JP6429515B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which whether or not to give a predetermined gaming profit to a player is determined on condition that a game ball enters the starting area.

  Conventionally, when a game ball enters the start opening, the hold information is stored in the storage unit, and when the start condition is satisfied, the hold information stored in the storage unit is sequentially read and a lottery lottery is performed. There is known a gaming machine that can execute a big game in which a big winning opening is opened when a big win is won by lottery. In such a gaming machine, a variation effect is executed in various execution patterns, thereby improving the effect of the effect and improving the interest of the game.

  In recent years, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, when hold information is stored in the storage unit, the content of the hold information is determined in advance (so-called “prefetching”), and the result of the prior determination is Based on this, gaming machines that perform various effects (so-called “prefetch effects”) are widely used. As such pre-reading effects, for example, any holding information stored in the storage unit is set as target holding, and holding information that is processed before the target holding is set as target holding, from target holding to target holding. There is known a continuous effect that continuously executes a variable effect related to each other over a plurality of variable effects. According to this continuous effect, since a series of effects are developed over a plurality of fluctuating effects, a big hit expectation can be given to the player at an early stage over a long period of time.

JP 2010-17596 A

  The continuous effect described above is executed over a plurality of fluctuating effects from the target hold to the target hold, with the hold information processed before the target hold as the target hold. At this time, since the continuous production executed by each target hold and target hold is determined when the target hold is stored, the continuous production becomes monotonous and the production effect is reduced. .

  An object of this invention is to provide the gaming machine which can aim at the improvement of a production effect.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention, subject to entry of a game ball to the startup area, important task gaming determination random number used in the important task lottery to determine whether or not to execute a large role game, and, strange get the fluctuation effect for random numbers used to determine the dynamic information as reserved information, and the random number acquisition means for storing the suspension information in the storage unit, the establishment of starting conditions, the suspension information stored in the storage unit, predetermined The lottery means for reading out in the order given and performing the lottery lottery, and when the lottery means performs the lottery lottery, the lottery result of the lottery lottery and the random number for determining the big actor game read by the lottery means based on the stored variation effect-use random in the storage unit, and the variation information determination means for determining the variation information, the fluctuation effect in accordance with the variation information determined by said variation information determination means real A variation demonstration execution means for, when the major role lottery result indicating the execution of a game is derived by said selecting means, and major role game execution means for executing said large role game, the acquired the pending information, before Symbol major role lottery the lottery result, and, the pre-determination information indicating at least one of the previous SL fluctuation information, and pre-determining means for said selecting means derives before reading the suspension information, derived by the pre judging means Based on the prior determination information, the one or more hold information before the lottery means reads is determined to be a production target hold as a specific production execution target having a plurality of execution patterns, and each of the production target hold , the execution pattern of the last to run specific effect in change effect, the specific effect execution determining means for determining any of the plurality of execution pattern In response to the start of the target variation effect is the variation effect that hold information the determined to effect target hold is read and executed, the execution of the specific effect other than the specific effect that last executed in said subject variation effect patterns, and specific effect execution mode determining means for determining any of the plurality of execution patterns, during execution of the target variation effect was determined by the specific effect execution determining means and the specific effect execution mode determining means Specific effect executing means for executing the specific effect with an execution pattern .

The specific effect execution mode determining means determines the number of times the specific effect is executed during the target variation effect in response to the start of the target variation effect. performed during execution, the executing the specific effect by determining the number of times of the specific effect execution mode determining means, in said subject variation effect once the last specific effect is determined by the specific effect execution determination means A specific effect other than the last specific effect is executed with the execution pattern determined by the specific effect execution mode determining means .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the production effect.

It is a perspective view of the gaming machine showing a state where the door is opened. It is a front view of a gaming machine. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the control means which controls progress of a game. It is a figure explaining a jackpot decision random number determination table. It is a figure explaining a hit design random number determination table. It is a figure explaining a reach group determination random number determination table. It is a figure explaining a reach mode determination random number determination table. It is a figure explaining a fluctuation pattern random number determination table. It is a figure explaining a variation time determination table. It is a figure explaining a special electric accessory operating ram set table. It is a figure explaining a game state setting table. It is a figure explaining a hit determination random number determination table. (A) is a figure explaining a normal symbol fluctuation time data table, (b) is a figure explaining an opening-and-closing control pattern table. It is a flowchart explaining CPU initialization processing in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the saving process at the time of power-off in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the timer interruption process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the switch management process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the gate passage process in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the 1st starting port passage process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the 2nd starting port passage process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the special symbol random number acquisition process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the effect determination process at the time of acquisition in a main control board. It is a figure explaining a special game management phase. It is a flowchart explaining the special game management process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the special symbol fluctuation waiting process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the special symbol variation number determination process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the special symbol variation process in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the special symbol stop symbol display process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the big winning opening release pre-processing in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the big winning opening opening / closing switching process in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the special winning opening opening control processing in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the big winning opening closing effective process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the big winning opening end weight processing in the main control board. It is a figure explaining a normal game management phase. It is a flowchart explaining the normal game management process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal symbol change waiting process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal symbol change process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal symbol stop symbol display process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal electric accessory winning opening opening pre-processing in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal electric accessory winning a prize opening and closing switching process in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal electric accessory winning a prize opening opening control process in the main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal electric accessory winning prize closing effective process in a main control board. It is a flowchart explaining the normal electric accessory winning a prize end completion weight process in the main control board. It is a figure explaining an example of the change production of a reachless pattern. It is a figure explaining an example of the fluctuation production of a reach fluctuation pattern. (A) is a figure explaining the first half variation production determination table, (b) is a figure explaining the second half variation production determination table. It is a figure explaining the selection ratio of the group classification determined by the main control board. It is a figure explaining an example of reach mode determination random number determination table at the time of a loss. It is FIG. (1) for demonstrating an example of a specific effect. It is FIG. (2) for demonstrating an example of a specific effect. It is FIG. (3) for demonstrating an example of a specific effect. It is FIG. (1) for demonstrating an example of the specific production performed ranging over several fluctuation productions. It is FIG. (2) for demonstrating an example of the specific production performed ranging over several fluctuation productions. It is a figure explaining the frequency | count of execution of the specific production | presentation according to the fluctuation pattern number. It is a figure explaining a specific production determination table. It is a figure explaining the specific production execution frequency determination table. It is a figure explaining a specific production change decision table. It is a flowchart explaining the sub CPU initialization process in a sub control board. It is a flowchart explaining the sub timer interruption process in a sub control board. It is a flowchart explaining the prefetch designation | designated command reception process in a sub control board. It is a flowchart explaining the change command reception process in a sub-control board. It is a flowchart explaining the time schedule management process in a sub control board.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

  In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiment of the present invention, first, the mechanical configuration and electrical configuration of the gaming machine will be briefly described, and then specific processing on each board will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, showing a state in which the door is opened. As shown in the figure, the gaming machine 100 includes an outer frame 102 in which an enclosed space is formed by four sides assembled in a substantially rectangular shape, a middle frame 104 attached to the outer frame 102 by a hinge mechanism so as to be freely opened and closed, The middle frame 104 includes a front frame 106 that is attached to be freely opened and closed by a hinge mechanism.

  As with the outer frame 102, the middle frame 104 has an enclosed space formed by four sides assembled in a substantially rectangular shape, and the game board 108 is held in the enclosed space. The front frame 106 holds a transmission plate 110 made of glass or resin. When the middle frame 104 and the front frame 106 are closed with respect to the outer frame 102, the game board 108 and the transmission plate 110 face each other substantially in parallel with a predetermined distance from the front side of the gaming machine 100. The game board 108 can be visually recognized through the transmission plate 110.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine 100. As shown in this figure, an operation handle 112 that projects to the front side of the gaming machine 100 is provided below the front frame 106. The operation handle 112 is provided so that the player can perform a rotation operation. When the player rotates the operation handle 112 to perform a launch operation, the operation handle 112 has a strength corresponding to the rotation angle of the operation handle 112 and is not illustrated. A game ball is launched by the launch mechanism. The game ball thus fired is raised between the rails 114 a and 114 b provided on the game board 108 and guided to the game area 116.

  The game area 116 is a space formed between the game board 108 and the transmission plate 110 and is an area where the game ball can flow down or roll. The game board 108 is provided with a large number of nails and windmills, and a game ball guided to the game area 116 collides with the nails and windmills, and flows down and rolls in an irregular direction.

  The game area 116 includes a first game area 116a and a second game area 116b that differ in the degree of entry of the game ball according to the firing strength of the launch mechanism. The first game area 116 a is located on the left side of the game area 116 when viewed from the player facing the gaming machine 100, and the second game area 116 b is the game area 116 viewed from the player facing the gaming machine 100. Located on the right side. Since the rails 114a and 114b are on the left side of the game area 116, the game balls launched by the launch mechanism with a launch intensity less than the predetermined intensity enter the first game area 116a and launch with a launch intensity greater than the predetermined intensity. The played game ball enters the second game area 116b.

  In addition, the game area 116 is provided with a general winning port 118, a first starting port 120, and a second starting port 122 through which a game ball can enter, and the general winning port 118, the first starting port 120, the first starting port 120, and the like. 2. When a game ball enters the start port 122, a predetermined prize ball is paid out to the player. The number of prize balls may be any number as long as it is one or more, and the number of prize balls to be paid out at each of the general prize opening 118, the first start opening 120, and the second start opening 122 may be different. The same number of prize balls may be set. At this time, it is also possible to set the number of prize balls that the game ball enters and pays out at the first start port 120 smaller than the number of prize balls that the game ball enters and pays out at the second start port 122. is there.

  As will be described in detail later, a first start region is provided in the first start port 120, and a second start region is provided in the second start port 122. When a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122 and the game ball enters the first start region or the second start region, a plurality of special symbols provided in advance are selected. A lottery for determining any one of the special symbols is performed. Each special symbol is associated with various game profits such as whether or not a big game that is advantageous to the player can be executed and what kind of gaming state the subsequent gaming state will be. Therefore, when a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, the player acquires a predetermined prize ball and at the same time acquires an opportunity for acquiring a right to receive various game benefits. It becomes.

  The second starting port 122 is provided with a movable piece 122b that can be opened and closed, and the ease of entry of the game ball into the second starting port 122 changes depending on the state of the movable piece 122b. It has become. Specifically, when the movable piece 122b is in the closed state, it is impossible to enter the game ball into the second start port 122. On the other hand, when the game ball passes through the entry area in the gate 124 provided in the game area 116, a lottery of a normal symbol which will be described later is performed. Controlled to open state. As described above, when the movable piece 122b is in the open state, the movable piece 122b functions as a tray that guides the game ball to the second start port 122, so that the game ball can easily enter the second start port 122. Note that, here, when the second start port 122 is in the closed state, it is impossible to enter the game ball into the second start port 122, but the second start port 122 is in the closed state. Even in some cases, it may be configured such that game balls can enter at a certain frequency.

  Furthermore, the game area 116 is provided with a large winning opening 128 through which a game ball can enter. The big winning opening 128 is provided with an open / close door 128b that can be opened and closed. Normally, the open / close door 128b closes the big winning opening 128 so that a game ball cannot enter the big winning opening 128. It has become. On the other hand, when the above-mentioned big game is executed, the opening / closing door 128b is opened, and a game ball can be inserted into the big winning opening 128. Then, when a game ball enters the big prize opening 128, a predetermined prize ball is paid out to the player.

  At the bottom of the game area 116, game balls that have not entered any of the general winning opening 118, the first starting opening 120, the second starting opening 122, or the big winning opening 128 are played from the gaming area 116. A discharge port 130 for discharging is provided on the back side of the panel 108.

  The gaming machine 100 is controlled by an effect display device 200 composed of a liquid crystal display device, an effect agent device 202 composed of a movable device, and various lighting modes and luminescent colors as effects devices that perform effects during the progress of the game. There are provided an effect lighting device 204 composed of a lamp, an audio output device 206 composed of a speaker, and an effect operation device 208 (effect operation unit) for accepting the player's operation.

  The effect display device 200 includes an effect display unit 200a including an image display unit that displays an image. The effect display unit 200a can be viewed from the front side of the gaming machine 100 at a substantially central portion of the game board 108. It is arranged. In the effect display unit 200a, the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are variably displayed as shown in the drawing, and the effect of lottery lottery is notified to the player by the stop display mode of these effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c. Will be executed.

  The stage effect device 202 is disposed in front of the stage display unit 200a and is normally retracted to the back side of the game board 108, but during staged variation display of the stage symbols 210a, 210b, 210c, etc. It moves to the front surface of the display unit 200a and gives a player a big hit expectation.

  The effect lighting device 204 is provided in the effect actor device 202, the game board 108, and the like, and various lighting controls are performed according to the image displayed on the effect display unit 200a.

  The audio output device 206 is provided at an upper position of the front frame 106 or a lowermost position of the outer frame 102, and various audios are directed toward the front side of the gaming machine 100 in accordance with an image displayed on the effect display unit 200a. Is output.

  The effect operation device 208 includes a button for receiving a player's pressing operation and a dial for receiving a rotation operation, and is provided at a substantially central position in the width direction of the gaming machine 100 and at a position below the transmission plate 110. Yes. The effect operation device 208 is activated in accordance with an image displayed on the effect display unit 200a. When the player's operation is received within the operation effective time, various effects are generated according to the operation. Is executed.

  Note that reference numeral 132 in the figure denotes an upper plate to which a prize ball paid out from the gaming machine 100 or a game ball lent out from the game ball lending device is guided, and when the upper plate 132 is filled with game balls, It will be guided to the lower plate 134. In addition, a ball hole (not shown) for discharging game balls from the lower plate 134 is formed on the bottom surface of the lower plate 134. The ball release hole is normally closed by an opening / closing plate (not shown), but the opening / closing plate slides integrally with the ball removal knob 134a by sliding the ball removal knob 134a in the horizontal direction in the figure. In addition, it is possible to discharge the game ball from the ball hole to the lower side of the lower plate 134.

  Further, the game board 108 has a first special symbol display 160, a second special symbol display 162, and a first special symbol hold at a position outside the game area 116 and visible to the player. A display 164, a second special symbol hold display 166, a normal symbol display 168, a normal symbol hold display 170, and a right-handed notification display 172 are provided. Each of these indicators 160 to 172 is a device for displaying various situations relating to the game, and details thereof will be described later.

(Internal structure of control means)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the control means for controlling the progress of the game.

  The main control board 300 controls the basic operation of the game. The main control board 300 includes a main CPU 300a, a main ROM 300b, and a main RAM 300c. The main CPU 300a reads out a program stored in the main ROM 300b based on an input signal from each detection switch or timer, performs arithmetic processing, directly controls each device or display, or outputs the result of the arithmetic processing. In response, a command is transmitted to another board. The main RAM 300c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the main CPU 300a.

  The main control board 300 has a general winning port detection switch 118s for detecting that a game ball has entered the general winning port 118, and a first start port for detecting that a game ball has entered the first start port 120. The detection switch 120s, the second start port detection switch 122s that detects that a game ball has entered the second start port 122, the gate detection switch 124s that detects that the game ball has passed through the gate 124, and the big winning port 128 A big prize opening detection switch 128s for detecting that a game ball has entered is connected, and a detection signal is inputted to the main control board 300 from each of these detection switches.

  Further, the main control board 300 includes a normal electric accessory solenoid 122c that operates the movable piece 122b of the second start port 122, and a large winning port solenoid 128c that operates the opening and closing door 128b that opens and closes the large winning port 128. The main control board 300 controls the opening and closing of the second starting port 122 and the special winning opening 128.

  Further, the main control board 300 includes a first special symbol display 160, a second special symbol display 162, a first special symbol hold indicator 164, a second special symbol hold indicator 166, a normal symbol indicator 168, and a normal symbol indicator 168. The symbol hold display 170 and the right-handed notification display 172 are connected, and the main control board 300 controls the display of each display.

  In addition, the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment is started by a special game that is started mainly by entering a game ball into the first start port 120 or the second start port 122 and when the game ball passes through the gate 124. It is roughly divided into ordinary games. The main ROM 300b of the main control board 300 stores various programs for proceeding with special games and ordinary games, and data and tables necessary for various games.

  The main control board 300 is connected to a payout control board 310 and a sub control board 330.

  The payout control board 310 performs control for launching a game ball and control for paying out a prize ball. The payout control board 310 also includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and is connected to the main control board 300 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. A game information output terminal board 312 is connected to the payout control board 310, and various information on the progress of the game output from the main control board 300 is passed through the payout control board 310 and the game information output terminal board 312. This is output to the hall computer of the amusement store.

  The payout control board 310 is connected to a payout motor 314 for paying out a game ball stored in the storage unit as a prize ball to the player. The payout control board 310 controls the payout motor 314 based on the payout number designation command transmitted from the main control board 300 so as to pay out a predetermined prize ball to the player. At this time, the number of game balls that have been paid out is detected by the payout ball counting switch 316 s so that it can be determined whether or not the prize ball to be paid out has been paid out to the player.

  Further, a dish full tank detection switch 318 s for detecting a full tank state of the lower dish 134 is connected to the dispensing control board 310. The dish full tank detection switch 318 s is provided in a path for guiding game balls to be paid out as prize balls to the lower dish 134, and a game ball detection signal is input to the payout control board 310.

  When a predetermined amount or more of the game balls are stored in the lower plate 134 and become full, the game balls stay in the passage toward the lower plate 134 toward the payout control board 310 from the plate full tank detection switch 318s. The game ball detection signal is continuously input. The payout control board 310 determines that the lower tray 134 is full when a game ball detection signal is continuously input for a predetermined time, and transmits a full dish command to the main control board 300. On the other hand, if the continuous input of the game ball detection signal is interrupted after the dish full tank command is transmitted, it is determined that the full tank state has been released, and the dish full tank release command is transmitted to the main control board 300.

  Further, the payout control board 310 is provided with a launch control circuit 320 that performs launch control of the game ball. Connected to the payout control board 310 are a touch sensor 112s that is provided on the operation handle 112 and detects that the player has touched the operation handle 112, and an operation volume 112a that detects an operation angle of the operation handle 112. ing. When a signal is input from the touch sensor 112s and the operation volume 112a, the launch control circuit 320 performs control to energize the launch solenoid 112c provided in the game ball launch device to launch the game ball.

  The sub-control board 330 mainly controls each effect such as playing or waiting. The sub control board 330 includes a sub CPU 330a, a sub ROM 330b, and a sub RAM 330c, and is connected to the main control board 300 so as to be communicable in one direction from the main control board 300 to the sub control board 330. . The sub CPU 330a reads out a program stored in the sub ROM 330b based on a command transmitted from the main control board 300, an input signal from a timer, and the like, performs arithmetic processing, and controls the execution of effects. At this time, the sub RAM 330c functions as a data work area during the arithmetic processing of the sub CPU 330a.

  Specifically, in the sub control board 330, the sub CPU 330a, the sub ROM 330b, and the sub RAM 330c cooperate to form a sub main 332, an image control unit 334, an accessory control unit 336, an illumination control unit 338, and an audio control unit 340. Function. The sub-main 332 determines the contents of the effect to be executed according to various input commands, and manages and supervises the execution of the effect. The image control unit 334 performs image display control for displaying an image on the effect display unit 200a. The sub ROM 330b stores a large number of image data such as symbols, backgrounds, and captions displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and the image control unit 334 reads the image data from the sub ROM 330b to a VRAM (not shown), The image display of the display unit 200a is controlled.

  In addition, the accessory control unit 336 controls the effect accessory device 202 to move, and the illumination control unit 338 controls the lighting of the effect illumination device 204. The voice control unit 340 performs voice output control for outputting voice from the voice output device 206. The sub ROM 330b stores a large number of audio data such as audio and music output from the audio output device 206, and the audio control unit 340 reads the audio data from the sub ROM 330b and outputs the audio output of the audio output device 206. Control.

  Further, the sub control board 330 provides a predetermined effect when an operation detection signal is input from the effect operation device detection switch 208s (operation detection unit) that detects that the effect operation device 208 has been pressed or rotated. Run.

  Note that a power supply board (not shown) is connected to each board, and power is supplied to each board from a commercial power supply via the power supply board. The power supply board is provided with a backup power supply made of a capacitor.

  Next, games in the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment will be described together with various tables stored in the main ROM 300b.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, two types of games, a special game and a normal game, proceed in parallel, and the low probability game state is used as the gaming state when proceeding with both of these games. Alternatively, the game progresses in any gaming state in which any gaming state in the high probability gaming state and any gaming state in the non-short-time gaming state or the short-time gaming state are combined.

  Although the details of each gaming state will be described later, the low probability gaming state is a gaming state in which the probability of acquiring a right to execute a major game in which the big prize opening 128 is opened is set low, and the high probability gaming state This is a gaming state in which the probability of acquiring the right to execute a big game is set high.

  The non-short game state is a game state in which the movable piece 122b is less likely to be in the open state and the game ball is less likely to enter the second start port 122. The short-time game state is more than the non-short game state. Also, the movable piece 122b is likely to be in an open state, and a game ball is likely to enter the second start port 122. Note that the initial state of the gaming machine 100 is set to a low-probability gaming state and a non-time-saving gaming state, and this gaming state is referred to as a normal gaming state in this embodiment.

  When the player operates the operation handle 112 to fire a game ball in the game area 116, and the game ball flowing down the game area 116 enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, the game is given to the player. A lottery for determining whether or not to give a profit (hereinafter referred to as a “larger lottery”) is performed. In this big game lottery, when a big win is won, the big winning hole 128 is opened and a big ball game that allows a game ball to enter the big winning hole 128 is executed. The gaming state is set to one of the above gaming states. In the following, a lottery lottery method is described.

  As will be described in detail later, when a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, various random numbers (big hit decision random number, hit symbol random number, reach group decision random number, reach reach) related to the big role lottery Mode decision random numbers and fluctuation pattern random numbers) are acquired, and each random number value is stored in the special figure storage area of the main RAM 300c. Hereinafter, various random numbers stored in the special figure holding storage area after the game ball has entered the first start port 120 are collectively referred to as special one hold, and the game ball enters the second start port 122. The various random numbers stored in the special figure storage area are collectively called special 2 reservation.

  The special figure reservation storage area of the main RAM 300c includes a first special figure reservation storage area and a second special figure reservation storage area. Each of the first special figure reservation storage area and the second special figure reservation storage area has four storage units (first to fourth storage units). When a game ball enters the first start port 120, the special 1 hold is stored in order from the first storage unit in the first special figure storage area, and when the game ball enters the second start port 122, the special ball is stored. 2 reservations are stored in order from the first storage unit of the second special figure storage area.

  For example, when a game ball enters the first start port 120, if no hold is stored in any of the first to fourth storage units in the first special figure storage area, the first storage unit Special 1 hold is stored. Also, for example, when a game ball enters the first start port 120 in a state where special 1 hold is stored in the first storage unit to the third storage unit, the special 1 hold is stored in the fourth storage unit. Remember. In addition, even when a game ball enters the second start port 122, the special 2 reservation is stored in the first storage unit to the fourth storage unit of the second special figure storage area as described above. No special 2 reservation is stored in the storage unit with the smallest number (ordinal number).

  However, the number of special 1 reservations (X1) and the number of special 2 reservations (X2) that can be stored in the first special figure reservation storage area and the second special figure reservation storage area are each set to four. Therefore, for example, when a game ball enters the first start opening 120, if four special 1 reservations are already stored in the first special figure storage area, Special 1 hold is not newly stored by entering a game ball. Similarly, when a game ball enters the second start port 122 and four special 2 holds are already stored in the second special figure storage area, a game to the second start port 122 is stored. The special 2 hold is not newly memorized when the ball enters.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a jackpot determination random number determination table. When a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, one big hit determination random number is acquired from the range of 0 to 65535. Then, when the big game lottery is started, that is, the jackpot determination random number determination table is selected according to the gaming state when the jackpot determination is performed, and the selected jackpot determination random number determination table and the acquired jackpot determination random number A lottery drawing is held.

  In the low-probability game state, when starting the big lottery for special 1 hold and special 2 hold, as shown in FIG. 4A, the low probability big hit decision random number determination table is referred. According to the low probability jackpot determined random number determination table, when the jackpot determined random number is 10001 to 10164, it is determined to be a jackpot, and when it is any other jackpot determined random number, it is determined to be lost. Therefore, the jackpot probability in this case is about 1 / 399.6.

  Also, in the high-probability gaming state, when starting the big role lottery for special 1 hold and special 2 hold, as shown in FIG. According to the high-accuracy jackpot determination random number determination table, if the jackpot determination random number is 10001-1640, it is determined to be a jackpot, and if it is any other jackpot determination random number, it is determined to be lost. Therefore, the jackpot probability in this case is about 1 / 39.96. Thus, in the case of a high probability gaming state, the jackpot probability is 10 times that in the case of a low probability gaming state. Note that the jackpot determination random number (10001 to 10164) that becomes “big hit” in the low probability gaming state becomes “big hit” even in the high probability gaming state.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the winning symbol random number determination table. When a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, one winning design random number is acquired from the range of 0-99. Then, when the determination result of “big hit” is derived by the above-mentioned big game lottery, the type of special symbol is determined by the acquired winning symbol random number and the winning symbol random number determination table. At this time, if “big hit” is won by special 1 hold, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the special random number judgment table for special 1 is selected, and “big win” is won by special 2 hold. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the special 2 random number random number determination table is selected. Below, the special symbol determined by the winning symbol random number, that is, the special symbol determined when the jackpot determination result is obtained is called the jackpot symbol, and the special symbol determined when the loss determination result is obtained. The design is called a lost design.

  According to the special symbol random number determination table for special 1 shown in FIG. 5 (a) and the special random number determination table for special 2 shown in FIG. 5 (b), depending on the value of the acquired random symbol random number, As described above, the type of special symbol (big hit symbol) is determined. Specifically, according to the special symbol random number determination table for special 1 shown in FIG. 5A, if the winning symbol random number is 0 to 19, the special symbol A is determined. Similarly, if the winning symbol random number is 20 to 39, the special symbol B is determined, if the winning symbol random number is 40 to 59, the special symbol C is determined, and if the winning symbol random number is 60 to 69, the special symbol D is determined. If the winning symbol random number is 70 to 79, the special symbol E is determined. If the winning symbol random number is 80 to 89, the special symbol F is determined. If the winning symbol random number is 90 to 92, the special symbol E is determined. G is determined, special symbol H is determined if the winning symbol random number is 93 to 95, special symbol I is determined if the winning symbol random number is 96 to 97, and special symbol I is determined if the winning symbol random number is 98 to 99 Symbol J is determined.

  In addition, according to the special symbol random number determination table for special 2 shown in FIG. 5B, the special symbol A is determined if the winning symbol random number is 0 to 19, and the special symbol is determined if the winning symbol random number is 20 to 24. If B is determined and the winning symbol random number is 25 to 29, the special symbol C is determined. If the winning symbol random number is 30 to 34, the special symbol D is determined. If the winning symbol random number is 35 to 44, the special symbol C is determined. If the symbol E is determined, the special symbol F is determined if the winning symbol random number is 45 to 69, the special symbol G is determined if the winning symbol random number is 70 to 74, and if the winning symbol random number is 75 to 79 The special symbol H is determined. If the winning symbol random number is 80 to 89, the special symbol I is determined. If the winning symbol random number is 90 to 99, the special symbol J is determined.

  In the present embodiment, a special symbol stop symbol number is associated with each special symbol, special symbol A is associated with “0” as a special symbol stop symbol number, and special symbol B is suspended with a special symbol stop. “1” is associated with the symbol number, “2” is associated with the special symbol C with the special symbol C, and “3” is associated with the special symbol D with the symbol “3”. Symbol E is associated with “4” as the special symbol stop symbol number, special symbol F is associated with “5” as the special symbol stop symbol number, and special symbol G is associated with “6” as the special symbol stop symbol number. ”,“ 7 ”is associated with the special symbol H as the special symbol stop symbol number,“ 8 ”is associated with the special symbol I as the special symbol stop symbol number, and the special symbol J is special. Symbol stop symbol number "9" is associated as.

  In addition, when the lottery result is “losing” and the lottery result is derived by special 1 hold, the special symbol X is determined as the lost symbol without performing the lottery, and the lottery result is the special 2 When derived by holding, the special symbol Y is determined as a lost symbol without performing a lottery. In other words, the winning symbol random number determination table is referred to only when the big drawing lottery result is “big win”, and is not referred to when the big drawing lottery result is “lost”.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a reach group determination random number determination table. A plurality of reach group determination random number determination tables are provided, and one table is selected according to the hold type, the hold number, and the change state set in association with the game state. When a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, one reach group determination random number is acquired from the range of 0-10006. As described above, when the big drawing lottery result is derived, a process for determining a variation effect pattern for notifying the big drawing lottery result is performed. In the present embodiment, if the lottery result is “losing”, the group type is first determined by the reach group determination random number and the reach group determination random number determination table when determining the variation effect pattern.

  For example, when the gaming state is set to the non-temporary gaming state and the variation state is normally set to 1 variation state, when the lottery result of “losing” is derived based on the special 1 hold, If the special 1 holding number (hereinafter simply referred to as “holding number”) when performing the lottery lottery is 0, the reach group determination random number determination table 1 is selected as shown in FIG. Similarly, if the number of holds is 1 or 2, the reach group determination random number determination table 2 is selected as shown in FIG. 6B. If the number of holds is 3, the figure shown in FIG. As shown, the reach group determination random number determination table 3 is selected. In FIG. 6, the group x described in the group type column indicates an arbitrary group number. Therefore, various group numbers are determined as the group type according to the acquired reach group determination random number and the type of the reach group determination random number determination table to be referred to.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the table for determining the variation effect pattern is determined based on the variation state in addition to the set game state. That is, the change state is defined as which table is used to determine the change effect pattern, and is a concept set separately from the game state.

  In addition, when the lottery lottery result is “big hit”, the group type is not determined in determining the variation effect pattern. That is, the reach group determination random number determination table is referred to only when the big drawing lottery result is “losing”, and is not referred to when the big drawing lottery result is “big hit”.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a reach mode determination random number determination table. This reach mode determination random number determination table is a lost mode reach mode determination random number determination table that is selected when the lottery lottery result is “losing”, and a jackpot that is selected when the lottery lottery result is “big hit” The time reach mode decision random number judgment table is roughly divided. The lose time reach mode determination random number determination table is provided for each group type determined as described above, and the big hit time reach mode determination random number determination table is provided for each gaming state and symbol type. Each reach mode determination random number determination table may be provided for each hold type. Here, FIG. 7 (a) shows an example of a group x lose time reach mode determination random number determination table referred to in a predetermined game state and symbol type, and FIG. Shown in b).

  When a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, one reach mode determination random number is acquired from the range of 0 to 250. If the result of the lottery lottery is “losing”, as shown in FIG. 7A, the lost reach mode random number corresponding to the group type determined by the group type lottery is shown. The determination table is selected, and the variation mode number is determined based on the selected lose time reach mode determination random number determination table and the reach mode determination random number. Further, when the result of the big game lottery is “big hit”, as shown in FIG. 7B, the big hit time reach mode determination random number determination table corresponding to the read gaming state and symbol type Is selected, and the variation mode number is determined based on the selected jackpot hour reach mode determination random number determination table and the reach mode determination random number.

  In each reach mode determination random number determination table, the reach mode determination random number is associated with a change pattern random number determination table, which will be described later, together with the change mode number, and at the same time the change mode number is determined, the change pattern A random number determination table is determined. In FIG. 7, a table x described in the column of the fluctuation pattern random number determination table indicates an arbitrary table number. Therefore, the variation mode number and the table number of the variation pattern random number determination table are determined according to the acquired reach mode determination random number and the type of the reach mode determination random number determination table to be referred to. In the present embodiment, the variation mode number and the variation pattern number described later are set in hexadecimal. In the following description, “H” is added to indicate a hexadecimal number, but “H” in FIGS. 7 to 9 indicates an arbitrary value indicated by a hexadecimal number.

  As described above, when the lottery lottery result is “losing”, first, the group type is determined by the reach group determination random number determination table and the reach group determination random number shown in FIG. Then, the variation mode number and the variation pattern random number determination table are determined based on the lost reach mode determination random number determination table and the reach mode determination random number shown in FIG. 7 according to the determined group type and gaming state.

  On the other hand, if the lottery lottery result is “big hit”, the big hit time reach mode determination random number determination table shown in FIG. 7 according to the determined big hit symbol (special symbol type), the gaming state at the time of winning the big hit, etc. And the reach mode determination random number, the change mode number and change pattern random number determination table is determined.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a variation pattern random number determination table. Here, a variation pattern random number determination table x of a predetermined table number x is shown, but many other variation pattern random number determination tables are provided for each table number.

  When a game ball enters the first start port 120 or the second start port 122, one variation pattern random number is acquired from the range of 0 to 238. Based on the variation pattern random number determination table determined simultaneously with the variation mode number and the obtained variation pattern random number, the variation pattern number is determined as illustrated.

  As described above, when the big character lottery is performed, the variation mode number and the variation pattern number are determined according to the result of the big character lottery, the determined symbol type, the gaming state, the number of holds, the hold type, and the like. These variation mode number and variation pattern number specify the variation effect pattern, and the variation effect mode and time are associated with each of them.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the variation time determination table. As described above, when the variation mode number is determined, the variation time 1 is determined according to the variation time 1 determination table shown in FIG. According to this variation time 1 determination table, variation time 1 is associated with each variation mode number, and the corresponding variation time 1 is determined according to the determined variation mode number.

  As described above, when the variation pattern number is determined, the variation time 2 is determined according to the variation time 2 determination table shown in FIG. According to the variation time 2 determination table, the variation time 2 is associated with each variation pattern number, and the corresponding variation time 2 is determined according to the determined variation pattern number. The total time of the variation times 1 and 2 determined in this way becomes the variation production time for notifying the lottery result, that is, the variation time.

  When the variation mode number is determined as described above, a variation mode command corresponding to the determined variation mode number is transmitted to the sub control board 330, and when the variation pattern number is determined, the determined variation A variation pattern command corresponding to the pattern number is transmitted to the sub control board 330. In the sub control board 330, the first half of the variation effect is mainly determined based on the received variation mode command, and the second half of the variation effect is mainly determined based on the received variation pattern command. It becomes. Hereinafter, the variation mode command and the variation pattern command may be collectively referred to as a variation command, and details thereof will be described later.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the special electric accessory operating ram set table. The special electric accessory actuated ram set table stores various data for controlling the major actor game. During the major actor game, the special electric accessory actuated ram set table is referred to, The solenoid 128c is energized and controlled. Actually, a plurality of special electric accessory actuating ram set tables are provided for each jackpot symbol type, and the corresponding table is set at the start of the big bonus game according to the determined jackpot symbol type. Here, for convenience of explanation, control data for all jackpot symbols is shown in one table.

  When the special symbols A to J, which are jackpot symbols, are determined, as shown in FIG. 10, the big game is executed with reference to the special electric accessory actuated ram set table. The big game is composed of a plurality of round games in which the grand prize winning opening 128 is opened and closed a predetermined number of times. According to this special electric accessory actuating ram set table, the maximum number of special electric accessory actuating times (number of round games executed during one major role game), the special electric accessory opening / closing switching number (large number in one round) The number of times the winning opening 128 is opened), solenoid energization time (the energizing time of the large winning opening solenoid 128c for each number of opening of the large winning opening 128, that is, the opening time of one large winning opening 128), the prescribed number (one time The maximum possible number of winnings in the big winning opening 128 in the round game) is stored in advance as control data for the big game for each type of jackpot symbol as shown in the figure.

  According to this special electric accessory actuating ram set table, when the special symbols A and B are determined, the round game is executed four times as the main character game, and when the special symbol C is determined, the main character game When the round game is executed 6 times and the special symbol D is determined, the round game is executed 8 times as the main character game. When the special symbol E is determined, the round game is 10 times as the main character game. When it is executed and the special symbols F to J are determined, the round game is executed 15 times as the big game. In the following, a big game in which a round game is executed four times is called a 4R big game, a big game in which a round game is executed six times is called a 6R big game, and a big game in which a round game is executed eight times is called an 8R big game Called a game, a big game in which a round game is executed 10 times is called a 10R big game, and a big game in which a round game is executed 15 times is called a 15R big game. In this embodiment, in all round games, the solenoid energization time is set to 29.0 seconds, and the specified number is set to eight. Therefore, the player can acquire a large amount of prize balls as the number of round games increases.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a game state setting table for setting a game state after the end of the big game. As shown in FIG. 11, when the special symbol A is determined, it is set to the low probability gaming state after the end of the big game, and when the special symbols B to J are determined, the high probability is set after the end of the main character game. In addition to being set to the gaming state, the number of continuations of the high probability gaming state (hereinafter referred to as “high probability number”) is set to 10,000 times. This means that the high-probability gaming state continues until the big-game lottery result is determined 10,000 times. However, the above-mentioned high-accuracy count indicates the maximum number of continuations in the high probability gaming state of 1. If the jackpot is won before reaching the above continuation count, the gaming state is set again. Will be done. Accordingly, when the high probability gaming state is set after the end of the big game, if the lottery lottery result is derived 10,000 times without deriving the jackpot lottery result in the high probability gaming state, the low probability game The gaming state will be changed to the state.

  In addition, when the special symbols A to J are determined, the short time gaming state is set after the end of the big game. Specifically, when the special symbol A is determined, it is set to the short-time gaming state after the end of the big game, and at this time, the number of continuations of the short-time gaming state (hereinafter referred to as “short-time number”) is 50. Set to times. This means that the short-time gaming state continues until the big game lottery result is confirmed 50 times. However, the above short time count indicates the maximum number of continuations in the short time gaming state of 1, and if the big win is won before reaching the above continuation number of times, the gaming state is set again. It will be. Further, when the special symbols B to J are determined, the short-time game state is set after the end of the big game, and the short-time number is set to 10,000.

  In this case, according to the type of the jackpot symbol, the game state after the end of the big game and the number of times are set, but depending on both the type of jackpot symbol and the game state at the time of the jackpot winning, You may set a gaming state and the number of time savings.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the hit determination random number determination table. When a game ball flowing down the game area 116 passes through the gate 124, a normal symbol determination process (hereinafter referred to as “normal drawing lottery”) associated with whether or not to energize the movable piece 122b of the second start port 122 is controlled. ) Is performed.

  As will be described in detail later, when the game ball passes through the gate 124, one hit-determined random number is acquired from the range of 0 to 99, and four random number values are stored in the general-purpose reserved storage area of the main RAM 300c. Is stored as the upper limit. That is, the usual-pending storage area includes four storage units that save the winning random numbers. Accordingly, when a game ball passes through the gate 124 in a state in which the hit random numbers are stored in all the four storage units of the usual reserved storage area, the hit random numbers are stored based on the passage of the game balls. There is nothing. Hereinafter, the winning random number stored in the usual figure storage area after the game ball passes through the gate 124 is referred to as the usual figure holding.

  When the general drawing lottery is started in the non-short game state, as shown in FIG. According to the per-determined random number determination table for the non-short-time gaming state, when the hit determined random number is 0, the hit symbol is determined as the normal symbol type, and when the hit determined random number is 1 to 99, The lost symbol is determined as the normal symbol type. Therefore, the probability that the winning symbol is determined in the non-short game state, that is, the winning probability is 1/100. As will be described in detail later, when the winning symbol is determined in this general drawing lottery, the movable piece 122b of the second starting port 122 is controlled to the open state, and when the lost symbol is determined, the second starting port 122 is determined. The movable piece 122b is maintained in the closed state.

  In addition, when the general drawing lottery is started in the short-time gaming state, as shown in FIG. According to the per-determined random number determination table for the short game state at this time, when the winning determined random number is 0 to 98, the winning symbol is determined as the normal symbol type, and when the winning determined random number is 99, A lost symbol is determined as the symbol type. Therefore, the probability that the winning symbol is determined in the short-time gaming state, that is, the winning probability is 99/100.

  FIG. 13A is a diagram for explaining a normal symbol variation time data table, and FIG. 13B is a diagram for explaining an opening / closing control pattern table. As described above, when the regular drawing lottery is performed, the variation time of the normal symbol is determined. The normal symbol variation time data table is referred to when determining the variation time of the normal symbol when the winning symbol or the lost symbol is determined by the general symbol lottery. According to this normal symbol variation time data table, when the gaming state is set to the non-short-time gaming state, the variation time is determined to be 10 seconds, and when the gaming state is set to the short-time gaming state, the variation Time is determined to be 1 second. When the variation time is determined in this way, the normal symbol display 168 is varied and displayed (flashing display) over the determined time. When the winning symbol is determined, the normal symbol display 168 is turned on, and when the lost symbol is determined, the normal symbol display 168 is turned off.

  When the winning symbol is determined by the regular symbol lottery and the normal symbol indicator 168 is lit, the movable piece 122b of the second start port 122 is opened and closed as shown in FIG. 13B. The energization is controlled with reference to the table. Actually, the opening / closing control pattern table is provided for each gaming state, and the corresponding table is set at the start of energization of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c according to the gaming state when the ordinary symbol is determined. However, here, for convenience of explanation, control data corresponding to each gaming state is shown in one table.

  When the winning symbol is determined, the second start port 122 is controlled to open and close with reference to the open / close control pattern table as shown in FIG. 13 (b). According to this open / close control pattern table, the time before the opening of the normal electric power (the waiting time until the opening of the second start port 122 is started), the maximum number of switching times of the normal electric accessory (the number of times of opening the second start port 122) , Solenoid energization time (the energization time of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c every time the second start port 122 is opened, that is, one open time of the second start port 122), the specified number (the total of the second start port 122) The maximum possible number of winnings at the second start port 122 during opening), the ordinary power closing time (the closing time between each opening of the second starting port 122, that is, the rest time), the normal power effective state time (second starting) The waiting time from the end of the last opening of the mouth 122), the waiting time for the end of ordinary power transmission (the waiting time until the normal symbol variation display to be described later is resumed after elapse of the ordinary power transmission valid time) 122 control data To, for each gaming state, is stored in advance as shown.

  As described above, the non-time-saving gaming state and the time-saving gaming state are associated with the opening / closing control conditions for opening and closing the second start port 122 as the game progress conditions. It becomes easier for a game ball to enter the second starting port 122 than in the gaming state. In other words, in the short-time gaming state, as long as the game ball passes through the gate 124, the lottery is drawn one after another, and the second start port 122 is frequently opened, so that the player can use the game ball. It becomes possible to perform a lottery lottery while reducing.

  The opening / closing condition of the second start port 122 defines three elements: the normal symbol winning probability, the normal symbol variation display time, and the second start port 122 opening time. And in this embodiment, by setting the time-saving gaming state more advantageously than the non-time saving gaming state in two of these three elements, the time-saving gaming state is more advantageous than the non-time saving gaming state. The game ball is set to be easy to enter the second start port 122. However, among the above three elements, one or three elements may be set more advantageously in the short-time gaming state than in the non-short-time gaming state. In any case, the short-time gaming state is advantageous for at least one element compared to the non-short-time gaming state, so that the time-short gaming state is comprehensively more advantageous than the non-time-short gaming state. What is necessary is just to make a game ball enter into 122 easily. That is, when the gaming state is set to the non-short-time gaming state, the movable piece 122b is controlled to open and close according to the first condition, and when the gaming state is set to the short-time gaming state, It is sufficient that the movable piece 122b is controlled to open and close according to the second condition that tends to be in the open state.

  Next, main processing of the main control board 300 as the game progresses in the gaming machine 100 will be described using a flowchart.

(CPU initialization processing of main control board 300)
FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the CPU initialization process (S100) in the main control board 300.

  When power is supplied from the power supply board, a system reset occurs in the main CPU 300a, and the main CPU 300a performs the following CPU initialization process (S100).

(Step S100-1)
The main CPU 300a reads a startup program from the main ROM 300b as an initial setting process in response to power-on, and performs a setting process necessary for executing various processes.

(Step S100-3)
The main CPU 300a sets a wait processing time in the timer counter.

(Step S100-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether a power-off notice signal is detected. The main control board 300 is provided with a power-off detection circuit, and when the power supply voltage becomes a predetermined value or less, a power-off notice signal is output from the power supply detection circuit. If the power-off notice signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S100-3. If the power-off notice signal is not detected, the process proceeds to step S100-7.

(Step S100-7)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the wait time set in step S100-3 has elapsed. As a result, if it is determined that the wait time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step S100-9. If it is determined that the wait time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step S100-5.

(Step S100-9)
The main CPU 300a executes processing necessary for permitting access to the main RAM 300c.

(Step S100-11)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the RAM clear flag is on. A RAM clear button (not shown) is provided on the back of the game board 108, and when the RAM clear button is pressed, the RAM clear detection switch detects the pressing operation of the RAM clear button, and the main control is performed. A RAM clear signal is output to the substrate 300. When the power is turned on while the RAM clear button is pressed, a RAM clear signal is input and the RAM clear flag is turned on. If it is determined that the RAM clear flag is on, the process proceeds to step S100-13. If it is determined that the RAM clear flag is not on, the process proceeds to step S100-19.

(Step S100-13)
The main CPU 300a performs an initialization process in the main RAM 300c to clear data to be cleared when the power is turned on (at the time of resetting the main RAM 300c).

(Step S100-15)
The main CPU 300a performs transmission processing (stores the command in a transmission buffer) of a subcommand (RAM clear designation command) for transmitting to the sub-control board 330 that the main RAM 300c has been cleared.

(Step S100-17)
The main CPU 300a performs a transmission process (stores the command in a transmission buffer) of a payout command (RAM clear designation command) for transmitting to the payout control board 310 that the main RAM 300c has been cleared.

(Step S100-19)
The main CPU 300a executes processing necessary for calculating the checksum.

(Step S100-21)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the checksum calculated in step S100-19 does not match the checksum stored when the power is turned off. As a result, when it is determined that the two do not match, the process proceeds to step S100-13, and when it is determined that the two do not match (match), the process proceeds to step S100-23.

(Step S100-23)
The main CPU 300a performs an initialization process of clearing data to be cleared of the main RAM 300c when the power is restored (when the data before power is turned off without maintaining the main RAM 300c).

(Step S100-25)
The main CPU 300a performs a transmission process (stores the command in a transmission buffer) of a subcommand (power recovery designation command) for transmitting to the sub-control board 330 that the power has been restored from the power-off.

(Step S100-27)
The main CPU 300a performs a transmission process (a command is stored in a transmission buffer) of a payout command (power return designation command) for transmitting to the payout control board 310 that the power supply has been recovered from the power-off.

(Step S100-29)
The main CPU 300a includes a special symbol type designation command at power-on indicating a special symbol type, a special 1 hold designation command indicating a special 1 hold number (X1), a special 2 hold designation command indicating a special 2 hold number (X2), Power-on subcommand for transmitting to the sub-control board 330 a command required to produce an initial state when the power is turned on, such as a special symbol winning order command indicating the stored special order 1 and special 2 winning orders. Executes the set process (stores the command in the transmission buffer).

(Step S100-31)
The main CPU 300a sets a timer interrupt cycle.

(Step S100-33)
The main CPU 300a performs processing for prohibiting interruption.

(Step S100-35)
The main CPU 300a updates the initial value update random number for winning design random numbers. The initial value update random number for the winning symbol random number is for determining an initial value and an end value of the winning symbol random number. That is, when the winning symbol random number is rounded from the initial value updating random number for the winning symbol random number to the initial value updating random number -1 for the winning symbol random number by the update process of the winning symbol random number described later, It will be updated to the initial value update random number for winning design random numbers.

(Step S100-37)
The main CPU 300a analyzes the received data (main command) received from the payout control board 310 and executes various processes according to the received data.

(Step S100-39)
The main CPU 300 a performs processing for transmitting the subcommand stored in the transmission buffer to the sub-control board 330.

(Step S100-41)
The main CPU 300a performs processing for permitting an interrupt.

(Step S100-43)
The main CPU 300a updates the reach group determination random number, the reach mode determination random number, and the variation pattern random number, and thereafter repeats the processing from step S100-33. Hereinafter, the reach group determination random number, the reach mode determination random number, and the variation pattern random number for determining the variation effect pattern are collectively referred to as a variation effect random number.

  Next, interrupt processing in the main control board 300 will be described. Here, the power-off saving process (XINT interrupt process) and the timer interrupt process will be described.

(Evacuation processing when the main control board 300 is powered off (XINT interrupt processing))
FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the power-off saving process (XINT interrupt process) in the main control board 300. The main CPU 300a monitors the power-off detection circuit. When the power-supply voltage becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined value, the main CPU 300a interrupts the CPU initialization process during the interrupt permission period (between the processes of steps S100-41 and S100-33). Execute save processing when the power is turned off.

(Step S300-1)
When the power-off notice signal is input, the main CPU 300a saves the register.

(Step S300-3)
The main CPU 300a checks the power-off notice signal.

(Step S300-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether a power-off notice signal is detected. As a result, if it is determined that the power-off notice signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S300-11. If it is determined that the power-off notice signal is not detected, the process proceeds to step S300-7. .

(Step S300-7)
The main CPU 300a restores the register.

(Step S300-9)
The main CPU 300a performs a process for permitting an interrupt, and ends the save process when the power is turned off.

(Step S300-11)
The main CPU 300a executes output port clear processing for stopping output of the output port.

(Step S300-13)
The main CPU 300a executes a checksum setting process for calculating and storing the checksum.

(Step S300-15)
The main CPU 300a executes a RAM protect setting process necessary for prohibiting access to the main RAM 300c.

(Step S300-17)
The main CPU 300a sets a predetermined power-off detection signal detection count to the counter value of the loop counter in order to set the power-off occurrence monitoring time.

(Step S300-19)
The main CPU 300a checks the power-off notice signal.

(Step S300-21)
The main CPU 300a determines whether a power-off notice signal is detected. As a result, if it is determined that the power-off notice signal is detected, the process proceeds to step S300-17. If it is determined that the power-off notice signal is not detected, the process proceeds to step S300-23. .

(Step S300-23)
The main CPU 300a subtracts 1 from the value of the loop counter set in step S300-17.

(Step S300-25)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the counter value of the loop counter is not zero. As a result, if it is determined that the counter value is not 0, the process proceeds to step S300-19, and if it is determined that the counter value is 0, the process proceeds to the CPU initialization process (step S100).

  Note that when the power is actually cut off, the operation of the gaming machine 100 is stopped while the steps S300-17 to S300-25 are looped.

(Timer interrupt processing of main control board 300)
FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining timer interrupt processing in the main control board 300. The main control board 300 is provided with a reset clock pulse generation circuit that generates a clock pulse every predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, 4 milliseconds, hereinafter referred to as “4 ms”). When a clock pulse is generated by the reset clock pulse generation circuit, the CPU initialization process (step S100) is interrupted, and the following timer interrupt process is executed.

(Step S400-1)
The main CPU 300a saves the register.

(Step S400-3)
The main CPU 300a performs processing for permitting an interrupt.

(Step S400-5)
The main CPU 300a outputs the common data set in the common output buffer to the output port, and the first special symbol display 160, the second special symbol display 162, the first special symbol hold display 164, and the second special symbol hold. A dynamic port output process for controlling lighting of the display unit 166, the normal symbol display unit 168, the normal symbol hold display unit 170, and the right-handed notification display unit 172 is executed.

(Step S400-7)
The main CPU 300a reads various input port information and executes port input processing for accurately acquiring the latest switch state.

(Step S400-9)
The main CPU 300a performs timer update processing for updating various timer counters. Here, unless otherwise specified, the various timer counters are subtracted every time the timer interrupt processing of the main control board 300 is performed, and when the timer counter becomes 0, the subtraction is stopped.

(Step S400-11)
The main CPU 300a executes the update process of the initial value update random number for the winning symbol random number as in step S100-35.

(Step S400-13)
The main CPU 300a performs a process of updating the winning symbol random number. Specifically, the random number counter is incremented by 1 and updated. When the added result exceeds the maximum value of the random number range, the random number counter is returned to 0. Random number is updated from the initial value update random number value for winning design random numbers.

  Although detailed description is omitted, in this embodiment, the jackpot determined random number and the hit determined random number are hardware random numbers updated by a hardware random number generator built in the main control board 300. The hardware random number generator updates the jackpot determined random number and the winning determined random number according to a certain rule, and automatically changes the random number sequence every time the random number sequence completes a cycle and sets the start value at each system reset. It has changed.

(Step S500)
The main CPU 300a executes switch management processing for determining whether or not a signal is input from the first start port detection switch 120s, the second start port detection switch 122s, and the gate detection switch 124s. Details of this switch management processing will be described later.

(Step S600)
The main CPU 300a executes a special game management process for controlling the progress of the special game. The details of the special game management process will be described later.

(Step S700)
The main CPU 300a executes a normal game management process for controlling the progress of the above-described normal game. The details of this normal game management process will be described later.

(Step S400-15)
The main CPU 300a executes error management processing for determining various errors and making settings according to the error determination results.

(Step S400-17)
The main CPU 300a checks the general winning opening detection switch 118s, the first starting opening detection switch 120s, the second starting opening detection switch 122s, and the big winning opening detection switch 128s, and adds the corresponding winning ball control counter and the like. Winning prize switch processing is executed.

(Step S400-19)
The main CPU 300a executes payout control management processing for creating and transmitting payout commands based on the counter value of the prize ball control counter set in step S400-17.

(Step S400-21)
The main CPU 300a executes external information management processing for setting output data for external information output from the game information output terminal board 312 to the outside.

(Step S400-23)
The main CPU 300a includes a first special symbol indicator 160, a second special symbol indicator 162, a first special symbol hold indicator 164, a second special symbol hold indicator 166, a normal symbol indicator 168, and a normal symbol hold indicator 170. Then, LED display setting processing is performed for setting common data for controlling lighting of various indicators (LEDs) such as the right-handed notification indicator 172 to the common output buffer.

(Step S400-25)
The main CPU 300a synthesizes the solenoid output images of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c and the special prize opening solenoid 128c, and executes a solenoid output image composition process for storing in the output port buffer.

(Step S400-27)
The main CPU 300a executes port output processing for outputting the value of the common output buffer stored in each output port buffer to the output port.

(Step S400-29)
The main CPU 300a restores the register and ends the timer interrupt process.

  Hereinafter, the switch management process in step S500, the special game management process in step S600, and the normal game management process in step S700 among the timer interrupt processes described above will be described in detail.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining switch management processing (step S500) in the main control board 300.

(Step S500-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the gate detection switch is on, that is, whether the game ball has passed through the gate 124 and the detection signal from the gate detection switch 124s has been turned on. As a result, if it is determined that the gate detection switch-on is detected, the process proceeds to step S510. If it is determined that the gate detection switch-on is not detected, the process proceeds to step S500-3.

(Step S510)
The main CPU 300a executes a gate passage process based on the passage of the game ball to the gate 124. The details of the gate passing process will be described later.

(Step S500-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the first start port detection switch-on is detected, that is, whether a game ball has entered the first start port 120 and a detection signal has been input from the first start port detection switch 120s. As a result, if it is determined that the first start port detection switch-on is detected, the process proceeds to step S520. If it is determined that the first start port detection switch-on is not detected, the process proceeds to step S500-5. Move.

(Step S520)
The main CPU 300a executes a first start port passing process based on the game ball entering the first start port 120. The details of the first start port passage process will be described later.

(Step S500-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the second start port detection switch-on is detected, that is, whether a game ball has entered the second start port 122 and a detection signal is input from the second start port detection switch 122s. As a result, if it is determined that the second start port detection switch-on is detected, the process proceeds to step S530. If it is determined that the second start port detection switch-on is not detected, the process proceeds to step S500-7. Move.

(Step S530)
The main CPU 300a executes a second start port passing process based on the game ball entering the second start port 122. The details of the second start port passage process will be described later.

(Step S500-7)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not a special winning opening detection switch is ON, that is, whether or not a game ball has entered the special winning opening 128 and a detection signal is input from the large winning opening detection switch 128s. As a result, if it is determined that the big winning opening detection switch on is detected, the process proceeds to step S500-9. If it is determined that the big winning opening detection switch on is not detected, the switch management process is terminated. To do.

(Step S500-9)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not a big game is currently being played, and determines whether or not the game ball is properly entered into the grand prize winning opening 128. Here, if it is determined that the game is not in the big game, a predetermined fraud detection process is executed, and if it is determined that the game is in the big game and the game ball is properly entered into the big prize opening 128. Adds 1 to the winning prize winning ball counter, and ends the switch management process (step S500).

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the gate passing process (step S510) in the main control board 300.

(Step S510-1)
The main CPU 300a loads the winning random number updated by the hardware random number generator.

(Step S510-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the counter value of the normal symbol reserved ball number counter is greater than or equal to the maximum value, that is, whether the counter value of the normal symbol reserved ball number counter is 4 or greater. As a result, when it is determined that the counter value of the normal symbol reserved ball number counter is equal to or greater than the maximum value, the gate passing process is terminated, and when it is determined that the normal symbol reserved ball number counter is not equal to or greater than the maximum value. The process moves to step S510-5.

(Step S510-5)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the normal symbol reserved ball number counter to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current counter value.

(Step S510-7)
The main CPU 300a calculates a target storage unit that is a target to save the acquired hit-determined random number, among the four storage units in the usual map storage area.

(Step S510-9)
The main CPU 300a saves the winning random number acquired in step S510-1 in the target storage unit calculated in step S510-7.

(Step S510-11)
The main CPU 300a sets a general map hold designation command indicating the number of general map holds stored in the normal map storage area in the transmission buffer, and ends the gate passing process.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating the first start port passage process (step S520) in the main control board 300.

(Step S520-1)
The main CPU 300a sets “00H” as the special symbol identification value. The special symbol identification value is used to identify whether the reservation type is special 1 reservation or special 2 reservation. The special symbol identification value (00H) indicates special 1 reservation, and the special symbol identification value ( 01H) indicates special 2 suspension.

(Step S520-3)
The main CPU 300a sets the address of the special symbol 1 reserved ball number counter.

(Step S535)
The main CPU 300a executes a special symbol random number acquisition process and ends the first start port passage process. The special symbol random number acquisition process is executed using a module common to the second start port passage process (step S530). Therefore, the details of the special symbol random number acquisition process will be described after the description of the second start port passage process.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining the second start port passage process (step S530) in the main control board 300.

(Step S530-1)
The main CPU 300a sets “01H” as the special symbol identification value.

(Step S530-3)
The main CPU 300a sets the address of the special symbol 2 reserved ball number counter.

(Step S535)
The main CPU 300a executes a special symbol random number acquisition process described later.

(Step S530-5)
The main CPU 300a loads the normal game management phase. As will be described in detail later, the normal game management phase indicates the stage of the normal game execution process, that is, the progress of the normal game, and is updated according to the stage of the normal game execution process.

(Step S530-7)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the normal game management phase loaded in step S530-5 is “04H”. It should be noted that “04H” in the normal game management phase indicates that the normal electric accessory winning prize opening control process is being performed. In the ordinary electric accessory winning opening opening control process, the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c is energized and the movable piece 122b of the second starting opening 122 is controlled to be in the open state. Will be in a state that can be properly opened. As a result, when it is determined that the normal game management phase is not “04H”, the second start port passing process is terminated, and when it is determined that the normal game management phase is “04H”, step S530-9. Move processing to.

(Step S530-9)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory winning ball counter to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current counter value, and ends the second start port passing process.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the special symbol random number acquisition process (step S535) in the main control board 300. This special symbol random number acquisition process is executed using a common module in the first start port passage process (step S520) and the second start port passage process (step S530).

(Step S535-1)
The main CPU 300a loads the special symbol identification value set in step S520-1 or step S530-1.

(Step S535-3)
The main CPU 300a loads the target special symbol reservation number of balls. Here, if the special symbol identification value loaded in step S535-1 is “00H”, the counter value of the special symbol 1 reserved ball number counter, that is, the special 1 reserved number is loaded. If the special symbol identification value loaded in step S535-1 is “01H”, the counter value of the special symbol 2 reserved ball number counter, that is, the special 2 reserved number is loaded.

(Step S535-5)
The main CPU 300a loads the jackpot determination random number updated by the hardware random number generation unit.

(Step S535-7)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the number of target special symbol reservation balls loaded in step S535-3 is equal to or greater than the upper limit value. As a result, if it is determined that the value is equal to or greater than the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S535-23. If it is determined that the value is not equal to or greater than the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S535-9.

(Step S535-9)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the target special symbol reserved ball number counter to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current counter value.

(Step S535-11)
The main CPU 300a calculates a target storage unit that is a target for saving the acquired jackpot determination random number among the storage units of the special figure reservation storage area.

(Step S535-13)
The main CPU 300a receives the jackpot determined random number loaded in step S535-5, the winning symbol random number updated in step S400-13, the reach group determined random number updated in step S100-43, the reach mode determined random number, and the variation pattern A random number is acquired and stored in the target storage unit calculated in step S535-11.

(Step S535-15)
The main CPU 300a performs special symbol reservation ball winning order setting processing for updating and storing the winning order of special 1 holding and special 2 holding stored in the special figure storage area.

(Step S536)
The main CPU 300a executes the effect determination process at the time of acquisition based on various random numbers stored in the target storage unit in step S535-13. In the acquisition effect determination process, the special 1 hold or special 2 hold is stored for the leading role lottery result brought about by the newly stored special 1 hold or special 2 hold and the fluctuation information related to the variation effect mode. Judge at the time. Details of this acquisition effect determination process will be described later.

(Step S535-19)
The main CPU 300a loads the counter values of the special symbol 1 reserved ball number counter and the special symbol 2 reserved ball number counter.

(Step S535-21)
The main CPU 300a sets a special figure hold designation command indicating an increase in the number of special 1 holds or the number of special 2 holds in the transmission buffer.

(Step S535-23)
The main CPU 300a loads the normal game management phase.

(Step S535-25)
The main CPU 300a confirms the ordinary game management phase loaded in step S535-23, and determines whether it is less than the ordinary electric accessory winning opening release control state (ordinary game management phase <04H) described later. As a result, if it is determined that it is less than the ordinary electric accessory winning opening opening control state, the process proceeds to step S535-27, and if it is determined that it is not less than the ordinary electric accessory winning opening opening control state, the special The symbol random number acquisition process is terminated.

(Step S535-27)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not there has been an abnormal winning, and if it determines that there has been an abnormal winning, the main CPU 300a executes a starting port abnormal winning error process for performing a predetermined process, and the special symbol random number acquisition process (step S535) ) Ends.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the presentation effect determination process (step S536) in the main control board 300.

(Step S536-1)
The main CPU 300a resets (to 0) the counter value (j) of the probability state identification counter that identifies whether the game state is the low probability game state or the high probability game state. Note that a counter value (j) = 0 of the probability state identification counter indicates a low probability gaming state, and a counter value (j) = 1 indicates a high probability gaming state.

(Step S536-3)
The main CPU 300a selects the corresponding jackpot determination random number determination table based on the counter value (j) of the probability state identification counter. Specifically, if the counter value (j) is “0”, the low probability big hit determination random number determination table (see FIG. 4A) is selected, and if the counter value (j) is “1”. Then, a high probability big hit determination random number determination table (see FIG. 4B) is selected. Then, based on the selected table and the jackpot determination random number stored in the target storage unit in step S535-13, a special symbol temporary determination process is performed to temporarily determine whether the jackpot or the loss.

(Step S536-5)
The main CPU 300a executes a special symbol temporary determination process for temporarily determining a special symbol. Here, if the result of the temporary big role lottery in step S536-3 (result derived by the temporary determination process per special symbol) is a big win, the winning symbol stored in the target storage unit in the above step S535-13 The random number and the hold type are loaded, the corresponding winning symbol random number determination table (see FIG. 5) is selected, the special symbol determination data is extracted, and the extracted special symbol determination data (the type of jackpot symbol) is saved. If the result of the lottery of the temporary role of the above step S536-3 is a loss, the special symbol determination data for the lose corresponding to the holding type (the type of the lost symbol) is saved. When the special symbol determination data is saved in this way, an acquisition symbol type designation command corresponding to the special symbol determination data is set in the transmission buffer.

(Step S536-7)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the result derived by the special symbol per-temporary determination process in step S536-3 is a big hit. As a result, if it is determined that the jackpot is a big hit, the process proceeds to step S536-9, and if it is determined that the jackpot is not a big hit (lost), the process proceeds to step S536-11.

(Step S536-9)
The main CPU 300a sets a jackpot reach mode determination random number determination table (see FIG. 7B), and the process proceeds to step S536-19.

(Step S536-11)
The main CPU 300a sets the corresponding reach group determination random number determination table (see FIG. 6) based on the counter value of the probability state identification counter and the hold type. Note that a plurality of types of reach group determination random number determination tables are provided according to the number of holds, but here, a table used when the number of holds is 0 is selected. Then, a reach group (group type) is provisionally determined based on the set reach group determination random number determination table and the reach group determination random number stored in the target storage unit in step S535-13.

(Step S536-13)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the group type derived in step S536-11 is a different group type depending on the number of holds. As will be described in detail later, a plurality of types of reach group determination random number determination tables are provided according to the number of holds. In each reach group determination random number determination table, the value of the reach group determination random number is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. In this case, the numbers are assigned so that the same group type is determined by any table. Here, if the value of the reach group determination random number is less than the predetermined value (9000), it is determined that the group type changes with the number of holds, and if the value of the reach group determination random number is equal to or greater than the predetermined value (9000), the group type Is determined not to change with the number of holds. If it is determined that the group type changes with the number of holds, the process proceeds to step S536-15, and if it is determined that the group type does not change with the number of holds, the process proceeds to step S536-17.

(Step S536-15)
For the hold newly stored in the target storage unit, the main CPU 300a pre-reads an indefinite value command indicating that the group type, that is, the variation effect pattern changes, according to the number of hold when the hold is read. The designated command is set in the transmission buffer, and the process proceeds to step S536-27.

(Step S536-17)
The main CPU 300a sets the lost reach mode determination random number determination table (see FIG. 7A) corresponding to the group type derived in step S536-11, and moves the process to step S536-19.

(Step S536-19)
The main CPU 300a determines the change mode number based on the reach mode determination random number determination table set in step S536-9 or step S536-17 and the reach mode determination random number stored in the target storage unit in step S535-13. Is temporarily determined. Here, the variation pattern random number determination table is provisionally determined together with the variation mode number.

(Step S536-21)
The main CPU 300a sets a prefetch designation variation mode command (prefetch designation command) corresponding to the variation mode number temporarily determined in step S536-19 in the transmission buffer.

(Step S536-23)
The main CPU 300a provisionally determines the variation pattern number based on the variation pattern random number determination table provisionally determined in step S536-19 and the variation pattern random number stored in the target storage unit in step S535-13.

(Step S536-25)
The main CPU 300a sets a prefetch designation variation pattern command (prefetch designation command) corresponding to the variation pattern number temporarily determined in step S536-23 in the transmission buffer.

(Step S536-27)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the counter value (j) of the probability state identification counter is maximum (1). If it is determined to be maximum, the main CPU 300a ends the acquisition effect determination process and determines that it is not maximum. If so, the process moves to step S536-29.

(Step S536-29)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value (j) of the probability state identification counter to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current counter value (j), and repeats the processing from step S536-3. As a result, when the newly stored hold is read when in the low probability gaming state, the variation mode number and the variation pattern number determined when being read out in the low probability gaming state The variation mode number and the variation pattern number determined in the above are derived when the suspension is stored.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram for explaining the special game management phase. As already described, in the present embodiment, a special game triggered by a game ball entering the first start port 120 or the second start port 122 and a normal game triggered by the passage of the game ball to the gate 124. And proceed in parallel. The process related to the special game is executed stepwise and repeatedly, but the main control board 300 manages each process related to the special game in the special game management phase.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the main ROM 300b stores a plurality of special game control modules for executing and controlling special games, and a special game management phase is associated with each special game control module. . Specifically, when the special game management phase is “00H”, a module for executing the “special symbol variation waiting process” is called, and when the special game management phase is “01H”, When the module for executing “special symbol variation processing” is called and the special game management phase is “02H”, the module for executing “special symbol stop symbol display processing” is called and special When the game management phase is “03H”, the module for executing the “pre-opening process for big prize opening” is called, and when the special game management phase is “04H”, “opening the big prize opening" When the module for executing the “control process” is called and the special game management phase is “05H”, the module for executing the “big winning opening closing effective process” is executed. Le is called, when the special game management phase is "06H", the modules for performing the "big winning opening ends wait process" is called.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart for explaining the special game management process (step S600) in the main control board 300.

(Step S600-1)
The main CPU 300a loads the special game management phase.

(Step S600-3)
The main CPU 300a selects a special game control module corresponding to the special game management phase loaded in step S600-1.

(Step S600-5)
The main CPU 300a calls the special game control module selected in step S600-3 and starts processing.

(Step S600-7)
The main CPU 300a loads a special game timer for managing the control time of the special game, and ends the special game management process.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining special symbol variation waiting processing in the main control board 300. This special symbol variation waiting process is executed when the special game management phase is “00H”.

(Step S610-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the counter value of the special symbol 2 reserved ball number counter, that is, the special 2 reserved number (X2) is “1” or more. As a result, when it is determined that the special 2 hold number (X2) is “1” or more, the process proceeds to step S610-7, and when the special 2 hold number (X2) is determined not to be “1” or more. In step S610-3, the processing is transferred.

(Step S610-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the counter value of the special symbol 1 reserved ball number counter, that is, the special 1 reserved number (X1) is “1” or more. As a result, if it is determined that the number of special 1 holds (X1) is “1” or more, the process proceeds to step S610-7, and the number of special 1 holds (X1) is determined not to be “1” or more. In step S610-5, the process proceeds to step S610-5.

(Step S610-5)
The main CPU 300a sets a customer waiting command in the transmission buffer, executes a customer waiting setting process for setting the customer waiting state, and ends the special symbol fluctuation waiting process.

(Step S610-7)
The main CPU 300a stores the special 2 reservation stored in the first storage unit to the fourth storage unit of the second special figure storage area, or the first storage unit to the fourth storage unit of the first special figure storage area. The stored special 1 hold is block-transferred to a storage unit having a small ordinal number. Specifically, when it is determined in step S610-1 that the number of special symbol 2 reserved balls is “1” or more, the second to fourth storage units of the second special diagram reservation storage area are stored. The stored special 2 hold is transferred to the first storage unit to the third storage unit. The main RAM 300c is provided with a 0th storage unit to be processed, and the special 2 hold stored in the first storage unit is block-transferred to the 0th storage unit. In Step S610-3, when it is determined that the number of special symbol 1 reserved balls is “1” or more, the number is stored in the second storage unit to the fourth storage unit of the first special diagram storage area. The special 1 hold is transferred to the first storage unit to the third storage unit, and the special 1 hold stored in the first storage unit is block-transferred to the 0th storage unit. In this special symbol storage area shift process, the counter value of the target special symbol reservation ball number counter corresponding to the hold type transferred to the 0th storage unit is decremented by “1”, and the special 1 hold or special 2 hold is subtracted. Is set in the transmission buffer, indicating that “1” has been subtracted.

(Step S610-9)
The main CPU 300a loads the jackpot decision random number transferred to the 0th storage unit, the hold type, a special symbol probability state flag identifying whether the game state is a high probability game state or a low probability game state, and the corresponding jackpot decision random number A determination table is selected to perform a lottery lottery, and a special symbol hit determination process for storing the lottery result is executed.

(Step S610-11)
The main CPU 300a executes a special symbol determination process for determining a special symbol. Here, if the result of the big lottery in step S610-9 is a big hit, the winning symbol random number and the hold type transferred to the 0th storage unit are loaded, and the corresponding winning symbol random number determination table is selected. The special symbol determination data is extracted, and the extracted special symbol determination data (type of jackpot symbol) is saved. Also, if the result of the lottery lottery in step S610-9 is a loss, the special symbol determination data for the loss corresponding to the holding type (the type of the lost symbol) is saved. When the special symbol determination data is saved in this way, a symbol type designation command corresponding to the special symbol determination data is set in the transmission buffer.

(Step S610-13)
The main CPU 300a saves the special symbol stop symbol number corresponding to the special symbol determination data extracted in step S610-11. The first special symbol display 160 and the second special symbol display 162 are each composed of 7 segments, and each segment constituting the 7 segments is associated with a number (counter value). The special symbol stop symbol number determined here indicates the number (counter value) of the segment that is finally turned on.

(Step S612)
The main CPU 300a executes special symbol variation number determination processing for determining the variation mode number and the variation pattern number. Details of this special symbol variation number determination process will be described later.

(Step S610-15)
The main CPU 300a loads the variation mode number and the variation pattern number determined in step S612 and determines the variation time 1 and the variation time 2 with reference to the variation time determination table. Then, the determined total time of the fluctuation times 1 and 2 is set in the special symbol fluctuation timer.

(Step S610-17)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the result of the big game lottery in step S610-9 is a big win, and if it is a big win, loads the special symbol determination data saved in step S610-11, Check the type of jackpot symbol. Then, with reference to the gaming state setting table, the gaming state and the high probability count set after the end of the big game are determined, and the determination result is saved in the special symbol probability state preliminary flag and the high probability count cut preliminary counter. Also, here, the gaming state set at the time of winning the jackpot is stored.

(Step S610-19)
The main CPU 300a executes a process of setting a special symbol display symbol counter in the first special symbol display device 160 or the second special symbol display device 162 in order to start the special symbol variation display. Each segment of 7 segments constituting the first special symbol display 160 and the second special symbol display 162 is associated with a counter value, and a segment corresponding to the counter value set in the special symbol display symbol counter is displayed. Lighting control is performed. Here, the counter value corresponding to the segment to be lit at the start of the special symbol variation display is set in the special symbol display symbol counter. The special symbol display symbol counter is provided with a special symbol 1 display symbol counter corresponding to the first special symbol indicator 160 and a special symbol 2 display symbol counter corresponding to the second special symbol indicator 162 separately. Here, the counter value is set in the counter corresponding to the hold type.

(Step S610-21)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to “01H” and ends the special symbol variation waiting process.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart for explaining the special symbol variation number determination process (step S612) in the main control board 300.

(Step S612-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the result of the big game lottery in step S610-9 is a big hit. As a result, when it is determined that it is a big hit, the process proceeds to step S612-3, and when it is determined that it is not a big hit (is lost), the process is moved to step S612-5.

(Step S612-3)
The main CPU 300a sets a jackpot hour reach mode determination random number determination table corresponding to the current fluctuation state, jackpot symbol type, and hold type.

(Step S612-5)
The main CPU 300a checks the counter value of the special symbol 2 held ball number counter when the read hold type is special 2 hold, and if the read hold type is special 1 hold, Check the counter value of the special symbol 1 reserved ball counter.

(Step S612-7)
The main CPU 300a sets the corresponding reach group determination random number determination table based on the current fluctuation state, the number of holds confirmed in step S612-5 and the type of hold. Then, the reach group (group type) is determined based on the set reach group determination random number determination table and the reach group determination random number transferred to the 0th storage unit in step S610-7.

(Step S612-9)
The main CPU 300a sets the lost reach mode determination random number determination table corresponding to the group type determined in step S612-7.

(Step S612-11)
The main CPU 300a sets the variable mode number based on the reach mode determination random number determination table set in step S612-3 or step S612-9 and the reach mode determination random number transferred to the 0th storage unit in step S612. decide. Here, the variation pattern random number determination table is determined together with the variation mode number.

(Step S612-13)
The main CPU 300a sets a variation mode command corresponding to the variation mode number determined in step S612-11 in the transmission buffer.

(Step S612-15)
The main CPU 300a determines the variation pattern number based on the variation pattern random number determination table determined in step S612-11 and the variation pattern random number transferred to the 0th storage unit in step S612.

(Step S612-17)
The main CPU 300a sets the variation pattern command corresponding to the variation pattern number determined in step S612-15 in the transmission buffer, and ends the special symbol variation number determination process.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart for explaining the special symbol changing process in the main control board 300. This special symbol changing process is executed when the special game management phase is “01H”.

(Step S620-1)
The main CPU 300a executes processing for updating the special symbol variation base counter. In the special symbol fluctuation base counter, the counter value is set so as to make one round at a predetermined cycle (for example, 100 ms). Specifically, when the counter value of the special symbol variation base counter is “0”, a predetermined counter value (for example, 25) is set, and when the counter value is “1” or more, The counter value is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current counter value.

(Step S620-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the counter value of the special symbol variation base counter updated in step S620-1 is “0”. As a result, when the counter value is “0”, the process proceeds to step S620-5, and when the counter value is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S620-9.

(Step S620-5)
The main CPU 300a performs a special symbol variation timer update process for subtracting a predetermined value from the timer value of the special symbol variation timer set in step S610-15.

(Step S620-7)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the special symbol variation timer updated in step S620-5 is “0”. As a result, when the timer value is “0”, the process proceeds to step S620-15, and when the timer value is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S620-9.

(Step S620-9)
The main CPU 300a updates a special symbol display timer that measures the lighting time of each segment of the 7 segments constituting the first special symbol display device 160 and the second special symbol display device 162. Specifically, when the timer value of the special symbol display timer is “0”, a predetermined timer value is set, and when the timer value is “1” or more, the current timer value is determined. The timer value is updated to the value obtained by subtracting “1”.

(Step S620-11)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the special symbol display timer is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the special symbol display timer is “0”, the process proceeds to step S620-13, and when it is determined that the timer value of the special symbol display timer is not “0”, The special symbol changing process is terminated.

(Step S620-13)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the special symbol display symbol counter to be updated. Thereby, each segment which comprises 7 segments will be lighted sequentially every predetermined time.

(Step S620-15)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to “02H”.

(Step S620-17)
The main CPU 300a saves the special symbol stop symbol number (counter value) determined in step S610-13 in the target special symbol display symbol counter. As a result, the determined special symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 160 or the second special symbol display 162.

(Step S620-19)
The main CPU 300a sets a special symbol stop designation command in the transmission buffer indicating that the special symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 160 or the second special symbol display 162.

(Step S620-21)
The main CPU 300a sets a special symbol change stop time, which is a time for stopping and displaying the special symbol, to the special game timer, and ends the special symbol change process.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart for explaining special symbol stop symbol display processing in the main control board 300. This special symbol stop symbol display process is executed when the special game management phase is “02H”.

(Step S630-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the special game timer set in step S620-21 is not “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is not “0”, the special symbol stop symbol display process is terminated, and when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is “0”. The process moves to step S630-3.

(Step S630-3)
The main CPU 300a confirms the result of the big game lottery.

(Step S630-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the result of the big role lottery is a big hit. As a result, if it is determined that it is a big hit, the process proceeds to step S630-17, and if it is determined that it is not a big hit, the process moves to step S630-7.

(Step S630-7)
The main CPU 300a executes a cut-off management process. Here, the special symbol probability state flag is loaded to check whether the current gaming state is a low probability gaming state or a high probability gaming state. If the gaming state is a high probability gaming state, the counter value of the high-accuracy count cut counter is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current counter value. In addition, when the counter value becomes “0” as a result of updating the high-accuracy number cut counter, a special symbol probability state flag corresponding to the low probability gaming state is set. As a result, in the high probability gaming state, the gaming state shifts to the low probability gaming state when the special symbol is determined a predetermined number of times without winning a jackpot.

  Also, here, a normal symbol short-time state flag for identifying whether the gaming state is a non-short-time gaming state or a short-time gaming state is loaded, and whether the current gaming state is a non-short-time gaming state or a short-time gaming state Check if it is in a state. If the gaming state is the short-time gaming state, the counter value of the short-time count cut counter is updated to a value obtained by subtracting “1” from the current counter value. When the counter value becomes “0” as a result of updating the hour / hour count cut counter, the normal symbol hour / short state flag corresponding to the non-time / short game state is set. As a result, in the short-time gaming state, the game state shifts to the non-short-time gaming state when the special symbol is determined a predetermined number of times without winning a jackpot.

(Step S630-9)
The main CPU 300a executes a variation state update process. Here, it is determined whether the fluctuation state is a special fluctuation state at present. When it is determined that the state is the special variation state, the counter value of the special variation number counter is checked to determine whether to switch from the special variation state to the normal variation state. As a result, when it is determined to switch to the normal variation state, that is, when it is determined that the variation display of the last special symbol in the special variation state is completed, the variation state identification flag is updated to the flag for the normal variation state. .

(Step S630-11)
The main CPU 300a sets a special state determination game state confirmation designation command indicating a game state when the special symbol is fixed in the transmission buffer.

(Step S630-13)
The main CPU 300a sets a frequency command for transmitting the high-accuracy count and the time-saving count updated in step S630-7 to the sub-control board 330 in the transmission buffer.

(Step S630-15)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to “00H” and ends the special symbol stop symbol display process. As a result, the special game management process based on the first hold is completed, and when the special 1 hold or the special 2 hold is stored, the process for starting the variable symbol display based on the next hold is performed. Will be.

(Step S630-17)
The main CPU 300a sets the data of the special electric accessory actuating ram set table according to the determined special symbol type.

(Step S630-19)
The main CPU 300a performs special electric accessory maximum operation number setting processing. Specifically, referring to the data set in step S630-17, a predetermined number (counter value corresponding to the type of special symbol = number of rounds) is set as the counter value in the special electric accessory maximum operation number counter. . The special electric accessory maximum operation number counter indicates the number of rounds that can be executed in the big game starting from now. On the other hand, the main RAM 300c is provided with a special electric accessory continuous operation number counter, and by adding “01H” to the counter value of the special electric accessory continuous operation number counter at the start of each round game, The number of round games is managed. Here, with the start of the big game, a process of resetting (updating to “00H”) the counter value of the special electric accessory continuous operation number counter is executed.

(Step S630-21)
The main CPU 300a saves a preset opening time in the special game timer based on the type of the jackpot symbol displayed in a stopped state and the gaming state when the jackpot is won.

(Step S630-23)
The main CPU 300a sets an opening designation command for transmitting the start of the big game to the sub control board 330 in the transmission buffer.

(Step S630-25)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to “03H” and ends the special symbol stop symbol display process. As a result, the big game is started.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart illustrating the pre-opening process for the special winning opening on the main control board 300. This pre-opening process for the big prize opening is executed when the special game management phase is “03H”.

(Step S640-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the special game timer set in step S630-21 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is not “0”, the pre-opening process for the big prize opening is terminated, and when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is “0”. The process moves to step S640-3.

(Step S640-3)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the special electric accessory continuous operation number counter to a value obtained by adding “01H” to the current counter value.

(Step S640-5)
The main CPU 300a sets a large winning opening opening designation command for transmitting the opening start of the large winning opening 128 (start of the round game) to the sub-control board 330 in the transmission buffer.

(Step S641)
The main CPU 300a executes a special winning opening / closing switching process. The big prize opening / closing switching process will be described later.

(Step S640-7)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to “04H” and ends the pre-opening process for the special winning opening.

  FIG. 30 is a flowchart for explaining the special winning opening opening / closing switching process (step S641) in the main control board 300.

(Step S641-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the counter value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching count counter is the upper limit value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching count (the number of opening / closing of the big prize opening 128 during one round game). As a result, when it is determined that the counter value is the upper limit value, the special winning opening opening / closing switching process is terminated, and when it is determined that the counter value is not the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S641-3.

(Step S641-3)
The main CPU 300a refers to the data of the special electric accessory actuating ram set table, and based on the counter value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching frequency counter, solenoid control data for energizing and controlling the prize winning solenoid 128c, and Timer data that is the energization time or energization stop time of the big prize opening solenoid 128c is extracted.

(Step S641-5)
Based on the solenoid control data extracted in step S641-3, the main CPU 300a starts energization of the big prize opening solenoid 128c or energizes the big prize opening solenoid for stopping energization of the big prize opening solenoid 128c. Execute control processing. By executing this special winning opening solenoid energization control process, in step S400-25 and step S400-27, energization start or energization control of the special winning opening solenoid 128c is controlled.

(Step S641-7)
The main CPU 300a saves the timer value based on the timer data extracted in step S641-3 in the special game timer. Here, the timer value saved in the special game timer is the maximum opening time for one time of the big prize opening 128.

(Step S641-9)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the energization start state of the big prize opening solenoid 128c is in effect, that is, whether or not the control process for starting energization of the big prize opening solenoid 128c has been performed in step S641-5. As a result, if it is determined that the energization start state is set, the process proceeds to step S641-11. If it is determined that the energization start state is not set, the special winning opening opening / closing switching process is terminated.

(Step S641-11)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching counter to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current counter value, and ends the special winning opening opening / closing switching process.

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart for explaining a special winning opening opening control process in the main control board 300. This special winning opening opening control process is executed when the special game management phase is “04H”.

(Step S650-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the timer value of the special game timer saved in step S641-7 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S650-5, and when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is “0”, step S650 is performed. The process is moved to -3.

(Step S650-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the counter value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching number counter is the upper limit value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching number. As a result, when it is determined that the counter value is the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S650-7, and when it is determined that the counter value is not the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S641.

(Step S641)
If it is determined in step S650-3 that the counter value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching counter is not the upper limit value of the special electric accessory opening / closing switching count, the main CPU 300a executes the process of step S641. To do.

(Step S650-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the counter value of the winning prize winning ball counter updated in step S500-9 has reached the specified number, that is, the maximum winning possible number in one round is given to the winning prize opening 128. It is determined whether or not the same number of game balls have entered. As a result, when it is determined that the prescribed number has not been reached, the special winning opening opening control process is terminated, and when it is determined that the prescribed number has been reached, the process proceeds to step S650-7.

(Step S650-7)
The main CPU 300a executes a special winning opening closing process necessary for stopping energization of the special winning opening solenoid 128c and closing the special winning opening 128. As a result, the special winning opening 128 is closed.

(Step S650-9)
The main CPU 300a saves the special winning timer closing effective time (interval time) in the special game timer. Here, the big winning opening closing effective time is uniformly determined in any round, and is 0.2 seconds, for example.

(Step S650-11)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to “05H”.

(Step S650-13)
The main CPU 300a sets a special winning opening closing command indicating that the special winning opening 128 has been closed in the transmission buffer, and ends the special winning opening opening control process.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart for explaining a special winning opening closing effective process in the main control board 300. This special winning opening closing effective process is executed when the special game management phase is “05H”.

(Step S660-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the timer value of the special game timer saved in step S650-9 is “0”. As a result, if it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is not “0”, the special winning opening closing effective process is terminated, and if it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is “0”, the step The processing is moved to S660-3.

(Step S660-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the counter value of the special electric accessory continuous operation number counter matches the counter value of the special electric accessory maximum operation number counter, that is, whether a preset number of round games have ended. . As a result, when it is determined that the counter value of the special electric accessory continuous operation number counter matches the counter value of the special electric accessory maximum operation number counter, the process proceeds to step S660-9, and it is determined that they do not match. In step S660-5, the process proceeds.

(Step S660-5)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to “03H”.

(Step S660-7)
The main CPU 300a saves a predetermined special winning opening closing time in the special game timer, and ends the special winning opening closing effective process. As a result, the next round game is started.

(Step S660-9)
The main CPU 300a executes an ending time setting process for saving a predetermined ending time in a special game timer based on the type of jackpot symbol that triggered the execution of the big game and the game state at the time of winning the jackpot.

(Step S660-11)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to “06H”.

(Step S660-13)
The main CPU 300a sets an ending designation command indicating the start of ending in the transmission buffer, and ends the special winning opening closing effective process.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart for explaining the special winning opening end weight process in the main control board 300. This special winning end exit weight process is executed when the special game management phase is “06H”.

(Step S670-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the special game timer saved in step S660-9 is not “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is not “0”, the special winning exit end wait process is terminated, and when it is determined that the timer value of the special game timer is “0”. The process moves to step S670-3.

(Step S670-3)
The main CPU 300a executes a state setting process for setting the gaming state after the end of the big game. Here, the special symbol probability state reserve flag and the highly probable number cut reserve counter saved in step S610-17 are loaded, and the state data is saved. Also, here, depending on the type of special symbol (big win symbol), predetermined state data is saved in the normal symbol short state flag and the short time cut counter. Furthermore, here, based on the jackpot symbol that triggered the execution of the big game and the game state before the big game (the game state at the time of winning the big game), the variation state after the end of the big game is set. In addition, when the fluctuation state is set to the special fluctuation state, information regarding how the special fluctuation state is switched is stored at the same time, and thereafter, based on the stored information, Switching processing is performed.

(Step S670-5)
The main CPU 300a sets a game state change designation command for transmitting a game state set after the end of the big game in the transmission buffer.

(Step S670-7)
The main CPU 300a sets a frequency command corresponding to the high-accuracy count and the short-time count saved in step S670-3 in the transmission buffer.

(Step S670-9)
The main CPU 300a updates the special game management phase to “00H”, and ends the special winning opening end weight process. Thereby, when the special 1 hold or the special 2 hold is stored, the variation display of the special symbol is resumed.

  FIG. 34 is a diagram for explaining the normal game management phase. As already described, in the present embodiment, the process related to the normal game triggered by the passage of the game ball to the gate 124 is repeatedly executed in stages, but the main control board 300 performs such a normal game. Each process related to is managed in the normal game management phase.

  As shown in FIG. 34, the main ROM 300b stores a plurality of normal game control modules for controlling execution of a normal game, and a normal game management phase is associated with each of the normal game control modules. . Specifically, when the normal game management phase is “00H”, a module for executing the “normal symbol variation waiting process” is called, and when the normal game management phase is “01H”, When the module for executing the “normal symbol changing process” is called and the normal game management phase is “02H”, the module for executing the “normal symbol stop symbol display process” is called and the normal game management phase is “02H”. When the game management phase is “03H”, a module for executing “ordinary electric accessory prize opening pre-processing” is called, and when the normal game management phase is “04H”, “normal When the module for executing “Electrical character prize winning opening control process” is called and the normal game management phase is “05H”, “Normal electric bonus prize opening closed” Modularized call for executing processing ", when ordinary game management phase is" 06H ", the modules for performing the" normal electric won game winning opening ends wait process "is called.

  FIG. 35 is a flowchart for explaining the normal game management process (step S700) in the main control board 300.

(Step S700-1)
The main CPU 300a loads the normal game management phase.

(Step S700-3)
The main CPU 300a selects the normal game control module corresponding to the normal game management phase loaded in step S700-1.

(Step S700-5)
The main CPU 300a calls the normal game control module selected in step S700-3 and starts processing.

(Step S700-7)
The main CPU 300a loads a normal game timer that manages the control time of the normal game.

  FIG. 36 is a flowchart for explaining the normal symbol variation waiting process in the main control board 300. This normal symbol variation waiting process is executed when the normal game management phase is “00H”.

(Step S710-1)
The main CPU 300a loads the counter value of the normal symbol holding ball number counter and determines whether the counter value is “0”, that is, whether the normal symbol holding is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the counter value is “0”, the normal symbol variation waiting process is terminated, and when it is determined that the counter value is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S710-3.

(Step S710-3)
The main CPU 300a performs block transfer of the universal map hold (random number determined per hit) stored in the first storage unit to the fourth storage unit of the normal map storage area to the storage unit having a small ordinal number. Specifically, the general map hold stored in the second storage unit to the fourth storage unit is transferred to the first storage unit to the third storage unit. In addition, the main RAM 300c is provided with a 0th storage unit to be processed, and the normal hold stored in the first storage unit is transferred to the 0th storage unit. In this normal symbol storage area shift process, the counter value of the normal symbol holding ball number counter is decremented by “1”, and a universal symbol holding reduction designation command is transmitted to indicate that “1” is subtracted from the normal symbol holding ball number. Set to buffer.

(Step S710-5)
The main CPU 300a loads the winning random number transferred to the 0th storage unit, selects the winning determination random number determination table corresponding to the current gaming state, performs the normal drawing, and stores the lottery result. Execute the judgment process.

(Step S710-7)
The main CPU 300a saves the normal symbol stop symbol number corresponding to the result of the general symbol lottery in step S710-5. In the present embodiment, the normal symbol display unit 168 is configured by one LED lamp, and when the hit is made, the normal symbol display unit 168 is turned on, and when lost, the normal symbol display unit 168 is turned off. . The normal symbol stop symbol number determined here indicates whether or not the normal symbol indicator 168 is finally turned on. For example, when the winning symbol is won, “0” is set as the normal symbol stop symbol number. In the case of loss, “1” is determined as the normal symbol stop symbol number.

(Step S710-9)
The main CPU 300a confirms the current gaming state, selects and sets the corresponding normal symbol variation time data table.

(Step S710-11)
The main CPU 300a determines the normal symbol variation time based on the winning determination random number transferred to the 0th storage unit in step S710-3 and the normal symbol variation time data table set in step S710-9.

(Step S710-13)
The main CPU 300a saves the normal symbol variation time determined in step S710-11 in the normal game timer.

(Step S710-15)
In the normal symbol display 168, the main CPU 300a executes a process of setting a normal symbol display symbol counter in order to start the variation display of the normal symbol. For example, when “0” is set as the counter value in the normal symbol display symbol counter, the normal symbol display 168 is controlled to be lit. When the counter value is set to “1”, the normal symbol display is displayed. The device 168 is controlled to turn off. Here, a predetermined counter value is set in the normal symbol display symbol counter at the start of the normal symbol variation display.

(Step S710-17)
The main CPU 300a sets a general map hold designation command indicating the number of general map holds stored in the general map hold storage area in the transmission buffer.

(Step S710-19)
The main CPU 300a transmits a normal symbol designation command based on the normal symbol stop symbol number determined in step S710-7, that is, based on the symbol type determined by the normal symbol hit determination process (winning symbol or lost symbol). Set to.

(Step S710-21)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “01H” and ends the normal symbol variation waiting process.

  FIG. 37 is a flowchart for explaining normal symbol variation processing in the main control board 300. This normal symbol variation processing is executed when the normal game management phase is “01H”.

(Step S720-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the normal game timer saved in step S710-13 is “0”. As a result, if the timer value is “0”, the process proceeds to step S720-9. If the timer value is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S720-3.

(Step S720-3)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal symbol display timer for measuring the lighting time and the extinguishing time of the normal symbol display 168. Specifically, when the timer value of the normal symbol display timer is “0”, a predetermined timer value is set, and when the timer value is “1” or more, the current timer value is determined. The timer value is updated to the value obtained by subtracting “1”.

(Step S720-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the normal symbol display timer is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the normal symbol display timer is “0”, the process proceeds to step S720-7, and when it is determined that the timer value of the normal symbol display timer is not “0”, The normal symbol changing process is terminated.

(Step S720-7)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the normal symbol display symbol counter. Here, if the counter value of the normal symbol display symbol counter is a counter value indicating that the normal symbol display unit 168 is turned off, the counter value indicating that the normal symbol display unit 168 is turned on is updated. If it is, the counter value indicating extinguishing is updated, and the normal symbol changing process is terminated. As a result, the normal symbol display unit 168 repeatedly turns on and off (blinks) every predetermined time over the normal symbol variation time.

(Step S720-9)
The main CPU 300a saves the normal symbol stop symbol number (counter value) determined in step S710-7 in the normal symbol display symbol counter. As a result, the normal symbol display 168 is finally controlled to be turned on or off, and the result of the normal drawing lottery is notified.

(Step S720-11)
The main CPU 300a sets a normal symbol variation stop time, which is a time for stopping and displaying the normal symbol, in the normal game timer.

(Step S720-13)
The main CPU 300a sets a general symbol stop designation command in the transmission buffer indicating that the normal symbol stop display has started.

(Step S720-15)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “02H”, and ends the normal symbol changing process.

  FIG. 38 is a flowchart for explaining a normal symbol stop symbol display process in the main control board 300. This normal symbol stop symbol display process is executed when the normal game management phase is “02H”.

(Step S730-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the normal game timer set in step S720-11 is not “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is not “0”, the normal symbol stop symbol display process is terminated, and when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is “0”. The process moves to step S730-3.

(Step S730-3)
The main CPU 300a confirms the result of the usual drawing lottery.

(Step S730-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the result of the usual drawing lottery is a win. As a result, if it is determined that it is a win, the process proceeds to step S730-9, and if it is determined that it is not a win (is lost), the process proceeds to step S730-7.

(Step S730-7)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “00H” and ends the normal symbol stop symbol display process. As a result, the normal game management process based on one general figure hold ends, and when the general figure hold is stored, the process for starting the variable symbol display based on the next hold is performed. It becomes.

(Step S730-9)
The main CPU 300a refers to the data of the open / close control pattern table, and saves the time before the general power release as the timer value in the normal game timer.

(Step S730-11)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “03H” and ends the normal symbol stop symbol display process. As a result, the opening / closing control of the second start port 122 is started.

  FIG. 39 is a flowchart for explaining the process for opening the ordinary electric accessory winning opening on the main control board 300. This process for pre-opening the ordinary electric accessory winning opening is executed when the ordinary game management phase is “03H”.

(Step S740-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the normal game timer set in step S730-9 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is not “0”, the process for pre-opening the normal electric game item winning opening is finished, and it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is “0”. In that case, the process proceeds to step S741.

(Step S741)
The main CPU 300a executes a normal electric accessory prize opening opening / closing switching process. The ordinary electric accessory winning opening opening / closing switching process will be described later.

(Step S740-3)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “04H”, and ends the process for opening the normal electric accessory prize opening.

  FIG. 40 is a flowchart for explaining the ordinary electric accessory prize opening / closing switching process (step S741) in the main control board 300.

(Step S741-1)
In the main CPU 300a, the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching count counter is the upper limit value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching count (the opening / closing count of the movable piece 122b of the second start port 122 during one opening / closing control). Determine whether. As a result, when it is determined that the counter value is the upper limit value, the ordinary electric accessory winning opening opening / closing switching process is terminated, and when it is determined that the counter value is not the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S741-3. Move.

(Step S741-3)
The main CPU 300a refers to the data of the opening / closing control pattern table, and based on the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching frequency counter, the solenoid control data (energization control data or energization control) for energization control of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c is performed. Stop control data), and timer data that is the energization time (solenoid energization time) or energization stop time (normal power closure effective time = rest time) of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c.

(Step S741-5)
Based on the solenoid control data extracted in step S741-3, the main CPU 300a starts energization of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c or stops ordinary energization of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c. The object solenoid energization control process is executed. By executing the ordinary electric accessory solenoid energization control process, in step S400-25 and step S400-27, energization start or energization control of the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 122c is controlled.

(Step S741-7)
The main CPU 300a saves the timer value based on the timer data extracted in step S741-3 in the normal game timer. Here, the timer value saved in the normal game timer is one maximum opening time of the second start port 122.

(Step S741-9)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the normal electric accessory solenoid 122c is energized, that is, whether or not the control process for starting energization of the normal electric accessory solenoid 122c has been performed in step S741-5. As a result, when it determines with it being an energization start state, a process is moved to step S741-11, and when it determines with it being not an energization start state, the said normal electric accessory prize opening / closing switching process is complete | finished.

(Step S741-11)
The main CPU 300a updates the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching counter to a value obtained by adding “1” to the current counter value.

  FIG. 41 is a flowchart for explaining the ordinary electric accessory prize opening opening control process in the main control board 300. This ordinary electric accessory prize opening opening control process is executed when the ordinary game management phase is “04H”.

(Step S750-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the timer value of the normal game timer saved in step S741-7 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is not “0”, the process proceeds to step S750-5, and when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is “0”, step S750 is performed. The process is moved to -3.

(Step S750-3)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching count counter is the upper limit value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching count. As a result, when it is determined that the counter value is the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S750-7, and when it is determined that the counter value is not the upper limit value, the process proceeds to step S741.

(Step S741)
If the main CPU 300a determines in step S750-3 that the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching counter is not the upper limit value of the ordinary electric accessory opening / closing switching count, the main CPU 300a executes the process of step S741. To do.

(Step S750-5)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the counter value of the ordinary electric accessory winning ball counter updated in step S530-9 has reached the specified number, that is, the second start port 122 is performing one open / close control. It is determined whether or not the same number of game balls as the maximum number that can be won are entered. As a result, when it is determined that the specified number has not been reached, the ordinary electric accessory winning opening opening control process is terminated, and when it is determined that the specified number has been reached, the process proceeds to step S750-7.

(Step S750-7)
The main CPU 300a executes a normal electric accessory closing process necessary to stop energization of the normal electric accessory solenoid 122c and close the second start port 122. Thereby, the 2nd starting port 122 will be in a closed state.

(Step S750-9)
The main CPU 300a saves the normal power valid state time in the normal game timer.

(Step S750-11)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “05H” and ends the normal electric accessory prize opening opening control process.

  FIG. 42 is a flowchart for explaining the normal electric accessory prize opening closing effective process in the main control board 300. This normal electric accessory prize opening closing effective process is executed when the normal game management phase is “05H”.

(Step S760-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether or not the timer value of the normal game timer saved in step S750-9 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is not “0”, the normal electric component winning prize closing closing process is terminated, and it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is “0”. In that case, the process proceeds to step S760-3.

(Step S760-3)
The main CPU 300a saves the ordinary power end wait time in the normal game timer.

(Step S760-5)
The main CPU 300a updates the normal game management phase to “06H” and ends the normal electric accessory winning prize closing effective process.

  FIG. 43 is a flow chart for explaining the ordinary electric accessory winning opening end weight process in the main control board 300. This ordinary electric accessory winning opening end weight process is executed when the ordinary game management phase is “06H”.

(Step S770-1)
The main CPU 300a determines whether the timer value of the normal game timer saved in step S760-3 is “0”. As a result, when it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is not “0”, the normal electric component winning award end wait process is terminated, and it is determined that the timer value of the normal game timer is “0”. In that case, the process proceeds to step S770-3.

(Step S770-3)
The main CPU 300a updates the ordinary game management phase to “00H”, and ends the ordinary electric accessory winning prize end wait process. As a result, when the ordinary figure hold is stored, the normal symbol variation display is resumed.

  As described above, a special game and a normal game proceed by executing various processes in the main control board 300. During the progress of such a game, a command transmitted from the main control board 300 is performed. Based on the above, the sub-control board 330 performs control for executing various effects. In the following, among the effects executed based on the command transmitted from the main control board 300, an example of a change effect that is executed in the low-probability gaming state and notifies the result of the big lottery, and the sub-control board 330 Processing for controlling the execution will be described.

(Example of production)
FIG. 44 is a diagram for explaining an example of the variation effect of the non-reach pattern. As described above, when the big game lottery is performed on the main control board 300, the variation effect for notifying the result of the big game lottery is executed during the special symbol variation display, that is, over the variation time of the special symbol. In this variation effect, various background images are displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are variablely displayed (scrolled) so as to be superimposed on the background image. Then, the result of the big role lottery is notified to the player by the combination display mode of the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c finally stopped on the effect display unit 200a. Note that during the changing effect, the sound is output from the sound output device 206 along with the image displayed on the effect display unit 200a, the effect lighting device 204 is controlled to be turned on, and the effect agent device 202 is movable. Be controlled.

  The variation effects of this embodiment are roughly classified into a reachless pattern and a reach variation pattern. In the variation effect of the reachless pattern, a background image (not shown) is displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are superimposed and displayed on the background image. For example, as shown in FIG. 44A, it is assumed that the production symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are stopped and displayed in a combination indicating that the lottery lottery result has been lost. In this state, when the special symbol variation display is newly performed, as shown in FIG. 44B, the three effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are variation-displayed as the special symbol variation display starts. (Scroll display) starts. In addition, the downward arrow in the figure indicates that the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are scroll-displayed in the vertical direction.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 44 (c), first, the effect symbol 210a is stopped and displayed, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. 44 (d), the effect symbol 210c is stopped and displayed in a pattern (aspect) different from the effect symbol 210a. Is done. Then, as shown in FIG. 44 (e), the variation display of the special symbol is completed and the special symbol is stopped and displayed on the first special symbol display 160 or the second special symbol display 162 at the same timing. The effect symbol 210b is stopped and displayed, and the result of the big lottery is notified to the player by the combination of the three effect symbols 210a, 210b and 210c which are stopped and displayed at this time.

  In the present embodiment, when the big hit is won, all the three effect symbols 210a, 210b, 210c are stopped and displayed with the same symbol (mode), and then the special game is executed. On the other hand, when the big drawing lottery result is a small hit or a loss, all the three effect symbols 210a, 210b, 210c are not stopped and displayed in the same symbol (mode).

  FIG. 45 is a diagram for explaining an example of the variation effect of the reach variation pattern. In the variation production of the reach variation pattern, for example, as shown in FIG. 45A, after the variation display of the production symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c is started with the start of the variation display of the special symbol, As shown in b), the effect symbol 210a is stopped and displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 45 (c), the effect symbol 210c is stopped and displayed. At this time, the effect design 210c is stopped and displayed in the same design (mode) as the effect design 210a.

  In this manner, when the effect symbols 210a and 210c are displayed in a specific mode (the same symbol (mode)), so-called “reach mode”, in the effect display unit 200a, as shown in FIG. The variable display is continued with the shapes of 210a, 210b, and 210c different from those before the specific mode. Then, as shown in FIG. 45 (e), a predetermined moving image (reach development effect) is reproduced and displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and finally the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are stopped and displayed. As a result, the player will be notified of the lottery result.

  In addition, although detailed description is abbreviate | omitted, in this embodiment, multiple production modes for classifying the aspect of a fluctuation production are provided. In the sub control board 330, one of the plurality of effect modes is set according to the gaming state set in the main control board 300, and the corresponding effect mode is set. The mode of variation effect to be determined is determined. Specifically, a large number of background images displayed on the effect display unit 200a, display patterns of the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are provided for each effect mode. Then, when determining the mode of variation effect, while referring to the effect mode that has been set, from the background image corresponding to the effect mode being set and the display patterns of the effect symbols 210a, 210b, 210c, Either display pattern is determined. Therefore, different images are displayed on the effect display unit 200a according to the game state set on the main control board 300, and the player can play the current game based on the image displayed on the effect display unit 200a. It becomes possible to grasp the state, for example, whether it is a high probability gaming state or a low probability gaming state.

(Example of production determination table)
Next, a description will be given of a method for determining the aspect of the fluctuation effect. FIG. 46A is a diagram for explaining the first half variation effect determination table, and FIG. 46B is a diagram for explaining the second half variation effect determination table. In this embodiment, the aspect of the first half variation effect is determined based on the variation mode number (variation mode command), and the second half variation effect aspect is determined based on the variation pattern number (variation pattern command). Specifically, in the variation effect of the reach variation pattern, the variation effect mode (image pattern displayed on the effect display unit 200a) until a predetermined moving image (reach development effect) is reproduced and displayed is the variation mode number. The image pattern of the moving image (reach development effect) is determined based on the variation pattern number (variation pattern command). Therefore, for example, in the variation effect of the reach variation pattern shown in FIG. 45, the variation effect modes (image patterns) shown in FIGS. 45 (a) to 45 (d) are based on the variation mode number (variation mode command). The variation effect mode (moving image) shown in FIG. 45 (e) is determined based on the variation pattern number (variation pattern command).

  The variation effect of the non-reach pattern is executed when a variation mode number (variation mode command) indicating that the first half variation effect is not executed and a predetermined variation pattern number (variation pattern command) are determined. . For example, when a variation mode command corresponding to a variation mode number of “00H” indicating that the first half variation effect is not executed is received, the sub control board 330 always determines “None” as the first half variation effect mode. The In addition, based on the variation pattern command received at the same time, the variation effect mode from the start to the end is determined. Therefore, the variation effect mode (image pattern) shown in FIG. 44 is determined based on the variation pattern number (variation pattern command).

  As shown in FIG. 46A, the sub ROM 330b of the sub control board 330 has the first half variation effect determination in which the first variation variation mode is associated with each of the variable mode commands (variation mode numbers) that can be received. The table is stored. This first-half variation effect determination table is provided for each effect mode. When the sub control board 330 receives the variation mode command, it obtains one effect random number from the range of 0 to 249 and is currently set. The first half variation production determination table corresponding to the production mode is set. Then, based on the acquired effect random number and the change mode command (change mode number), the mode of the first half change effect is determined.

  In FIG. 46 (a), the number written in each selection area in which the variation mode number and the first half variation effect mode are associated is the range of random numbers assigned to the selection area, that is, the selection. The area selection ratio is shown. For example, when a variation mode command corresponding to variation mode number = 00H is received, “None” is always determined as the variation effect mode in the first half, and a variation mode command corresponding to variation mode number = 01H is received. In this case, the variation effect of “Reach A” is always determined as the variation effect mode of the first half, and when the variation mode command corresponding to the variation mode number = 02H is received, the variation effect mode of the first half is determined. As a result, the variation effect of “reach B” is always determined.

  Here, "None" in the first half variation effect mode indicates that the first half variation effect is not executed, and when this "None" is determined, it is determined based on a later-described variation pattern command. Only the second half variation effect will be executed. In FIG. 46 (a), “reach A” and “reach B” in the first half of the variation effect mode are the reach patterns of the effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c among the variation effects of the reach variation pattern. The image pattern displayed on the effect display part 200a until is shown. These image patterns are designed in advance so as to coincide with the variation display time of the special symbol associated with the variation mode number.

  Therefore, in the effect display unit 200a, when the change effect of the reachless pattern is executed, the change mode command corresponding to the change mode number = 00H is always received. In other words, whenever the variation mode command corresponding to the variation mode number = 00H is received, the variation display of the reachless pattern is always executed on the effect display unit 200a. On the other hand, in the effect display unit 200a, when the change effect of the reach change pattern is executed, the change mode command corresponding to the change mode number other than the change mode number = 00H is always received. Become. In other words, when a variation mode command other than the variation mode command corresponding to the variation mode number = 00H is received, a variation effect of the reach variation pattern is always executed in the effect display unit 200a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 46B, the sub ROM 330b of the sub control board 330 has a second half variation in which a variation variation mode of the second half is associated with each variation pattern command (variation pattern number) that can be received. An effect determination table is stored. This second half variation effect determination table is provided for each effect mode. When the sub control board 330 receives a variation pattern command, it acquires one effect random number from the range of 0 to 249 and is currently set. The latter half variation production determination table corresponding to the production mode is set. Then, based on the acquired effect random number and the change pattern command (change pattern number), the mode of the latter half change effect is determined.

  In FIG. 46 (b), the numbers written in each selection area in which the variation pattern number and the variation effect mode in the latter half are associated with each other are assigned to the selection area as in FIG. 46 (a). The range of random numbers, that is, the selection ratio of the selection area is shown. For example, when a variation pattern command corresponding to variation pattern number = 00H is received, a variation effect of “losing 13 seconds” is always executed as a variation effect mode in the latter half, and variation pattern number = 01H is supported. When a variation pattern command is received, a variation effect of “losing 8 seconds” is always executed as a variation rendering mode in the latter half, and when a variation pattern command corresponding to variation pattern number = 02H is received, As a mode of variation production in the latter half, a variation production of “losing 4 seconds” is always executed.

  It should be noted that the variation presentation mode of “losing 13 seconds”, “losing 8 seconds”, and “losing 4 seconds” is not reached after the production symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c start the variable display. In 13 seconds, 8 seconds, and 4 seconds, the display is stopped and displayed in such a manner as to notify the loss. Therefore, when the variation pattern numbers of “00H”, “01H”, and “02H” are determined on the main control board 300, be sure that “none” is determined as the first half variation effect mode. It is designed so that a variation mode number (variation mode command) of “00H” is determined.

  Further, in the main control board 300, for example, when the variation pattern number = 04H is determined, one of “pattern 1” and “pattern 2” is determined as a variation effect mode in the latter half. “Pattern 1” and “Pattern 2” indicate the types of moving images shown in FIG. 45 (e), and although the images displayed on the effect display unit 200a are different, the configuration time is variable pattern number = 04H. It coincides with the time of the variable display associated with.

  As described above, in the sub-control board 330, the first half variation effect determination table and the second half variation effect determination table are selected according to the set effect mode, and the effect display unit 200a is selected based on the selected table. The aspect of the variation effect to be displayed is determined.

  FIG. 47 is a diagram for explaining the group type selection ratio determined by the main control board 300. As already described, in the main control board 300, when the starting condition is satisfied, the hold information (special 1 hold or special 2 hold) stored in the main RAM 300c is sequentially read (step S610-7 in FIG. 25). ), The big game lottery is performed (step S610-9 in FIG. 25). If the result of the lottery lottery is lost, the group type is determined by the reach group determination process (step S612-7 in FIG. 26), and the reach mode determination random number determination table corresponding to the determined group type is used. Then, the variation mode number is determined (step S612-11 in FIG. 26). Also, according to the reach mode determination random number determination table, the variation pattern random number determination table is determined together with the variation mode number, and the variation pattern number is determined with reference to the variation pattern random number determination table determined at this time (FIG. 26). Step S612-15).

  That is, the group type defines the selection range of the variation mode number and the variation pattern number, and it can be said that the selectable variation mode number and variation pattern number are set for each group type.

  In the present embodiment, when the gaming state is set to the low probability gaming state, the reach group determination random number determination table 1 is used as the reach group determination random number determination table that is selected when the big role lottery is performed for the special 1 hold. Three tables of ~ 3 are provided. When the special 1 hold number is 0, the reach group determination random number determination table 1 is selected. When the special 1 hold number is 1 or 2, the reach group determination random number determination table 2 is selected. When the number of holds is 3, the reach group determination random number determination table 3 is selected.

  As is clear from FIG. 47, when the reach group determination random number is in the range of 9000 to 10006, the same group type is determined by referring to any of the reach group determination random number determination tables 1 to 3. . That is, when the reach group determination random number is in the range of 9000 to 10006, the same group type is determined regardless of the number of remaining special 1 holds stored when the special 1 hold is read. .

  On the other hand, when the reach group determined random number is in the range of 0 to 8999, group A is determined by referring to reach group determined random number determination table 1, and group B is determined by referring to reach group determined random number determination table 2. Referring to reach group determination random number determination table 3, group C is determined. That is, when the reach group determination random number is in the range of 0 to 8999, different group types are determined according to the remaining special 1 hold number stored when the special 1 hold is read.

  When the group type is determined in this way, the variation mode number is determined with reference to the lost reach mode determination random number determination table corresponding to the determined group type.

  FIG. 48 is a diagram for explaining an example of a lose time reach mode determination random number determination table. When the group A is determined by the group type determination process described above, the variation mode number is determined with reference to the group A lost-time reach mode determination random number determination table shown in FIG. According to the group A lost mode reach mode determination random number determination table, a variation mode number of 00H is always determined regardless of the random number range of the reach mode determination random number.

  In addition, in each lost time reach mode determination random number determination table, as described above, the reach mode determination random number is associated with the variation pattern random number determination table together with the variation mode number. For example, according to the losing reach mode determination random number determination table for group A, a variation mode number of 00H is determined and a predetermined variation pattern random number determination table is determined. The variation pattern random number determination determined at this time is determined. According to the table, if the reach mode determination random number is 0 to 149, the variation pattern number of 00H is determined, and if the reach mode determination random number is 150 to 250, the variation pattern number of 01H is determined.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 47 and FIG. 48 (a), when the special 1 hold number is 0 and the reach group determination random number is within the range of 0-8999, the fluctuation mode number is always 00H, The combination is a combination in which the variation pattern number is 00H, or a combination in which the variation mode number is 00H and the variation pattern number is 01H.

  As described above, in the sub-control board 330, the execution pattern of the first half variation effect is determined based on the variation mode number (variation mode command), and the second half variation based on the variation pattern number (variation pattern command). A performance execution pattern is determined.

  The fluctuation mode number and the fluctuation pattern number respectively define a first-half fluctuation time and a second-half fluctuation time indicating the time for displaying the special symbol fluctuation. In the main control board 300, the determined fluctuation mode number and fluctuation Variation display of special symbols is performed over the total variation time, which is the total variation time defined for each pattern number. In other words, the total variation time is the time from when the special symbol determined in the big lottery is stopped and displayed to confirm the result of the big lottery. During this time, the variation effect is executed, so the variation mode number and variation pattern number Thus, it can be said that the time for the variable production is determined.

  As shown in FIG. 48 (a), the 00H fluctuation mode number defines the first half fluctuation time as 0 seconds indicating that the first half fluctuation effect is not executed, and the 00H fluctuation pattern number includes 13 seconds is defined as the second half fluctuation time. The variation pattern number of 01H defines 8 seconds as the latter half variation time. Therefore, when the group A is determined, the first half variation time is 0 seconds and the second half variation time is 13 seconds, or the total variation time is 13 seconds, or the first half variation time is 0 seconds and the second half variation time. The variation effect is executed with a variation time of 8 seconds and a total variation time of 8 seconds.

  When the group B is determined by the group type determination process described above, the variation mode number is determined with reference to the group B losing reach mode determination random number determination table shown in FIG. According to the group B lose time reach mode determination random number determination table, the change mode number of 00H is always determined. If the reach mode determination random number is 0 to 99, the change pattern number of 00H is determined. If the reach mode determination random number is 100 to 199, the fluctuation pattern number of 01H is determined, and if the reach mode determination random number is 200 to 250, the fluctuation pattern number of 02H is determined.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 47 and 48 (b), when the special 1 hold number is 1 and 2, and the reach group determination random number is within the range of 0 to 8999, the variation mode number is 00H, The variation pattern number is 00H, the variation mode number is 00H, the variation pattern number is 01H, or the variation mode number is 00H, and the variation pattern number is 02H. Therefore, when the group B is determined, the first half variation time is 0 seconds, the second half variation time is 13 seconds, or the total variation time is 13 seconds, or the first half variation time is 0 seconds, the second half variation time. Is a variation effect in which the total variation time is 8 seconds, or a variation effect in which the first variation time is 0 seconds and the latter variation time is 4 seconds, and the total variation time is 4 seconds. It will be.

  When the group C is determined by the group type determination process described above, the variation mode number is determined with reference to the group C losing reach mode determination random number determination table shown in FIG. According to the group C lose time reach mode determination random number determination table, the variation mode number of 00H is always determined. If the reach mode determination random number is 0 to 149, the variation pattern number of 01H is determined. If the reach mode determination random number is 150 to 250, the variation pattern number of 02H is determined. That is, as shown in FIG. 47 and FIG. 48 (c), when the special 1 hold number is 3 and the reach group determination random number is within the range of 0-8999, the fluctuation mode number is always 00H, The variation pattern number is 01H or the variation mode number is 00H and the variation pattern number is 02H. Therefore, when the group C is determined, the first half variation time is 0 seconds, the second half variation time is 8 seconds, or the total variation time is 8 seconds, or the first half variation time is 0 seconds, the second half variation time. Is 4 seconds, and a variation effect with a total variation time of 4 seconds is executed.

  Thus, when the reach group determination random number is less than 9000 and a different reach group determination random number determination table is determined according to the number of holds, the change mode number 00H is always determined, and the change The pattern number is determined to be 00H, 01H, or 02H. Then, when the reach group determination random number, that is, the hold is stored in the main control board 300, the acquisition effect determination process is executed at that time, but if the reach group determination random number is less than 9000, the group An indefinite value command indicating that the type, that is, the variation effect pattern changes according to the number of holds, is transmitted to the sub-control board 330 (step S536-15).

  When group 1 is determined by the group type determination process described above, the variable mode number is determined with reference to the group 1 lose time reach mode determination random number determination table shown in FIG. According to the group 1 lose mode reach randomness determination table, the variation mode number of 01H is always determined, and the variation pattern number is always determined to be 03H. That is, as shown in FIG. 47 and FIG. 48 (d), when the reach group determination random number is within the range of 9000 to 9099, the variation mode number is always 01H and the variation pattern number is 03H. . The fluctuation mode number of 01H defines the first half fluctuation time of 4 seconds, and the fluctuation pattern number of 03H defines the second half fluctuation time of 16 seconds. In addition, also when the groups 2 to 8 are determined, a variation mode number other than 00H is determined. That is, it can be said that when the groups 1 to 8 are determined, the variation effect of the reach variation pattern is always executed.

  49, 50, and 51 are diagrams for explaining an example of the specific effect. The specific effect is one or more of which one special 1 hold stored in the first special figure hold storage area is set as a special hold, and the variable effect is executed before the special hold (in this embodiment, This is an effect that is executed one or more times (in the present embodiment, a maximum of 3 times) in each of the variable effects of the effect object hold, with the special 3 hold at the maximum 3) as the effect object hold. This specific effect is executed when a special 1 hold in which an indefinite value command is transmitted from the main control board 300 is set as an effect target hold and the special hold is a reach variation pattern. That is, the variation mode number for the production target hold is 00H, and the variation pattern number is one of 00H, 01H, and 02H.

  Specifically, when one specific effect is executed in one variable effect, the three effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c start variable display (scroll display) as shown in FIG. 49 (a). Then, similarly to the variation effect of the reachless variation pattern, the effect symbol 210a is first stopped and then, as shown in FIG. 49B, the effect symbol 210c different from the effect symbol 210a is stopped and displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 49 (c), the effect symbol 210b is stopped and displayed with the preset specific effect symbol (“7” effect symbol), and the specific effect is displayed around the outer frame of the effect display unit 200a. Any one of a plurality of types of effect images indicating that is executed is displayed.

  Note that there are multiple types of effect images: a white effect image, a blue effect image, a yellow effect image, a green effect image, and a red effect image. The white effect image → blue effect image → yellow In the order of the effect image → the green effect image → the red effect image, the numbers are assigned so that the selection ratio with the special pattern variable pattern number having the high reliability of the jackpot is high. That is, the effect image is set so that the reliability increases in the order of white effect image → blue effect image → yellow effect image → green effect image → red effect image.

  Further, when two specific effects are executed in one variation effect, as the first specific effect, as shown in FIG. 50A, three effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are displayed in a variable manner (scrolling). First, the effect symbol 210a is stopped and displayed, and thereafter, the effect symbol 210c different from the effect symbol 210a is stopped and displayed as shown in FIG. 50 (b). Then, as shown in FIG. 50C, the effect design 210b is temporarily stopped and displayed with the specific effect design, the effect image is displayed, and the first specific effect is ended. Thereafter, as the second specific effect, as shown in FIG. 50 (d), the three effect symbols 210 a, 210 b, and 210 c again start variable display (scroll display), and first, the effect symbol 210 a is stopped and displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 50 (e), the effect symbol 210c different from the effect symbol 210a is stopped and displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 50 (f), the effect design 210b is stopped and displayed with the specific effect design, and an effect image higher than the reliability of the effect image displayed in the first specific effect is displayed. The specific production ends.

  Further, when three specific effects are executed in one variation effect, as the first specific effect, as shown in FIG. 51A, three effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are displayed in a variable manner (scrolling). First, the effect symbol 210a is stopped and displayed, and then, as shown in FIG. 51B, the effect symbol 210c different from the effect symbol 210a is stopped and displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 51 (c), the effect design 210b is stopped and displayed with the specific effect design, the effect image is displayed, and the first specific effect is ended. Thereafter, as the second specific effect, as shown in FIG. 51 (d), the three effect symbols 210 a, 210 b, and 210 c again start variable display (scroll display), and first, the effect symbol 210 a is stopped and displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 51 (e), the effect symbol 210c different from the effect symbol 210a is stopped and displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 51 (f), the effect design 210b is temporarily stopped and displayed with the specific effect design, and an effect image higher than the reliability of the effect image displayed in the first specific effect is displayed. The second specific production is finished. Thereafter, as the third specific effect, as shown in FIG. 51 (g), the three effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c again start variable display (scroll display). First, the effect symbol 210a is stopped and displayed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 51 (h), the effect symbol 210c different from the effect symbol 210a is stopped and displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 51 (i), the effect design 210 b is stopped and displayed with the specific effect design, and an effect image higher than the reliability of the effect image displayed with the second specific effect is displayed, and the third time The specific production ends.

  52 and 53 are diagrams for describing an example of a specific effect executed across a plurality of variable effects. For example, two special 1 reservations before the special hold are set as the production target hold, the specific production is executed twice with the production target hold stored immediately before the special hold, and is stored two times before the special hold. It is assumed that one specific effect is executed with the effect target suspended. In this case, in the variation effect of the production target hold stored two times before the special hold, as shown in FIG. 52 (a), the three production symbols 210a, 210b and 210c start the variable display (scroll display). As shown in FIG. 52 (b), after the effect symbol 210a and the effect symbol 210c are stopped and displayed with different effect symbols, the effect symbol 210b is stopped and displayed with the specific effect symbol as shown in FIG. 52 (c). And an effect image is displayed. Then, in the variation effect of the production target hold stored immediately before the special hold, as shown in FIG. 52 (d), the three production symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c are variably displayed as the first specific production ( As shown in FIG. 52 (e), the effect symbol 210a and the effect symbol 210c are stopped and displayed in different effect symbols, and then the effect symbol 210b is specified as shown in FIG. 53 (a). While being stopped and displayed in the effect design, the effect image is displayed and the first specific effect is ended. Thereafter, as the second specific effect, as shown in FIG. 53 (b), the three effect symbols 210a, 210b, and 210c again start variable display (scroll display), as shown in FIG. 53 (c). After the effect symbol 210a and the effect symbol 210c are temporarily stopped and displayed with different effect symbols, as shown in FIG. 53 (d), the effect symbol 210b is temporarily stopped with the specific effect symbol and an effect image is displayed. The second specific production ends. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 53 (e), a special effect of fluctuating special suspension is started.

  In addition, even when a specific effect is executed over a plurality of variable effects, an effect image that is higher than the reliability of the effect image displayed in the previously executed specific effect is displayed in the next specific effect. Is set to

  FIG. 54 is a diagram for explaining the number of executions of a specific effect according to a variation pattern number. As described above, the specific effect is executed when the variation mode number is 00H and the variation pattern number is any one of 00H, 01H, and 02H. When the variation pattern number is 00H, the total variation time is 13 seconds. When the variation pattern number is 01H, the total variation time is 8 seconds. When the variation pattern number is 02H, the total variation time. Is 4 seconds. That is, the total variation time of the variation effect in which the specific effect is executed is any one of 13 seconds, 8 seconds, and 4 seconds.

  In this embodiment, the number of executions of the specific effect is determined based on the variation pattern number (total variation time). As shown in FIGS. 54A and 54B, when the variation pattern number is 00H, the specific effect is executed once or three times. When the specific effect is executed three times, one specific effect is executed for about 4 seconds. When the specific effect is executed once, one specific effect is executed for about 13 seconds. Will be executed.

  As shown in FIGS. 54 (c) and 54 (d), when the fluctuation pattern number is 01H, the specific effect is executed once or twice. When the specific effect is executed twice, one specific effect is executed for about 4 seconds, and when the specific effect is executed once, one specific effect is executed for about 8 seconds. Will be executed. As shown in FIG. 54 (e), when the variation pattern number is 02H, the specific effect is executed once for 4 seconds.

  FIG. 55 is a diagram for explaining a specific effect determination table. The sub ROM 330b of the sub control board 330 stores a specific effect determination table in which a selection ratio of a specific effect execution pattern is set for each prefetch designation command (variation mode number). A plurality of specific effect determination tables are provided, and one table is selected according to the number of holds. In the sub control board 330, when a new hold is stored and a prefetch designation command is transmitted from the main control board 300, the prefetch designation command is received, and the already stored hold information (preliminary determination information) is an indefinite value. Check if it is. When all the hold information is an indefinite value, one effect random number is acquired from the range of 0 to 249, and one specific effect determination table is selected according to the number of holds. Then, in the sub-control board 330, the execution pattern of the specific effect is determined with reference to the selected specific effect determination table based on the received prefetch designation command and the acquired effect random number.

  In the specific effect determination table, whether or not the specific effect can be executed, and when the specific effect is executed, the color of the effect image displayed in the specific effect that is executed last in the variable effect related to the effect target hold is shown. The execution pattern of the specific effect is determined.

  For example, when the number of holds is 1, that is, when the special 1 hold is stored only in the first storage unit of the first special figure reservation storage area provided in the main RAM 300c of the main control board 300, the first start is performed. When a game ball enters the mouth 120, the special control 1 hold is stored in the second storage unit in the main control board 300. In this case, on the sub control board 330, the specific effect determination table 1 shown in FIG. 55 (a) is selected. In the specific effect determination table 1, when the execution of the specific effect is determined, it is executed at the end of the specific effects that are executed with the variable effect of the special 1 hold (the effect target hold) stored immediately before the special hold. The execution pattern of the specific effect to be performed is determined. In FIG. 55A, “non-execution” indicates that the non-execution of the specific effect has been determined. For example, “white” is a variable effect of the effect target hold stored immediately before the special hold. This indicates an execution pattern in which a white effect image is displayed in a specific effect executed at the end of the specific effects to be executed.

  Further, when the number of holdings is 2, that is, when the holding is stored in the first to second storage units of the first special figure holding storage area provided in the main RAM 300c of the main control board 300, the first start is performed. When a game ball enters the mouth 120, the main control board 300 stores the hold in the third storage unit. In this case, on the sub control board 330, the specific effect determination table 2 shown in FIG. 55 (b) is selected. In the specific effect determination table 2, when the execution of the specific effect is determined, it is executed at the end of the specific effects executed in the variable effect of the effect target hold stored immediately before and after the special hold. The execution pattern of the specific effect is determined. In FIG. 55B, for example, “white → blue” indicates that the specific effect executed at the end of the specific effects executed in the variable effect of the effect target hold stored two times before the special hold is white. The effect image is displayed, and the effect image in which the specific effect executed at the end of the specific effects executed in the variable effect of the effect subject hold read out immediately before the special hold is blue is displayed. This is an execution pattern.

  Further, when the number of holdings is 3, that is, when the holding is stored in the first to third storage units of the first special figure holding storage area provided in the main RAM 300c of the main control board 300, the first start is performed. When a game ball enters the mouth 120, the main control board 300 stores the hold in the fourth storage unit. In this case, in the sub control board 330, the specific effect determination table 3 shown in FIG. 55 (c) is selected. In the specific effect determination table 3, when the execution of the specific effect is determined, of the specific effects that are executed with the variable effect of the effect target hold stored one, two, and three times before the special hold. The execution pattern of the specific effect to be executed last is determined. In FIG. 55 (c), for example, “white → blue → yellow” is a specific effect executed at the end of the specific effects executed in the variable effect of the effect target hold stored three times before the special hold. Is an execution pattern in which a white effect image is displayed, and a specific effect executed at the end of the specific effects executed in the variable effect of the effect subject hold stored two times before the special hold is a blue effect This is an execution pattern in which an image is displayed, and an effect image in which the specific effect to be executed at the end of the specific effects executed in the variation effect of the effect target hold stored immediately before the special hold is displayed is yellow. This is an execution pattern.

  In this way, when the hold is newly stored, the specific effect determination table is selected based on the number of holds, and the specific effect that is executed in the variable effect of the effect target hold with reference to the selected specific effect determination table The execution pattern of the specific effect to be executed at the end is determined. In addition, when the execution of the specific effect is already determined for the hold stored in the first to third storage units, the execution of the specific effect is determined for the hold stored in the storage unit after that. There is nothing.

  In the specific effect determination table, the execution pattern of the special effect is determined based on the change pattern number. This is determined based on the change pattern number corresponding to the prefetch designation command transmitted from the main control board 300. Has been. However, the prefetch designation command transmitted from the main control board 300 includes a number (undefined hold information, for example, 7FH) indicating an undefined value corresponding to an undefined value command (prefetch designation command), and this number (7FH) is This is not included in the variation pattern number and variation mode number determined at the start of variation, and is provided only in the prefetch designation command. In the specific effect determination table, when the number indicating the indefinite value corresponding to the prefetch designation command transmitted from the main control board 300 is 7FH, “unexecuted” is always determined. That is, the execution of the specific effect is not determined with the indefinite value as a special hold.

  FIG. 56 is a diagram for explaining the specific effect execution count determination table. In the above-mentioned specific effect determination table, the execution pattern of the last specific effect among the specific effects to be executed in the variable effect of the effect target hold is determined when the specific effect is executed and when the specific effect is executed. Will be. Therefore, it is not determined how many times the specific effects are executed in the variable effects of each effect target hold, and how many times the specific effects are executed is read out and executed. This is determined with reference to the specific effect execution count determination table at the start of the variable effect.

  As shown in FIG. 56, the sub ROM 330b of the sub control board 330 stores a specific effect execution frequency determination table in which the selection ratio of the specific effect execution frequency is set for each variation pattern number. When the sub-control board 330 receives a fluctuation pattern command (fluctuation pattern number) from the main control board 300 at the start of the fluctuation presentation related to the presentation target hold, the sub-control board 330 obtains one production random number from the range of 0 to 249, and the fluctuation pattern. Based on the command (variation pattern number) and the acquired effect random number, the execution number of the specific effect is determined with reference to the specific effect execution frequency determination table. For example, when the variation pattern number is 00H, once is determined with a probability of “125/250” and three times is determined with a probability of “125/250”. When the variation pattern number is 01H, once is determined with a probability of “125/250” and twice is determined with a probability of “125/250”. When the variation pattern number is 02H, it is always determined once.

  FIG. 57 is a diagram for explaining a specific effect change determination table. In the above-described specific effect execution count determination table, it is determined how many specific effects are executed in the variation effect from which the effect target hold is read. In the sub control board 330, when two specific effects are executed in one variation effect, the execution pattern of the first specific effect is determined as the specific effect change determination at the start of the variation effect related to the effect target hold. Determined with reference to the table. In addition, when three specific effects are executed in one variation effect, the execution patterns of the first and second specific effects at the start of the variation effect related to the effect subject hold are stored in the specific effect change determination table. Determined by reference. In addition, the specific effect in the case where the specific effect is executed only once in one variation effect, the second specific effect in the case where the two specific effects are executed in the one variation effect, and the one variation effect In the third specific effect in the case where three specific effects are executed, the last of the specific effects to be executed in the variable effect of the effect subject hold determined with reference to the specific effect determination table described above. The execution pattern of the specific effect is executed.

  Here, when the specific effect is executed across a plurality of variable effects, the specific effect more than the reliability of the specific effect executed at the end of the previous variable effect is executed in the next variable effect, In the case where a plurality of specific effects are executed in one variation effect, a specific effect more than the reliability of the previous specific effect is executed in the next specific effect. Therefore, at the start of the variation effect related to the effect subject hold, the execution patterns of the specific effects for the number of times determined with reference to the specific effect execution count determination table are performed in the reverse order of the time series.

  As shown in FIG. 57, the sub ROM 330b of the sub control board 330 stores a specific effect change determination table in which a selection ratio is set for each execution pattern of the specific effect one time later. A plurality of specific effect change determination tables are provided, and one table is selected according to the execution pattern of the last specific effect in the previous variation effect. In the sub-control board 330, at the start of the variation production related to the production target hold, the production random number of 1 is acquired from the range of 0 to 249, and one specific identification is performed according to the execution pattern of the last specific production in the previous variation production. An effect change determination table is selected. And in the sub control board 330, the execution pattern of a specific effect is determined with reference to the selected specific effect change determination table based on the execution pattern of the specific effect after one time and the acquired effect random number. . In the specific effect change determination table, the selection ratio is set so that only the execution pattern of the specific effect less than the reliability of the execution pattern of the specific effect one time after is determined, and the execution pattern of the specific effect with high reliability is not determined. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 57A, when the execution pattern of the specific effect for displaying the white effect image in the last specific effect is determined in the previous variable effect, or the specific effect is executed in the previous variable effect. If not, the specific effect change determination table 1 is selected. As shown in FIG. 57B, when the execution pattern of the specific effect that displays the blue effect image in the last specific effect is determined in the previous variation effect, the specific effect change determination table 2 is selected. . As shown in FIG. 57 (c), when the execution pattern of the specific effect for displaying the yellow effect image in the last specific effect is determined in the previous variation effect, the specific effect change determination table 3 is selected. . As shown in FIG. 57 (d), when the execution pattern of the specific effect that displays the green effect image in the last specific effect is determined in the previous variation effect, the specific effect change determination table 4 is selected. . As shown in FIG. 57 (e), when the execution pattern of the specific effect for displaying the red effect image in the last specific effect is determined in the previous variation effect, the specific effect change determination table 5 is selected. .

  For example, the execution pattern of the specific effect in which the blue effect image is displayed in the last specific effect in the previous variation effect is determined, and the red effect image is displayed in the last specific effect in the current variation effect. It is assumed that the execution pattern of the production is determined, and execution of the specific production three times is decided in the current variation production. In this case, first, the execution pattern of the specific effect in which the red effect image is displayed is always determined as the execution pattern of the third (last) specific effect. The execution pattern of the first and second specific effects is shown in FIG. 57B because the last specific effect execution pattern in the previous variation effect is an execution pattern in which a blue effect image is displayed. It is determined with reference to the specific effect change determination table 2. Here, the execution pattern of the second specific effect is “red” because the execution pattern of the first specific effect (third specific effect) is “red”, so “blue” is determined with a probability of “50/250”. Then, “yellow” is determined with a probability of “50/250”, “green” is determined with a probability of “75/250”, and “red” is determined with a probability of “75/250”. For example, when “yellow” is determined, the execution pattern for displaying the yellow effect image is determined as the execution pattern of the second specific effect. Also, since the execution pattern of the first specific effect (second specific effect) is “yellow”, “blue” is determined with the probability of “125/250”, and the probability of “125/250” is “ “Yellow” is determined.

  In this way, when special 1 hold is newly stored, whether or not to execute the specific effect and execution of the specific effect are determined with the special 1 hold stored before the special 1 hold as the production target hold. In the case of the event, the execution pattern of the last specific effect in the variable effect for the effect subject hold is determined. When execution of the specific effects is determined, the execution order in which the number of executions of the specific effects and the execution patterns of the specific effects are set in advance at the start of the variable effects that are read out and executed is performed. (In order of increasing reliability). Therefore, in the gaming machine 100, a specific effect can be executed a plurality of times in one variation effect, and even when the number of holdings stored in the storage unit when the execution of the specific effect is determined is small, More specific effects can be executed than the number of fluctuations. In addition, it is possible to perform an effect in which the execution pattern of the specific effect is changed step by step in each specific effect, and the effect of the effect can be improved.

  Below, the process in the sub control board 330 related to said effect is demonstrated.

(Sub CPU initialization process of sub control board 330)
FIG. 58 is a flowchart for explaining the sub CPU initialization process (step S1000) of the sub control board 330.

(Step S1000-1)
The sub CPU 330a reads a CPU initialization processing program from the sub ROM 330b in response to power-on, and performs initialization and setting processing of flags and the like stored in the sub RAM 330c.

(Step S1000-3)
Next, the sub CPU 330a performs a process of updating each effect random number, and thereafter repeats the process of step S1000-3 until an interrupt process is performed. A plurality of types of effect random numbers are provided, and here, each effect random number is updated asynchronously.

(Sub timer interrupt processing of sub control board 330)
FIG. 59 is a flowchart for explaining sub-timer interrupt processing (step S1100) of the sub-control board 330. The sub-control board 330 is provided with a reset clock pulse generation circuit (not shown) that generates clock pulses at a predetermined cycle. Then, when the clock pulse is generated by the reset clock pulse generation circuit, the sub CPU 330a reads the timer interrupt processing program and starts the sub timer interrupt processing.

(Step S1100-1)
The sub CPU 330a saves the register.

(Step S1100-3)
The sub CPU 330a performs processing for permitting an interrupt.

(Step S1100-5)
The sub CPU 330a performs update processing of various timer counters used in the sub control board 330. Here, the timer counters are decremented by 1 every time the sub-timer interrupt processing of the sub-control board 330 is performed unless otherwise noted.

(Step S1200)
The sub CPU 330a analyzes a command stored in the reception buffer of the sub RAM 330c and performs various processes according to the received command. In the sub control board 330, when a command is transmitted from the main control board 300, command reception interrupt processing is performed, and the command transmitted from the main control board 300 is stored in the reception buffer. Here, the command stored in the reception buffer by the command reception interrupt process is analyzed.

(Step S1300)
The sub CPU 330a measures the elapsed time of the variation effect and performs a time schedule management process for executing a process corresponding to the corresponding time stored in the time table with reference to a time table set for each variation effect. .

(Step S1100-7)
The sub CPU 330a restores the register and ends the sub timer interrupt process.

  FIG. 60 shows a prefetching designation command reception process executed when a prefetching designation command (an indefinite value command, a prefetching designation variation mode command and a prefetching designation variation pattern command) is received among the command analysis processes in the sub control board 330. It is a flowchart to explain. As described above, the indefinite value command is set in step S536-15 in FIG. 22 on the main control board 300, and the prefetch designation variation mode command is set in step S536-21 in FIG. The prefetch designation variation pattern command is set in step S536-25 in FIG. 22 on the main control board 300, and then transmitted to the sub control board 330 by the subcommand transmission process (see FIG. 14) in step S100-39.

(Step S1210-1)
When receiving the prefetching designation command, the sub CPU 330a first analyzes the received prefetching designation command, and stores the advance determination information concerning the variation mode number and the variation pattern number in the reserved storage area of the sub RAM 330c.

  The sub RAM 330c is provided with a first reserved storage area and a second reserved storage area. The first reserved storage area and the second reserved storage area are respectively stored in four memories of the first to fourth storage units. Has a part. The first to fourth storage sections of the first reserved storage area correspond to the first to fourth storage sections of the first special figure reserved storage area in the main control board 300, respectively, and the first to fourth storage sections of the second reserved storage area. The storage units correspond to the first to fourth storage units of the second special figure storage area in the main control board 300, respectively. Here, the special hold or special hold newly stored in the main control board 300 is set as the target hold, and among the storage units provided in the sub control board 330, the target hold is stored in the main control board 300. The prior determination information is stored in the storage unit corresponding to the unit.

(Step S1210-3)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether or not the low probability gaming state. As a result, if it is determined that the game state is the low probability game state, the process proceeds to step S1210-5. If it is determined that the game state is not the low probability game state, the prefetch designation command reception process is terminated.

(Step S1210-5)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether or not a specific effect execution flag indicating that the specific effect is being executed is on. As a result, when it is determined that the specific effect execution flag is on, the prefetch designation command receiving process is terminated, and when it is determined that the specific effect execution flag is not on, the process proceeds to step S1210-7. .

(Step S1210-7)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the special hold prior determination information stored in step S1210-1 is a reach variation pattern, that is, whether the variation mode number indicated in the prefetching designated variation mode command is other than 00H. To do. As a result, if it is determined that the variation mode number is other than 00H, the process proceeds to step S1210-9. If it is determined that the variation mode number is not other than 00H, the prefetching designation command reception process ends.

(Step S1210-9)
The sub CPU 330a confirms the special determination pre-determination information that is read before the special reservation related to the pre-determination information stored in step S1210-1. For example, when the advance determination information is stored in the third storage unit of the first reserved storage area, the advance determination information stored in the first and second storage units of the first reserved storage area is confirmed.

(Step S1210-11)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether all the prior determination information confirmed in step S1210-9 is an indefinite value. As a result, when it is determined that all the prior determination information is an indefinite value, the process proceeds to step S1210-13, and when it is determined that all the prior determination information is not an indefinite value, the prefetching designation command receiving process ends. To do.

(Step S1210-13)
The sub CPU 330a acquires the effect random number (0 to 249) updated in step S1000-3, and selects the specific effect determination table according to the number of prior determination information (holding number) confirmed in step S1210-9. To do. Then, referring to the selected specific effect determination table based on the acquired effect random number and the variation pattern number stored in step S1210-1, the execution of the specific effect is executed and the specific effect is executed. Determines the execution pattern of the last specific effect in each variation effect by lottery.

(Step S1210-15)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether or not execution of the specific effect has been determined in step S1210-13. As a result, when it is determined that the execution of the specific effect is determined, the process proceeds to step S1210-17, and when it is determined that the execution of the specific effect is not determined, the prefetching designation command receiving process ends.

(Step S1210-17)
The sub CPU 330a turns on the specific effect execution flag.

(Step S1210-19)
The sub CPU 330a sets specific effect execution information indicating the execution of the specific effect in the sub RAM 330c, and ends the prefetch designation command receiving process. In addition, this specific production execution information is information which can identify the execution pattern of the last specific production in the variation production about each hold (production object hold) determined by said step S1210-13.

  FIG. 61 is a flowchart for explaining a variation command reception process executed when a variation command (a variation mode command and a variation pattern command) is received among the command analysis processes in the sub-control board 330. As described above, the variation mode command is set in step S612-13 in FIG. 26 on the main control board 300, and the variation pattern command is set in step S612-17 in FIG. It is transmitted to the sub-control board 330 by the sub-command transmission process (see FIG. 14) in step S100-39.

(Step S1220-1)
When the variable command is received, the sub CPU 330a is first stored in the advance determination information stored in the first to fourth storage units of the first reserved storage area or in the first to fourth storage units of the second reserved storage area. Is transferred to the storage unit having a small ordinal number. Specifically, when the received variable command is a variable command related to special 1 hold, the first determination information stored in the second storage unit to the fourth storage unit of the first hold storage area is the first determination information. The data is transferred from the storage unit to the third storage unit. In addition, when the received variable command is a variable command related to special 2 hold, the pre-determination information stored in the second storage unit to the fourth storage unit of the second hold storage area is changed to the first storage unit to Transfer to the third storage unit.

(Step S1220-3)
The sub CPU 330a analyzes and stores the received variation pattern command.

(Step S1220-5)
The sub CPU 330a analyzes and stores the received variation mode command.

(Step S1220-7)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether or not the specific effect execution flag is on. As a result, if it is determined that the specific effect execution flag is on, the process proceeds to step S1220-9. If it is determined that the specific effect execution flag is not on, the process proceeds to step S1220-13.

(Step S1220-9)
The sub CPU 330a confirms the specific performance execution information, and determines whether the special 1 hold read out on the main control board 300 is the production target hold for which execution of the specific performance is determined. As a result, when it is determined that the hold read on the main control board 300 is the production target hold, the process proceeds to step S1220-15, and the hold read on the main control board 300 is not the production target hold. If it is determined, the process proceeds to step S1220-11.

(Step S1220-11)
The sub CPU 330a turns off the specific effect execution flag.

(Step S1220-13)
The sub CPU 330a acquires the effect random number (0 to 249) updated in step S1000-3, and based on the acquired effect random number and the analysis results in steps S1220-3 and S1220-5, Determine the execution pattern.

(Step S1220-15)
The sub CPU 330a acquires the effect random number (0 to 249) updated in step S1000-3, and refers to the specific effect execution count determination table based on the acquired effect random number and the analysis result in step S1220-3. Then, the number of executions of the specific effect is determined.

(Step S1220-17)
The sub CPU 330a sets the execution number of the specific effect determined in step S1220-15 in the specific effect execution number counter (n).

(Step S1220-19)
The sub CPU 330a updates the specific effect execution number counter (n) by subtracting one.

(Step S1220-21)
The sub CPU 330a determines whether the specific effect execution number counter (n) is less than 1. As a result, when it is determined that the specific effect execution number counter (n) is less than 1, the process proceeds to step S1220-25, and when it is determined that the specific effect execution number counter (n) is not less than 1, the step is performed. The processing is moved to S1220-23.

(Step S1220-23)
The sub CPU 330a acquires the effect random number (0 to 249) updated in step S1000-3, and specifies the execution pattern of the last specific effect in the previous variation effect based on the effect target hold information. Then, the specific effect change determination table is selected based on the specified execution pattern of the last specific effect, and the selected specific effect execution frequency determination table is selected based on the acquired effect random number and the execution pattern of the specific effect one time after. , The execution pattern of the specific effect of the execution number corresponding to the specific effect execution number counter (n) is determined, and the process returns to step S1220-19.

(Step S1220-25)
The sub CPU 330a sets a time table based on the execution pattern of the variation effect determined in step S1220-13, the execution pattern of the specific effect determined in step S1210-13 and step S1220-19, and the variation command. The reception process ends. In addition, based on the time table set here, the variation effect image is displayed on the effect display unit 200a, and the sound output corresponding to the variation effect image and the effect lighting device 204 are turned on.

  FIG. 62 is a flowchart for explaining the time schedule management process (step S1300) by the sub-control board 330.

(Step S1300-1)
First, the sub CPU 330a adds the counter value of the variable time counting timer to update the execution time of the variable effect.

(Step S1300-3)
The sub CPU 330a refers to a time table set during execution of the variation effect, turns on / off various flags and sets various commands according to the current execution time of the variation effect, The time schedule management process ends.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to this embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Is done.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, it was decided to determine the fluctuation | variation time which is time until it settles the result of a big game lottery by determining the two fluctuation | variation information which consists of a fluctuation | variation mode number and a fluctuation | variation pattern number. However, the variation information may be composed of one piece of information such as only the variation pattern number, or may be composed of three or more pieces of information. In any case, the number of pieces of information constituting the variation information is not limited as long as the variation information in which the variation time, which is the time until the result of the big drawing, is determined, is determined. Therefore, in the above-described embodiment, the execution patterns of the first half and the latter half are separately determined, but one execution pattern may be determined without being classified into the first half and the second half.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, when special 1 hold was newly memorize | stored, when the prior determination information concerning the special 1 hold already stored is an indefinite value, a specific effect was performed. The specific effect may be executed even if the pre-determination information relating to the special 1 hold already stored is not an indefinite value.

  In the above-described embodiment, the specific effect is executed when the newly stored special 1 hold is the reach variation pattern. However, when the newly stored special 1 hold is the reachless variation pattern, The specific effect may be executed when the value is indefinite.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the sub control board 330 acquires the variation mode number and the variation pattern number (variation information) as the advance determination information has been described. However, special symbol determination data (type of jackpot symbol) may be acquired as prior determination information, and the execution mode of the variation effect based on the variation mode number and the variation pattern number may be acquired as prior determination information. Further, the hold display pattern of the hold image may be determined based on the acquired prior determination information.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, at the time of the start of the variable production | presentation which is read and performed for production | presentation object hold | maintenance, the execution frequency of a specific production and the execution pattern of each specific production are determined as an execution mode of a specific production. did. However, as the execution mode of the specific effect, the execution time of the specific effect, the execution timing of the specific effect in the variation effect, and the like may be determined. That is, at the start of the variable effect that is executed when the production target hold is read out, the special production hold is newly stored and includes the execution pattern of the specific production for the production target hold determined together with whether or not the specific production can be executed. The execution mode of the specific effect may be determined.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the case where all the special 1 hold | maintenance whose reach group determination random number value is an indefinite value can be determined to the production | presentation object hold of a specific effect was demonstrated. However, according to the value of the reach group determination random number (variation random number), there is provided a special 1 hold that can be determined to hold the production target for the specific effect and a special 1 hold that cannot be determined to hold the production target for the specific effect. Also good. For example, if the reach group determination random number from 0 to 8999 is an indefinite value and is within the first range from 0 to 7999, the change effect of the change pattern without reach is always executed, and the 8000 to 8999 If it is within the range of 2, the variation effect of the reachless variation pattern is executed or the variation effect of the reach variation pattern is executed according to the number of holds when the special 1 hold is read. Set as follows.

  At this time, the special 1 hold whose reach group determination random number is 0 to 7999 may be determined to be the production target hold of the specific effect, and the special 1 hold whose reach group determination random number is 8000 to 8999, You may set so that it may not be decided in the production target hold of a specific production. In this case, it is only necessary to derive and store prior determination information that can be distinguished from each other between the special 1 hold that can be the execution target of the specific effect and the special 1 hold that cannot be the execution target of the specific effect.

  In other words, when the special 1 hold is read, if the value of the reach group determination random number (variation random number) is within the predetermined first range, among the plurality of pieces of variation information classified into the first classification Decide either. On the other hand, when the special 1 hold is read, if the value of the reach group determination random number (variation random number) is in the second range different from the first range, the number of the hold is stored in the storage unit. Thus, any variation information classified into the first classification, or variation information classified into a second classification different from the first classification may be determined.

In the above embodiment, the main CPU 300a that executes the process of step S535-13 in FIG. 21 corresponds to the random number acquisition unit of the present invention.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, main CPU300a which performs the process of FIG.25 S610-9 corresponds to the lottery means of this invention.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, main CPU300a which performs the process of FIG.26 S612-13 and step S612-17 corresponds to the fluctuation | variation information determination means of this invention.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, sub CPU330a which performs the process of step S1220-13 of FIG. 61 is corresponded to the fluctuation effect aspect determination means of this invention.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, sub CPU330a which performs the process of FIG.61 S1220-25 corresponds to the change production | presentation execution means of this invention.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, main CPU300a which performs the process of FIGS. 29-33 corresponds to the big game execution means of this invention.
In the above embodiment, the main CPU 300a that executes the processing of FIG. 22 corresponds to the prior determination means of the present invention.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, sub CPU330a which performs the process of FIG.60 S1210-11 corresponds to the specific production execution determination means of this invention.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, sub CPU330a which performs the process of FIG.61 S1220-15-step S1220-25 is equivalent to the specific effect execution aspect determination means of this invention.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, sub CPU330a which performs the process of FIG.61 S1220-25 is equivalent to the specific production execution means of this invention.

100 gaming machine 108 gaming board 116 gaming area 120 first starting port (starting area)
122 2nd starting port (starting area)
300 Main control board 300a Main CPU
300b Main CPU
300c main RAM
330 Sub control board 330a Sub CPU
330b Sub ROM
330c Sub RAM

Claims (2)

Subject to entry of a game ball to the startup area, important task gaming determination random number used in the important task lottery to determine whether or not to execute a large role game, and obtains the fluctuation effect for random numbers used to determine the fluctuation information as suspension information and, a random number acquisition means for storing the suspension information in the storage unit,
A lottery means for reading the hold information stored in the storage unit in a predetermined order and performing the lottery lottery by establishing a start condition;
When the big character lottery is performed by the lottery means, based on the lottery result of the big character lottery and the random effect random numbers stored in the storage unit together with the big character game decision random number read by the lottery means, Variation information determining means for determining the variation information;
And variation effect execution means for executing the fluctuation effect in accordance with the variation information determined by said variation information determining means,
If the important task lottery result indicating the execution of a game is derived by said selecting means, and major role game execution means for executing said large role game,
For the acquired reserved information, the lottery result of the previous SL major role lottery, and a pre-determined information indicating at least one of the previous SL variation information, pre-determination of the selecting means derives before reading the reserved information Means,
Based on the prior determination information derived by the prior determination means, the one or a plurality of hold information before the lottery means reads is determined to be a production target hold as a specific production execution target having a plurality of execution patterns. with, for each of the rendering target hold, the execution pattern of the last to run specific effect in change effect, a specific effect execution determining means for determining any of the plurality of execution pattern,
The execution pattern of a specific effect other than the specific effect that is finally executed during the target variation effect in response to the start of the target variation effect that is a variation effect that is executed by reading the hold information determined as the effect target hold Specific execution execution mode determination means for determining any one of a plurality of execution patterns ;
A specific effect execution unit that executes the specific effect with an execution pattern determined by the specific effect execution determination unit and the specific effect execution mode determination unit during execution of the target variation effect;
A gaming machine comprising: The specific effect execution mode determination means is
In response to the start of the target variation effect, determine the number of times to execute the specific effect during the target variation effect,
The specific effect executing means is
During execution of the target change effect, the perform the specific effect by determining the number of times of the specific effect execution mode determining means in one said subject variation effect of the last specific effect, the specific effect execution determination means The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein a specific effect other than the last specific effect is executed with the execution pattern determined by the specific effect execution mode determining means .

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