JP6290766B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, in a pachinko gaming machine that is a type of gaming machine, a notice effect is performed at a predetermined time of a symbol variation game (such as at the start of variation or after reach formation) (for example, Patent Document 1). Further, in the same symbol variation game, a plurality of types of notice effects with different effects may be performed. For example, a notice effect for displaying a character image on a display device and a notice effect for operating a movable body may be performed at the same time or different times of the same symbol variation game.

JP 2005-34242 A

  By the way, when a plurality of notice effects are performed in the same symbol variation game, a device is required for the appearance timing of the notice effects. For example, if two notice effects are performed in duplicate, it is difficult for the player to know which notice effect to focus on. Further, due to the display position, one notice effect may be hidden by the other notice effect.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art. The purpose is to provide a gaming machine capable of executing a notice effect at an appropriate timing.

A gaming machine that solves the above problems is a gaming machine capable of executing a notice effect for informing the degree of expectation of a symbol variation game that is being executed, a predetermined notice execution means for executing a prescribed notice as the notice effect, and the notice Specific notice execution means for executing a specific notice as an effect; predetermined notice control means for causing the predetermined notice execution means to execute the predetermined notice; and specific notice control means for causing the specific notice execution means to execute the specific notice. The predetermined notice control means allows the predetermined notice to be executed at a plurality of timings in a specific symbol variation game, and the specific notice control means includes 1 of the timings at which the predetermined notice is allowed to be executed. Alternatively, the specific notice may be executed at a plurality of timings, and the predetermined notice control means executes the specific notice in the same symbol variation game. It can der thereby executing the predetermined warning at a timing not is, the predetermined warning is identical to the display image to be used when notifying to grasp the number of symbol variation game execution is pending or The gist is that the notice effect is performed using substantially the same effect image, and the display mode of the effect image is changed in a stepwise manner .

A gaming machine that solves the above problems is a gaming machine capable of executing a notice effect for informing the degree of expectation of a symbol variation game that is being executed, a predetermined notice execution means for executing a prescribed notice as the notice effect, and the notice Specific notice execution means for executing a specific notice as an effect; predetermined notice control means for causing the predetermined notice execution means to execute the predetermined notice; and specific notice control means for causing the specific notice execution means to execute the specific notice. The predetermined notice control means allows the predetermined notice to be executed at a plurality of timings in a specific symbol variation game, and the specific notice control means includes 1 of the timings at which the predetermined notice is allowed to be executed. Alternatively, the specific notice may be executed at a plurality of timings, and the predetermined notice control means executes the specific notice in the same symbol variation game. Wherein at a timing not predetermined and notice is possible to run, the specific subject, and subject matter to be carried out in a manner to operate the movable member.
A gaming machine that solves the above problems is a gaming machine capable of executing a notice effect for informing the degree of expectation of a symbol variation game that is being executed, a predetermined notice execution means for executing a prescribed notice as the notice effect, and the notice Specific notice execution means for executing a specific notice as an effect; predetermined notice control means for causing the predetermined notice execution means to execute the predetermined notice; and specific notice control means for causing the specific notice execution means to execute the specific notice. The predetermined notice control means allows the predetermined notice to be executed at a plurality of timings in a specific symbol variation game, and the specific notice control means includes 1 of the timings at which the predetermined notice is allowed to be executed. Alternatively, the specific notice may be executed at a plurality of timings, and the predetermined notice control means executes the specific notice in the same symbol variation game. It is possible to execute the predetermined warning at a timing not, the particular notice, while performed in a manner of operating the movable body, the predetermined notice, the number of symbol variation game execution is pending It is performed using the same or substantially the same effect image as the display image used for notification so that it can be grasped, and the predetermined notice control means is a display position where the operation range of the movable body and the effect image are displayed. There may overlap, and summarized in that to execute the predetermined warning at a timing when said specified warning is not executed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to execute a notice effect at an appropriate timing.

The front view which shows the machine surface side of a pachinko machine. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of a pachinko gaming machine. Explanatory drawing explaining a fluctuation pattern. Explanatory drawing explaining the execution timing of a specific notice. Explanatory drawing explaining the control content for performing the color change notice by a 2nd aspect. Explanatory drawing explaining a change pattern. The schematic diagram which shows the flow of notice production. The schematic diagram which shows the flow of notice production.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 10 as a gaming machine has a gaming board YB. On the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 10, a launch handle HD is located. When the launch handle HD is rotated, a game ball is launched to the game board YB. In addition, an effect button BT that can be operated by the player is located on the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

Next, the configuration of the game board YB will be described in detail.
A special symbol display device 11 is located on the lower left side of the game board YB. In the special symbol display device 11, a special symbol variation game is performed in which a plurality of types of special symbols are varied. The special symbol is a notification symbol indicating the result of an internal lottery (winning lottery to be described later) for determining whether or not to win.

  In the special symbol display device 11, the variation display of the special symbol is started simultaneously with the start of the special symbol variation game, and the special symbol is fixedly stopped and displayed simultaneously with the end of the special symbol variation game. The “variable display” is a state in which the type of the displayed symbol is changed in the display area defined in the display device that displays the symbol. The “deterministic stop display” is a state in which the symbols are fixed and stopped in the display area, and is a state in which the symbols are finalized and stopped at the symbol (final symbol) displayed at the end of the variable game. In the special symbol variation game of this embodiment, a special symbol selected from a plurality of types of special symbols is displayed as a fixed stop display as a display result corresponding to the winning lottery result. The special symbol is classified into a winning symbol that can recognize a hit and an outlier symbol that can recognize a deviation.

  In addition, a center accessory SY with various decorations is mounted in the approximate center of the game board YB, and an effect display having an image display portion GH is provided at the set opening SYa opened in the center accessory SY. A device 13 is arranged. The image display unit GH of the effect display device 13 is, for example, a liquid crystal display type display unit. Various images are displayed on the effect display device 13, and various effects are performed using the images. In the effect display device 13, a display effect related to the special symbol variation game is performed. As an example of a display effect, a decorative design variation game is performed in which a plurality of types of decorative designs are displayed in a variable manner in a plurality of columns (three columns in the embodiment). The decorative design is a design for production (production design) used for diversifying display production.

  In the effect display device 13, the decorative symbol variation game is started simultaneously with the start of the special symbol variation game. In the effect display device 13, the decorative symbols are temporarily stopped before the end of the special symbol variation game, and the decorative symbols are confirmed and stopped at the same time or almost simultaneously with the end of the special symbol variation game. “Temporary stop display” is a state indicating that there is a possibility that the symbol may be variably displayed again in the display area, such as a fluctuation state.

  In addition, the effect display device 13 displays a display result corresponding to the display result of the special symbol variation game. When the winning symbol is confirmed and stopped in the special symbol variation game, the winning symbol combination based on the decorative symbol is also confirmed and stopped on the effect display device 13. Further, in the special symbol variation game, when a shift symbol is confirmed and stopped, the effect display device 13 also displays the symbol pattern combination of the deviated symbol based on the stop symbol.

  In the decorative symbol variation game of this embodiment, in the effect display device 13, the decorative symbols are displayed in the order of left symbol sequence (left symbol) → right symbol sequence (right symbol) → middle symbol sequence (middle symbol) as viewed from the player side. Once stopped, it is displayed. Then, when the left symbol and the right symbol that are once stopped and displayed are the same, the reach can be recognized from the symbol combination (such as “1 ↓ 1”, “↓” indicates that the symbol is changing). The reach state is that the decorative symbols in the specific columns (the left symbol column and the right symbol column in the present embodiment) are the same among all the symbol columns, and are temporarily displayed, and the columns other than the specific columns (in this embodiment) This is a state in which the decorative pattern in the middle row is variably displayed. In this embodiment, the symbol combination that can recognize the reach is the symbol combination of the reach by the decorative symbol. In the effect display device 13, a reach effect can be executed as one of the display effects after the reach symbol combination is formed and finally until the symbol combination is temporarily displayed. In the following description, the term “symbol variation game” means both a special symbol variation game and a decorative symbol variation game.

  A movable body K imitating a sword is located on the left side of the center accessory SY and inside the center accessory SY. The movable body K moves from the original position X0 (initial position), which is a position where no effect is performed, to the effect position X1, which is a position where the effect is performed.

  A start winning device 14 having a entrance 14a through which a game ball can enter is positioned below the center accessory SY. The start winning device 14 has a start sensor SE (shown in FIG. 2) that can detect a game ball that has entered the entrance 14a. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is specially triggered when a game ball enters the entrance 14a, and more specifically, when the start sensor SE detects a game ball entered the entrance 14a. The starting condition of the symbol variation game can be satisfied.

  The start winning device 14 has an opening / closing blade (ordinary electric accessory) 16 that opens and closes by an operation of an actuator AC1 (shown in FIG. 2). The opening / closing blade 16 can be operated in an open state in which a game ball can easily enter the entrance 14a and in a closed state in which it is difficult for a game ball to enter the entrance 14a. The opening / closing blade 16 is always controlled to be in a closed state, and when a predetermined opening condition is satisfied, the opening / closing blade 16 is controlled to be in an open state for a predetermined opening time only once or a plurality of times.

  Below the starting prize-winning device 14, a prize-winning device 19 including a prize-winning door 18 that opens and closes by actuation of an actuator AC2 (shown in FIG. 2) is located. When the grand prize winning door 18 performs the opening operation, the grand prize winning opening 20 is opened, and a game ball can enter the grand prize winning device 19. On the other hand, when the grand prize winning door 18 performs the closing operation, the grand prize winning opening 20 is closed, and it is impossible to enter the game ball into the big prize winning device 19. The big winning device 19 has a count sensor CS (shown in FIG. 2) that can detect a game ball that has entered the big winning opening 20. In the pachinko gaming machine 10, in advance when a game ball enters the big winning opening 20, more specifically, in response to detection of a game ball that has entered the big winning opening 20 by the count sensor CS in advance. A condition for paying out game balls as a predetermined number of prize balls can be established.

  When a winning lottery is won, a winning game is awarded. In the winning game, the big prize door 18 is opened, and the game ball is allowed to enter the big prize device 19. Thereby, the player can obtain a chance to obtain a large number of prize balls.

  A hold display device 21 is located at the lower right of the game board YB. In the hold display device 21, a game ball is detected by the start sensor SE during execution of the special symbol variation game, and a new special symbol variation game start condition is established. However, the special symbol variation game can be immediately executed. The number of special symbol variation games that are suspended without being executed, that is, the number of times of start suspension is displayed. In the following description, the number of special symbol variation games on hold is indicated as “special symbol hold number”.

  In the effect display device 13, an image display region R is assigned to a region below the image display unit GH. A reserved image display area R1 and a digest image display area R2 are allocated to the image display area R. Specifically, the digest image display area R2 is located to the left of the reserved image display area R1. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to this embodiment, the image display region R cannot be visually recognized, but is visualized and explained for convenience of explanation.

  Display images G1 to G4 used for notification so that the number of symbol variation games that are suspended (start suspension) can be grasped are displayed in the suspended image display region R1. In the hold image display region R1, a maximum of four display images G1 to G4 are displayed side by side in accordance with the number of start holds. Specifically, the display image G1, the display image G2, the display image G3, and the display image G4 are displayed in order from the left side in the hold image display area R1 in the order in which they entered the entrance 14a during the execution of the symbol variation game. The

  In the digested image display area R2, the same effect image G0 as the display images G1 to G4 can be displayed. By displaying the effect image G0, it is shown that the symbol variation game is being executed.

  In FIG. 1, when three game balls enter the entrance 14a during the execution of the symbol variation game, the effect image G0 and the display images G1 to G3 are displayed, while the display image G4 is displayed. Indicates no state. In FIG. 1, for the effect image G0 and the display images G1 to G4, the displayed state is indicated by a solid line, while the non-displayed state is indicated by a broken line.

  And the display images G1-G4 change the number of the display images G1-G4 which will be in the state currently displayed, whenever a symbol change game is started. For example, when the number of special symbol reservation is “2”, the display image G1, G2 is displayed in the reservation image display area R1, while the display images G3, G4 are not displayed. Yes. When the symbol variation game is started in this state, the effect image G0 in the digested image display region R2 is displayed along with the start of the symbol variation game, while the display image G2 in the reserved image display region R1 is not displayed. The number of display images that are in a state of being displayed is “1 (display image G1)”.

  The effect image G0 and the display images G1 to G4 are displayed or hidden by such a flow, so that the image displayed as the display image G1 is displayed in the digested image display region R2 with the start of the symbol variation game. It can be visually recognized as if it moved and displayed as the effect image G0. Further, the image displayed as the display image G2 moves to the left in the hold image display area R1 with the start of the symbol variation game, and is visually visible as if displayed as the display image G1. It is possible to make it.

  On the game board YB, the operation gate 23 is located to the left of the center accessory SY. The operation gate 23 is always open, and the operation gate 23 is provided with a gate sensor GS (shown in FIG. 2) that can detect that a game ball has passed (entered) the operation gate 23. .

  In the pachinko gaming machine 10, when the game ball passes through the operation gate 23, and more specifically, when the game ball passing through the operation gate 23 is detected by the gate sensor GS, the normal symbol is changed. The starting condition of the normal symbol variation game to be performed can be satisfied. The normal symbol is a notification symbol indicating the result of an internal lottery (normal lottery) for determining whether or not the game is a normal hit.

  A normal symbol display device 22 is located at the lower left of the game board YB. In the normal symbol display device 22, a normal symbol variation game is played. In the normal symbol display device 22, the normal symbol variation display is started simultaneously with the start of the normal symbol variation game, and the normal symbol is displayed in a fixed stop simultaneously with the end of the normal symbol variation game. In the normal symbol variation game, as a display result corresponding to the result of the normal winning lottery, a normal symbol selected from a plurality of types of normal symbols is fixedly stopped and displayed. The normal symbol is classified into a normal hit symbol that can recognize a normal hit and an ordinary off-beat symbol that can usually recognize a deviation.

  The normal winning game is awarded after the normal winning lottery is won and the normal winning symbol is confirmed and stopped in the normal symbol changing game. In the normal hit game, the opening / closing blade 16 is in the open state, and it becomes easy to enter the game ball into the start winning device 14. For this reason, during a normal hit game, the player can obtain a chance to easily acquire the starting condition of the special symbol variation game.

Next, the winning game will be described.
The winning game is started after the winning symbol (winning result) indicating that the winning lottery is won in the special symbol changing game is confirmed and stopped and the game ends. In the winning game, a round game in which the special winning opening 20 is opened is performed a plurality of times up to a predetermined prescribed number of rounds. During one round game, the big winning opening 20 is opened until the upper limit number of game balls enter or until a specified time elapses. When all the round games are finished, the winning game is finished.

Next, the control configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, a main board 30 is mounted on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The main board 30 executes various processes and outputs various control signals (control commands) according to the processing results. A sub-board 31 is mounted on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 10. The sub board 31 executes processing related to the execution of the game effect based on the control signal output from the main board 30. For example, the sub-board 31 controls the display mode of the effect display device 13, the sound output mode of the speaker SP, the light emission mode of the decorative lamp LA, and the like.

First, the main substrate 30 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 2, the main board 30 includes a main control CPU 30a, a main control ROM 30b, a main control RAM 30c, and a random number generation circuit 30d. A main control ROM 30b, a main control RAM 30c, and a random number generation circuit 30d are connected to the main control CPU 30a. Further, various display devices 11, 21, 22, various sensors SE, CS, GS, and various actuators AC1, AC2 are connected to the main control CPU 30a.

  The main control ROM 30b stores a main control program for the main control CPU 30a to execute processing related to the game. The main control ROM 30b stores a plurality of types of variation patterns.

  The variation pattern indicates a pattern that is a base of a game effect from when the special symbol starts to vary until when the special symbol is confirmed and stopped. The variation pattern can specify the variation time (effect time) from when the special symbol starts to vary until the special symbol is confirmed and stopped. Further, the variation pattern can specify the variation content (effect content) of the game effect from when the special symbol starts to vary until the special symbol is confirmed and stopped. The variation patterns are classified into variation patterns for hit variation and variation patterns for deviation variation. The variation pattern for winning variation is determined when the winning lottery is won, while the changing pattern for outlier variation is determined when the winning lottery is not won.

An example of the variation pattern set in the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described based on FIG.
The variation pattern P1 is a variation pattern that is selected when a winning lottery is not won and a reach lottery for determining whether or not to reach will be described later. The variation patterns P2 and P3 are variation patterns that are selected when the winning lottery is not won and the reach lottery is won. The variation patterns P4 and P5 are variation patterns that are selected when the winning lottery is won. The fluctuation patterns P2 and P4 specify “normal reach production” as the production content, while the fluctuation patterns P3 and P5 specify “super reach production” as the production content.

  The super reach effect in the present embodiment is a reach effect that develops the reach effect from the normal reach effect to the super reach effect by causing a specific character to appear. The normal reach effect in the present embodiment is a reach effect that is performed before the transition to the super reach effect.

  In normal reach production and super reach production, super reach production has a higher expectation. The hit expectation degree is a ratio that appears in the case of hit, in the total appearance ratio that is the sum of the ratio that appears in the case of a loss and the ratio that appears in the case of hit. Therefore, in the normal reach production and the super reach production, the ratio that is selected when the super reach production is a win is higher.

  Various determination values are stored in the main control ROM 30b. For example, the main control ROM 30b stores a hit determination value used in the winning lottery, a reach determination value used in the reach lottery, and a normal hit determination value used in the normal hit lottery.

The main control RAM 30c stores various types of information (random values, timer values, flags, etc.) that are appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10.
The main control CPU 30a executes random number update processing (software random number generation processing) in which various software random number values are updated every predetermined control cycle (interrupt cycle) and stored in the main control RAM 30c. The software random numbers include a special symbol random number used when determining a special symbol, a reach random number used for reach lottery, a variation pattern distribution random number used when distributing a variation pattern, and the like. The random number generation circuit 30d generates a hardware random number by updating one value for each cycle of an internal system clock (for example, 10 MHz) supplied from a clock circuit (not shown) mounted on the microprocessor. The hardware random number is a per-random number used for the winning lottery or a normal per-random number used for the normal winning lottery.

Next, the sub-board 31 will be described.
The sub-board 31 includes a sub-control CPU 31a, a sub-control ROM 31b, and a sub-control RAM 31c. A sub-control ROM 31b and a sub-control RAM 31c are connected to the sub-control CPU 31a. Further, the effect display device 13, the speaker SP, the decoration lamp LA, the effect button BT, and the movable body K are connected to the sub control CPU 31a.

  The sub-control CPU 31a executes random number update processing (software random number generation processing) for updating various software random number values at predetermined control cycles (interrupt cycles) and storing them in the sub-control RAM 31c. The sub-control ROM 31b stores a plurality of effect control programs for executing processing related to execution of game effects and the like. The sub control ROM 31b stores display effect data for display effects, sound effect data for audio output, and light emission effect data for light emission effects. The sub-control RAM 31c stores various types of information (random values, timer values, flags, etc.) that are appropriately rewritten during the operation of the pachinko gaming machine 10.

  Hereinafter, various processes executed by the main control CPU 30a of the main board 30 based on the main control program will be described. The main control CPU 30a executes various processes every predetermined control cycle (for example, 4 ms).

First, the special symbol input process will be described.
The main control CPU 30a determines whether or not a game ball has entered the entrance 14a. In this determination, the main control CPU 30a determines whether or not a detection signal output when the start sensor SE detects a game ball is input. When no game ball is entering the entrance 14a, the main control CPU 30a ends the special symbol input process.

  On the other hand, when a game ball enters the entrance 14a, it is determined whether or not the number of special symbol reservations stored in the main control RAM 30c is less than the upper limit of 4. In this determination, the main control CPU 30a ends the special symbol input process when the number of special symbol holds is not less than the upper limit of 4, that is, when it reaches the upper limit of 4. On the other hand, when the number of special symbol reservations is less than the upper limit of 4, the main control CPU 30a adds 1 to the number of special symbol reservations and rewrites the number of special symbol reservations. At this time, the main control CPU 30a controls the display content of the hold display device 21 so as to display the special symbol hold count after 1 addition. Further, the main control CPU 30a outputs to the sub control CPU 31a a hold number command that can specify the special symbol hold number after adding 1.

  Subsequently, the main control CPU 30a acquires various random number values, and stores random number information capable of specifying the acquired various random number values in the main control RAM 30c. The random number information may be constituted by a random number value, or may be constituted by information obtained by converting the random number value into other information that can identify the value. Further, when storing the random number information, the main control CPU 30a stores the order of entering the game balls (information storage order) that triggered the acquisition of the value of the random number, and the order of entering the game balls that have entered previously. The information is stored in the main control RAM 30c so that (information storage order) can be specified. In this process, the main control CPU 30a obtains the hit random number value from the random number generation circuit 30d, and obtains the special symbol random number value, the reach random number value, and the fluctuation pattern distribution random number value from the main control RAM 30c. To do. Thereafter, the main control CPU 30a ends the special symbol input process.

Next, the special symbol start process will be described.
The main control CPU 30a determines whether or not the start condition of the special symbol variation game is satisfied. In this determination, the main control CPU 30a determines that the start condition is satisfied when the special symbol variation game is not being executed and is not in the winning game, while the special symbol variation game is being executed or in the winning game. If it is, it is determined that the start condition is not satisfied. When the start condition is not satisfied, the main control CPU 30a ends the special symbol start process.

  On the other hand, when the start condition of the special symbol variation game is satisfied, the main control CPU 30a reads the special symbol hold number from the main control RAM 30c, and whether the read special symbol hold number is larger than 0 (zero). Judge whether or not. When the number of special symbol reservation is 0, the main control CPU 30a ends the special symbol start process.

  On the other hand, when the number of special symbol reservations is larger than 0, the main control CPU 30a subtracts 1 from the number of special symbol reservations and rewrites the number of special symbol reservations. At this time, the main control CPU 30a controls the display content of the hold display device 21 so as to display the special symbol hold count after 1 subtraction. Further, the main control CPU 30a outputs to the sub control CPU 31a a hold number command that can specify the special symbol hold number after one subtraction.

  Next, the main control CPU 30a, among the random number information stored in the main control RAM 30c, the random number information stored first (random numbers of hit random numbers, reach random numbers, special symbol random numbers, and variable pattern distribution random numbers) Information). The main control CPU 30a compares the winning random number specified from the acquired random number information with the winning determination value, and performs a winning lottery. In the winning lottery, winning is won when the value of the winning random number matches the winning determination value.

  When the winning lottery is won, the main control CPU 30a performs a winning process. Specifically, the main control CPU 30a determines the winning symbol of the special symbol based on the value of the special symbol random number specified from the acquired random number information. The determined winning symbol is a confirmed stop symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 11 as a fixed stop. Further, the main control CPU 30a determines a variation pattern for variation based on the value of the variation pattern distribution random number specified from the acquired random number information.

  On the other hand, if the winning lottery is not won, the main control CPU 30a compares the reach random number value specified from the acquired random number information with the reach determination value, and performs the reach lottery. In the reach lottery, the reach is won when the reach random number value matches the reach determination value. When the reach lottery is won, the main control CPU 30a, based on the value of the variation pattern distribution random number specified from the acquired random number information, the variation pattern associated with the reach effect from the variation patterns for deviation variation ( In the embodiment, the variation patterns P2, P3) are determined.

  On the other hand, when the reach lottery is not won, the main control CPU 30a is associated with the reach effect from the variation patterns for the deviation variation based on the value of the variation pattern distribution random number specified from the acquired random number information. A variation pattern (in the embodiment, variation pattern P1) that is not present is determined.

  Then, the main control CPU 30a executes various processes for playing the special symbol variation game, such as outputting a predetermined control command to the sub board 31 (sub control CPU 31a) at a predetermined timing.

  More specifically, the main control CPU 30a first outputs a variation pattern designation command for designating a variation pattern and designating the start of symbol variation. Then, the main control CPU 30a starts measuring the variation time simultaneously with the output of the variation pattern designation command. Further, the main control CPU 30a outputs a special symbol designation command for designating the determined special symbol. Then, the main control CPU 30a ends the special symbol start process.

  Thereafter, the main control CPU 30a outputs an all symbol stop command for instructing to stop the variation of the special symbol as the variation time elapses when the variation time set in the variation pattern has elapsed. The main control CPU 30a controls the display content of the special symbol display device 11 with the start of the special symbol variation game. That is, the main control CPU 30a starts the variation of the special symbol by starting the special symbol variation game, and determines the special symbol (winning symbol or off symbol) determined when the variation time set in the determined variation pattern has elapsed. Stop display.

  Next, various processes executed by the sub control CPU 31a of the sub board 31 based on the sub control program will be described. When the sub control CPU 31a receives a predetermined control command from the main control CPU 30a at a predetermined timing, the sub control CPU 31a executes various processes in accordance with the control command.

  When the sub-control CPU 31a inputs a variation pattern designation command and a special symbol designation command, the sub-control CPU 31a determines a symbol combination of decorative symbols to be displayed on the effect display device 13 according to the instruction content of these commands. In addition, when the change pattern designation command is input, the sub control CPU 31a causes the effect display device 13 to display each symbol row in a variable manner, thereby starting the variable display of the symbols in each row. When the sub-control CPU 31a inputs the all symbol stop command, the symbol combination is confirmed and stopped by stopping the fluctuation of each symbol row.

  In addition, when the sub-control CPU 31a inputs a reservation number command, the sub-control CPU 31a controls the display contents of the image display region R so as to display the display images G1 to G4 corresponding to the special symbol reservation number specified by the command. Further, the sub control CPU 31a displays the effect image G0 when the change pattern designation command is input, and hides the effect image G0 when the all symbols stop command is input.

In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above, a plurality of types of notice effects can be executed.
As a notice effect that can be executed in the present embodiment, the expected change of the symbol variation game based on the start suspension for which the execution is suspended, the symbol variation to be notified before the symbol variation game to be notified is started. A series of color change notices to be notified throughout the game is set.

  The color change notice can be divided into two according to the difference in the area where the color change notice is made. Specifically, there are a first mode performed using the display images G1 to G4 displayed in the hold image display region R1, and a second mode performed using the effect image G0 displayed in the digested image display region R2.

  In the color change notice according to the first mode, the display mode of the display images G1 to G4 (in the embodiment, the display color of the display images G1 to G4) is changed from before the symbol variation game based on the start suspension to be notified. It is executed in such a manner that it is changed in stages until immediately before the symbol variation game based on the start suspension to be notified is started.

  In the color change notice according to the second aspect, the display mode of the effect image G0 (in the embodiment, the display color of the effect image G0) is executed in a manner that changes step by step during the symbol variation game that is the notification target of the color change notice. Is done. The color change notice according to the second aspect is executed following the color change notice according to the first aspect. Specifically, in the color change notice according to the second aspect, the display color at the final stage of the color change notice according to the first aspect is taken over, and the display color of the effect image G0 at the start of the symbol variation game to be notified is changed to a new display color. Can change. In the present embodiment, the color change as the color change notice according to the second aspect corresponds to the predetermined notice.

Further, as a notice effect that can be executed in the present embodiment, a movable object notice and a full screen notice are set as a specific notice for notifying the degree of expectation of the symbol variation game being executed.
The movable body notice is performed in such a manner that the movable body K located at the original position X0 is moved to the effect position X1.

Regardless of the number of special symbol reservations, the full screen notice is performed in such a manner that an image such as a character is displayed on the image display unit GH without displaying the effect image G0 and the display images G1 to G4.
Next, the timing at which execution of each notice effect is permitted will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the movable body notice will be described.
In the movable body notice, three timings are determined as the timing at which execution of the movable body notice is permitted. Specifically, at the timing t1 when the symbol variation game starts (shown as “change start” in the figure) and before the reach symbol combination is formed (shown as “before reach” in the figure). A certain timing t2 and a timing t3 that develops from a normal reach production to a super reach production (shown as “development” in the figure) are defined.

  As the timing for operating the movable body K as the movable body notice, 1 to 3 timings t1 to t3 are determined when execution of the movable body notice is decided at the time of selecting a variation pattern to be described later. ing. In the pachinko gaming machine 10 of this embodiment, when the variation pattern for hit variation is selected rather than the variation pattern for deviation variation, the number of the movable body notices can be determined to be larger. It has become.

Explain the full screen notice.
In the full screen notice, one timing is defined as the timing at which execution of the full screen notice is permitted. Specifically, a specific timing t4 during super reach performed when the variation patterns P3 and P5 are selected is uniquely determined.

  In this embodiment, timing t1 (at the start of variation) and timing t2 (before reach) are defined for the variation patterns P1 to P3. Since the super reach effect is not performed in the symbol variation game based on the variation patterns P1 to P3, the timings t3 and t4 are not set. On the other hand, since a super reach effect is performed in the symbol variation game based on the variation patterns P4 and P5, the variation patterns P4 and P5 include timing t1 (at the start of variation), timing t2 (before reach), timing t3 (development), Timing t4 (during super reach) is determined.

The color change notice will be described.
In the color change advance notice according to the first aspect, the game ball enters the entrance 14a as a timing at which it is allowed to change the display color of the specific display images G1 to G4 corresponding to the start suspension to be notified. A change start time of each symbol change game to be performed before the symbol change game based on the start suspension to be notified is determined.

  In the color change notice according to the second mode, the above-described timings t1 to t4 are determined as the timing at which the display color of the effect image G0 is allowed to change during the symbol variation game to be notified.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the operation range of the movable body K and the display position of the effect image G0 overlap. For this reason, when the color change as the color change notice according to the second mode is performed at the same time, it is difficult to determine which of the color notice and the color change notice should be noted.

  Similarly, the full screen notice is performed in such a manner that an image such as a character is displayed on the image display unit GH without displaying the effect image G0 and the display images G1 to G4. For this reason, when the full screen notice and the color change notice are simultaneously performed, the effect image G0 and the display images G1 to G4 cannot be visually recognized.

  Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the specific notice is preferentially executed over the specific notice regarding the specific notice (movable body notice and full screen notice) and the predetermined notice (color change notice according to the second mode). It has become. In this embodiment, the specific notice is a notice effect with a higher degree of expectation than the predetermined notice. Also, “preferentially execute” in the present embodiment means that the current display color is maintained without changing the display color of the effect image G0 from the current display color to another display color, and the specific notice is given priority. It means to make it execute. Further, changing the display color of the effect image G0 from the current display color to another display color corresponds to “execution of a predetermined notice”.

Next, the control contents for executing the color change notice will be described.
Before the main control CPU 30a performs a winning lottery (special symbol start processing) based on the value of the winning random number acquired when the game ball enters the entrance 14a (in this example, the special symbol input processing) ), Whether or not the value of the acquired hit random number matches a predetermined hit determination value. When the acquired hit random number value does not match the predetermined hit determination value, the main control CPU 30a checks whether or not the acquired reach random number value matches the predetermined reach determination value.

  Then, the main control CPU 30a determines whether the value of the hit random number matches the hit determination value, or whether the value of the reach random number matches the reach determination value, and a special symbol at the time when these random numbers are acquired. A pre-read command for instructing the number of holds is instructed to the sub-control CPU 31a.

  The sub-control CPU 31a, which has input the pre-read command from the main control CPU 30a, determines by lottery whether or not the execution of the color change notice is permitted according to the command. Note that “permit execution of color change notice” here refers to permitting execution of color change at each timing rather than actually performing color change at each timing.

  If the sub-control CPU 31a is elected to allow the execution of the color change notice, first, as a color change notice according to the first aspect, the design based on the start suspension to be notified when entering the entrance 14a. The display color to be displayed on the specific display images G1 to G4 corresponding to the start suspension to be notified is determined at the start of the change of each symbol change game performed before the change game.

  In this embodiment, regarding the color change notice according to the first mode and the color change notice according to the second mode, the display color to be displayed at a predetermined timing is defined as a “change pattern”.

  As a change pattern (hereinafter, referred to as a first change pattern) used when determining a display color to be displayed in the color change notice according to the first aspect, the number of stages in which the display color can change and the display color are different from each other. A change pattern is defined. In the first change pattern, the display color to be displayed at each stage is determined so that the display color after one stage is not lower than the expected level of the display color before one stage regardless of the number of stages. It has been.

  In the color change notice in this embodiment, gray, white, blue, green, yellow, orange, peach, and red are set as display colors of the display images G1 to G4 and the effect image G0, and gray <white <blue < It is determined as a color with high expectation in the order of green <yellow <orange <peach <red. Specifically, the display displayed at the final stage of the color change notice (the final stage of the color change notice according to the second mode) when winning in the order of gray <white <blue <green <yellow <orange <peach <red It is easy to be selected as a color. Similarly, it is selected as the display color to be displayed at the final stage (the final stage of the color change notice according to the second mode) when the colors fall out in the order of red <peach <orange <yellow <green <blue <white <gray. It is easy.

An example of the first change pattern will be described.
For example, as a first change pattern that can be selected when a pre-read command for designating the special symbol hold number “2” is input, “blue” at the time of entering the ball, the first symbol variation game (the symbol variation game to be notified) A first change pattern instructing to display “blue” at the start of change of the symbol change game (played immediately before) is defined. Further, as a first change pattern that can be selected when a pre-read command for instructing the special symbol holding number “3” is input, “white” at the time of entering the ball, “blue” at the start of the change of the first symbol change game, 2 A first change pattern for instructing to display “yellow” at the start of the second symbol change game (the symbol change game executed immediately before the symbol change game to be notified) is defined.

  When the sub-control CPU 31a is elected to allow the execution of the color change notice, the sub-control CPU 31a selects any one change pattern according to the number of special symbol reservations specified by the prefetch command. By selecting the change pattern, the sub-control CPU 31a displays the display on specific display images G1 to G4 corresponding to the start suspension to be notified before the symbol variation game to be notified is started. The color can be determined.

  In the color change notice according to the first aspect, the timing at which the color change is allowed is already determined (prior to the symbol variation game based on the start suspension to be notified and when entering the entrance 14a). At the start of the variation of each symbol variation game). Therefore, the sub-control CPU 31a starts to be notified at the time of entering the entrance 14a and at the start of variation of each symbol variation game performed before the symbol variation game based on the start suspension to be notified. The display colors of the specific display images G1 to G4 corresponding to the hold are displayed step by step with the display color determined in the determined first change pattern.

  Next, the control content for executing the specific notice and the color change notice according to the second mode will be described. As described above, the color change notice according to the second mode is executed during the symbol variation game that is a notification target of the color change notice.

  As shown in FIG. 5, first, the sub-control CPU 31a determines whether or not to execute a specific notice (movable body notice and full-screen notice) based on the variation pattern instructed at the start of the symbol variation game to be notified. (Process 1). In this embodiment, the selection probability of the specific notice is determined for each instructed variation pattern. Incidentally, whether or not to execute the specific notice is determined regardless of whether or not the symbol variation game to be started is a symbol variation game to be notified.

  When the execution of the specific notice is determined, the sub control CPU 31a determines the timing for executing the determined specific notice. When the execution of the movable body notice is determined, the sub-control CPU 31a determines one to three timings from “timing t1 to t3” as the execution timing of the movable body notice in accordance with the instructed variation pattern.

  On the other hand, when the execution of the full screen notice is determined, the sub-control CPU 31a uniquely determines “timing t4” as the execution timing of the full screen notice in accordance with the instructed variation pattern. In one symbol variation game, execution of the movable body notice is determined at all timings t1 to t3, and execution of the full screen notice may be determined at timing t4.

  Further, the sub control CPU 31a determines whether or not the symbol variation game to be started from now is a symbol variation game based on the start-up hold that is the notification target of the color change notice. If the symbol variation game that is about to be started is a symbol variation game based on the start-up hold that is the subject of color change notice, the sub-control CPU 31a permits the execution of the color change notice according to the second mode. To decide. On the other hand, if the symbol variation game to be started is not a symbol variation game based on the start-up hold that is targeted for notification in the color change notice, the sub control CPU 31a allows the color change notice in the second mode to be executed. Do not decide to do.

  When it is determined that the execution of the color change notice according to the second mode is permitted, the sub control CPU 31a determines the display color of the effect image G0 (step 2). In this embodiment, the sub-control CPU 31a determines the color change pattern according to the table shown in FIG. 6, thereby determining the number of stages for performing color change according to the second mode and the display colors to be displayed at each stage. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 6, as the change pattern (hereinafter referred to as the second change pattern) used when determining the display color to be displayed in the color change notice according to the second mode, the number of stages in which the display color can change and the display are displayed. A plurality of change patterns having different colors are defined. Similar to the first change pattern, the second change pattern is displayed at each stage so that the display color after one stage does not become a display color lower than the expected level of the previous display color regardless of the number of stages. Display color is defined.

  For example, in the second change pattern H10, “blue” is displayed in the first stage, “green” in the second stage, “yellow” in the third stage, and “3” is defined as the number of stages of color change. ing. Incidentally, the display color before the change of the effect image G0 in the first stage is the same display color as that displayed in the final stage of the color change notice according to the first mode.

  In the second change pattern, the number of stages of color change is determined, but it is not determined at which timing of timings t1 to t4 the color change is executed. Therefore, for example, when the second change pattern H2 that displays “green” in the first stage and “yellow” in the second stage is selected, “green” is displayed at the timing t1 and “yellow” is displayed at the timing t3. On the other hand, “green” may be displayed at timing t2 and “yellow” may be displayed at timing t4.

  Then, the sub control CPU 31a determines the second change pattern according to the change pattern designation command instructed at the start of the symbol change game to be notified and the display color displayed at the final stage of the color change notice according to the first mode. decide. At this time, the sub-control CPU 31a prevents the display color of the first stage of the effect image G0 from being a display color having a lower expected level than the display color displayed in the final stage of the color change notice according to the first mode. Determine the change pattern.

  For example, when “blue” is displayed at the final stage of the color change notice according to the first aspect, “blue” is taken over in the color change notice according to the second aspect, and the effect image G0 has a hit expectation degree equal to or higher than “blue”. Displayed in display color. Thereby, the sub-control CPU 31a does not select the second change pattern associated with “gray” or “white” as the display color to be displayed on the effect image G0 in the first stage of the color change notice according to the second mode ( In this example, the second change pattern H1).

  In this way, by determining the second change pattern, the sub-control CPU 31a can determine the color change timing and the display color to be displayed at the timing when the symbol variation game to be notified starts. it can. Whether the color change is actually performed in the color change notice according to the second mode is determined according to the contents set in the change pattern and the timing at which the specific notice is actually executed.

  Further, when the sub-control CPU 31a determines to allow the execution of the color change notice according to the second mode, the sub-control CPU 31a determines whether or not there is a button effect for displaying the button image according to the instructed variation pattern (step 3). ). In this embodiment, when the instructed variation pattern is variation patterns P3 and P5 that specify “super reach”, the sub control CPU 31a determines the execution of the button effect.

Hereinafter, the control contents for determining the timing for executing the color change as the color change notice according to the second mode and the operation thereof will be described.
In starting the color change notice according to the second mode, the sub control CPU 31a checks whether or not the specific notice (movable body notice or full screen notice) is executed at all timings t1 to t4.

  When the specific notice is executed at all the timings t1 to t4 at which the execution of the color change is allowed, the sub control CPU 31a does not determine the timings t1 to t4 as the timing to execute the color change. That is, when the specific notice is executed at all timings t1 to t4, the color change cannot be executed, and therefore the sub control CPU 31a does not execute the color change. Thereby, the sub-control CPU 31a does not change the display color of the effect image G0. However, even if the color change notice according to the second mode is not performed, it is difficult to give an unfavorable impression to the player during the execution of the symbol variation game because the specific notice is being executed.

  On the other hand, if there is at least one timing when the specific notice is not executed among the timings t1 to t4, the color change can be executed at a timing when the specific notice is not executed. Therefore, the sub-control CPU 31a compares the number of timings when the specific notice is not executed with the number of steps at which the color change defined in the change pattern is performed. When the number of timings at which the specific notice is not executed is equal to or greater than the number of stages at which the color change is performed, the sub-control CPU 31a has the same number of timings as the number of stages determined in the change pattern from the timing at which the specific notice is not executed. Is determined at random. As a result, the display color of the effect image G0 changes at the remaining timing when the specific notice is not executed.

  FIG. 7 assumes that “blue” is displayed at the final stage of the color change notice according to the first mode. Further, it is assumed that a variation pattern P5 for hit variation that specifies “super reach” is selected. In addition, it is assumed that the specific notice is not executed at timings t1, t2, and t4 while the movable body notice is executed at timing t3. Further, it is assumed that the second change pattern H2 that displays “green” in the first stage and “yellow” in the second stage is selected.

  In this case, the number of times “3” at which the specific notice is not executed is larger than the number of steps “2” determined in the second change pattern. As a result, the sub control CPU 31a determines any two timings from the timings t1, t2, and t4 as the timing for changing the display color of the effect image G0. At this time, it is assumed that the sub control CPU 31a determines the timing t1 as the first stage and the timing t4 as the second stage.

  In this case, the second change pattern H2 that takes over the “blue” that is the display color displayed in the final stage of the color change notice according to the first mode and displays “green” with a hit expectation degree equal to or higher than “blue”. Accordingly, the effect image G0 is displayed in “green” at the first stage (timing t1 in this example) of the color change notice according to the second mode. Next, at timing t2, the specific notice is not executed. Since the timing t2 is not determined as the color change execution timing based on the premise, at the timing t2, the display color “green” displayed on the effect image G0 at the timing t1 does not change to another color, and “green” Is maintained. Thereafter, the movable body advance notice is executed at timing t3. At timing t4, the display color of the effect image G0 changes from “green” to “yellow”, and then the symbol variation game ends.

  As described above, since the timing at which the specific notice is executed and the timing at which the color change as the color change notice according to the second mode is executed are different, the color change and the specific notice are not executed at the same time. It is possible to visually recognize both the change and the movable body notice.

  On the other hand, when the number of timings at which the specific notice is not executed is smaller than the number of stages of color change, all the display colors defined in the second change pattern in the order of the color change determined in the second change pattern Cannot be displayed. In this case, the sub control CPU 31a determines to omit the color change in the middle stage (display mode in the middle stage).

  When it is decided to omit all the color changes in the middle stage, the sub-control CPU 31a determines the timing for displaying the display color in the final stage in the color change notice according to the second mode from the timings when the specific notice is not executed. Determine one. On the other hand, when it is decided to omit a part of the color change in the middle stage, the sub-control CPU 31a displays the timing for displaying the display color to be displayed without omission and the timing for displaying the display color in the final stage. Decide from the timing when the specific notice is not executed.

  FIG. 8 is based on the premise that “blue” is displayed at the final stage of the color change notice according to the first mode. Further, it is assumed that a variation pattern P5 for hit variation that specifies “super reach” is selected. Further, it is assumed that the specific notice is executed at timings t1, t2, and t4 while the specific notice is not executed at timing t3. Further, it is assumed that the second change pattern H3 that displays “green” in the first stage and “red” in the second stage is selected.

  In this case, the number of times “1” at which the specific notice is not executed is smaller than the number of steps “2” determined in the second change pattern H3. As a result, the sub control CPU 31a decides to omit the color change from “blue” to “green”, which is a color change in the middle, and to perform the color change from “blue” to “red”. Then, the sub control CPU 31a determines “timing t3” as the timing for displaying the final display color.

  In this case, after the movable body is notified at the timing t1, the movable body is also notified at the timing t2. At timing t3, the specific notice is not executed, and the color change in the middle stage (color change from “blue” to “green”) is omitted, and the display color of the effect image G0 is changed from “blue” to the final stage. The display color changes to “red”. Thereafter, at timing t4, the display color of the effect image G0 does not change, and the full screen notice is executed.

  Incidentally, in the present embodiment, there are a plurality of timings at which the execution of the color change as the color change notice according to the second mode is allowed, and the timing at which the execution of the color change is allowed is in which variation pattern. Even in the base symbol variation game, a plurality are not set. That is, the symbol variation game in which the execution of the color change as the color variation notice according to the second mode is allowed at a plurality of timings is a specific symbol variation game performed based on a part of the variation pattern.

  Further, the sub control CPU 31a determines whether or not the execution of the button effect is determined. When the execution of the button effect is determined, the sub control CPU 31a sets a valid period for accepting the button operation as valid in any period included in the timings t3 to t4. When the button operation is performed during the effective period, the sub control CPU 31a performs the color change at the fourth stage in the color change notice according to the second mode not at the timing t4 but at the timing at which the button operation is performed. Determine as timing.

  Then, the sub-control CPU 31a changes the display color of the effect image G0 at the timing when the button operation is performed according to the display color determined in the determined second change pattern. For example, when the display colors of the first to third stages have already been displayed at the timings t1 to t3, the sub control CPU 31a performs the second change at the timing when the button operation is performed instead of the timing t4. The display color of the fourth stage determined in the pattern is displayed. On the other hand, when the button operation is not performed, the sub control CPU 31a displays the display color of the fourth step determined in the second change pattern at the timing t4.

  In this embodiment, when the execution of the button effect is determined, the display color is not the timing t1 to t4 at which the execution of the color change as the color change notice according to the second mode is permitted, but the timing when the button operation is performed. Changes. When a button operation is performed, the color change execution timing as the color change notice according to the second mode changes and the color change is performed at a timing different from the specific notice, so the button effect is the color change according to the second mode. It is also a kind of notice.

As described above, the color change as the color change notice according to the second mode can be appropriately executed at a timing different from the timing at which the specific notice is executed.
In this embodiment, the effect display device 13 that executes a predetermined notice (color change notice according to the second mode) functions as a predetermined notice execution unit. Further, the effect display device 13 and the movable body K that execute the specific notice (movable body notice and full screen notice) function as the specific notice execution unit. Further, the sub-control CPU 31a that causes the effect display device 13 to execute a predetermined notice functions as a predetermined notice control means. Further, the sub-control CPU 31a that causes the effect display device 13 or the movable body K to execute a specific advance notice functions as a specific advance control means.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) In the same symbol variation game, a predetermined notice (color change as a color change notice according to the second mode) is executed at a timing when a specific notice (movable body notice, full screen notice) is not performed. According to such timing adjustment, the specific notice and the predetermined notice do not overlap, so that the notice effect can be executed at an appropriate timing.

  (2) The timing for executing the predetermined notice (color change as the color change notice according to the second mode) is determined from the timing when the specific notice (movable body notice, full screen notice) is not executed. The timing at which the specific notice is executed and the type of the specific notice to be executed may be different for each game, and the timing at which the predetermined notice is executed may be different for each game. For this reason, even if the same change pattern is selected, the game does not always develop in the same flow, and the player is not bored.

  (3) The predetermined notice (color change as the color change notice according to the second mode) is the same as the display images G1 to G4 used when notifying so that the number of symbol variation games whose execution is suspended can be grasped. The display mode of the effect image G0 is changed in a stepwise manner. According to this, since the color change notice is developed in a series of continuously changing forms during the symbol change game to be notified before the start of the symbol change game to be notified, the notice effect is continuously displayed. Satisfying the player's desire to improve the interest of the game.

  (4) When the operation range of the movable body K and the display position of the effect image G0 overlap, a predetermined notice (color change as a color change notice according to the second mode) is executed at a timing when the movable body notice is not executed. I made it. According to this, the color change of the effect image G0 is not hidden by the movable body K.

  (5) Since the predetermined notice (color change in the color change notice according to the second form) is not performed at the timing when the specific notice performed in the manner in which the movable body K is operated, attention is paid to the movement of the movable body K. be able to.

  (6) The full screen notice is performed in such a manner that an image such as a character is displayed on the image display unit GH without displaying the effect image G0 and the display images G1 to G4. In such a manner, when the full screen preview is performed, the player cannot visually recognize the effect image G0 and the display images G1 to G4. Therefore, by executing a predetermined notice (color change as a color change notice according to the second mode) at a timing when the full screen notice is not performed, it is possible to prevent one notice effect from becoming difficult to visually recognize by the other notice effect. Therefore, it is possible to realize a notice effect in an easy-to-understand manner.

  (7) Since the specific notice (movable body notice, full screen notice) is prioritized over the predetermined notice (color change as the color change notice according to the second mode), the specific notice is given priority to the player. Can be made. In this embodiment, “execution with priority on the specific notice” means that the display color of the effect image G0 is not changed from the current display color to another display color at the timing when the specific notice is executed. The display color of is maintained, and specific notice is executed preferentially.

  (8) In the predetermined notice (color change as the color change notice according to the second mode), since the winning expectation is notified by the display mode at the final stage, the player pays more attention to the display mode at the final stage than the intermediate stage. It tends to be. Therefore, even if the display mode at the intermediate stage is omitted and the display mode is changed to the final display mode, the player does not feel uncomfortable.

In addition, you may change the said embodiment as follows.
The effect image G0 and the display images G1 to G4 may not be exactly the same. Specifically, the color change notice according to the first aspect and the color change notice according to the second aspect only need to have a common point in terms of “notice effect with color change”, and thus imitate a circle. Are common, but their sizes may be different. The display images G1 to G4 are images imitating a circle, while the effect image G0 may be an image imitating a square. In this case, the effect image G0 and the display images G1 to G4 are different in shape, but it is only necessary that the notice effect is performed in a mode with a color change.

The image display area R may be visualized on the effect display device 13 at all times.
In a gaming machine including a liquid crystal display type main liquid crystal display device and a liquid crystal display type sub liquid crystal display device, the sub liquid crystal display device may be defined as a movable body. Then, when a notice effect for operating the sub liquid crystal display device is performed, if the operation range of the sub liquid crystal display device and the display position of the effect image G0 overlap, the color change as the color change notice according to the second mode is performed. The notice effect for operating the sub liquid crystal display device may be preferentially executed without being executed, and the color change may be executed at a timing when the sub liquid crystal display device does not operate.

  The following conditions may be set when determining whether or not to execute the color change notice by lottery. For example, when the number of special symbol reservations specified by the prefetch command is large, the sub control CPU 31a may determine the execution of the color change notice with a higher probability than when the number of special symbol reservations is small. Good. Further, when the sub-control CPU 31a inputs a pre-read command for instructing the value of the hit random number that matches the hit determination value, the sub random number value that does not match the hit determination value and the reach random number value that does not match the reach determination value. The execution of the color change notice may be determined with a higher probability than when an instructed prefetch command is input. In addition, when a prefetch command that indicates a reach random value that matches the reach determination value is input, the color is more likely than when a prefetch command that specifies a reach random value that does not match the reach determination value is input. You may make it determine execution of a change notice.

  Even in the color change notice according to the first aspect, when the specific notice is executed at a timing at which the execution of the color change is allowed, the color change may not be executed at that timing. For example, when a game ball enters the entrance 14a during the specific notice, the color change is not executed at the timing when the game ball enters. By the way, if the specific notice is not executed at the start of the first symbol change game in which the color change notice according to the first mode is performed, the display color of the first stage that should have been displayed at the time of entering the game is displayed. It may be displayed at the start. Thereafter, until the color change notice according to the first aspect is completed, the symbol variation game to be displayed may be shifted back and displayed one by one. Also, the timing for displaying the first stage display color that should have been displayed at the time of entering the ball (at the start of each symbol variation game subject to color change notice according to the first mode) is determined by lottery, The color change that has been determined to be executed at that timing may be omitted. In addition, even if no color change is made at the time of entering the ball, at the start of each symbol variation game in which the color change notice according to the first mode is started, the display color determined in advance is not shifted backward one by one. May be displayed.

-When the color change notice according to the first aspect is performed, whether or not the color change notice according to the second aspect can be executed may be determined by lottery.
-The color change notice according to the first aspect may be omitted.

The color change notice according to the second mode may be executed regardless of whether or not the color change notice according to the first mode is executed.
The color change notice according to the second mode may be performed without taking over the color displayed at the final stage of the color change notice according to the first mode.

  Regardless of whether the number of remaining stages of the color change notice according to the second mode is greater than the number of remaining timings that allow the execution of the color change notice according to the second mode, the display mode of the final stage is always displayed. An aspect may be sufficient.

  Regarding the second change pattern, in addition to the display color displayed at each stage, a specific timing for displaying the display color may be determined. Then, when the color change notice according to the second mode is performed based on the second change pattern that defines the timing, for example, if the specific notice is executed at the timing t3, the color that was to be executed at the timing t3. There is no need to make changes.

  Instead of fixing the number of timings for each type of reach, the timing for color change as the color change notice according to the second mode may be arbitrarily selected from a plurality of timings. Note that the arbitrarily selected timing is also a timing at which execution of the specific notice is permitted at this timing. For example, when the variation patterns P3 and P5 that specify “super reach production” are selected, a maximum of four timings are defined, and a timing for performing a color change arbitrarily (for example, two). And the color change at the selected timing may be allowed. When the specific notice is executed at the selected timing, the sub-control CPU 31a may change the color at the timing when the specific notice is not executed.

  -In the color change notice according to the second mode, the process for determining the color change timing and the display color to be displayed at that timing may be performed separately. Specifically, the timing at which the specific notice is not executed is confirmed, and the color change timing is determined by lottery from a plurality of timings at which the color change is allowed to be executed. Then, the color to be displayed at the determined timing is determined by lottery according to the display color of the previous stage.

The effect image G0 and the display images G1 to G4 may be displayed on the effect display device 13 or may be a member provided separately from the effect display device 13.
-Regardless of the level of expectation of winning, an effect that a player wants to visually recognize for the purpose of improving interest may be “specific notice”, and the predetermined notice may be executed at a timing when the specific notice is not executed.

  -The predetermined notice is not limited to the color change notice. For example, it is good also as a notice announcement which notifies the expectation degree of hit according to the content of a message, and a notice effect which changes the kind of background image displayed on the back of a decorative design. Moreover, the aspect which displays a meter and alert | reports a hit expectation degree by the some degree of a scale may be sufficient. The execution timing of the predetermined notice is changed to other timing or the predetermined notice itself is not performed due to the high appearance rate of the predetermined notice or the low expectation level of the predetermined notice. Also good.

  -The specific notice is not limited to a movable object notice or a full screen notice. For example, it is good also as a character notice etc. which alert | reports a hit expectation degree by the kind of character displayed on an image. And the appearance rate of the specific notice is low, the expectation level of the specific notice is high, the specific notice is an effect that the player wants to actively show to the player, and when the specific notice is executed, the predetermined notice is hidden. For this reason, the specific notice may be executed in preference to the predetermined notice.

A plurality of predetermined notices and specific notices may be set, or each may be singular.
・ After determining the execution timing of the specified notice in advance, the execution timing of the specified notice is compared with the execution timing of the specified notice. A mode in which a predetermined notice is executed may be used.

In the embodiment, the specifications of the pachinko gaming machine 10 may be arbitrarily changed. For example, the winning probability of winning a lottery, the number of prize balls, etc. may be arbitrarily changed.
The embodiment may be embodied in a pachinko gaming machine in which the first special symbol variation game and the second special symbol variation game are executed.

The embodiment may be embodied in a pachinko gaming machine that uses only special symbols.
The embodiment may be embodied in a rotary game machine, a so-called slot machine.
Next, technical ideas that can be grasped from the embodiment and other examples will be added below.

  (A) When the specific advance notice is executed and the display mode cannot be changed in accordance with the procedure determined in advance in the predetermined advance notice, the predetermined advance notice control means may select a part or all of the intermediate display form. May be omitted and the display image may be changed to the final display mode at the timing when the specific notice is not executed.

  (B) The specific notice can be executed at all timings at which execution of the predetermined notice is permitted, and the predetermined notice control means is configured to execute the specific notice at all timings at which execution of the predetermined notice is allowed. Is executed, the display mode of the effect image is not changed.

  G0: effect image, G1 to G4 ... display image, K ... movable body as specific notice execution means, R ... image display area, R1 ... reserved image display area, R2 ... digestion image display area, 10 ... pachinko gaming machine, 13 ... Effect display device as predetermined notice execution means and specific notice execution means, 30... Main board, 30a... Main control CPU, 31 .. sub-board, 31a .. sub control CPU as predetermined notice control means and specific notice control means .

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In a gaming machine capable of executing a notice effect that informs the degree of expectation of the symbol variation game being executed,
Predetermined notice execution means for executing a predetermined notice as the notice effect;
Specific notice execution means for executing a specific notice as the notice effect;
Predetermined notice control means for causing the predetermined notice execution means to execute the predetermined notice;
Specific notice control means for causing the specific notice execution means to execute the specific notice, and
The predetermined notice control means allows execution of the predetermined notice at a plurality of timings in a specific symbol variation game,
The specific notice control means may cause the specific notice to be executed at one or a plurality of timings among timings at which execution of the predetermined notice is permitted,
The predetermined notice control means is
In the same symbol variation game, Ri can der thereby executing the predetermined notice at timing at which the particular notice is not executed,
The predetermined notice is
It is a notice effect that is performed using an effect image that is the same as or substantially the same as the display image used when notifying so that the number of symbol variation games that are suspended can be grasped,
A gaming machine that is performed in such a manner that the display mode of the effect image is changed stepwise . In a gaming machine capable of executing a notice effect that informs the degree of expectation of the symbol variation game being executed,
Predetermined notice execution means for executing a predetermined notice as the notice effect;
Specific notice execution means for executing a specific notice as the notice effect;
Predetermined notice control means for causing the predetermined notice execution means to execute the predetermined notice;
Specific notice control means for causing the specific notice execution means to execute the specific notice, and
The predetermined notice control means allows execution of the predetermined notice at a plurality of timings in a specific symbol variation game,
The specific notice control means may cause the specific notice to be executed at one or a plurality of timings among timings at which execution of the predetermined notice is permitted,
The predetermined notice control means is
In the same symbol variation game, the predetermined notice can be executed at a timing when the specific notice is not executed,
The specific notice is a gaming machine that is performed in a manner of operating a movable body. In a gaming machine capable of executing a notice effect that informs the degree of expectation of the symbol variation game being executed,
Predetermined notice execution means for executing a predetermined notice as the notice effect;
Specific notice execution means for executing a specific notice as the notice effect;
Predetermined notice control means for causing the predetermined notice execution means to execute the predetermined notice;
Specific notice control means for causing the specific notice execution means to execute the specific notice, and
The predetermined notice control means allows execution of the predetermined notice at a plurality of timings in a specific symbol variation game,
The specific notice control means may cause the specific notice to be executed at one or a plurality of timings among timings at which execution of the predetermined notice is permitted,
The predetermined notice control means is
In the same symbol variation game, the predetermined notice can be executed at a timing when the specific notice is not executed,
While the specific notice is performed in a manner of operating the movable body,
The predetermined notice is performed using an effect image that is the same as or substantially the same as the display image used when informing so that the number of symbol variation games whose execution is suspended can be grasped,
The predetermined announcement control means is a gaming machine that causes the predetermined announcement to be executed at a timing at which the specific announcement is not executed when an operation range of the movable body and a display position where the effect image is displayed overlap.