JP6522574B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.

  As a conventional gaming machine, when operating a movable body such as a character or the like, the display means may be capable of displaying a rendering effect display such as an effect image in accordance with the movement of the movable body (Patent Document 1) .

JP, 2013-208308, A (paragraph 0124 etc.)

  However, in the conventional game machine as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the rendering effect display adapted to the situation when the movable body operates can not be displayed, and the operation of the movable body and the rendering effect display of the display means are coordinated. There was a problem that the effect of the production was insufficient.

  The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of enhancing a rendering effect in which the movement of the movable body and the rendering effect display of the display means are linked. is there.

(1) (A) A game machine capable of performing variable display of identification information (effect symbol etc.) to be controlled to an advantageous state (big hit gaming state etc.) advantageous to the player,
Display means (effect display device 5 or the like) capable of displaying a plurality of effects ( image display of reach effect , etc.);
It can be moved to a standby position (tilted position shown in FIG. 6, first position shown in FIGS. 8 and 9) and an advanced position (elevated position shown in FIG. 6 and the second position shown in FIGS. 8 and 9) A movable body (a movable member 321 or the like),
Movable object rendering means (CPU for effect control 120 capable of operating the movable object when the effect display is being performed (the effect control CPU 120, movable in the effect design process of S75 in the effect control process processing of FIG. 17 processing Body effect processing etc.),
As the identification information to be variably displayed, the identification information of the first aspect (the aspect before reduction, etc.) and the identification information of the second aspect (the reduced small symbol display form, etc.) different from the first aspect Display control means (such as CPU 120 for effect control) capable of displaying on the display means ;
When the effect display when the movable object effect is executed is the effect display of a specific type (for example, the image display of a battle reach effect) of the plurality of types, the effect effect display of the specific aspect (FIG. 23 (D), The particle effect image 71 etc. of (E) can be superimposed and displayed on the effect display of the specific type (FIGS. 23A to 23 G, etc.) (during effect pattern variation of S75 in the effect control process of FIG. 17) Rendering effect display process etc.)
When the effect display when the movable body effect is executed is a predetermined type of effect display (such as image display of a story reach effect) among the plurality of types, the effect effect display (a predetermined mode different from the specific mode ( The flame effect image 73 or the like in FIGS. 24D and 24E can be superimposed and displayed on a predetermined image (black image 72 or the like in FIGS. 24D and 24E) displayed in the entire area of the display means FIG. 24 (A) to (G) etc. (Demonstration effect display processing etc. in the processing of the effect symbol fluctuation in S75 in the effect control process processing of FIG. 17),
The predetermined image is a black image (black image 72 or the like of FIGS. 24D and 24E) which is not displayed in the specific type of effect display.
The display control means can display the identification information of the second mode both when the effect type of the specific type is displayed and when the effect type of the predetermined type is performed (see FIG. 23). (B) to (E), FIG. 24 (B) to (E), etc., and the identification information of the second aspect is displayed also when the rendering effect display of the predetermined aspect is displayed superimposed on the black image Is possible,
A checking operation execution means (figure of FIG. 16) for causing the movable body to perform the checking operation (initial operation in the movable member initialization process of step S51B of FIG. 16) when the gaming machine is activated. Initial operation in movable member initialization processing in step S51B of 16),
Comprises, a player's visual guidance effect to guide the viewpoint (first visual guidance effect, etc.) executable eye leading demonstration execution means (Modification, etc.) in the target image to be displayed on said display means,
It is characterized by
(B) A game machine capable of performing variable display of identification information (such as a rendering symbol) and controlling it in an advantageous state (such as a big hit gaming state) advantageous to the player,
Display means (effect display device 5 or the like) capable of displaying a plurality of effects ( image display of reach effect , etc.);
It can be moved to a standby position (tilted position shown in FIG. 6, first position shown in FIGS. 8 and 9) and an advanced position (elevated position shown in FIG. 6 and the second position shown in FIGS. 8 and 9) A movable body (a movable member 321 or the like),
Movable object rendering means (CPU for effect control 120 capable of operating the movable object when the effect display is being performed (the effect control CPU 120, movable in the effect design process of S75 in the effect control process processing of FIG. 17 processing Body effect processing etc.),
As the identification information to be variably displayed, the identification information of the first aspect (the aspect before reduction, etc.) and the identification information of the second aspect (the reduced small symbol display form, etc.) different from the first aspect Display control means (such as CPU 120 for effect control) capable of displaying on the display means ;
When the effect display when the movable object effect is executed is the effect display of a specific type (for example, the image display of a battle reach effect) of the plurality of types, the effect effect display of the specific aspect (FIG. 23 (D), The particle effect image 71 etc. of (E) can be superimposed and displayed on the effect display of the specific type (FIGS. 23A to 23 G, etc.) (during effect pattern variation of S75 in the effect control process of FIG. 17) Rendering effect display process etc.)
When the effect display when the movable body effect is executed is a predetermined type of effect display (such as image display of a story reach effect) among the plurality of types, the effect effect display (a predetermined mode different from the specific mode ( The flame effect image 73 or the like in FIGS. 24D and 24E can be superimposed and displayed on a predetermined image (black image 72 or the like in FIGS. 24D and 24E) displayed in the entire area of the display means FIG. 24 (A) to (G) etc. (Demonstration effect display processing etc. in the processing of the effect symbol fluctuation in S75 in the effect control process processing of FIG.
The predetermined image is a black image (black image 72 or the like of FIGS. 24D and 24E) which is not displayed in the specific type of effect display.
The display control means can display the identification information of the second mode both when the effect type of the specific type is displayed and when the effect type of the predetermined type is performed (see FIG. 23). (B) to (E), FIG. 24 (B) to (E), etc., and the identification information of the second aspect is displayed also when the rendering effect display of the predetermined aspect is displayed superimposed on the black image Is possible,
A checking operation execution means (figure of FIG. 16) for causing the movable body to perform the checking operation (initial operation in the movable member initialization process of step S51B of FIG. 16) when the gaming machine is activated. Initial operation in movable member initialization processing in step S51B of 16),
The provided display means outside the visual guidance effect to guide the viewpoint of the player to the target (second visual guidance effect, etc.) capable of executing eye leading demonstration execution means (Modification, etc.), a,
It is characterized by
(C) A game machine capable of performing variable display of identification information (effect symbol etc.) and controlling in an advantageous state (big hit gaming state etc.) advantageous to the player,
Display means (effect display device 5 or the like) capable of displaying a plurality of effects ( image display of reach effect , etc.);
It can be moved to a standby position (tilted position shown in FIG. 6, first position shown in FIGS. 8 and 9) and an advanced position (elevated position shown in FIG. 6 and the second position shown in FIGS. 8 and 9) A movable body (a movable member 321 or the like),
Movable object rendering means (CPU for effect control 120 capable of operating the movable object when the effect display is being performed (the effect control CPU 120, movable in the effect design process of S75 in the effect control process processing of FIG. 17 processing Body effect processing etc.),
As the identification information to be variably displayed, the identification information of the first aspect (the aspect before reduction, etc.) and the identification information of the second aspect (the reduced small symbol display form, etc.) different from the first aspect Display control means (such as CPU 120 for effect control) capable of displaying on the display means ;
When the effect display when the movable object effect is executed is the effect display of a specific type (for example, the image display of a battle reach effect) of the plurality of types, the effect effect display of the specific aspect (FIG. 23 (D), The particle effect image 71 etc. of (E) can be superimposed and displayed on the effect display of the specific type (FIGS. 23A to 23 G, etc.) (during effect pattern variation of S75 in the effect control process of FIG. 17) Rendering effect display process etc.)
When the effect display when the movable body effect is executed is a predetermined type of effect display (such as image display of a story reach effect) among the plurality of types, the effect effect display (a predetermined mode different from the specific mode ( The flame effect image 73 or the like in FIGS. 24D and 24E can be superimposed and displayed on a predetermined image (black image 72 or the like in FIGS. 24D and 24E) displayed in the entire area of the display means FIG. 24 (A) to (G) etc. (Demonstration effect display processing etc. in the processing of the effect symbol fluctuation in S75 in the effect control process processing of FIG.
The predetermined image is a black image (black image 72 or the like of FIGS. 24D and 24E) which is not displayed in the specific type of effect display.
The display control means can display the identification information of the second mode both when the effect type of the specific type is displayed and when the effect type of the predetermined type is performed (see FIG. 23). (B) to (E), FIG. 24 (B) to (E), etc., and the identification information of the second aspect is displayed also when the rendering effect display of the predetermined aspect is displayed superimposed on the black image Is possible,
A checking operation execution means (figure of FIG. 16) for causing the movable body to perform the checking operation (initial operation in the movable member initialization process of step S51B of FIG. 16) when the gaming machine is activated. Initial operation in movable member initialization processing in step S51B of 16),
The area within the visual field of the player on the display unit (viewing area) and the out-of-view region (outer region) and special effect having different representation embodiment De executable special effect execution means (special effect, etc.) (Modification Etc) and
It is characterized by

  According to such a configuration, when the movable body effect is executed, the effect effect display of the different aspect can be displayed according to which of the plural types of effect display is performed. Thus, it is possible to enhance the rendering effect in which the movement of the movable body and the rendering effect display of the display means are linked.

(2) In the gaming machine of (1),
When effect display (a battle reach effect etc.) of a specific type is executed among the effect display in which the movable object effect is executed, the particles of the effect effect display (FIGS. 23D and 23E) of the specific aspect It is possible to execute an effect of superimposing the effect image 71 or the like on the effect display (display of the victory effect image) of the specific type (FIGS. 23A to 23 G, etc.).

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to link the effect display of the specific type for which the movable object effect is executed and the effect effect display of the display means, and the operation of the movable body by the effect display of the specific type and the display means It is possible to further enhance the rendering effect which is linked with the rendering effect display of.

(3) In the gaming machine of (1) or (2),
Among the effect display in which the movable object effect is executed, when a predetermined type of effect display (a story reach effect etc.) is executed, the effect effect display in a predetermined mode (FIG. 24 (D), (E) It is possible to execute an effect of superimposing the effect image 73 or the like on a predetermined image (black image 72 or the like in FIGS. 24D and 24E) displayed in the entire display area of the display unit (FIG. ) To (G) etc.).

  According to such a configuration, in addition to it becomes possible to cooperate the predetermined effect of the predetermined type for which the movable object effect is executed and the effect effect display on the display means, the movable object effect is emphasized to play a game Can improve the interest of

(4) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3),
The movable body (the movable member 321 or the like) is movable to a standby position (the first position or the like shown in FIGS. 8 and 9) and an advanced position (the second position or the like shown in FIGS. 8 and 9)
When the gaming machine is activated, a confirmation operation (an initial operation in the movable member initialization process in step S51B of FIG. 16) for confirming the operation of the movable body and a break-in operation (FIG. 16) for moving the movable body The apparatus further includes control means (e.g. CPU for effect control 120) for executing step S51A of 16 and the operation etc. in the movable member break-in process of FIG.

  According to such a configuration, the confirmation operation for confirming the operation of the movable body and the break-in operation for moving the movable body are performed. For this reason, since the movement of the movable body is not used, it is possible to suppress the influence on the movement of the movable body. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing the malfunction of the movable body.

(5) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4),
Hold storage means (microcomputer 100 for game control, RAM 102, first and second hold storage buffers) for storing as a hold storage for a variable display that has not been started yet;
Hold display means (effect display device 5, hold display area H) capable of displaying the hold storage stored by the hold storage means as a hold display (hold image H etc.);
When the fluctuation display based on the pending storage is performed, fluctuation corresponding display means (effect display device 5, active display area AHA) capable of performing the fluctuation corresponding display (active image AH etc.) corresponding to the fluctuation display ,
Changing the mode of the pending display to change the mode of the pending display (the pending display change in FIG. 28), and changing the mode of the variation-responsive display during the execution of the variable display Among the plurality of timings during the hold display period corresponding to the target hold storage and the variable display period, at least any display mode change with the change corresponding display mode change (active display change in FIG. 28) The display mode changing means (microcomputer 100 for effect control, display mode change process for [display change etc. change effect]) which can be executed at any timing of
The display mode changing means is configured such that the display type of the change object is different from the normal display mode in the first specific display mode (character icon display in FIG. 27A) and the second specific display mode (FIG. 27B) Depending on which of the animal character icon display), the selection ratio of the timing for executing the display mode change is different (as shown in FIGS. 28A and 28B, the character icon display is on hold display) The rate of change effect execution is high, and the rate of change effect execution is high during active display of the animal character icon display, and the rate at which the display mode actually changes at the time of change effect execution as shown in FIGS. Is equal to the pending display and the active display, so depending on whether the character icon display or the animal character icon display, the pending display and the active display , Different frequency of changes display form icons, the proportion select whether to change the display form in either an in active display and pending displays different.).

  According to such a configuration, the player can be made to pay attention to the display type of the change target and the timing of the display mode change for the suspension display mode change and the variation-responsive display mode change, and the change of the suspension display mode The interest of the game can be improved.

It is the front view which looked at a pachinko game machine from the front. It is a block diagram showing an example of circuit composition of a game control board (main board). (A) is a front view showing a rendering unit, (B) is a rear view. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which looked at the production unit diagonally from the front. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which looked at the production | presentation unit from diagonally back. (A) is a front view which shows the state in which a movable part exists in an inclining position, (B) is a front view which shows the state which a movable part exists in an upright position. (A) is a pinion gear, (B) is a rear view which shows a rack gear. (A) is a schematic view showing the movable member in the first position, and (B) is a schematic view showing the second position. (A) is a side view of the schematic view showing the movable member in the first position, and (B) in the second position. (A) is a state in which the pinion gear meshes with the rack gear, (B) is a state in which the rack gear is moved, and (C) is a schematic view showing a state in which the rack gear is restricted. (A)-(D) are the principal part enlarged views which show the state of the gear until it will be in a control state. (A) is a restriction state, (B) is a state changed to the restriction release state by rotating the pinion gear in the first operation direction, and (C) is a schematic view showing a drive initial state. (A) is a restriction state, (B) is a state changed to the restriction release state by rotating the pinion gear in the second operation direction, and (C) is a schematic view showing a drive initial state. It is a flow chart which shows an example of timer interrupt processing for game control. It is a flow chart which shows an example of special symbol process processing. It is a flow chart which shows an example of production control main processing. It is a flow chart which shows an example of production control process processing. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a movable member break-in process. (A)-(D) is explanatory drawing which shows the condition which changes to a control state by the control means as a modification 1 of a movable part drive mechanism. (A)-(D) is explanatory drawing which shows the condition which changes to a control state by the control means as a modification 2 of a movable part drive mechanism. (A)-(D) is explanatory drawing which shows the condition which changes to a control state by the control means as a modification 3 of a movable part drive mechanism. (A) is an explanatory view showing a restricting portion as modified example 4 of the movable portion drive mechanism, (B) is a restricting portion as modified example 5 of the movable portion drive mechanism. It is a display screen figure of an effects display apparatus when battle reach effects are performed. It is a display screen figure of a presentation display apparatus when story reach presentation is performed. It is a timing chart which shows the example of control of the effect production and movable body production in the specific super reach production. It is a timing chart which shows the example of control of the effect production and movable object uniting operation production in a specific super reach production. It is a figure which shows a character icon selection table and a character icon selection table. An icon for executing a display mode change effect execution timing selection process, a display mode change effect type selection process, and a change mode selection process when the hold display is determined to be a display mode of an icon shape such as a character icon or a character icon It is various data tables used for an effect setting process. It is a figure for demonstrating the aspect of 1st gaze guidance effect. It is a figure for demonstrating the aspect of 1st gaze guidance effect. It is a figure for demonstrating the aspect of 1st gaze guidance effect. It is a figure for demonstrating the aspect of 2nd gaze guidance effect. It is a figure for demonstrating the aspect of 2nd gaze guidance effect. It is a figure for demonstrating the aspect of special presentation. It is a figure for demonstrating the aspect of special presentation.

[Configuration of pachinko gaming machine]
A mode for carrying out a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below. First, the overall configuration of a pachinko gaming machine 1 which is an example of a gaming machine will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine as viewed from the front. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration on the main substrate. In the following, the front side of FIG. 1 is the front (front, front) side of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the back side is the back (rear) side, and the vertical and horizontal directions when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is viewed from the front side It explains as a standard. Note that the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the present embodiment is an opposing surface facing a player who plays a game in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, showing an arrangement layout of main members. Pachinko gaming machines (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as gaming machines) 1 are roughly classified into a gaming board (gauge board) 2 constituting a gaming board surface and a gaming machine frame (underframe) for supporting and fixing the gaming board 2 It consists of three. In the game board 2, a game area 10 having a substantially circular shape in a front view surrounded by the guide rails 2b is formed. In this game area 10, a game ball as a game medium is fired from a ball striking device (not shown) and shot. In the gaming machine frame 3, a glass door frame 50 having a glass window 50a is rotatably provided centering on the left side, so that the game area 10 can be opened and closed by the glass door frame 50. When the glass door frame 50 is closed, the game area 10 can be seen through the glass window 50a.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game board 2 is formed in a substantially square shape in front view from a synthetic resin material having transparency such as acrylic resin, polycarbonate resin, methacrylic resin, etc. It is mainly composed of a board (not shown) provided with guide rails 2b and the like and a spacer member (not shown) integrally attached to the back side of the board. The game board 2 is formed in a substantially square shape in front view by a non-light-transmissive member such as a veneer board, and is provided on a board board provided with obstacle nails (not shown) and guide rails 2b etc. on the game board surface which is the front. It may be configured.

  At a predetermined position of the game board 2 (in the example shown in FIG. 1, the lower right position of the game area 10), a first special symbol display 4A and a second special symbol display 4B are provided. The first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B are each composed of, for example, 7 segments or LEDs (light emitting diodes) of dot matrix, etc. Special symbols (also referred to as “special figures”) that are plural types of possible identification information (special identification information) are variably displayed (also referred to as variable display or variable display). For example, the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B respectively change and display a plurality of types of special symbols composed of numbers indicating "0" to "9" and symbols indicating "-", etc. Do. The special symbols displayed on the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B are limited to those composed of numbers indicating "0" to "9" or symbols indicating "-", etc. For example, a plurality of types of lighting patterns may be set in advance as a plurality of types of special symbols, in which combinations of what are turned on and turned off in the 7-segment LED are different.

  In the following, the special symbol variably displayed in the first special symbol display 4A is also referred to as "the first special view", and the special symbol variably displayed in the second special symbol display 4B is also referred to as the "second special view" .

  Near the center of the game area 10 in the game board 2, a presentation display device 5 as display means is provided. The effect display device 5 is configured of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display Device) or the like, and forms a display area for displaying various effect images. In the display area of the effect display device 5, corresponding to the fluctuation display of the first special drawing by the first special symbol display 4A in the special drawing game and the fluctuation display of the second special drawing by the second special symbol display 4B. For example, in the effect pattern display area serving as a plurality of variable display units such as three, effect patterns which are plural types of identification information (decorative identification information) capable of identifying each are variably displayed. The variable display of this effect pattern is also included in the variable display game.

  As an example, in the display area of the effect display device 5, effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "left", "middle" and "right" are arranged. When the finalized special symbol is stopped and displayed as the variation display result in the special figure game, effects are displayed in each of the “left”, “middle” and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R in the effect display device 5 The finalized design symbol (final stop symbol) which is the result of the variable display of the symbol is stopped and displayed.

  Thus, in the display area of the effect display device 5, the special drawing game using the first special drawing in the first special symbol display 4A or the special drawing using the second special drawing in the second special symbol display 4B In synchronization with the figure game, the variable display of a plurality of types of effect symbols that can be identified respectively is performed, and the determined effect symbols that are the result of the variable display are derived and displayed (or simply referred to as "derivation"). In addition, for example, deriving and displaying various display symbols such as special symbols and effect symbols means to stop identification information such as effect symbols etc (also referred to as complete stop indication or final stop indication) and to end variable display. .

  For example, eight types of symbols (alphanumeric characters “1” to “8” or “han” or “han” are displayed on the effect symbols that are variably displayed in the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R. The character image may be, for example, a person, an animal, an object other than these, or a combination of a number, English letters, eight character images relating to a predetermined motif, a number or a character or a combination of a symbol and a character image. , A symbol such as a character, or any other decorative image representing an arbitrary figure). Corresponding symbol numbers are attached to each of the rendering symbols. For example, symbol numbers “1” to “8” are attached to alphanumeric characters indicating “1” to “8”, respectively. In addition, the production design is not limited to eight types, but may be any number (for example, seven types, nine types, etc.) as long as it can constitute an appropriate number of combinations such as a big hit combination and a lost combination.

  A first hold indicator 25A and a second hold indicator 25B are provided above the first special symbol indicator 4A and the second special symbol indicator 4B. Each of the first hold indicator 25A and the second hold indicator 25B displays the number of pending storages (the number of special view pending storages) as the number of pending storage information of the variable display corresponding to the special view game in a distinguishable manner Memory display is performed.

  Here, the game ball passes the first start winning opening formed by the normal winning ball device 6A and the second starting winning opening formed by the normally variable winning ball device 6B, with the suspension of the variable display corresponding to the special view game. It occurs based on the start-up winning by (entering). That is, although the start condition (also referred to as "execution condition") for executing the variable display game such as the special drawing game and the variable display of the production symbol is satisfied, the variable display game based on the start condition established earlier is being executed. If the start condition for allowing the start of the variable display game is not satisfied due to the fact that the pachinko gaming machine 1 is controlled to the big hit gaming state, etc., suspension of the variable display corresponding to the satisfied start condition is To be done.

  In the first special symbol display 4A, it is possible to specify the number of pending storage information (first pending storage information) generated based on the first starting winning by the game ball passing (entering) the first starting winning opening The number of first special view holding memories is displayed by lighting (the number of lighting) of the LED. In the second hold indicator 25B, it is possible to specify the number of hold storage information (second hold memory information) generated based on the second start winning by the game ball passing (entering) the second start winning opening (2) The number of stored special storages is displayed by lighting (the number of lighting) of the LED.

  A first hold display area 5D and a second hold display area 5U are set in the lower left and right two places in the display area of the effect display device 5, respectively. In the first reserve display area 5D, the first special view reserve storage number capable of specifying the number of pieces of first reserve storage information generated based on the first start winning is displayed by the number of images of reserve images H of a sphere (circular) Be done. In the second reserve display area 5U, the second special view reserve storage number capable of specifying the number of second reserve storage information generated based on the second start winning is displayed by the number of images of reserve images H of a sphere (circular) Be done.

  In the first hold display area 5D, the hold image H is displayed in a mode in which the hold image increases on the left side every time the first hold storage information is generated, and the variable display based on the first hold storage information is performed At each time, the reserved image H at the right end corresponding to the first reserved storage information is erased, and a display is performed in which the remaining reserved images H are shifted one by one to the right. In the second hold display area 5U, the hold image is displayed in a mode in which the hold image H increases on the right side every time the second hold storage information is generated, and variable display based on the second hold storage information is performed At each time, the reserve image H at the left end corresponding to the second reserve storage information is erased, and a display is performed in which the remaining reserve images are shifted leftward one by one.

  Corresponding to the variable display during execution of the variable display corresponding to the (displayed and shifted) held display (held image H) erased (moved and shifted) from each of the first held display area 5D and the second held display area 5U An active display area AHA for displaying an image (hereinafter referred to as an active image or active display) AH indicating a variation correspondence display is formed in the central portion of the hold display area. In the active display area AHA, the reserved image H displayed in the first reserved display area 5D or the second reserved display area 5U is displayed by, for example, being moved (shifted) to the active display area, etc. The active image AH is displayed in such a manner that it can be identified as corresponding to the hold image. Active display area AHA may be arranged at any position in the display area of effect display device 5.

  In the hold display area, the hold storage information may be displayed in a display mode in which the first hold display area 5D and the second hold display area 5U are summed without being distinguished. By such a total holding storage display, it is possible to easily grasp the total number of satisfaction of execution conditions in which the variable display start condition is not satisfied.

  With regard to the holding image H displayed in each of the first holding display area 5D and the second holding display area 5U, a holding display mode in which the mode of the holding display is changed before the variable display of the target holding storage information is executed. Change presentation may be performed. In the on-hold display mode change effect, the display mode such as the color or the shape of the on-hold image H is changed.

  For example, the color of the holding image H can be changed to blue, green and red. It is determined that the pending display mode change effect is executed at a predetermined ratio, and when the variation display result based on the pending storage information of the presentation object becomes the big hit display result, the change after the change by the ratio of blue <green <red When the color of the reserve image H is selected and determined, while the variation display result is an off display result, the color of the reserve image H after change is selected and determined at a ratio of red <green <blue. As a result, the expectation for a big hit based on the color of the reserved image H after change when the reserved display mode change effect is executed is set to be a ratio of blue <green <red. Therefore, when the on-hold display mode change effect is executed, it is possible to boost the player's sense of expectation for the jackpot based on the color of the on-hold image after the change.

  Further, also for the active image AH, similarly to the reserve image H, the display mode change effect is executed, and the display mode such as the color or the shape of the reserve image H is changed. With regard to such a display mode change effect of the active display, the display mode such as the color or shape after the change is determined in such a mode that the degree of expectation to the big hit can be specified at the same selection ratio as the hold display mode change effect. Ru. In addition, about an active display, it is not necessary to perform display mode change presentation.

  Under the effect display device 5, a normal winning ball device 6A and a normal variable winning ball device 6B are provided. The regular winning ball device 6A, for example, forms a first starting winning opening as a starting area (first starting area) which is always kept in a constant open state by a predetermined ball receiving member. The normally variable winning ball device 6B is an electric motor having a pair of movable winglets that changes between a normally open state in a vertical position and an enlarged open state in a tilting position by a solenoid 81 for a normal electric symbol shown in FIG. A tulip type character (usually an electric character) is provided to form a second start winning opening as a start area (second start area).

  As an example, in the case of the normally variable winning ball device 6B, the game ball passes through the second starting winning opening by the movable wing piece being in the vertical position when the solenoid 81 for the normal motorized combination is off. It will be in the normally open state which is unfortunate. On the other hand, in the case of the normally variable winning ball device 6B, the game ball passes through the second start winning opening by tilting control in which the movable wing piece is in the tilting position when the solenoid 81 for the ordinary electric combination is on. It becomes an expansion and release state which is easy to enter.

  The game ball which has passed (entered) the first starting winning opening formed in the normal winning ball device 6A is detected by, for example, a first starting opening switch 22A shown in FIG. The game ball which has passed (entered) the second starting winning opening formed in the normally variable winning ball device 6B is detected by, for example, a second starting opening switch 22B shown in FIG. A predetermined number (for example, three) of game balls are paid out as a prize ball based on the detection of the game ball by the first starting opening switch 22A, and the first special view reserve memory number is a predetermined upper limit (for example, " 4 ′ ′) If not, the first start condition is satisfied. A predetermined number (for example, three) of game balls are paid out as a prize ball based on the detection of the game ball by the second start opening switch 22B, and the second special view reserve memory number is a predetermined upper limit (for example, " 4 ′ ′) If not, the second start condition is satisfied. The number of winning balls to be paid out based on the detection of the gaming ball by the first starting opening switch 22A, and the number of the winning balls to be paid out based on the detection of the gaming ball by the second starting opening switch 22B. The numbers may be the same or different from each other.

  A special variable winning ball device 7 is provided below the normal winning ball device 6A and the normal variable winning ball device 6B. The special variable winning prize ball device 7 includes a special winning opening door which is driven to open and close by a solenoid 82 serving as a special winning opening door shown in FIG. 2 and a specific area which changes to an open state and a closed state by the special winning opening door. To form a winning opening as.

  As an example, in the special variable winning prize ball device 7, when the solenoid 82 for the big winning mouth door is off, the big winning mouth door closes the big winning mouth, and the gaming ball passes the big winning mouth (enter) I can not do it. On the other hand, in the special variable winning prize ball device 7, when the solenoid 82 for the big winning mouth door is in the on state, the big winning mouth door opens the big winning mouth, and the gaming ball passes the big winning mouth (enter ) To make it easier. In this manner, the special winning opening as a specific area changes into an open state in which the game ball easily passes (enters), which is advantageous for the player, and a closed state in which the game ball can not pass (enter). Do. In place of the closed state where the game ball can not pass (enter) the big winning opening, or in addition to the closed state, a partially open state in which the game ball does not easily pass (enter) the big prize opening may be provided.

  The game ball which has passed (entered) the special winning opening is detected by, for example, the count switch 23 shown in FIG. A predetermined number (for example, 15) of game balls are paid out as winning balls based on the detection of the game balls by the count switch 23. Thus, when the game ball passes (enters) the special winning opening that is in the open state in the special variable winning winning ball device 7, the gaming ball is in the other winning opening such as the first starting winning opening and the second starting winning opening. More balls will be paid out than when passing (entering). Therefore, if the special winning prize opening is opened in the special variable winning prize ball device 7, the gaming ball can enter into the special winning prize opening, which is an advantageous first state for the player. On the other hand, if the special winning hole is closed in the special variable winning ball device 7, it becomes impossible or difficult to get the winning ball by passing the game ball to the big winning hole, which is difficult for the player. It is a disadvantageous second state.

  A normal symbol display 20 is provided at the upper position of the second hold display 25B. As an example, the normal symbol display 20 is composed of LEDs or the like of 7 segments or dot matrix similarly to the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B, and plural kinds of identification information different from the special symbol The symbol which is a normal symbol (also referred to as "common figure" or "ordinary figure") is variably displayed (variation display). Such a variation display of an ordinary symbol is referred to as a common-play game (also referred to as a "normal-figure game").

  Above the normal symbol display 20, a general drawing reserve display 25C is provided. The general drawing retention indicator 25C is configured to include, for example, four LEDs, and displays the general drawing retention memory number as the number of effective passing balls passed through the passing gate 41.

  On the surface of the game board 2, besides the above-described configuration, a windmill and a large number of obstacle nails for changing the flow direction and speed of the game ball are provided. Also, as a winning opening different from the first starting winning opening, the second starting winning opening and the large winning opening, for example, a single or a plurality of general winning openings can be provided which are always kept in a constant open state by a predetermined ball receiving member. It may be done. In this case, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls may be paid out as winning balls based on the fact that a game ball entering one of the general winning openings is detected by a predetermined general winning ball switch. At the lowermost position of the game area 10, an out port is provided where game balls that have not entered any of the winning ports are captured.

  At the upper left and right positions of the gaming machine frame 3, speakers 8L and 8R for reproducing and outputting sound effects and the like are provided, and further, in the peripheral portion of the gaming area 10, presentation LEDs 9 are provided. A decorative LED may be arranged around each structure (for example, the normal winning ball device 6A, the normal variable winning ball device 6B, the special variable winning ball device 7 etc.) in the game area 10 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 . At the lower right portion of the gaming machine frame 3 is provided a striking operation handle (operation knob) operated by a player or the like to fire a gaming ball as a gaming medium toward the gaming area 10. For example, the hit ball operating handle adjusts the resilience of the gaming ball according to the amount of operation (the amount of rotation) by the player or the like. The hitting control handle may be provided with a single-shot firing switch for stopping the drive of the firing motor provided in the hit shooting device (not shown) or a touch ring (touch sensor).

  At a predetermined position of the gaming machine frame 3 below the gaming area 10, it is possible to supply the gaming balls paid out as winning balls or gaming balls lent out by a predetermined ball lending machine to a launch device (not shown). An upper plate (ball hitting supply plate) is provided to hold (reserve). At the lower part of the gaming machine frame 3, a lower tray is provided which holds (retains) surplus balls and the like overflowing from the upper tray so as to be discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  A stick controller 31A which can be held and tilted by the player is attached to a member forming the lower tray, for example, at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the lower tray main body (for example, the central portion of the lower tray). There is. The stick controller 31A includes an operating rod held by the player, and a trigger button is provided at a predetermined position of the operating rod (for example, a position where the index finger of the operating hand is hit when the player holds the operating rod). There is.

  A controller sensor unit 35A for detecting a tilting operation with respect to the operating rod may be provided inside the main body of the lower tray at the lower part of the stick controller 31A. For example, the controller sensor unit is a two transparent photosensor (parallel sensor) disposed parallel to the board of the game board 2 on the left side of the center position of the operating rod as viewed from the player facing the pachinko game machine 1 4) a combination of a pair of two photo sensors (vertical sensor pair) arranged perpendicular to the face of the game board 2 on the right side of the center position of the operating rod as seen from the player's side It may be configured to include a photo sensor.

  The member forming the upper tray is, for example, a push button 31B which allows a player to perform a predetermined instruction operation by pressing operation or the like at a predetermined position on the front side of the upper surface of the upper tray main body (for example, above the stick controller 31A). It is provided. The push button 31B may be configured to be able to detect the pressing operation from the player mechanically, electrically or electromagnetically. A push sensor 35B may be provided inside the main body of the upper tray or the like at the installation position of the push button 31B, for detecting a pressing operation performed by the player on the push button 31B.

  Next, the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be schematically described. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, the variation display of the normal symbol is executed by the normal symbol display 20 that the gaming ball having passed through the passing gate 41 provided in the gaming area 10 is detected by the gate switch 21 shown in FIG. For example, based on the fact that the normal drawing start condition for starting the fluctuation display of the normal symbol is started, for example, that the previous normal drawing game has ended, after the common drawing start condition for holding is established, the normal symbol display A regular game by 20 is started.

  In this common-play game, after starting the fluctuation of the normal symbol, when a predetermined time as the common-pattern fluctuation time elapses, the determined normal symbol as the variable display result of the normal symbol is stopped and displayed (derived display). At this time, if a specific normal symbol (a symbol per common figure) such as a number indicating "7" is stopped and displayed as the determined normal symbol, the variation display result of the normal symbol becomes "per common figure". On the other hand, if the normal symbol other than the symbol per symbol is stopped and displayed, such as a number or symbol other than the number indicating “7”, for example, as the determined normal symbol, the variation display result of the normal symbol is “general symbol lost” Become. In response to the variation display result of the normal symbol being "per common figure", the enlargement and release control (tilting control) in which the movable wing piece of the electric tulip forming the variable winning prize ball device 6B is tilted is performed The normal opening control is performed to return to the vertical position when a predetermined time has elapsed.

  For example, after the first starting condition is satisfied, for example, by detecting the gaming ball passing through (entering) the first starting winning opening formed in the regular winning ball device 6A by the first starting opening switch 22A shown in FIG. A special drawing game by the first special symbol display 4A is started based on the establishment of the first start condition due to the previous special drawing game or the end of the big hit gaming state. In addition, the second starting condition is established because the game ball which has passed (entered) the second starting winning opening formed in the normally variable winning ball device 6B is detected by the second starting opening switch 22B shown in FIG. Later, based on the fact that the second start condition is satisfied, for example, by the end of the previous special figure game or the big hit gaming state, the special figure game by the second special symbol display 4B is started.

  In the special figure game by the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B, after starting the variation display of the special symbol, when the variation display time as the special figure variation time elapses, the variation display of the special symbol The finalized special symbol (special drawing display result) to be the result is derived and displayed. At this time, if a specific special symbol (big hit symbol) is stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol, it becomes "big hit" as a specific display result, and a special symbol different from the big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol. It is a loss. In addition, a predetermined special symbol (small hit symbol) different from the big hit symbol may be stopped and displayed, and when a predetermined special symbol (small hit symbol) as a result of the predetermined display is stopped and displayed. The small hit game state may be controlled as a special game state different from the big hit game state.

  After the variable display result in the special figure game becomes a "big hit", in the big hit gaming state (advantage state) as a specific gaming state that executes a round advantageous to the player (also referred to as "round game") a predetermined number of times It is controlled.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as an example, the special symbol indicating the numbers “3”, “5”, “7” is the big hit symbol, and the special symbol indicating the symbol “-” is the missing symbol. . When the small hit symbol is to be stopped and displayed, for example, a special symbol indicating the number "2" may be used as the small hit symbol. Each symbol such as a big hit symbol or lost symbol in the special symbol game by the first special symbol indicator 4A may be a special symbol different from each symbol in the special symbol game by the second special symbol indicator 4B. Also, the special symbol common to both of the special figure games may be a big hit symbol or a lost symbol.

  In the big hit gaming state, after the big hit symbol showing the numbers of "3", "5" and "7" is stopped and displayed as a confirmed special symbol in the special figure game and it becomes "big hit" as a specific display result In a period until the predetermined upper limit time (for example, 29 seconds or 0.1 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, nine) of winning balls are generated. , The big winning opening is open. As a result, a round is performed in which the special variable winning prize ball device 7 is put into the first state (open state) which is advantageous for the player.

  The special winning opening door with the big winning opening opened during execution of the round receives the game ball falling on the surface of the game board 2, and then the special winning opening is closed, thereby the special variable winning winning ball device 7 is changed to a second state (closed state) disadvantageous to the player, and one round is ended. The round, which is the opening cycle of the special winning opening, can be repeatedly executed until the number of times of execution reaches a predetermined upper limit number (for example, “16” or the like). In addition, even before the number of times of execution of the round reaches the upper limit number of times, execution of the round may be ended by establishment of a predetermined condition (for example, the game ball did not win a prize winning opening etc.) .

  Among the rounds in the jackpot gaming state, the round in which the upper limit time for making the special variable winning prize ball device 7 the first state (open state) advantageous to the player is relatively long (for example, 29 seconds) is normally open It is also called a round. On the other hand, a round in which the upper limit time for making the special variable winning prize ball device 7 in the first state (open state) is a relatively short time (for example, 0.1 second) is also referred to as a short-term open round.

  In the case of displaying the small hit symbol (for example, the number “2”) in a stopped state, if these small hit symbols are derived as a finalized special symbol, the small hit game state as a special game state is controlled. good. Specifically, in the small hit gaming state, for example, as described above, in the special variable winning ball device 7 as well as the short-term open big hit state in which the winning ball is not obtained substantially It is sufficient to execute a variable winning operation for changing to the first state (open state).

  In the "left", "middle" and "right" effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R provided in the effect display device 5, a special figure game using the first special figure in the first special symbol display 4A In response to the start of one of the special drawing games of the second special symbol display 4B and the special drawing game using the second special drawing, the variable display of the effect design is started. And the period from when fluctuation display of the production design is started until fluctuation display ends with the stop display of the fixed production design in each production design display area 5L, 5C and 5R of “left”, “middle”, “right” In such a case, the variable display state of the effect pattern may be in a predetermined reach state.

  Here, with the reach state, when the effect pattern stopped and displayed in the display area of the effect display device 5 constitutes a part of the big hit combination, the effect pattern is not displayed yet and stopped (“reach variation symbol” The display state in which the fluctuation continues, or the display state in which all or part of the effect pattern changes synchronously while constituting all or part of the jackpot combination. Specifically, in "left", "middle", "right" effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R (for example, "left" and "right" effect symbol display areas 5L, 5R, etc.) in advance The remaining effect symbol display area (for example, "inside") which is not displayed as stopped when the effect symbols (for example, effect symbols indicating alphanumeric characters of "7") constituting the determined big hit combination are stopped and displayed In the symbol display area 5C, etc.) The display condition in which the effect pattern is fluctuating, or the effect pattern is a big hit in all or a part of the effect pattern display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "left", "middle", "right" It is a display state which fluctuates synchronously while constituting all or a part of the combination.

  In addition, in response to the reaching state, the variation speed of the production design is reduced, or a character image (production image imitating a person or the like) different from the production design is displayed in the display area of the production display device 5 Or, by changing the display mode of the background image, reproducing / displaying a moving image different from the effect pattern, or changing the change mode of the effect pattern, the effect operation different from before reaching the reach state is executed. May be Such a rendering operation such as display of character images, change in display mode of background image, reproduction display of moving images, and change in change mode of effect pattern is referred to as reach effect display (or simply reach effect display). In the reach effect, not only the display operation in the effect display device 5, but also the sound output operation by the speakers 8L and 8R, the lighting operation (flashing operation) in the light emitter such as the LED 9 for effect, etc. The operation mode may be different from the operation mode.

  As the effect operation in the reach effect, a plurality of effect patterns (also referred to as “reach patterns”) having different operation modes (reach modes) may be prepared in advance. And each reach mode differs in the possibility of becoming a "big hit" (also referred to as "reliability", "big hit reliability", "expected degree", or "big hit expectation"). That is, the possibility that the variable display result will be a "big hit" can be differentiated depending on which of the plurality of reach effects is executed.

  When a special symbol to be a lost symbol is stop-displayed (derived) as a finalized special symbol in the special drawing game, the variation display state of the presentation symbol does not reach the reach state after the variation display of the presentation symbol is started. In some cases, a fixed effect design that is a predetermined non-reach combination may be stopped and displayed. Such a variation display mode of the effect pattern is referred to as a "non-reach" (also referred to as "normally lost") variation display mode when the variation display result is "loss".

  When a special symbol to be a lost symbol is stop-displayed (derived) as a finalized special symbol in the special drawing game, the variation display state of the presentation symbol becomes a reach state after the variation display of the presentation symbol is started. Depending on the situation, after the reach effect is performed or the reach effect is not performed, the finalized design pattern to be a predetermined reach losing combination may be stopped and displayed. Such a fluctuation display result of the effect pattern is referred to as a fluctuation display mode of “reach” (also referred to as “reach loss”) when the fluctuation display result is “loss”.

  If the big hit symbol indicating the number "3" is displayed as a special symbol in the special figure game as the special symbol to be the big hit symbol, the variation display state of the production symbol corresponds to the reach state. Then, after the predetermined reach effect is executed, a fixed effect pattern to be a predetermined normal big hit combination (also referred to as "non-probable variation big hit combination") is displayed in a stopped state among a plurality of types of big hit combinations. The reach effect may not be executed, and the non-probable variation big hit combination may be stopped and displayed as a confirmed effect pattern.

  The determined effect design that is usually a big hit combination (non-probable variation big hit combination) is variably displayed, for example, in each of the left, middle, and right effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R in the effect display device 5 Among the effect symbols of symbol numbers “1” to “8”, any one of the effect symbols whose symbol numbers are even “2”, “4”, “6” and “8” is “left” or “left” It may be any as long as it is aligned and displayed on a predetermined effective line in each of the effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "middle" and "right". The effect symbols having symbol numbers of "2", "4", "6" and "8" which usually constitute a big hit combination are usually referred to as normal symbols (also referred to as "non-probable variation symbols").

  In response to the determined special symbol in the special figure game becoming a big hit symbol normally, after a predetermined reach effect is executed, the fixed effect symbol of the big hit combination (non-probable variation big hit combination) is stopped and displayed. The variable display mode is referred to as a variable display mode (also referred to as “big hit type”) of “non-probable change” (also referred to as “usually big hit”) when the variable display result is “big hit”. In addition, you may stop-display the big hit combination (non-probable variation big hit combination) normally as a fixed production pattern, without a reach production being performed. Based on the fact that the variable display result is "big hit" in the big hit type of "non-deterministic change", it is controlled to a normally open big hit state, and after that, time shortening control (time saving control) is performed. By performing the time saving control, the variation display time (special figure variation time) of the special symbol in the special figure game is shortened as compared with the normal state. In the time saving control, as described later, so-called electric Chu support is implemented in which the winning frequency of the normal symbol is increased and the winning frequency of the normally variable winning ball device 6B is increased. Here, the normal state is a normal gaming state different from a specific gaming state such as a big hit gaming state, etc., and an initial setting state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (for example, as in the case where a system reset is performed) The same control as in the state where the initialization process is performed is performed. In the time-saving control, either of the special figure game being executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) after the end of the big hit gaming state and the variation display result being a "big hit", either condition is established first When it is done, you should finish.

  Among the special symbols that will be the big hit symbols as a final symbol in the special drawing game, the variation display state of the production symbols when the big hit symbols such as the special symbols showing the numbers “5” and “7” are stopped and displayed. After the reach effect similar to the case where the variation display mode of the effect design is "normal" is executed corresponding to the reach state being reached, a predetermined probability change big hit combination and a plurality of big hit combinations There is a case that the fixed effect design symbol is stopped and displayed. Note that the reach effect may not be executed, and the probability variation big hit combination may be stopped and displayed as a confirmed effect pattern. For example, the fixed effect symbols that will be the probability variation big hit combination have symbol numbers “1” that are variably displayed in the “left”, “middle” and “right” effect symbol display areas 5L, 5C, 5R in the effect display device 5, for example. Among the effect symbols of “8”, the effect symbols whose symbol number is “5” or “7” are “left”, “middle” and “right” in each effect symbol display area 5L, 5C, 5R What is necessary is just the one displayed on the predetermined effective line and displayed in a stopped state. The effect symbols having symbol numbers “5” and “7” that constitute the probability variation big hit combination are referred to as probability variation symbols. When a probability variation big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as a determined special symbol in a special figure game, a fixed effect symbol that is usually a big hit combination may be stopped and displayed as a variation display result of the created symbol.

  The variation display mode in which the probability variation big hit symbol is stopped and displayed as the final special symbol in the special figure game is the variation display result is "big hit" regardless of whether the finalization design is usually a big hit combination or a positive variation big hit combination. It is referred to as a variation display mode (also referred to as a “big hit type”) of “certain change” in a case. In the present embodiment, among the jackpot types of "probability", it is in the normally open jackpot state based on the fact that "5" and "7" change display results in "big hit" as the determined special symbol. After being controlled, probability fluctuation control (probability change control) is performed together with time saving control.

  The probability variation control result (special figure display result) becoming "big hit" in the special figure game of each time is improved to be higher than that in the normal state by performing these probability change control. The probability change control may be ended when the condition that the variation display result becomes “big hit” after the end of the big hit gaming state and the big hit gaming state is controlled again is satisfied. As with the time saving control, when the special figure game is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times same as the time shortening or 90 times different from the time shortening) after the end of the big hit gaming state, the probability change control ends May be In addition, even if the probability change control is ended when it is determined that the probability change control is to be ended in the probability change fall lottery executed each time the special figure game is started after the end of the big hit gaming state, even if the probability change control is ended. Good.

  When time saving control is performed, control to make the variation time (general figure variation time) of the normal symbol in the regular drawing game by the regular symbol display 20 shorter than that in the normal state, or the variation of the normal symbol in each regular drawing game Control to improve the probability that the display result will be "per common view" than in the normal state, and tilt control of the movable wing in the ordinary variable winning ball device 6B based on the fact that the variable display result is "per common view" The game ball is likely to pass through (enter) the second start winning opening, such as control to make the tilt control time to perform longer than in the normal state, and control to increase the number of tilts more than in the normal state. By increasing the possibility that the start condition is satisfied, control (power-chute support control) that is advantageous to the player is performed. As described above, the control that facilitates the game ball to enter the second starting winning opening with the time saving control and is advantageous for the player is also referred to as high open control. As high open control, any one of these controls may be performed, or a plurality of controls may be combined and performed.

  By performing the high open control, the frequency at which the second start winning opening is in the wide open state is increased more than when the high open control is not performed. As a result, the second start condition for executing the special drawing game using the second special figure in the second special symbol display 4B is easily established, and the special drawing game can be executed frequently, so that The time until the variable display result is a "big hit" is shortened. The period during which the high release control can be performed is also referred to as a high release control period, and this period may be the same as the period during which the time saving control is performed.

  The gaming state in which both time saving control and high opening control are performed is also referred to as a time saving state or a high base state. Further, the gaming state in which the probability change control is performed is also referred to as a probability change state or a high probability state. The gaming state in which time-saving control or high opening control is performed along with the probability variation control is also referred to as high-probability high-base state. In the present embodiment, the gaming state to be controlled is not set, but the probability changing state in which only time variation control is performed and time saving control and high opening control are not performed is also referred to as high probability and low base state . In addition, only the gaming state in which time saving control and high open control are performed together with probability variation control may be referred to as a "probability state", and in order to distinguish it from the high probability low base status, it may be referred to as a time reduction probability variation state. On the other hand, in order to distinguish from the high probability high base state, the positive variation state (high probability low base state) in which only time variation control is performed and short time control or high open control is not performed may be referred to as time short non definite variable state. The short time state in which time saving control or high open control is performed without performing the probability change control is also referred to as a low probability high base state. The normal state in which neither the probability change control nor the time saving control nor the high open control is performed is also referred to as a low probability low base state. When at least one of time reduction control and probability change control is performed in a game state other than the normal state, the special figure game can be executed frequently, and the probability that the variation display result in the special figure game of each time will be a "big hit" Is enhanced for the player. A game state advantageous to a player different from the big hit game state is also referred to as a special game state.

  It should be noted that in the case of stopping display of the small hit symbol, the game state is not changed after being controlled to the above-described small hit gaming state, and the gaming state before the variable display result becomes "small hit" Control should be continued.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 is mounted with various control boards such as a main board 11, an effect control board 12, a voice control board 13 and a lamp control board 14 as shown in FIG. The pachinko gaming machine 1 also includes a relay board 15 for relaying various control signals transmitted between the main board 11 and the effect control board 12. Besides, various substrates such as a payout control substrate, an information terminal substrate, a launch control substrate, an interface substrate and the like are arranged on the back of the gaming board 2 etc. in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  The main board 11 is a control board on the main side, and various circuits for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 are mounted. The main substrate 11 is mainly directed to a sub-side control substrate consisting of a setting function of random numbers used in the special view game, a function of inputting a signal from a switch disposed at a predetermined position, etc. And a function of outputting and transmitting a control command as an example of command information as a control signal, and a function of outputting various information to a hall management computer. Also, the main board 11 performs lighting / extinguishing control of each LED (for example, segment LED) constituting the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B, and the first special figure or the second special figure Of the predetermined display pattern, such as controlling the variable display of the normal symbol display 20 and performing the on / off / coloring control of the normal symbol display 20 to control the variable display of the normal symbol by the normal symbol display 20 It also has a function to control.

  The main circuit board 11 includes, for example, a microcomputer 100 for game control, a switch circuit 110 for capturing detection signals from various switches for detecting game balls, and transmitting the detection signals to the microcomputer 100 for game control, and the microcomputer 100 for game control A solenoid circuit 111 for transmitting a solenoid drive signal to the solenoids 81 and 82 is mounted.

  The effect control board 12 is a sub-side control board independent of the main board 11, receives the control signal transmitted from the main board 11 via the relay board 15, and displays the effect display device 5 and the speakers 8L and 8R. And various circuits for controlling the rendering operation by the electric parts for presentation such as the LED 9 for presentation are mounted. That is, the effect control board 12 is for effect such as all or part of the display operation in the effect display device 5, all or part of the sound output operation from the speakers 8L, 8R, all or part of the on / off operation in the effect LED 9 etc. It has a function of determining the control content for causing the electric component of the above to execute a predetermined rendering operation.

  The voice control board 13 is a control board for voice output control provided separately from the effect control board 12 and causes the speakers 8L and 8R to output voice based on commands and control data from the effect control board 12 and the like. The processing circuit etc. which perform the audio | voice signal processing for this are mounted. The lamp control board 14 is a control board for lamp output control provided separately from the effect control board 12, and based on the command and control data from the effect control board 12, the on / off drive in the effect LED 9 etc. A lamp driver circuit and the like are mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main board 11 is connected to a wire for transmitting detection signals from the gate switch 21, the first start port switch 22A, the second start port switch 22B, and the count switch 23. The gate switch 21, the first start opening switch 22A, the second start opening switch 22B, and the count switch 23 may have any configuration capable of detecting a game ball as a game medium, such as one called a sensor. It is sufficient if it has. In addition, the main board 11 has a first special symbol display 4A, a second special symbol display 4B, a normal symbol display 20, a first hold indicator 25A, a second hold indicator 25B, and a common view hold indicator 25C. Wiring for transmitting a command signal for performing display control such as is connected.

  The control signal transmitted from the main substrate 11 to the effect control substrate 12 is relayed by the relay substrate 15. The control command transmitted from the main substrate 11 to the effect control substrate 12 via the relay substrate 15 is, for example, an effect control command transmitted and received as an electric signal. In the effect control command, for example, the variation time of the effect pattern and the type of reach effect, or a pseudo ream (it is one change corresponding to one pending storage, multiple times corresponding to a plurality of pending storages) This is an effect display that makes it appear that fluctuations are being performed continuously, and for one start winning, it appears as if variable display of symbols (variable display) was performed multiple times. Within the variation time determined for winning, variation showing the presence or absence of temporary stop and re-execution a predetermined number of times for all symbol rows (left, middle, right) A variation pattern designation command indicating a pattern, a display control command used to control an image display operation in the effect display device 5, and a voice control used to control voice output from the speakers 8L and 8R Command, contains a lamp control commands used to control and presentation for LED9 and decorative LED lighting operation.

  The game control microcomputer 100 mounted on the main substrate 11 is, for example, a one-chip microcomputer, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 101 for storing a program for game control, fixed data, etc., and a work for game control. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 102 for providing an area, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 103 for executing a control operation by executing a game control program, and updating of numerical data representing a random number independently of the CPU 103 A random number circuit 104 to be performed and an I / O (Input / Output port) 105 are provided.

  As an example, in the game control microcomputer 100, the CPU 103 executes a program read from the ROM 101 to execute a process for controlling the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. At this time, a fixed data read operation in which the CPU 103 reads fixed data from the ROM 101, a variable data write operation in which the CPU 103 writes various fluctuation data to the RAM 102 and temporarily stores it, and various fluctuation data temporarily stored in the RAM 102 by the CPU 103 Data reading operation to read out the data, reception operation in which the CPU 103 receives input of various signals from the outside of the gaming control microcomputer 100 via the I / O 105, to the outside of the gaming control microcomputer 100 via the I / O 105 Also, a transmission operation for outputting various signals is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the effect control board 12 is provided with a CPU for effect control 120 which performs control operation according to a program, a ROM 121 for storing a program for effect control, fixed data and the like, and a work area for the CPU 120 for effect control. RAM 122, the display control unit 123 for executing processing for determining the control content of the display operation in the effect display device 5, etc., and the random number for indicating the random value independently of the CPU 120 for effect control A circuit 124 and an I / O 125 are mounted.

  As an example, the effect control board 12 executes a program for effect control read out from the ROM 121 by the effect control CPU 120 to execute a process for controlling the effect operation by the effect electric component. At this time, a fixed data read operation in which the effect control CPU 120 reads out fixed data from the ROM 121, a change data write operation in which the effect control CPU 120 writes various change data in the RAM 122 and temporarily stores them, and the effect control CPU 120 in the RAM 122 Fluctuation data read operation to read out various fluctuation data temporarily stored, reception operation to receive various signal input from outside of the effect control board 12 via the I / O 125, the effect control CPU 120 to I / O for effect control CPU 120 A transmission operation of outputting various signals to the outside of the effect control board 12 via O125 is also performed. The electric components involved in the execution of the effect control such as the effect control CPU 120, the ROM 121, and the RAM 122 in the effect control board 12 are also referred to as a effect control microcomputer.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the effect display device 5 is disposed on the back side of the game board 2 and can be viewed through the opening 2 c formed in the game board 2. In the opening 2c of the game board 2, a frame-shaped center decoration frame 51 is provided. In addition, a rendering unit 300 is provided between the rear surface of the game board 2 and the effect display device 5, and various effect motors (a first effect motor 303, A plurality of electronic components such as a second effect motor 330), a solenoid, a sensor, and a light emitting diode (LED) are connected. In addition, in FIG. 2, the illustration of the electronic components other than the first effect motor 303 and the second effect motor 330 is omitted.

  In addition, also on the side of the effect control board 12, similarly to the main board 11, for example, random number values (also referred to as effect random numbers) for determining types of various effects such as advance notice effects are set.

  The ROM 121 mounted on the effect control board 12 shown in FIG. 2 stores various data tables and the like used to control the rendering operation, in addition to the program for effect control. For example, the ROM 121 stores table data that configures a plurality of determination tables prepared for the CPU 120 for effect control to make various determinations, determinations, and settings, and pattern data that configures various effect control patterns. There is.

  As an example, the ROM 121 is used by the effect control CPU 120 to control the effect operation by various effect devices (for example, the effect display device 5 and the speakers 8L and 8R, the effect LED 9 and the decorative LED, and the effect model). The effect control pattern table storing a plurality of types of effect control patterns to be stored is stored. The effect control pattern is configured of data indicating the control content corresponding to various effect operations performed in accordance with the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the effect control pattern table, for example, a special pattern change effect control pattern, a notice effect effect control pattern, various effect control patterns, and the like may be stored.

  The special figure fluctuation time effect control pattern corresponds to a plurality of kinds of fluctuation patterns, in the period from the start of the fluctuation of the special symbol in the special figure game to the time when the definite special symbol as the special figure display result is derived and displayed Composed of data indicating the control content of various rendering operations such as variable display operation of production pattern, reach production, effect display operation in re-lottery production, etc. or various production display operations without variable display of production pattern It is done. The notice effect control pattern is composed of, for example, data indicating the control content of the effect operation to be the notice effect to be executed corresponding to the notice pattern in which a plurality of patterns are prepared in advance. The various effect control patterns correspond to various effect operations performed in accordance with the progress status of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and are composed of data indicating the control content.

  For example, a plurality of reach effect control patterns in which the effect mode in each reach effect is different may be included in the special figure change time effect control pattern, for example, for each change pattern for executing the reach effect.

  In addition, as a notice effect performed during the fluctuation display of the effect design, for example, as described later, a moveable notice in which the movable member 321 as a movable body (movable thing) rises, the player controls the stick controller 31A or the push button A big hit such as an operation notice performed on the condition that the 31B is operated, a step-up notice in which a predetermined image is switched stepwise, a serif notice in which a character appears and speaks serif, and a cut-in notice in which a predetermined image is interruptedly displayed The jackpot announcement production that suggests the possibility of, the reach announcement that suggests whether or not to reach, the pseudo run announcement that announces whether to become a pseudo run, the stop symbol notice that gives notice of the stop design, the gaming state is a probability At the time of variable display start or reach establishment, such as a latent notice for giving notice of whether or not it is in a fluctuating state (whether it is latent or not), etc. Comprising a plurality of notice to be executed Te.

[Operation of pachinko gaming machine]
Next, the operation (action) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described. In the main substrate 11, when power supply from a predetermined power supply substrate is started, the gaming control microcomputer 100 is activated, and the CPU 103 executes predetermined processing to be gaming control main processing. When the game control main processing is started, the CPU 103 sets the interrupt prohibition and then performs necessary initialization. In this initial setting, for example, the RAM 102 is cleared. Further, the register setting of the CTC (counter / timer circuit) built in the game control microcomputer 100 is performed. As a result, thereafter, an interrupt request signal is sent from the CTC to the CPU 103 every predetermined time (for example, 2 milliseconds), and the CPU 103 can periodically execute timer interrupt processing. When initialization is complete, after enabling the interrupt, it enters loop processing. In the game control main process, the loop process may be entered after executing the process for restoring the internal state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the state at the time of the previous power supply stop.

  When the CPU 103 that has executed the game control main process receives an interrupt request signal from the CTC and receives an interrupt request, the CPU 103 executes a game control timer interrupt process shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the game control timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 14 is started, the CPU 103 first executes a predetermined switch process, whereby the gate switch 21, the first starting opening switch 22A, and the second starting opening via the switch circuit 110. The state of the detection signal input from various switches such as the switch 22B and the count switch 23 is determined (S11). Subsequently, by executing predetermined main side error processing, abnormality diagnosis of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed, and a warning can be generated if necessary according to the diagnosis result (S12). Thereafter, by executing predetermined information output processing, for example, data such as jackpot information, start information, probability fluctuation information and the like supplied to the hole management computer installed outside the pachinko gaming machine 1 is output (S13 ).

  Following the information output process, the game random number updating process for updating at least a part of the gaming random numbers such as the random number values MR1 to MR4 used on the main substrate 11 side by software is executed (S14). Thereafter, CPU 103 executes special symbol process processing (S15). In the special symbol process processing, the value of the special view process flag provided in the game control flag setting unit (not shown) is updated according to the progress of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the first special symbol indicator 4A or 2) Various processes are selected and executed in order to perform control of display operation in the special symbol display 4B, opening / closing operation of the special winning opening in the special variable winning prize ball device 7 and the like in a predetermined procedure.

  Following the special symbol process processing, normal symbol process processing is executed (S16). The CPU 103 executes the normal symbol process processing to determine the variation display mode of the normal symbol using the random number value MR4 for determining the common pattern display result, and performs the display operation in the normal symbol display 20 (for example, lighting of segment LED , Turning off, etc.) to enable variable display of the normal symbol and setting of the tilting operation of the movable wing piece in the normal variable winning prize ball device 6B, and the like.

  After executing the normal symbol process processing, the CPU 103 transmits a control command from the main board 11 to the sub-side control board such as the effect control board 12 by executing the command control process (S17). As an example of these, in the command control process, among the output ports included in the I / O 105 corresponding to the settings in the command transmission table designated by the value of the transmission command buffer provided in the game control buffer setting unit, effects After control data is set in the output port for transmitting the effect control command to the control board 12, predetermined control data is set in the output port of the effect control INT signal, and the effect control INT signal is turned on for a predetermined time. By setting the switch to the off state, it is possible to transmit the effect control command based on the setting in the command transmission table. After executing the command control process, the game control timer interrupt process is ended after setting to the interrupt enabled state.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of the process executed in S15 shown in FIG. 14 as the special symbol process process. In the special symbol process process, the CPU 103 first executes a start winning determination process (S21). After executing the start winning determination process, the CPU 103 selects and executes one of the processes of S22 to S29 in accordance with the value of the special view process flag provided in the game control flag setting unit.

  In the start winning determination process, first, it is determined whether or not there is a first start winning or a second start winning by the first starting opening switch 22A or the second starting opening switch 22B, and if there is a winning, special map display The random number value MR1 for result judgment, the random number value MR2 for big hit type judgment, and the random value MR3 for fluctuation pattern judgment are extracted, and in the case of the first start winning, an empty entry in the first special view reserve storage unit If it is the second start winning combination, it is stored at the top of the vacant entry in the second special view reservation storage unit.

  The special symbol normal processing of S22 is executed when the value of the special drawing process flag is "0". In this special symbol normal processing, the first special symbol display 4A or the second special symbol display is based on the presence / absence of the holding data stored in the first special view holding storage unit and the second special view holding storage unit. A determination is made as to whether or not to start the special drawing game by 4B. In addition, in the special symbol normal processing, based on the numerical data indicating the random number value MR1 for the special image display result determination, whether the variable display result of the special symbol or the effect pattern is "big hit" Make a decision (pre-decision) before being displayed. Furthermore, in the special symbol normal processing, in response to the variation display result of the special symbol in the special figure game, the finalized special symbol in the special figure game by the first special symbol display 4A or the second special symbol display 4B (big hit symbol or Missing symbol) is set. In the special symbol normal processing, when the variable display result of the special symbol or the effect symbol is determined in advance, the value of the special processing process flag is updated to “1”.

  The variation pattern setting process of S23 is executed when the value of the special drawing process flag is "1". In this fluctuation pattern setting process, the fluctuation pattern can be selected from any of a plurality of kinds of fluctuation patterns using numerical data indicating the random value MR3 for fluctuation pattern determination based on the result of the prior determination of whether or not the fluctuation display result is "big hit". It includes the process of deciding whether or not. When the variation pattern setting process is executed and the variation display of the special symbol is started, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "2".

  By the special symbol normal processing of S22 and the variation pattern setting processing of S23, a variation pattern including the variation display time of the finalized special symbol, the special symbol and the effect symbol as the variation display result of the special symbol is determined. That is, the special symbol normal processing and the variation pattern setting processing use the random number value MR1 for special figure display result determination, the random number value MR2 for big hit type determination, and the random number value MR3 for variation pattern determination. Processing for determining the variable display mode of

  The special symbol variation process of S24 is executed when the value of the special drawing process flag is "2". In this special symbol variation process, a process to make settings for varying the special symbol in the first special symbol indicator 4A and the second special symbol indicator 4B, and an elapsed time from the start of the variation of the special symbol Processing etc. is included. Then, when the elapsed time from the start of the variation of the special symbol reaches the special figure variation time, the value of the special figure process flag is updated to "3".

  The special symbol stopping process of S25 is executed when the value of the special drawing process flag is "3". In this special symbol stop processing, the variation of the special symbol is stopped by the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B, and the finalized special symbol as the variation display result of the special symbol is stopped and displayed (derived) It includes the process of making settings for Then, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag provided in the game control flag setting unit is on. Then, when the big hit flag is on, the value of the special processing process flag is updated to “4”. On the other hand, when the big hit flag is off, the value of the special process process flag is updated to “0”.

  The big hit opening pre-processing of S26 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is "4". In this big hit opening pre-processing, on the basis of the fluctuation indication result becoming “big hit” and the like, the processing etc which does the setting in order to start execution of the round in big hit game state and open the big winning opening include. At this time, the value of the special drawing process flag is updated to "5".

  The big hit open processing of S27 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is "5". The big hit opening process is based on the process of measuring the elapsed time from opening the big winning opening, the elapsed time measured, the number of gaming balls detected by the count switch 23, etc. It includes a process of determining whether it is time to return from the open state to the closed state. Then, when returning the special winning opening to the closed state, the processing of stopping the supply of the solenoid drive signal to the solenoid 82 for the special winning opening door is executed, and then the value of the special processing process flag is updated to "6". .

  The big hit opening post process of S28 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is "6". In this big hit opening post-processing, processing to determine whether the number of executions of the round with the big winning opening opened reached the large winning opening opening frequency maximum value, the winning opening opening frequency maximum value was reached In this case, the process of setting for transmitting the big hit end designation command is included. Then, when the number of round executions has not reached the maximum winning opening open number maximum value, while the value of the special drawing process flag is updated to "5", when the maximum winning opening opening number maximum value is reached, the special drawing The value of the process flag is updated to "7".

  The big hit end processing of S29 is executed when the value of the special processing process flag is "7". In this big hit end process, a waiting time corresponding to a period in which ending effect is performed as a rendering operation in which the end of the big hit gaming state is notified by a rendering device such as the rendering display device 5, the speakers 8L and 8R, and the rendering LED 9 and the like. The process includes a process of waiting until the passage of time has elapsed, and a process of performing various settings (setting of a probability change flag or a time reduction flag) for starting the probability change control or the time reduction control in response to the end of the big hit gaming state. When such setting is performed, the value of the special drawing process flag is updated to "0".

  In the big hit end process, the big hit type buffer value stored in the game control buffer setting unit (not shown) is read out, and it is specified whether the big hit type is “non-probable variation big hit” or “probable variation big hit”. . Then, if it is determined that the identified jackpot type is not "non-probable variation big hit", setting (setting of a probability variation flag) for starting the probability variation control is performed. In addition, when the specified big hit type is “non-probable variation big hit”, the setting for starting the time reduction control (preset corresponding to the upper limit value of the special figure game executable during the setting of the time reduction flag and time reduction control) A predetermined count initial value ("100" in the present embodiment) is set in the time reduction counter.

  Next, the operation of the effect control board 12 will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing effect control main processing executed by the effect control CPU 120 mounted on the effect control board 12. When the power is turned on, the effect control CPU 120 starts execution of the main processing. In the main processing, first, initialization processing is performed to clear the RAM area, set various initial values, and initialize the timer for determining the start interval (for example, 2 ms) of effect control (S51).

  Next, the effect control CPU 120 executes movable member break-in processing to execute the break-in operation of moving the movable member 321 (S51A). The movable member break-in process will be described later with reference to FIG. Then, the effect control CPU 120 checks the operation of the pattern of the plurality of types of movement of the movable member 321 in the effect such as the notice effect, or the initial position of the movable member 321 by the position detection sensor 333 (in the present embodiment, the first position). A movable member initialization process is performed to detect the position) or move the movable member 321 to the initial position (S51B).

  Thereafter, the effect control CPU 120 shifts to loop processing for monitoring the timer interrupt flag (S52). When a timer interrupt occurs, the effect control CPU 120 sets a timer interrupt flag in the timer interrupt process. In the main processing, when the timer interrupt flag is set (on), the effect control CPU 120 clears the flag (S53), and executes the following processing.

  The effect control CPU 120 first analyzes the received effect control command, and performs processing such as setting a flag according to the received effect control command (command analysis processing: S54). In this command analysis process, the effect control CPU 120 confirms the content of the command transmitted from the main substrate 11 stored in the reception command buffer. The effect control command transmitted from the game control microcomputer 100 is received in an interrupt process based on the effect control INT signal, and is stored in the buffer area formed in the RAM. In the command analysis process, it is analyzed which command the rendering control command stored in the buffer area is.

  Next, the effect control CPU 120 performs effect control process processing (S55). In the effect control process, among the processes corresponding to the control state, the process corresponding to the current control state (effect control process flag) is selected to execute display control of the effect display device 5.

  Next, an effect random number updating process for updating the count value of a counter for generating effect random numbers such as a jackpot symbol determination random number is executed (S56), and then the process proceeds to S52.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the effect control process (S55) in the effect control main process. In the effect control process process, the effect control CPU 120 first determines the display pattern of the hold storage display (such as the hold image H) together with the presence or absence of the hold display advance effect (such as the hold display mode change effect). Are executed (S71), and then the pending display is updated to the display according to the contents of the start winning reception command buffer in the first pending display area 5D of the effect display device 5 and the second pending display area 5U of the second pending display area 5U. The update process is executed (S72).

  Thereafter, the effect control CPU 120 performs one of the processes in S73 to S79 in accordance with the value of the effect control process flag. In each process, the following process is performed.

  Fluctuation pattern command reception waiting process (S73): It is checked whether or not a fluctuation pattern command is received from the gaming control microcomputer 100. Specifically, it is checked whether or not the variation pattern command reception flag set in the command analysis process is set. If the variation pattern command has been received, the value of the effect control process flag is changed to a value corresponding to the effect pattern variation start process (S74).

  Effect pattern fluctuation start process (S74): Control is performed so that the change of effect pattern is started. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the effect symbol process (S75).

  During the effect symbol fluctuation process (S75): While controlling the switching timing and the like of each fluctuation state (the fluctuation speed) constituting the fluctuation pattern, the end of the fluctuation time is monitored. Then, when the fluctuation time is over, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the effect symbol fluctuation stop process (S76).

  Effect pattern fluctuation stop process (S76): Based on the fact that the effect control command (pattern confirmation command) instructing all symbol stop is received, the fluctuation of the effect pattern is stopped and the control to derive and display the display result (stop pattern) Do. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the big hit display process (S77) or the fluctuation pattern command reception waiting process (S73).

  Big hit display process (S77): After the end of the fluctuation time, control is performed to display a screen for notifying the effect display device 5 of the occurrence of a big hit. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the processing during the big hit game (S78).

  During the big hit game processing (S78): Control during the big hit game. For example, when a special winning opening open designation command or a special winning opening open designation command is received, display control of the number of rounds in the effect display device 5 is performed. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the big hit end effect processing (S79).

  Big hit end effect processing (S79): In the effect display device 5, display control is performed to notify the player that the big hit gaming state has ended. Then, the value of the effect control process flag is updated to a value corresponding to the fluctuation pattern command reception waiting process (S73).

[Structure of production unit]
Next, the effect unit 300 will be described based on FIGS. 3 to 13. FIG. 3: (A) is a front view which shows a presentation unit, (B) is a rear view. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the effect unit obliquely from the front. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the effect unit as viewed obliquely from behind. FIG. 6A is a front view showing the movable part in the tilted position, and FIG. 6B is a front view showing the movable part in the upright position. FIG. 7 is a rear view showing (A) a pinion gear and (B) a rack gear. FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing (A) when the movable member is in the first position, and (B) when it is in the second position. 10A is a schematic view showing a state in which a pinion gear is engaged with a rack gear, FIG. 10B is a state in which the rack gear is moved, and FIG. 10C is a schematic view showing a state in which the rack gear is restricted. (A) to (D) of FIG. 11 are principal part enlarged views showing the state of the gear until the restricted state is obtained. FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing (A) in the restricted state, (B) in a state changed to the restricted release state by rotating the pinion gear in the first operation direction, and (C) in the drive initial state. FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing (A) in the restricted state, (B) in a state changed to the restricted release state by rotating the pinion gear in the second operation direction, and (C) in the drive initial state.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the effect unit 300 is provided between the game board 2 and the effect display device 5 provided on the back side of the game board 2, and is a base portion 301 fixed at a predetermined position. A movable portion 302 rotatably provided with respect to the base portion 301, and an upright position standing upright with respect to a tilting position (see FIG. 6A) for tilting the movable portion 302 sideways (see FIG. And B) a first effect motor 303 that rotates between:

  A bearing hole 310 is formed through the base portion 301, and a guide groove 311 having an arc shape centering on the bearing hole 310 is formed around the bearing hole 310. At the lower right position of the bearing hole 310 in the back of the base portion 301, a first effect motor 303 for rotating the movable portion 302 is fixed on the back, and it penetrates the base portion 301 and protrudes forward. A rotary disk 312 is fixed to the tip of a shaft (not shown).

  A shaft member 313 pointing in the front-rear direction is provided in a protruding manner at a predetermined position of the peripheral edge of the rotary disk 312, and the lower end of the link member 314 is pivotally supported by the shaft member 313 in a rotatable manner. Further, a detection piece 315 is provided on the opposite side of the shaft member 313 at the periphery of the rotary disc 312, and the detection piece 315 is detected by a position detection sensor 316 provided below the rotary disc 312. The effect control CPU 120 can identify that the movable portion 302 is at the tilting position.

  The movable portion 302 includes a pivoting member 320, a movable member 321 provided slidably on the front side of the pivoting member 320 relative to the pivoting member 320, and a movable member on the back side of the pivoting member 320. And a rack gear 322 which moves integrally with the unit 321. The movable member 321 is capable of reciprocating movement between a first position on the side of the rotation shaft 325 with respect to the rotation member 320 and a second position where the rotation member 325 is separated from the first position.

  In the present embodiment, the effect control CPU 120 executes movable effect to move the movable member 321 between the first position and the second position when the movable portion 302 is in the upright position. ing. When the movable member 321 is at the first position, at least a portion is retracted below the display screen of the effect display device 5, and at least a portion is superimposed on the front side of the display screen of the effect display device 5 at the second position. (See Figure 1).

  The pivoting member 320 is a substantially plate-like member extending in the left-right direction, and is inserted into the bearing hole 310 from the rear side on the front right side, thereby projecting to the pivot shaft 325 and the left side of the pivot shaft 325 A first guide shaft 326 inserted from the rear side into the guide groove 311 and a second guide shaft 327 protruding from the upper right of the pivot shaft 325 and inserted from the rear side into the guide groove 311 There is.

  The upper end of the link member 314 is pivotally supported by a tip of a second guide shaft 327 which is inserted into the guide groove 311 and protrudes to the front side of the base portion 301. That is, the rotary disc 312 and the rotating member 320 are connected via the link member 314. In addition, a coil spring 328 is provided on the outer periphery of the rotation shaft 325, which always biases the rotation member 320 toward the standing position.

  On the left side of the first guide shaft 326, a linear slide groove 329 for guiding the movable member 321 in the left-right direction is extended in the left-right direction. A second effect motor 330 for sliding the movable member 321 is fixed above the slide groove 329 on the front surface of the rotation member 320, and a drive shaft that protrudes through the base portion 301 and protrudes rearward A pinion gear 331 for operating the rack gear 322 is fixed to the tip of the tip 330a. In the present embodiment, a stepping motor is applied as the second effect motor 330.

  On the rear surface on the left side of the pivoting member 320, a hook 332, which is engaged with the left end of a tension spring 323 for biasing the rack gear 322, is protruded rearward. Further, a position detection sensor 333 for detecting a detection piece 334 formed at the right end of the rack gear 322 is provided on the rear surface on the right side, and the detection control is performed by the position detection sensor 333 to perform effect control The CPU 120 can identify that the movable member 321 is at the first position.

  The movable member 321 includes a disk-like light emitting portion 321A and an attaching portion 321B extending to the right from the light emitting portion 321A. The light emitting unit 321A is provided with a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) (not shown) inside, and is capable of emitting light forward. Further, two bosses 334a and 334b are provided on the back surface of the mounting portion 321B, and the bosses 334a and 334b are inserted into the slide groove 329, and the rack gear 322 is screwed from the back side of the rack gear 322 By fixing 322, the movable member 321 disposed on the front side of the rotation member 320 and the rack gear 322 disposed on the rear side of the rotation member 320 are integrated.

  The integrated movable member 321 and the rack gear 322 are guided so as to be slidable in the lateral direction with respect to the rotation member 320 by the two bosses 334 a and 334 b being inserted into the slide groove 329. Further, on the right side of the rack gear 322, a hook 335, which is engaged with the right end of the tension spring 323 whose left end is engaged with the hook 332 of the rotating member 320, is protruded backward. That is, one end of the tension spring 323 is locked to the hook 332 of the rotation member 320 and the other end is locked to the hook 335 of the rack gear 322, so that the movable member 321 is always directed to the second position side. Energize.

  The effect | action unit 300 comprised in this way is a movable part 302 in the drive initial state, and as shown to FIG. 6 (A), it is located in the tilting position. Then, when the rotary disk 312 is rotated clockwise in a front view by the first effect motor 303, the second guide shaft 327 is pulled downward by the link member 314, and the front view is centered on the rotational shaft 325. It rotates about 90 degrees clockwise and rotates to the upright position shown in FIG. 6 (B). Since the biasing force of the coil spring 328 acts when rotating from the inclining position to the upright position, the load on the first effect motor 303 is reduced. Further, the first effect motor 303 is reversely driven to rotate from the standing position to the tilting position.

  Next, the detailed structure of the pinion gear 331 and the rack gear 322 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7A, the pinion gear 331 is a rotary gear having a plurality of drive teeth protruding from a part of the circumferential surface of the disk member. The drive teeth have a plurality of drive teeth 340A protruding in the rotational direction, and a tooth thickness L2 in a pitch circle having a radius from the drive shaft 330a to a position where the teeth mesh with each other than the tooth thickness L1 of the drive teeth 340A. A large drive tooth 340B and a drive tooth 340C in which the tooth thickness L3 in the pitch circle is longer than the tooth thicknesses L1 and L2 of the drive teeth 340A and 340B (tooth thickness L1 <L2 <L3 ).

  Further, since the tooth thickness dimensions L1, L2, L3 of the drive teeth 340A, 340B, 340C are different from each other as described above, the tip surface 342A of the drive tooth 340A, the tip surface 342B of the drive tooth 340B, and the tip surface 342C of the drive tooth 340C. The circumferential length dimension in each is the same as the relationship between the tooth thickness dimensions L1, L2, and L3. That is, the circumferential length dimension of the tip surface 342B is longer than the circumferential length dimension of the tip surface 342A, and the circumferential length dimension of the tip surface 342C is the circumferential direction of the tip surfaces 342A and 342B. Longer than the length dimension of the

  In the present embodiment, the front end surfaces 342A and 342B are flat surfaces, and the front end surface 342C that constitutes a restricting portion described later is a curved surface along an arc centered on the drive shaft 330a.

  Tooth groove dimension L4 between each drive tooth 340A and drive tooth 340A and tooth groove dimension L5 between drive tooth 340A and drive tooth 340B are the same (tooth groove dimension L4 = L5), drive tooth 340A The tooth space L6 between the tooth and the driving tooth 340C is longer than the tooth space L4, L5 (L4, L5 <L6). These drive teeth 340A, 340B, and 340C are formed over about one third of the circumferential surface, and the remaining two thirds of the circumferential surface are notches 341 in which the drive teeth are circumferentially removed. There is. That is, the pinion gear 331 has on its peripheral surface a meshing portion having driving teeth and meshing with the rack gear 322 and a meshing portion not having driving teeth and not meshing with the rack gear 322.

  In the present embodiment, in the pinion gear 331, the clockwise direction in FIG. 7A is the first operation direction for moving the rack gear 322 from the second position to the first position, that is, in the first direction. The rotation is the second operating direction for moving the rack gear 322 from the first position to the second position, that is, in the second direction.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (B), the rack gear 322 is a gear in which a plurality of driven teeth project from a part of the side surface of the rod-like member. The driven teeth include a plurality of driven teeth 350A protruding along the side surface on the side of the pinion gear 331, a driven tooth 350B having a tooth thickness L12 at a position where the driving teeth mesh with each other is larger than a tooth thickness L11 of the driven tooth 350A, and A thickness L13 has a driven tooth 350C longer than the thickness L11, L12 of the driven teeth 350A, 350B (tooth thickness L11 <L12 <L13). Further, the tip surfaces of the driven teeth 350A, 350B, and 350C are flat.

  Tooth groove dimension L14 between each driven tooth 350A and driven tooth 350A and tooth groove dimension L15 between driven tooth 350A and driven tooth 350C are the same (tooth groove dimension L14 = L15), driven tooth 350A A tooth space dimension L16 between the tooth and the driven tooth 350B is longer than the tooth space dimensions L14 and L15 (L14, L15 <L16).

  The tooth groove dimensions L14 and L15 of the rack gear 322 correspond to the tooth thickness L1 of the drive tooth 340A, and the tooth groove dimension L16 corresponds to the tooth thickness L2 of the drive tooth 340B. . Further, the tooth groove dimensions L4, L5 of the pinion gear 331 correspond to the tooth thickness L11 of the driven tooth 350A, and the tooth groove L6 corresponds to the tooth thickness L13 of the driven tooth 350C. .

  The driven teeth 350A, 350B, and 350C are formed from the lower portion in the longitudinal direction of the side surface to substantially the center in the vertical direction, and the upper portion from the center is a dropout portion 351 in which the driven teeth are dropped in the longitudinal direction. That is, the rack gear 322 has a toothed portion having a driven tooth and meshing with the pinion gear 331, and a non-meshing portion having no driven tooth and not meshing with the pinion gear 331 on the side surface.

  In the present embodiment, the rack gear 322 moves between the upper second position and the lower first position in FIG. 7B. That is, when the pinion gear 331 rotates in the first operation direction, the pinion gear 331 moves from the second position to the first position, that is, in the first direction, and when the pinion gear 331 rotates in the second operation direction, the pinion gear 331 moves from the first position to the second position. It moves to the position, that is, in the second direction.

  Next, the operation modes of the pinion gear 331 and the rack gear 322 will be described based on FIGS. In the present embodiment, since the movable member 321 reciprocates between the first position and the second position when the movable portion 302 is in the upright position, the movable portion 302 is in the upright position in the following. The description will be made on the basis of the vertical and horizontal directions of time.

  In this embodiment, an example in which the movable member 321 reciprocates between the first position and the second position when the movable portion 302 is in the upright position will be described, but the movable portion 302 is in the inclined position. The movable member 321 may reciprocate between the first position and the second position during rotation or during rotation.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the movable member 321 (rack gear 322) has a first lower position where the boss 334b is located at the lower end of the slide groove 329 with respect to the rotation member 320; The boss 334 a is vertically reciprocable between a second upper position where the boss 334 a is located at the upper end of the slide groove 329.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the movable member 321 is subjected to an upward biasing force by the tension spring 323 at the first position, but the pinion gear 331 and the rack gear 322 drive teeth 340C as described later. The second tip of the driven tooth 350C abuts on the tip end surface 342C of the second gear, thereby changing the movable member 321 to the restricted state (locked state) that restricts the upward movement of the movable member 321 by the biasing force of the tension spring 323. The movable member 321 is held at the first position even when the motor 330 is in the off state. The details of the restricted state (locked state) will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, when the restricted state is released, the movable member 321 is moved upward by the biasing force of the tension spring 323 and then held at the second position by the tension spring 323. That is, the biasing force of the tension spring 323 exceeds the load of the movable member 321.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10A, with the drive teeth 340B meshing with the corresponding driven teeth 350B from above, as shown in FIG. 10B, the pinion gear 331 rotates in the first operation direction. Thus, the drive teeth 340A and the corresponding driven teeth 350A mesh with each other, and the rack gear 322 moves in the first direction (downward direction) against the upward biasing force of the tension spring 323. Then, as shown in FIG. 10C, the tip end of the driven tooth 350C abuts on the tip end surface 342C of the drive tooth 340C, and the rack gear 322, that is, the movable member 321 is held at the first position. Ru.

  Here, the details when changing from the restriction release state to the restriction state (locked state) will be described. As shown in FIG. 10A, when the movable member 321 is in the second position, the drive teeth 340A and 340B mesh with the driven teeth 350A and 350B by the pinion gear 331 rotating in the first operation direction. Thus, the rack gear 322 moves in the first direction against the upward biasing force of the tension spring 323, and the movable member 321 descends toward the first position.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 11A, before the engagement between the drive teeth 340A adjacent to the drive teeth 340C among the plurality and the driven teeth 350A adjacent to the driven teeth 350C among the plurality is released, the drive teeth 340C are released. And the driven tooth 350C are engaged, and the engagement between the drive tooth 340A and the driven tooth 350A is released. Then, as shown in FIG. 11B, after the drive tooth 340C is opposed to the missing portion 351 of the rack gear 322, the tip of the drive tooth 340C moves from the root to the tip of the tooth surface of the driven tooth 350C. I will.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 11C, when the tip of the drive tooth 340C is separated from the tooth surface of the driven tooth 350C by the rotation of the pinion gear 331, the engagement between the drive tooth 340C and the driven tooth 350C is released. That is, the drive tooth 340C is an adjacent drive tooth adjacent to the missing portion 341, and the driven tooth 350C is an adjacent driven tooth adjacent to the missing portion 351 (the drive tooth 340C is behind the first direction among the plurality of driven teeth). (The drive teeth meshing with the driven teeth 350C at the end of the side), the transmission of power for moving the rack gear 322 in the first direction is interrupted by the meshing of the subsequent drive teeth and the driven teeth. When the tip of the drive tooth 340C is separated from the tooth surface of the driven tooth 350C and the engagement between the drive tooth 340C and the driven tooth 350C is released, the rack gear 322 is moved in the second direction by the biasing force of the tension spring 323. Do.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 11C, when the pinion gear 331 further rotates, the tip end surface 342C of the drive tooth 340C intersects the tip line T passing through the tip of each driven tooth 350A, 350B, 350C of the rack gear 322. Do. At this time, as described above, the transmission of the power for moving the rack gear 322 in the first direction is interrupted by the meshing of the subsequent drive teeth and the driven teeth, so that the rack gear 322 is In order to move in two directions, the tip of the driven tooth 350C abuts against the tip end surface 342C of the drive tooth 340C so as to be pressed.

  Thus, after the contact point S with respect to the drive tooth 340C in the driven tooth 350C moves from the tooth surface of the drive tooth 340C (see FIG. 11A) to the tip of the drive tooth 340C (see FIG. 11B) , Move to the tip surface 342C of the drive tooth 340C (see FIG. 11C). That is, the tip end surface 342C is shifted so as to slide in a sliding contact from the tooth surface of the drive tooth 340C toward the tooth tip.

  Thereafter, when the tip of the driven tooth 350C reaches a substantially central position in the circumferential direction of the tip end surface 342C, the second effect motor 330 is turned off and the rotation of the pinion gear 331 is stopped (see FIG. 11D). . In this state, the tip end surface 342C is inclined toward the rack gear 322 in the second direction so that the tip end surface 342C intersects the tip line T. Further, the rack gear 322 is directed upward by the biasing force of the tension spring 323. Since the tip of the driven tooth 350C is pressed against the tip end surface 342C by being urged, the restriction state (lock state) is established in which the movement of the rack gear 322 in the second direction is restricted. That is, the drive teeth 340C and the driven teeth 350C constitute a restricting means that restricts the movement of the rack gear 322 in the second direction (upward direction).

  Also, the pinion gear 331 is a gear rotated by the second effect motor 330, and the tip end surface 342C constituting the restricting portion is configured by a curved surface along an arc centered on the drive shaft 330a of the pinion gear 331. Then, as shown in FIG. 11C, after the contact point S of the driven tooth 350C with respect to the drive tooth 340C moves from the tooth surface of the drive tooth 340C to the tip end surface 342C, the pinion gear 331 reaches the position shown in FIG. Since the contact point S between the driven tooth 350C and the tip end surface 342C is not displaced in the second direction of the rack gear 322 even if the motor rotates, the rack gear 322 slightly moves in accordance with the rotation of the pinion gear 331. Can be prevented from slightly rising to give the player an uncomfortable feeling.

  For example, when the end surface 342C constituting the restricting portion is a flat surface, as shown in FIG. 11C, the contact point S of the driven tooth 350C to the drive tooth 340C is from the tooth surface of the drive tooth 340C to the end surface 342C. After movement, when the pinion gear 331 rotates to the position shown in FIG. 11D, the contact point S ′ between the driven tooth 350C and the tip end surface 342C is displaced in the second direction of the rack gear 322. Further, when trying to release the restricted state by rotating the pinion gear 331 in the first operation direction, the biasing force by the tension spring 323 is increased as compared with the case where the tip surface 342C is a curved surface, so for the second effect The load on the motor 330 is increased. Accordingly, the tip end surface 342C is preferably configured as a curved surface along an arc centered on the drive shaft 330a of the pinion gear 331.

  In the present embodiment, since the second effect motor 330 is a stepping motor, the drive teeth 340C are stopped at the regulated position shown in FIG. 11D by the number of steps (rotational angle) from the reference position. The rotation of the pinion gear 331 can be stopped. For example, a sensor or the like for detecting that the drive tooth 340C is in the restricted position shown in FIG. 11D is provided, and based on the detection condition from the sensor The rotation may be stopped.

  Also, when changing to the restricted state, stop positions at which the rotation of the pinion gear 331 is stopped are set, for example, at a plurality of locations within the range where the driven teeth 350C abut the tip surface 342C, and stop at different locations every predetermined number of times. By doing so, it is possible to prevent deformation of the tip end surface 342C due to wear due to repeated stopping. In this case, for example, extending the tip end surface 342C in the circumferential direction of the dropout portion 341 can be considered.

  Next, the method of releasing the regulation state will be described. First, in the restricted state shown in FIG. 12A, by rotating the pinion gear 331 in the first operation direction, the drive tooth 340C moves, and the tip of the driven tooth 350C separates from the tip end surface 342C. Is opposed to the rack gear 322 and the intersection of the tip end surface 342C and the tooth tip line T is released, the restriction of the driven tooth 350C by the tip end surface 342C is released, and the restricted state is changed to the restricted release state.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, the rack gear 322 is lifted in the second direction by the tensile force of the tension spring 323 by being in the restriction release state, and the movable member 321 is directed from the first position to the second position. Move fast. Further, in the present embodiment, since the first position is set to the drive initial position, as shown in FIG. 12C, the pinion gear 331 is rotated in the first operation direction even after changing to the restriction release state. When the drive tooth 340B reaches a position where it meshes with the driven tooth 350B, the second effect motor 330 is turned off to stop the rotation of the pinion gear 331.

  Therefore, when moving the movable member 321 from the second position to the first position, the pinion gear 331 is further rotated in the first operation direction, whereby the rack gear is engaged with the drive teeth 340B and 340A and the driven teeth 350B and 350A. 322 can be moved in a first direction. Thus, the movable member 321 can be moved from the first position to the second position and can also be moved from the second position to the first position simply by rotating the pinion gear 331 in the first operation direction. The control load of the effect control CPU 120 that controls the second effect motor 330 can be reduced.

  FIG. 13 shows another example of the method of releasing the restriction state. In the restricted state shown in FIG. 13A, by rotating the pinion gear 331 in the second operation direction opposite to the first operation direction, the drive teeth 340C move and the tips of the driven teeth 350C are from the tip end surface 342C. Although the intersection between the tip end surface 342C and the tip line T is released, the driven tooth 350C enters the tooth space between the drive tooth 340C and the drive tooth 340A, and as shown in FIG. Since the tooth flank of the tooth 350C is in meshing engagement with the tooth flank of the drive tooth 340C, the movement of the rack gear 322 in the second direction by the tension spring 323 is restricted by the abutment with the drive tooth 340C.

  Therefore, the rack gear 322 can be raised by the rotation of the pinion gear 331 by further rotating the pinion gear 331 in the second operation direction. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, when the restricted state is released by rotating the pinion gear 331 in the first operation direction in the restricted state, the movable member 321 is moved from the first position at the predetermined speed by the biasing force of the tension spring 323. When the restricted state is released by rotating the pinion gear 331 in the second operation direction in the restricted state as shown in FIG. 13, the movable member 321 is moved from the first position to the second position at an arbitrary speed, as shown in FIG. It can be moved to the position.

  Specifically, the movable member 321 can be raised at high speed by rotating the pinion gear 331 at high speed when the pinion gear 331 is rotated at low speed. Moreover, it becomes possible to raise in various modes, such as stopping in the middle of raising and moving up and down.

  As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the pinion gear 331 as the drive gear rotated (actuated) by the second effect motor 330 as the drive source, and the pinion gear 331 The rack gear 322 is urged by a tension spring 323 in a second direction opposite to the first direction of movement (operation) by the pinion gear 331, and the pinion gear 331 is And a tip surface 342C as a restricting portion provided at the tip of a drive tooth 340C as an adjacent drive tooth adjacent to the dropout portion 341. After the engagement of the drive tooth 340C and the driven tooth 350C of the rack gear 322 is released, the driven tooth 350C has a tip end surface. Movement in the second direction of the rack gear 322 is restricted by abutting the 42C.

  That is, when the engagement between the drive teeth 340C and the driven teeth 350C is released and the notched portion 341 faces the rack gear 322, the driven teeth 350C of the rack gear 322 biased in the second direction abut on the tip end surface 342C. Movement in the second direction is restricted. Thus, movement of the rack gear 322 in the second direction can be restricted by using the tip end surface 342C provided on the drive teeth 340C of the pinion gear 331, so movement of the rack gear 322 and the movable member 321 in the first direction is possible. It is possible to stop the operation of the rack gear 322 with a simple structure by the drive gear and the driven gear without increasing the number of parts by separately providing the control means for restricting the movement.

  In the above embodiment, the rack gear 322, which is a driven gear, is urged in the second direction by the tension spring 323. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the driven gear is other than a spring member. It may be biased in the second direction by the biasing means. Further, for example, when the movable portion 302 is provided upside down, the rack gear 322 is always urged downward (the second direction) by the load of the movable member 321, and hence the rack gear 322 is urged in the second direction by its own weight. Are included.

  The pinion gear 331 is a gear rotated by the second effect motor 330, and the rack gear 322 has a first position (the position shown in FIG. 8A) and a second position different from the first position (FIG. C), and the pinion gear 331 rotates in the first operation direction to operate the rack gear 322 in the first direction, whereby the drive teeth 340A, 340B, 340C and the driven teeth 350A, After moving from the second position to the first position by meshing with 350B and 350C, the missing portion 341 faces and the meshing between the drive teeth 340A, 340B and 340C and the driven teeth 350A, 350B and 350C is released. It is biased in the second direction by the tension spring 323 and operates from the first position to the second position.

  As described above, since the rack gear 322 can be reciprocated only by rotating the pinion gear 331 in the first operation direction, the control load of the second effect motor 330 can be reduced.

  Further, in the restricted state in which movement of the rack gear 322 in the second direction is restricted by the driven teeth 350C coming into contact with the tip end surface 342C, as shown in FIG. 12, the rack gear 322 is in the first direction. It can be released by operating in a second operating direction opposite to the first operating direction, as shown in the first operating direction to be operated or in FIG.

  By doing this, when the restricted state is not released even if the pinion gear 331 is rotated in one of the first operation direction and the second operation direction, the rack gear 322 is released by being operated in the other direction. It becomes easy to avoid that the driven gear 350C bites on the tip end surface 342C and can not move the rack gear 322.

  Further, in the restricted state, the operation mode of the rack gear 322 differs between when the pinion gear 331 is rotated in the first operation direction and when it is rotated in the second operation direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12B, when the pinion gear 331 is rotated in the first operation direction, the rack gear 322 is lifted by the biasing force of the tension spring 323, as shown in FIG. 13B. When the pinion gear 331 is rotated in the second operation direction, the rack gear 322 ascends according to the rotation of the pinion gear 331, so that the operation mode of the movable member 321 integrated with the rack gear 322 can be diversified.

  The tooth thickness L3 of the drive teeth 340C is longer than the tooth thicknesses L1 and L2 of the other drive teeth 340A and 340B (for example, tooth thickness L1 <L2 <L3). By doing this, it is possible to prevent damage or the like due to a load applied to the drive tooth 340C when the non-engagement state in which the driven teeth 350A, 350B, and 350C are not engaged is engaged. In addition, since the tip end surface 342C that constitutes the restricting portion also becomes wide as the tooth thickness dimension L3 becomes wide, it becomes easy to restrict the driven tooth 350C.

  The pinion gear 331 is a gear that is rotated by the second effect motor 330, and the tip end surface 342C that constitutes the restricting portion is configured by a curved surface along an arc centered on the drive shaft 330a of the pinion gear 331. Even if the pinion gear 331 rotates in a state where the driven tooth 350C is in contact with the tip end surface 342C, the contact point S between the driven tooth 350C and the tip end surface 342C is not displaced in the moving direction of the rack gear 322. The rack gear 322 can be prevented from being slightly moved according to the rotation of the gear.

  The tooth thickness L13 of the driven tooth 350C meshing with the driving tooth 340C in the driven tooth is longer than the tooth thicknesses L11 and L12 of the other driven teeth 350B and 350C (tooth thickness L11 <L12 <L13) By doing this, it is possible to prevent damage or the like due to a load applied to the driven tooth 350C when the non-engaging state in which the driving tooth 340C is not engaged is engaged. Further, in the state of being in contact with the restricting portion, it is possible to prevent damage or the like due to a load applied by the force biased in the second direction.

[Cable of production unit]
Referring to FIGS. 3, 8 and 9, the effect unit 300 is provided with a cable 361 for supplying power to the LED of the light emitting portion 321 </ b> A of the movable member 321.

  FIGS. 9A and 9B schematically show the side surfaces of FIGS. 8A and 8B, respectively. In FIG. 9, for the sake of easy viewing, the distance between the movable member 321 and the rotating member 320 and the distance between the rotating member 320 and the rack gear 322 are drawn wider, but in fact, they are shown in the figure. It is narrower than.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cable 361 passes from the connector 363 provided on the relay substrate from the effect control substrate 12 of the base portion 301 to the movable member 321 via the pressing member 364 of the cable 361 provided on the rotating member 320. The light emitting unit 321A is connected to a connector 362 provided on an LED substrate on which the LED of the light emitting unit 321A is mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, when the movable member 321 stands by at the first position, the portion of the cable 361 between the pressing member 364 and the connector 362 is in a considerably bent state. .

  As shown in FIG. 9B, when the movable member 321 is advanced to the second position, the portion of the cable 361 between the pressing member 364 and the connector 362 is stretched so that there is not much margin. Become.

  Therefore, a force in the direction from the second position to the first position is applied to the movable member 321 by the cable 361. In the state where the cable 361 is extended, the covering material of the cable 361 is a resin, so when the cable 361 is cold, the force applied to the movable member 321 by the cable 361 is smaller than when the cable 361 is not cold. Become stronger.

  The tension spring 323 is pulled by the second effect motor 330 until the movable member 321 is in the second position. Therefore, the second effect motor 330 can generate a force stronger than the tensile force (biasing force) in the state where the tension spring 323 is pulled most.

  As described above, the biasing force of the tension spring 323 exceeds the load of the movable member 321. However, when the biasing force of the tension spring 323 is increased, the output of the second effect motor 330 for pulling the tension spring 323 also needs to be increased. The use of a motor with a large output increases the manufacturing cost, so the output of the motor is preferably minimized.

  As the tension spring 323 in the present embodiment, not only the load of the movable member 321 but also the force for pulling the movable member 321 in the extended state of the cable 361 and the cost of the second effect motor 330 are considered. A spring is used which can provide a minimum necessary biasing force.

  Therefore, if the cable 361 of poor quality is used and it becomes hard at low temperature, it is conceivable that the biasing force of the tension spring 323 is insufficient when the movable member 321 is first moved. Usually, a cable that is harder than expected at low temperatures is not used.

  However, in the present embodiment, when activating the pachinko gaming machine 1 which has been left standing and cooled at night, in order to prevent the situation where the biasing force of the tension spring 323 is insufficient, the diagram described later As shown in 18 step S515, a break-in operation is performed to break the movement of the movable member 321. By performing a break-in operation of moving the movable member 321 from the first position to the second position, the cable 361 can be flexed and extended and the cable 361 can be flexibly fitted. As a result, it is possible to prevent the situation where the biasing force of the tension spring 323 runs short.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is activated, the cable 361 is a device that emits heat (the effect display device 5, the first effect motor 303, and the second effect motor 330). Since the cables 361 are provided in the vicinity, the cable 361 is kept in a highly flexible state by heat.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the movable member break-in process (S51A) in the effect control main process. Referring to FIG. 18, the CPU for effect control 120 controls the first effect motor 303 to move the movable unit 302 to the upright position (S 511).

  Then, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not an abnormality is detected in the movement of the movable unit 302 (S512). When it is determined that an abnormality is detected (YES in S512), the effect control CPU 120 reports an abnormality of the movable unit 302 (S513). The notification is performed by the display on the effect display device 5 and the audio output from the speakers 8L and 8R.

  Next, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether an operation to stop the notification has been performed by the store clerk at the game arcade (S514). If it is determined that an abnormality in the movement of the movable portion 302 is not detected (NO in S512), and if it is determined that an operation to stop the notification has been performed (YES in S514), the CPU 120 for effect control is movable The second effect motor 330 is controlled to move the member 321 to the first position (S515). Here, the movable member 321 may be reciprocated between the second position and the first position.

  As described above, since the movable member is moved by the second effect motor 330 having a stronger force than the tension spring 323, the movable member 321 can be moved more reliably. This allows the movement of the cable 361 and the movable member 321 to be accustomed by the cable 361 being in a bent state and in an extended state.

  Then, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether or not an abnormality is detected in the movement of the movable member 321 (S516). When it is determined that an abnormality is detected (YES in S516), the effect control CPU 120 reports an abnormality of the movable member 321 (S517). The notification is performed by the display on the effect display device 5 and the audio output from the speakers 8L and 8R.

  Next, the effect control CPU 120 determines whether an operation to stop the notification has been performed by the store clerk at the game arcade (S518). If it is determined that an abnormality in the movement of the movable member 321 is not detected (NO in S516), and if it is determined that an operation to stop the notification is performed (YES in S518), the effect control CPU 120 executes Process to the caller of this process.

[Modified Example of Movable Part Drive Mechanism]
Next, a modification of the movable portion drive mechanism will be described. FIG. 19: (A)-(D) is explanatory drawing which shows the condition which changes to a control state by the control means as a modification 1 of a movable part drive mechanism. FIG. 20: (A)-(D) is explanatory drawing which shows the condition which changes to a control state by the control means as a modification 2 of a movable part drive mechanism. FIG. 21: is explanatory drawing which shows the condition which (A)-(D) changes to a control state by the control means as a modification 3 of a movable part drive mechanism. FIG. 22A is an explanatory view showing a restricting portion as a modified example 4 of the movable portion drive mechanism, and FIG. 22B is a explanatory view showing a restricting portion as a modified example 5 of the movable portion drive mechanism.

  In the above embodiment, the pinion gear 331 is applied as an example of the drive gear and the rack gear 322 is applied as an example of the driven gear, but the movable part drive mechanism is not limited to this, and the drive gear and the driven gear The type of can be changed variously.

  For example, as in the first modification shown in FIG. 19, both of the drive gear G1 and the driven gear G2 are rotary gears, and as shown in FIGS. 19A to 19D, the drive gear G1 is in the first operating direction. By causing rotation, the driven tooth 410 is brought into contact with the tip surface 402 of the drive tooth 400 adjacent to the dropout portion 401 among the plurality of drive teeth, and the movement of the driven gear G2 in the second direction is restricted. can do.

  Thus, a rotary gear may be applied as the driven gear. Further, in the above embodiment, the tooth thickness L13 of the driven tooth 350C meshing with the driving tooth 340C as the adjacent driving tooth is longer than the tooth thickness L11, L12 of the other driven teeth 350B, 350C. However, the movable part drive mechanism is not limited to this, and the tooth thickness L13 of the driven tooth 410 meshing with the driving tooth 400 as the adjacent driving tooth is greater than the tooth thickness L11,12 of the other driven tooth. It does not have to be long.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 20, the drive gear G3 is a rack gear and the driven gear G4 is a rotary gear as shown in FIG. 20, and the drive gear G3 is in the first operating direction as shown in FIGS. By moving the driven gear 410, the driven gear 410 is brought into contact with the tip end surface 402 of the drive gear 400 adjacent to the dropout portion 401 among the plurality of drive gear, thereby restricting the movement of the driven gear G4 in the second direction. be able to. Thus, a rack gear may be applied as the drive gear.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the tooth thickness L3 of the drive tooth 340C as the adjacent drive tooth having the tip end surface 342C as the restricting portion is longer than the tooth thickness L1, L2 of the other drive teeth 340A, 340B. However, the movable part drive mechanism is not limited to this, and the tooth thickness L3 of the drive tooth 340C is longer than the tooth thicknesses L1 and L2 of the other drive teeth 340A and 340B. You do not have to.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 21, the drive gear G5 is a rotating gear, the driven gear G6 is a rack gear, and as shown in FIGS. 21A to 21D, the drive gear G5 is a first modification. By moving in the actuating direction, the driven tooth 410 abuts on the tip surface 402 of the drive tooth 400 adjacent to the dropout portion 401 among the plurality of drive teeth, and movement of the driven gear G6 in the second direction is restricted. It can be in a regulated state. As described above, the circumferential length dimension of the tip end surface 402 of the drive tooth 400 as the adjacent drive tooth does not necessarily have to be longer than the circumferential dimension of the tip end face of the other drive tooth. As shown in FIG. 21D, when the tip end surface 402 intersects the tip line T, the length dimension of the tip end surface of the other drive teeth is approximately the same as or shorter than It is also good.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the tip end surface 342C as the restricting portion is a curved surface along an arc centered on the drive shaft 330a, but the movable portion drive mechanism is not limited to this, for example A flat surface, a spherical surface or a concave surface may be used. Further, as shown in the fourth modification of FIG. 22 (A), the driven tooth 350C can be formed by forming a locking recess 420 or the like on which the driven tooth 350C can be locked in a part of the front end surface or the entire front end surface. Even if it slips on the tip end surface 342C, the tip of the driven tooth 350C is easily bitten by being locked in the locking recess 420, so the driven tooth 350C slips on the tip end surface 342C as a restricting portion to be in a restricted state. It can suppress that it becomes difficult to change.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the tip end surface 342C of the drive tooth 340C adjacent to the dropout portion 341 is applied as an example of the control portion, but the movable portion drive mechanism is not limited to this. The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the tip end surface of the drive tooth, and as shown in the fifth modification of FIG. 22B, the tip end surface 342C of the drive tooth 340C and the missing portion from the tip end surface 342C. It may be a restricting surface constituted by the extending surface 430 extended to the 341 side. That is, the restricting portion is not only formed by the tip end surface of the drive tooth, but is also configured by a portion which does not function as a drive tooth, such as an extension surface extending from the tip end surface to the dropout side. Good.

  Further, the length dimension in the working direction of the restricting surface consisting of the tip end surface 342C and the extending surface 430 constituting the restricting portion is not limited to those described in the embodiment and the modification, and, for example, A control surface such as the installation surface 430 may extend in the longitudinal direction of the dropout portion 341.

  Further, in the embodiment and the first to fourth modifications, the drive gear has a missing portion in which the drive teeth are missing on the rear side in the first working direction of the adjacent drive teeth. Are not present, for example, a gear in which drive teeth are formed only in the arc of a fan-shaped gear, a rack gear in which adjacent drive teeth are formed on the rear end in the first working direction, etc. Will have.

  Also in the driven gear, there is a missing portion where the driven teeth are missing on the rear side in the first direction. For example, a gear in which the driven teeth are formed only in the arc of a fan-like gear, or an adjacent drive tooth A rack gear or the like in which a driven tooth meshing with the rear end is formed at the rear end in the first direction also has a dropout.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the rack gear and the pinion gear are applied as the type of drive gear and driven gear, but the movable part drive mechanism is not limited to this, and spur gears, bevel gears and helical gears etc. May apply.

  In the embodiment, the pinion gear 331 fixed to the drive shaft 330a of the second effect motor 330 is used as a drive gear, and the rack gear 322 integrated with the movable member 321 is used as a driven gear. The partial drive mechanism is not limited to this, and it is sufficient that two gears meshed with one another among the plurality of gears driven by the drive source be a drive gear and a driven gear. For example, a gear directly or indirectly meshed with the pinion gear 331 may be a drive gear, and a gear meshed with the drive gear may be a driven gear. Further, the movable member 321 may not be directly provided to the rack gear 322 which is a driven gear, and for example, the movable member 321 may be provided to a part of a power transmission mechanism that transmits the power of the rack gear 322.

  In the above embodiment, the drive gear and the driven gear are applied as the drive mechanism for moving the movable member 321 between the first position and the second position with respect to the rotation member 320. For example, the drive gear and the driven gear of the present invention may be applied as a drive mechanism for driving the movable portion 302 between the tilt position and the upright position, or other movable You may apply as a drive mechanism of a presentation unit. In addition to the drive mechanism for driving the movable portion for effect in this manner, for example, the drive mechanism for opening and closing the special winning opening door of the special variable winning ball device 7, etc. You may apply as a drive mechanism of a part.

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Next, an effect example using the movable member 321 will be described. FIG. 23 is a display screen diagram of the effect display device 5 when the battle reach effect is executed. FIG. 24 is a display screen diagram of the effect display device 5 when the story reach effect is performed.

  The battle reach effect and the story reach effect are executed by the effect control CPU 120. The battle reach effect and the story reach effect are a plurality of special reach effects (super It is a specific super reach effect included in the reach effect). Furthermore, in these super reach effects, the jackpot expectation is set, for example, in a relationship of battle reach effect <story reach effect. In addition, the big hit expectation degree of battle reach production and story reach production may be the reverse relationship of this.

  Each of the battle reach effect and the story reach effect is an effect in which the effect display by the image display of the effect display device 5 and the effect operation of the movable member 321 are combined.

  The battle reach effect shown in FIG. 23 will be described. In the variation display of the production symbols, the variation display of the production symbols is started all at once in each of the presentation symbols display areas 5L, 5C, 5R of "left", "middle" and "right", for example, "left" and "right" In accordance with the predetermined stop order such as “in”, the variable display of the production symbols is sequentially stopped in the production symbol display areas 5L, 5R, 5C, and finally the production symbols are stopped in all the production symbol display areas. When the display result is derived and displayed, the variable display ends.

  After the variation display of the production symbols is started all at once, as shown in FIG. 23 (A), when the same symbols stop at the stage when the production symbol display areas 5L and 5R of “left” and “right” are stopped, reach It becomes a state. The variable display up to the reach state is performed in the normal variation display mode, in which the normal reach and the super reach are not different. The normal reach and the super reach have different presentation modes after reaching the reach state.

  When battle reach effect is executed as reach effect, as shown in FIG. 23 (B), the effect symbols in the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect display areas 5L, 5C, 5R are reduced. The small symbol display format is moved and displayed in the upper right corner of the screen, and a message image 53 in which the characters "Battle reach" are displayed is displayed in the center of the screen. Thereby, it is informed that battle reach production is performed.

  In the battle reach effect, as shown in FIGS. 23C to 23E, a moving image in which an ally character 61 (a player's side) and an enemy character 62 (a player's side) fight (battle) A battle effect that displays an image (a effect including output of sound effects at the time of battle and music sounds at the time of battle) is executed.

  In the battle reach effect, when the variation display result is a big hit display result, as shown in FIG. 23 (E), a victory effect image display in which the teammate character 61 wins is displayed, and further in FIGS. 23 (D) and (E). As shown, an image in which the particle effect image 71 is superimposed and displayed on the victory effect image is displayed, and the movable member 321 operates at the upright position, and the victory effect appearing in front of the display area of the effect display device 5 is executed. Be done.

  On the other hand, in the battle reach effect, when the variation display result is an out display result, a defeat effect of displaying an image in which the teammate character 61 loses is displayed, and a particle effect image 71 as shown in FIGS. 23 (D) and (E). And the effect using the movable member 321 is not performed.

  Specifically, in the battle effect, after the display in which the ally character 61 and the enemy character 62 appear as shown in FIG. 23C, the ally character 61 and the enemy character are displayed as shown in FIG. 23D. A moving image in which the player battles with the player 62 is displayed. For example, FIG. 23D shows a scene in which the teammate character 61 attacks the enemy character 62. As shown in FIG. 23 (D), in a scene where the teammate character 61 attacks in a battle effect (a scene suggesting victory), a particle effect image as effect effect display in the lower center area of the screen of the effect display device 5 71 is made to appear, and a particle effect effect to be superimposed and displayed on the victory effect display is performed. When the ally character 61 wins, as shown in FIG. 23E, a victory effect is performed in which an image capable of specifying that the ally character 61 defeats the enemy character 62 and that the ally character 61 has won is displayed. Be done. In the victory effect, as shown in FIG. 23 (E), when the movable member 321 moves to the upright position, the movable body motion effect appearing in the central region of the display region of the effect display device 5 is present. Be done. And the movable member 321 which appeared is made to emit light.

  As shown in FIG. 23E, when the movable member 321 appears and moves to the upright position due to the movable body operation effect, the number of appearance display of the particle effect image 71 to be superimposed and displayed increases around the movable member 321. As a result, a moving image showing a display mode in which the display range of the particle effect image 71 is expanded is displayed. The moving image is an effect performed using the particle effect image 71 in order to enhance the effect based on the operation of the movable member 321, and is called an operation effect effect. By such an operation effect effect, an effect in which the operation mode of the movable member 321 and the display mode of the particle effect image 71 are associated is performed. By performing such an effect, an effect can be produced in which the operation of the movable body and the effect effect display of the display means are linked.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 23 (F), the message image 55 in which the big hit display result (the same symbol stop) is derived and displayed in the effect pattern displayed in the small symbol form, and the character "Congratulations" is shown It is displayed in the center of the screen as a reach result effect which is an effect indicating the result of the reach state. As a result, it is notified that the player has won the battle reach effect (that has been a big hit). After that, as shown in FIG. 23 (G), the effect design in which the big hit display result is displayed in the form of small symbols is returned to the original size and original position as shown in FIG. 24 (A) and displayed. A stop symbol effect is performed in which a message image 74 in which the character of "big hit" is shown is displayed below the effect symbol.

  On the other hand, in the battle reach effect, when the variable display result becomes the disappointing display result, the above-mentioned defeating effect is executed, and the outright displaying result is derived and displayed in the effect pattern displayed in the small symbol form. The original size and position will be restored and displayed.

  Next, the story reach effect shown in FIG. 24 will be described. After the variation display of the production symbols is started all at once, as shown in FIG. 24 (A), after the presentation symbols display areas 5L and 5R of "left" and "right" stop and reach the reach state, reach production When the story reach effect is executed, first, as shown in FIG. 24 (B), the effect symbols in the “left”, “middle”, and “right” effect display areas 5L, 5C, 5R are reduced. The small symbol display format is moved and displayed in the upper right corner of the screen, and a message image 54A in which the characters "first half of story" are shown is displayed in the center of the screen. Thereby, it is informed that the story reach effect is to be executed.

  Story reach presentation is presentation in which a moving image (story moving image) having a story characteristic such as a specific story is displayed. In this example, the story reach effect is divided into two parts, a first half and a second half. In the story reach effect, when the story is not completed, the effect is ended halfway and the out-of-display result is derived and displayed, and the story continues to the end, the effect is completed and the big-hit display result is derived and displayed There is.

  When the variation display result is an out-of-display result, the effect that the story reach effect ends in the first half is executed, and when the change display result is the big hit display result, the story reach effect continues from the first half to the second half An effect that continues until the time may be executed.

  In addition, in the story reach effect, the effect may be set so that the expectation of the big hit is higher when the effect is performed to the end than when the effect is ended in the first half. . Also, the story reach effect may be a one-part configuration that is not divided into the first half and the second half.

  After the message image 54A is displayed, a moving image developed in accordance with the story corresponding to "the first half of the story" is displayed. When “the first half of the story” is completed and “the second half of the story” is subsequently executed, as shown in FIG. 24C, a message image 54B in which the text “the second half of the story” is displayed is displayed in the center of the screen. Ru. In this way, it is informed that the story reach effect will be continuously executed. In the story reach effect, an image notifying that it is a story reach effect such as message images 54A and 54B may not be displayed.

  After the message image 54B is displayed, a moving image developed in accordance with the story corresponding to "the second half of the story" is displayed. In the story reach effect, when the variation display result is a big hit display result, the flame effect image 73 is superimposed and displayed on the black image 72 as shown in FIG. An image to be displayed is displayed, and as shown in FIG. 24E, the movable member 321 moves to the upright position, and the story completion effect appearing in front of the display area of the effect display device 5 is executed.

  On the other hand, in the story reach effect, when the variation display result is an out display result, a story incomplete effect which makes it possible to identify that the story is not completed is performed, and a black image 72 as shown in FIGS. 24 (D) and (E). The effect using the flame effect image 73 and the movable member 321 is not performed.

  Specifically, in the story completion effect, as shown in FIG. 24 (D), the entire display area of the effect display device 5 is changed to a black image 72, and in the area at the lower center of the screen of the effect display device 5, A flame effect image 73 as a presentation effect display is made to appear and an effect of being superimposed and displayed on the black image 72 is performed. In the story completion effect, as shown in FIG. 24 (E), the movable member 321 moves to the upright position to appear in the central region of the display region of the effect display device 5. Will be And the movable member 321 which appeared is made to emit light.

  As shown in FIG. 24E, when the movable member 321 appears and moves to the upright position due to the effect of the movable body movement, the flame of the flame effect image 73 to be superimposed and displayed becomes large around the movable member 321. A moving image showing a display mode in which the display range of the effect image 73 is expanded is displayed. The moving image is an effect to be performed using the flame effect image 73 to enhance the effect based on the operation of the movable member 321, and is called an operation effect effect as in the case of FIG. By such an operation effect effect, an effect in which the operation mode of the movable member 321 and the display mode of the flame effect image 73 are associated is performed. By performing such an effect, an effect can be produced in which the operation of the movable body and the effect effect display of the display means are linked.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 24 (F), the message image 55 in which the big hit display result (the same symbol stop) is derived and displayed in the effect pattern displayed in the small symbol form, and the character "Congratulations" is shown It is displayed in the center of the screen as a reach result effect which is an effect indicating the result of the reach state. Thereby, it is informed that the story reach effect has been completed. After that, as shown in FIG. 24 (G), the effect design in which the big hit display result is displayed in the form of small symbols is returned to the original size and original position as shown in FIG. 24 (A) and displayed. A stop symbol effect is performed in which a message image 74 in which the character of "big hit" is shown is displayed below the effect symbol.

  In the story reach effect, the effect image is displayed as in the battle reach effect, but unlike the battle reach effect, the entire display area of the effect display device 5 is a black image, and the effect image is superimposed on the black image. As a result, the effect image can be further emphasized and displayed, and image display having a higher rendering effect than that of battle reach presentation can be performed. As a result, it is possible to enhance the valuable feeling (premium feeling) of the story reach production in which the expectation to the big hit is set higher than the battle reach production.

  On the other hand, in the story reach effect, when the variation display result becomes the disappointing display result, the above-described story incomplete presentation effect is executed, and the disappointing display result is derived and displayed in the effect pattern displayed in the small symbol form. Is returned to its original size and position and displayed.

  In addition, the movable member 321 may be configured to be able to rotate by a drive unit such as a motor whose drive control is performed by the effect control CPU 120. As described above, when the disk-like portion of the movable member 321 is configured to be capable of rotation control, the movable member 321 moves to the upright position as shown in FIG. 23 (E) or FIG. When appearing or appearing in front of the display area of the device 5, control may be made to rotate the discoid portion. In that case, the effect display device 5 displays an image for operating an effect image such as the particle effect image 71 of FIG. 23 (E) and the flame effect image 73 of FIG. 24 (E) in accordance with the rotational movement of the movable member 321. The effect control to be displayed in may be executed. By doing so, the rendering effect obtained by using the movable member 321 and the effect image can be further enhanced.

  Further, the movable member 321 is not limited to the rotation operation, and some or all of the constituent members perform a deformation operation such as opening / closing or contraction by a driving unit such as a solenoid whose drive is controlled by the CPU 120 for effect control. In such a configuration, the display may be displayed on the effect display device 5 in accordance with the deformation operation of the movable member located in front of the display area of the effect display device 5 in a specific effect scene. Effect control may be performed to display an image for operating the effect image.

  Next, a control example of effect presentation and movable object presentation in a specific super reach presentation such as battle reach presentation and story reach presentation will be described using a timing chart.

  FIG. 25 is a timing chart showing an example of control of effect presentation and movable object presentation in a specific super reach presentation. FIG. 25A shows an example of control of effect presentation and movable object presentation in battle reach presentation as shown in FIG. FIG. 25B shows a control example of effect presentation and movable object presentation in the story reach presentation as shown in FIG.

  First, with reference to FIG. 25A, a control example of the effect presentation and the movable body presentation in the battle reach presentation performed by the CPU for presentation control 120 will be described. When the battle reach effect is executed, the effect pattern is displayed in the normal change display mode as shown in FIG. 23A from the start of the change display of the effect symbol (special symbol) to the occurrence of the reach state. Is displayed on the effect display device 5.

  In the effect display device 5, when the reach state occurs, as shown in FIGS. 23B and 23C, the message image 53 is displayed, and a moving image such as a battle effect corresponding to the battle reach effect is displayed. Be done. The timing at which the display of the battle effect is changed from the display of the battle effect to the image display of the victory effect as shown in FIG. 23 (D) and (E) in the effect display device 5 It is time to become a cut of the video cut). At the timing (the first video change node) at the turning point of the first change in the image regarding such battle reach effect, the particle effect image is displayed on the battle effect image as shown in FIGS. 23 (D) and (E). A particle effect effect of displaying an image on which the image 71 is superimposed and displayed on the effect display device 5, and a movable body operation effect of operating the movable member 321 cooperate with each other.

  As the movable member 321 moves to the upright position as shown in FIGS. 23E and 23F in the effect display device 5, the timing at which the image display of the victory effect changes to the image display of the reach result effect is battle reach It is time to be the turning point (break of video cut) of the second change of the video about the effect. At the timing (second video change node) at the turning point of the second video change related to such battle reach effect, the particle effect image 71 is superimposed on the image of the winning effect as shown in FIG. Operation effect effects such as an image to be displayed are executed in the effect display device 5.

  Then, when the operation effect presentation and the movable body operation presentation end, the reach display is notified by executing the image display of the reach result presentation as shown in FIG. After that, when the reach result effect is finished, the stop symbol effect as shown in FIG. 23G is executed in the effect display device 5, and the display for confirming the stop symbol of the effect symbol is performed, and the fluctuation display is performed. finish.

Thus, in the battle reach demonstration, at the timing at which the turning point of the image change regarding reach demonstration, demonstration effect display such as superimpose a particle element effect image 71 is performed. Furthermore, in the battle reach effect, at a timing when a change in the image related to reach effect is reached, an effect in which the movable body effect such as the movable member 321 and the effect effect display are linked is performed.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 25 (B), a control example of the effect presentation and the movable body presentation in the story reach presentation performed by the presentation control CPU 120 will be described. When the story reach effect is executed, the effect pattern is displayed in the normal change display mode as shown in FIG. 24A from the start of the change display of the effect symbol (special symbol) to the occurrence of the reach state. Is displayed on the effect display device 5.

  In the effect display device 5, when the reach state occurs, as shown in FIGS. 24B and 24C, the message images 54A and 54B are displayed, and the moving image such as a story moving image corresponding to the story reach effect The image is displayed. The timing of changing from the image display of the story effect to the image display of the story completion effect as shown in FIG. 24 (D) and (E) in the effect display device 5 is the turning point of the first change of the image regarding the story reach effect. It is time to be (the cut of the video cut). At the timing (the first image change node) at the turning point of the first image change related to such a story reach effect, a flame effect image is displayed on the black image 72 as shown in FIGS. 24 (D) and (E). It is executed in a mode in which a flame effect effect for displaying an image on which the image 73 is superimposed and displayed on the effect display device 5, and a movable body operation effect for operating the movable member 321 cooperate with each other.

  The timing at which the movable member 321 moves to the upright position and the image display of the story completion effect is changed to the image display of the reach result effect as shown in FIG. It is time to be the turning point (break of video cut) of the second change of video about reach production. At the timing (second image change node) at the turning point of the second image change related to such a story reach effect, the flame effect image 73 is superimposed and displayed on the black image 72 as shown in FIG. The effect display device 5 executes an operation effect effect such as an image to be displayed.

  Then, when the operation effect presentation and the movable body operation presentation end, the reach display is notified by executing the image display of the reach result presentation as shown in FIG. After that, when the reach result effect is finished, the stop symbol effect as shown in FIG. 24 (G) is executed in the effect display device 5, thereby performing the display for confirming the stop symbol of the effect symbol and changing display. finish.

  As described above, in the story reach effect, at the timing when the change of the image relating to the reach effect is changed, an effect effect display that displays the flame effect image 73 superimposed on the black image 72 is executed. Furthermore, in the story reach effect, an effect in which a movable body effect such as the movable member 321 and an effect effect display are linked is performed at the timing of the turning point of the change in the image regarding the reach effect.

  Specifically, in the battle reach effect shown in FIGS. 23 and 25 (A) and the story reach effect shown in FIGS. 24 and 25 (B), the following processing is executed in the effect control CPU 120 Is realized by

  When, as a variation pattern command (variation pattern specification command), among the variation pattern commands of super reach, a variation pattern command in which a variation pattern of super reach of a type for executing battle reach effect is designated is received in effect control board 12 The effect control CPU 120 controls the image display of the effect display device 5 that performs battle reach effect and the operation control of the movable member 321 as shown in FIG. 23 and FIG. 25A in the effect symbol variation start process (S74). The effect control data (process data etc.) for performing the process is selected from a plurality of types of effect control data stored in advance and set (stored) in the RAM 122. The battle reach effect is partially different when the variation display result is a big hit display result and when it is an off display result, so when a fluctuation pattern command or display result designation command that can identify the fluctuation display result is received In addition, the effect control CPU 120 recognizes the fluctuation display result by analyzing the received command content, and selects the effect control data according to the fluctuation display result. Then, the CPU for effect control 120 starts the fluctuation display of the effect symbol, and in the effect symbol fluctuation process (S75), using the effect control data set to execute the battle reach effect, the movable body effect process and the effect By executing the effect display process and the like, the image display control of the effect display device 5 and the operation control of the movable member 321 are performed, and battle reach effect as shown in FIG. 23 and FIG. 25A is executed.

  When, as a variation pattern command (variation pattern specification command), among the variation pattern commands of super reach, a variation pattern command in which a variation pattern of super reach of a type for executing story reach effect is designated is received in effect control board 12 The effect control CPU 120 controls the image display of the effect display device 5 that performs story reach effect and the operation control of the movable member 321 as shown in FIG. 24 and FIG. 25B in the effect symbol variation start process (S74). The effect control data (process data etc.) for performing the process is selected from a plurality of types of effect control data stored in advance and set (stored) in the RAM 122. The story reach effect is partially different when the variation display result is a big hit display result and when it is an off display result, so when receiving a variation pattern command or display result specification command that can identify the variation display result In addition, the effect control CPU 120 recognizes the fluctuation display result by analyzing the received command content, and selects the effect control data according to the fluctuation display result. Then, the CPU for effect control 120 starts the fluctuation display of the effect symbol, and in the effect symbol fluctuation process (S75), using the effect control data set to execute the story reach effect, the movable object effect process and the effect By executing the effect display process and the like, the image display control of the effect display device 5 and the operation control of the movable member 321 are performed, and the story reach effect as shown in FIG. 24 and FIG. 25B is executed.

  When a movable body effect is executable in a plurality of types of effect display, such as battle reach effect shown in FIGS. 23 and 25A and story reach effect shown in FIGS. 24 and 25B Depending on which kind of effect display is performed, such as an effect effect display of an aspect in which an effect image is superimposed and displayed on a black image, and an effect effect display of an aspect in which an effect image is superimposed and displayed on an effect image Since the presentation effect display of a different aspect can be displayed, the presentation effect in which the operation of the movable body and the presentation effect display of the display means are linked can be enhanced.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 23 (E) and 25 (A), a specific type of effect display such as a battle reach effect is performed in which a movable body effect for operating a movable body such as the movable member 321 is executed. It is possible to execute an effect that superimposes the effect effect display of a specific aspect such as the particle effect image 71 of FIGS. 23D and 23E on a specific type of effect display such as the display of a victory effect image. Therefore, it becomes possible to link the effect display of the specific type in which the movable body effect is executed and the effect effect display on the display means such as the effect display device 5, and the operation of the movable body by the effect display of the specific type It is possible to further enhance the rendering effect in which the display effect and the rendering effect of the display means are linked.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 24E and 25B, a specific type of effect display such as a story reach effect is performed in which a movable object effect for operating a movable object such as the movable member 321 is performed. When the effect effect display of a specific aspect such as the flame effect image 73 of FIG. 24 (D), (E) is displayed on a predetermined image displayed in the entire display area of the effect display device 5 such as the black image 72. Since effects to be displayed in a superimposed manner are executable, in addition to being able to cooperate between predetermined types of predetermined effects for which movable object effects are executed and effect effects displayed by display means such as the effect display device 5, It is possible to emphasize the movable body effect and improve the interest of the game.

  In addition, the production which makes a movable body and production effect display cooperate (linkage) like battle reach production and story reach production which were mentioned above may be performed in reach production other than super reach, and is performed in production other than reach production You may

  Also, as in the battle reach effect and the story reach effect described above, the effect of linking (linking) the movable body and the effect effect display has been described as an example executed at the timing of the turning point of the change in the image regarding the effect The present invention is not limited to this, and may be performed at a timing other than the timing of the turning point of the change of the image regarding the effect such as the timing after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the execution of the effect.

  Although the particle effect image and the flame effect image have been described as an example as the effect effect display in the effect of linking (linking) the movable body and the effect effect display as in the battle reach effect and the story reach effect described above, Not limited to this, as the effect effect display, other types of effect effect display such as an effect image of an aspect in which light is emitted may be used.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 23 and FIG. 24, among the two types of effect display of battle reach effect and story reach effect, depending on which effect display is performed, it is possible to display effect effects of different modes. Although the example was made into, although it was not limited to this, according to which effect display is performed among three or more types of multiple effect displays, the effect effect display of a different aspect is good also as displayable.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 23 and FIG. 24, among the plurality of effect displays such as battle reach effects and story reach effects, effect effects of different modes are displayed depending on which effect display is performed. When making it possible, the example which varied the aspect of a presentation effect display was shown by whether the black image 72 is displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as an example in which the aspect of the rendering effect display is different, a black image is displayed for any type of rendering display, but the type of rendering effect display such as an effect image may be different. In this case, the type of the rendering effect display may be different as long as one of the components of the rendering effect display such as the shape, color, display range, and luminance of the rendering effect display is different.

  In addition, as the effect of linking (linking) the movable body and the effect effect display as in the battle reach effect and the story reach effect described above, the image of the effect effect display as shown in FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 is displayed first It is not limited to the effect of operating the movable body later, but may be an effect of executing the image display of the effect effect display and the operation of the movable body at the same timing, or the image of the effect effect display after moving the movable body first. You may use the presentation which displays.

  Moreover, as an effect which uses the black image 72 like the story reach effect mentioned above, the example which displays the black image 72 on the whole display area of the effect display apparatus 5 was shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, control may be performed to display the black image 72 in a partial display area of the effect display device 5 such as an area for displaying an effect image.

  In addition, as an effect of linking a movable body such as the movable member described above and a rendering effect display such as an effect image, the movable body is operated in each of a plurality of types of rendering display different in the situation of the rendering display. When performing effects, effects may be displayed such that effect image displays as different types of effect effects are linked to the movement of the movable body depending on the state of the effect display for operating the movable body. Good. For example, different types of effect image display may be performed in the following situation of effect display. (A) When displaying an effect image display corresponding to moving the movable body before reaching the reach state during the variable display of the effect pattern. (B) When displaying an effect image display corresponding to operating a movable body at the time of temporary stop in pseudo run. (C) When displaying an effect image display corresponding to operating the movable body during execution of normal reach. (D) When displaying an effect image display corresponding to operating the movable body during the execution of the super reach effect. (E) When displaying the effect image display corresponding to operating the movable body at the time of development of the effect during the execution of the super reach of the development effect format in which the content of the development develops. (F) Corresponds to operating the movable body when the lottery effect (for example, an effect such as lottery for deciding whether to be a big hit or a non big hit) is made again after notifying that the big hit display result is reached. To display the effect image display. (G) When displaying an effect image display corresponding to operating a movable body during production of a big hit gaming state. (H) When displaying an effect image display corresponding to operating a movable body during a customer waiting demo display which is executed when a game is not performed. Note that at least two of the effect image displays to be executed in the situation of the plurality of types of effect display as described above may be different.

[Example of other effects using movable members]
Next, another effect example using a movable body such as the movable member 321 will be described. The effects described below are executed by the effect control CPU 120. FIG. 26 is a timing chart showing an example of control of effect presentation and movable body combined operation presentation in a specific super reach presentation.

  The movable body such as the movable member 321 described above includes a plurality of movable members, is in the separated state in the normal state, and can be controlled to operate in the combined state in the specific state. It is also good. The unitable movable member may be one in which a plurality of movable members are interlocked by drive means (a motor, a solenoid, etc.) provided corresponding to each of the plurality of movable members, and the plurality of movable members is one It may be interlocked by drive means (motor, solenoid, etc.).

  With regard to the control example of FIG. 26, the description overlapping with the control example of FIG. 25 is omitted, and parts different from the control example of FIG. 25 will be mainly described. FIG. 26A shows an example of control of effect presentation and movable body combination presentation in battle reach presentation as shown in FIG. FIG. 25 (B) shows an example of control of effect presentation and movable body combination presentation in the story reach presentation as shown in FIG.

  The control example of FIG. 26 differs from the control example of FIG. 25 in that instead of the movable body operation effect of FIG. 25, a movable body combination operation effect is executed.

  In the battle reach effect shown in FIG. 26 (A), instead of the movable body motion effect by the movable member 321 shown in FIG. 23 (E) in the battle effect as shown in FIG. The movable body combining effect is performed.

  In the story reach effect shown in FIG. 26 (B), instead of the movable body motion effect by the movable member 321 shown in FIG. 24 (E) in the story reach effect as shown in FIG. A movable body combination effect operating in a state is performed.

  Further, in the story reach effect shown in FIG. 26B, for example, immediately before the end of the second half of the story reach effect executed after the message image 54B of “second half of the story” in FIG. 24C is displayed. In a specific display area of the display device 9, an operation promotion effect is performed which performs an operation promotion display for promoting the operation of the push button 31B such as "press a button". Then, when the player operates the push button 31B within a predetermined period from the start of the operation promotion effect, or when the predetermined period has elapsed without the operation being performed within the predetermined period, the movable body combination described above The presentation is performed.

  In addition, control which performs movable body united production according to such operation promotion presentation may be performed just before the end of the battle reach image display in battle reach production of FIG. 26 (A). As described above, the control of executing the movable body combination effect in accordance with the operation promotion effect may be performed at the first image change node in the specific super reach effect. In addition, control for executing the movable body combination effect in accordance with the operation promotion effect may be executed at another image change node such as a second image change node in a specific super reach effect. In addition to the push button 31B, other operation means such as a stick controller 31A may be used as the operation means for performing the movable body combination effect according to the operation of the operation means. Further, the movable body combination effect may be performed in response to detection of a specific action of the player by the detection means for detecting the action of the player such as a motion sensor, not limited to the operation means. That is, any effect control may be executed as long as the effect control is to execute the movable body combined effect according to the operation of the player.

  Moreover, control which performs movable body united presentation according to such operation promotion presentation does not need to be performed. It is selected to select whether or not to execute the control for executing the movable body united effect according to such an operation promotion effect by a predetermined lottery process executed by the effect control CPU 120 and to execute at a predetermined ratio It may be performed at the same time.

  In the case of executing the movable body combination effect using the united movable member as described above, the same effect as the case of executing the movable body combination effect using the movable member 321 described above can be obtained, Furthermore, the uniting operation can improve the enjoyment of the effect.

[Holding display change effect (Holding display mode change effect for changing the holding image H, a kind of display mode change effect for changing the active display H)]
Next, a change display effect such as a hold display capable of changing the display mode of the hold display (hold image H) and the active display (active display AH) will be described. The change display such as the hold display is executed by the CPU 120 for effect control. The hold display and the active display are performed based on the hold storage information as the change display for the hold display and the like, and a plurality of timings (for example, the hold display period and the variable display period corresponding to the target hold information) The first specific display mode in which the type of display of the change target is different from the normal display mode, in the case of executing the change such as suspension or the like at any one of a plurality of timings) An example will be described in which the selection ratio of the timing of executing the display mode change is different depending on whether the display mode is the second specific display mode or the second specific display mode.

  In the pending display etc. change effect, when the pending storage information is newly generated, of the normal display mode, the first specific display mode, and the second specific display mode as an image of the pending display and the active display An image of any of the display modes is selected, and the selected image is displayed. For example, a display mode of a general "spherical (circular)" shape as a normal display mode, an icon shape display mode (also referred to as a character icon) using a "character" as a first specific display mode, a second specification The display mode is a display mode (also referred to as a character icon) of an icon shape using a "character" composed of a "humanoid character".

  In the pending display etc. change presentation, when the pending storage information is newly generated, an image of the normal display mode and an image of the first specific display mode as a pending display to be made to appear using the predetermined pending display selection table, Either the image with the second specific display mode is selected. For example, in the first specific display mode and the second specific display mode, the ratio to be selected when the jackpot becomes a big hit is set to be higher than when it becomes the departure.

  FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a character icon selection table and a character icon selection table. FIG. 27 (A) shows a character icon selection table, and FIG. 27 (B) shows a character selection table.

  In the on-hold display change effect, the color of the image as described above can be selected in the image of the normal display mode, and the color of the image can be changed by the on-hold change effect. As shown in FIG. 27A, in the first specific display mode, in the image of the normal display mode, the color of the image can be selected from a plurality of colors as described above, and a change effect such as hold is provided. The color of the image can be changed.

  When the first specific display mode is selected as the hold display to be made appear, as shown in FIG. 27A, after the character icon (attention display) in which the character “attention” is shown in the appearance display is displayed , A character icon ("Opportunity display") indicates that the character "Omo" is displayed as the first change display, or a character icon ("Excessive heat display") indicates the character "Intense heat" as the second change display Can be changed to The degree of expectation that the result of the variable display based on the corresponding reserved memory information is the big hit display result is set such that the relationship of caution display <appropriate display <superheat display.

  When the second specific display mode is selected as the hold display to be made to appear, as shown in FIG. 27 (B), a character icon (one display) in which “one animal” animal character is shown is displayed in the appearance display. After being displayed, the character icon shows “two animals” as the first change display (two show), or “3 animals” as the second change display. It can be changed to a character icon (3 animals displayed). The degree of expectation that the result of the variable display based on the corresponding holding memory information becomes the jackpot display result is set such that one display <two display <three display.

  FIG. 28 shows the display mode change effect execution timing selection process, the display mode change effect type selection process, and the change mode selection process when the hold display is determined to be a display mode of an icon shape such as a character icon or a character icon. It is various data tables used for the icon production setting processing which performs.

  FIG. 28A is a character hold display time change effect timing selection table used when the hold display is determined to the display mode of the character icon. FIG. 28B is a character hold display time change effect timing selection table used when the hold display is determined to the display mode of the character icon. In FIGS. 28 (A) and 28 (B), the random number value MR10 for determining the display mode change effect timing is allocated to the two types of display mode change effect timings of pending display and active display.

  In FIGS. 28A and 28B, when the hold display is the display mode of the character icon, the display mode during the hold display is more than during the active display as compared with the display mode of the animal character icon. The rate at which change presentation is performed is high. On the other hand, when the hold display is the display mode of the animal character icon, the display mode change effect is executed more during the active display than during the hold display, as compared to when the hold display is the display mode of the character icon. The rate is high. Thereby, the player is watched for the display type (for example, display type such as character icon, animal character icon) of the change target of the display mode change effect and the timing of the display mode change (for example It is possible to improve the interest of the game for the effect of changing the mode of the hold display.

  With regard to the display of the character icon and the display of the animal character icon, as shown in (E) to (L) described later, the ratio at which the display mode actually changes after execution of the display mode change effect is suspended Equal to display and active display. Therefore, when the hold display is the display mode of the character icon, the ratio in which the display mode change effect is performed is higher in the hold display than in the active display as compared to the display mode of the animal character icon. When the hold display is the display mode of the animal character icon, the rate at which the display mode change effect is executed is more active than the hold display, compared to when the hold display is the display mode of the character icon. Based on the fact that the display mode of the icon changes between the pending display and the active display depending on whether the pending display is displayed as the character icon display or the animal character icon display. Because they are different, the ratio of selecting the display mode to be changed between the pending display and the active display is different. As a result, the player can be made to pay attention to the type of display of the change target and the timing of the display mode change for the change of the display mode of the hold display displayed in the icon shape and the display mode change of the active display. Can improve the interest of the game about the change of

  FIG. 28C is a character hold change effect type selection table used when the hold display is determined to be the display mode of the character icon. As types of change effects when the hold display by the character icon is performed, a first change effect in which the blue arrow acts on the hold display or active display and a second change effect in which the red arrow acts on the hold display or active display The change presentation is provided so as to be selectable by the allocation of the random value MR11 for the display mode change presentation type selection.

  FIG. 28D is an animal character hold change effect type selection table used when the hold display is determined to the display mode of the animal character icon. As a type of display mode change effect when the hold display by the animal character icon is executed, the third change effect in which the blue arrow acts on the hold display or the active display and the red arrow acts on the hold display or the active display The fourth change effect to be selected is provided so as to be selectable by the allocation of the random value MR11 for the display mode change effect type selection.

  28 (E) to 28 (H) show the display mode change effect timing and the display mode change effect selected and determined based on the data tables of FIGS. 28 (A) and 28 (B) for the change effect of the hold display by the character icon. It is a change selection table used when selecting and determining the change mode of the icon display for each combination with the type.

  When it is determined that the first change presentation is to be performed during the hold display, the table of FIG. 28E is used. When it is determined that the first change effect is to be executed during active display, the table of FIG. 28 (F) is used. When it is determined that the second change presentation is to be performed during the hold display, the table of FIG. 28 (G) is used. When it is determined that the second change effect is to be executed during active display, the table of FIG. 28H is used. When it is determined that the third change effect is to be executed during the hold display, the table of FIG. 28 (I) is used. When it is determined that the third change effect is to be executed during active display, the table of FIG. 28J is used. When it is determined that the fourth change presentation is to be performed during the hold display, the table of FIG. 28 (K) is used. When it is determined that the fourth change presentation is to be performed during active display, the table of FIG. 28 (L) is used.

  In these change selection tables, when the display result of the variable display is the big hit display result, and when it is the lost display result, the change mode is selected as “no change”, “opportunity” display and “superheat” display. The random number value MR12 for is allocated at different selection rates.

  In (E) to (H) in FIG. 28, “No change” indicates an aspect in which the character icon does not change, and “Opportunity” display indicates an aspect in which the character icon changes to an icon of “Opportunistic”, “ The display of "excessive heat" indicates that the character icon changes to an icon of the character "excessive heat".

  In (E) to (H) of FIG. 28, when the random number value MR12 for change selection is the big hit display result, “no change <probability + superheat (with change)” and when the loss display result is “change” It is allocated by the selection rate of the relation "no opportunity + intense heat (with change)". Also, in FIGS. 28E to 28H, the random number value MR12 is selected at the selection ratio of the relationship of “opportunity <excessive heat” when the jackpot display result is obtained and “opportunity> excessive heat” when the loss display result results. It is allocated. As a result, when the character icon changes, the degree of expectation of the big hit display result is higher than when the character icon does not change. In addition, when the character icon changes to "superheat", the degree of expectation that the big hit display result is high is higher than when the character icon changes to "appropriate".

  As for the character icon display, as shown in FIGS. 28A and 28B, although the ratio in which the display mode change of the character icon is selected is lower than that during the hold display during the active display, In addition, as compared with the display being suspended during the active display, the rate of selection of the display mode change to be the "superheat" display is high, in which the level of the degree of expectation that is a big hit is higher than the "apparent" display. Thereby, the player can be made to pay more attention to the aspect of the display aspect change of the icon display from the display type of the display aspect change target and the change timing to be selected.

  28 (I) to 28 (L) show the display mode change effect timing and display selected and determined based on the data tables of FIG. 28 (A) and FIG. 28 (B) for the display mode change effect of the suspension display by the animal character icon. It is a change selection table used when selecting and determining the change aspect of an icon display according to a combination with an aspect change production kind. In these effect selection tables, when the display result of the variable display becomes the big hit display result, and when it becomes the lost display result, it changes into "no change", "2 animals" display and "3 animals" display The random number MR12 for selection is allocated at different selection rates.

  In FIGS. 28I to 28L, "no change" indicates a mode in which the animal character icon does not change, and "two" display indicates a mode in which the animal character icon changes to a "two" icon. , “3 animals” display indicates that the animal character changes to “3 animals” icon.

  In (I) to (L) in FIG. 28, the random number value MR12 is selected at the selection ratio of the relationship of “two animals <three animals” when the big hit display results and “two animals> three animals” when the lost display results. It is allocated. As a result, when the animal character icon changes, the degree of expectation of the big hit display result is higher than when the animal character icon does not change. Further, when the animal character icon changes to "3 animals", the degree of expectation of the big hit display result is higher than when the animal character icons change to "2 animals".

  As for the animal character icon display, as shown in FIGS. 28B and 28C, although the ratio at which the display mode change of the animal character icon is selected is lower than that during the active display during the hold display, When it becomes, compared with during active display, the rate at which the display mode change to be “3 animals” display is high is high, the level of expectation that is a big hit than “2 animals” display is higher. Thereby, the player can be made to pay more attention to the mode of the display mode change of the icon display from the display type of the display mode change target and the change timing to be selected for the hold display and the active display.

[Main effects obtained by the embodiment]
Next, main effects obtained by the above-described embodiment will be described.
(1) As in the battle reach effect shown in FIG. 23 and FIG. 25 (A) and the story reach effect shown in FIG. 24 and FIG. Depending on which kind of effect display is performed, there is an effect effect display of an aspect in which the effect image is superimposed on the black image, and an effect effect display of an aspect in which the effect image is superimposed on the effect image. Since it is possible to display such a different kind of effect effect display, it is possible to enhance the effect by combining the operation of the movable body and the effect effect display of the display means.

  (2) As shown in FIG. 23 (E) and FIG. 25 (A), a specific type of effect display such as a battle reach effect is performed in which a movable object effect that operates a movable object such as the movable member 321 is executed. When it is done, an effect is performed in which the effect effect display of a specific aspect such as the particle effect image 71 of FIGS. 23D and 23E is superimposed on a specific type of effect display such as the display of a victory effect image Since it is possible, it becomes possible to link the effect display of the specific type in which the movable object effect is executed and the effect effect display on the display means such as the effect display device 5, and the movable object of the effect display of the specific type It is possible to further enhance the rendering effect in which the motion and the rendering effect display of the display means are linked.

  (3) As shown in FIG. 24 (E) and FIG. 25 (B), a specific type of effect display such as a story reach effect is performed in which a movable body effect for operating a movable body such as the movable member 321 is executed. 24 (D) and (E), the predetermined effect image displayed in a specific aspect such as the flame effect image 73 of FIG. 24 (D) and (E) is displayed in the entire display area of the effect display device 5 such as the black image 72. Since effects to be displayed superimposed on each other are executable, it becomes possible to cooperate between predetermined types of predetermined effects for which movable object effects are to be executed and effect effects displayed by display means such as the effect display device 5 In addition, it is possible to emphasize the movable body effect and improve the interest of the game.

  (4) When the pachinko gaming machine 1 is activated, the confirmation operation for confirming the operation of the movable body as in the initial operation in the movable member initialization process of step S51B of FIG. 16 and the step S51A of FIG. As in the operation in the movable member break-in process of FIG. 18, the break-in operation of moving the movable body is performed. For this reason, since the movement of the movable body is not used, it is possible to suppress the influence on the movement of the movable body. As a result, it is possible to suppress that the movable body does not operate well.

  (5) As shown in FIG. 28 (A) and (B), the character icon display has a high change effect execution rate during the hold display, and the animal character icon display is the active display, as shown in [Change display with display etc.] During the change production execution rate is high. Then, as shown in FIGS. 28 (E) to 28 (L), the ratio at which the display mode actually changes at the time of the change effect execution is equal between the pending display and the active display. Therefore, depending on which of the character icon display and the animal character icon display, the frequency at which the display mode of the icon changes differs between the pending display and the active display, and the pending display and the active display are performed. The rate at which the display mode is to be changed is different in any of the above, so that the mode of the display mode change of the icon display for the hold display and the active display, from the display type of the display mode change target and the selected change timing. The player can be made to pay more attention to the game player, and the interest of the game can be improved with respect to the change of the mode of the hold display.

[Others]
The gaming machine described above also has the following characteristic configuration.
(1) A gaming machine capable of playing a game (for example, pachinko gaming machine 1, slot machine),
A movable object (for example, a movable member 321) movable to a standby position (for example, a first position shown in FIGS. 8 and 9) and an advanced position (for example, a second position shown in FIGS. 8 and 9);
A confirmation operation for confirming the operation of the movable object when the game machine is activated (for example, also referred to as an initial operation in the movable member initialization process in step S51B of FIG. 16 and an initial operation), and the movable object Control means (for example, CPU 120 for effect control) for performing a break-in operation (for example, step S51A of FIG. 16, an operation in movable member break-in processing of FIG. 18, and a short initial operation).

  According to such a configuration, the confirmation operation for confirming the movement of the movable object and the break-in operation for moving the movable object are performed. For this reason, since the movement of the movable object is not used, it is possible to suppress the influence on the movement of the movable object. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing the movable object from operating well.

(2) In the gaming machine of (1),
When an abnormality is detected in the movement of the movable object in the break-in operation, error processing (for example, steps S513 and S517 in FIG. 18) for executing error processing (for example, notification of an abnormality) is further provided.

  According to such a configuration, when an abnormality is detected in the movement of the movable object in the break-in operation, error processing is performed. As a result, it is possible to execute processing corresponding to the state in which the movable object does not operate normally.

(3) In the gaming machine of (1) or (2) above,
The control means executes the break-in operation prior to the confirmation operation (see, for example, FIG. 16).

  According to such a configuration, the break-in operation is performed prior to the confirmation operation. As a result, it is possible to suppress that the movable object does not operate well in the confirmation operation.

(4) In the gaming machine of (3),
When an abnormality is detected in the movement of the movable object in the break-in operation, the control means prohibits the execution of the confirmation operation (eg, until the notification stop operation is performed in steps S514 and S518 of FIG. 18). , And the movable member initialization process of step S51B in FIG.

  According to such a configuration, when an abnormality is detected in the operation of the movable object in the break-in operation, the execution of the confirmation operation is prohibited. As a result, it can be suppressed that the confirmation operation is performed while the movable object does not operate normally.

(5) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4) above,
The movable object is moved to the advanced position by a different power source during the game and during execution of the break-in operation.

  According to such a configuration, the movable object is moved to the advanced position by the different power source during the game and during the execution of the break-in operation. As a result, the break-in operation can be performed with a suitable power source.

(6) In the gaming machine of (5),
The movable object is an elastic body (for example, a tension spring 323, which may be another elastic body such as a spiral spring, a leaf spring, or a rubber) during the game, while the break-in operation is being performed. A strong motor (for example, the second effect motor 330) is moved to the advanced position as a power source.

  According to such a configuration, in the break-in operation, the motor having a stronger force than the elastic body is used as the power source of the movable object. As a result, the movable object can be more reliably moved to the advanced position in the break-in operation.

(7) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (6) above,
The movable object includes an electrical cable (for example, cable 361) that bends and expands as the movable object moves.
The break-in operation is an operation of bending and stretching the electric cable by moving the movable object.

  According to such a configuration, the confirmation operation for confirming the movement of the movable object and the break-in operation for bending and stretching the electric cable by moving the movable object are performed. For this reason, since the movement of the electric cable is not accustomed, it is possible to suppress the influence on the movement of the movable object. As a result, it is possible to suppress that the movable object does not operate well.

(8) In the gaming machine of (7),
The electric cable is provided in the vicinity of an object that emits heat (for example, the LCD of the effect display device 5, the first effect motor 303, and the second effect motor 330).

  According to such a configuration, the electrical cable is highly flexible due to heat. As a result, the movable object can be moved more reliably.

  (9) In the embodiment described above, the break-in operation is an operation of bending and stretching the electric cable by moving the movable object. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in the case where the movable object is configured to move along the rail, the movable object is configured to move by a ball screw, a linear guide or the like, and the movable object is a slide bearing. When it is configured to perform operations such as rotation by bearings such as metal bearings and resin bearings, it is possible to move and agitate lubricants such as oil and grease so as to conform. In addition, in the case where the movable object has a sliding portion such as rotation or linear motion, it may be possible to move the fixing of the sliding portion so as to smooth and aggravate it.

  (10) In the embodiment described above, the break-in operation is performed at startup. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the break-in operation may be performed regularly during a demonstration after a game is not performed after activation. Even in this way, it is possible to suppress that the movable object does not operate well during the game.

  (11) The cable 361 of the embodiment described above is to supply power to the LED. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and supplies power or control signals to other electric components (for example, a motor such as moving a movable object or an actuator such as a solenoid or a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an image). It may be

  (12) The cable 361 may be a flexible flat cable, may be a flat cable in which a plurality of coated wires are lined up and fused, or may be one single wire or a twisted wire, or may be twisted It may be a paired line.

  (13) In the embodiment described above, the break-in operation and the confirmation operation are performed separately. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the break-in operation and the confirmation operation may be executed as a series of operations.

  (14) In the embodiment described above, the initial position of the movable object is detected in the confirmation operation. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the break-in operation, the initial position of the movable object may be detected. Also, the initial position of the movable object may be detected separately from the break-in operation and the confirmation operation.

[About other modifications]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention may be modified or added without departing from the scope of the present invention. include.

  For example, in the embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is illustrated as an example of a gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a game ball having a predetermined number of balls is a gaming machine The number of balls that are internally enclosed in a manner that can be circulated inside and that is lent out in response to a player's request for lending, or the number of prize balls awarded in response to a prize is added, while the number of game balls used in the game is subtracted The present invention is also applicable to so-called enclosed game machines that are stored. In these enclosed game machines, not the gaming balls but points or points are awarded to the player, so the points or points given are the game values. The present invention is also applicable to slot machines.

  Further, in the embodiment, after the first special symbol display 4A and the second special symbol display 4B variably display a plurality of types of special symbols including the final stop symbol as the variable display result, respectively, the final stop symbol is displayed. Although the stop display is provided, the present invention is not limited to this, and the final stop design is stopped after variably displaying a plurality of types of special symbols without including the final stop design that is a variable display result. It may be displayed. That is, the final stop symbol to be the variation display result may be a symbol different from the special symbol used for the variation display.

  It should be understood that the embodiment disclosed herein is illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims.

[Gaze guidance production, special production, lamp lighting production]
The effect control CPU 120 may execute the line-of-sight guidance effect, the special effect, and the lamp lighting effect while the variable display of the effect pattern is being executed. The effect control CPU 120 determines the presence / absence of execution of these effects at the start of execution (for example, step S74) of the variable display of the effect symbols, as in other effects such as the advance effect, etc. The type is determined (when there are a plurality of types of effects), and an effect control pattern (previously stored in the ROM 121) for executing the effect determined to be executed is set in the RAM 122. Then, the effect control CPU 120 executes the processing according to the effect control pattern, for example, in step S75, to execute the gaze guidance effect, the special effect, the lamp lighting effect (similar to the execution of the reach effect, etc. ). Note that the effect control CPU 120 may execute these effects other than during variable display, for example, during a demonstration display, during a big hit gaming state, or the like.

  The presence or absence of the execution of these effects may be determined by the effect control CPU 120 by lottery or the like so that the fluctuation display result is more likely to be a big hit when it is executed than when it is not executed. , Big hit expectation degree of special production may be the highest, big hit expectation degree may be made different among each production). In addition, at least one of the line-of-sight guidance effect, the special effect, and the lamp effect may be prepared in plural types, and the big hit expectation may be made different according to the type (type is also determined by lottery or the like) . The lottery is determined using a random number and a table according to a fluctuation pattern (specified by a fluctuation pattern designation command or the like) or a fluctuation display result (specified by a fluctuation pattern designation command or a display result designation command). It is to be.

  The gaze guidance effect, the special effect, and the lamp lighting effect are performed after the reach is established. Therefore, when the effect control board 12 receives a change pattern designation command of reach from the main substrate 11 as the change pattern designation command, the presence or absence of the visual line guidance effect or the special effect is determined. Note that these effects may constitute at least a part of reach effects, or may be executed as other effects (such as advance effects). These effects may be executed regardless of the presence or absence of reach (in this case, the presence or absence of the effect is determined regardless of the fluctuation pattern).

  The line-of-sight guidance effect is an effect of guiding the player's line of sight. As the line-of-sight guidance effect, the first line-of-sight induction effect that guides the player's line of sight to the target image (the image of the object to which the line of sight is guided) displayed on the effect display device 5 There is a second gaze guidance effect or the like for guiding the gaze.

  As the first gaze guidance effect, there are, for example, first gaze guidance effects A to C. The first visual line guidance effects A and B are effects for guiding the visual line directed to a predetermined area in the effect display device 5 to the target image. The first gaze guidance effect C is an effect of guiding the gaze directed to a predetermined area outside the effect display device 5 to the target image.

  The first gaze guidance effect A is, for example, an effect of displaying the characters Z1 and Z3 on the effect display device 5 as shown in FIG. 29, and the character Z1 causes the player's line of sight to appear as the character Z3 (afterward. (A) → (B) → (C) → (D)). In the first gaze guidance effect A, the character Z1 is displayed first. Therefore, the player's gaze is directed to the character Z1 (FIG. 29A). The character Z1 turns to the right toward the direction (FIG. 29 (A)), and issues a line of “appears” (FIG. 29 (B)). Then, the player pays attention to the right side of the character Z1 (turns his gaze to the right side) (FIG. 29 (B)). After the speech is issued, the character Z3 appears from the right (FIGS. 29C and 29D). Thus, the first gaze guidance effect A can guide the gaze directed to the character Z1 to the character Z3 according to the direction and the words of the character Z1. The words may not be displayed at one time, but may be displayed one by one (eg, one character) (for example, “current” → “appear” → “appeared” → “appeared”). As a result, the line of sight of the player is more accurately induced. In addition, by displaying the target image on a line (in particular, in the vicinity of the last character), visual line guidance becomes smooth. Also, a plurality of types of characters Z3 appearing later may be prepared, and the jackpot expectation may be made different according to any of the plurality of types.

  The first gaze guidance effect B is, for example, an effect of displaying the character Z5 and the arrow Z6 on the effect display device 5 as shown in FIG. 30, and the character Z5 causes the player's line of sight to appear in the arrow Z6 (which appears later). It is an effect to induce (progress as shown in FIG. 30 (A) → (B) → (C)). In the first gaze guidance effect B, the character Z5 is displayed first. Therefore, the player's gaze is directed to the character Z5 (FIG. 30A). The character Z5 initially faces the front but then turns to the right (FIGS. 30A-B), so that the player notes the right to which the character Z5 is directed (shifts the gaze to the right) After that, the arrow Z6 appears from the right (FIG. 30 (C)) In this way, the first gaze guidance effect B sets the sight line directed to the character Z5 to the character Z5. Can be guided to the arrow Z6.

  The first visual line guidance effect C is, for example, an effect of outputting voice from the speakers 8L and 8R as shown in FIG. 31 and displaying the arrow Z9 on the effect display device 5, and the voice of the player It is an effect to lead to Z9. For example, when the effect control CPU 120 is executing a lamp lighting effect (details will be described later) for lighting the effect LED 9A (the LED at the top of the effect LED 9) (that is, the player is the effect LED 9A The voice of "focus on the screen" is output while the eyes are directed to (see dotted arrow). Thereby, the player shifts his gaze to the effect display device 5. In the effect display device 5, the arrow Z9 is displayed, and the player's gaze is directed to the arrow Z9. In this way, the first gaze guidance effect C can guide the gaze directed to the outside of the effect display device 5 to the arrow Z9 by voice.

  Here, the lamp lighting effect will be described. In the lamp lighting effect, various jacks such as the effect LED 9 are turned on to notify of a big hit expectation and the like. The big hit expectation may be made different depending on the lighting mode (display color, blinking cycle, which LED is turned on) or the like in the lamp lighting effect. Of the three effect LEDs 9 in FIG. 1, the uppermost effect LED 9 (the central LED) is referred to as effect LED 9A, the effect LED 9 on the left side is referred to as effect LED 9B, the effect on the right The LED 9 for an LED may be called LED9C for presentation (refer FIG. 33).

  As a 2nd gaze guidance effect, there exist 2nd gaze guidance effects A-B, for example. The second gaze guidance effect A is an effect of guiding a gaze directed to a predetermined area in the effect display device 5 to a predetermined area outside the effect display device 5. The second line-of-sight guidance effect B is an effect of guiding the line of sight directed to a first predetermined area outside the effect display device 5 to another second predetermined area outside the effect display device 5.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 32, the second visual line guidance effect A is an effect performed when executing a lamp lighting effect, and guides the player's visual line to the effect LED 9A by audio output from the speakers 8L and 8R. It is an effect (It progresses like FIG. 32 (A)-> (B)-> (C).). For example, before executing the lamp lighting effect for lighting the effect LED 9A, the player looks at the effect display device 5 on which variable display is performed (FIG. 32A). Then, the effect control CPU 120 displays a message of “focus on the upper lamp” in a predetermined area of the effect display device 5 (in addition to or instead of the message to be displayed, the voice of the message is output. Good). As a result, the player shifts his eyes to the effect LED 9A located above the effect display device 5 (FIG. 32 (B)). Then, a lamp lighting effect in which the effect LED 9A is lighted is executed (FIG. 32 (C)). Thus, the second gaze guidance effect A can guide the gaze directed to the effect display device 5 to the effect LED 9A outside the effect display device 5 by a message or the like.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 33, the second visual line guidance effect B turns on the effect LED 9A and then turns on the effect lamp 9 (for example, turns on the effect LED 9A and then turns on the effect LED 9B) During the execution of the effect of notifying the big hit expectation degree by the lighting mode or the like, the line of sight of the player is guided from the effect LED 9A to the effect LED 9B. The second line-of-sight guidance effect B is an effect of outputting voice from the speakers 8L and 8R, and guides the line of sight of the player by voice output. For example, when the effect control CPU 120 is turning on the effect LED 9A (the player is looking at the effect LED 9A), the effect control CPU 120 outputs a voice of “focus on the left lamp”. Thereby, the player shifts the line of sight from the effect LED 9A to the effect LED 9B. Thus, the second gaze guidance effect B guides the gaze directed to the outside of the effect display device 5 to the other outside of the effect display device 5 by voice.

  The special effect is an effect in which the effect mode is made different between an area (also referred to as a visual field area) within the player's field of view in the effect display device 5 and an area outside the visual field (also referred to as outer area). The visual field is, for example, a range where the player pays attention, and the visual field is a region of the screen (display region) of the effect display device 5 where the player pays attention, and the outer region And an area other than the visual field area in the screen. For example, since the player pays attention to which rendering pattern is stopped, the visual field area after reaching reach is the rendering pattern display area 5C of “middle” and the periphery thereof. In addition, during variable display, a rendering symbol display area where the rendering symbol stops next and its periphery become a visual field region. In addition, when a specific effect (such as an advance effect effect) is executed, an image that appears or changes in the effect (for example, because a big hit expectation can be known according to the image that appears. The reserved image H and the active image AH are included in the image) and the periphery thereof become the visual field area. As special effects, for example, special effects A in which the effect is applied only to the outer area, the advancing speed of the image (reproduction speed etc.) differs between the visual field area and the outer area (one advancing speed becomes faster, the other image Slows down, or slows the speed of one image the same but slows or slows the speed of the other image, that is, it includes different changes in the speed of the change.) Special effects B There is.

  In the special effect A, as shown in FIG. 34, a visual field area is set at the center of the screen of the effect display device 5. This is because the reach is established and the player pays attention to see what effect symbols are stopped in the "in" effect symbol display area 5C (center of the screen). In the visual field area, the character Z11 and the "6" and "7" of the rendering symbol are displayed, and it is asked whether any one of the "6" and "7" of the rendering symbol is to be stopped. In special effect A, effects can not be applied to the visual field area, and effects (for example, the background of the outer area (image other than the effect pattern) are darkened, mosaicked, or a predetermined effect image is superimposed only on the outer area Is displayed, etc.). For this reason, the viewing area is easier to see. The boundary between the visual field area and the outer area may not be clear as shown in FIG. 35, and display may be performed such that the effect gradually becomes weaker toward the visual field area.

  Also in the special effect B, as shown in FIG. 36, a visual field area is set at the center of the screen of the effect display device 5. In the visual field area, the character Z13 is displayed, and "6" and "7" of the effect pattern are alternately switched and displayed, and which of the "6" and "7" of the effect pattern is stopped (Fig. 36 (A), (B)). Further, in the special effect B, the band pattern Z15 constituting the background image is moved from the right to the left. In special effect B, the moving speed of the band pattern Z15 in the outer area is gradually decreased, and switching of the effect symbols "6" and "7" in the visual field area is gradually accelerated (FIG. 36C). At this time, the BGM is gradually delayed according to the band pattern Z15 (and / or decreased in volume, or accelerated according to switching between "6" and "7" (and / or smaller in volume). After that, the movement of the band pattern Z15 is stopped, the screen of the effect display device 5 is once darkened, and a notification to instruct the operation of the push button 31B is given by the voice or effect display device 5, By operation to the push button 31B, it may be notified whether "6" has stopped or "7" has stopped in the effect symbol display area 5C of "Medium" (that is, the variation display result is "big hit" or not In addition, although the boundary between the visual field area and the outer area is clear in FIG.36, the boundary may be omitted, for example, the character Z13 or the display is alternately switched and displayed. "6" of the production pattern and 7 "may be displayed superimposed on the background image (band pattern Z15, etc.).

  According to the first gaze guidance effect, the gaze (attention) of the player can be guided to the target image, and the rendering effect and the interest of the game are improved. The target image may be an image displayed as an effect of a part of the first gaze guidance effect, or an image displayed as an image constituting another effect. The images constituting the other effects are at least one of the above-mentioned effect effects (particle effect image 71 according to battle reach effect, flame effect image 73 according to story reach effect, etc.), and each appearing in reach effect It may be various images displayed in the above-mentioned embodiment, such as an image, a reserve image H and an active image AH (in particular, an image which changes due to a reserve effect such as a reserve display). By directing the line of sight to these, the effects of these effects and the interest of the game are improved. The first gaze guidance effect may not necessarily be performed when the target image is displayed. For example, when the target image is an image constituting another effect other than the first gaze guidance effect, when the CPU 120 for effect control determines that the other effect is to be executed, the first gaze guidance effect is selected by lottery. The presence or absence of execution may be determined. In addition, although the first gaze guidance effect is performed, a so-called pattern of not generating the target image may be prepared (whether or not to execute the setting may be determined by lottery). Whether the first gaze guidance effect is false or not, the big hit expectation may be made different depending on whether or not the first gaze guidance effect is performed when the target image is displayed.

  When the target image is a rendering effect display such as the particle effect image 71 or the flame effect image 73 when the movable body motion rendering is performed, the rendering effect of the rendering effect display can be particularly enhanced by the first gaze guidance rendering. It is possible to further enhance the rendering effect in which the operation of the movable member 321 and the rendering effect display are linked.

  The means for guiding the line of sight by the first line-of-sight guidance effect may be any suitable means such as voice, a predetermined feature such as a movable member, an image displayed on the effect display device 5 (for example, an arrow). Just do it. In addition, the first gaze guidance effect may guide the gaze to the effect display device 5 itself (e.g., effects such as a plurality of panel lights emitting light sequentially toward the effect display device 5) Good). In addition, the first visual line guidance effect may be an effect such as a plurality of board lamp lights sequentially emitting light toward the target image of the image display device 5. The first gaze guidance effect is an image (for example, voice guidance such as voice (voice output such as “focus on character A on the screen”), which is used to guide the gaze to the already displayed target image For example, the character A) may be focused on, or the one that guides the line of sight to the target image displayed from now on (FIG. 29 etc.) may be used.

  The first gaze guidance effect may be executed during a big hit gaming state, a demonstration screen display, etc. in addition to the variable display of the production symbol (the second gaze guidance effect, the special effect, the lamp lighting effect, etc.) the same).

  According to the second gaze guidance effect, the gaze (attention) of the player can be guided to the object outside the effect display device 5, and the rendering effect and the interest of the game are improved. The target may be various members outside the effect display device 5, and in addition to the effect LED 9, the movable member 321 (a member advancing to the front of the effect display device 5 also corresponds to an object outside the effect display device 5 And the like, a large winning opening, an upper plate, a lower plate, a stick controller 31A, a push button 31B, and a normally variable winning ball device 6B. In the second gaze guidance effect, for example, an error display such as “Please pull the ball from the upper plate (or lower plate)” displayed on the effect display device 5 or voice output (guide line of sight to the upper plate (or lower plate) Or the like. Also, in a gaming machine capable of right-handed-left-handed game, a right-handed notification or “a big prize when the regular winning ball device 6A is placed on the left and the normally variable winning ball device 6B or big winning opening on the right. It may be a display such as "Aim at the mouth" or voice output (normally, the line of sight is guided to the variable winning ball device 6B or the big winning opening). In addition, it may be an effect that urges the operation of the stick controller 31A or the push button 31B. Further, the second visual line guidance effect may be an effect (introducing the visual line to the big winning hole) for notifying that the big winning opening has been opened in the big hit gaming state. By directing the line of sight to the above object, the rendering effect and the interest of the game are improved. In addition, the second visual line guidance effect may be an effect such that a plurality of panel lights emit light sequentially to the stick controller 31A and the push button 31B (eg, even if these operations become effective after this effect) Good).

  The second gaze guidance effect may not necessarily be performed when the object operates. For example, when the target is the movable member 321, the effect control CPU 120 may determine whether to perform the second gaze guidance effect by lottery if it is determined to execute the movable body operation effect (naturally, of course) Regardless of the lottery, it may be determined that the second gaze guidance effect is always performed when the movable body operation effect is performed). The second line-of-sight guidance effect in this case is, for example, an effect notifying that the movable pair operation effect is performed by voice etc. (Similarly to the above, the target in the second line-of-sight guidance effect is From now on, the movable body such as the movable member 321 which can be visually recognized by the movable body operation effect may be used). In addition, although the second visual line guidance effect is performed, a so-called pattern of gusset in which the movable body operation effect is not performed may be prepared (whether or not to execute the gasse may be determined by lottery). Whether or not the second gaze guidance effect is swaying, and depending on the presence or absence of execution of the second gaze guidance effect when the target image is displayed, may be different from the big hit expectation.

  In the case where the target is the movable member 321 when the movable body operation effect is performed, the second visual guidance effect can particularly enhance the effect of the movable body operation effect, and the operation of the movable member 321 and the effect effect display It is also possible to further enhance the rendering effect in which the

  The means for guiding the line of sight by the second line-of-sight guidance effect may be voice, a predetermined character such as a movable member (for example, a character with an arrow type character pointing out an object by advancing, a character display etc.) Any means such as an image (for example, an arrow or the like) displayed on 5 may be used.

  According to the special effect, the effect mode is made different between the area (field-of-view area) within the player's field of view and the area outside the field-of-view (outside area) in the effect display device 5 (a part of the image of the field of view Can be made different from the effect mode with a part of the images), and the effect can be improved. The special effect may be an effect that applies an effect to the visual field area and does not apply an effect to the outer area. Alternatively, one of the visual field area and the outer area may be monochrome, and the other may be color. In the special effect, predetermined moving images may be reproduced in the outer area or the visual field area, and the reproduction speed in these areas may be different. In addition, in the special effect, particles move radially by sequentially displaying a plurality of images (“6” and “7” and a plurality of images in at least one of the visual field region and the outer region) Etc.) may be displayed sequentially (particularly, sequentially and repeatedly). The special effect may be executed as at least a part of the effect of the above embodiment. The special effect may be an effect using the effect effect display at the time of execution of the movable body operation effect. Since the predetermined range including the movable member 321 becomes the visual field area when the movable member 321 operates in the movable body movement effect, the effect effect display is displayed only in the predetermined area, and the other area is another image . Thereby, the rendering effect of the rendering effect display can be enhanced, and the rendering effect in which the operation of the movable member 321 and the rendering effect display are linked can be further enhanced.

  The configuration of the gaming machine in consideration of the above configuration will be listed below.

(A) Display means (effect display device 5 etc.) capable of displaying a plurality of effects (reach effect etc.),
A movable body (a movable member 321 or the like),
The movable body effect means (the effect control CPU 120, movable body effect processing in the effect design fluctuation processing of S75 in the effect control process processing of FIG. 17, etc.) capable of executing the movable body effect for operating the movable body,
Out of a plurality of types of effect displays (battle reach effects, story reach effects, etc.) when the movable body effect is executed, effect effects display (battle reach in different modes depending on which effect display is performed) The particle effect image 71 corresponding to the effect, the flame effect image 73 corresponding to the story reach effect, etc. can be displayed by the display means (FIG. 23, FIG. 24, etc.) (S75 in the effect control process of FIG. 17) Rendering effect display process etc. in the process of symbol fluctuation),
The above gaming machine is
(B) A gaze guidance effect executing unit capable of executing gaze guidance effect (a first gaze guidance effect or the like) for guiding the player's gaze to the target image displayed on the display unit;
(C) Line-of-sight guidance effect executing means capable of executing line-of-sight guidance effects (second line-of-sight guidance effects etc.) for guiding the player's line of sight to objects outside the display means;
(D) Special effect execution means capable of executing special effects (special effects etc.) in which the effect mode is different between the area (field area) within the player's field of view and the area outside the field (outside area) in the display means
A gaming machine provided with any of the above.

  In addition, the display means of the last paragraph of said (1), and the display means of said (B)-(D) may be comprised by a different display apparatus (for example, one is the effect display apparatus 5, the other is , A sub image display device provided around the effect display device 5, etc.). At least a portion of the gaze guidance effect or the special effect constitutes at least a portion or all of at least a portion of the effect display or effect effect display or each effect described in the embodiment and the like. It is also good. For example, in battle reach presentation or story reach presentation, a line of sight is guided to a predetermined image constituting these effects by an image, a sound or the like (first line-of-sight guidance effect), or a line of sight is guided to the movable member 321 by a picture or sound Or, a special effect may be performed. As a special effect, the effect effect display (effect image) is displayed on the area near the movable member 321 (since the player pays attention to the movable member 321, the area near the area becomes the visual field area). The effect image is displayed on the image outside the region, and the effect image is displayed on the entire screen, but the speed of change of the effect in the region near the movable member 321 (image progression speed) is gradually faster in the field of view And may be gradually slower in the outer region.

  According to the above configuration, when the movable object effect (in particular, the effect of the same movement) is executed, effect effects of different modes are displayed according to which of the plurality of effects is displayed. By being able to display, it is possible to enhance the rendering effect in which the operation of the movable body and the rendering effect display of the display means are linked. In particular, by setting at least a part of the line-of-sight guidance effect or the special effect to at least a part of the effect display or the effect effect display, the effect of moving the movable body and the effect effect display of the display means is enhanced. be able to.

[Attention guidance production]
The effect control CPU 120 may execute an attention induction effect for inducing the attention of the player. The gaze guidance effect is an example of the attention guidance effect. Therefore, the explanation of the attention guidance effect is also the same as the explanation of the gaze guidance effect. For example, the attention induction effect may be executed in the variable display mode or other than the variable display mode (during a demonstration, a big hit game state, etc.) or the like. At least a part of the attention guidance effect constitutes at least a part or all of the effects described in at least a part of the effect display or the effect effect display or in the above embodiment as in the case of the line of sight guidance effect You may

  As another example of such attention induction effect, there is an effect of inducing the player's attention to voice. The voice to be guided is a voice constituting at least one or all of the effects described in the above embodiment etc., a voice notifying the big hit expectation degree in the voice mode, a big hit when the voice is output It may be a voice with a high degree of expectation or a jackpot determined. Specific examples of the voice include, for example, a message (such as a dialogue) indicating that the degree of expectation is high, a predetermined sound effect (“guun”, “keyne”, “pee”, etc.) and the like. This effect produces, for example, an image (for example, a message image such as “clear the ear” or “focus on sound”, an image of an arrow instructing the speakers 8L and 8R, etc.) to draw attention to the sound output from the speakers 8L and 8R. It may be an effect of displaying on the display device 5 or outputting from the speakers 8L and 8R voices to make the voices output from the speakers 8L and 8R pay attention (sounds such as “clear the ear” and “focus on the voice”) Just do it.

[About the configuration disclosed in this specification]
The configurations disclosed in the present specification are not all essential, and any configuration can be omitted.

  5 effect display device, 321 movable member, 120 effect control CPU, 100 game control microcomputer, 102 RAM, 1 pachinko gaming machine.

Claims (3)

A gaming machine that executes variable display of identification information and can be controlled to an advantageous state for the player,
Display means capable of displaying a plurality of types of effects;
A movable body movable to a standby position and an advanced position ;
Movable-body effect means capable of performing movable-body effect to operate the movable body when the effect display is performed ;
Display control means capable of displaying the identification information of the first aspect and the identification information of the second aspect different from the first aspect as the identification information variably displayed on the display means ;
When the effect display when the movable body effect is executed is the effect display of the specific type among the plurality of types, the effect effect display of the specific aspect can be superimposed and displayed on the effect display of the specific type,
When the effect display when the movable body effect is executed is a predetermined type of effect display among the plurality of types, a predetermined effect effect display of a predetermined aspect different from the specific aspect is displayed over the entire display means It can be superimposed on the image,
The predetermined image is a black image not displayed in the specific type of effect display,
The display control means can display the identification information of the second aspect in both of the case where the effect display of the specific type is performed and the case where the effect display of the predetermined type is performed, and The identification information of the second aspect can be displayed even when the rendering effect display of the predetermined aspect is displayed superimposed on the black image,
Confirmation operation execution means for causing the movable body to perform a confirmation operation for confirming the operation of the movable body when the gaming machine is activated;
And a visual guidance demonstration execution unit capable of executing the visual guidance effect to guide the viewpoint of the player to the subject image displayed on the display means,
A game machine characterized by A gaming machine that executes variable display of identification information and can be controlled to an advantageous state for the player,
Display means capable of displaying a plurality of types of effects;
A movable body movable to a standby position and an advanced position ;
Movable-body effect means capable of performing movable-body effect to operate the movable body when the effect display is performed ;
Display control means capable of displaying the identification information of the first aspect and the identification information of the second aspect different from the first aspect as the identification information variably displayed on the display means ;
When the effect display when the movable body effect is executed is the effect display of the specific type among the plurality of types, the effect effect display of the specific aspect can be superimposed and displayed on the effect display of the specific type,
When the effect display when the movable body effect is executed is a predetermined type of effect display among the plurality of types, a predetermined effect effect display of a predetermined aspect different from the specific aspect is displayed over the entire display means It can be superimposed on the image,
The predetermined image is a black image not displayed in the specific type of effect display,
The display control means can display the identification information of the second aspect in both of the case where the effect display of the specific type is performed and the case where the effect display of the predetermined type is performed, and The identification information of the second aspect can be displayed even when the rendering effect display of the predetermined aspect is displayed superimposed on the black image,
Confirmation operation execution means for causing the movable body to perform a confirmation operation for confirming the operation of the movable body when the gaming machine is activated;
And a visual guidance demonstration execution unit capable of executing the visual guidance effect to guide the viewpoint of the player's object outside the display unit;
A game machine characterized by A gaming machine that executes variable display of identification information and can be controlled to an advantageous state for the player,
Display means capable of displaying a plurality of types of effects;
A movable body movable to a standby position and an advanced position ;
Movable-body effect means capable of performing movable-body effect to operate the movable body when the effect display is performed ;
Display control means capable of displaying the identification information of the first aspect and the identification information of the second aspect different from the first aspect as the identification information variably displayed on the display means ;
When the effect display when the movable body effect is executed is the effect display of the specific type among the plurality of types, the effect effect display of the specific aspect can be superimposed and displayed on the effect display of the specific type,
When the effect display when the movable body effect is executed is a predetermined type of effect display among the plurality of types, a predetermined effect effect display of a predetermined aspect different from the specific aspect is displayed over the entire display means It can be superimposed on the image,
The predetermined image is a black image not displayed in the specific type of effect display,
The display control means can display the identification information of the second aspect in both of the case where the effect display of the specific type is performed and the case where the effect display of the predetermined type is performed, and The identification information of the second aspect can be displayed even when the rendering effect display of the predetermined aspect is displayed superimposed on the black image,
Confirmation operation execution means for causing the movable body to perform a confirmation operation for confirming the operation of the movable body when the gaming machine is activated;
Comprising a special effect and execution means, capable of performing the special effect having different representation embodiment in the region and outside the field of view region of the field of view of the player on the display means,
A game machine characterized by

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