 16b, and the accessory continuous operation described later) Meaning means for ending the operation after the operation of the device is completed, which is realized by the operation of the main CPU 31), followed by the accessory continuous operation device (first and second special electric motors described later). This means a special means capable of continuously operating the accessory, which is realized when the main CPU 31 operates). Subsequently, the first special electric accessory (which means that the first special winning opening 11 is opened and is realized by the operation of the main CPU 31) is activated. When the first special electric accessory is in an operating state, the first special winning opening 11 is in a permission state in which an opening operation can be performed. In the present embodiment, this permission state is set as one round. Ten rounds are set (each of 1R, 2R, 3R,... 10R in FIG. 22 indicates a round).

  In addition, during each round, the first grand prize opening solenoid 11L is operated four times, and after all rounds (10R) are finished, the condition device and the accessory continuous action device stop operating, and the first The special prize opening solenoid 11L is not activated. As a result, the first grand prize opening 11 can perform the opening operation four times during each round and 40 times when all rounds are completed. The second special electric accessory (which means that the second big prize opening 12 is opened and is realized by the operation of the main CPU 31) and the second big prize opening solenoid 12L are the condition devices. It is always stopped during the operation period.

  Subsequently, when the special symbol J is “2” and the variable display is stopped (when the jackpot symbol is “2”), as shown in FIG. 23, the special symbol J is “1” and the variable display is stopped. Compared to the case where the first big prize opening solenoid 11L is actuated three times during each round, and the first big prize opening 11 can be opened 30 times when all rounds are completed. Is different, others are common.

  Further, when the special symbol J is “3” and the variable display is stopped (when the big hit symbol is “3”), as shown in FIG. 24, the special symbol J is “1” and the variable display is stopped. Compared to the case, the first big prize opening solenoid 11L is activated twice during each round, and the first big prize opening 11 can be opened 20 times when all rounds are completed. Are different, others are common.

  Further, when the special symbol J is “4” and the variable display is stopped (when the jackpot symbol is “4”), the special symbol J is “1” and the variable display is stopped as shown in FIG. Compared to the case, the number of times that the first large winning opening solenoid 11L is activated in each round changes in the order of 4, 3, 2, and 1, and nine rounds are set. The difference is that the opening operation can be performed 24 times when all nine rounds of the winning opening 11 are completed, and the others are common.

  Subsequently, when the special symbol J is “5” and the variable display is stopped (when the jackpot symbol is “5”), as shown in FIG. 26, the special symbol J is “1” and the variable display is stopped. The following three points are different from those of the case. That is, 1) the first special electric accessory and the first big prize opening solenoid 11L are always stopped during the operation period of the condition device, and 2) after the accessory continuous operation device starts operating, 2) The special electric accessory is in the operating state, 3) 10 rounds are set in each round, with the permitted state in which the second prize winning opening 12 can perform the opening operation being set as one round, It is different in that the winning opening solenoid 12L is operated only once so that the second large winning opening 11 can perform the opening operation 10 times when all the rounds are completed. ing.

  Furthermore, when the special symbol J is “6” and the variable display is stopped (when the jackpot symbol is “6”), as shown in FIG. 27, the special symbol J is “5” and the variable display is stopped. Compared to the case, the difference is that eight rounds are set, and the others are common.

  Regardless of the special symbol J, after the predetermined number of rounds are set, the first and second special winning openings 11 and 12 do not perform the opening operation.

  As described above, the number of rounds (number of rounds) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is limited to one of three types of 10, 9, and 8, but the first big prize opening 11 is in each round. A plurality of opening operations are performed, and the number of opening operations can be changed to 4, 3, 2, or 1 depending on the jackpot symbol. Therefore, when the jackpot symbol is “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4”, the number of opening operations of the first big winning opening 11 performed before the end of all rounds is: Since there are a plurality of types such as 40 times, 30 times, 20 times, and 24 times, the restriction on the number of opening operations is relaxed, and it is difficult for the player to understand the timing when the opening operation continues. In this way, the pachinko gaming machine 1 can give the player a sense of expectation for the continuation of the opening operation, such as whether or not the first big prize opening 11 has not yet been opened, and this can improve the interest of the game. It has become. Also, since the number of rounds can be changed to 10R, 9R, 8R according to the jackpot symbol, the number of opening operations until the end of all rounds also changes according to the change in the number of rounds, and the number of opening times is more diversified. It has been.

  When the special symbol J is “5” or “6” and the variable display is stopped, the second big prize opening 12 performs the opening operation only once during each round. Therefore, the pachinko machine 1 has an opening pattern (when the special symbol J is “5”, “6”) and the number of times the opening is made clear by the end of the opening operation of the second prize opening 12. There is an open pattern (when the special symbol J is “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”) in which the end of the round is not clear because it can change. Therefore, since the pachinko gaming machine 1 can play a game with two big hits with different opening patterns, it is possible to attract the player's interest in which of the opening patterns, and this also aims to improve the interest of the game. It is possible. Furthermore, since the special winning opening is distinguished from the first and second special winning openings 11 and 12 according to the respective opening patterns, confusion with the special winning opening where the opening operation is performed can be prevented. In addition, since the first big prize opening 11 and the second big prize opening 12 have different shapes, it is possible to more effectively prevent confusion with the variable prize winning device that performs the opening operation.

  Next, with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 9 to 21, the procedure of control processing by the main control circuit 30 and the sub control circuit 40 for realizing the above-described features among the operation contents of the pachinko gaming machine 1. I will explain. FIG. 9 is a flowchart (main flowchart) showing an operation procedure of main control processing repeatedly executed by the main control circuit 30 after the power is turned on in the pachinko gaming machine 1. 9 to 21, the step is abbreviated as S.

(Operation procedure of main control processing)
As shown in FIG. 9, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the power is turned on, the main CPU 31 of the main control circuit 30 starts main control processing, and sequentially executes steps 1 to 5 to perform initial setting processing, Special symbol control processing, normal symbol control processing, symbol display device control processing, and random number update processing are performed. Thereafter, the process of steps 2 to 5 proceeds to an iterative routine that is sequentially executed while the power is on. The main control process mainly includes a system timer interrupt process (not shown) periodically (for example, every 2 ms) on condition that an interrupt permission flag is set in order to update a random number used in the main control process. Executed. Various commands such as symbol commands and variation pattern commands are output from the main control circuit 30 to the sub-control circuit 40 by the command output process of the system timer interrupt process.

  The special symbol control process is performed as shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the special symbol control process is started, the steps 11 to 20 are sequentially executed to load the control state flag, the special symbol storage check process, the special symbol variation time management process, the special symbol display time management process, A big hit start interval management process, a big prize opening opening process, a big ball winning hole residual ball monitoring process, a big prize opening re-opening waiting time management process, a big hit end interval process, and a special symbol game end process are performed.

  When the special symbol control process is started, the process proceeds to step 11 to load a control state flag. This control state flag indicates the state of the special symbol game using the symbol variable display image on the liquid crystal display device 16, and data for determining which of the following steps 12 to 20 is executed by the main CPU 31. Is set.

  Next, it progresses to step 12 and a special symbol memory | storage check process is performed. The special symbol memory check process is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the process starts, the main CPU 31 proceeds to step 21 to determine whether or not the control state flag is “00” indicating the special symbol storage check. If it is not “00”, the special symbol storage check process is terminated. If “00”, the process proceeds to step 22 to determine whether or not the hold number is “0”. If the hold number is “0”, the process proceeds to step 23 to perform a demo display process, and the process ends. On the other hand, if the reserved number is not “0”, the process proceeds to step 24 to set “01” indicating the special symbol variation time management to the control state flag.

  Next, the process proceeds to step 25 where pre-processing for jackpot determination is performed. At this time, the main CPU 31 refers to the high probability flag for distinguishing whether the transition probability is high or normal, and then determines the high value of the random number area 101a for jackpot determination in the special symbol determination table 101 shown in FIG. The area corresponding to the probability flag (low probability area or high probability area) is selected, and the selected area is searched using the random number value for jackpot determination extracted when the game ball wins the start winning opening 9. . In the case of low probability, the big hit determination random number value is “7”, and in the case of high probability, the big hit determination random number value is “3”, “5”, “11”, in addition to “7”, “13” is a big hit. Anything other than the above will be out of place.

  Then, the process proceeds to step 26, and a big hit determination process for determining whether or not a big hit is made based on the search result of the special symbol determination table 101 is performed. Here, if it is a big hit, the process proceeds to step 27 to perform a process for determining a big hit symbol, and if it is not a big hit, the process proceeds to step 28 to perform a process for determining a shifted symbol.

  In the jackpot symbol determination process, the main CPU 31 uses the jackpot symbol random number value (not shown) to search the jackpot symbol random number area 101b of the special symbol determination table 101 to determine the special symbol, and to determine the determined special symbol. The corresponding symbol command is set in the transmission command to the sub control circuit 40. The special symbol determined here becomes a jackpot symbol, and the variation display of the special symbol J stops at this jackpot symbol.

  Thereafter, the main CPU 31 proceeds to step 29 to perform a variation pattern determination process. Here, the main CPU 31 searches the variation pattern table 102 shown in FIG. 29 to determine a variation pattern command (also referred to as variation command) corresponding to the variation random number value, and transmits it to the sub-control circuit 40. In the subsequent step 30, the variation time corresponding to the determined variation pattern is set in the waiting time timer (t), and when the storage area used for the current variation is cleared in the subsequent step 31, special symbol memory check processing is performed. Ends.

  Then, following the special symbol memory check process, the process proceeds to step 13 where a special symbol variation time management process is performed. The special symbol variation time management process is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the process is started, the main CPU 31 proceeds to step 36 to determine whether or not the control state flag is “01” indicating special symbol variation time management. Here, if it is not “01”, the special symbol variation time management process is terminated. If it is “01”, the process proceeds to step 37, and whether or not the waiting time timer (t) set in step 30 is “0”. Determine. Here, if the waiting time timer (t) is not 0, the special symbol variation time management process is ended, but if the waiting time timer (t) is “0”, steps 38 and 39 are sequentially executed to perform control. “02” indicating the special symbol display time management is set in the status flag, the waiting time after determination (for example, 1 second) is set in the waiting time timer (t), and the special symbol variation time management processing is ended.

  Subsequent to the special symbol variation time management process, a special symbol display time management process is performed. When the special symbol display time management process is started, as shown in FIG. 13, the process proceeds to step 41 to determine whether or not the control state flag is “02” indicating the special symbol display time management. If the symbol display time management process ends and “02”, the process proceeds to step 42 to determine whether or not the waiting time timer (t) set in step 39 is “0”. If the waiting time timer (t) is not “0”, the special symbol display time management process is terminated. If the waiting time timer (t) is “0”, the process proceeds to step 43 to check whether the result of the big hit determination process in step 26 is a big hit. Determine whether.

  If it is determined in step 43 that it is not a big hit, the process proceeds to step 47, whereas if it is determined that it is a big hit, the process proceeds to step 44. In step 44, "03" indicating the big hit start interval management is set in the control state flag. Next, the process proceeds to step 45 where a time corresponding to the big hit start interval (for example, 10 seconds, hereinafter referred to as “hit start start corresponding time”) is set in the waiting time timer (t). A winning opening / closing setting process is performed. Subsequently, the routine proceeds to step 47, where it is determined whether or not the jackpot symbol is any of “1”, “2”, “3”, and if so, the routine proceeds to step 48 where the main CPU 31 determines the number of rounds “10”. "10" is displayed, the number of rounds "10" is displayed on the round number display portion 17b, and then the special symbol display time management process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the process proceeds to step 47, “08” indicating the end of the special symbol game is set in the control state flag, and the special symbol display time management process is terminated.

(Big prize opening / closing setting process)
Then, the special winning opening / closing setting process in step 46 is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. By executing this special winning opening / closing setting process, the opening and closing operation modes of the first and second special winning openings 11 and 12 are the contents according to the special winning opening opening determination table 103 shown in FIG. Set by.

  In the big winning opening / closing setting process, the main CPU 31 as the variable winning device deciding means decides the big winning opening for performing the opening operation from either the first or second big winning opening 11, 12 based on the big hit symbol. Then, a flag indicating the determined one (first big prize opening flag “F1” or second big prize opening flag “F2”) is set (steps 142, 148, 154, 162, 168, 174). Also, the main CPU 31 as the game ball number determining means has an upper limit number of game balls (maximum number of winning games) that is the upper limit of the number of game balls that can be won during each round with respect to the first and second big winning openings 11 and 12. Are also determined from a plurality of types (steps 144, 150, 156, 164, 170, 176). Further, the main CPU 31 as the round setting means sets the maximum number of operations of the special electric accessory in order to set the predetermined number of rounds as described above (steps 145, 151, 158, 165, 171, 177). ). In this case, the main CPU 31 serving as the round number determining means determines the number of rounds to be set from the three types of 10R, 9R, and 8R, and the determined number of rounds is set. . Further, the main CPU 31 as the opening time determining means determines an opening time timer of the big winning opening for one opening operation at the first and second big winning openings 11 and 12 (steps 143, 149, and 155). , 163, 169, 175).

  Furthermore, the main CPU 31 serving as the number-of-times determining means has an upper limit number of times (the number of times of opening during the operation of the special electric accessory) that is the upper limit of the number of times that the first and second prize winning openings 11 and 12 perform the opening operation during each round. ) Is determined from four types of times (4 times, 3 times, 2 times, 1 time) when the first big prize opening 11 is decided as a variable winning device for performing the opening operation. (Steps 159, 166, 172, 178), when the second big prize opening 12 is determined, it is determined once (Steps 146, 152).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 20, in the big prize opening / closing setting process, when the big hit symbol determined in step 27 is “6”, “5”, “3”, “2”, “1”, Five steps are executed to set each of the first or second big prize opening flag, the big prize opening time timer, the maximum number of winning prizes, the maximum number of operations of the special electric accessory and the number of releases during the operation of the special electric accessory. Is done. On the other hand, when the jackpot symbol selected in step 27 is “4”, in addition to the above five types of steps, the maximum winning number determination process during the round and the release number determination process during the round are performed. The maximum number of winning prizes determined in each subsequent step and the number of open times are set. Hereinafter, the special prize opening / closing setting process will be described in detail.

  When the big prize opening / closing setting process is started, in steps 141, 147, 153, 161, 167, 173, the big hit symbols determined in step 27 are “6”, “5”, “4”, “3”, respectively. It is determined whether or not “2” or “1”, and the process branches to each step corresponding to the big hit symbol. In other words, when the jackpot symbol is “6”, “5”, “4”, “3”, “2”, “1”, Steps 142 to 146, Steps 148 to 152, Steps 154 to 160, Steps 162 to 166, steps 168 to 172, and steps 174 to 178 are sequentially executed.

  When each step is executed as described above, when the big winning symbol is “6”, the second big prize opening flag “F2” is set, and the big prize opening time timer, the maximum number of winning prizes are set. , 29 seconds, 10 pieces, 8 rounds, 1 for the maximum number of times of operation of the special electric accessory and the number of releases during operation of the special electric accessory (opening counter indicating the number of releases during operation of the special electric accessory) Times are set. When the big win symbol is “5”, the second big prize opening flag “F2” is set, and the big prize opening time timer, the maximum number of winning prizes, the maximum number of operations of the special electric accessory and the special electric accessory 29 seconds, 10 pieces, 10 rounds, and 1 time are set in order with respect to the number of releases during operation.

  When the big winning symbol is “4”, the first big prize opening flag “F1” is set at step 154, and the big prize opening time timer and the special electric accessory are operated at the maximum at steps 155 and 158. For the number of times, 5 seconds and 9 rounds are set, respectively. Further, in step 156 following step 155, the main CPU 31 as the game ball number determining means extracts a predetermined random number value, and using the extracted random number value, the count number determination table 105 shown in FIG. A search is performed to determine the upper limit number of game balls, which is the upper limit of the number of game balls that can be won during each round, for the first big winning opening 11 from among ten types, and the determined upper limit game In step 157, the number of balls is set to the maximum winning number. In step 159, the main CPU 31 serving as the number-of-times determining means extracts a predetermined random number value, searches the number-of-releases determination table 104 shown in FIG. A process of determining the upper limit number of times that the upper prize winning opening 11 performs the opening operation during each round from among four types is performed, and the upper limit number determined in the subsequent step 160 is set in the opening number counter. .

  When the big win symbol is “3”, the first big prize opening flag “F1” is set, and the big prize opening time timer, the maximum number of winnings, the maximum number of operations of the special electric accessory and the number of opening counters are set. On the other hand, 10 seconds, 10 rounds, and 2 times are set in order.

  When the big winning symbol is “2”, the first big prize opening flag “F1” is set, and the big prize opening time timer, the maximum number of winning prizes, the maximum number of operation of the special electric accessory and the special electric accessory. 5 seconds, 10 pieces, 10 rounds, and 3 times are set in order with respect to the opening number counter indicating the number of opening times during operation. Furthermore, when the jackpot symbol is “1”, the first big prize opening flag “F1” is set, and the big prize opening time timer, the maximum number of winnings, the maximum number of operations and the number of opening of the special electric accessory are set. For the counter, 5 seconds, 10 pieces, 10 rounds, and 4 times are set in order.

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the special symbol display time management process ends, the process proceeds to step 15 where the big hit start interval management process is performed. When the big hit start interval management process is started, as shown in FIG. 14, the process proceeds to step 51 to determine whether or not the control state flag is “03” indicating the big hit start interval management, and the control state flag is “03”. Otherwise, the big hit start interval management process is terminated, but if “03”, the process proceeds to step 52.

  In step 52, it is determined whether or not the waiting time timer (t) is “0”. If the waiting time timer (t) is not “0”, the big hit start interval management process is terminated, but “0 If "," the process proceeds to step 53, and "1" is added to the operation number counter indicating the number of operations of the special electric accessory. Subsequently, when the routine proceeds to step 54, the first big winning opening 11 or the second big winning opening 12 corresponding to the big winning opening flag ("F1" or "F2") set in the big winning opening / closing setting process. Performs an opening operation (actuates the first or second big prize opening solenoids 11L, 12L), and proceeds to step 55. In step 55, it is determined whether or not the set big prize opening flag is a flag ("F1") indicating the first big prize opening 11, and a flag ("F1") showing the first big prize opening 11 is determined. If so, go to Step 56. When proceeding to step 56, the main CPU 31 as the number counting means sets “1” to the notification opening number counter for counting the number of opening operations (opening times) performed by the first big winning opening 11 during each round. In step 57, the main CPU 31 performs the number-of-releases notification control process using the number-of-opening counter for notifications, and displays the number of times released during the round of the first big winning opening 11 on the number display portion 17a. Let us know the number of releases. If the set winning prize flag is not “F1”, the process proceeds to step 58 without executing steps 56 and 57.

  In step 58, the big prize opening time timer set (determined) in the big prize opening / closing setting process is set, and in step 59, "04" indicating that the big prize opening is open is set in the control state flag. Then, the jackpot start interval management process ends.

  Then, after the big hit start interval management process is completed, the process returns to FIG. 10 and proceeds to step 16 where the big prize opening opening process is performed. In the special winning opening opening process, as shown in FIG. 15, first, the routine proceeds to step 61 where it is determined whether or not the control status flag is “04” indicating that the special winning opening is open. If it is not “04”, the process during the opening of the big prize opening ends. If “04”, the process proceeds to step 62, and the number of game balls won in the first big prize opening 11 during each round is counted. It is determined whether or not the large winning opening winning counter for counting by the main CPU 31 as a means is equal to or greater than the maximum winning number.

  As a result, if the large winning opening winning counter is less than the maximum winning number, the number of winning game balls has not reached the maximum winning number, and the process proceeds to step 63. Further, when the number is equal to or greater than the maximum winning number, the main CPU 31 as the game ball number counting means counts the number equal to the maximum winning number, so that the main CPU 31 as the ending condition determining means finishes the round. This corresponds to a case where it is determined that is established. In this case, the process proceeds to step 69, where the opened first big prize opening 11 is closed.

  In step 63, it is determined whether or not the big prize opening time timer set in the big prize opening / closing setting process is “0”. If it is “0”, the process proceeds to step 64 to perform the closing process of the big prize opening and closes the opened first big prize opening 11 or the second big prize opening 12. In the next step 65, the main CPU 31 as the number counting means subtracts “1” from the number-of-opens counter set in the big prize opening / closing setting process, so that the first and second big prize openings 12 are Count the number of opening operations performed during the round. In step 66, the main CPU 31 determines whether or not the value of the opening number counter is “0”, and if it is “0” (in this case, by counting the number of opening operations equal to the upper limit number). The main CPU 31 as the end condition determining means determines that the end condition is satisfied), and proceeds to step 67. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step 70. When the routine proceeds to step 67, “05” is set in the control state flag to indicate monitoring of the remaining ball in the special winning opening. Also, in the next step 68, when the winning ball remaining ball monitoring time (for example, 1 second) is set in the waiting time timer (t), the processing during the opening of the big winning port is ended.

  Further, in step 70, a winning prize opening process corresponding to the winning prize opening flag set in the winning prize opening / closing setting process is performed (since this releasing process is the second and subsequent opening operations during the round, The first big winning opening 11 can be opened), and then, after executing steps 56 and 57 in the same manner as described above, the process proceeds to step 71, where the big winning opening opening time timer determined in the big winning opening / closing setting process is set. Then, the process returns to step 61. As described above, the main CPU 31 as the variable winning device control means controls the first variable winning device 11 to perform the opening operation until it is determined that the end condition is satisfied.

  When the process for opening the special winning opening is completed, the process returns to FIG. 10 and proceeds to step 17 where the residual ball monitoring process in the special winning opening is performed. In the special winning opening residual ball monitoring process, as shown in FIG. 16, it is determined in step 81 whether or not the control state flag is “05” indicating super winning prize residual ball monitoring. If the residual sphere monitoring process ends and “05”, the process proceeds to step 82. In step 82, it is determined whether or not the waiting time timer (t) is “0”. If it is not “0”, the winning ball residual ball monitoring process ends. If it is “0”, the process proceeds to step 83. It is determined whether or not the first big prize opening flag (“F1”) is set. If it is set, the process proceeds to step 84. If not, the process proceeds to step 85. In step 84, it is determined whether or not the specific area (V zone) has passed. This determination is made based on whether or not the game ball has passed through the V zone in the first big winning opening 11 being opened, using the detection signal transmitted from the first V count switch 11S.

  If there is no passage of the game ball in the specific area, the process proceeds to step 93 where “07” indicating the jackpot end interval is set in the control state flag, and in step 94, the time corresponding to the jackpot end interval is set to the waiting time timer ( At t), the winning ball residual ball monitoring process is completed. As a result, in the first special winning opening 11, if the specific area is not passed, the opening process of the special winning opening ends without reaching the maximum number of operations set in the special winning opening / closing setting process. That is, in the first special winning opening 11, the number of opening operations can be diversified as a result, depending on whether or not the specific area has passed. On the other hand, since it is not determined whether or not the second special prize opening 12 has passed through the specific area, the execution of the opening operation up to the maximum number of operations set in the special prize opening / closing setting process is guaranteed. Will be.

  On the other hand, if there is a passing of a game ball in a specific area, the process proceeds to step 85, where the operation number counter indicating the number of times that the special electric accessory is activated (that is, the number of rounds) is set in the maximum winning opening / closing setting process. It is determined whether or not the number of actuations is greater than or equal to. Here, when it is determined that the number of operation counters is equal to or greater than the maximum number of operations, it is variable so that the first big prize opening 11 does not perform the opening operation after the set number of rounds is completed. The main CPU 31 as the winning device control means advances the processing to step 93 and performs the same processing as described above. However, when the number is less than the maximum number of operations, the processing advances to step 86 and the management status flag indicates the management time for waiting for reopening the big winning opening “06” is set. In step 87, the time corresponding to the interval between rounds is set in the waiting time timer (t). In the following step 88, it is determined whether or not the big hit symbol is “4”. If the big hit symbol is “4”, the process proceeds to step 89, where the main CPU 31 searches the count number determination table 105 and next time. A round maximum winning number determination process is performed, and in the subsequent step 90, the determined maximum winning number is set in a big winning opening winning counter. In the next step 91, the main CPU 31 searches the release count determination table 104 to perform the next round release count determination process. In the subsequent step 92, the determined release count is set in the release count counter. When step 92 is executed, the special winning opening residual ball monitoring process ends. In the present embodiment, the maximum number of winnings and the number of times of opening are determined for each round only when the big winning symbol is “4”. May be determined. Furthermore, even when the jackpot symbol is “4”, like the other jackpot symbols, the maximum number of winnings and the number of times to be released common to all rounds may be determined before the jackpot start.

  Then, returning to FIG. 10, the process proceeds to step 18 where a special winning opening reopening waiting time management process is performed. In the special winning opening reopening waiting time management process, as shown in FIG. 17, it is determined in step 101 whether or not the control state flag is “06” indicating residual ball monitoring in the special winning opening. The winning opening reopening waiting time management process ends. If “06”, the process proceeds to step 102 to determine whether the waiting time timer (t) is “0”. As a result, if the waiting time timer (t) is not “0”, the big prize reopening waiting time management process is terminated, and if the waiting time timer (t) is “0”, the process proceeds to step 103 and the operation number counter "1" is added to. Then, the process proceeds to step 104 to perform a process for releasing the special winning opening corresponding to the set special winning prize flag. In subsequent steps 105 and 106, the control state of “04” indicating that the special winning opening is being opened. When the flag is set, and the determined big prize opening time timer (s) is set, the big prize reopening waiting time management process ends.

  Next, returning to FIG. 10 and proceeding to step 19, a big hit end interval process is performed. When the jackpot end interval process is started, as shown in FIG. 18, it is determined in step 111 whether or not the control state flag is “07” indicating the jackpot end interval. If it is not “07”, the jackpot end interval process is performed. If “07”, the process proceeds to step 112. Here, it is determined whether or not the waiting time timer (t) is “0”. If the waiting time timer (t) is not “0”, the big hit end interval process ends. If “0”, the process proceeds to step 113 and the control state flag is set. “08” indicating the end of the special symbol game is set.

  Next, in step 114, it is determined whether or not the jackpot symbol is “4”. If the jackpot symbol is “4”, the jackpot end interval processing is terminated. If not, the procedure proceeds to step 115. It is determined whether or not the big hit symbol is “3” or “6”. When the big hit symbol is “3” or “6”, the process proceeds to step 118, and after the big hit, the short-time flag for shifting the gaming state to the short-time gaming state and the predetermined number of times are set in the short-time number counter to end the big hit. If not, the process proceeds to step 116, where a high probability flag is set, and when the time reduction flag is set in the subsequent step 117, the jackpot end interval process ends.

  Then, it progresses to step 20 and a special symbol game end process is performed. In the special symbol game end process, as shown in FIG. 19, it is determined in step 121 after the start of the process whether or not the control state flag is “08” indicating the end of the special symbol game. Here, if it is not “08”, the special symbol game ending process ends. If “08”, the process proceeds to step 122 to perform a process of subtracting “1” from the number of holdings.

  Subsequently, the process proceeds to step 123, where it is determined whether or not the probability change ends. When the probability change ends, the process proceeds to step 124 and the high probability flag is cleared. move on. In step 125, it is determined whether or not the time reduction flag is “33”. If “33”, the process proceeds to step 126; In step 126, a process of subtracting “1” from the time reduction counter is performed, and in the next step 127, it is determined whether or not the time reduction is completed based on whether the time reduction counter is “0” or less. If the time reduction ends, the time reduction flag is cleared at step 128. Further, in steps 129 and 130, the data in the special symbol storage area is shifted. In step 131, "00" indicating the special symbol storage check is set in the control state flag. In this way, the special symbol game ending process is ended, and the special symbol control process of step 2 is also ended.

  When the special symbol control process ends, the process returns to FIG. 9 and proceeds to step 3 where the normal symbol control process is performed. When the normal symbol control process is started, the normal symbol control state flag is read, and the normal symbol variable display time and the mode of the stopped normal symbol are monitored according to the flag. When the normal symbol mode is a predetermined mode, the variable indicating the opening and closing of the pair of blades 9a provided in the start winning opening 9 is stored in the main RAM 33, and the normal symbol control process ends.

  Further, following step 3, the process proceeds to step 4 where random number update processing is performed. Here, random number update processing for updating the random symbol value for losing symbols, random value for reach determination, random number value for effect condition selection, and the like by a predetermined calculation method is performed, and the processing is terminated. Then, returning to step 2, the repeat routine is repeated.

(Sub-control circuit operation procedure)
Next, the operation of the sub control circuit 40 will be described. The sub-control circuit 40 receives the command transmitted from the main control circuit 30 and performs symbol display control, sound control, lamp control, and the like. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a procedure of sub control processing repeatedly executed by the sub control circuit 40.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the sub CPU 41 sequentially executes steps 191 to 196, and performs initialization processing, random number update processing, command analysis control processing, display control processing, voice control processing, and lamp control processing. Steps 192 to 196 are repeatedly executed.

  In the command analysis control process of step 193, it is determined whether or not a command is received from the main control circuit 30, and when a command is received, a process corresponding to the received command is executed.

  Further, in the display control process in step 194, the liquid crystal display device 16 is caused to display an image based on the result of the command analysis process. In this case, the sub CPU 41 operates as display control means, instructs the image control circuit 50 to display an image based on the result of the command analysis process, and causes the liquid crystal display device 16 to display the decorative design D, a moving image for production, and the like. .

  In the voice control process of step 195, the sub CPU 41 instructs the voice control circuit 60 in accordance with the result of the command analysis process, and outputs the voice from the speakers 18L and 18R.

  Further, in the lamp control process of step 196, the sub CPU 41 instructs the lamp control circuit 70 in accordance with the result of the command analysis control process, and turns on or off the decoration lamps 19L and 19R.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, by operating as described above, the following operational effects can be obtained in addition to the operational effects described above.
In other words, when the release count counter reaches 0 in step 66, the main CPU 31 determines that the end condition is satisfied and proceeds to step 67 without executing the release process of step 70. When the number of opening operations becomes equal to the upper limit number, the end condition is satisfied, and the first big winning opening 11 is allowed to end the opening operation during each round. In step 62, it is determined whether or not the grand prize winning counter is equal to or greater than the maximum winning number. If the large winning prize winning counter is equal to or greater than the maximum winning number, the process proceeds to step 69, where the first large open prize is displayed. The winning opening 11 is closed. Therefore, even if the number of opening operations in each round is not equal to the upper limit number, when the number of game balls equal to the maximum winning number wins, the first big winning opening 11 that is opened is closed. It is difficult to understand how far is. In addition, the number of opening operations can be varied by varying the number of opening operations until all rounds are completed.

  Further, since the number of rounds to be set is determined from the three types of numbers 10R, 9R, and 8R, the number of rounds can be changed according to the determination of the main CPU 31, so that all rounds are completed. It is possible to further diversify the number of times of opening by further varying the number of times of opening between the two.

  Further, when the jackpot symbol is “1”, “2”, or “3” in steps 47 and 48, since the round number “10” is displayed on the round number display portion 17b, the set round number is When “10”, it is clear that the number of rounds is constant. Therefore, the player's interest can be directed to the number of opening operations rather than the number of rounds. As a result, the player can be given a greater sense of expectation for the continuation of the opening operation.

  Furthermore, when the first big prize opening 11 is opened in steps 55 and 56, the number of opening operations during the round is notified by being displayed on the number display portion 17a, so that the player is in the round It is now possible to play games with a clear awareness of how long the game has been open, and the game has been improved.

(Modification)
Instead of the number-of-release determination table 104 and the count number determination table 105 shown in FIGS. 31A and 31B, the number-of-release determination table 106 and the number-of-count determination table 107 shown in FIGS. 32 and 33 are used. Also good. In the number-of-releases determination table 104 and the count number determination table 105, the correspondence between the random number value and the number of times of release and the correspondence relationship of the random number value and the number of winnings are constant in each round. The number determination table 107 is not constant in each round. That is, the number of times of opening or winning is determined based on the number of rounds. Specifically, as the number of rounds increases, the number of open times is less likely to be determined in the number-of-opens determination table 106, and the number of winnings is reduced in the count number determination table 107.

  Note that the number of rounds to be set may be other than the three types of 10R, 9R, and 8R, and the number of times that the variable winning device performs the opening operation during each round is 4, 3, or 2 times. The number of times may be other than once. Furthermore, the number of rounds to be set is set to three types of 10R, 9R, and 8R, but may be set to a predetermined fixed number such as all set to 10R.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 4 ... Game board, 11 ... 1st big prize opening, 12 ... 2nd big prize opening, 16 ... Liquid crystal display device, 21 ... Main control board, 22 ... Sub control board, 30 ... Main Control circuit, 31 ... main CPU, 40 ... sub-control circuit, 41 ... sub CPU, 50 ... image control circuit, 60 ... sound control circuit, 70 ... lamp control circuit.

Claims (1)

A jackpot lottery means for performing a jackpot lottery based on the fact that a game ball has won a winning prize opening,
Special symbol determining means for determining a special symbol based on the result of the lottery by the jackpot lottery means,
Special symbol display means for displaying the special symbol determined by the special symbol determination means;
When the special symbol corresponding to the jackpot is displayed by the special symbol display means, the gaming state is shifted from the normal gaming state to the specific gaming state corresponding to the special symbol that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state. A gaming state transition means
A variable winning device that performs an opening operation from a closed state in which game balls are difficult to win to an open state in which game balls are easy to win;
A round execution means for executing the rounds a plurality of times, with a permission state in which the variable winning device can perform the opening operation when the gaming state is shifted to the specific gaming state by the gaming state transition unit; Have
The variable winning device includes a specific area that is an area through which a game ball can pass and that can vary the degree of advantage for a player depending on whether or not the game ball passes through the area. A first variable winning device, and a second variable winning device different from the first variable winning device without the specific area,
Wherein when a specific game state is the first specific game state, before Symbol number of first variable winning device is the open state is several times,
When the specific game mode of the second specific game state that is different from the first specific game state, before Symbol number of second variable winning device is the open state is once,
One than the maximum time of the opening time, the game machine once open maximum time period before Symbol second variable winning device is characterized by long ago that Symbol first variable winning device.

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