JP6524984B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, the player is, for example, a lottery as to whether or not to shift to a special gaming state or a gaming state after the special gaming state, triggered by entering a starting ball entry portion provided in the gaming area. There is a thing to do a lottery whether it makes it advantageous to In this type of gaming machine, the transition to the special gaming state facilitates the entry into the variable ball entry unit provided in the game area, and is predetermined based on the entry into the variable entry ball unit. A number of gaming balls are paid out.

  In recent years, the first special game state and the second special game state where the degree of expectation of ball entry to the variable ball entry portion is lower than the first special game state is set as the special game state, for example, the second special game A gaming machine has been proposed in which the gaming state after the state is changed from the gaming state before the second special gaming state (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  As described above, in the gaming machine in which the gaming state is shifted via the second special gaming state, the gaming state is realized by realizing the transition of the gaming state while suppressing an extreme increase in gaming balls paid out to the player, for example. It is possible to diversify the transition opportunity of In addition, according to the configuration in which the variable ball entry unit is operated at the time of changing the gaming state via the second special gaming state, for example, the hole manager simply visually confirms whether the change in the gaming state is normal. It is possible to do

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2006-15167

  However, in the gaming machine in which the first special game state and the second special game state are set and the visual check is allowed based on the operation of the variable ball entry unit, entering the variable ball entry unit in the second special game condition Since the degree of expectation of the ball is lower than that of the first special game state, for example, when the movement of the variable ball entry part in the second special game state is caught by the player in the eyes, etc. It is feared that it will be easier to

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably diversifying the transition of the gaming state.

The present invention
A gaming machine provided with a gaming board on which a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down is formed, and gaming ball firing means for firing the gaming balls to the gaming area at a predetermined cycle based on a firing operation by a player And
A starting ball receiving portion provided in the game area and capable of entering game balls;
The game machine further comprises lottery means for performing a lottery on whether or not the special game state advantageous to the player is to be generated based on entering the ball into the starting ball entry part,
The first special gaming state and the second special gaming state are set as the special gaming state,
The game balls flow in more than in the first embodiment and the first embodiment, based on the fact that the game area is provided and the lottery result by the lottery means is the lottery result corresponding to the occurrence of the first special game state. A first variable ball entry unit that switches to the second mode,
The game ball flows in more than in the first form and the first form based on the fact that the lottery area by the lottery means is provided in the gaming area and the lottery result corresponds to the occurrence of the second special gaming state. The second variable ball entry unit that switches to the easy second mode,
Privilege giving means for giving a player a privilege based on entering the ball into the first variable ball entry unit or the second variable ball entry unit;
The game state transition means for shifting the game state so that the game state becomes more advantageous to the player than the game state before the second special game state occurs after the second special game state ends,
The switching mode of the second variable ball entry unit in the second special game state is the period from the first mode to the second mode and the period until the second mode is restored again to the first mode, the first variable slot unit is It is configured to be shorter than the period from the first form to the second form and to the return to the first form again,
Examples starting ball entrance section, the game board of the main body portion and is disposed at a position facing the opened the ball entrance opening to the side starting ball entrance section operating rotated to the left and right to form a protruding ball entrance opening from the front A first start-in ball part which has an open-close member and is switched to a second form in which game balls are more likely to flow in than the first form and the first form by the pivoting operation of the start-up ball part open-close member ; A second starting ball receiving portion having a main body portion projecting from the front of the game board to form a ball entry and having an opening / closing member for opening / closing the ball entrance disabled ;
The first starting ball entry unit is configured to be switched to the first mode and the second mode based on passage of a game ball through a predetermined passing unit provided in the game area,
The second starting ball storage unit is disposed in the first flow passage in the game area, and the predetermined passing unit is disposed in the second flow passage in the game area, and is ejected to the first flow passage. The game ball is configured to be unable to pass through the predetermined passing portion,
The first variable ball entry unit is a main body that protrudes from the front surface of the game board and forms a ball entry opening, and a first variable entry unit opening / closing member disposed at a position facing the ball entry opening and sliding back and forth And switching from the first form to the second form in the first variable ball entry part is performed by the sliding operation of the first variable ball entry member opening / closing member, and the second variable ball entry part the second variable ball entrance portion for opening and closing member for rotational movement to the right and left is disposed at a position facing the main body portion and side opened the ball entrance opening to the side to form a protruding ball entrance opening from the front surface of the game board Switching from the first form to the second form in the second variable ball entry unit is performed by the pivoting operation of the second variable entry unit opening / closing member .
The first starting ball receiving portion is configured such that the opening and closing member for the starting ball receiving portion can be viewed from the front of the gaming machine in any of the first and second embodiments of the first start ball receiving portion. And the second variable ball entry unit is capable of visualizing the second variable ball entry unit opening / closing member from the front of the game machine in any of the first and second embodiments of the second variable ball entry unit. It is characterized in that it is configured to be

  The transition opportunity of the game state can be suitably diversified.

It is a perspective view showing a pachinko machine in a 1st embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game board. It is a disassembled perspective view which disassembles and shows a display unit for every main structure. (A) Schematic which shows right operation | movement ball entering part, (b) Schematic which shows a prize-winning mouth unit, (c) It is the schematic which shows right variable ball entering part. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the pachinko machine in 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the content of the various counters used for the etc. lottery. (A) Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the yes-no table for low probability modes, (b) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the yes / no table for high probability modes. (A) Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the distribution table for 1st result display parts, (b) It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the distribution table for 2nd result display parts. It is a flowchart which shows the timer interruption process performed by MPU of a main control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the normal processing performed by MPU of a main control apparatus. It is a flow chart which shows game times control processing. It is a flow chart which shows change start processing. It is a flow chart which shows game state transition processing. It is a flow chart which shows big winning a prize opening and closing processing. It is a flowchart which shows the setting process for open time. It is a flowchart which shows the process for electronic combination support. It is a flow chart which shows electronic component opening and closing processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process for 2R big hit result and special deviation result corresponding display performed by MPU of a display control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows a pending | holding number display update process. It is a flowchart which shows the final stop symbol determination processing in open / close execution mode. It is a flow chart which shows winning a number correspondence production start processing. It is a timing chart which shows the production mode in opening / closing execution mode. It is a timing chart which shows the production mode in opening / closing execution mode. It is a timing chart which shows the production mode in opening / closing execution mode. It is a timing chart which shows the production mode in opening / closing execution mode. It is a flow chart which shows change display control processing in a 2nd embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows the production | presentation aspect in open / close execution mode and after completion | finish of open / close execution mode. It is a flowchart which shows the transfer processing at the time of completion | finish of open / close execution mode. It is a flowchart which shows suggestion production start processing.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as "pachinko machine"), which is a type of gaming machine, will be described in detail based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine 10 viewed from the front side, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10 in an expanded manner. In addition, in FIG. 2, the structure in the game area PE of the pachinko machine 10 is abbreviate | omitted for convenience.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 has an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and a gaming machine main unit 12 attached to the outer frame 11.

  The outer frame 11 is configured by connecting wooden plate members to four sides, and has a rectangular frame shape. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential component, and the outer frame 11 may be provided on an island facility of the game arcade.

  The gaming machine main part 12 is supported by the outer frame 11 in an openable / closable manner. Specifically, the upper support bracket 17 is fixed to the connection portion between the upper frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11, and the lower connection portion between the lower frame portion and the left frame portion in the outer frame 11 is further fixed. A side support fitting 18 is provided. The upper support bracket 17 and the lower support bracket 18 constitute a support mechanism, and the support mechanism rotates the left side of the gaming machine main part 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 in the front view of the pachinko machine 10 on the base end side. The right side is the front end side of the rotation, and can be rotated forward of the pachinko machine 10 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine main part 12 includes an inner frame 13 as a base body, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the inner frame 13, and a back pack disposed behind the inner frame 13. And a unit 15. The inner frame 13 of the gaming machine main part 12 is rotatably supported relative to the outer frame 11. In detail, the inner frame 13 is pivotable forward with the left side as the pivoting base end and the right side as the pivoting tip side in front view.

  A front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13 and can be pivoted forward with the left side as a pivoting base end and the right side as a pivoting tip side in a front view. In addition, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13 and can be rotated backward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation tip end side in a front view ( See Figure 3).

<Front door frame 14>
Next, the front door frame 14 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the front door frame 14 is mainly composed of a synthetic resin frame body 20 whose outer shape has substantially the same shape as the outer frame 11, and covers almost the entire front surface of the inner frame 13. There is. A substantially elliptical window 21 is formed in the central portion of the frame 20 so that almost the entire game area PE described later can be viewed from the front, and the window 21 is formed by the glass unit 22. It is closed from the back side of the front door frame 14.

  Around the glass unit 22 (more specifically, the window 21), light emitting means such as various lamps are provided. For example, along the periphery of the window portion 21, an annular illumination portion 26 incorporating light emitting means such as an LED is provided. In the annular electric decoration part 26, lighting and blinking are performed according to the change of the game state at the time of a big hit, a predetermined reach time, and the like. In addition, an error display lamp unit 27 which lights up at the time of a predetermined error is provided at the top of the pachinko machine 10 at the center of the annular electric decorative unit 26 and further to the left and right side thereof A ball ramp 28 is provided. In addition, a speaker unit 29 is provided at a position close to the right and left award ball lamp units 28, to which sound effects and the like according to the game state are output.

  Below the window portion 21 in the front door frame 14 (frame 20), an upper bulging portion 31 and a lower bulging portion 32 bulging toward the front side are vertically arranged in parallel. An upper plate 33 opened upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 31, and a lower plate 34 opening similarly upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 32. The upper tray 33 has a function for temporarily storing game balls paid out from the later described payout device and guiding the game balls to the game ball launch mechanism side described later while aligning them in a line. Further, the lower tray 34 has a function of storing the game balls which become surplus in the upper tray 33.

  A game ball emission handle 41 is provided on the right side of the lower side bulging portion 32 so as to protrude to the front side. By operating the game ball emission handle 41, a game ball is emitted from a game ball emission mechanism described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a passage forming unit 45 is attached to the back of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 45 is formed of a synthetic resin, and has a front door upper tray passage communicating with the upper tray 33 and a front door lower tray passage communicating with the lower tray 34. In the passage forming unit 45, a receiving portion that protrudes rearward and is opened upward is formed at the upper corner portion, and the receiving portion is divided into right and left portions by a partition wall, whereby the inlet of the front door side upper tray passage is formed. A portion and an inlet portion of the lower door passage on the front door side are defined. The gaming balls entering the front door upper tray passage are guided to the upper tray 33, and the gaming balls entering the front door lower tray passage are guided to the lower tray 34.

  Protruding shafts are provided at the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the rotation base end side of the back surface of the front door frame 14. These projection shafts constitute an assembly mechanism for the inner frame 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of metal fittings 49 extending rearward are juxtaposed in the vertical direction on the pivoting tip side of the back surface of the front door frame 14. These hooks 49 constitute a locking mechanism for the inner frame 13.

<Inner frame 13>
Next, the inner frame 13 will be described in detail based on FIGS. 2 and 3. The inner frame 13 mainly includes a resin base 50 whose outer shape is substantially rectangular like the outer frame 11. The height dimension of the resin base 50 is set slightly smaller than the height dimension of the outer frame 11. Further, the resin base 50 is disposed close to the upper frame portion of the outer frame 11, and a slight gap is formed between the lower frame portion of the outer frame 11 and the resin base 50. A curtain plate is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to close the gap. The curtain plate is disposed below the resin base 50 (specifically, the lower end thereof), and when the inner frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the resin base 50 is placed on the curtain plate .

  Support fittings 51 and 52 are attached to the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the rotation base end side of the front surface of the resin base 50. Shaft holes are formed in the support fittings 51 and 52, and the front door frame 14 is rotatably supported with respect to the inner frame 13 by inserting the protruding shafts of the front door frame 14 into these shaft holes. ing.

  At the front end of the resin base 50 on the front end side, insertion holes for inserting a hook 49 provided on the back of the front door frame 14 are provided. In the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 3, a locking device 55 for locking the inner frame 13 and the front door frame 14 is arranged to be hidden behind the inner frame 13. Therefore, the front door frame 14 is locked to the inner frame 13 such that the front door frame 14 can not be opened by being locked to the locking device 55 (specifically, the front door hook receiving member) through the insertion hole. The locking device 55 also has an inner frame wedge member 57 extending rearward of the inner frame 13. When the inner frame wedge member 57 is hooked on the wedge receiving member 19 of the outer frame 11, the gaming machine main portion 12 is locked in a closed state with respect to the outer frame 11.

  In the lower right corner of the resin base 50, a cylinder lock 58 for unlocking the locking device 55 is installed. The cylinder lock 58 is integrated with the locking device 55, and turning the key inserted in the key hole of the cylinder lock 58 to the right unlocks the front door frame 14 with respect to the inner frame 13 and inserts it into the key hole of the cylinder lock 58. The locking device 55 is configured such that the locking of the inner frame 13 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released when the key is turned to the left.

  A substantially elliptical window hole 54 is formed in the central portion of the resin base 50, and the window hole 54 is closed from the rear by the game board 60 mounted on the resin base 50. The game board 60 has a wooden plywood and a sheet material covering a front plate surface of the plywood, and the front surface is exposed to the front side of the resin base 50 through the window hole 54. On the exposed portion, that is, on the front surface of the game board 60, a game area PE where a game ball flows down is formed. The game board 60 is not limited to wooden, and may be made of synthetic resin.

  Hereinafter, based on FIG. 4, the game board 60 (in particular, various configurations arranged in the game area PE) will be described. FIG. 4 is a front view of the game board 60. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, some game parts such as nails disposed in the game area PE are omitted.

<Game board 60>
The gaming board 60 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in its own thickness direction (longitudinal direction) by being subjected to router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning opening 61, a winning opening unit 62, an operation ball receiving unit 65, a variable ball receiving unit 66, a through gate 67, a variable display device 68 and the like. When the ball is entered into the general winning opening 61, the winning opening unit 62, the operation entering portion 65, and the variable entering portion 66, it is detected by a detection sensor disposed on the back side of the game board 60 and detected A predetermined number of award balls are paid out based on the result.

  The variable display device 68 is located at the center of the game board 60, and the operation entry ball portion 65, the variable entry ball portion 66 and the through gate 67 are disposed to the right of the variable display device 68. The above-mentioned winning opening unit 62 is disposed below the display device 68. The winning opening unit 62 is formed by combining an operation ball receiving portion 63 and a variable ball receiving portion 64 into one unit. Hereinafter, for convenience, among the operation ball entering portions 63, 65 and the variable ball entering portions 64, 66, those positioned below the variable display device 68 are referred to as a lower operation ball entering portion 63 and a lower variable ball entering portion 64. The right position of the variable display device 68 is referred to as a right operation ball entry unit 65 and a right variable light entry unit 66.

  In addition, an out port 70 is provided at the lowermost portion of the game board 60, and the game balls that did not enter the various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area PE through the out port 70. Here, entering the ball means that the game ball passes through the predetermined opening site, and the game ball is discharged from the game area PE after passing through the opening site as well as passing through the opening site Also included is an aspect in which the game area PE is not discharged later. However, in the following description, in order to distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 70 clearly, the winning opening unit 62, the operation entering portion 63, 65, the entry into the variable entering portion 64, 66 Also expressed as a prize.

  Further, on the game board 60, a large number of nails are implanted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the flow-down path of the game ball, and various members (features) such as a windmill are disposed. The flow paths of the game balls are differentiated by various configurations such as nails and windmills, and the above-mentioned winning of the general winning opening 61 and the like is adjusted to occur with an appropriate probability.

<Variable Display Device 68>
Here, the variable display device 68 will be described based on FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the variable display device 68 disassembled into main components.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the variable display device 68 has a base body 71 as an attachment to the game board 60. The base body 71 is located at the rear of the game board 60, and has a substantially box shape opened on the back side (the front of the game machine) of the game board 60. In the base body 71, a first display unit 75 and a second display unit 90 that perform various effects and the like according to the game situation are accommodated in a state of being vertically arranged.

<First Display Unit 75>
The first display unit 75 has a symbol display device 76 that variably displays symbols by using a winning on the operation ball entry units 63 and 65 as a trigger. The symbol display device 76 is configured as a display device provided with a dot matrix display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the symbol display device 76 (more specifically, the display screen 77), symbols are displayed side by side on the left, middle and right, for example, and these symbols are displayed so as to be scrolled in the vertical direction. Then, when symbols of a predetermined combination are stopped and displayed on an effective line set in advance, a special gaming state (hereinafter referred to as a jackpot) will occur.

  In addition, although the symbol display apparatus 76 is comprised from the display apparatus provided with the dot matrix display, it is not limited to this. For example, the symbol display device 76 may be configured by another type of display device such as a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, or a CRT.

  The first display unit 75 has a first movable part 78 disposed above the symbol display device 76. A pair of left and right movable members 79 are combined in the first movable part 78, and a cylindrical case portion 80 extending along one side of the symbol display device 76 is provided. The movable members 79 are driven by a motor 81 as a drive source to be movable to the side approaching and the side away from each other.

  At one end of the case 80, a plurality of light emitters for emitting light toward the other end are provided. The light emitters are accommodated in the case portion 80, and it is difficult to directly view the light emitters from the outside of the case portion 80. Further, in the case section 80, a rod-like member extending in the same direction as the longitudinal direction (left and right direction) of the case section 80 is accommodated, and a light guide member through which light from the light emitter passes is accommodated. When the light from the light emitter enters the end on the light emitter side of the light guide member, the entire light guide member emits light.

  When the motor 81 is driven to move the movable members 79 away from each other, the case 80 is opened, and the light guide member is exposed to the front side of the gaming machine through the open portion. As a result, the light emission effect using the light guide member of the first movable role product 78 can be viewed from the front of the gaming machine.

  A second movable combination 82 is disposed below the first movable combination 78 and in front of the symbol display device 76 (more specifically, the display screen 77). The second movable part 82 has a movable piece 83 disposed at a position facing the display screen 77. The movable piece 83 is in the form of a long plate extending in the left and right direction, and a light transmitting portion 83 a for transmitting light is formed in a region including the central portion thereof. The light transmitting portion 83a has a function of diffusing light, and the light from the display screen 77 or the like is irradiated to the front of the gaming machine through the light transmitting portion 83a, so that the movable piece 83 emits light. You can make it look like you are.

  At both ends of the movable piece 83, a support mechanism 84 for supporting the movable piece 83 is provided. The support mechanism 84 is a connection that connects a pair of left and right slide bases 85, a slide member 86 mounted to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to each slide base 85, the slide member 86, and the movable piece 83. The first display unit 75 is constructed by fixing the slide base 85 to the symbol display device 76 and the first movable part 78, and the slide base 85 is the base body. By being fixed to 71, the first display unit 75 is integrated with the base body 71.

  The connecting member 87 in the supporting mechanism 84 is elongated, and one end of the connecting member 87 is rotatably supported by the slide member 86. Thereby, the rotation of the connecting members 87 along the display screen 77 is permitted. The movable piece 83 is rotatably supported at the other end of the connecting member 87. Thereby, the rotation of the movable piece 83 along the display screen 77 is permitted.

  A motor is attached to the base body 71 described above in a one-to-one relationship with each slide member. By individually driving each of these motors, the slide members move individually. As described above, even when each slide member is moved individually, it is possible to prevent the movement of one slide member from being hindered by the other slide member by adopting the attachment structure described above, and the movable member is movable. We are trying to diversify the movement of piece 83. Thereby, the relevancy with the movement of the symbol displayed on the display screen 77 described above is enhanced, and in the first display unit 75, an integrated effect using the symbol display device 76 and the second movable part 82 is possible It has become.

<Second Display Unit 90>
The second display unit 90 is disposed below the first display unit 75 described in detail above. The second display unit 90 includes a light emitting unit, a display unit 91 that displays various patterns by transmitting light from the light emitting unit, and a frame unit 92 on which the light emitting unit and the display unit 91 are mounted. The frame portion 92 is integrated with the game board 60 by being fixed to the base body 71.

  The frame portion 92 has a substantially cylindrical shape opened forward and backward, and the light emitting portion is accommodated in the inside thereof. The light emitting unit has a light emitting substrate on which a plurality of light emitters (in detail, LEDs) are mounted and a holder member for holding the light emitting substrate, and an element on which various elements such as light emitters in the light emitting substrate are mounted. The mounting surface is disposed so as to face the display unit 91 (front of the gaming machine).

  The display unit 91 is disposed at a position in front of the light emitting unit in the frame unit 92, that is, at a position where it can be viewed from the front of the gaming machine. The display portion 91 is formed in accordance with the front open portion of the frame portion 92, and the open portion is blocked by the display portion 91.

  The display unit 91 includes a plurality of plate-like transmissive members 93 that transmit light emitted from the light emitting unit. The transmitting members 93 are sandwiched by a frame formed along the peripheral edge of the transmitting member 93 in a state of being opposed to each other at a predetermined interval so as to be double in the front and rear. Hereinafter, for convenience, the front side transmission member is referred to as "front side transmission member 93F", and the rear side transmission member is referred to as "back side transmission member".

  The front side transparent member 93F has a frame-like front side base portion as an attachment portion to the above-mentioned frame, and a front side overhanging portion 94F protruding from the front side base portion so as to be convex to the front of the gaming machine. . The front overhanging portion 94F has a hemispherical shape, and a mirror forming layer is provided on the entire front surface. The said mirror formation layer is a half mirror (beam splitter), permeate | transmits a part of light irradiated to the front side transmission member 93F, and reflects the remaining part. In particular, the reflectance of light emitted from the front of the gaming machine (front side of the front side transmitting member 93F) is set higher than the reflectance of light emitted from the rear of the game machine (back side of the front side transmitting member 93F) The visibility of the light emitting unit from the front of the gaming machine is suppressed, and the decrease in the irradiation efficiency of the light from the light emitting unit to the front of the gaming machine is suppressed.

  Almost the entire area of the front side overhanging portion 94F projects forward of the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76. As a result, reflection of part of the image displayed on the display screen 77 into the front overhanging portion 94F is permitted. In this manner, the symbol display device 76 (specifically, the display screen 77) to which the light emitting function is added and the second display unit 90 are juxtaposed, and the irradiation of light from the display screen 77 to the second display unit 90 is performed. By adopting an acceptable configuration, the following effects can be expected. That is, when the light-emitting body of the light-emitting unit is turned off, the internal structure (for example, light-emitting substrate etc.) of the second display unit 90 is viewed through the transparent member 93 by making the peripheral part brighter than the second display unit 90. It can be suitably suppressed that it becomes easy.

  The back side transmitting member has a flat back side base portion held by a frame, and a hemispherical back side projecting portion protruding from the back side base portion so as to be convex toward the front of the gaming machine. The front surface (outer surface) of the rear side overhang portion is formed along the rear surface (inner surface) of the front side overhang portion. A light diffusion portion is formed in a portion facing the front side overhang portion 94F in the back side overhang portion.

  The light diffusing portion of the back side transmitting member is obtained by applying a matte process (ground glass process) and an uneven process to the surface of the transparent synthetic resin material. Thus, by providing the light diffusion portion in the back side transmission member, the light passing through the back side transmission member is dispersed in many directions, and the opposite side is not clearly viewed through the light diffusion portion. That is, the light diffusion portion transmits light, but when viewed from the front, the light diffusion portion is configured such that it is difficult to visually recognize or not visually recognize the rear, specifically, the light emitting portion.

  The second display unit 90 in the present embodiment includes the variable mechanism 95 that changes the gap between the display unit 91 and the light emitting unit described above. Specifically, while the display unit 91 is fixed, the light emitting unit is movable, and the relative position between the display unit 91 and the light emitting unit is changed by sliding the light emitting unit back and forth by the variable mechanism 95. Is possible. As described above, the light emission mode of the second display unit 90 is diversified by changing the distance between the display unit 91 and the light emitting unit.

  A light emitting unit 96 is attached to the base body 71 so as to surround the display units 75 and 90. The light emitting unit 96 includes an annular frame portion 97 extending along the front opening edge of the base body 71, a light emitting substrate fixed to the annular frame portion, and a light transmitting member 98 covering the light emitting substrate from the front of the game machine Have. With the various units 75, 90, 96 mounted, the base body 71 is screwed to the back of the game board 60, and the various units 75, 90, 96 and the game board 60 are integrated. ing.

  The various units 75, 90, 96 described above are exposed forward of the gaming machine through an opening formed at the center of the gaming board 60. An annular center frame 99 formed along the opening portion is attached to the front side of the game board 60. The center frame 99 is disposed so as to cover the light emitting unit 96 from the front of the gaming machine. The light transmission part which the light irradiated from the light emission unit 96 permeate | transmits is formed in the center flame | frame 99, and it becomes possible to make it look as if the said center flame | frame 99 is light-emitting by the light from the light emission unit 96. ing.

  In addition, almost the entire area of the center frame 99 including at least the upper portion of the center frame 99 projects from the front of the game board 60 to the front of the gaming machine. This prevents the game ball from falling in front of the display screen 77 etc. of the symbol display device 76, and suppresses the occurrence of inconvenience such as the visibility of the display screen 77 decreasing due to the fall of the game ball.

  In FIG. 5, the center frame 99 and the light emitting unit 96 are arranged in an overlapping manner in the front and back, but in a state where they are attached to the game board 60, they face each other across the game board 60. It becomes.

  A stage that allows the game ball to swing in a portion of the center frame 99 located between the first display unit 75 (the symbol display device 76) and the winning opening unit 62 (more specifically, the lower operation ball entering portion 63) 99a is provided. The stage 99a extends in the lateral direction, and the upper surface of the stage 99a has a substantially arc shape which descends toward the center.

  The upper portion of the center frame 99 above the stage 99a is provided with an upper guide passage 99b for guiding the game balls flowing down the game area PE to the stage 99a, and the stage 99a is reached through the upper guide passage 99b. The game ball travels to the central portion of the stage 99a while moving the stage 99a to the left and right.

  In the central portion of the stage 99a (specifically, the portion immediately above the lower operating ball receiving portion 63), a lower guide passage 99c for guiding the gaming balls on the stage 99a to the lower operating ball receiving portion 63 is provided ing. In the lower guide passage 99c, the probability of the ball entering the lower actuating ball portion 63 flowing into the lower actuating ball portion 63 through the lower guide passage 99c passing through the other flow-down path It is configured to be higher than the ball entering probability to the lower operating ball receiving portion 63 of the gaming ball heading for the lower operating ball receiving portion 63.

<Main Display Device 69>
A main display unit 69 is disposed on the opposite side of the variable display unit 68 from the right operation ball entry unit 65. The main display device 69 is disposed along the outer edge on the lower side of the game area PE, and protrudes forward of the pachinko machine 10 from the front of the game board 60. The front surface of the main display unit 69 is opposed to the glass unit 22 (more specifically, the rear glass panel) which allows the gaming area PE to be viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. A main display portion D on which a predetermined pattern or the like is displayed is provided in a portion facing the glass unit 22 in the main display device 69. The main display portion D is performed based on the lower operation ball display portion DL for displaying the lottery result based on the winning of the lower operation ball portion 63 and the winning of the right operation ball portion 65. And a right-handed operation ball display unit DR for displaying the lottery result.

  In the lower operating ball display unit DL, the light emission color of the light emitter (LED) constituting the lower operating ball display unit DL is predetermined by using the winning of the lower operating light bulb 63 as a trigger. When the order is switched and stopped and displayed in a predetermined color, a jackpot occurs. That is, as a result of stopping the switching display of the light emission color, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the lower operation ball entering unit 63 is clearly indicated.

  In the right-hand operation ball display unit DR, the light emission color of the light emitters (LEDs) constituting the right-hand operation ball display unit DR is switched in a predetermined order using a winning on the right-hand operation ball unit 65 as a trigger. When the stop display is performed in a predetermined color, a jackpot occurs. That is, as a result of stopping the switching display of the light emission color, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the right operation ball entry unit 65 is clearly indicated.

  Here, based on the winning on any of the operation ball entering units 63 and 65, the variable display is started on the corresponding display units DL and DR, and a predetermined stop result is displayed until the switching display is stopped. It corresponds to one game play. However, one game round is not limited to the above contents, for example, a single display area is provided, and it is possible to win a prize in any of the operation entry sections 63, 65. In the configuration in which the switching display is performed in one display area, the variable display is started in the single display area, and the variable display is stopped in the state where the predetermined stop result is displayed. You should do it once.

  The main display portion D includes a hold number display portion HL for the lower operation ball portion corresponding to the lower operation ball portion 63 (hereinafter referred to as a lower operation hold number display portion HL for convenience), and a right operation ball A hold number display unit HR for the right operation ball storage unit corresponding to the unit 65 (hereinafter referred to as the right operation hold number display unit HR for the sake of convenience) is provided. In the present embodiment, the number of times the game ball has won in each of the operation ball entering portions 63 and 65 is held up to four times at maximum, but the light emitters constituting the number-of-holds display portion HL and HR The number of holdings corresponding to each of the operation ball entering portions 63 and 65 is individually displayed according to the number of lights of (LED).

  Further, on the main display portion D of the main display unit 69, in addition to the display portions DL and DR, a through gate display portion DS for displaying a lottery result based on winning on the through gate 67 is juxtaposed. In the through gate display section DS, the light emission color of the light emitter (LED) constituting the through gate display section DS is switched in a predetermined order triggered by winning on the through gate 67, and stops in a predetermined color If it is displayed, it shifts to the open state. That is, as a result of stopping the switching display of the luminescent color, the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning on the through gate 67 is clearly indicated. In the open state, a motorized part, which will be described later, provided on the right operation ball entry unit 65 is released in a predetermined manner.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the number of times the gaming ball passes through gate 67 is suspended up to four times, but the number of reserved main display units D of main display device 69 is displayed The number-of-retentions display unit HS is provided.

  The display units DL, DR, DS, HL, HR, and HS can be viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the glass unit 22 of the front door frame 14, and the various display units DL, DR, DS, The visibility is secured by avoiding movement of the game ball in front of DH.

  However, in the main display portion D, the display screen 77 is set smaller than the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76, and the display screen 77 is disposed substantially at the center of the game area PE. The main display portion D is disposed at a position near the end of the game area PE. For this reason, the visibility of the main display portion D is lower than that of the display screen 77. Furthermore, the display portions DL, DR, DS, HL, HR, and HS in the main display portion D all have the same shape and are integrated in a narrow range. This makes it difficult for the player to identify the content displayed on each display unit. In this manner, the player's attention is paid to the player by lowering the identification and the visibility of the display content in the main display section D as compared with the display content (the information on acceptance or rejection etc.) displayed on the display screen 77. Is designed to be easily directed to the display screen 77 or the like.

  Referring back to FIG. 2, the configuration of the inner frame 13 will be described. The gaming ball is fired to the gaming area PE below the gaming board 60 in the resin base 50 based on the operation of the gaming ball firing handle 41. A launch mechanism 110 is provided. The game ball firing mechanism 110 has a solenoid 111 for launching a game ball disposed at a predetermined launch standby position, a launch rail 112 for defining the launch direction of the game ball launched by the solenoid 111, and the game at the launch standby position. A ball feeding device 113 for feeding balls and a base plate 114 on which the various components 111 to 113 are mounted are provided as main components, and the base plate 114 is fixed to the resin base 50 to provide a resin base 50. Integrated with

  The launch rail 112 is fixed to the base plate 114 in an inclined state so as to be inclined upward toward the game board 60 side. At a position closer to the downstream end (i.e., the lower end) of the firing rail 112, a ball stopper that holds the gaming balls supplied from the ball feeding device 113 in the above-described firing standby position is disposed. The solenoid 111 is disposed at a position further downstream than the ball stopper.

  The solenoid 111 is electrically connected to a power supply and emission control device described later. The output shaft of the solenoid 111 reciprocates in the expansion and contraction direction based on the output of the electric signal from the power supply and emission control device, whereby the game ball placed at the emission standby position is on the game board 60 side, specifically, the game It is launched toward the guide rail 100 mounted on the board 60.

  The induction rail 100 partitions the game area PE so that the outer shape of the game area PE is substantially circular. Further, the guide rail 100 is composed of an inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 which are disposed to face each other with a gap slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, and the two rails 101 and 102 define a single guide passage 103 It is formed. The guiding passage 103 has an inlet portion opened to the tip side (obliquely lower) of the firing rail 112, and an outlet portion located at the top of the game area PE. The game ball fired based on the operation of the solenoid 111 is guided to the game area PE by moving in the order of the firing rail 112 → the induction rail 100 (inlet portion → outlet portion). The game ball is divided into an area on the left side of the variable display device 68 in the game area PE and an area on the right side of the variable display device 68 in the game area PE by adjusting the operation amount of the game ball emission handle 41 Is possible.

  In addition, on the tip side of the exit part in the game board 60, specifically, near the tip of the inner rail 101, a reverse return preventing member 106 for preventing the return of the gaming ball having reached the game area PE into the same induction passage 103 is attached. It is suppressed that the game ball which has reached the game area PE ahead of time prevents the launch of the following game ball from being blocked.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the induction rail 100 and the firing rail 112 are disposed such that the inlet portion of the induction rail 100 and the tip portion of the firing rail 112 face each other diagonally across the lower edge of the game board 60. ing. That is, the two rails 100 and 112 are disposed such that the inlet portion of the guide rail 100 and the leading end portion of the firing rail 112 are displaced laterally in the vicinity of the lower end edge of the game board 60. As a result, while the two rails 100 and 112 are brought close to the lower end edge of the game board 60, a gap of a predetermined distance is formed between the entrance portion of the guide rail 100 and the firing rail 112.

  A far ball passage 46 is disposed below the gap formed in this manner. The foul ball passage 46 is integrally formed with the passage forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. If the game ball fired from the game ball firing mechanism 110 does not reach the game area PE and moves backward in the guiding passage 103 as a far ball, those far balls enter the far ball passage 46 through the above-mentioned gap. It becomes. The foul ball passage 46 leads to the lower door passage on the front door side, and the gaming ball having entered the far ball passage is discharged to the lower plate 34 shown in FIG. Thus, the interference between the foul ball and the game ball to be fired next is suppressed.

  In the resin base 50, a through hole penetrating the resin base 50 in the front-rear direction is formed on the left side (specifically, the side supporting the front door frame 14) of the firing rail 112. A passage forming member is formed in this through hole 121 are arranged. The passage forming member 121 is screwed to the resin base 50, and has a main body side upper countersink path 122 and a main body lower countersink path 123. The upstream sides of the main body side upper tray passage 122 and the main body side lower tray passage 123 communicate with a game ball distribution unit described later. Further, the receiving portion of the passage forming unit attached to the front door frame 14 is inserted below the passage forming member 121, and the front door upper plate passage is disposed below the main body upper plate passage 122, A front door upper tray passage is disposed below the main body lower tray passage 123.

  Below the passage forming member 121 in the resin base 50, an opening / closing member 124 for opening / closing the main body side upper countersink passage 122 and the main body lower countersink passage 123 is attached. The opening and closing member 124 is rotatably supported in the front and rear direction by a support shaft provided at its lower end, and is biased to a front position closing the main body upper disc passage 122 and the main body lower disc passage 123 A member is provided. Accordingly, when the front door frame 14 is opened relative to the inner frame 13, the opening and closing member 124 ascends as illustrated to close the main body upper countersink passage 122 and the main body lower countersink passage 123. Thereby, when the front door frame 14 is opened in a state where game balls are stored in the main body side upper plate passage 122 or the main body side lower plate passage 123, it is possible to prevent such a problem that the storage balls spill out. On the other hand, in the state where the front door frame 14 is closed, the opening / closing member 124 is pushed and opened against the biasing force by the socket provided in the passage forming unit of the front door frame 14. In this state, the main body side upper plate passage 122 and the front door side upper plate passage are in communication with each other, and the main body side lower plate passage 123 and the front door side lower plate passage are in communication with each other.

  In the resin base 50, a through hole penetrating the resin base 50 in the front-rear direction is formed on the left side (specifically, the side supporting the front door frame 14) of the firing rail 112. A passage forming member is formed in this through hole 121 are arranged. The passage forming member 121 is screwed to the resin base 50, and has a main body side upper countersink and a main body lower countersink. The upstream sides of the main body side upper plate passage and the main body side lower plate passage communicate with a game ball distribution unit described later. Further, the receiving portion of the passage forming unit 45 attached to the front door frame 14 is inserted below the passage forming member 121, and the front door upper plate passage is disposed below the main body upper plate passage. A front door side upper dish passage is disposed below the main body lower dish passage (see FIG. 2).

  Below the passage forming member 121 in the resin base 50, an opening / closing member 124 for opening / closing the main body side upper plate passage and the main body side lower plate passage is attached. The opening and closing member 124 is rotatably supported in the front and rear direction by a support shaft provided at its lower end, and an urging member for urging the body side upper disc passage and the body side lower disc passage to a front position closing them. It is provided. Accordingly, when the front door frame 14 is opened relative to the inner frame 13, the opening and closing member rises as shown in the drawing to close the main body side upper countersink and the main body lower countersink. Thereby, when the front door frame 14 is opened in a state where game balls are stored in the main body side upper plate passage or the main body side lower plate passage, it is possible to prevent such a problem that the storage balls fall off. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is closed, the opening / closing member 124 is pushed and opened against the biasing force by the socket provided in the passage forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. In this state, the main body side upper plate passage and the front door side upper plate passage communicate with each other, and the main body side lower plate passage and the front door side lower plate passage communicate with each other.

  Next, the rear face configuration of the inner frame 13 (the resin base 50 and the game board 60) will be described based on FIG.

  At the rotation base end side of the back surface of the resin base 50, bearing fittings 132 are vertically juxtaposed. Bearing parts are formed on the bearing fitting 132 so as to be vertically separated from each other, and the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the inner frame 13 by these bearing parts.

  A plurality of locking brackets 135 are provided on the back surface of the resin base 50, and the game board 60 is attached to the resin base 50 by the locking brackets 135 as described above. Here, the configuration of the back of the game board 60 will be described.

  A display control device (not shown) is attached to the variable display device 68 (specifically, the base body 71) disposed in the center of the game board 60 so as to cover the base body 71 from behind. Then, an audio lamp control device unit 142 is mounted behind the display control device so as to overlap the display control device. The voice lamp controller unit 142 is configured to include a voice lamp controller 143 and a mount 144, and the voice lamp controller 143 is mounted on the mount 144.

  The voice lamp control device 143 comprises a voice lamp control board for controlling voice and lamp display and display control according to an instruction from the main control device described later, and the voice lamp control board is made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is accommodated in the board | substrate box 145, and is comprised.

  On the back surface of the game board 60, as shown in FIG. 37, a collective board 150 is provided below the variable display device 68. The collecting plate 150 is provided with a game ball collecting mechanism for collecting game balls that have won in various winning openings, a detection mechanism for detecting entry of game balls into various winning openings, and the like.

  To describe the gaming ball collecting mechanism, the collecting plate 150 is provided with collecting passages respectively corresponding to various ball entry parts such as the general winning opening 61 and the like. These recovery passages descend from the ball entry portion along the back of the game board 60 and define a drop path of the game balls. Each collection passage joins near the lower end of the same game board 60, and all the game balls which passed the ball entry part such as the general winning opening 61 gather in the lower part of the game board 60 via the collection passage. It becomes. The outlet portion of each recovery passage is opened downward, and a discharge passage described later is provided on the front side thereof (specifically, below the game board 60). The game balls gathered below the game board 60 by the recovery passage are led out to the discharge passage. The out-port 70 also leads to the discharge passage, and the game balls that did not win any of the winning openings are also led out to the discharge path through the out-port 70.

  Describing the detection mechanism, the collective plate 150 is provided with detection sensors respectively corresponding to various ball entry portions such as the general winning opening 61 and the like. These various detection sensors are disposed at an intermediate position of each collection passage connected to the ball entry part such as the above-mentioned common winning opening 61 and the like, and the falling path of the game ball is defined in the collection passage. Detect passage. More specifically, each detection sensor detects a ball entering a ball entry opening such as the general winning opening 61 by the game ball passing through a detection area provided at an intermediate position of each collection passage. Specifically, a magnetic sensor is employed which grasps the change of the magnetic field generated when the gaming ball passes through the detection area.

  These various detection sensors are electrically connected to the main controller unit 160 (more specifically, the main controller) provided on the back side of the game board 60, and detection signals from these detection sensors are sent to the same main control device. Is configured to be output. Hereinafter, the main controller unit 160 and the configuration associated with it will be described.

  The main controller unit 160 is mounted on the game board 60 so as to cover the collective plate 150 from the rear side, and is made of a synthetic resin mount 161 and a main controller 162 mounted on the mount 161. It is configured. The main control device 162 is equipped with a main control board having a function (main control circuit) to control the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) to monitor the power, and the main control board is a transparent resin material. And the like are accommodated in a substrate box 163 formed of, for example.

  The substrate box 163 is provided with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box base (front case body) and a box cover (back case body) that covers the opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are unopenably connected by a sealing unit as sealing means, whereby the substrate box 163 is sealed. A plurality of sealing portions are provided on the long side of the substrate box 163, and at least one of them is used to perform the sealing process.

  Although the sealing unit may have any configuration as long as it can unopenably connect the box base and the box cover, the box base and the box cover can be formed by inserting the locking claw into the elongated hole constituting the sealing unit. It is designed to be unsealable. The sealing process by the sealing unit prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing, and even if unauthorized opening is performed, such a situation can be detected early and easily, and it was opened once. It is possible to perform the sealing process again later. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking claw into at least one elongated hole of the plurality of sealing portions. Then, when the substrate box 163 is opened, such as when a defect occurs in the main control substrate accommodated or when the main control substrate is inspected, the connecting portion between the sealing portion in which the locking claw is inserted and the other sealing portion is Disconnect. Thus, the box base and the box cover of the substrate box 163 are separated, and the main control substrate inside can be taken out. Thereafter, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking claw is inserted into the long hole of the other sealing portion. If a history indicating that the substrate box 163 has been opened is left in the substrate box 163, it is possible to easily find that unauthorized opening has been performed by looking at the substrate box 163.

  A plurality of coupling pieces are provided on one short side of the substrate box 163 so as to protrude laterally. These coupling pieces correspond one-to-one with a plurality of coupled pieces formed on the mounting base 161, and sealing processing is performed between the substrate box 163 and the mounting block 161 by the coupling pieces and the coupled pieces. It will be.

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described based on FIGS. 2 and 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inner frame 13 is covered from behind by the back pack unit 15. The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201, and a delivery mechanism unit 202, a discharge passage board, and a control device assembly unit 204 are attached to the back pack 201.

  The back pack 201 is molded of a synthetic resin having transparency, and as shown in FIG. 3, a base portion 211 to which the dispensing mechanism portion 202 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion 212 which protrudes rearward of the pachinko machine 10 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. And. The protective cover portion 212 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is open, and at least has a size sufficient to surround the variable display device 68.

  The external terminal board 213 is provided in the upper right portion of the base portion 211. The external terminal board 213 is provided with various output terminals, and various signals are output to the management control device on the game hall side through these output terminals. The base portion 211 is provided with a pair of upper and lower retaining pins at the right end when viewed from the rear of the pachinko machine 10, and the retaining pins are inserted into the bearing fitting 132 (more specifically, the bearing portion) provided on the inner frame 13. By doing this, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13. In addition, a fastening tool for fastening to a fastening hole provided in the inner frame 13 is provided at the rotation tip of the base section 211, and the fastening tool is fitted into the fastening hole The back pack unit 15 is fixed to the inner frame 13.

  A dispensing mechanism unit 202 is disposed on the base unit 211 so as to bypass the protective cover unit 212. The payout mechanism section 202 is provided with a tank 221 disposed at the top of the back pack 201 and opened upward, and the gaming balls supplied from the island facilities of the game hall are sequentially replenished to the tank 221 Ru. Below the tank 221, a tank rail that is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected, and to the downstream side of the tank rail, a vertically extending case rail is connected. A dispensing device 222 is provided at the most downstream part of the case rail. The game balls paid out from the payout device 222 are supplied to the game ball distribution unit provided in the base portion 211 of the back pack 201 through the payout passage provided on the downstream side of the payout device 222.

  The game ball distribution unit has a function to distribute the game balls paid out from the payout device 222 to any of the upper tray 33, the lower tray 34, or a discharge passage described later, and the opening on the inner side is the main body side It communicates with the upper plate 33 through the upper plate passage and the front door side upper plate passage, and the outer opening is formed to communicate with the lower plate 34 through the main body lower plate passage and the front door side lower plate passage. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, at the lower end portion of the base portion 211, a discharge passage panel and a control device aggregation unit 204 are attached so as to sandwich the lower end portion in the front and rear direction. In the discharge passage board 203, a discharge passage opened rearward is formed on the surface facing the control device collection unit 204, and the open portion of the discharge passage is closed by the control device collection unit 204. The discharge passage is formed to discharge the game ball to the island facilities of the game hall, and the game ball led out to the discharge passage from the above-mentioned collection passage or the like passes the discharge passage to the outside of the pachinko machine 10 Exhausted.

  The control device assembly unit 204 has a horizontally long mount, and the payout control device 181 and the power / emission control device 191 are mounted on the mount. The payout control device 181 and the power supply / discharge control device 191 are disposed so as to be stacked back and forth so that the payout control device 181 is located behind the pachinko machine 10.

  In the payout control device 181, a payout control substrate for controlling the payout device 222 is accommodated in the substrate box, and a state recovery switch provided on the payout control substrate protrudes out of the substrate box. For example, when the state recovery switch is pressed at the occurrence of a dispensing error such as a ball clogging in the dispensing device 222, the ball clogging is eliminated.

  In the power supply and emission control device 191, a power supply and emission control substrate is accommodated in a substrate box, and a predetermined power supply required by various control devices and the like is generated and output by the substrate. Control of launch of the game ball accompanying the operation of the handle 41 is performed. In addition, the power / emission control device 191 is provided with a RAM erase switch. The pachinko machine 10 has a memory holding function of various data, and can maintain the state at the time of the power failure even if the power failure occurs, and can return to the state at the time of the power failure when recovering from the power failure. It has become. Therefore, for example, when the power is shut off in the normal procedure as in the case of business closing of the game hall, the state before shutting off is stored and held, but when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch, the RAM data is initialized It has become.

<Various ball entry sections 63 to 66>
In the present embodiment, in particular, the above-described winning opening unit 62, the right operation ball entering portion 65, and the right variable ball entering portion 66 have characteristic configurations. Therefore, the configurations of the various ball entering portions 63 to 66 will be supplementarily described below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 6. 6 (a) is a schematic view of the right operation ball receiving portion 65 viewed from the front side, FIG. 6 (b) is a schematic view of the winning opening unit 62 viewed from the front side, and FIG. It is the schematic which looked at the part 66 from the front side. In FIG. 6, an example of the gaming ball flowing down the gaming area PE is shown by a two-dot chain line.

<Right operation ball entry section 65>
First, with reference to FIG. 6 (a), the right operation ball receiving portion 65 will be described. The right operation ball receiving portion 65 has a base portion 251 as a mounting portion for the game board 60. The base portion 251 has a substantially flat shape and is disposed to face the front of the game board 60. The right operation ball entry unit 65 is integrated with the game board 60 by fixing the base 251 to the game board 60.

  The base portion 251 is provided with a guide passage portion 252 which is provided extending rearward from the base portion 251 and guides the game ball to the back side of the game board 60 through the opening of the game board 60 described above. There is. Further, the base portion 251 is formed with a cover portion 253 which protrudes from the base portion 251 to the front of the gaming machine and covers the entrance of the induction passage portion 252 from the front of the gaming machine. As described above, by covering the entrance portion with the cover portion 253, it is difficult to visually recognize the guide passage portion 252 from the front of the gaming machine.

  The cover portion 253 is formed with an open portion 254 opened on the upper side and the left and right sides, and the open portion 254 has a size that allows the game ball to flow in through the open portion 254. The opening portion 254 and the guide passage portion 252 constitute a right side operation port 255.

  At a portion of the base portion 251 above the opening portion 254, a protruding portion 261 protruding forward of the gaming machine is provided. The protrusion 261 prevents the game ball from flowing from immediately above the opening 254 into the right operation port 255.

  Further, the base portion 251 is provided with a motorized accessory 271 as an openable / closable ball entry assisting device (ball entry assisting means) or an open / close member (opening / closing means). The electric accessory 271 has a pair of left and right movable pieces 272, 273 and a solenoid type drive portion 274 for driving the movable pieces 272, 273. One ends of the movable pieces 272 and 273 are accommodated in the cover portion 253 and the other ends thereof project upward from the cover portion 253.

  The movable pieces 272, 273 are disposed opposite to each other across the entrance of the induction passage 252, and the gap between the movable pieces 272, 273 is covered from the upper side of the gaming machine by the above-described protrusion 261. ing. Thereby, the ball entering the right side operation port 255 through the gap portion is blocked.

  The end of the movable piece 272, 273 on the side accommodated in the cover 253 is allowed to rotate the movable piece 272, 273 along the front face of the game board 60 so that the cover 253 and the base are movable. It is fixed to the part 251. As described above, by making the movable pieces 272 and 273 turnable, it is possible to change the range in which the inflow of gaming balls is allowed in the opening portion 254.

  The drive portion 274 of the motorized accessory 271 is electrically connected to the main controller 162, and the movable pieces 272, 273 rotate based on a signal output from the main controller 162. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 (a 2), the closed state (non-supported state or non-guided state) in which entering the right operation port 255 is impossible or difficult as shown in FIG. 6 (a 1) It is possible to switch to an open state (support state or guide state) where it is possible or easy to enter the right operation port 255.

<Prize mouth unit 62>
Next, the winning opening unit 62 will be described based on FIG. 6 (b). As described above, the winning opening unit 62 is formed by integrating the lower operation ball entering portion 63 and the lower variable ball entering portion 64. The lower operation ball receiving portion 63 and the lower variable ball receiving portion 64 are arranged vertically (in the vertical direction) so that the former is above the latter.

  The winning opening unit 62 has a substantially flat base portion 301 facing the front of the game board 60, and the base portion 301 is fixed to the game board 60 so that the winning opening unit 62 can be displayed on the game board 60. It is integrated against.

  The first induction passage is provided on the upper portion of the base portion 301 so as to extend from the base portion 301 to the rear of the gaming machine and guides the gaming ball to the back side of the gaming board 60 through the opening of the gaming board 60 described above. The part 302 is formed. Further, the base portion 301 is formed with a first cover portion 303 which protrudes from the base portion 301 to the front of the gaming machine and covers the entrance portion of the first induction passage portion 302 from the front of the gaming machine. As described above, by covering the entrance portion with the first cover portion 303, it is difficult to visually recognize the first induction passage portion 302 from the front of the gaming machine.

  The first cover portion 303 is formed with a first open portion 304 opened upward, and the first open portion 304 has a size that allows the game ball to flow in through the first open portion 304. ing. The lower operating port 305 is constituted by the first opening portion 304 and the first induction passage portion 302, and the lower operation entering ball portion 63 is constituted by the base portion 301, the first induction passage portion 302 and the first cover portion 303. Is configured.

  The gaming ball having flowed into the lower operation port 305 through the first opening portion 304 is guided to the back side of the gaming board 60 through the first guiding passage portion 302.

  Below the lower operation ball receiving portion 63, the lower variable ball receiving portion 64 is disposed. The lower variable ball entry unit 64 is provided extending from the base unit 301 to the rear of the gaming machine, and guides the gaming ball to the back side of the gaming board 60 through the opening of the gaming board 60 described above. The part 352 is formed. Further, the base portion 301 is provided with a second cover portion 353 which protrudes from the base portion 301 to the front of the gaming machine and covers the entrance portion of the second induction passage portion 352 from the front of the gaming machine. As described above, by covering the entrance portion with the second cover portion 353, it is difficult to visually recognize the second induction passage portion 352 from the front of the gaming machine.

  The second cover portion 353 is provided with a second open portion 354 opened on the upper side and the left and right sides, and the second open portion 354 has a size that allows the game ball to flow in through the second open portion 354. have. A lower big winning opening 355 is configured by the second open portion 354 and the second induction passage portion 352.

  The above-described lower operation ball receiving portion 63 (more specifically, the first cover portion 303) is located above the second open portion 354. The lower operation ball receiving portion 63 is configured to prevent the game ball from flowing from immediately above the second opening portion 254 to the lower large winning opening 355.

  Further, the base portion 301 is provided with a motorized accessory 371 as an opening / closing ball entry assisting device (ball entry assisting means) or an opening / closing member (opening / closing means). The motorized accessory 371 has a pair of left and right movable pieces 372, 373 and a solenoid type drive unit 374 for driving the movable pieces 372, 373. One ends of the movable pieces 372 and 373 are accommodated in the second cover 353 and the other ends thereof project upward from the second cover 353.

  The movable pieces 372 and 373 are disposed opposite to each other with the inlet portion of the second induction passage 352 interposed therebetween. The gap between the movable pieces 372 and 373 is the lower operating ball 63 described above In detail, the first cover portion 303) is covered from above the gaming machine. This prevents entry of the lower big winning opening 355 through the gap portion.

  The end of the movable piece 372, 373 which is accommodated in the second cover 353 is allowed to rotate along the front of the game board 60 of the movable piece 372, 373 so that the second cover It is fixed to the portion 353 and the base portion 301. As described above, by making the movable pieces 372 and 373 pivotable, it is possible to change the range in which the inflow of gaming balls is allowed in the second opening portion 354.

  The drive portion 374 of the motorized accessory 371 is electrically connected to the main controller 162, and the movable pieces 372, 373 rotate based on a signal output from the main controller 162. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 (b 2), the closed state (non-supporting state or non-guiding state) in which entering the lower big winning opening 355 is impossible or difficult as shown in FIG. 6 (b 1) As described above, it is possible to switch to an open state (support state or guide state) in which entering the lower large winning opening 355 is possible or easy.

  The lower variable ball entry unit 64 is normally in a closed state where the game ball can not win or is difficult to win, and the game ball wins when it is won in the opening / closing execution mode (opening / closing execution state) in the internal lottery Switch to the easy open state. Here, the open / close execution mode corresponding to the lower variable ball entry unit 64 is a mode in which transition is made when a big hit is won or a special win is won, and the lower variable ball insert unit 64 will be described later. The switching is set to be performed when the open / close execution mode corresponding to the 2R jackpot result or the special outlier result. As the release mode of the lower variable ball entry unit 64, a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 sec) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings is made one round, and repeatedly released with a plurality of rounds (for example, two rounds) as the upper limit There is also a mode in which opening is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, twice) or a mode in which opening for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 sec) is repeated until the total number of winnings reaches a predetermined number (10). The open / close execution mode corresponding to the lower side variable ball entry unit 64 will be described in detail later.

<Right side variable ball entry section 66>
Next, with reference to FIG.6 (c), the right side variable ball entering part 66 is demonstrated. The right side variable ball entry unit 66 has a base 451 as an attachment to the game board 60. The base portion 451 has a substantially flat shape and is disposed to face the front of the game board 60. The right side variable ball entry unit 66 is integrated with the game board 60 by fixing the base 451 to the game board 60.

  The base portion 451 is provided with a guiding passage portion 452 extending rearward from the base portion 451 and guiding the gaming ball to the back side of the gaming board 60 through the opening of the gaming board 60 described above. There is. Further, the base portion 451 is provided with a cover portion 453 which projects from the base portion 451 to the front of the gaming machine and covers the entrance portion of the induction passage portion 452 from the front of the gaming machine. As described above, by covering the entrance portion with the cover portion 453, the guidance passage portion 452 is difficult to visually recognize from the front of the gaming machine.

  The cover portion 453 is formed with an open portion 454 opened on the upstream side in the game area PE, and the open portion 454 has a size that allows the game ball to flow in through the open portion 454. The opening portion 454 and the guiding passage portion 452 constitute a right side big winning opening 455.

  Further, the base portion 451 is provided with a motorized accessory 471 as an opening / closing ball entry assisting device (ball entry assisting means) or an opening / closing member (opening / closing means). The motorized accessory 471 is fixed to the base portion 451 so as to allow rotation along the front surface of the game board 60, and does not cover the above-described opening portion 454 and the opening portion 454. A movable piece 472 which can be displaced to a position, and a solenoid type drive unit 474 for driving the movable piece 472 are provided.

  The drive unit 474 of the motorized accessory 471 is electrically connected to the main controller 162, and rotates the movable piece 472 based on a signal output from the main controller 162. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 (c2), as shown in FIG. 6 (c2), the closed state (non-supporting state or non-guiding state) where entering the ball to the right large winning opening 455 becomes impossible or difficult as shown in FIG. It is possible to switch to an open state (support state or guide state) where entering the ball to the right side special winning opening 455 is possible or easy.

  The right-side variable ball entering section 66 is normally in a closed state where the game ball can not win or is difficult to win, and the game ball wins when it is won in the internal lottery in the open / close execution mode (open / close execution state). Switch to the easy open state. Here, the open / close execution mode corresponding to the right side variable ball entry unit 66 is a mode that will be transitioned when the 15R big hit result described later is obtained, and the right side variable ball entry unit 66 corresponds to the big hit winning The above switching is set to be executed when the open / close execution mode is entered. A mode in which the right variable ball entry unit 66 is opened repeatedly with a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings being made one round and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as the upper limit There is. The open / close execution mode corresponding to the right side variable ball entry unit 66 will be described in detail later.

<Comparison of Right Acting Ball Insert 65, Lower Variable Fill Ball 64, and Right Variable Ball Insert 66>
Here, the right actuating ball receiving portion 65 is compared with the lower side variable ball receiving portion 64 and the right side variable ball receiving portion 66.

  The right operation ball receiving portion 65 and the lower variable ball receiving portion 64 respectively have a pair of movable pieces 272, 273, 372, 373 on the left and right, and the tip portions of the two movable pieces 272, 273, 372, 373 are It is configured to be switched to the open state by rotating so as to be away from each other. On the other hand, the lower variable insertion ball portion 64 has only one movable piece 472 and the movable piece 472 moves from the position covering the open portion to switch to the open state. ing. That is, the lower side variable ball entry portion 64 and the right side variable ball entry portion 66 are similar in configuration and operation to the right operation ball entry portion 65 than the latter. Distinctiveness is low. In other words, although the lower side variable ball entering portion 64 is common to the right side variable ball entering portion 66 in terms of the provided function, it has a configuration similar to the right actuating ball entering portion 65 in terms of appearance and movement. There is.

  In addition, when comparing the right operation ball entry unit 65 with the winning opening unit 62 and the lower variable ball entry unit 64, the right operation ball entry unit 65 and the lower operation ball entry unit 63 receive inflow of game balls from above. While the projecting portion 261 and the first cover portion 303 to which the interfering function is added are provided, the right variable entering ball portion 66 is not provided with a configuration having the same function. Therefore, in terms of the appearance and the movement, the right operation ball entry unit 65 and the winning opening unit 62 are configured to be similar.

  The lower operation ball receiving portion 63 and the lower variable ball receiving portion 64 are vertically juxtaposed so that the former is positioned above the latter. More specifically, the lower operation ball receiving portion 63 is arranged to block the flow of gaming balls into the lower variable ball receiving portion 64 when the lower variable ball receiving portion 64 is in the closed state. It is done. With such an arrangement, the lower variable ball entry unit 64 has a function to trigger acquisition of the hold information based on the ball entry of the game ball as the lower operation ball entry unit 63. The player can expect to be recognized.

  In particular, the lower operation ball receiving portion 63 and the lower variable ball receiving portion 64 are vertically arranged below the stage 99a. In a conventional gaming machine, the first starting ball entry portion (starting ball entry portion having a motorized part) and the second starting ball entry portion (starting ball portion having no motorized part) are located downstream of the stage. Are arranged side by side so that the first start-up ball entry part is replaced with the lower variable entry ball-in part 64 in this embodiment, further improvement of the above-mentioned mimicking effect can be expected.

<Electrical configuration>
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described based on the block diagram of FIG.

  An MPU 602 is mounted on a main control board 601 provided in the main controller 162. The MPU 602 is a ROM 603 storing various control programs to be executed by the MPU 602 and fixed value data, and a memory for temporarily storing various data etc. when the control program stored in the ROM 603 is executed. A RAM 604, an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, a data input / output circuit, and various counter circuits as a random number generator are incorporated.

  The MPU 602 is provided with an input port and an output port, respectively. To the input side of the MPU 602, a power failure monitoring board 605 provided in the main control device 162, a payout control device 181, various detection sensors, and the like are connected. In this case, the power and emission control device 191 is connected to the power failure monitoring substrate 605, and power is supplied to the MPU 602 through the power failure monitoring substrate 605. Further, as a part of various detection sensors, a detection sensor 151a for the general winning opening 61, a detection sensor 151b for the lower operation ball receiving portion 63, a detection sensor 151c for the right operation ball receiving portion 65, a lower variable ball input The detection sensor 151d for the unit 64, the detection sensor 151e for the right variable ball entry unit 66, and the detection sensor 151f for the through gate 67 are connected, and the MPU 602 of the main control device 162 determines winnings to each ball entry unit ( Entry determination is performed. Further, the MPU 602 executes a big hit occurrence lottery based on the winning on the lower operation port 305 and the right operation port 255, and executes a support occurrence lottery based on the winning on the through gate 67.

  The power failure monitoring board 605, the payout control device 181 and the voice lamp control device 143 are connected to the output side of the MPU 602. For example, a winning ball command is output to the payout control device 181 based on the result of the winning determination on the winning support ball entry unit. In this case, the command information storage area 603a of the ROM 603 is referred to when outputting the prize ball command. Then, a prize ball command corresponding to the payout of ten game balls is output when the prize in the general prize hole 61 is specified, and when a prize in the large prize hole 355, 455 is specified, fifteen prize balls are specified. When the winning ball command corresponding to the payout of the gaming ball is output and the winning in the lower operation port 305 is specified, the winning ball command corresponding to the payout of the three gaming balls is output, and the right operating port 255 When a winning is identified, a winning ball command corresponding to the payout of four gaming balls is output.

  The voice lamp control device 143 outputs various commands such as a variation start command, a type command, a variation end command, an opening command, and an ending command. In this case, when outputting these various commands, the command information storage area 603a of the ROM 603 is referred to. Details of these various commands will be described later.

  Further, on the output side of the MPU 602, a drive unit 274 for opening and closing the movable pieces 272 and 273 of the right operation ball receiving unit 65, and a drive unit 374 for opening and closing the movable pieces 372 and 373 of the lower variable insertion ball unit 64, The drive unit 474 for opening and closing the movable piece 472 of the right variable ball entry unit 66, the various hold number display units HL, HR, and HS of the main display unit 69, and the display units DL and DR for various ball entry units are connected. . The main control board 601 is provided with various driver circuits, and the MPU 602 executes drive control of various driving units and the like through the driver circuits.

  That is, in the open / close execution mode, drive control of the drive units 374 and 474 in the variable ball entry units 64 and 66 is executed in the MPU 602 so that the big winning openings 355 and 455 are opened and closed. Further, when the open state of the motorized product 271 of the right operation ball entry unit 65 is won, the MPU 602 executes drive control of the drive unit 274 so that the motorized product 271 is opened and closed. In each gaming session, display control of the lower operation ball display unit DL or the right operation ball display unit DR in the main display device 69 is executed in the MPU 602.

  Furthermore, an external terminal board 213 is connected to the output side of the MPU 602. In this case, the external terminal board 213 serves as an output terminal for outputting a signal at the time of state transition, a large hit signal output terminal (first state signal output terminal), and a large hit and special out signal output terminal (second state signal output terminal And are provided.

  The MPU 602 can output a jackpot signal to the management control device on the game hall side through the jackpot signal output terminal when the game result is a jackpot result. Specifically, in the normal state, the LOW level signal is output from the jackpot signal output terminal, and when the jackpot result is obtained, the HI level signal is output. The output mode of this signal may be reversed.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10, as described later, the variable ball entry units 64 and 66 shift to the open / close execution mode even if the result of the acceptance lottery based on the winning of each operation port 255 and 305 is not a big hit. A special off result (i.e., a small hit) is provided as one of the game results. In this case, when the game result is a big hit result or the game result is a special result, the MPU 602 makes a big hit through a big hit and a special out signal output terminal to the management control device on the game hall side. And an extra out signal can be output. Specifically, in the normal state, the LOW level signal is outputted from the jackpot and special out signal output terminal, and the HI level signal is outputted in the case of the jackpot result or the special out result. The output mode of this signal may be reversed.

  The power failure monitoring board 605 relays the main control board 601 and the power supply and emission control device 191, and monitors the voltage of the DC stable 24 volts which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply and emission control device 191. The payout control device 181 performs payout control of the winning balls and the lending balls by the payout device 222 based on the winning ball command input from the main control device 162.

  The power supply and emission control device 191 is connected to, for example, a commercial power supply (external power supply) in a game arcade or the like. Then, based on the external power supplied from the commercial power supply, the main control substrate 601, the payout control device 181, etc. generate necessary operation power for each, and the generated operation power is indicated by a double-line arrow. Supply through the route. Further, the power supply and launch control device 191 is responsible for controlling the launch of the game ball launch mechanism 110, and the game ball launch mechanism 110 is driven when predetermined launch conditions are satisfied.

  The sound lamp control device 143 controls the display control device 620 while driving and controlling the lamp portions 26 to 28 and the speaker portion 29 provided on the front door frame 14 based on various commands input from the main control device 162. It is.

  The display control device 620 has a display control board 621 on which an MPU 622 is mounted, and the MPU 622 has a ROM 623 storing various control programs and fixed value data, and various control programs stored in the ROM 623. A RAM 624 for temporarily storing data etc., a video display processor (VDP), a character ROM storing image data, a video RAM storing image data read out from the character ROM temporarily, etc. are incorporated. ing.

  The MPU 622 executes display control of the variable display device 68 (for example, the symbol display device 76) based on the command input from the audio lamp control device 143. In this case, the voice lamp control device 143 determines the variation display time of the symbols in the symbol display device 76 and the type of combination of symbols to be finally displayed on the stop based on various commands input from the main control device 162. , The presence or absence of reach occurrence and the lottery of the contents of the reach production are executed.

  Here, the display contents of the symbol display device 76 will be described.

  On the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76, three symbol rows of left, middle and right are set. In each symbol row, main symbols and sub symbols are arranged in a predetermined order. Specifically, in the left symbol row, nine types of main symbols of “1” to “9” are arranged in descending order of the numbers, and one sub-symbol is arranged between each main symbol. In the right symbol row, nine types of main symbols of “1” to “9” are arranged in ascending order of numbers, and one sub-symbol is arranged between each main symbol. That is, the left symbol row and the right symbol row are composed of 18 symbols. On the other hand, in the middle symbol row, nine types of main symbols of "1" to "9" are arranged in ascending order of numbers, and then between the main symbol of "9" and the main symbol of "1" The main symbols of "4" are additionally arranged, and one sub-symbol is arranged between each of the main symbols. That is, only in the middle symbol row, ten main symbols are arranged and it is constituted by 20 symbols. Then, on the display screen 77, the symbols of each of the symbol rows are variably displayed so as to scroll in a predetermined direction with periodicity. Further, on the display screen 77, three symbols are stop-displayed for each symbol row, and as a result, a total of nine symbols of 3 × 3 are stop-displayed.

  Further, on the display screen 77, five effective lines, that is, a lower line, a middle line, an upper line, a lower right line, and an upper right line are set. And the variation display stops in the order of left symbol row → right symbol row → middle symbol row, and the variation display of all symbol rows is performed in the state that the combination of symbols with the same number is formed on any valid line. Once finished, the jackpot animation is displayed as the occurrence of the jackpot result described later.

  In addition, the aspect of the variation display of the symbols in the symbol display device 76 is not limited to the above and is arbitrary, the number of symbol rows, the direction of the variation display of symbols in the symbol rows, the number of symbols in each symbol row, etc. Can be changed as appropriate.

<About various counters>
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described.

  The MPU 602 uses the various counter information at the time of the game to set the jackpot occurrence lottery, the setting of the display of the main display device 69, the setting of the symbol display of the symbol display device 76, etc. Specifically, as shown in FIG. The jackpot random number counter C1 used for lottery of jackpot occurrence, jackpot type counter C2 used when determining jackpot type such as probability variation jackpot result or normal jackpot result, and reach when symbol display device 76 deviates out Variation in reach random number counter C3 used for lottery, random number initial value counter CINI used for setting initial value of big hit random number counter C1, and display portion DL, DR for operation entry portion of main display 69 and symbol display 76 The variation type counter CS that determines the display time is used. Furthermore, the electric combination release counter C4 used in the drawing of whether or not the electric combination 271 of the right operation ball entry unit 65 is in the electric combination release state is used.

  Each of the counters C1 to C3, CINI, CS, and C4 is a loop counter in which 1 is added to the previous value each time it is updated, and reaches a maximum value and returns to 0. Each counter is updated at a short time interval, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a lottery counter buffer 604 a set in a predetermined area of the RAM 604. The RAM 604 is provided with a holding ball storage area 604b including a lower operation ball storage area Ra, a right operation ball storage area Rb, an execution area AE, and a total storage number storage area. . Then, according to the prize ball history of the game ball to the lower operating port 305 or the right operating port 255, the values of the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 are It is stored in order.

  Specifically, for each counter, the jackpot random number counter C1 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within a range of 0 to 599, for example, and returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 599). In particular, when the big hit random number counter C1 makes one revolution, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI at that time is read as the initial value of the big hit random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI is a loop counter similar to the large hitting random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 599). The jackpot random number counter C1 is periodically updated, and is stored in the holding ball storage area 604b of the RAM 604 at the timing when the gaming ball has won the lower operation port 305 or the right operation port 255. More specifically, the game ball is stored in the lower operation ball storage area Ra of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball wins in the lower operation port 305, and the right operation of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball wins in the right operation port 255. It is stored in the ball unit reserved area Rb.

  The value of the random number to be the jackpot win is stored as a yes / no table (win / fail information group) in a yes / no table storage area 603b as a yes / no information group storage unit in the ROM 603. Here, the contents of the success or failure table will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, as the success / failure table, the success / failure table (low probability success / failure information group) for the low probability mode of FIG. 9A and the success / failure table for high probability mode of FIG. Probability pass / fail information group) is set. That is, in the pachinko machine 10, the low probability mode (low probability state) and the high probability mode (high probability state) are set as the lottery modes in the hit / fall lottery means.

  Under gaming conditions in which the probability table for the low probability mode is referred to at the time of the lottery, as shown in FIG. 9A, the value of the random number for winning the jackpot (ie, winning information) is “7” and There are two "307". That is, among the values of the "0 to 599" jackpot random number counter C1, "7" and "307" correspond to the jackpot result. On the other hand, under the gaming state where the high probability mode pass / fail table is referred to at the time of the lottery, as shown in FIG. 9B, the value of the jackpot winning random number (ie, winning information) is “7 , "36" ... 21 "572" and "598". That is, among the values of the big hit random number counter C1 of "0 to 599", "7", "36" ... "572", "598" correspond to the big hit result. The number and the value of the random numbers to be won are arbitrary as long as the winning probability in the high probability mode is higher than that in the low probability mode.

  Further, in each lottery mode, the lottery result is out of the result except for the random number which will be the big hit, but in this pachinko machine 10, two types of the outlier result and the outlier result are set as the out results. It is done. These differences will be described later.

  The jackpot type counter C2 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within the range of 0 to 29 and to return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 29). Here, in the present embodiment, a plurality of jackpot results are set. The results of the plurality of jackpots are (1) modes of opening and closing control of the variable ball entering sections 64 and 66 in the opening and closing execution mode, (2) lottery mode in the lottery means after completion of the opening and closing execution mode, and (3) end of the opening and closing execution mode A plurality of jackpot results are set by making a difference in the three conditions of the support mode in the motorized product 271 of the rear right operation ball entry unit 65 later.

  Here, as an aspect of the opening and closing control of the variable entering portion in the opening and closing execution mode, the occurrence frequency of winnings on the variable entering portion relatively increases and decreases from the start to the end of the opening and closing execution mode. Thus, the high frequency winning mode and the low frequency winning mode are set. Specifically, in the high frequency winning mode, the right large winning opening 455 of the variable right ball entry section 66 is opened and closed 15 times (number of times for high frequency) from the start to the end of the open / close execution mode. The opening is continued until 30 seconds (high frequency time) have elapsed or until the number of winnings to the right special winning opening 455 reaches 10 (high frequency number). On the other hand, in the low frequency winning mode, the lower side large winning opening 355 is opened and closed twice (for low frequency use) from the start to the end of the open / close execution mode, and The opening is continued until 0.2 sec (low frequency time) elapses or until the number of winnings to the lower large winning opening 355 becomes 6 (low frequency number).

  In this case, in the pachinko machine 10, in a situation where the game ball emission handle 41 is operated by the player, the game ball emission mechanism is such that one game ball is emitted toward the game area in 0.6 sec. Drive control of 110 is performed. On the other hand, in the low frequency winning mode, as described above, the opening time of the lower big winning opening 355 is 0.2 sec. That is, in the low frequency winning mode, the opening time of one big winning opening is shorter than the firing cycle of the game ball. Therefore, in the opening / closing execution mode according to the low frequency winning mode, winning of the game ball is substantially less likely to occur.

  The number of opening and closing times of the special winning opening in high frequency winning mode and low frequency winning mode, the open limit time (or open limit period) for one opening, and the open limit number for one opening are those of high frequency finish mode. If the frequency of occurrence of winnings on the variable ball entry section between the start of the opening / closing execution mode and the end is higher than in the low-frequency winning mode, the value is not limited to the above and any value is optional. It is. Specifically, if the high frequency winning mode has a greater number of opening and closing times, a longer opening limit time for one opening, or a greater number of opening limits for one opening than the low frequency winning mode. Good.

  However, in order to clarify the difference in benefits between the high-frequency winning mode and the low-frequency winning mode, in the opening / closing execution mode according to the low-frequency winning mode, substantially no winning of the variable entry portion occurs It is good to be configured. For example, in the high-frequency winning mode, the product of the firing cycle of the gaming ball and the opening limit number is set shorter than the opening limit time for one opening, while in the low-frequency winning mode, one opening is The product of the firing cycle of the gaming balls and the release limit number may be set to be longer than the release limit time. Also, even if the firing interval of the game ball and the opening time of one big winning opening are not the above, it is substantially set by setting the latter to be shorter than the former in the low frequency winning mode. It is possible to easily realize a configuration in which the winning of the variable ball entry unit does not occur.

  As a support mode in the motorized character 271 of the right operation ball storage unit 65, the right operation ball storage unit 65 is compared with the game area PE in the same manner in which the firing of the game ball is continued in the same manner. The low-frequency support mode (low-frequency support state or low-frequency guide state) and the high-frequency support mode (high-frequency support state or high-frequency support mode) so that the frequency of the motorized part 271 becoming open per unit time becomes relatively high and low. High frequency guide state) is set.

  Specifically, in the low-frequency support mode and the high-frequency support mode, the probability of being in the electronic combination open state winning in the electric combination open symbol selection using the electric combination release counter C4 is the same (for example, both are 1/2) However, in the high frequency support mode, the number of times the motorized role 271 is in the open state is set more when the electronic component is in the open state than in the low frequency support mode, and one more open The time is set long. In this case, in the high frequency support mode, when the open state is elected and the open state of the motorized item 271 occurs a plurality of times, closing from the end of one open state to the start of the next open state The time is set shorter than one open time. Furthermore, in the high-frequency support mode, the minimum securing time for setting the next electric combination opening lottery after the one electric combination opening lottery is performed is set shorter than in the low-frequency support mode. It is done.

  As described above, in the high frequency support mode, the probability of winning on the right operation port 255 of the right operation ball entry portion 65 is higher than that in the low frequency support mode. In other words, in the low frequency support mode, there is a high probability that winning on the lower operation ball input portion 63 (lower operation port 305) occurs more than the right operation ball input portion 65 (right operation port 255). In the high frequency support mode, the probability of winning on the right operation ball entry portion 65 (right operation hole 255) is higher than that of the lower operation ball entry portion 63 (lower operation port 305). Then, when a winning on the right operation ball entry portion 65 (right operation port 255) occurs, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out, so in the high-frequency support mode, the player does not hold much balls It is possible to play the game while not reducing it.

  The configuration for increasing the frequency with which the high-frequency support mode is to be in the open state per unit time than in the low-frequency support mode is not limited to the above-described one. It is also possible to increase the probability of being in the electronic combination open state winning state in. Furthermore, the high-frequency support mode and the low-frequency support mode may be set by making the condition among the number of times, the opening time, and the winning probability different from one another or any combination of conditions.

  The jackpot type counter C2 is regularly updated, and the RAM 604 is played at the timing when the gaming ball wins the right operation ball 65 (right operation port 255) or the lower operation ball 63 (lower operation port 305). Are stored in the storage ball storage area 604b of More specifically, the game ball is stored in the lower operation ball storage area Ra of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball is won in the lower operation ball lock 63 (the lower operation port 305), the right operation ball 65 (right The game ball is stored in the right-hand operation ball storage area Rb of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball has won in the operation port 255).

<Distribution of game results>
The distribution destination of the game result for the jackpot type counter C2 (that is, the lottery result by the acceptance lottery and the distribution lottery) is in the distribution table storage area 603c as the distribution information group storage unit in the ROM 603 the distribution table (distribution information Group) is stored. Here, the contents of the distribution table will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, as the distribution table, the distribution table (first distribution information group) for the lower operation ball receiving portion of FIG. 10 (a) and the right operation ball of FIG. 10 (b) A distribution table (second distribution information group) for departments is set.

  As shown in FIG. 10 (a), in the sorting table for the lower operation ball storage unit, as a sorting destination of the game result, the 15R normal big hit result (low probability correspondence special game result), 2R normal big hit result (explicitly High frequency support mode corresponding game result or sudden short time (high frequency support mode) result), implicit 2R probability variation big hit result (intense high probability correspondence game result or latent probability change status result), explicit 2R probability variation big hit result (Explicit high probability correspondence game result or result to be suddenly in a definite change state), 15R probability variation big hit result (high probability correspondence special game result) is set.

  The 15R normal jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening / closing execution mode becomes the high frequency winning mode, and after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the pass / fail lottery mode becomes the low probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. However, in the high-frequency support mode, the transition to the low-frequency support mode is made when the number of games has reached the end reference frequency (specifically, 100 times) after the transition. In other words, the normal jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the gaming state is shifted to the normal jackpot state (low probability correspondence special game state).

  The 2R normal jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening / closing execution mode becomes the low frequency winning mode, and after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the pass / fail lottery mode becomes the low probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. However, in the high frequency support mode, the game mode shifts to the low frequency support mode when the number of games reaches the termination reference number (specifically, 100 times) thereafter.

  In the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, the open / close execution mode is the low frequency prize mode, and after the open / close execution mode is finished, the success / failure lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and maintains the support mode before shifting to the open / close execution mode It is a jackpot result. In addition, when the support mode is in the high frequency support mode, the high frequency support mode is maintained at least until the open / close execution mode is next started. It can be said that the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result to shift the gaming state to the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot state (invisible high probability corresponding gaming state).

  The explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening / closing execution mode becomes the low frequency winning mode, and after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the pass / fail lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. . The high-frequency support mode continues until the lottery result in the success or failure lottery is the jackpot state winning and the jackpot state is transitioned accordingly. In other words, the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result to shift the gaming state to the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot state (explicit high probability corresponding gaming state).

  The 15R probability variation jackpot result is a jackpot result in which the opening / closing execution mode becomes the high frequency winning mode, and after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the pass / fail lottery mode becomes the high probability mode and the support mode becomes the high frequency support mode. The high-frequency support mode continues until the lottery result in the success or failure lottery is the jackpot state winning and the jackpot state is transitioned accordingly. In other words, the 15R probability variation big hit result is a jackpot result to shift the gaming state to the 15R probability variation big hit state (high probability correspondence special game state).

  Note that the normal gaming state refers to the state where the success or failure lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode, in relation to the above-mentioned respective gaming states.

  In the distribution table for the lower operation ball storage unit, among the values of the big hit type counter C2 of “0 to 29”, “0 to 4” corresponds to the 15R normal big hit result, and “5 to 9” is 2R corresponds to the big hit result normally, "10 to 14" corresponds to the implicit 2R probability variation big hit result, "15 to 19" corresponds to the explicit 2R probability variation big hit result, "20 to 29" Corresponds to the 15R probability variation jackpot result.

  As described above, the aspect of the jackpot result is usually diversified by setting the 15R usual jackpot result and the 2R usual jackpot result as the jackpot result. In addition, as described above, the modes of the probability variation jackpot result are diversified by the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result and the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result being set as the probability variation jackpot result. That is, when three types of probability variation big hit results are compared, the degree of advantage for the player is the high frequency winning mode in the opening / closing mode and the high frequency support mode in the support mode. In the support mode, the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result will be the next highest in the support mode, while in the open / close execution mode it will be the low-frequency pay mode and in the support mode the implicit support mode will be the low frequency support mode 2R probability variation jackpot result is the lowest. Thereby, monotonization of the game can be suppressed, and the degree of attention to the game can be increased.

  Particularly, in the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, although the success or failure lottery mode shifts to the high probability mode after the opening / closing execution mode ends, the support mode becomes the low frequency support mode as in the normal gaming state. Then, although the support mode of the motorized combination 271 of the right operation ball entry unit 65 in the low frequency support mode is common as the gaming state, the gaming state in which the success or failure lottery mode becomes the high probability mode may be created. It is possible to make the player predict whether the success or failure lottery mode is the high probability mode or the low probability mode, and it is possible to increase the degree of attention to the game.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), only the 15R normal big hit result and the 15R positive variation big hit result are set as the distribution destinations of the game result in the distribution table for the right operation ball storage unit, as shown in FIG. Then, among the values of the "0 to 29" jackpot type counter C2, "0 to 9" correspond to the 15R normal jackpot result, and "10 to 29" correspond to the 15R probability variation jackpot result.

  As described above, in the pachinko machine 10, the distribution mode of the game result when the big hit is won is the big hit based on the winning on the lower operation ball entry unit 63 (lower operation port 305) The case differs from the case where the jackpot is won based on the winning of the right operation ball entry unit 65 (right operation port 255).

  Here, the probability that the jackpot result or the probability variation jackpot result will usually be the jackpot if the jackpot is won, regardless of the sorting table for the lower actuating ball receiving portion and the sorting table for the right actuating ball receiving portion , Has become identical. That is, in the distribution table for the lower operation ball storage unit, the number of values of the jackpot type counter C2 allocated to the 15R normal jackpot result and the 2R normal jackpot result is 10 and the implicit 2R The number of values of the jackpot type counter C2 assigned to the definite variation jackpot result, the explicit 2R definite variation jackpot result and the 15R definite variation jackpot result is 20. In addition, in the distribution table for the right-hand operation ball storage unit, the number of values of the jackpot type counter C2 allocated to the 15R normal jackpot result is 10 and is allocated to the 15R probability variation jackpot result The number of values of the jackpot type counter C2 is twenty. Therefore, the probability that the success or failure lottery mode will be the high probability mode after the opening / closing execution mode ends is the case where the big hit is won based on the winning of the lower operation ball entering portion 63 (lower operation port 305) It is the same in the case where the big hit is won based on the winning of the ball entry portion 65 (right operation port 255) (specifically, 2/3).

  However, when a big hit is won based on winning on the right operation ball entry section 65 (right operation port 255) and a normal big hit result occurs, it always results in a 15 R normal big hit result, In the case where a big hit is won based on the winning of the part 63 (lower operation port 305) and a normal result is obtained, the 2R normal big hit result or the 15R normal big hit result is obtained with a probability of 1/2. That is, the probability of occurrence of the 15R normal jackpot result having the highest degree of advantage for the player among the normal jackpot results is the lower activation ON when the jackpot is won based on the winning on the right operation ball portion 65. It becomes higher than the case of winning a big hit based on the winning of the ball section 63.

  In addition, when the jackpot is won based on the winning on the right operation ball entry portion 65 (right operation port 255) and the probability variation jackpot result occurs, the 15R probability variation jackpot result is always obtained, while the lower operation entry ball portion 63 When a big hit is won based on winning in (lower operation port 305) and it becomes a probability variation big hit result, it becomes an implicit 2R probability variation big hit result or an explicit 2R probability variation big hit result with 1/4 probability, with 1/2 probability It becomes a 15R probability variation jackpot result. That is, the probability of occurrence of the 15R probability variation jackpot result having the highest degree of advantage for the player among the probability variation jackpot results is a case in which the jackpot is won based on the winning on the right operation ball entry section 65 (right operation port 255). Is higher than when the jackpot is won based on the winning of the lower operation ball entry unit 63 (lower operation port 305).

  In the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, although the success or failure lottery mode shifts to the high probability mode after the opening / closing execution mode ends as described above, the support mode shifts to the low frequency support mode, so the 15R probability variation jackpot result And when compared with the explicit 2R probability variation big hit result, the electric combination 271 of the right side variable ball entry 66 is less likely to be in the open state, so the opportunity to receive the payout of the game ball is reduced accordingly, and further for the right working ball entry The possibility of sorting lottery based on the sorting table is reduced.

  As described above, a clear difference is provided in the advantage for the player between the lower operation ball receiving portion 63 (the lower operation port 305) and the right operation ball receiving portion 65 (the right operation port 255). Therefore, the player wins a prize on the right operation ball socket 65 (right operation port 255) of the lower operation ball socket 63 (lower operation port 305) and the right operation ball socket 65 (right operation port 255). Will be played while expecting to occur, and accordingly, the player's attention to the high frequency support mode where the winning frequency to the right operation ball entry portion 65 (right operation port 255) is high is high Become.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10, as described above, when the result is a result of the lottery, the result is usually an out result or an outlier result. In this case, in the case of the normal out-of-order result that occurs with relatively high probability when the out-of-range result occurs, there is no transition to the open / close execution mode, and no change in the success / failure lottery mode and the support mode occurs.

  On the other hand, in the case of an extra outlier that occurs with a relatively low probability when the outlier is reached, an extra outlier occurs. In the special out state, the open / close execution mode is entered in a situation where the result is an out result in the acceptance lottery. However, in the open / close execution mode of the transition destination, winning of the game ball is difficult to occur as in the low frequency winning mode.

  The open / close execution mode corresponding to the special out result will be described. The lower side variable ball entry unit 64 is set so that the motorized prize 371 of the lower side variable entry unit 64 is released when the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the special off winning is entered as described above. ing. As the opening mode of the lower side variable ball entry unit 64, the mode in which it is opened a plurality of times (for example, twice) with one passage of a predetermined time (for example, 0.2 sec), or the total number of winnings is a predetermined number (10) Thus, there is an aspect of ending the open / close execution mode. However, as described above, since the open period is extremely short, the open / close execution mode does not substantially end when the total number of winnings reaches a predetermined number.

  In addition, after completion | finish of the switching | closing execution mode corresponding to the special deviation result, transition of the success / failure lottery mode and the support mode does not generate | occur | produce.

  Here, a combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed on the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76 when various jackpot results and special outlier results are obtained by the above-mentioned pass / fail and the distribution lottery will be described.

  As described above, in the display screen 77, three left, middle, and right symbol rows are set, and each symbol row is nine types of main symbols from "1" to "9" and their respective main symbols And a sub-pattern disposed between.

  In this pachinko machine 10, the main symbol with an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) corresponds to the "specific symbol", and when the 15R probability variation jackpot result occurs, the same specific symbol The combination is displayed stopped. Also, the main symbol with an even number (2, 4, 6, 8) corresponds to "non-specific symbol", and when the 15R normal jackpot result occurs, the combination of the same non-specific symbol is stopped and displayed Be done.

  When it becomes explicit 2R probability variation big hit result, fluctuation indication of all design lines ends in the state where combination of the design where the different number (the odd number) is attached is formed, details: left: 3, middle: 5, right A combination of 7 symbols is displayed, and then an image for demonstration is displayed.

  In the case of 2R normal jackpot result, the variation display of all symbol rows ends with the combination of symbols with different numbers (even numbers) attached, and the details are left: 2, middle: 4, right: A combination of 6 symbols is displayed, and then an image for demonstration is displayed.

  Moreover, when it becomes an implicit 2R probability variation big hit result or a special outlier result, a combination of different designs is different depending on whether or not a winning on the lower variable ball entry unit 64 occurs during the open / close execution mode. It is configured to be stopped and displayed. Specifically, when the lower variable ball entering portion 64 does not have a winning, it is all in a state where combinations of symbols with different numbers (combinations of symbols corresponding to complete removal) are formed. The variation display of the symbol row ends. Specifically, a combination of symbols similar to the case of falling out of the jackpot lottery is displayed. On the other hand, when a winning on the lower variable ball entry unit 64 occurs, a combination of symbols with different numbers (odd numbers) is formed on the condition that the lottery result is an implicit 2R probability variation big hit result The variation display of all symbol rows ends in the state, and the combination of the symbols of left: 3, middle: 5, right: 7 is displayed in detail and a message indicating that the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot is won (for example, "Hidden ") Is displayed. In addition, on the condition that the lottery result is a special out-of-order result, the variation display of all the symbol rows ends in a state where combinations of symbols with different numbers are formed, left: 3, middle: 4, right: A combination of the seven symbols is displayed, and a message (for example, "sorry") indicating that the special result is obtained is displayed.

  Referring again to FIG. 8, the reach random number counter C3 is configured to be sequentially incremented by one within a range of 0 to 238, for example, and returned to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 238). The reach random number counter C3 is periodically updated, and the holding ball of the RAM 604 is held at the timing when the gaming ball wins the lower operating ball 63 (lower operating port 305) or the right operating ball 65 (right operating port 255). It is stored in the storage area 604b. More specifically, the game ball is stored in the lower operation ball storage area Ra of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball is won in the lower operation ball lock 63 (the lower operation port 305), the right operation ball 65 (right The game ball is stored in the right-hand operation ball storage area Rb of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball has won in the operation port 255). Then, based on the reach table stored in the reach table storage area of the ROM 603, it is determined whether or not the reach should be generated.

  However, in the game session to shift to the open / close execution mode, the MPU 602 determines the reach occurrence regardless of the value of the reach random number counter C3. Although the number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of reach display is the same in each gaming state, it may be set individually according to the gaming state. For example, in the case where the support mode is the high frequency support mode, the number of reach random number counters C3 corresponding to the occurrence of the reach display may be set larger than that in the low frequency support mode.

  Here, the reach display (reach state) includes a symbol display device 76 capable of performing variable display (or variable display) of a symbol (pattern), and the game result is a game result corresponding to the opening / closing execution mode In the gaming machine, in the gaming machine where the stop display result after the variable display can be the special display result, the stop display result is derived and displayed after the variable display (or variable display) of the symbol (pattern) in the symbol display device 76 is started. In the previous step, it refers to a display state for making the player think that the variable display state is likely to be the special display result.

  In other words, a combination of symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the open / close execution mode is established by stopping and displaying the symbols for a part of the plurality of symbol rows displayed on the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76. It is a display state in which a combination of possible reach symbols is displayed, and in that state, variation display of symbols is performed in the remaining symbol rows.

  More specifically, a combination of symbols corresponding to the occurrence of the open / close execution mode is established on a preset effective line in the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76 as a step before the variable display of the symbols is ended. A reach line is formed by stopping and displaying a combination of possible reach symbols, and the variation display of symbols is performed by the final stop symbol row under the situation where the reach line is formed.

  The display contents on the display screen 77 will be described in more detail. First, in the state in which the variation display of symbols is ended in the right symbol row and the variation display of symbols is ended in the left symbol row, any valid line is hit. The reach line is formed by the stop display of the main symbols with the numbers that make up the combination, and the reach display is performed by the variation display of the symbols in the middle symbol row in the situation where the reach lines are formed. It will be displayed. And, when the big hit occurs, the main symbol forming the reach line and the main symbol with the number that composes the combination of the symbols are stopped and displayed on the reach line so that the variation display of the symbols in the middle symbol row Is finished.

  Furthermore, in reach display, while displaying combinations of reach symbols as described above, fluctuation display of symbols is performed in the remaining symbol rows, and a predetermined character or the like is displayed as a moving image on the background screen. What performs a reach effect is included by displaying a predetermined character etc. as a moving image in the substantially whole display screen, after reducing or displaying the thing of performing a reduction and the combination of a reach symbol reduced. In addition, when reach display is performed or before advance display, it is determined whether to display advance notice using a predetermined image such as a predetermined character using reach random number counter C3 or another counter. May be

  For example, the fluctuation type counter CS is sequentially incremented by one within the range of 0 to 198, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 198). The variation type counter CS is a variation display time of the display portion DL for the lower operation entering portion for the main display device 69 (main display portion D) and the display portion DR for the right operation entry portion and the symbols of the symbol display device 76. The variable display time is used to determine in the MPU 602. The fluctuation type counter CS is updated once each time a normal process to be described later is executed once, and is repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. The buffer of the fluctuation type counter CS at the time of the start of fluctuation display in the lower operation entrance ball display portion DL and the right operation entrance ball display portion DR and in the fluctuation pattern determination at the start of fluctuation of the symbol by the symbol display device 76 The value is obtained.

  For example, the motorized product release counter C4 is configured to be incremented by one in order within the range of 0 to 250, and to return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 250). The motorized jack release counter C4 is periodically updated, and is stored in the hold combination area 233 of the RAM 604 at the timing when the game ball wins the through gate 67. Then, at a predetermined timing, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not the motorized prize 271 of the right operation ball entry unit 65 is controlled to the open state by the value of the stored motorized prize release counter C4. For example, if C4 = 0 to 190, the motorized prize 271 is controlled to the open state, and if C4 = 191 to 250, the motorized prize 271 is not controlled to the open state.

  As described above, in the MPU 602, the fluctuation display time in the display portion DL for the lower operation ball portion and the display portion DR for the right operation ball portion is determined using at least the buffer value of the fluctuation type counter CS. In the determination, the variable display time table storage area 603 d of the ROM 603 is used. Further, in the MPU 602, using the value of the big hit random number counter C1 and the value of the big hit type counter C2 stored in the execution area AE, the display part DL for the lower action ball entry part and the display part DR for the right action ball impact part In the determination, the stop result table storage area 603e of the ROM 603 is used.

<Various processes executed by main controller 162>
Next, timer interrupt processing and normal processing executed when the MPU 602 in the main control device 162 advances the game in each game play will be described. In addition to the timer interrupt process and the normal process, the MPU 602 executes the main process activated upon power on and the NMI interrupt process initiated by the input of a power failure signal to the NMI terminal (non-maskable terminal). Description of these processes is omitted.

<Timer interrupt processing>
First, timer interrupt processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is activated periodically (for example, in a cycle of 2 msec) by the MPU 602 of the main control device 162.

  First, in step S101, reading processing of various switches, the various detection sensors 151a to 151e, and the like is executed. That is, while reading the states of various switches connected to the main control device 162, the various detection sensors 151a to 151e, etc., the state of the switches is determined to store detection information (for example, winning detection information).

  Thereafter, in step S102, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated. Specifically, the random number initial value counter CINI is incremented by 1 and cleared to 0 when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the random number initial value counter CINI is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 604.

  In the subsequent step S103, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3, and the electric character release counter C4 are updated. Specifically, the big hit random number counter C1, the big hit type counter C2, the reach random number counter C3 and the motorized combination release counter C4 are respectively incremented by one, and when their counter values reach the maximum value, they are respectively cleared to zero. Then, the updated values of the counters C1 to C4 are stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 604. Thereafter, in step S104, a winning process for the operation opening is performed in conjunction with the winning on the operation ball receiving portion 63, 65 (the operation opening 255, 305), and further in step S105, with the winning of the through gate 67. After executing the through winning process, the timer interrupt process is ended.

<Prize process for operation port>
Here, the winning process for the operation opening will be described. In the winning process for the operation opening, first, whether or not the game ball has won the lower operation entering portion 63 (lower operation port 305) (start winning) or not of the detection sensor 151b for the lower operation entering portion 63 Determined by the detection state. If it is determined that the gaming ball has won the lower operation opening 305, a winning ball command for causing the payout control device 181 to pay out three gaming balls is set.

  After that, external signal setting processing is performed to signal that the game ball has won the lower operation opening 305 to the management control device on the game hall side, and the number of holding areas for the lower operation ball storage area Ra is stored. The value stored in the area is read out, and the number of start pending memories stored in the hold area Ra for the lower operation ball storage area is set (hereinafter, also referred to as the number of reserved memory for lower operation bath balls).

  The lighting processing of the lower operation suspension number display portion HL of the main display portion D is executed corresponding to the start suspension storage number thus changed. Specifically, the number of LEDs corresponding to the number of winning at the present time among the four LEDs arranged in the vertical direction in the lower operation reserve number display unit HL is turned on. For example, when the number of reservations is added from 2 to 3 due to the current prize, the 3rd LED from the lower side will be turned on in addition to the 2 lower lighted LEDs. . Thereafter, information acquisition processing for storing the values of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot type counter C2 and the reach random number counter C3 is performed, and the present winning processing is ended.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the gaming ball has not won in the lower operation ball receiving portion 63, it is determined whether the game ball has won in the right operation ball receiving portion 65 (right operation port 255) (start winning). The determination is made based on the detection state of the detection sensor 151c for the right operation ball receiving portion 65 (right operation port 255). If it is determined that the gaming ball has won the right operation port 255, a payout ball command for causing the payout control device 181 to pay out four gaming balls is set.

  Thereafter, external signal setting processing is performed to signal that the gaming ball has won the right operation opening 255 to the management control device on the game hall side, and the number of holding areas for the right operation ball storage area Rb is stored. The stored value is read out, and the number of start pending memories stored in the hold area Rb for the right operation ball storage section is set (hereinafter, also referred to as the number of reserved memory for the right operation ball storage section).

  The lighting process of the right operation suspension number display portion HR of the main display portion D is executed corresponding to the start suspension storage number changed as described above. Specifically, the number of LEDs corresponding to the number of prizes at the current time among the four LEDs arranged in the vertical direction in the right operation reserve number display unit HR is turned on. For example, when the number of reservations is added from 2 to 3 due to the current prize, the 3rd LED from the lower side will be turned on in addition to the 2 lower lighted LEDs. . Thereafter, the same processing as the information acquisition processing described above is performed, and the present winning processing is ended.

  On the other hand, when the game ball does not win in any of the lower operation port 305 and the right operation port 255, the present winning process is ended as it is. The prize ball command set in the winning process for the operation opening is transmitted to the payout control device 181 in the external output process S201 of the normal process described later.

<Normal processing>
Next, the flow of the normal processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The normal process is a process that is started after the main process that is activated in response to the power-on is performed. In the normal process, the main process of the game is performed. As an outline thereof, the processes of steps S201 to S207 are executed as periodic processes of 4 msec cycle, and the counter updating processes of steps S209 and S210 are executed with the remaining time.

  In the normal process, in step S201, output data such as a command set in the timer interrupt process or the previous normal process is transmitted to each control device on the sub side. Specifically, it determines the presence or absence of a winning ball command, and if the winning ball command is set, transmits it to the payout control device 181. In addition, if a command for effect such as a command corresponding to an effect for game circulation such as a change start command, a type command or a change end command, or a command corresponding to an effect for opening / closing execution mode is set, It transmits to the lamp control device 143. Also, in accordance with the information set in the external output buffer of the RAM 604, output setting for the external terminal board 213 is performed.

  In the subsequent step S202, the variation type counter CS is updated. Specifically, the fluctuation type counter CS is incremented by one, and the counter value is cleared to zero when the counter value reaches the maximum value. Then, the updated value of the fluctuation type counter CS is stored in the corresponding buffer area of the RAM 604.

  In the following step S203, game number control processing for advancing the game of each game number is executed. In this game number control process, while performing a hit / fail determination such as a jackpot and a distribution determination, the setting of the fluctuation display of the symbol by the symbol display device 76, the display of the operation ball display portion DL, DR etc. in the main display device 69 Control etc. Details of the game number control process will be described later.

  Thereafter, in step S204, a game state transition process is executed to shift the game state. Although the details will be described later, the gaming state is shifted to the open / close execution mode, the high probability mode, the high frequency support mode or the like by this gaming state shift processing.

  In step S205, a process for supporting the combination for driving and controlling the motorized accessory 271 provided in the right operation ball entry unit 65 is performed. In the processing for electronic-support support, in the electronic-support support processing, the electric utility 271 is opened using the numerical information acquired from the electric-application release counter C4 stored in the electronic-work holding area 604c of the RAM 604. While performing the electronic combination open lottery whether or not to do, when the electronic combination open state is elected, the opening and closing process of the electric combination 271 is executed. Further, display control of the through gate display section DS in the main display unit 69 is performed so as to teach the lottery result of the electronic combination open lottery.

  Here, as described above, the low frequency support mode and the high frequency support mode are set as modes of support by the motorized character 271, and transition to one of the support modes is performed in the game state transition processing. It will be. In this case, if the high frequency support flag is set in the RAM 604, the high frequency support mode is set, and if the flag is not set, the low frequency support mode is set.

  In the electronic-support-support process, it is determined whether the high-frequency support mode is set by determining whether the high-frequency support flag is set in the RAM 604. Then, in the high-frequency support mode, the number of times the motorized combination 271 is in the open state is set to a large number when the electronic-arm open state is won, as compared to the low-frequency support mode. Set the open time longer. Further, in the high frequency support mode, when the electric jack open state is won and the open state of the electric combination 271 occurs a plurality of times, the next open state is started after one open state ends. The closing time until is set to be shorter than one opening time.

  Incidentally, when the mode is switched to the open / close execution mode, even if the high frequency support flag is set in the RAM 604, the support mode is forcibly set to the low frequency support mode.

  In the following step S206, a game ball launch control process is executed. In the game ball emission control processing, a predetermined condition is provided on the condition that the emission permission signal output from the power supply / emission control device 191 is input based on the fact that the emission operation is performed to the game ball emission handle 41. The solenoid 111 of the gaming ball launch mechanism 110 is excited once in the launch period (for example, 0.6 sec). As a result, the game ball is launched toward the game area.

  In the following step S207, it is determined whether the power failure flag is set in the RAM 604 or not. The power failure flag is a flag that is set when the power failure monitoring substrate 605 confirms the occurrence of a power failure and the power failure signal is input from the power failure monitoring substrate 605 to the NMI terminal of the MPU 602 and is erased in the next main processing.

  If the power failure flag is not set, it means that the last process of the plurality of processes to be repeatedly executed is finished, so whether or not the execution timing of the next normal process has been reached in step S208, that is, the previous normal It is determined whether a predetermined time (4 msec in the present embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the process. Then, updating of the random number initial value counter CINI and the variation type counter CS is repeatedly executed within the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process. That is, in step S209, the random number initial value counter CINI is updated, and in step S210, the variation type counter CS is updated.

  Here, since the execution time of each process of steps S201 to S206 changes according to the state of the game, the remaining time until the execution timing of the next normal process is not constant but fluctuates. Therefore, it is possible to randomly update the random number initial value counter CINI (that is, the initial value of the big hit random number counter C1) by repeatedly executing the update of the random number initial value counter CINI using such remaining time. The variation type counter CS can also be updated at random.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S307 that the power failure flag is set, it means that the power supply has been shut down, so that the processing at the time of power failure after step S311 is executed. That is, in step S311, the generation of timer interrupt processing is prohibited, and then the RAM determination value is calculated and stored in step S312, and after the access to RAM 604 is prohibited in step S313, the power is completely shut off and processing is performed. Continues an infinite loop until it can not execute.

<Game times control processing>
Next, the game number control process of step S203 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIG. 13 and FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the game number control process, it is first determined in step S301 whether the open / close execution mode is in progress. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the open / close execution mode flag (open / close execution state information) is stored (stored) in the open / close execution mode flag storage area (open / close execution state information storage means) in the other flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604 Do. The opening / closing execution mode flag is stored when the gaming state is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode in the gaming state transition processing described later, and is deleted when ending the opening / closing execution mode in the gaming state transition processing.

  When in the opening / closing execution mode, the main game is performed without executing the processing of step S302 and subsequent processing, that is, the processing for starting the game play of step S303 to step S305 and the processing of the game play progression for step S306 to step S309. End the control process. That is, when in the opening / closing execution mode, the game round is not started regardless of whether or not a winning on the operation ball entry unit 63, 65 (the operation opening 255, 305) has occurred.

  If it is not in the open / close execution mode, at step S302, one of the lower operation ball display unit DL and the right operation ball display DR for the main display unit 69 is in a fluctuating display mode. It is determined whether or not one game cycle game is being executed. This determination is made as to whether or not the variable display flag (variable display information) is stored (stored) in the variable display flag storage area (variable display information storage means) in the other flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604. It does by judging. The variable display flag is stored when the variable display is started for any one of the lower operation ball display unit DL and the right operation ball display unit DR, and is erased when the variable display is ended. Be done.

  If the operation ball display unit DL, DR is not in a fluctuating display, it proceeds to the processing of the game cycle start in step S303 to step S305. In the game number start process, first, in step S303, the total holding number storage area of the holding ball storing area 604b is referred to, and the common holding memory number CRN which is the number of holding information held and held is "0" or not Determine if In the case where the common storage number of memories CRN is "0", the number of start-up storages for the lower operation ball storage portion 63 (lower operation port 305) and the right operation ball storage portion 65 (right operation port 255) Means "0". Therefore, the game number control process ends.

  On the other hand, if the common holding number CRN is not "0", the variable display is made based on the data stored in the lower operation ball storage area Ra or the right operation ball storage area Rb in step S304. Execute data setting process to set up for

  In the data setting process, first, it is determined whether or not the number of storages reserved for the right operation ball storage unit stored in the storage area Rb for the right operation ball storage unit Rb is “0”. When the number of storages for right-hand operation ball storage is “0”, the data setting process for the lower operation ball-in-place is executed, and when the number of storages for right-hand ball storage is not “0” Execute data setting processing for the right operation ball entry unit.

  Here, the case where the data setting process is executed is the case where the common holding number CRN is one or more, as described above. In this case, in the data setting process, it is determined whether or not the right actuating ball storage storage number is "0", and if it is not "0", that is, the fluctuation display for the right actuating ball display DR Data stored in the right-side activation ball storage area Rb regardless of whether or not the number of lower-side operation ball storage areas for storage is 1 or more. Is set to be used for variable display. As a result, when the hold information is stored in both the lower operation ball storage area Ra and the right operation ball storage area Rb, the right operation ball area 65 (right operation port 255) is stored. The hold information stored in the corresponding right operation ball storage area Rb is prioritized.

  In the data setting process of the lower operation ball storage unit, first, the number of storages for lower operation ball storage for the lower operation ball storage area Ra is decremented by 1 and then the common number of held CRN is decremented by 1 Do. Thereafter, the data stored in the first area of the lower operation entry area holding area Ra is moved to the execution area AE, and the data stored in the storage area of the lower operation entry area holding area Ra is shifted. Execute the process

  This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting data stored in the first to fourth areas toward the lower area side, and clears the data of the first area, and at the same time, the second area → the first area, the first The data in each area is shifted in the order of 3 areas → the second area and the fourth area → the third area. Then, one LED of the lower operation pending number display section HL being lit is turned off. In this turn-off process, contrary to the above-described lighting process, the LEDs of the lower operation reserve number display section HL are turned off sequentially from the upper side.

  When the second result display unit flag (second result display unit information) is stored in the second result display unit flag storage area (second result display unit information storage means) provided in the other flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604 , Erase it and maintain its state if not stored. The second result display unit flag is information for specifying which of the lower operation entering unit display unit DL and the right operation entering unit display unit DR is the start of the current variation display. Thereafter, the data setting process is ended.

  In the data setting process for the second result display unit, first, the number of pending storages for the right working ball storage unit for the right working ball storage unit Rb is decremented by one, and the common holding number CRN is decremented by one. Thereafter, the data stored in the first area of the right operation ball storage area Rb is moved to the execution area AE.

  Thereafter, a process of shifting the data stored in the storage area of the right operation ball storage area Rb storage area is executed. This data shift process is a process of sequentially shifting data stored in the first to fourth areas toward the lower area side, and clears the data of the first area, and at the same time, the second area → the first area, the first The data in each area is shifted in the order of 3 areas → the second area and the fourth area → the third area. And one LED of right operation pending number display part HR which is on is light-extinguished. In this turn-off process, contrary to the above-mentioned lighting process, the LEDs of the right operation reserve number display section HR are turned off sequentially from the upper side.

  After the turn-off process is performed, the second result display area flag (second result display area) is stored in the second result display area flag storage area (second result display area information storage means) provided in the other flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604 If the information) is not stored, the second result display unit flag is stored, and if it is stored, the state is maintained.

  After performing the data setting process detailed above, after performing the variation start process for starting the variation display on the main display device 69 and the variation display on the symbol display device 76 in step S305, the present game time control process Finish.

  Here, the variation start process of step S305 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the variation start process, first, in step S401, a yes or no determination process is performed. In the success or failure determination process, first, it is determined whether or not the success or failure lottery mode is the high probability mode. In the case of the high probability mode, referring to the success / failure table for the high probability mode among the tables stored in the success / failure table storage area 603b, the information for success / failure determination among the information stored in the execution area AE, Whether the numerical information related to the jackpot random number counter C1 agrees with the jackpot numerical information for high probability, and if it does not coincide with the jackpot numerical information, does it coincide with the numerical information for special deviation It is determined whether or not. Further, in the case of the low probability mode, referring to the success or failure table for the low probability mode among the tables stored in the success or failure table storage area 603b, the numerical value related to the jackpot random number counter C1 stored in the execution area AE. It is determined whether the information matches the jackpot numerical information for low probability, and when the information does not match the jackpot numerical information, it is determined whether the information matches the numerical information for special outliers.

  In the following step S402, it is determined whether or not the result of the success or failure determination process in step S401 is a jackpot winning result. If it is the jackpot winning result, the distribution determination process is executed in step S403.

  In the distribution determination processing, among the information stored in the execution area AE, information for distribution determination, that is, numerical information related to the jackpot type counter C2 is grasped. Then, with reference to the distribution table stored in the distribution table storage area 603c, it is specified which of the jackpot results the numerical information related to the identified jackpot type counter C2 corresponds to. Specifically, 15R normal jackpot result, 2R normal jackpot result, implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, 15R probability variation jackpot result corresponding to which jackpot result is specified.

  In the subsequent step S404, a stop result setting process for the jackpot result is executed. Specifically, the main display D of the main display 69 (more specifically, the display DR for the right operation ball storage, the display for the lower operation ball DL) in the game turn related to the start of the change is finalized. The information on the pattern aspect (light emission color) to be stopped and displayed on is specified from the stop result table for the jackpot result stored in advance in the ROM 603, and the specified information is stored in the RAM 604. In the stop result table for the big hit result, the type of pattern to be stopped and displayed on the main display D is set to be different for each type of the big hit result, and in step S404, it is specified in step S403. The information of the pattern aspect according to the type of the hit result is stored in the RAM 604.

  In addition, the information of the kind of pattern to be stopped and displayed is determined according to the value of the jackpot type counter C2. In this case, the aspect of the pattern may be set corresponding to each game result on a one-to-one basis, and the aspect of a plurality of types of patterns may be set for each game result.

  In the subsequent step S405, a process of setting a flag corresponding to the type of the jackpot result specified in step S403 in the RAM 604 is executed. Specifically, the 15R normal flag is set when it is specified that it is a 15R normal big hit result, and the 2R normal flag is set when it is specified that it is a 2R normal big hit result, the implicit 2R probability variation big hit Set the implicit 2R probability change flag when specifying that it is a result, and set the explicit 2R probability change flag when specifying that it is an explicit 2R probability change jackpot result, and specify that it is a 15R probability variation jackpot result If it does, set the 15R definite change flag. In the following description, it is determined whether or not various big hit results are determined by determining whether a flag corresponding to the RAM 604 is set.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S402 that the jackpot is not the winning result, in step S406, it is determined whether the result of the qualification processing in step S401 is the special out result. If the result is a special out result, the process proceeds to step S407.

  In step S407, stop result setting processing for the special out-of-order result is executed. Specifically, the stop for the special out result stored in advance in the ROM 603 is information on the pattern aspect to be finally stopped and displayed on the main display D of the main display unit 69 in the game round related to the start of the change this time It identifies from the result table and stores the identified information in the RAM 604. The information of the pattern aspect selected in this case is different from the information of the pattern aspect selected in the case of the jackpot result. In the subsequent step S408, a process of setting a special out flag in the RAM 604 is executed.

  If it is determined in step S406 that the result is not a special out result, in step S409, stop result setting processing for a normal out result is executed. Specifically, the information of the pattern aspect to be finally displayed on the main display D in the game round relating to the start of fluctuation this time is specified from the stop result table for the special out result stored in advance in the ROM 603. The specified information is stored in the RAM 604. The information of the pattern aspect selected in this case is different from the information of the pattern aspect selected in the case of the jackpot result and the information of the aspect of the pattern selected in the special result.

  As described above, as the contents of the result display, different display contents are set depending on the presence or absence of occurrence of the jackpot and the type thereof, and also the special out or the complete out. Thereby, the administrator of the game hall, when the game turn is over, among the display portion DL for the lower operation entrance portion of the main display portion D and the display portion DR for the right operation entrance portion in the game turn By looking at the main display section D in which the variable display is performed, it is possible to monitor what the game result of the game play is.

  In particular, since the display portion DL for the lower operation entering portion and the display portion DR for the right operation entrance portion provided in the main display portion D are display portions that are directly displayed and controlled by the main control device 162, The display reliability is higher than that of the display unit that the display control device 620 intervenes in display control.

  However, as described above, with regard to the main display portion D, a plurality of display portions such as the display portion DL for the lower operation ball portion and the display portion DR for the right operation ball portion are aggregated, It is difficult to understand what the contents are. Furthermore, since it is smaller than the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76 and arranged near the end of the game area PE, its visibility is also lower than the display screen 77. Therefore, it is assumed that the player's attention tends to be directed to the display screen 77. Therefore, as described above, even if the display contents are temporarily different between the main display section D and the display screen 77, the player should preferably be prevented from noticing such a difference as compared with the hall manager. Can.

  After one of the processes in step S405, step S408, and step S409 is performed, in step S410, a process for setting a display continuation time (display continuation period) is performed.

  In this process, the value of the fluctuation type counter CS stored in the fluctuation type counter buffer in the lottery counter buffer of the RAM 604 is acquired. In addition, it is determined whether reach display is generated by the symbol display device 76 in the current game round. Specifically, it is determined that the reach display is generated when the game times relating to the start of the current change is a big hit result or a special off result. Further, even if neither the jackpot result nor the special outlier result, reach display when the numerical information related to the reach random number counter C3 stored in the execution area AE is the numerical information corresponding to the reach occurrence. Is determined to occur.

  When it is determined that the reach display occurs, the display continuation time information corresponding to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS of this time is acquired with reference to the reach generation display continuation time table stored in the ROM 603, and the display thereof The duration information is set in the display duration counter provided in the various counter areas 604 d of the RAM 604. On the other hand, when it is determined that the reach display is not generated, referring to the reach non-occurrence display continuation time table stored in the ROM 603, the display continuation time information corresponding to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS of this time is acquired Then, the display duration information is set in the display duration counter. Incidentally, the display continuation time that can be acquired with reference to the reach non-occurrence display continuation time table is different from the display continuation time that can be acquired with reference to the reach occurrence display continuation time table.

  In particular, when the game result of the current game time is either an implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result or an exceptional result, the common variation display time table (common change display time table among the reach generation display continuation time tables stored in the ROM 603) Referring to the fluctuation display time information group), fluctuation display time information corresponding to the value of the fluctuation type counter CS of this time is acquired, and the fluctuation display time information is displayed in various counter areas 604 d of the RAM 604. Set to (Variable display time measuring means). Thereafter, this setting process is ended.

  Here, as described above, the behavior of the lower variable ball entry unit 64 is common, and the internal lottery state occurs in the case where the special game results in the normal gaming state or the implicit 2R probability variation big hit results. Is the only difference. When it comes to a special out result and when it becomes an implicit 2R probability variation big hit result, reach display will occur in the fluctuation display of the symbol in the symbol display 76, and furthermore, the fluctuation display time of the game times is decided By referring to the common variation display time table, the variation display time of the pattern in the main display portion D and the symbol display device 76 becomes common.

  In addition, the display continuation time information at the time of reach non-occurrence | occurrence | production is set so that display continuation time may become short, so that the number of common pending storage numbers CRN is large. Also, in the situation where the support mode is the high frequency support mode, reach non-reach duration is selected so that the display duration time is shorter compared with the situation where the number of holding information is the same as the situation where the support mode is the low frequency support mode. The display duration table for generation is set. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration may be such that the display continuation time does not change according to the common pending storage number CRN or the support mode, and the above relationship may be reversed. Furthermore, the above configuration may be applied to the display duration time when the reach occurs. Further, in the case of various jackpot results, in the case of special outliers, the display duration table may be set individually for each of the cases of outreach and out of reach non-occurrence normally. In this case, distribution of display continuation time according to each game result will be performed.

  After the display duration setting process is performed in step S410, the variation command and the type command are set in step S411. The fluctuation command includes information on display duration. Here, as described above, the display continuation time acquired with reference to the reach non-occurrence display continuation time table is different from the display continuation time acquired with reference to the reach occurrence display continuation time table. Even if information on the presence or absence of reach is not included in the command, the voice lamp control device 143, which is a control device on the sub side, can specify the presence or absence of the reach from the information on the display duration. In this regard, it can be said that the change command includes information indicating the presence or absence of the reach occurrence. Note that the change command may include information directly indicating the presence or absence of reach.

  Further, the type command includes information on the game result. In other words, in the type command, as information of the game result, information of 15R normal jackpot result, information of 2R normal jackpot result, information of implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, information of explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, information of 15R probability variation jackpot result , Extra outlier information, and usually outlier information.

  The fluctuation command and type command set in step S411 are transmitted to the audio lamp control device 143 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The sound lamp control device 143 determines the content of the effect in the game turn based on the received change start command and the type command, and controls various devices so that the content of the determined effect is executed. The contents of this effect include the fluctuation display mode of the symbol in the symbol display device 76, and the fluctuation display mode of the determined symbol is output from the voice lamp control device 143 to the display control device 620 as a display content command Be done. In the display control device 620, based on the display content command received from the sound lamp control device 143, the display control of the symbol display device 76 is performed so that the variation display of the symbols corresponding to each game number is performed. Details of processing in the display control device 620 upon reception of these commands will be described later.

  After the process of step S411 is performed, the variable display of the pattern is started on the main display portion D in step S412. Thereafter, in step S413, after the external output cancellation process is performed, the variation start process is ended.

  Returning to the explanation of the game number control process (FIG. 13), when the main display D (more specifically, the display unit DL, DR for the operation ball unit) is in a variable display, the game number progress of step S306 to step S309. Run the process for In the processing for game progression, first, at step S306, it is determined whether or not the variation display time of the current game has elapsed. Specifically, it is determined whether the value of the display continuation period counter (variation display time information) provided in the various counter areas 604 d of the RAM 604 has become “0”. As described above, the value of the variable display time information is set in the setting process of the variable display time. Further, the value of the set variable display time information is decremented by 1 each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11) is activated.

  If the variable display time has not elapsed, processing for variable display is executed in step S307. In the variable display process, the display mode in the main display unit D (specifically, the lower operation entering unit display unit DL or the right operation entering unit display unit DR) is changed. Specifically, in the variable display process, the LEDs included in the display unit for the operating ball unit according to the current game turn are turned on and off in a predetermined cycle, and the light emission color is also changed. The display control of the operation ball display unit DL, DR is performed (the light emission control of each display LED). Thereafter, the game play control process ends.

  If the display continuation time has elapsed, the variation end process is executed in step S308. In the variation end process, the information stored in the RAM 604 in the process of step S404, step S407 or step S409 of the variation start process (FIG. 14) executed when starting the currently-running game run is specified The display control of the main display unit 69 is performed so that the aspect of the pattern corresponding to the information is displayed on the operation ball display unit DL, DR of the main display unit D.

  In the subsequent step S309, after setting the change end command, the game play control process is ended. The change end command set in step S309 is transmitted to the audio lamp control device 143 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The voice lamp control device 143 executes a process for ending the effect in the game play based on the reception of the change end command. In addition, the fluctuation end command is transmitted to the display control device 620 via the sound lamp control device 143, and the display control device 620 receives the fluctuation end command, whereby the combination of the final stop symbols in the game is displayed. The final display (final stop display) is made on the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76. It should be noted that the voice lamp control device 143 or the display control device 620 may be configured to individually end the effects for the game round without transmitting the change end command.

<Playing state transition processing>
Next, the game state transition processing in step S204 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  First, in step S501, it is determined whether the open / close execution mode is in progress. If it is not in the opening / closing execution mode, the process proceeds to step S502, and it is a timing at which the variation display of the pattern in the lower operation ball display unit DL or the right operation ball unit display DR of 1 is finished. Determine When it is not the timing when the variable display ends, the main game state transition processing ends.

  If it is the timing when the variable display has ended, it is determined in step S503 whether the game result of the current game play corresponds to the transition to the open / close execution mode. Specifically, it is determined whether any one of the 15R normal flag, the 2R normal flag, the explicit 2R probability change flag, the implicit 2R probability change flag, the 15R probability change flag, and the special outlier flag is stored in the RAM 604. If none of the above flags is stored, the game state transition processing is ended.

  If any of the above flags is stored, the start processing of the open / close execution mode is executed in step S504. In the start process, first, it is determined whether the flag is any of the 15R normal flag and the 15R positive change flag. In this case, the variable entry ball portion targeted for the current opening / closing execution mode is the right variable insertion ball portion 66 and the right variable entry ball portion for opening of the opening / closing execution mode. An opening standby time (start standby period) is set to stand by without opening the right special winning opening 455 of 66. Specifically, the standby time information for opening, which is stored in advance in the ROM 603 in the standby time counter area provided in the various counter areas 604 d of the RAM 604, is a standby corresponding to the opening of the right variable ball entry unit 66. Set time information. In this case, the standby time information to be set differs depending on whether or not the open / close execution mode is the high frequency prize mode, and the standby time information indicates that the low frequency prize mode has a standby time than the high frequency prize mode. It is set to be short. For example, in the high-frequency winning mode, the count value of the standby time information is set such that the standby time is 1 sec, and in the low frequency win mode, the count value of the standby time information is 0.2 sec. Is set. The value of the waiting time information set here is decremented by one each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11) is executed.

  On the other hand, if the current flag is not the 15R normal flag or the 15R probability change flag, that is, if the current flag is any of the 2R normal flag, the explicit 2R probability change flag, the implicit 2R probability change flag, and the special outlier flag, An opening for waiting without starting the opening of the lower side big winning opening 355 of the lower variable ball entering portion 64 for opening, with the variable ball entering portion targeted for the opening / closing execution mode as the lower variable ball entering portion 64 Set the standby time (start standby period). Specifically, the standby time information for opening, which is stored in advance in the ROM 603 in the standby time counter area provided in the various counter areas 604 d of the RAM 604, corresponds to the opening of the lower variable ball entry unit 64. Set the waiting time information.

  In the subsequent step S505, it is determined whether or not the current opening / closing execution mode is the high-frequency winning mode. Specifically, it is determined whether or not either the 15R positive variation flag or the 15R normal jackpot flag is stored in the RAM 604. If it is not the high frequency winning mode, that is, if it is the low frequency winning mode, "2" is set in the open number counter OC provided in the various counter areas 604d of the RAM 604 in step S506. The open number counter OC is a counter area for counting the number of times the lower side special winning opening 355 or the right side special winning opening 455 has been opened. On the other hand, if the high-frequency winning mode is selected, “15” is set in the open number counter OC in step S507.

  After the process of step S506 or step S507, the opening command is set in step S508. The set opening command is transmitted to the audio lamp control device 143 and the display control device 620 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The opening command includes information as to whether the high-frequency winning mode or the low-frequency winning mode. The sound lamp control device 143 determines the content of the effect corresponding to the open / close execution mode based on the received opening command, and controls various devices so that the content of the determined effect is executed. The content of this effect includes the display mode in the symbol display device 76, and the determined display mode is output from the audio lamp control device 143 to the display control device 620 as a display content command. In the display control device 620, based on the opening command received from the main control device 162 and the display content command received from the audio lamp control device 143, a display corresponding to the current opening / closing execution mode, for example, a display content corresponding to 15R big hit The display control of the symbol display device 76 is performed so that the moving image display of the character etc. and the variable display of the symbol as the display content corresponding to the 2R jackpot or the special omission are performed.

  In the subsequent step S509, after executing the external signal setting process, the present gaming state transition process is ended. In the external signal setting process, it is determined whether the RAM 604 stores any of 15R normal flag, 2R normal flag, explicit 2R positive change flag, implicit 2R positive change flag, 15R positive change flag, and special out flag, either of which If any flag is stored, the signal output state of the jackpot and extra outlier signal output terminal is made the jackpot and extra outlier signal output state. Thereby, when the jackpot and special outlier signal output terminal is connected to the management control device on the game hall side, a jackpot and special outlier signal is output to the management control unit, and the pachinko machine 10 is output in the management control unit. It can be understood that the open / close execution mode has occurred.

  On the other hand, when the open / close execution mode is not in effect, an affirmative determination is made in step S501, and the process proceeds to step S510. In step S510, it is determined whether the waiting time for opening has elapsed. If the waiting time for opening has not elapsed, this game state transition processing is ended as it is. If the waiting time for opening has elapsed, the special winning opening / closing process is executed in step S511. Here, the special winning opening / closing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

<Big winning opening opening and closing processing>
First, in step S601, it is determined whether the lower side special winning opening 355 or the right side special winning opening 455 is open. Specifically, this determination is performed based on the drive states of the drive units 374 and 474 in the variable ball entry units 64 and 66. If the lower side special winning opening 355 or the right side special winning opening 455 is not open, it is determined in step S602 whether the value of the opening number counter OC is "0" or not, and the opening timer counter TC in step S603. It is determined whether the value of is "0".

  When the value of the open number counter OC is "0" or when the value of the open timer counter TC is not "0", the present special winning opening / closing process is ended as it is. On the other hand, when the value of the open number counter OC is not "0" and the value of the open timer counter TC is "0", the process proceeds to step S604, and the present opening / closing execution mode is 15R big hit (15R normal big hit or 15R It is determined whether or not it corresponds to the probability variation jackpot). Specifically, it is determined whether any one of the 15R normal flag and the 15R probability variation flag is stored in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S604, an open process of the right side special winning opening 455 in the right side variable ball entry unit 66 is executed in the subsequent step S605. Specifically, the drive unit 274 is driven to open the right side special winning opening 455. Thereafter, the processing of steps S606 and S607 is executed as the setting processing for opening at 15R jackpot. More specifically, "15000" (corresponding to 30 seconds) is set in the release timer counter TC in step S606, and "10" is set in the first winning counter PC1.

On the other hand, when negative determination is carried out in step S604, the open process of the lower side big prize winning opening 355 in the lower side variable ball entry part 64 is performed in the following step S608. Specifically, the drive unit 474 is driven to open the lower big winning opening 355. After the release process is performed in step S608, a setting process for opening is performed in step S609. Here, the setting process at the time of opening will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
<Setting processing for opening>
In the setting process for opening, first, at step S701, "100" (corresponding to 0.2 sec) is set in the opening timer counter TC. Thereafter, in step S702, it is determined whether or not the current open / close execution mode corresponds to the jackpot result. If an affirmative determination is made in step S702, that is, if the current opening / closing execution mode corresponds to a big hit result, "10" is set in the first winning counter PC1 in the subsequent step S703, and the main opening is released. End the time setting process.

  On the other hand, if the negative determination is made in step S702, that is, if the current open / close execution mode corresponds to the special out result, in the subsequent step S704, is the value of the open number counter OC "2"? It is determined whether or not. When an affirmative determination is made in step S704, the first winning counter PC1 is set to "6" in the following step S705.

  After execution of the process of step S705, or when a negative determination is made in step S704, the setting process for the time of release is ended.

  Referring back to FIG. 16 again, after executing the processes of step S607 and step S609, an open command is set in the subsequent step S610, and the present special winning opening / closing process is ended. The set release command is transmitted to the audio lamp control device 143 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The release command includes information as to whether the high-frequency winning mode or the low-frequency winning mode. The voice lamp control device 143 determines the content of the corresponding rendering in the high-frequency winning mode based on the received open command, and controls various devices so that the content of the determined rendering is executed.

  If it is determined in step S601 that either the lower side special winning opening 355 or the right side special winning opening 455 is open, the process proceeds to step S611, and the value of the opening timer counter TC is "0" or not Determine If the value of the release timer counter TC is not “0”, whether the gaming ball has won in the lower large winning opening 355 or the right large winning opening 455 in step S612 corresponds to the variable ball entry units 64, 66 It determines based on the detection signal from detection sensor 151d, 151e. If no winning has occurred, the process for opening and closing the special winning opening is ended.

  On the other hand, if a winning has occurred, it is determined in the following step S613 whether the present switching operation mode corresponds to either the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result or the special outlier result. When an affirmative determination is made in step S613, an output process of a winning command is executed in the following step S614. The winning command is output to the voice lamp control device 143, and the effect in the open / close execution mode executed on the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76 is changed by the winning command.

  After the command output process is performed in step S614, or when a negative determination is made in step S613, the process proceeds to step S615. In step S615, the value of the first winning counter PC1 is decremented by 1, and it is determined in the following step S616 whether the value of the first winning counter PC1 is "0" or not. End the mouth opening and closing process.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S616, that is, if the value of the first winning counter PC1 is "0", the present opening / closing execution mode corresponds to the special deviation result in the subsequent step S617. It is determined whether or not. If an affirmative determination is made in step S617, that is, if the current open / close execution mode corresponds to the special out result, the process proceeds to step S618 to reset the open number counter OC to "0".

  After resetting the open number counter OC in step S618, if the negative determination is made in step S617, or if the positive determination is made in step S611 (ie, the value of the release timer counter TC is "0"). It means that the special winning opening closing condition is established. In such a case, in step S619, one of the driving units 374 and 474 in a non-driving state is set to close one of the lower large winning opening 355 and the right large winning opening 455 which is open.

  In the following step S620, the open number counter OC is updated. Specifically, when the value of the open number counter OC is not "0", the open number counter OC is decremented by 1 and when the value of the open number counter OC is "0", the open number counter OC is decremented. Keep the value of "0". Thereafter, in step S621, it is determined whether the value of the open number counter OC is "0". If the value of the open number counter OC is not "0", it is determined in step S622 whether or not the high-frequency winning mode is selected. In other words, it is determined whether or not the opening / closing execution mode this time corresponds to either the 15R normal big hit result or the 15R positive variation big hit result, that is, whether it is related to the opening / closing of the right variable entering ball 66 .

  In the high frequency winning mode, the opening timer counter TC is set to "1000" (that is, 2 sec), and in the low frequency winning mode, the opening timer counter TC is "250" (that is, 0.5 sec). Set That is, in the low frequency winning mode, the time during which the lower big winning hole 355 is closed between rounds is set shorter than the time during which the right large winning hole 455 is closed in the high frequency winning mode.

  Thereafter, in step S625, a closing command is set, and the present special winning opening / closing process is ended. The set closing command is transmitted to the audio lamp control device 143 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The close command includes information as to whether the high-frequency winning mode or the low-frequency winning mode. The voice lamp control device 143 determines the content of the corresponding rendering in the high-frequency winning mode based on the received closing command, and controls various devices so that the determined content of the rendering is executed.

  If it is determined in step S621 that the value of the open number counter OC is "0", in step S622, ending processing is executed. In the start process, an ending standby time is set for waiting without starting the next game run for ending in the open / close execution mode. Specifically, ending waiting time information stored in advance in the ROM 603 is set in the waiting time counter area provided in the various counter areas 604 d of the RAM 604. In this case, the standby time information to be set differs depending on whether or not the open / close execution mode is the high frequency prize mode, and the standby time information indicates that the low frequency prize mode has a standby time than the high frequency prize mode. It is set to be long. For example, in the high-frequency winning mode, the count value of the standby time information is set such that the standby time is 5 seconds, and in the low frequency win mode, the count value of the standby time information is set such that the standby time is 10 sec. It is done. The value of the waiting time information set here is decremented by one each time the timer interrupt process (FIG. 11) is executed.

  Thereafter, after the ending command is set in step S627, the present special winning opening / closing process is ended. The set ending command is transmitted to the audio lamp control device 143 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The ending command includes information as to whether the high-frequency winning mode or the low-frequency winning mode. The voice lamp control device 143 determines the content of the effect corresponding to the open / close execution mode based on the received ending command, and controls various devices so that the content of the determined effect is executed. The content of this effect includes the display mode in the symbol display device 76, and the determined display mode is output from the audio lamp control device 143 to the display control device 620 as a display content command. In the display control device 620, based on the display content command received from the audio lamp control device 143, a display corresponding to the current opening / closing execution mode, for example, a moving image display of a character as a display content corresponding to 15R jackpot, 2R jackpot or The display control of the symbol display device 76 is performed so that the variation display of the symbol as the display content corresponding to the special removal is performed.

  Returning to the description of the game state transition process (FIG. 15), after executing the special winning opening / closing process in step S511, it is determined in step S512 whether the value of the open number counter OC is "0" or not. In step S513, it is determined whether the waiting time for ending has elapsed. If the value of the open number counter OC is not “0” or the waiting time for ending has not elapsed, the present gaming state transition processing is ended as it is.

  On the other hand, when the value of the open number counter OC is “0” and the waiting time for ending has elapsed, the transition process at the end of the open / close execution mode is executed in step S514, and then the main game End the state transition process. Here, transition processing at the end of the open / close execution mode will be described.

<Migration process at the end of open / close execution mode >>
In the transition process at the end of the open / close execution mode, first, it is determined whether the special out flag is stored in the RAM 604 or not. When the special out flag is stored, the transition processing at the end of the main opening / closing execution mode is ended. That is, when the special off result is obtained and the mode is shifted to the open / close execution mode, the gaming state of the game round resulting in the special off result is maintained after the end of the open / close execution mode.

  On the other hand, when the special out flag is not stored in the RAM 604, it is determined whether or not the 15R positive change flag or the explicit 2R positive change flag is stored in the RAM 604. If any one of the 15R definite change flag and the explicit 2R definite change flag is stored, the flag deletion process is performed to delete information for specifying the game state. Specifically, if the open / close execution mode flag, the high probability mode flag, and the high frequency support flag are stored, they are erased, and if they are not stored already, the state is maintained. Thereafter, the high probability mode flag is stored, the high frequency support flag is stored, and the present transition processing is ended. As a result, the gaming state shifts to a gaming state in which the success or failure lottery mode is the high probability mode and the support mode is the high frequency support mode.

  If it is determined that the special outlier flag, the 15R definite variation flag, and the explicit 2R definite variation flag are not stored, it is determined whether the implicit 2R definite variation flag is stored. If the implicit 2R definite change flag is stored, the flag deletion process is executed. Specifically, if the open / close execution mode flag, the high probability mode flag, and the high frequency support flag are stored, they are erased, and if they are not stored already, the state is maintained. Thereafter, the high probability mode flag is stored, and one of the high frequency support flag and the low frequency support flag is stored so that the support mode similar to the support mode in the gaming state before the opening / closing execution mode is stored, and this transition processing is ended. . Thereby, the gaming state shifts to the gaming state in which the success or failure lottery mode is the high probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode or the high frequency support mode.

  However, in the present embodiment, during high-frequency support mode, the game is performed by firing the game ball toward the right operation ball entry unit 65, and the drawing based on the winning of the right operation ball entry unit 65 An implicit 2R jackpot result is removed from the object. Therefore, it is usually assumed that it is in the low frequency support mode to win the implicit 2R jackpot. Therefore, in the case of the implicit 2R probability variation big hit result, in view of the support mode before the switching to the open / close execution mode, it is assumed that the support mode is substantially the low frequency support mode each time.

  If it is determined that none of the special outlier flag, the 15R definite variation flag, the explicit 2R definite variation flag, and the implicit 2R definite variation flag is stored, that is, if the 2R normal flag or the 15R normal flag is stored, the above flag is erased Execute the same process as the process. Subsequently, after storing the high frequency support flag and setting “100” in the number-of-games counter area provided in the various counter areas 604 d of the RAM 604, the present transition process is ended. Thereby, the gaming state shifts to the gaming state in which the success or failure lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the high frequency support mode. However, the high frequency support mode ends when the game play continues 100 times, and thereafter, it shifts to the normal gaming state in which the success or failure lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode.

<Processing for telegraph support>
Next, the processing for the electric-comb support in step S206 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 18 and 19.

  As shown in FIG. 18, in the electric-wrestler-support processing, it is first determined in step S801 whether support is in progress. Specifically, it is determined whether the in-support flag is stored in the in-support flag storage area provided in the various-flag storage area 604 e of the RAM 604. The in-support flag is a flag that is stored when the motorized accessory 271 of the right operation ball entry unit 65 is in the open state, and is erased when the electric service item 271 is returned to the closed state.

  If the under-support flag is not stored, the process proceeds to step S802, and it is determined whether the support win flag is stored in the support win flag storage area provided in the various flag storage area 604e of the RAM 604. The support winning flag is a flag which is stored when the open state is won in the lottery for determining whether the electric combination 271 is in the open state and is erased when the in-support flag is stored.

  If the support winning flag is not stored, the process proceeds to step S 803, and it is determined whether the value of the bonus timer area YT provided in the various counter areas 604 d of the RAM 604 is “0”. If the value of the title timer area YT is not “0”, the processing for electronic bulletin board support is ended as it is.

  If the value of the feature timer area YT is "0", it is determined in step S804 whether or not it is the end timing of the fluctuation display of the pattern in the through gate display section DS. If it is the end timing of the variable display, in step S 805, the off-set display is set, and then the electric wave support support processing is ended. By setting the out-of-space indication, the variation display of the pattern on the through gate display section DS is ended in the state where the out-of-space indication is stopped and displayed.

  If the value of the bonus timer area YT is “0” and it is not the end timing of the variable display, it is determined in step S806 whether the value of the bonus product storage number SN is larger than “0”. When the value of the number-of-items holding storage number SN is “0”, the electronic musical instrument support processing is ended as it is. If the value of the bonus item storage number SN is greater than "0", it is determined in step S807 whether or not the open / close execution mode is in progress, and whether or not the high frequency support mode is in step S808. .

  If the mode is not the open / close execution mode and the high frequency support mode, an open lottery is performed in step S809. Specifically, when the value stored in the holding position 604c is shifted, and the value of the motorized product release counter C4 shifted to the execution area is 0 to 190, the winning lottery is won. . Further, at the same time as the opening lottery, "750" (that is, 1.5 sec) is set in the accessory timer area YT. Note that the bonus timer area YT is decremented by one each time the timer interrupt process is activated.

  In the following step S810, it is determined whether or not the result of the open lottery in step S809 is support winning. If the support winning is not performed, the process proceeds to step S812 without executing the processing of step S811. If the support winning is performed, the support winning flag is stored in step S811 and provided in various counter areas 604d of the RAM 604. After “3” is set in the second round counter area RC2, the process proceeds to step S812.

  In step S812, it is determined whether the success or failure lottery mode is the low probability mode and the support mode is the high frequency support mode. If a negative determination is made in step S812, the electronic control support process ends. If an affirmative determination is made in step S812, it is determined in step S813 whether or not the number-of-games counter area is "0". In the low probability mode and the high frequency support mode, the game number counter is decremented by one each time one game cycle is over. If the number-of-games counter area is not “0”, the processing for electronic entertainment support is ended as it is. If the game number counter area is "0", the high frequency support flag is erased in step S814. In the subsequent step S815, the low frequency support command (low frequency support setting information), which is information for causing the control device on the sub side to recognize that the support mode is the low frequency support mode, is transmitted to the voice lamp control device 143. Set as the target command. After that, the processing for the electric wave support is finished.

  The low frequency support command set in step S815 is transmitted to the audio lamp control device 143 in step S201 in the normal process (FIG. 12). The audio lamp control device 143 transmits the low frequency support command to the display control device 620 as it is. The display control device 620 specifies that the support mode is the infrequent support mode based on the infrequent support command being received, and executes processing corresponding thereto. This will be described in detail later.

  If it is the open / close execution mode or not the high frequency support mode, an open lottery is performed in step S816. Specifically, when the value stored in the holding position 604c is shifted, and the value of the motorized product release counter C4 shifted to the execution area is 0 to 190, the winning lottery is won. . Further, at the same time as the opening lottery, “14750” (ie, 29.5 sec) is set in the accessory timer area YT.

  In the following step S817, it is determined whether or not the result of the open lottery in step S816 is a support winning. If the support is not won, the processing for the electric wave support is ended as it is. If it is determined that the support winning is made, the support winning flag is stored in step S 818, and “2” is set in the second round counter area RC 2, followed by terminating the present electric wave support processing.

  If the support winning flag is stored, an affirmative determination is made in step S802, and the process proceeds to step S819 to determine whether the value of the bonus timer area YT is "0". When the value of the feature timer area YT is not “0”, since the variation display of the pattern in the through gate display section DS is being performed, the processing for electric utility support is ended as it is. If the value of the feature timer area YT is "0", then in step S820, a hit display is set. As a result, in the state where the hit display is stopped and displayed, the variation display of the pattern on the through gate display unit DS is ended. In the subsequent step S 821, the flag under support is stored, and the support winning flag is erased, and then the electronic control board support process ends.

  If the in-support flag is stored, the process proceeds to step S822, and after executing the electronic component opening and closing process for controlling the opening and closing of the motorized electronic product 271, the electric utility support process ends. The electronic combination open / close control process will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

<Electronic work opening and closing process>
First, in step S901, it is determined whether or not the motorized prize 271 is open. Whether or not the motorized prize 271 is open is determined based on whether or not the drive unit 274 for the motorized prize is in the driven state. If the motorized prize 271 is open, the process proceeds to step S902, and it is determined whether the value of the prize timer area YT is "0".

  If the value of the feature timer area YT is not “0”, the electronic control unit closing process is ended as it is. If the value of the bonus timer area YT is "0", the process proceeds to step S903, the closing process of controlling the motorized bonus 271 to the closed state is performed, and the bonus timer area YT is "250" (ie, 0.5 sec). Set).

  Thereafter, in step S904, the value of the second round counter area RC2 is decremented by 1, and then it is determined in step S905 whether the value of the second round counter area RC2 is "0". If the value of the second round counter area RC2 is not “0”, this electronic gear opening / closing processing is ended as it is, and if the value of the second round counter area RC2 is “0”, the support is performed in step S906. After the middle flag is erased, the electronic control unit closing process is ended.

  On the other hand, when the motorized prize 271 is not open, a negative determination is made in step S901, and the process proceeds to step S907. In step S 907, it is determined whether the feature timer area YT is “0”. If the feature timer area YT is not "0", the electronic control unit closing process is ended as it is. If the bonus timer area YT is "0", in step S908, an opening process is performed to control the motorized utility 271 to an open state.

  Thereafter, in step S909, it is determined whether or not the open / close execution mode is in progress, and in step S910, it is determined whether or not the high frequency support mode is in effect. If the mode is not the open / close execution mode and the high frequency support mode, “800” (that is, 1.6 sec) is set in the bonus timer area YT in step S911, and then the electronic lock process is ended. On the other hand, if the open / close execution mode is not set or the high-frequency support mode is not set, “100” (that is, 0.2 sec) is set in the bonus timer area YT in step S912, and then the present opening and closing process ends. .

  Here, in the present embodiment, the switching mode and the right side operation of the lower variable ball entry unit 64 (specifically, the motorized jack 371) executed in the opening and closing execution process corresponding to the 2R jackpot and the opening and closing execution process for the special disconnection. One of the features is that the switching mode of the ball entry unit 65 (specifically, the electric combination 271) is the same. Therefore, these switching modes are compared.

  In the high-frequency support mode, when the electronic combination is released and the open state of the motorized item 271 occurs a plurality of times, from the end of one open state to the start of the next open state Is set to be shorter than one open period. Specifically, the open period is set to 1.6 sec and the closed period from the end of one open state to the start of the next open state is set to 0.5 sec, and the above open It is set to run three times.

  On the other hand, in the case of the low frequency support mode, the motorized accessory 271 is opened for 0.2 seconds, and after a closing period of 0.5 seconds, the motorized accessory 271 is again operated for 0.2 seconds. It is set to open 271. This switching mode is the same as the operation mode of the motorized product 371 of the lower variable ball entry unit 64 in the open / close execution mode.

  Thus, by making the switching mode of the right operation ball receiving portion 65 (specifically, the switching mode in the low frequency support mode) and the switching mode of the lower variable ball inserting portion 64 the same, the lower variable ball receiving portion 64 It is possible to give the player an impression as if it were a kind of operation ball entry unit.

<Display Control Process Executed by Display Control Device 620>
Next, for display control processing (2R jackpot result and special deviation result correspondence display control) executed by the display control device 620 when 2R jackpot results and special outlier results are obtained, the flowcharts of FIGS. It explains, referring to it. Note that the 2R big hit result and the special out result corresponding display control are executed periodically (for example, 2 msec) by the display control device 620.

  In the 2R jackpot result and special deviation result correspondence display control, as shown in FIG. 20, first, in step S1001, it is determined whether it is a transition timing to the open / close execution mode. Specifically, the opening command output from the main control device 162 is transmitted to the display control device 620 via the audio lamp control device 143, and the display control device 620 executes opening and closing based on the opening command. It is determined whether it is the transition timing to the mode.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S1001, the opening / closing execution mode corresponding effect start process of step S1002 is executed. In the opening / closing execution mode corresponding effect start process, a part of the symbols constituting the pattern temporarily displayed on the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76 is variably displayed again. Specifically, by stopping the variation display of the symbols on the display screen 77 at the transition timing to the opening / closing execution mode, the game round before entering the opening / closing execution mode is ended, and immediately thereafter, the left, middle, right symbol row Resume the variation display of the middle design pattern row. As a result, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the game play is continuing. In addition, the detail of the fluctuation | variation aspect in this process is mentioned later.

  After the opening / closing execution mode corresponding effect start process is performed in step S1002, or when the determination in step S1001 is negative, that is, when it is not the transition timing to the opening / closing execution mode, the process proceeds to step S1003 to change the number of reservations display processing. Run.

<Pending number display change process>
As described above, in the present embodiment, the main display device 69 (in detail, the display portion DL for the operating ball unit) which is directly subjected to display control by the main control device 162 and the information from the main control device 162 The symbol display device 76 (the number-of-holds display area LE of the display screen 77) whose display is controlled by the display control device 620 on the basis of the display control device 620 is separately provided. In the pending number display change process, the MPU 622 of the display control device 620 controls the symbol display device 76 to change the display content in the pending number display area LE. Here, the number-of-holds display change processing will be specifically described with reference to FIG.

  In the number-of-holds display change process, first, in step S1101, it is determined whether or not a winning on the lower variable ball entry unit 64 (lower large winning opening 355) has occurred. That is, it is determined whether or not the game ball has won a prize in the lower large winning opening 355 while the lower large winning opening 355 is open in the opening / closing execution mode. Specifically, the presence or absence of a winning is determined based on a winning command input from the main controller 162 via the voice lamp control device 143.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1101, the process advances to step S1102, and the winning counter IC for the lower side special winning opening provided in the various counter storage area 624b of the RAM 624 is incremented by "1". Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S1103, and it is determined whether the hold counter HC for the lower operation port provided in the various counter storage area 624b of the RAM 624 is smaller than "4".

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S 1103, the hold counter HC for the lower operation port is incremented by “1” in step S 1104, and then the lower operation port for the lower operation port provided in the various counter storage area 624 b of the RAM 624. The dummy counter DC is incremented by one. The dummy counter DC is displayed in the number of holdings displayed on the main display unit 69 and the number of holdings display area LE of the display screen 77 based on the occurrence of the winning on the lower big winning opening 355 during the open / close execution mode. It is a counter for grasping | ascertaining the number which is different by the display control apparatus 620, when the number of pending | holding is temporarily different.

  After the addition processing of the dummy counter is performed in step S1105, when the determination in step S1101 is negative and the determination in step S1103 is negative, the process proceeds to step S1106. In step S1106, it is determined whether or not a winning on the lower operation port 305 of the lower operation ball entry unit 63 has occurred. Specifically, based on the winning command for the lower operation port input from the main controller 162 to the display control device 620 via the sound lamp control device 143, the presence or absence of a winning is determined.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1106, the process proceeds to step S1107, and it is determined whether the value of the hold counter HC for the lower operation opening is smaller than "4". If a negative determination is made in step S1107, that is, if the hold counter is "4" which is the maximum, the process proceeds to step S1108.

  In step S1108, it is determined whether the value of the dummy counter DC for the lower operation port is larger than "0". If an affirmative determination is made in step S1108, that is, if the value of the dummy counter DC is one of “1”, “2”, “3”, and “4”, the process proceeds to step S1109. In step S1109, the value of the dummy counter DC is decremented by "1".

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1107, that is, if the value of the hold counter HC is any of “0”, “1”, “2”, and “3”, the value decreases in step S1110. The value of the hold counter HC for the side operation port is incremented by "1".

  After the addition processing of the hold counter HC is performed in step S1110, if a negative determination is made in step S1106, or if a negative determination is made in step S1108, the process proceeds to step S1111.

  In step S1111, it is determined whether it is the dummy variation display start timing. Here, in the dummy change display, when a winning on the lower variable ball entry unit 64 (the lower big winning opening 355) occurs in the opening / closing execution mode, the variable display of the symbol according to the same winning is executed The display mode for showing as if it is done is shown. A detailed description of this dummy change display will be described later.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1111, the process advances to step S1112, and the hold counter HC for the lower operation port is decremented by "1". After the subtraction process of the hold counter HC is performed in step S1112, or when a negative determination is made in step S1111, the process proceeds to step S1113.

  In step S1113, it is determined whether or not the value of the hold counter HC for the lower operation opening has changed during the present number-of-holds display change processing. If a negative determination is made in step S1113, that is, if the value of the hold counter HC is not changed in the process of steps S1101 to S1110, the present hold number display update process is ended as it is.

  On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1113, the hold number display change process for the lower operation opening in step S1114 is executed, and then the hold number display update process is ended. In the number-of-holds display changing process, the symbol display device 76 is controlled to change the value of the number of holdings displayed in the number-of-holds display area LE of the display screen 77 in accordance with the changed value of the holding counter HC. .

  Referring back to FIG. 20 again, after the pending number display update process of step S1003 is performed, the process proceeds to step S1004. In step S1004, it is determined whether it is the switching timing of the opening / closing execution mode corresponding effect which is being executed according to the opening / closing execution mode. Specifically, it is determined whether the ending command has been input from the main controller 162 via the audio lamp control device 143 or not. When an affirmation judging is carried out in the said step S1004, it progresses to stop symbol determination processing of step S1005.

<Final stop symbol determination process in open / close execution mode>
Here, the final stop symbol determination process in the opening / closing execution mode will be described with reference to FIG. The final stop symbol determination process is a process for determining a symbol to be stopped when the dummy variation display is ended according to the end of the opening / closing execution mode described above.

  In the stop symbol determination process, first, in step S1201, it is determined whether the open / close execution mode related to the current lower variable ball entry unit 64 corresponds to the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot. Specifically, it is determined whether the type command input from the main controller 162 via the audio lamp control device 143 corresponds to the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S1201, the process proceeds to step S1202, and after the stop symbol setting process corresponding to the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot is performed, the final stop figure side determination process is ended. In the process of step S1202, stop symbol flags corresponding to combinations of symbols of left: 3, middle: 5, right: 7 are stored in the various flag storage areas 624a of the RAM 624. The combination of the symbols described above is a combination of symbols that indicate the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot, and by displaying the combination of the symbols, it is possible to grasp that the player or the hole manager etc. has won the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot It becomes possible.

  On the other hand, when a negative judging is carried out at Step S1201, it progresses to Step S1203. In step S1203, it is determined whether the open / close execution mode according to the current lower variable ball entry unit 64 corresponds to the 2R normal jackpot. Specifically, it is determined whether the type command input from the main controller 162 via the audio lamp control device 143 corresponds to the 2R normal jackpot.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1203, the process proceeds to step S1204 and setting processing of the stop symbol corresponding to the 2R normal jackpot is performed, and then this final stop symbol determination processing is ended. In the process of step S 1204, stop symbol flags corresponding to combinations of symbols of left: 2, middle: 4 and right: 6 are stored in various flag storage areas 624 a of the RAM 624. The combination of the symbols described above is a combination of symbols that suggest a 2R normal jackpot, and it is possible to grasp that a player or a hole manager etc. has won a 2R normal jackpot by displaying the combination of the symbols. Become.

  On the other hand, when a negative judging is carried out at Step S1203, it progresses to Step S1205. In step S1205, it is determined whether the winning counter IC is larger than "0". In other words, it is determined whether or not the winning of the lower large winning opening 355 has occurred when the lower variable ball entering portion 64 is opened.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1205, that is, if it is an implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result or a special outlier result, and if a winning on the lower side large winning opening 355 has not occurred, the step It progresses to S1206. In step S1206, the stop symbol setting process is performed that is incompatible with each jackpot result and special outlier result. Specifically, with reference to the completely out symbol selection table stored in various table storage areas 623a of the ROM 623, the final stop design is selected so as not to be a symbol corresponding to each big hit and special out result. Then, the stop symbol flag corresponding to the combination of symbols selected in this manner is stored in the various flag storage area 624a of the RAM 624. This makes it difficult to determine whether or not the game result has shifted to the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot even if the final stop symbol is seen.

  On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1205, the process proceeds to step S1207. In step S1207, it is determined whether the open / close execution mode according to the current lower side variable ball entry unit 64 corresponds to the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the type command input from the main controller 162 via the audio lamp control device 143 corresponds to the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1207, the process proceeds to step S1208, and after performing the setting process of the stop symbol corresponding to the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot, the present final stop symbol determination process is ended. In the process of step S1207, stop symbol flags corresponding to combinations of symbols of left: 3, middle: 5, right: 7 are stored in the various flag storage areas 624a of the RAM 624. The combination of the symbols described above is a combination of symbols that suggests the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot, and by displaying the combination of the symbols, it is grasped that the player or the hole manager etc. is won by the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot It becomes possible.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1207, that is, if the open / close execution mode pertaining to the lower variable ball entry unit 64 this time corresponds to special removal, processing proceeds to step S1209 and special removal is performed. After the corresponding stop symbol setting process is performed, the final stop symbol determination process is ended. In the processing of step S1209, stop symbol flags corresponding to combinations of symbols of left: 3, middle: 4, right: 7 are stored in the various flag storage areas 624a of the RAM 624. The combination of the symbols described above is a combination of symbols that suggest special removal, and by displaying the combination of the symbols, it is possible to grasp that the player, the hall manager or the like has become special removal.

  As mentioned above, after performing processing of step S1202, S1204, S1206, S1208, S1209, this final stop symbol determination processing is ended.

  After the final stop symbol determination process of step S1005 is executed, the winning combination corresponding effect start process of step S1006 is executed (see FIG. 20). In the opening / closing execution mode, the effect to be executed during the opening / closing execution mode is switched to one corresponding to the winning in response to a win or the like on the lower large winning opening 355 during the opening / closing execution mode. Here, with reference to FIG. 23, the prize corresponding presentation start process will be described.

  In the prize corresponding rendering process, first, at step S1301, it is determined whether or not the value of the dummy counter DC provided in the various counter storage area 624b of the RAM 624 is "0".

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1301, that is, the number of reservations displayed on the number-of-holds display unit HL of the main display 69 (main display D) at the effect switching timing and the number of symbol display 76 (display 77). If the number of reservations displayed in the number-of-retentions display area LE is the same, the processing for starting the game corresponding to the number of winning is ended as it is in order to continue the effect set in step S1002.

  On the other hand, when a negative judging is carried out at Step S1301, it progresses to Step S1302. In step S1302, it is determined whether the value of the dummy counter DC is "1". When an affirmative determination is made in step S1302, in step S1303, a one-piece split effect setting process corresponding to the dummy pending number being "1" is executed.

  In the one-piece split effect setting process, after finishing the effect set in step S1002, that is, after stopping the fluctuation display of the middle symbol, the fluctuation period of one time using the remaining period in the open / close execution mode Execute the display. Specifically, the variation display of the middle symbol by step S1002 is such that the combination of the right symbol, the middle symbol, and the left symbol becomes a symbol that does not correspond to any of the big hit results and the special out results. The variable display is stopped, and then the variable display of each of the left, middle and right symbol rows is started. Then, the symbol display device 76 is controlled to stop and display the final stop symbol determined in the above-described final stop symbol determination process at the timing when the open / close execution mode ends.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1302, the process proceeds to step S1304. In step S1304, it is determined whether the value of the dummy counter DC is "2". If the determination in step S1304 is affirmative, in step S1305, a two-piece split effect setting process corresponding to the dummy pending number being "2" is executed.

  In the two-piece split effect setting process, after finishing the effect set in step S1002, that is, after stopping the fluctuation display of the middle symbol, the fluctuation of 2 times using the remaining period in the open / close execution mode Execute the display. Specifically, the variation display of the middle symbol by step S1002 is such that the combination of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol becomes a symbol that does not correspond to any of the various jackpot results and the special outlier results. The fluctuation display is stopped, and thereafter, the fluctuation display (the first fluctuation display) of the left, middle and right symbol rows is started. Then, the first fluctuation display is stopped during the remaining period, and the second fluctuation display is performed. At the time of the first stop of the variable display, similarly to the stop of the variable display based on the above-mentioned step S1002, the combination of the left symbol, the middle symbol and the right symbol does not correspond to any of the various jackpot results and the special outliers Stop the variation display of the middle symbol so that it becomes the symbol. In the case of the variable display and the determination of the stop symbol, the variable display pattern storage table and the various off symbol storage tables stored in the various table storage areas 623a of the ROM 623 are referred to. That is, for the various tables used when the first variable display is performed, those referred to in normal use are diverted. After stopping the first variable display, start the second variable display and stop display the final stop symbol determined by the above-mentioned final stop symbol determination process at the timing when the open / close execution mode ends. The display device 76 is controlled.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1304, the process proceeds to step S1306. In step S1306, it is determined whether the value of the dummy counter DC is "3." When an affirmative determination is made in step S1306, a three-piece split effect setting process corresponding to the fact that the number of dummy holdings is three is executed in step S1307.

  In the three-piece split effect setting process, after finishing the effect set in step S1002, that is, after stopping the fluctuation display of the middle symbol, the fluctuation of three times using the remaining period in the open / close execution mode Execute the display. Specifically, the variation display of the middle symbol by step S1002 is such that the combination of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol becomes a symbol that does not correspond to any of the various jackpot results and the special outlier results. The fluctuation display is stopped, and thereafter, the fluctuation display (the first fluctuation display) of the left, middle and right symbol rows is started. Then, the first fluctuation display is stopped during the remaining period and the second fluctuation display is performed, and then the second fluctuation display is stopped during the same remaining period. At the time of the stop of the first time and the second time of the fluctuation display, similarly to the time of the stop of the fluctuation display based on the above step S1002, the combination of the left symbol, the middle symbol and the right symbol corresponds to any of various jackpot results and special outliers Stop the variation display of the middle symbol so as not to be the symbol that is not. In the case of the variable display and the determination of the stop symbol, the variable display pattern storage table and the various off symbol storage tables stored in the various table storage areas 623a of the ROM 623 are referred to. That is, for the various tables used when the first and second variable display is performed, those referred to in normal use are diverted. After stopping the second variable display, start the third variable display, and stop display the final stop symbol determined in the above-mentioned final stop symbol determination process at the timing when the open / close execution mode ends. The display device 76 is controlled.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1306, that is, if the value of the dummy counter DC is "4", the process proceeds to step S1308. In step S1308, a four-piece split effect setting process corresponding to the dummy pending number being four is executed.

  In the 4-piece split effect setting process, after finishing the effect set in step S1002, that is, after stopping the fluctuation display of the middle symbol, the fluctuation of 4 degrees using the remaining period in the open / close execution mode Execute the display. Specifically, the variation display of the middle symbol by step S1002 is such that the combination of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol becomes a symbol that does not correspond to any of the various jackpot results and the special outlier results. The fluctuation display is stopped, and thereafter, the fluctuation display (the first fluctuation display) of the left, middle and right symbol rows is started. Then, the first fluctuation display is stopped during the remaining period and the second fluctuation display is performed, and then the second fluctuation display is stopped during the same remaining period. Furthermore, after the second variable display is stopped, the third variable display is started, and the third variable display is stopped during the remaining period. At the time of the stop of the first to the third time of the variable display, the combination of the left symbol, the middle symbol and the right symbol corresponds to any of various jackpot results and special outliers similarly to the stop of the variable display based on the above step S1002. Stop the variation display of the middle symbol so as not to be the symbol that is not. In the case of the variable display and the determination of the stop symbol, the variable display pattern storage table and the various off symbol storage tables stored in the various table storage areas 623a of the ROM 623 are referred to. That is, as for various tables used when the first to third variable display is performed, those referred to at the normal time are diverted. After stopping the third variation display, the fourth variation display is started, and the final stop symbol determined in the above-mentioned final stop symbol determination process is stopped and displayed at the timing when the open / close execution mode ends. The display device 76 is controlled.

  After the various setting processes of steps S1303, S1305, S1307, and S1308 described in detail above are performed, the winning prize correspondence effect start process is ended.

  Here, the period of the variable display performed by the various settings in steps S1303, S1305, S1307, and S1308 will be supplementarily described. In the present embodiment, as described above, the function of changing the period during which the variable display is performed according to the number of reservations is provided, and more specifically, the time saving function is provided to shorten the period during which the variable display is performed as the number of reservations increases. It is done. The same time saving function is added to the variable display executed in each of steps S1303, S1305, S1307, and S1308.

  For example, in the two-piece split effect execution process of step S1305, the period required for the first variable display is set shorter than the period required for the second variable display. That is, the first variable display period and the second variable display period are not equal in the remaining period, and the former is set shorter than the latter. In the same step S1305, occurrence of a big hit etc. may be notified by the second stop result of the fluctuation display. Therefore, by setting the second variation display period longer than the first variation display period on the premise of being completely out of the second variation display as described above, it is possible to preferably perform effects such as reach display.

  Referring back to FIG. 20 again, after executing the above-described winning number correspondence effect start process, or when a negative determination is made in step S1004, the process proceeds to the subsequent step S1007. In step S1007, it is determined whether it is the end timing of the open / close execution mode. Specifically, when the display control device 620 receives the above-described ending command, the display timing counter provided in the various counter areas of the RAM 624 has a predetermined number (corresponding to the end of the open / close execution mode). The set number is set, and the end timing counter is decremented each time a negative determination is made in step S1004, and when the value of the end timing counter becomes "0", the determination is affirmative in step S1007. Make a decision.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1007, the value of the winning counter IC and the value of the dummy counter DC are reset to "0" in the following step S1008, and the present display processing is ended.

<Example of effects in open / close execution mode>
Next, with reference to the timing charts of FIG. 24 to FIG. 27, specific examples of various effects to be executed in the open / close execution mode, more specifically, in the case where an implicit 2R probability variation jackpot is won by the main controller 162 A specific example of the effect to be performed will be described. (A) of FIG. 24 to FIG. 27 shows the mode being executed by the pachinko machine 10, (b) shows the open / close state of the lower variable ball entry unit 64 (lower large winning opening 355), (c) Shows the detection signal from the detection sensor 151d, (d) shows the value of the winning counter IC, (e) shows the value of the dummy counter DC, and (f) shows the number of lower operation pending on the main display 69 (H) shows the number of reservations displayed in the display area LE of the symbol display device 76, and (h) shows the lower operation ball entry in the main display 69. (I) shows the display mode of the symbol on the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76. FIG.

  First, with reference to the timing chart of FIG. 24, the case where a winning on the lower big winning opening 355 does not occur during the open / close execution mode will be described.

  When a winning on the lower operation ball entry unit 63 (lower operation port 305) occurs when the pachinko machine 10 is in the low probability mode, a lottery such as a jackpot is executed based on the winning. As a result, when an implicit 2R probability variation jackpot is won, the game is switched to the high probability mode via the open / close execution mode after the end of the game round corresponding to the lottery result.

  Specifically, after the variation display of symbols in the game turn corresponding to the implicit 2R probability variation big hit result is started, the variation display of the same left symbol as the left symbol which constitutes the design corresponding to the implicit 2R probability variation big hit result "3" is displayed stopped in the area. Thereafter, “7” is stopped and displayed as the left symbol constituting the pattern corresponding to the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result in the variation display area of the right symbol at the timing of ta1 and the middle symbol is displayed on the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76 Is displayed fluctuatingly. At the following timing ta2, “6” stops in the middle symbol, and a symbol that does not correspond to either the jackpot result or the special outlier result is displayed on the display screen 77. In addition, at the timing of ta2, the display portion DL for the lower operation ball entry portion of the main display device 69 which has been variably displayed (flickered display) until then turns on in a color corresponding to the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result Become.

  As described above, after the display portion DL for the lower operation ball entry portion lights up with a color corresponding to the implicit 2R probability variation big hit result, the mode is shifted to the above-mentioned opening / closing execution mode. When transitioning to the open / close execution mode, the fluctuation display of the middle symbol stopped and displayed as described above is resumed. That is, in the state in which the "3" symbol is stopped and displayed in the variation display area of the left symbol and the "7" symbol is stopped and displayed in the variation display area of the right symbol, the variation display of the middle symbol is resumed. As the variation display mode of the middle symbol, for example, there is one in which the symbol swings up and down such that the number attached to the symbol being displayed gradually increases or decreases. However, even if the variable display of the symbols on the display screen 77 is resumed in this way, the display portion DL for the lower actuating ball storage portion is maintained while being lit in a color corresponding to the implicit 2R probability variation big hit result The Rukoto.

  At the timing of ta3 when a predetermined period has elapsed from the switching timing to the opening / closing execution mode, the lower variable ball entry unit 64 (specifically, the electric combination 371) operates to open the lower special winning opening 355. Thereby, entry to the lower big winning opening 355 is permitted. At the timing of ta4 at which a predetermined period (0.2 sec in this embodiment) has elapsed from the timing of ta3, the lower variable ball entering portion 64 returns to the original state and the lower big winning opening 355 is closed. . This makes it impossible to enter the lower large winning opening 355.

  The lower big winning opening 355 is opened again at the timing of the following ta5, and the lower big winning opening 355 is closed at the timing of the subsequent ta6.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot is won, the lower large winning opening 355 is opened twice, and the same falling below in the opening period of the lower large winning opening 355. Depending on whether or not a winning on the side large winning opening 355 has occurred, the subsequent effect mode on the symbol display device 76 (display screen 77) will change.

  In the specific example shown in FIG. 24, since the lower winning character 355 is not winning, the above-mentioned fluctuation display of the middle symbol is continued also after the timing of ta6. Then, the middle symbol is stopped and displayed at the timing of ta7 when the open / close execution mode ends. Specifically, the middle symbol "6" is stopped, and the combination of symbols not corresponding to either the jackpot result or the special outlier result on the display screen 77 (that is, the combination of the symbols corresponding to the completely out) is stopped and displayed. Become. Further, although the idle state is shifted to the high probability mode at the same timing ta7, it is difficult to determine the shift to the same high probability mode based on the stop pattern described above. That is, when the winning of the lower large winning opening 355 does not occur in the open / close execution mode, the suggestion of the shift to the high probability mode is avoided in the symbol display device 76 (display screen 77). Therefore, it is difficult to determine whether or not the shift to the high probability mode is won with reference to the display content of the symbol display device 76.

  In the specific example of FIG. 24 described above, the case has been described where the winning of the lower large winning opening 355 does not occur during the opening / closing execution mode, but in the following description, during the opening / closing execution mode An effect when a winning to the lower side special winning opening 355 occurs will be described.

  The display mode of symbols at the time of transition to the open / close execution mode at the timing of tb1 to tb3 is the same as the display mode of the symbols at the timing of ta1 to the timing of ta3, so detailed description will be omitted.

  When the gaming ball flows into the lower large winning opening 355 at the timing of tb 4 during the period when the lower large winning opening 355 is opened, the same entering ball is detected by the detection sensor 151 d. Specifically, the detection signal output from the detection sensor 151 d to the main controller 162 temporarily switches from the LOW level to the HI level. As a result, it is determined in the main control device 162 that a winning on the lower side special winning opening 355 has occurred.

  When it is determined in the main controller 162 that a winning has occurred, a winning command corresponding to a winning on the lower large winning opening 355 is output from the main controller 162 to the display control device 620. When the same winning command is received by the display control device 620, the value of the winning counter IC provided in the display control device 629 is incremented by one, and the value of the hold counter HC is incremented by one. . Specifically, the value of the winning counter IC is changed from “0” to “1”, and the number of holdings displayed in the number of holdings display area LE of the symbol display device 76 (display screen 77) is “2” to “2”. It will be changed to 3 ".

  Further, as the number of reservations is increased by the winning of the lower big winning opening 355, the value of the dummy counter DC provided in the display control device 620 is updated from "0" to "1".

  However, even if the number of reservations (the value of the suspension counter HC) displayed in the suspension number display area LE is changed at the timing of tb4, the display portion for the lower operation ball entry unit of the main display 69 The number of holdings displayed in the DL is not changed, and is maintained as it is (previous "2") before the winning of the lower big winning opening 355.

  When the lower large winning opening 355 is closed at the timing of tb5 when a predetermined period (0.2 sec) has elapsed from the timing of tb3, the inflow of gaming balls to the lower large winning opening 335 becomes impossible. After the first opening is finished at the timing of tb5, the lower side special winning opening 355 is opened again at the timing of tb6 when a predetermined period has elapsed.

  When a winning on the lower large winning opening 355 occurs at the timing of tb 7 at which the lower large winning opening 355 is opened, the value of the winning counter IC is changed from “1” to “2” and the hold counter The value of HC is changed from "3" to "4", and further, the value of the dummy counter DC is also changed from "1" to "2". In particular, by changing the value of the holding counter HC from "3" to "4", the number of holdings displayed in the holding number display area LE is also changed from "3" to "4".

  However, even if the number (the value of the hold counter HC) displayed in the hold number display area LE is changed at the timing of tb7, the display portion DL for the lower operation entrance portion of the main display device 69 The number of reservations displayed in is kept at "2".

  If the value of the dummy counter DC is not “0” at the timing of tb8 when a predetermined period (0.2 sec) has elapsed from the timing of tb6 and the lower large winning opening 355 is closed, the tb8 Immediately after the timing of, the fluctuation display of the symbols on the display screen 77 is stopped. Specifically, for example, "6" is stopped in the middle symbol, and a pattern that does not correspond to either the jackpot result or the special outlier result is displayed on the display screen 77. And the fluctuation display of all the symbols is resumed immediately after the timing of the same tb8. That is, the game display which has been continued from tb1 is ended, and the variable display is executed as if it had moved to the next game play. At this timing, the number displayed in the number-of-holds display area LE is changed from “4” to “3” in accordance with the start of the variable display of symbols.

  However, even if the number (the value of the hold counter HC) displayed in the hold number display area LE is changed at the timing of tb8, the display portion DL for the lower operation entrance portion of the main display unit 69 The number of reservations displayed in is kept at "2".

  At the subsequent timing of tb9, the fluctuation display of the symbol is stopped again. Specifically, a pattern that does not correspond to either the jackpot result or the special outlier result is stopped and displayed on the display screen 77. And the fluctuation display of the symbol is resumed at the timing immediately after the symbol is stopped and displayed. At this time, while the number displayed in the number-of-retentions display area LE is changed from "3" to "2", the suspension displayed on the lower operation ball display unit DL of the main display unit 69 By keeping the number “2”, the number of reservations displayed in the same number of reservations display area LE matches the number of reservations displayed in the lower operation ball storage unit display DL. Become.

  The fluctuation display of the pattern started immediately after the timing of tb9 is stopped at the timing of tb10 when the open / close execution mode ends. Specifically, based on the winning (lower the value of the winning counter IC is changed from "0") to the lower big winning opening 355 in the opening and closing execution mode, the "3" symbol in the left symbol variation display area, middle The “5” symbol is displayed in the variation display area of the symbol, and the “7” symbol is displayed in a stopped state in the variation display area of the right symbol. The combination of symbols (pattern) is a pattern corresponding to the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, and the transition to the high probability mode is notified by the pattern.

  The fluctuation display of the symbol is started again immediately after the timing of tb10. At this time, the number displayed in the number-of-holds display area LE is changed from "2" to "1" and the lower operation ball entry The number displayed on the department display DL is changed from “2” to “1”.

  Regarding the specific example described above, the effect when the number of holdings increasing based on the winning on the lower side big winning opening 355 is within the range that can be counted by the holding counter HC has been described. With reference to the timing chart, effects will be described in the case where a winning occurs in the opening / closing execution mode and a winning that exceeds the upper limit that can be suspended by the suspension counter HC occurs.

  About the display mode of the symbol in the timing of tc1-the timing of tc3, since it is the same as the display mode of the symbol in the timing of the timing-tc3 of the said tc1, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  When the game ball flows into the same side large winning hole 355 at the timing of tc4 during the period when the lower side big winning hole 355 is opened, the same entering ball is detected by the detecting sensor 151d, and the main detecting sensor 151d The detection signal output to the controller 162 switches from the LOW level to the HI level. As a result, it is determined in the main control device 162 that a winning on the lower side special winning opening 355 has occurred.

  When it is determined in the main control unit 162 that a winning has occurred, the main control unit 162 outputs a winning command corresponding to the winning on the lower big winning opening 355 to the display control unit 620. When the same winning command is received by the display control device 620, the value of the winning counter IC is updated from "0" to "1", and the value of the holding counter HC is updated from "2" to "3". Ru. Furthermore, as in the example of FIG. 24 and FIG. 25, the value of the dummy counter DC is updated from “0” to “1” on the condition of the increase of the winning counter IC and the increase of the hold counter HC.

  In particular, as the value of the holding counter HC is updated from "2" to "3", the number of holdings displayed in the number of holdings display area LE of the symbol display device 76 (display screen 77) is "2" Will be changed to "3".

  Further, when the gaming ball flows into the lower big winning opening 355 at the timing of tc5 that follows, the same entering ball is detected by the detection sensor 151d, and the winning command is output to the display control device 620 similarly to the timing of tc4. . When the same winning command is received by the display control device 620, the value of the winning counter IC is updated from "1" to "2", and the value of the hold counter HC is updated from "3" to "4". . Further, the value of the dummy counter DC is updated from “1” to “2” on the condition that the value of the winning counter IC and the value of the hold counter HC are increased.

  In particular, as the value of the holding counter HC is updated from "3" to "4", the number of holdings displayed in the number of holdings display area LE of the symbol display device 76 (display screen 77) is "3" Will be changed to "4".

  However, even if the number (the value of the hold counter HC) displayed in the hold number display area LE is changed at the timing of tc4 and the timing of tc5, the lower operation entrance portion of the main display device 69 The number of reservations displayed on the display unit DL is maintained at "2".

  The lower side special winning opening 355 is opened again at the timing of tc7 after a predetermined period has elapsed since the lower side special winning opening 355 was closed at the timing of tc6. When the game ball flows into the lower large winning opening 355 at the timing of tc8 after the lower large winning opening 355 is opened, the same entering ball is detected by the detection sensor 151d, and the timing of tc4 and the timing of tc5 Similarly, a winning command is output to the display control device 620. When the same winning command is received by the display control device 620, the value of the winning counter IC is increased from "2" to "3", while the value of the holding counter HC is maintained at "4" as the upper limit. The Rukoto. As described above, since the value of the hold counter HC does not increase, the value of the dummy counter DC is also maintained at "2", and is further displayed in the number-of-holds display area LE of the symbol display device 76 (display screen 77). The number will be maintained at "4".

  In addition, even if the winning of the lower large winning opening 355 occurs at the timing of tc8, the number of reservations displayed on the lower actuating ball display portion DL for the main display 69 remains "2". Maintained.

  In this manner, when the winning on the lower side big winning opening 355 occurs and the value of the hold counter HC and the value of the dummy counter DC are added accordingly, the lower side big winning opening 355 is closed tc 9 The fluctuation display of the symbols on the display screen 77 is stopped at the timing of. Specifically, for example, the “6” symbol stops in the middle symbol variation display area, and a symbol that does not correspond to either the jackpot result or the special outlier result is displayed on the display screen 77. And the fluctuation display of all the symbols is resumed immediately after the timing of the same tc9. That is, the variable display is executed as if it had moved to the next game play. At this timing, the value of the hold counter HC is decremented by "1" and the number displayed in the hold number display area LE is "4" → "3" in accordance with the start of the variable display of symbols. Is changed to

  At the next timing tc10, the fluctuation display of the symbol is stopped again. Specifically, a pattern which does not correspond to either the jackpot result or the special outlier result is displayed on the display screen 77 in a stopped state. And the fluctuation display of the symbol is resumed at the timing immediately after the symbol is stopped and displayed. At this time, the value of the hold counter HC is decremented by "1" and the number displayed in the hold number display area LE is changed from "3" to "2", and is displayed in the hold number display area LE. The number and the number displayed on the display portion DL on the lower side of the main ball entry device 69 match each other.

  The fluctuation display of the pattern executed after the timing of tc10 is stopped at the timing of tc11 when the open / close execution mode ends. Specifically, the "3" symbol in the left symbol, the "5" symbol in the middle symbol row, based on the fact that the value of the prize counter IC is changed based on the prize winning to the lower big prize prize opening 355 in the opening / closing execution mode The "7" symbol in the right symbol is stopped and displayed, respectively. A combination of such symbols is a symbol corresponding to the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, and the transition to the high probability mode will be notified. Further, at the same timing tc10, the value of the winning counter IC and the value of the dummy counter DC described above are respectively reset (that is, changed to "0").

  The fluctuation display of the symbol is started again immediately after the timing of tc11. At this time, the number displayed in the number-of-retentions display area LE is changed from "2" to "1" and the lower operation ball entry The number displayed on the department display DL is changed from “2” to “1”.

  Next, with reference to the timing chart of FIG. 27, the case where winning of the lower large winning opening 355 and the lower operating opening 305 occurs in the open / close execution mode will be described.

  About the display mode of the symbol in the timing of tc1-the timing of tc3, since it is the same as the display mode of the symbol in the timing of the timing-tc3 of the said tc1, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  When the game ball enters the lower big winning opening 355 at the timing of td4 in the open / close execution mode and the lower large winning opening 355 is open, the same entering ball is detected by the detection sensor 151d. The detection signal output from the detection sensor 151 d to the main controller 162 switches from the LOW level to the HI level. As a result, it is determined in the main control device 162 that a winning on the lower side special winning opening 355 has occurred.

  When it is determined by the main controller 162 that a winning has occurred, the main controller 162 outputs a winning command to the display control device 620. When the same winning command is received by the display control device 620, the value of the winning counter IC is increased from "0" to "1" and the value of the hold counter HC is added to "3" to "4". . Along with this, the number of holdings displayed in the number of holdings display area LE of the symbol display device 76 (display screen 77) is changed from "3" to "4". However, even when such a change is made, the number of reservations displayed on the lower operation ball display unit DL of the main display 69 is maintained at "3".

  If the gaming ball flows into the lower operation opening 305 at the timing of td6 after the lower large winning opening 355 is closed at the timing of td5 (that is, after the winning to the lower large winning opening 355 occurs) The winning command corresponding to the winning on the lower operation port 305 is output from the main controller 162 to the display controller 620, which is detected by the detection sensor 151b. When the same winning command is received by the display control device 620, the value of the dummy counter DC is decremented from "1" to "0", and the value of the hold counter HC and the number displayed in the hold number display area LE. Both remain as "4". On the other hand, the number displayed in the number-of-holds display area LE of the symbol display device 76 (display screen 77) is added from "3" to "4".

  The lower big winning opening 355 is again opened at the timing of td7, and the lower big winning opening 355 is closed at the timing of td8 when a predetermined period has elapsed from the timing of td7. As described above, when the value of the dummy counter DC is "0", the above-mentioned fluctuation display of the middle symbol is continued also after the timing of td8. Then, the middle symbol is stopped and displayed at the timing of ta9 when the open / close execution mode ends. Specifically, the "3" symbol in the left symbol, the "5" symbol in the middle symbol row, based on the fact that the value of the prize counter IC is changed based on the prize winning to the lower big prize prize opening 355 in the opening / closing execution mode The "7" symbol in the right symbol is stopped and displayed, respectively. A combination of such symbols is a symbol corresponding to the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, and the transition to the high probability mode will be notified. Further, at the same timing tc10, the value of the winning counter IC and the value of the dummy counter DC described above are respectively reset (that is, changed to "0").

  The fluctuation display of the symbol is started again immediately after the timing of td9, but at this time, the number (value of the hold counter HC) displayed in the number-of-holds display area LE is changed from "4" to "3" At the same time, the number displayed on the lower action ball entry display portion DL is changed from “4” to “3”.

  According to the first embodiment described above, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

  15R big hit and 2R big hit are set so that entering frequency in the open / close execution mode is different, and the difference between the period required for open / close execution mode corresponding to 15R big hit and the period required for open / close execution mode corresponding to 2R big hit Provided. As a result, the transition of the gaming state is diversified, that is, changes in the gaming state (switching modes of various modes) via the open / close execution mode are diversified, contributing to the improvement of the amusement of the gaming machine. In addition, by transitioning the gaming state via the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the 2R jackpot, the transition of the gaming state is realized while suppressing an increase in gaming balls paid out to the player, thereby It is possible to diversify the transition opportunity.

  In particular, with regard to the 2R jackpot, the period required for the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the 2R jackpot is extremely short compared to the period required for the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the 15R jackpot, An impression can be given as if (for example, high probability mode / low probability mode) has changed.

  In the case of the 2R jackpot, the time required for the open / close execution mode is shorter than in the case of the 15R jackpot, so it is feared that it becomes difficult for the hole manager to grasp the change in the gaming state. In this respect, in the present embodiment, by operating the lower variable ball entry unit 64 when the 2R big hit is made, the hole manager visually confirms, for example, whether or not the change in the game state is normal. Can be done easily.

  However, when changing the gaming state, in the configuration passing through the 2R jackpot, if the movement of the variable ball entry portion in the opening / closing execution mode is noticeable, the variable ball entry portion is reached despite the big hit. It is feared that the player may have an impression that it is difficult to enter the ball, which in turn tends to give the player a sense of loss. For this reason, it is assumed that it will be difficult to preferably exhibit the same effect even if trying to contribute to the improvement of interest in the gaming machine by diversification of the transition opportunity of the gaming state.

  In this respect, in the present embodiment, the right variable entry ball section 66 for 15R jackpot and the lower variable entry ball section 2 for 2R jackpot and special release are separately provided separately, which is disadvantageous for the player. The lower variable ball entry unit 64 is configured to have lower discriminability with the right operation ball entry unit 65 than the right variable ball entry unit 66. As a result, even if the lower variable ball entry unit 64 operates by winning the 2R jackpot or the like, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the operation ball entry unit has operated. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to give a sense of loss to the player who saw the opening operation of the lower variable ball entry unit 64, and it is possible to preferably exhibit the interest improving effect in the gaming machine by diversification of the game. There is.

  In particular, one movable piece 472 is disposed so as to cover the entrance portion of the right side variable ball entering portion 66 in the right side variable ball entering portion 66, while the right action ball entering portion 65 and the lower side variable are arranged. A pair of movable pieces 272, 273, 372, and 373 are disposed such that the ball receiving portion 64 sandwiches the inlet portions of the ball receiving portions 64 and 65. Thereby, the identifiability between the lower variable ball entry section 64 and the right actuating ball section 65 based on the appearance is made lower than the identifiability between the right variable ball entry section 66 and the right actuating ball section 65, It is possible to exhibit the improvement effect more suitably.

  Further, in the right operation ball entering portion 65 and the lower variable ball entering portion 64, the movable pieces 272, 273, 372, and 373 attached thereto are moved toward and away from each other to perform opening / closing switching. On the other hand, in the right side variable light-entering part 66, the structure which performs opening / closing switching by moving the accompanying movable piece 472 to the side which approaches the position which covers an entrance site, and the side which goes away is adopted. As a result, the discrimination between the lower variable ball entering portion 64 and the right actuating ball receiving portion 65 based on the movement is made lower than the discriminability between the right variable ball entering portion 66 and the right actuating ball portion 65, It is possible to exhibit the improvement effect more suitably.

  In particular, by making the opening / closing switching mode of the lower side variable ball entry unit 64 and the opening / closing switching mode of the right operation inner bowl unit 65 the same, discrimination between the lower side variable entrance ball unit 64 and the right operation inside bowl unit 65 Contribute to the further decline of

  As described above in detail, in order to lower the discriminability between the lower variable ball entering portion 64 and the right actuating ball portion 65 than that of the right variable bulb portion 66 and the right actuating ball portion 65, It is desirable to reduce the identifiability based on the appearance and the movement of the lower variable ball entry portion 64 and the right actuating ball entry portion 65. However, if the low frequency support mode and the high frequency support mode are set as the switching mode of the right operation ball entry unit 65, temporarily setting the switching mode of the lower variable ball entry unit 64 in accordance with the high frequency support mode. It is assumed that the switching operation of the lower side variable ball entry unit 64 becomes noticeable and the above-mentioned effect becomes easy to fade. In this respect, by setting the operation mode of the lower variable ball entry unit 64 to be the same as the operation mode in the low frequency support mode of the right operation ball entry unit 65, the occurrence of such inconvenience can be suppressed The above preferable configuration can be realized.

  In particular, in the configuration in which the symbol display in the symbol display device 76 is variably displayed based on entering the ball into the lower variable ball entering portion 64, the occurrence of excessive winnings in the lower variable ball entering portion 64 is meaningless It becomes to increase the symbol fluctuation indication, it may become the hindrance of game progress. Also from this point of view, it is preferable to set the operation mode of the lower variable ball entry unit 64 in accordance with the operation mode of the low frequency support mode.

  When a winning on the lower variable ball entry unit 64 occurs in the open / close execution mode, variable display of symbols on the symbol display device 76 can be executed based on the winning. As a result, the discrimination between the lower variable ball entering portion 64 and the right actuating ball receiving portion 65 can be further suitably reduced.

  The variation display of the symbol executed based on the winning on the lower variable ball entry unit 64 refers to the table for the variation display used when determining the variation display mode of the symbol in the normal gaming state It has become. Thereby, the various effects mentioned above can be exhibited, suppressing complication of a structure.

  Further, when the lower variable ball entry unit 64 receives a winning, the number of holdings displayed in the pending number display area LE of the symbol display device 76 can be updated based on the winning. That is, when the displayed number of reservations does not reach the upper limit "4", the winning of the lower variable ball entry unit 64 may be displayed as if it were a winning of the operation ball entry unit. It is possible. As a result, it is possible to promote the decrease in the identifiability of the lower side variable ball entry unit 64 and the right action ball entry unit 65.

  Temporarily, when the number of reservations displayed in the number-of-retentions display area LE is changed based on entering the ball into the lower side variable ball entry unit 64, the number of reservations displayed the same is the upper limit "4". Even in the case where the ball has reached, when ball entry to the lower operation ball entry unit 63 occurs, the same ball entry is prioritized. This avoids the disadvantage of being disadvantaged by entering the lower variable ball entry unit 64. The priority of entering the ball into the lower operation ball entry unit 63 is internally processed, and the number displayed in the number-of-retentions display area LE does not change. By avoiding the irregular change of the displayed number of holdings in this manner, it is less likely to cause inconvenience such as giving a sense of discomfort to the player due to the processing based on the above-mentioned disadvantage avoidance.

  The suspension generated in a pseudo manner based on the winning of the lower variable ball entry unit 64 is digested during the open / close execution mode. Thereby, it is suitably avoided that the above-mentioned function for reducing the identifiability becomes an obstacle to the progress of the game.

Second Embodiment
In the first embodiment, the fluctuation display of the symbol in the symbol display device 76 is stopped at the transition timing to the open / close execution mode, and thereafter, the fluctuation display is simulated by changing a part of the symbol again. To continue. That is, actually, the fluctuation display of the symbol is stopped at the transition timing to the opening / closing execution mode, and then the transition timing to the opening / closing execution mode is performed by changing again a part of the symbol (specifically, middle symbol) It is configured to appear as if the variable display continues across the.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration relating to the continuation of the above-described variable display, specifically, the variable display control processing executed by the MPU 622 of the display control device 620 is different from the first embodiment. Here, the variable display control process in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

  In the variation display control process in the present embodiment, the symbol display device 76 is controlled based on the variation command transmitted from the main control device 162 to start variation display of symbols for one game cycle, and the main control device When the change end command or the like transmitted from 162 is received, the process of displaying the change display of the symbol at the final stop is executed.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 28, it is determined in step S1401 whether or not variable display of symbols for one game cycle has been executed in the symbol display device 76. If the variation display of the symbols for one game cycle is not performed, it is determined in step S1402 whether or not the variation command transmitted from the main control device 162 has been received. If the variation command has not been received, the variation display control process is terminated. If the variation command has been received, the process proceeds to step S1403.

  In step S1403, it is determined whether the type command corresponding to the 2R jackpot or extra has been received. If a negative determination is made in step S1403, that is, if a type command corresponding to 15R big hit or out is received, the process proceeds to step S1405 and the presence or absence of reach occurrence based on the inputted variable command and type command. Of the variable display period stored in the register of the MPU 622 with reference to the variable display period storage table stored in the ROM 623 and the stop information address storage area The information of the variable display mode corresponding to both of the selected information is set.

  Specifically, in the variable display mode storage table, information on the variable display mode is set in a one-to-one correspondence with an arbitrary combination of information on each variable display time and each stop information, and each information on each variable display mode is further set. Address information is set corresponding to the information of the variable display mode. In the setting process of the variable display mode, address information corresponding to the combination of the information of the variable display time already specified this time and the stop information is specified in the variable display mode storage table, and the specified address information is stored in the work RAM. It is stored in the storage area of the provided pattern information address.

  On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1403, the process proceeds to step S1406. In step S1406, the fluctuation display time or the like is specified with reference to the received fluctuation command and type command, and the fluctuation display time is determined by adding the period from the start to the end of the open / close execution mode to this fluctuation display time. Do. That is, while the period specified by the variation command and the type command is adopted as the variation display period as it is in step S1405, it is preset in the period specified by the variation command and the type command in step S1406. By adding the period (corresponding to the period required for the open / close execution mode), the variation display period of the symbol is substantially extended. Thereby, the fluctuation display of the symbol started before the transition to the open / close execution mode is continued until the end of the open / close execution mode.

  In addition, about the display part DL for lower side operation ball storage parts of the main display part D in which the display mode of the design is directly controlled by the main controller 162, the fluctuation display is finished at the transition timing to the open / close execution mode. Therefore, during the opening / closing execution mode, the fluctuation display of the lower operation ball display unit DL is stopped, and only the symbol display device 76 performs the fluctuation display.

  In the subsequent step S1407, the variable display period storage table stored in the ROM 623 is referred to, and both the variable display period information stored in the register of the MPU 622 and the information stored in the storage area of the stop information address are stored. The information of the corresponding variable display mode is set.

  After the variable display mode is determined in step S1405 or step S1407, the process advances to step S1408 to execute a process for start of change. The variation start process is a process for starting the variation display of the symbol in the symbol display device 76 based on the reception of the variation command transmitted from the main control device 162. Specifically, by storing the address information of the fluctuation display pattern in the storage area of the pattern information address, the MPU 622 outputs an internal command (not shown) different from the fluctuation start process to the VDP. The internal command is generated, and the symbol display device 76 is driven so that the variation display of the symbols corresponding to the currently set variation display pattern is performed. In this case, the output process of the internal command is repeatedly activated in a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 msec), and in the output process of the internal command, the internal command corresponding to the information of the set fluctuation display pattern is symbolized It is generated according to the elapsed time from the start of the variable display, and the generated internal command is output to VDP. In the VDP, the image data is read from the character ROM according to the internal command, and the read image data is written to the video RAM. Thereby, in the symbol display device 76, the variation display of the symbol corresponding to the variation display mode set this time is performed.

  In addition, when the information of the background image displayed with the fluctuation display of the symbol as well as the contents of the fluctuation display of the symbol is performed for the information of the fluctuation display aspect stored in the fluctuation display aspect storage table, the reach effect is performed The information of the image of the reach production in is also included. Therefore, when an internal command corresponding to the set fluctuation display mode is output to VDP, the background image is displayed together with the fluctuation display of the symbol, and furthermore, when various effects such as reach effect are performed, The effect image is displayed.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1401, that is, if variation display of symbols for one game cycle is performed, it is determined in step S1409 whether or not a variation end command has been received. If the fluctuation end command has not been received, the present fluctuation display control processing is ended as it is.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1409, the process advances to step S1410, and it is determined whether the current variable display corresponds to the 2R jackpot or special omission. If an affirmative determination is made in step S1410, the process advances to step S1411, and it is determined whether an ending command has been received. If the ending command has not been received, the variable display control process is terminated.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1411, or if a negative determination is made in step S1410, the process proceeds to step S1412, and processing for change termination is performed. In the variation end process, an output process of the final stop display command is executed. Thereby, the final stop display command is output to the VDP, and the symbol of the stop result in the current game run is displayed as the final stop.

  After the variation end process is executed in step S1412, the present variation display control process ends.

<Variation display based on winning on lower operation ball entry unit 63>
Here, also in the case where a winning on the lower operation ball entry unit 63 occurs in the open / close execution mode, the response in the first embodiment is different from the response in the first embodiment, and the effect executed in the normal time A configuration is employed in which the variation display of the symbol based on the winning on the lower operation ball entering portion 63 is performed during the opening / closing execution mode by using (in detail, the pseudo continuous variation effect). Therefore, hereinafter, the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect will be described, and thereafter, the response to the occurrence of a winning on the lower operation ball entering portion 63 in the opening / closing execution mode will be described.

  The simulated continuous fluctuation effect is a plurality of times when the start of the fluctuation display of the symbol and the stop of the fluctuation display of the symbol are performed a predetermined number of times in one fluctuation display cycle for winning of one game ball to the operation ball entering portion 63, 65. Repeatedly, it is an effect that reach variation indication occurs in variation indication of the last symbol. The pseudo continuous fluctuation production is an effect executed in 1 fluctuation display cycle to the last, and while the pseudo continuous fluctuation production is being executed, the number of holdings display section HL, HR of the main display section D is carried out each time the fluctuation display is performed. There is no decrease.

  The degree of expectation of the jackpot occurrence in the pseudo continuous fluctuation production is set so as to increase as the number of continuations (the number of continuous times) of the pseudo continuous fluctuation production in one fluctuation display cycle increases. For this reason, it is assumed that the player is expected to increase the number of continuations of the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect when the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect occurs.

  When the ball enters the lower variable ball entry unit 64 during the open / close execution mode described above and the value of the dummy counter DC is added from “0”, after the open / close execution mode ends, ie, the open / close execution mode After the variation display continued over the period is completed, the pseudo continuous variation presentation is performed the same number of times as the number added to the dummy counter DC.

  Although the number displayed in the number-of-holds display area LE of the symbol display device 76 decreases according to the pseudo continuous variation production based on the value of the dummy counter DC, at this time, the number-of-holds display portion HL of the main display D The value will be maintained.

  However, with regard to the pseudo continuous variation effect based on the winning of the lower variable ball entering portion 64 in the opening / closing execution mode, the number of continuation times set in advance for the winning of one gaming ball (in the present embodiment) If the value of the dummy counter DC is "2" to "4" on the basis of a plurality of winnings, it is divided into a plurality of variable display times. The pseudo continuous fluctuation presentation is applied. As described above, with regard to the pseudo continuous fluctuation production, the degree of expectation is increased according to the number of continuations, and the pseudo continuous fluctuation production is performed even at the time of special deviating. Therefore, by setting the upper limit to the number of continuations of the pseudo continuous variation production, it is avoided that the difference between the actual expectation and the degree of expectation increased by the number of continuations becomes large.

  Further, as in the first embodiment, when the value of the hold counter HC in the display control device 620 has reached the upper limit and the value of the dummy counter DC is not “0”, the lower operation is performed. The value of the dummy counter DC is subtracted based on the winning on the ball entering portion 63, and the winning on the lower operation ball entering portion 63 is prioritized over the winning on the lower variable ball entering portion 64. ing.

<Example of effects related to open / close execution mode>
Next, with reference to the timing chart of FIG. 29, a concrete example of various effects executed in the open / close execution mode, specifically, executed when the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot is won by the main controller 162's lottery A specific example of the effect will be described. (A) of FIG. 29 shows the mode executed by the pachinko machine 10, (b) shows the open / close state of the lower variable ball entry unit 64 (lower large winning opening 355), (c) shows the detection The detection signal from the sensor 151d is shown, (d) shows the value of the winning counter IC, (e) shows the value of the dummy counter DC, (f) shows the lower operation pending number display section HL of the main display 69. The number of reservations being displayed is shown, (g) is the number of reservations displayed in the number-of-retentions display area LE of the symbol display device 76, and (h) is the display for the lower operation ball in the main display 69 The display state of the part DL is shown, and (i) shows the display mode of the symbol on the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76.

  When a win occurs on the lower operation ball entry unit 63 (lower operation port 305) when the pachinko machine 10 is in the low probability mode, a lottery such as a jackpot is executed based on the win and the lower operation is performed. Fluctuation display (flickering display) of the ball entry display portion DL and fluctuation display of the symbol on the display screen 77 of the symbol display device 76 are executed.

  When each of the above variable display is stopped at the timing of te1, it moves to the next game cycle, and the number of holdings and the symbol display device 76 displayed on the lower operation holding number display portion HL of the main display D at the timing of te2. While the number of reservations displayed in the number display area LE is updated (changed from "4" to "3"), the variable display (flashing display) and the symbol display of the display portion DL for the lower operation ball entry unit The variable display of symbols on the display screen 77 of the device 76 is started. When the above lottery result corresponding to the current game round is an implicit 2R probability variation big hit, to the opening / closing execution mode at the timing of te3 at which the fluctuation display of the display portion DL for the lower operation entering portion is stopped. It is transitioned to the high probability mode after a predetermined period. Here, the symbol display device 76 started before the transition to the open / close execution mode at the timing of te3 at which the fluctuation display of the lower operation ball display unit DL is stopped (that is, the transition timing to the open / close execution mode). The fluctuation display of the symbol in will be continued.

  The lower big winning opening 355 is opened at the timing of te4 after the switching to the open / close execution mode. When the gaming ball flows into the lower large winning opening 355 at the timing of te5 during the period when the lower large winning opening 355 is opened, the same entering ball is detected by the detection sensor 151d, and from the detection sensor 151d The detection signal output to main controller 162 switches from the LOW level to the HI level. As a result, it is determined in the main control device 162 that a winning on the lower side special winning opening 355 has occurred.

  When it is determined by the main controller 162 that a winning has occurred, the main controller 162 outputs a winning command to the display control device 620. When the same winning command is received by the display control device 620, the value of the winning counter IC is increased from "0" to "1" and the value of the holding counter HC is added from "2" to "3". Further, the value of the dummy counter DC is added from "0" to "1". Along with this, the number of holdings displayed in the number of holdings display area LE of the symbol display device 76 (display screen 77) is changed from "2" to "3". However, even if such a change is made, the number of reservations displayed on the lower operation ball display unit DL of the main display 69 is maintained at "2".

  The lower big winning opening 355 is reopened at the timing of te7 when a predetermined period (specifically, 0.5 seconds) has elapsed from the timing of te6, and the predetermined period (specifically, 0.2 seconds) from the timing of te7. The lower big winning hole 355 is closed at the timing of te 8 when e. Then, the open execution mode ends at the timing of te9 when a predetermined period has elapsed from the timing of te8, and the mode is shifted to the high probability mode.

  At the timing of te9, the fluctuation display of the symbols continued before the transition to the open / close execution mode is stopped. Specifically, the completely out-of-correspondence design which does not correspond to any of the above-mentioned various jackpots and extraordinary outturns is stopped. For example, the “3” symbol in the left symbol row, the “6” symbol in the middle symbol row, and the “7” symbol in the right symbol are respectively stopped and displayed.

  At the timing of te10 immediately after the timing of te9, the number of holdings displayed in the number of holdings display area LE of the symbol display device 76 is changed from "3" to "2" and the number of holdings of the main display D is displayed The number of reservations displayed on the part HL is changed from "2" to "1". At this time, on the condition that the winning on the lower operation ball entry unit 63 occurs in the open / close execution mode and the value of the number-of-holds display area LE is added based thereon, the value of the winning counter IC and the dummy counter While the value of DC is updated from "1" to "0", the variable display of the symbol (more specifically, the above-mentioned pseudo continuous change production) is started. Further, since a winning on the lower operation ball entering portion 63 occurs in the open / close execution mode, a combination of symbols to be finally displayed in a stop in the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect is determined.

  In the pseudo continuous variation effect performed at the timing of te10, the left symbol and the right symbol that are sequentially stopped are set to be the same as the symbols stopped and displayed at the timing of te2 to the timing of te9. That is, first, the “3” symbol in the left symbol row is stopped and displayed, and thereafter, the “7” symbol in the right symbol row is stopped and displayed. Then, the middle symbol is stopped and displayed at the timing of te11 at which the pseudo continuous variation effect ends. Specifically, the "6" symbol in the middle symbol row is stopped and displayed based on the fact that the value of the winning counter IC is changed due to the winning of the lower big winning opening 355 in the opening / closing execution mode. The combination of the symbols concerned, that is, the combination of the "3" symbol in the left symbol row, the "6" symbol in the middle symbol row, and the "7" symbol in the right symbol row is a symbol corresponding to the complete removal result.

  At the timing of te12 immediately after the timing of te11, the variation display of the symbols in the symbol display device 76 and the variation display of the symbols in the display portion DL for the lower operation ball entry unit are started, but at this time, the display screen 77 The number (the value of the hold counter HC) displayed in the hold number display area LE is changed from “2” to “1”. At this time, since the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect is being executed, the lower operation ball display portion DL for the main display portion D does not stop the fluctuation display at the timing of te11 (the blinking display is maintained. The value displayed on the lower operation suspension number display section HL of the main display section D is maintained at “1”.

  After the second variable display in the pseudo continuous fluctuation effect executed at the timing of te10 in te12 is started, the respective symbols are sequentially stopped and displayed. Specifically, the left symbol and the right symbol which are sequentially stopped are set to be the same as the respective symbols stopped and displayed at the timing of te10 to the timing of te11. That is, first, the “3” symbol in the left symbol row is stopped and displayed, and thereafter, the “7” symbol in the right symbol row is stopped and displayed. Then, while the middle symbol is stopped and displayed at the timing of te13 when the simulated continuous fluctuation effect is finished, the lower operation entry unit display DL for the main display D changes from flashing display to lighting display, and one game time Ends. Specifically, the "5" symbol in the middle symbol row is stopped and displayed based on the fact that the value of the winning counter IC is changed by the winning of the lower big winning opening 355 in the opening / closing execution mode. A combination of such symbols, that is, a combination of “3” symbols in the left symbol row, “5” symbols in the middle symbol row, and “7” symbols in the right symbol row is a symbol corresponding to an implicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, high The transition to the probability mode will be notified.

  At the timing of te14 after the simulated continuous change presentation is finished, the number of reservations displayed on the number-of-holds display unit HL of the main display unit D is changed from "1" to "0" and the display screen 77 is suspended. The number of reservations displayed in the number display area LE is changed from “1” to “0”. Then, at this timing, the display portion DL for the lower operation ball entry portion of the main display portion D is switched from lighting display to blinking display, and variable display of symbols is started on the display screen 77.

  According to the second embodiment described above in detail, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

  Compared with the configuration in which the symbol is temporarily stopped at the same transition timing by continuing the fluctuation display of the symbol so as to straddle the transition timing without temporarily stopping the symbol at the transition timing to the opening / closing execution mode It is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of discomfort in the variable display of the symbol. In particular, by avoiding the stop of the fluctuation display of the symbol, it is possible to suppress the decrease in the degree of attention to the symbol display device 76 and to suppress the movement of the lower variable ball entry unit 64 from being noticed by the player be able to.

  Moreover, about the fluctuation display of the symbol which continues from before the transition timing to opening / closing execution mode, it is continued until the completion | finish timing of opening / closing execution mode. This makes it easy for the player's attention to be directed to the symbol display device 76 even in the open / close execution mode, so that it is possible to preferably suppress the movement of the lower variable ball entry unit 64 from reaching the player's eyes.

  In addition, it is not limited to the description content of each embodiment mentioned above, For example, you may implement as follows. Incidentally, the following alternative configurations may be applied individually to the configurations in the above-described embodiments, or may be applied in combination with each other.

  (1) In each of the above-described embodiments, the right operation ball receiving portion 65 as the “first start ball receiving portion” has the pair of movable pieces 272 and 273 on the left and the right as the “second variable ball receiving portion”. By configuring the side variable entering ball portion 64 to have a pair of left and right movable pieces 372, 373 and the right side variable entering ball portion 66 as the "first variable entering ball portion" to have one movable piece 472, Although the distinction between the right actuating ball entering portion 65 and the lower variable ball entering portion 64 and the distinctiveness of the right actuating ball portion 65 and the right variable entering ball portion 66 are different, the present invention is limited thereto is not. At least the appearance of the operation and the mode of operation (for example, the switching mode) are different from each other to distinguish the right actuating ball 65 and the lower variable ball 64 from the right actuating ball 65 and the right actuating ball 66 It should just be comprised so that it may become low compared with the distinctiveness of.

  It is also possible to set the number of movable pieces in the right side variable ball entry unit 66 to be the same as that of the right action ball entry unit 65 or the like. In this case, it is preferable to generate the difference in the distinctiveness described above by setting the difference in the operation mode. For example, while the movable pieces of the right actuating ball receiving portion 65 and the lower variable ball actuating portion 64 are configured to rotate to the left and right, the movable piece of the right variable ball receiving portion 66 slides in the front and rear direction By adopting the configuration, it is possible to secure the difference in the identifiability described above. However, when such a change is made, the difference in identifiability based on the operation of each movable piece can be suitably secured, while the difference in identifiability in the state where each movable piece is stationary is secured. It is assumed to be difficult to do. Therefore, desirably, as described in the above embodiment, it is preferable to clarify the structural difference (appearance difference) and to set the difference in the identifiability in the stationary state.

  It should be noted that the discriminability of the right operating ball entering portion 65 and the lower variable ball entering portion 64 is compared with that of the right operating ball entering portion 65 and the right variable ball entering portion 66 by arbitrarily combining the size, shape, color and the like. It is also possible to configure it to be low.

  (2) In each of the above embodiments, the switching mode of opening and closing in the right operation entering ball section 65 as the "second start entering ball section" and the lower variable entering ball section 64 as the "first variable entering ball section" While making the switching mode of opening and closing the same, making the switching mode of the right operation ball receiving portion 65 non-identical with the switching mode of the right variable ball inserting portion 66, the right operation ball receiving portion 65 and the lower side variable Although the distinction between the ball entry portion 64 and the discrimination between the right operation ball entry portion 65 and the right variable ball entry portion 66 is different, the present invention is not limited to this. However, in consideration of securing the difference in the discriminability at the time of operation of each ball entering section 64 to 66, at least the switching mode of the lower variable ball entering section 64 is compared with the switching mode of the right variable ball entering section 66 It is preferable that the setting mode be set to be close to the switching mode of the right operation ball receiving portion 65.

  In addition, although the operation mode of the lower variable ball entering unit 64 is set to be the same as the operation mode in the case where the right operation ball entering unit 65 is in the low frequency support mode, it is not limited thereto. For example, the operation mode may be set to be the same as in the case where the right operation ball receiving unit 65 is in the high frequency support mode.

  However, it should be noted that the game can be diversified by differentiating the transition of the gaming state after the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the 2R jackpot with the transition of the gaming state after the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the 15R jackpot If so, it is preferable to quickly exit the 2R jackpot-enabled open / close execution mode. Moreover, in the structure which performs the fluctuation display of a symbol based on the ball entering to the lower side variable ball entering part 64 in the opening / closing execution mode, the ball entering to the lower side variable ball entering part 64 occurs too many balls This may be a factor that makes it difficult to shift the gaming state while suppressing the occurrence of disadvantages to the player. Therefore, desirably, in the configuration in which the right actuating inner ball portion 65 has the high frequency support mode and the low frequency support mode as its operation mode as described above, the operation mode of the lower variable ball entering portion 64 is set to the low frequency support mode It is preferable to combine.

  (3) In the above embodiments, the switching mode in the lower variable ball entering portion 64 is all the same at the time of 2R big hit and special out, but it is not limited to this, various 2R big hits and special It is also possible to make the switching mode at the time of disconnection different.

  (4) In each said embodiment, although the lower action | operation ball entering part 63 and the lower side variable ball entering part 64 were unitized, it is not limited to this. It is also possible to separately provide each of the ball receiving portions 63, 64.

  However, the function to block the inflow of gaming balls from the gap between the movable pieces 372 and 373 of the lower variable insertion ball portion 64 is added to the lower operation ball insertion portion 63. The same function as that of the protruding portion 261 in the right operation ball receiving portion 65 is given to the portion 64. For this reason, it is possible to show that the lower operating ball receiving portion 63 and the lower variable ball receiving portion 64 are integrated as one unit and exert the same function as the right operating ball receiving portion 65. . That is, it is possible to make the player have an illusion of the function of the lower variable ball entry unit 64. Therefore, it is preferable that the above-mentioned blocking function in the lower actuating ball receiving portion 63 is left even when the ball entering portions 63 and 64 are separately provided as described above.

  In addition, the lower operating ball receiving portion 63 as the "second starting ball receiving portion" and the lower variable ball receiving portion 64 as the "second variable ball receiving portion" are located below the center frame 99 (specifically, the stage 99a). However, the arrangement of these ball entering portions 63 and 64 is arbitrary. However, in general, in a gaming machine having a stage and a plurality of starting ball portions, the starting ball portions are often arranged vertically below the stage. Therefore, desirably, as shown in the above-mentioned embodiment, by arranging the lower operation entering ball portion 63 and the lower variable entering ball portion 64 vertically below the stage 99a, it looks as if the lower variable entrance ball is 64 can be simulated as if the function as the starting ball entry unit is given.

  (5) In each of the above embodiments, the symbol display device 76 as a "pattern display device", more specifically, the number-of-helds display area LE as a "stored number display portion" which displays the number of game balls held on the display screen 77. However, the arrangement target and the position of the number-of-holds display area are not limited to the above configuration. It may be at least provided separately from the main display unit 69 (main display unit D) whose display content is directly controlled by the main control unit 162, for example, a configuration corresponding to the memory number display unit in the center frame 99 etc. May be arranged. However, it is preferable to make the stored number display section easier to view than the number of holdings display section HL of the main display section D, and in view of this point, the stored number display section may be disposed at the center of the game area PE.

  In addition, it is not necessary to separately display the number of holdings corresponding to the lower operation ball receiving portion 63 (the lower operation port 305) and the number of holdings corresponding to the right operation ball receiving portion 65 (the right operation port 255) Both may be displayed together in one display area. For example, the sum of the numbers of reservations may be displayed in one display area. When making such a change, the upper limit value 4 is set as the number of reservations for the lower side operation port, and the upper limit 4 as the number of reservations for the right side operation port is set. It is also possible to count winnings on the side large winning opening 355) as a hold for the right side operation opening. According to such a modification, even if the number of holdings for the lower operation opening has reached the upper limit, the firing of the gaming ball is continued to generate a winning on the lower variable ball entering portion 64. Since an increase in the number of reservations based on the same prize can be expected, the player can be encouraged to continue playing the game.

  (6) In each of the above embodiments, the game ball that has passed through the area to the left of the symbol display device 76 as the "pattern display device" in the game area PE (a game played toward the lower operation ball entering portion 63) The ball is not allowed to reach the right operation ball entry section 65 (in detail, enter the ball), but the game ball passing through the right area reaches the right operation ball entry section 65 (in detail, it is input) It is also possible to adopt a configuration that allows for a ball).

  In addition, in the game area PE, the game ball (the game ball shot toward the right operation ball entry unit 65) which has passed the area on the right side of the symbol display device 76 as a "pattern display device" reaches the winning opening unit 62 Although a configuration in which it is impossible to win (in detail, winning) is adopted, it is also possible to adopt a configuration that allows the game ball passing through the right area to reach the winning opening unit 62 (in detail, winning). is there. However, if such a change is made, in the high-frequency support mode, the player wins a 2R jackpot or a special win, and the right operation ball entry unit 65 and the lower variable ball entry unit 64 An event may occur such as operating at the same time. This means that the difference between the switching mode of the lower variable ball entering section 64 and the right operating ball section 65 is clear, and the lower variable ball entering section 64 is a kind of operating ball section for the player. It can be a factor that makes it difficult to give an impression of being there. Therefore, desirably, as shown in each of the above-described embodiments, it may be configured to prevent the game ball shot toward at least the right operation ball receiving portion 65 from winning the lower operation ball receiving portion 63. .

  (7) In the above embodiments, when winning occurs on the right operation ball entry unit 65, it is possible to win the 15R jackpot, but not be able to win the 2R jackpot. This may be changed to allow the 2R jackpot when the winning on the right operation ball entry unit 65 occurs.

  However, when such a change is made, the same inconvenience as the inconvenience shown in the modification (6) may occur. Therefore, it is preferable to adopt a configuration excluding the 2R jackpot result from the lottery object at the time of winning occurrence on the right operation ball entry unit 65 as shown in each of the above embodiments.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the special out-of-order result is set as the lottery target in the lottery based on the winning on the right operation ball entry unit 65, but changing this and excluding the special out-of-core result from the lottery target It is possible. Further, in the case of the high frequency support mode, it is possible to remove the special outlier result from the same lottery object. Thereby, the state where the opening of the motorized item 271 is performed with high frequency in the right operation ball entry unit 65 and the situation where the opening of the motorized object 371 is performed with low frequency in the lower side variable ball entering unit 64 Can be suitably avoided.

  (8) In each of the above embodiments, the through gate 67 is disposed in the area on the right side of the symbol display device 76 in the game area PE (more specifically, the right operation ball entry portion 65). The device 76 (variable display device 68) may be disposed in the left side region (more specifically, the flow-down path to the lower actuation ball receiving portion 63). Thereby, it is possible to suppress grasping that the lower variable ball entering portion 64 appearing to be the operating ball receiving portion is operating despite the fact that the game ball has not passed through gate 67, and it is possible to lower By adopting a configuration in which the symbols are variably displayed based on entering the ball into the side variable ball entry unit 64, it is possible to preferably suppress giving the player a sense of discomfort.

  In addition, the flow down path of the game ball in the game area PE is roughly divided into two by the variable display device 68 etc., and the lower operation ball entering portion 63 and the lower variable ball enter portion 64 are arranged in one flow down path, Although the right operation ball entering portion 65 and the right variable ball entering portion 66 are disposed in the flow-down path of the above, it is also possible to change this as follows. That is, it is also possible to arrange each ball entering portion 63 to 66 on the same flow-down path instead of roughly dividing the flow-down path into two as described above.

  In addition, although the variable display device 68 is configured as the “flow-through route differentiation unit”, the flow-through route differentiation unit may be configured by another configuration (eg, a nail row) or the like.

  Furthermore, the game ball launched toward the lower operation ball receiving portion 63 as the “second start ball receiving portion” can not enter the right operation ball receiving portion 65 as the “first start ball receiving portion”. The respective ball entering portions 63 and 65 are arranged to be as described above, but the game ball fired toward the lower actuating ball entering portion 63 enters the right actuating ball receiving portion 65 as the "first start ball receiving portion". Each of the ball entering portions 63 and 65 may be disposed so as to be capable of being balled. In addition, the game balls fired toward the right operation ball entry unit 65 as the "first start ball entry unit" can not enter the lower operation ball entry unit 63 and can not enter the balls. However, the ball receiving portions 63 and 65 may be arranged such that the game ball launched toward the right operation ball receiving portion 65 can enter the lower operation ball receiving portion 63. However, when such a change is performed, it is preferable to suppress overlapping of the opening and closing operation of the right operation ball receiving unit 65 and the opening and closing operation of the lower variable ball entering unit 64 during the same period. Therefore, desirably, when the gaming ball is fired toward the lower actuating ball portion 63, the probability that the gaming ball fired toward the right actuating ball portion 65 wins the lower actuating ball portion 63 It is preferable to set the probability lower than the probability of winning to the lower operation ball entry unit 63 in the same.

  (9) In the above embodiments, the main display unit D of the main display unit 69 (for example, the hold number display units HL and HR) is controlled by the main control unit 162, and the display screen 77 of the symbol display unit 76 (for example, the hold number Although the display area LE, RE) is controlled by the display control device 620, the present invention is not limited to this. It is sufficient if at least the number of reservations and the game result are displayed by the main control device 162, and the control device and display unit other than the main control device 162 and the main display section D display the number of reservations and the game result Is optional.

  For example, in each of the above embodiments, four light emitting sites are provided in each of the hold count display sections HL and HR of the main display section D, and the same light emitting sites are emitted by the number corresponding to the hold count. Although the corresponding information is displayed, this may be changed to form the hold number display sections HL and HR using 7 segments or the like, and the information corresponding to the hold number may be displayed by numbers.

  Further, with regard to the number-of-holds display areas LE and RE in the symbol display device 76, the information corresponding to the number stored in the hold counter of the display control device 620 does not necessarily have to be displayed by numbers and is stored in the retention counter It is also possible to display information corresponding to a certain number by various patterns such as a number of dots corresponding to the number.

  (10) In each of the above embodiments, the opening period of the lower big winning opening 355 in the opening / closing execution mode corresponding to the 2R big hit result and the special out result is substantially the number of winnings for the lower big winning opening 355 By setting the upper limit set in advance so that the period required for the open / close execution mode is made constant and then the winning of the lower large winning opening 355 in the open / close execution mode is canceled. Although it was set as the structure which divides | segments a remaining period, and having suppressed the fluctuation display time of the symbol in the said opening / closing execution mode becoming an excessive variety, it is not limited to this. For example, the period required for the open / close execution mode does not necessarily have to be fixed, and the period required for the open / close execution mode may be changed when the number of winnings reaches the above-described upper limit. Moreover, it is not necessary to make the sum total of the fluctuation display periods of the symbols constant regardless of the number of winnings, for example, changing the total of the fluctuation display periods of the symbols according to the number of winnings It may be changed.

  (11) In the first embodiment, the variation display mode of the symbol performed based on the winning of the lower large winning opening 355 during the open / close execution mode is determined in the normal gaming state. Although the configuration is such that a table similar to the table referred to at the time of use is used, it is not limited to this. You may provide separately the table used when determining the fluctuation | variation display aspect of the symbol in open / close execution mode.

  (12) In the first embodiment, when the lower large winning opening 355 is hit a plurality of times in the opening / closing execution mode, and the variable display of the symbols according to the plurality of winnings is executed, Although the previous variable display period is set to be shorter than the subsequent variable display period, the setting of the variable display period is optional. For example, it is also possible to equalize the former period for fluctuation display and the latter fluctuation display period. However, in the gaming machine having a function in which the variable display period is shortened by increasing the number of reservations in the normal gaming state, the same shortening function is canceled during the open / close execution mode. It can be a factor that gives discomfort. Therefore, as described in the above embodiment, preferably, the variable display period may be set in accordance with the time shortening function even in the open / close execution mode.

  (13) In each of the above-described embodiments, the winning acceptance on the lower side special winning opening 355 is finished at substantially the same timing as the output timing of the ending command from the main controller 162. In other words, the gaming command that has flowed into the lower large winning opening 355 is immediately detected by the detection sensor at the timing when the lower large winning opening 355 is closed, whereby the ending command output timing and Although it was set as the structure which complete | finishes the prize reception to the side big prize winning opening 355, it is not limited to this. For example, when a game ball flowing in at the same timing as the closing timing of the lower big winning opening 355 has a predetermined period to reach the detection sensor, this predetermined period is added to the timing of the reception end. It should just be composition.

  Moreover, about the timing which complete | finishes the fluctuation | variation display of the symbol started with transfer to opening / closing execution mode, it is not necessarily after the timing when the ending command was output. For example, even before the output of the ending command, when a winning on the lower side big prize winning opening 355 occurs, the fluctuation display of the above-mentioned design from the timing of the same winning occurrence to the output timing of the ending command It is also possible to end.

  (14) In the first embodiment, when transitioning to the open / close execution mode, each of the stop display is performed for the purpose of making it appear as if the fluctuation display of the symbol performed immediately before it is continuing. Although it was set as the structure which fluctuates a part of symbol again, it is not limited to this. However, the next symbol variation display being performed without changing the number of holdings displayed in the number-of-holdings display area LE of the display screen 77 may cause the player to feel uncomfortable. Therefore, it is preferable to use a part of the stop symbol immediately before the opening / closing execution mode transition and display as if the variable display is continued.

  (15) In the first embodiment, the gaming state to be transferred after the opening / closing execution mode is ended can be notified when the last symbol variation executed in the opening / closing execution mode is stopped. , It is not necessarily limited at the time of the stop of the last symbol variation. However, in the case where the notification is made in advance, a time lag occurs from the notification to the transition of the gaming state. For this reason, it can be a factor which reduces the interest improvement effect (by making it appear as if the gaming state suddenly changes) by diversification of the transition opportunity of the gaming state. Therefore, the notification timing is preferably at least within the period during which the last symbol variation display is being performed.

  (16) In the first embodiment, the open / close execution mode ends when the lower large winning opening 355 wins during the open / close execution mode corresponding to the implicit 2R probability variation big hit result and the special outlier result. Although the configuration is such that the later migration destination is notified by a message or the like, this may be omitted.

  (17) In the above embodiments, the jackpot type is 15R positive variation, 15R normal, explicit 2R positive variation, implicit 2R positive variation, 2R normal configuration, but at least the advantage and disadvantage for entering the large winning opening It is sufficient to have one type of 15R jackpot and 2R jackpot with a difference, and it is also possible to omit some of the various 2R jackpots.

  Moreover, although it was set as the structure which changes the distribution table of the big hit type to refer to which of the lower side operation ball entering part 63 and the right side operation ball entering part 65, it is not limited to this It is also possible to refer to the same distribution table when ball entry into the operation ball entering parts 63 and 65 occurs.

  (18) In the above embodiments, the support mode is shifted to the high-frequency support mode after the end of the open / close execution mode when the 2R normal big hit results, but this is changed to the open / close execution mode It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the support mode prior to the opening / closing execution mode is inherited after the end. That is, if the support mode before the open / close execution mode is the high-frequency support mode, the high-frequency support mode is set even after the open / close execution mode ends, and if the support mode before the open / close execution mode is the low-frequency support mode The low frequency support mode may be employed even after the open / close execution mode ends.

  (19) In each of the above embodiments, the lower variable ball entering portion 64 or the right variable ball entering portion 66 is configured to be opened only once per 1R in the open / close execution mode, but may be opened several times in 1R Configuration is also possible.

  (20) In the above embodiments, by setting the 15R jackpot and the 2R jackpot, the difference between the advantages and disadvantages in the open / close execution mode is provided, but it is also possible to change this as follows. For example, changing the number of rounds in the 2R jackpot to 15R, and making it difficult for the game ball to flow compared to the opening / closing period in the 15R jackpot, in which the opening / closing period in the jackpot is preset. It is also possible to configure. That is, it is sufficient if a plurality of modes in which the advantageous / disadvantage differences are set in the opening / closing execution mode as the special gaming state are set, and the difference does not necessarily need to be provided depending on the number of rounds in the opening / closing execution mode. In addition, when performing such a change, it is also possible to omit the number display part of rounds in the main display D at the same time.

  (21) In each of the above embodiments, when the 15R normal jackpot or the 15R probability variation jackpot is won, the type of the winning jackpot is notified. However, instead of notifying the jackpot type, the open / close execution mode It is also possible to indicate a degree of advantage of the gaming state after the end. Hereinafter, specific examples will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 30 and 31.

  In this modification, when the probability variation jackpot is won, the high probability mode and the high frequency support mode are applied at the end of the open / close execution mode, and thereafter, each game becomes the low probability mode and low when 100 game times elapse. It returns to the normal gaming state in which the frequency support mode is set. That is, while the high probability mode and the high frequency support mode are configured to be continued until the next jackpot win in the above embodiment, the termination condition is different in this modification.

  Specifically, as shown in the transition process at the end of the opening / closing execution mode of FIG. 30, when it is determined in step S1501 that the present opening / closing execution mode corresponds to the special removal result, the main opening / closing execution mode is Finish. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1501, the process proceeds to step S1502, and it is determined whether the current opening / closing execution mode corresponds to a 15R probability variation jackpot or an explicit 2R probability variation jackpot.

  When an affirmative determination is made in step S1502, a flag deletion process for deleting information for specifying a gaming state is executed in step S1503. Specifically, if the open / close execution mode flag, the high probability mode flag, and the high frequency support flag are stored, they are erased, and if they are not stored already, the state is maintained. After that, the high probability mode flag is stored in steps S1504 and S1505 and the high frequency support flag is stored, and in the subsequent step S1506, "100" is set in the game number counter. Then, in the subsequent step S1507, the command for the first suggestion effect is set, and the transition processing at the end of the main opening / closing execution mode is ended. The command for the first suggestion effect is output to the voice lamp control device 143 or the display control device 620 in the external output process executed in the normal process of the main control device 162.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1502, the process advances to step S1508 to determine whether the current open / close execution mode is the open / close execution mode corresponding to the implicit 2R probability variation jackpot. When an affirmative determination is made in step S1508, a flag deletion process for deleting information for specifying a gaming state is executed in step S1509. Specifically, if the open / close execution mode flag, the high probability mode flag, and the high frequency support flag are stored, they are erased, and if they are not stored already, the state is maintained. Thereafter, the high probability mode flag is stored in step S1510, and in the subsequent step S1511, one of the high frequency support flag and the low frequency support flag is set to be the same support mode as the support mode in the gaming state before the opening / closing execution mode. Store and complete this migration process. Thereby, the gaming state shifts to the gaming state in which the success or failure lottery mode is the high probability mode and the support mode is the low frequency support mode or the high frequency support mode.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1508, that is, if it is determined that the opening / closing execution mode this time is 15R normal jackpot, a flag deletion process for deleting information for specifying a gaming state in step S1512 is performed. Run. Specifically, if the open / close execution mode flag, the high probability mode flag, and the high frequency support flag are stored, they are erased, and if they are not stored already, the state is maintained. Thereafter, the high frequency support flag is stored in step S1513, and in the subsequent step S1514, "100" is set in the game number counter. Then, in the subsequent step S1515, the command for the first suggestion effect is set, and the transition processing at the end of the main opening / closing execution mode is ended. The command for the first suggestion effect is output to the voice lamp control device 143 or the display control device 620 in the external output process executed in the normal process of the main control device 162. In addition, in this modification, the 2R usual big hit result is omitted from the object of the distribution lottery.

  Next, a process performed by the display control device 620 based on the above-described command for the first suggestion effect and the command for the second suggestion effect will be described. In the display control device 620, if the jackpot result distributed by the main controller 162 is the 15R probability variation jackpot result, the explicit 2R probability variation jackpot result, the 15R normal jackpot result, the 2R normal jackpot result, suggesting the type of jackpot Perform a suggested effect. The suggestion effect is determined based on the indication effect command described above when the open / close execution mode ends. Hereinafter, the suggestion effect start process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the suggestion effect start process, first, in step S1601, it is determined whether it is the end timing of the open / close execution mode. If a negative determination is made in step S1601, the start processing for the present suggestive effect is ended as it is. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S1601, the process proceeds to step S1602, and it is determined whether the first suggested effect command is input via the audio lamp control device 143 or not.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S1602, the process proceeds to the process for first suggested effect in step S1603. In the process for the first suggestion effect, the first suggestion effect table stored in the ROM 623 of the display control device 620 is referred to, and the mode of the suggestion effect to be executed after the open / close execution mode ends is determined. Specifically, with reference to the first indication effect table and the value of the random number counter for determining the effect mode provided in the RAM 624, it is suggested that the first indication suggests that the probability that the probability change jackpot is higher than the normal jackpot is high. A distribution lottery is performed with an aspect and a second suggestion aspect that suggests that the probability of being a big hit usually is higher than the probability variation big hit.

  In the table for the first suggestion effect, the probability of becoming the first suggestion mode is set higher than the probability of becoming the second suggestion aspect by the distribution lottery, so the first suggestion when the probability variation jackpot is won There is a high possibility that the aspect is selected. As described above, after performing the distribution lottery of the presentation mode, the setting process of the suggested presentation based on the first suggestion mode is performed. By the setting process of the suggestion effect based on the first suggestion aspect, the background color in the symbol display device 76 (display screen 77) is changed to a color (for example, red) different from the background color selected in the normal gaming state It will be.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S1602, the process proceeds to step S1604. In step S1604, it is determined whether the command for the second suggestion effect is input via the audio lamp control device 143 or not.

  If a negative determination is made in step S1604, the process for starting this suggested effect is ended. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S1604, the process proceeds to the processing for the second suggested effect in step S1605. In the processing for the second suggestion effect, the second suggestion effect table stored in the ROM 623 of the display control device 620 is referred to, and the mode of the suggestion effect to be executed after the open / close execution mode ends is determined. Specifically, with reference to the second indication effect table and the values of the random number counter, the sorting lottery of the first indication aspect and the second indication aspect is performed.

  In the second suggestion effect table, the probability of becoming the second suggestion mode is set higher than the probability of becoming the first suggestion aspect by the distribution lottery, and therefore, the second suggestion is usually made when the jackpot is won. There is a high possibility that the aspect is selected. As described above, after performing the distribution lottery of the presentation mode, the setting process of the suggested presentation based on the second suggestion mode is performed. The background color on the symbol display device 76 (display screen 77) is selected in the normal gaming state by the setting process of the suggestion effect based on the second suggestion mode and the background color changed in the first suggestion mode selection Will be changed to a color different from the color (eg, blue).

  After the process for suggestion effect is executed in step S1605 and step S1603, the process proceeds to step S1606. In step S1606, "100", which is the same as the number of game times set for which the high probability mode or the high frequency support mode is continued, is set in the counter for suggestion effects provided in various counter areas of the RAM 624, and this suggestion effect start processing Finish. The suggestion effect counter is decremented by one each time the game is run, and the suggestion effect is ended when the value of the suggestion effect counter becomes "0".

  The following effects can be expected by making the changes detailed above. That is, even when the player wins the 15R normal jackpot, the possibility of being shifted to the high probability mode still remains, so the player will play the game expecting to be elected to the next jackpot immediately. Thereby, the attention degree to a game can be raised suitably.

  (22) Other types of pachinko machines and the like different from the above embodiments, for example, pachinko machines in which the motorized part opens a predetermined number of times when gaming balls enter a specific area of a special device The present invention can be applied to a pachinko machine that becomes a jackpot when a ball enters and becomes a jackpot, a pachinko machine equipped with other features, an arrange ball machine, a game machine such as a ball ball, etc.

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Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiments will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configuration in each of the above-described embodiments is appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration illustrated in the parentheses or the like.

Feature 1 A starting ball receiving portion (operation ball receiving portions 63, 65) which is provided in a game area (playing area PE) where the game balls flow down, and in which the game balls can enter;
And lottery means (main control device 162) for performing lottery of whether or not the special game state advantageous to the player is generated based on entering the ball into the starting ball entry part,
The first special gaming state and the second special gaming state are set as the special gaming state,
The game balls flow in more than in the first embodiment and the first embodiment, based on the fact that the game area is provided and the lottery result by the lottery means is the lottery result corresponding to the occurrence of the first special game state. A first variable ball entry portion (right variable ball entry portion 66) that switches to the second mode,
The game ball flows in more than in the first form and the first form based on the fact that the lottery area by the lottery means is provided in the gaming area and the lottery result corresponds to the occurrence of the second special gaming state. A second variable ball entry unit (lower variable ball entry unit 64) that switches to the second mode,
Privilege giving means (a payout control device 181) for giving a privilege to the player based on entering a ball into the first variable ball entry unit or the second variable ball entry unit;
In the gaming state transition means (in the MPU 602 of the main control device 162), the gaming state is shifted so that after the end of the second special gaming state, the gaming state becomes more advantageous to the player than the gaming state before the second special gaming state occurs. Function to execute transition processing at the end of open / close execution mode),
In the switching mode of the second variable game unit in the second special game state, the opportunity to generate the ball into the second variable game unit in the second special game mode is in the first special game mode Is set to be less than the chance of entering the first variable ball entry section,
The starting ball receiving portion has a variable starting ball receiving portion (right operation ball receiving portion 65) that can be switched to a second form in which gaming balls are more likely to flow than the first form and the first form,
The second variable ball entry unit has lower discriminability between the second variable ball entry unit and the variable start ball entry unit as compared to the first variable ball entry unit and the variable start ball entry unit. A game machine characterized in that it is configured to be.

  According to Feature 1, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to shift to the special game state triggered by entering the starting entry club, and entry to the variable entry club is made when the lottery is won. It is facilitated. As the special gaming state, there are provided a first special gaming state and a second special gaming state which are set so that a difference occurs in the ball entry occurrence opportunity, and an award given to the player, for example, by adopting such a configuration It is possible to realize the transition of the gaming state while suppressing benefits such as balls. Thereby, diversification of the transition opportunity of the game state can be realized. According to the configuration in which the variable ball entry unit is operated at the time of changing the gaming state via the second special gaming state, for example, the hole administrator can easily check whether the change in the gaming state is normal or not. It is possible to do

  However, in the gaming machine in which the first special gaming state and the second special gaming state are set and the visual check is allowed based on the operation of the variable ball entry unit, diversification of transition timing of the gaming state can be realized. On the other hand, the movement of the second variable game unit in the second special game state is a game, for example, because the expectation of entering the variable ball unit in the second special game state is lower than that in the first special game state. It is feared that it becomes easy to give the player a sense of loss if he or she sees a player.

  In this respect, in the present feature, the target for which the player can easily enter the ball by the special game state winning is set individually according to the degree of advantage of the special game state, and the second variable ball entry portion which is further disadvantageous for the player By setting the discriminability of the variable start-up ball part lower than that of the first variable ball-in part, it is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience. That is, even if the second special game state is won and the second variable ball entry unit operates, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the start ball entry unit has operated. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult to give a sense of loss to the player who has seen the operation of the second variable ball entry unit, and to preferably suppress the decline in the game intention described above. Therefore, the transition opportunity of the gaming state can be diversified appropriately.

  In the gaming machine of the type having a variable start ball portion, even if the variable ball portion is switched in the order of the first form → the second form → the first form during the normal game state, In many cases, the switching mode to the variable starting ball entry unit is set so that the occurrence of the ball entry is difficult to occur. For this reason, even if the ball entry into the variable start ball entry part does not occur, it is assumed that the occurrence of a sense of loss resulting therefrom is relatively small. As described above, even though it is difficult to enter the second variable ball entry part by imitating the second variable ball entry part to the variable start ball entry part that the ball entry is originally unlikely to be expected in the normal gaming state It is possible to suppress an increase in the sense of loss due to it.

  In addition, by giving the player an impression as if the gaming state has suddenly changed by the operation of the second variable ball entry section simulated to look like an action ball entry section, it is possible to improve the interest in the gaming machine Can contribute.

  Incidentally, for this feature, "the expected number of game balls obtained based on entering the variable start ball unit is smaller than the expected number of obtained game balls based on entering the first variable ball unit" (The payout means for paying out the game ball based on the ball entry into the variable start ball entry part or the first variable ball entry part, and A configuration in which the expected payout number of gaming balls based on entering the gaming ball is set smaller than the expected payout number of gaming balls based on entering the one gaming ball into the first variable ball entry part And “the lottery means is a first lottery means, and includes a second lottery means for lottery whether or not to switch the variable start entrance portion to the second mode, and the second lottery means is provided by the second lottery means. The probability of winning in switching to the second mode in the lottery is determined by the first lottery means. It is also possible to apply at least one of the special game state winning a configuration that is set higher than the probability of being "in. By applying the above-described configuration, it is possible to preferably exhibit the reduction effect of the sense of loss by simulating the second variable ball entry unit as if it is the operation entry unit.

  In addition, “the switching mode of the second variable ball entry when the second special game state is won, the opportunity to enter the second variable ball in the second special game state occurs To be less than the chance of entering the first variable ball entry section when the first special game status is won, for example, when the second special game status is won It is preferable to set the period in which the unit is in the second mode shorter than the period in which the first variable ball entry unit is in the second mode when the first special gaming state is won.

Feature 2 The variable starting ball entry unit is
A restriction position is provided to be visible from the front of the gaming machine, and a restriction position restricting the inflow of gaming balls to the entrance site of the variable start ball entrance, and a displacement position to allow the flow of gaming balls into the entrance site Possible starting ball control members (movable pieces 272, 273);
Drive mechanism for starting ball entering portion for switching the starting ball entering portion to the first mode and the second mode by displacing the restricting member for starting ball entering portion to the restricting position and the allowable position 274) and
The first variable ball entry unit is
A restriction position which is provided so as to be visible from the front of the gaming machine and which restricts the inflow of gaming balls to the entrance site of the first variable ball entry portion, and an allowance position which permits the inflow of gaming balls to the same entrance site A displaceable first variable entry ball restricting member (movable piece 472);
A first variable ball entry unit that switches the first variable ball entry unit to the first form and the second form by displacing the first variable ball entry regulation member to the regulated position and the allowable position. Drive mechanism (drive unit 474), and
The second variable ball entry unit is
In the control position which is provided so as to be visible from the front of the gaming machine and which restricts the inflow of gaming balls to the entrance site of the second variable ball entry section and the allowable position which permits the inflow of gaming balls to the same entrance site A displaceable second variable entry ball restricting member (movable pieces 372, 373);
For the second variable ball entering part for switching the second variable ball entering part to the first form and the second form by displacing the second variable ball entering part regulating member to the restricted position and the allowable position And a drive mechanism (drive unit 374),
Each of the drive mechanisms includes an operation mode of the start-up ball restriction member by the start-up ball drive mechanism and an operation of the second variable ball-in regulation portion by the second variable ball drive mechanism. The operation mode of the start-up ball restriction member by the start-up ball drive mechanism and the first variable ball-limit member by the first variable ball drive mechanism. The gaming machine according to Feature 1, wherein the gaming machine is configured so as not to be common to the operation mode of the game machine.

  According to the second feature, the operation mode of the start-in ball restriction unit and the operation mode of the second variable-in ball control unit are common, and the operation mode of the start-in ball restriction unit and the first variable It is configured so as not to be in common with the operation mode of the ball entry portion regulating member. Thereby, the discrimination between the second variable ball entry unit and the variable start ball entry unit based on the operation mode of each restriction member is made lower than the discrimination between the first variable ball entry unit and the variable start ball entry unit it can.

  In order to realize the technical idea shown in the present feature, for example, the following configuration may be adopted. That is, the "starting ball entering portion regulating member" and the "second variable ball entering portion regulating member" have the same number of restricting members and are switched between the first form and the second form. The operation in the case is common, while the “regulation member for starting ball entry section” and the “regulation member for first variable entry section” are different in the number or operation of the respective regulation members. It is good to do.

  More specifically, "the restriction member for the starting ball entering portion is constituted by a pair of movable pieces disposed so as to sandwich the entrance portion of the variable starting ball receiving portion, for the starting ball receiving portion The drive mechanism is to switch the variable start entry ball portion between the first mode and the second mode by driving the movable pieces for the start entry ball portion to displace them toward and away from each other. The second variable ball entry portion regulation member is constituted by a pair of movable pieces disposed so as to sandwich the entrance portion of the variable start ball entry portion, and the second variable ball entry portion drive mechanism is The second variable entering ball portion is switched to the first form and the second form by driving the movable pieces for the second variable entering ball portion and displacing them to the side approaching and the side away from each other. (1) The restricting member for the variable ball entering portion is the same as that of the first variable ball receiving portion The first variable ball entry unit drive mechanism is configured by one movable piece juxtaposed to the mouth portion, and drives the movable piece for the first variable ball entry unit to drive the first variable ball entry unit. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the first variable ball entry portion is switched to the first form and the second form by being displaced toward and away from the entry site of the portion. According to the configuration, for example, the identifiability based on the appearance and the like of the second variable ball entry unit and the variable start ball entry unit is compared with the identifiability based on the appearance of the first variable ball entry unit and the variable start ball entry unit It can be suitably reduced.

Feature 3 The variable start inlet is a first start inlet,
The starting ball receiving portion has a second starting ball receiving portion (lower operating ball receiving portion 63) provided separately from the first starting ball receiving portion,
The start-up ball restricting member is constituted by a pair of start-up ball moving parts arranged on both sides of the entrance portion of the variable start-up ball,
The first starting ball receiving portion has an inflow restricting portion (protruding portion 261) disposed at a position for restricting the inflow of gaming balls through the gap between the movable pieces for both of the starting ball receiving portions,
The drive mechanism for the start entering ball part drives the movable pieces for the start entering ball part and displaces them to the side approaching each other and the side away from each other, thereby setting the first start entering ball parts to the first form and the second form. Switching,
The second variable ball entry portion regulation member is configured of a pair of second variable ball entry portion movable pieces disposed across the entrance portion of the second variable ball entry portion,
The drive mechanism for the second variable insertion ball portion drives the movable pieces for the second variable insertion ball portion and displaces the second variable ball insertion portion towards and away from each other in the first embodiment Switching to the second mode,
The second starting ball receiving portion is provided in parallel to the first variable ball receiving portion, and to the inlet portion of the second variable ball receiving portion through the gap between the movable pieces for the two second variable ball receiving portions. The gaming machine according to feature 2, wherein the gaming machine is disposed at a position at which the inflow of gaming balls is restricted.

  In a gaming machine having a plurality of starting ball portions, the two starting ball portions are provided side by side, and a configuration is adopted in which the flow of gaming balls into one starting ball portion is restricted by the other starting ball portion. It is common to Therefore, as shown in the present feature, the second variable ball entry unit is juxtaposed with the second start ball entry unit, and the inflow of gaming balls to the second variable ball entry unit is restricted by the second start ball entry unit. With this configuration, it is possible to give the player an impression as if the second variable ball entry unit is a starting ball entry unit. As a result, it is possible to more suitably exhibit the effect of suppressing the game intention decrease function while suppressing the decrease in the monitoring function such as the fraud shown in the feature 1.

  When the second variable ball entry unit and the second start ball entry unit are provided side by side, for example, the two ball entry units are combined into one unit, and the movable piece and the inflow regulation unit in the second start ball entry unit are It is good to unitize. Thereby, the reduction effect of the identifiability mentioned above can be made more remarkable.

Feature 4 The variable start inlet is a first start inlet,
The starting ball receiving portion has a second starting ball receiving portion (lower operating ball receiving portion 63) provided separately from the first starting ball receiving portion,
The second starting ball entry unit does not change the expectation of ball entry even if the gaming state is changed,
A stage (a stage 99a of a center frame 99) having a rolling surface on which gaming balls roll is provided below the display screen (display screen 77) of the symbol display device (the symbol display device 76) that produces effects for game use. Provided,
The second variable ball entry unit and the second start ball entry unit are vertically juxtaposed so that the second start ball entry unit is positioned above the second variable ball entry unit below the stage. Yes,
The first starting ball entering portion and the first variable ball receiving portion other than between the stage and the second starting ball receiving portion and between the second start ball receiving portion and the second variable ball entering portion The gaming machine according to Feature 1 or Feature 2, characterized in that it is arranged in the position of.

  In conventional pachinko machines, in many cases, the first starting ball entry part and the second starting ball entry part are vertically juxtaposed so that the latter is above the former. On the other hand, by arranging the second starting ball entry portion below the stage and disposing the second variable ball entry portion below the stage as shown in this feature, the second variable ball entering portion starts the ball entry. It can be expected that the player recognizes that it has a function as a club. Thereby, the effect shown to the feature 1 grade can be exhibited suitably.

  Feature 5 The switching aspects of the first form and the second form in the second variable ball entry part are set to be similar to the switching aspects of the first form and the second aspect in the variable start entering ball part The gaming machine according to any one of Features 1 to 4.

  According to the feature 5, by making the switching mode of the second variable ball entry section and the switching mode of the variable start ball entry section the same, the second variable ball entering section based on the movement of the second variable ball entry section and Discrimination with the variable start ball entry portion can be suitably reduced. Thereby, the effects shown in the feature 1 and the like can be made more remarkable.

  For example, the number of switching times of the first form → second mode → first mode in the second variable ball entry unit and the switching times of the first mode → second form → first mode in the variable start ball entry unit, or (2) The period in which the variable ball entry portion is maintained in the second mode and the period in which the variable start ball portion is maintained in the second mode are aligned, and furthermore, between the second mode in the second variable ball entry portion The interval and the interval between the second modes in the variable start ball entry section may be aligned.

  Incidentally, in the combination with the feature 2 and the like (the configuration having the movable piece), it is also possible to change the feature as follows. That is, "the game mode is characterized in that the switching mode of the movable piece in the second variable ball entry unit is set to be similar to the switching mode of the movable piece in the second start ball entry unit" It is also possible.

Feature 6 The variable start-up ball unit is a low-frequency switching mode in which the frequency of the second mode per unit time is relatively low, as a switching mode of the first mode and the second mode in the variable start-up ball section, A high frequency switching mode is set that has a relatively high frequency of the second mode per hour, and
The switching mode of the first mode and the second mode in the second variable ball entry unit is set to be similar to the low frequency switching mode in the variable start ball entry unit. The gaming machine according to any one of feature 4.

  In order to reduce the discriminability between the second variable ball entry part and the variable start ball entry part than the discriminability between the first variable ball entry part and the variable start ball entry part, the second variable ball entry part and the variable start ball entry It is desirable to reduce the identification on the appearance of the ball and the identification based on the switching mode (movement). However, as shown in the present feature, when the low frequency switching mode and the high frequency switching mode are set as the switching mode of the variable start ball entry section, the second variable entering ball section is temporarily matched with the high frequency switching mode. When the switching mode is set, it is assumed that switching of the second variable ball entry unit is noticeable and the above-described effect is likely to be faded. In this respect, by setting the switching mode of the variable start ball entry section to be the same as the low frequency switching mode in the second variable ball entry section, the occurrence of such inconvenience can be suppressed and a practically preferable configuration can be realized. .

Feature 7 The variable start inlet is a first start inlet,
The starting ball receiving portion has a second starting ball receiving portion (lower operating ball receiving portion 63) provided separately from the first starting ball receiving portion,
The game area is provided with flow path differentiation means (a variable display device 68 or the like) for differentiating the flow path of the game ball into a first flow path and a second flow path,
When each game ball flows down the first flow-down path, each of the start-up ball-in and the flow-off path differentiation means can enter at least the second start ball-in, and the second flow-down path If the game ball flows down, it is possible to enter the first starting ball, and the second starting ball is inserted compared to when the game ball flows down the first flow path. The degree of expectation of the ball is low, or it is configured so that it is impossible to enter the ball into the second starting ball entry section,
When the switching mode of at least the first starting ball entry unit is the high frequency switching mode, the lottery means selects a lottery result based on entering the ball into the first starting ball entry unit as the second special game. It is set so that the probability of becoming the second special game state winning will be lower than in the case of the low frequency switching mode so as not to win the state or as described in the feature 6 Gaming machine.

  In the configuration in which the discrimination between the second variable entering ball and the variable start entering ball (the first starting entering ball) is reduced by aligning the switching mode as shown in the feature 6, the first start entering ball is temporarily determined. If the switching mode of the first start ball section and the switching mode of the second variable ball section are different when switching of the second variable ball section is performed during switching of the units, It is assumed that it is easy to give a sense of discomfort to a player who recognizes that the functions are the same. This is not preferable because it may be a factor that hinders the above-described discriminability function.

  According to this point, according to the present feature, when the switching mode of the first starting ball entry unit is the high frequency switching mode, the second special game is performed in the lottery based on entering the ball into the first starting ball entry unit. Being in a state is suppressed. Also, game balls flowing down the second flow-down path are restrained from entering the second starting ball entry unit, and entry into the second starting ticket unit is inhibited from winning the second special game state It will be. That is, when the switching mode of the first starting ball entry unit is the high frequency switching mode, it is suitably avoided that the second variable ball entry unit operates. As a result, it is possible to avoid that the first starting ball entry part and the second variable entry ball part operate in different switching modes, and to preferably suppress the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience.

Feature 8 A pattern display device (pattern display device 76) for variably displaying a pattern;
And display control means (display control device 620) for controlling the pattern display device so as to variably display the pattern based on entering the ball into the starting entry ball portion,
The display control means controls the pattern display device to perform variable display of the pattern in the same manner as the gaming state before being shifted to the second special gaming state in the period of the first special gaming state. The gaming machine according to any one of the features 1 to 7, characterized in that

  According to the feature 8, the player can grasp the transition to the second special game state by performing the variable display of the pattern similarly to the game state before the transition to the second special state during the second special game state. Can be suppressed. In particular, as shown in the feature 1 etc., in the configuration in which the second variable ball entry unit is made to act as a start entry ball unit in the second special game state, the second feature game is used by combining the configuration shown in this feature. It is possible to shift the gaming state by the gaming state transition means while making it difficult to understand that the special gaming state has been passed. This makes it possible, for example, to make it appear as if the gaming state has changed suddenly, and can contribute to the improvement of interest in the gaming machine.

  Feature 9 The display control means continues the variable display of the symbols in the game time immediately before the transition to the second special game state even after the transition to the second special game state or stops the variable display. (2) Variable display continuation means for resuming the variable display of the pattern as if the variable display is continued even after the transition to the special game state (The MPU 622 of the display control device 620 executes opening / closing execution mode corresponding effect start processing A game machine according to feature 8, characterized in that

  According to the feature 9, by continuing the variable display of the pattern throughout the gaming state before the second special gaming state and the second special gaming state, the game is played for the player who is paying attention to the variable display of the pattern. It can give the impression of as if it were continuing. Thereby, it is possible to preferably hide the transition timing to the second special game state, and the effect shown in the feature 7 can be made more preferable.

  Feature 10 The variable display continuation means is set to continue the variable display of the pattern by the variable display continuation means in a period in which the second variable ball entry part is switched to the second form in the second special game state. The gaming machine according to feature 9, which is characterized in that:

  As shown in the feature 1 and the like, in the configuration in which the second variable ball entry unit is simulated as if it is the operation ball entry unit, the attention to the second variable ball entry unit may be excessively high. It is not preferable because the above-mentioned mimicry can be a factor to be overlooked.

  Therefore, as shown in the present feature, the variable display of the pattern is continued even during the period in which the second variable ball entry unit is switched to the second mode, whereby the player's attention is directed to the pattern display device. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience. In particular, the variable display of the pattern continued across the transition timing to the second special game state is continued in the switching period to the second mode of the second variable ball entry unit, and the variable display of the pattern is By avoiding interruption during the switching to the second mode or before switching to the second mode, it is less likely to cause an opportunity for attention to the pattern display device to deviate, and the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience is further suitably suppressed. can do.

  In addition, it is also possible to apply the technical idea shown in the present feature to the feature 8. In this case, the display control means is set to perform variable display of the pattern during a period in which the second variable ball entry unit is switched to the second mode in the second special game state. It is good to replace with the game machine as described in the feature 8 characterized by the above.

  Feature 11. The variable display continuation means is set to end variable display of a pattern by the variable display continuation means within a period of being in the second special game state. Feature 9 or 10 The gaming machine described in.

  In the configuration in which the variable display continuation means continues the variable display of the pattern across the transition timing to the second special game state as shown in the feature 9 etc., it becomes the second special game state as shown in the present feature By ending the variable display of the pattern within the period, it is possible to smoothly advance the transition of the gaming state after the end of the second special gaming state. Further, for example, it is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of inconvenience that the player who continues the game without knowing the transition of the game state suffers a disadvantage.

  Feature 12. The display control means is a pattern based on the ball entering in the symbol display device when the ball entering the second variable ball entering part occurs in the second special game state. Any one of the features 8 to 11, characterized in that it has a pattern variable control means (function to execute a prize number corresponding effect start process by the MPU 622 of the display control device 620) for performing variable display of The gaming machine described in.

  According to the feature 12, when the ball entering the second variable ball entry unit occurs during the second special game state, the variable display of the pattern based on the ball entering becomes possible. The variable display of the pattern is performed by the symbol display device based on the ball entering the starting ball entry unit, and the variable display of the pattern based on the ball entry into the second variable ball entry unit is enabled, thereby the second It is possible to suitably reduce the discrimination between the variable ball entry unit and the starting ball entry unit (in particular, the variable starting ball entry unit). Thereby, the effect shown to the feature 1 can be exhibited more suitably.

  In addition, as a variable display mode of the pattern based on entering the ball into the second variable ball entry unit, it is the same as the variable display mode based on entering the ball into each starting ball entry unit (particularly the second starting ball entry unit) It is good to set up. Thereby, the discrimination between the second variable ball entry unit and the starting ball entry unit (in particular, the variable starting ticket unit) can be further suitably reduced.

Feature 13 The said display continuation means is a period during which it is in the said 2nd special game state, and the said 2nd variable ball entry part in the timing before the specific timing in the period which is the said 2nd special game state When entering the ball occurs, the variable display of the pattern by the display continuation means is set to end at the timing before the end timing of the second special game state,
The display control means is in a period of being in the second special gaming state and before the specific timing in the period of being in the second special gaming state, the second variable ball entry unit The second variable ball entry unit in the pattern display device within a period from the end timing of the variable display of the pattern by the display continuation means to the end timing of the second special gaming state when the ball is hit A feature characterized in that it has pattern variable control means (a function for executing a winning number correspondence effect start process by the MPU 622 of the display control device 620) capable of executing variable display of a pattern based on entering the ball. The gaming machine according to any one of 9 to 11.

  According to the feature 13, in addition to the effects similar to the effects shown in the feature 11, the following effects can be expected. That is, the variable display of the symbols executed on the symbol display device during the second special gaming state is performed independently of the special gaming state success or failure lottery shown in the feature 1. It is not preferable that such variable display of symbols is continued even after the end of the special game state, which not only hinders smooth progression of the game but also causes a disadvantage to the player. According to this point, according to the present feature, the variable display of the above-mentioned pattern continuing in the second special game state ends, and based on entering the ball into the second variable ball entry in the remaining period of the second special game state. By performing the variable display of the pattern, it is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of the above-mentioned inconvenience.

  Feature 14. The variable display continuation means is in the second special gaming state and before the specific timing in the second special gaming state, the second variable entering ball The gaming machine according to feature 13, wherein variable display continuation means continues the variable display of the pattern until the end timing of the second special game state, when entering the part has not occurred.

  In the case where the configuration shown in the feature 13 is adopted, it is necessary to change the subsequent correspondence depending on the presence or absence of the ball entering the second variable ball entry unit. Therefore, if the ball entry to the second variable ball entry unit does not occur, the variable display continuation means continues the variable display of the pattern until the end timing of the second special game state, in a pseudo manner. By aligning the end timing of the extended game times and the transition timing of the gaming state, it is possible to contribute to the facilitation of the progression of the game after the transition to the gaming state.

Feature 15 Information acquisition means (function of executing information acquisition processing in the MPU 602 of the main control device 162) for acquiring special information based on the game ball entering the start-up ball storage unit;
Acquisition information storage means (pending ball storage area 604b) for storing the special information acquired by the information acquisition means as a plurality of numbers with the predetermined number defined in advance as the upper limit;
A correspondence information display unit (holding number display area LE) for displaying correspondence information corresponding to the number of special information stored by the acquired information storage means;
A pattern display device (pattern display device 76) for variably displaying a pattern;
Display control means (display control device 620) for controlling the pattern display device so as to variably display the pattern based on entering the ball into the starting ball entry portion;
When the ball enters the second variable ball entry unit during the second special game state, the correspondence information displayed on the correspondence information display unit is inserted into the second variable ball entry unit. And changing means capable of changing based on that (a function of executing the number-of-holds display update processing by the MPU 622 of the display control device 620);
The display control means is displayed on the correspondence information display unit by the change means when entering the second variable ball entry unit occurs within the period of being in the second special game state. Pattern variable control means capable of executing variable display of the pattern based on entering the ball into the second variable entry section with an upper limit equal to the number of times the corresponding information is changed (in the MPU 622 of the display control device 620 Function to execute the effect start process corresponding to the number of winning
The changing means is characterized in changing the number displayed on the previous memory number display when the variable display of the pattern based on entering the ball into the second variable entering portion is performed by the pattern variable control means. The gaming machine according to any one of Features 1 to 14.

  According to the feature 15, when the ball entering the second variable ball entry unit occurs, the correspondence information displayed on the correspondence information display unit can be changed (for example, increased) based on the same entry ball. . Further, the variable display of the pattern can be performed based on entering the ball into the second variable ball entry unit, and the number displayed in the storage number display unit can be changed (for example, reduced) in accordance therewith. Thereby, the discrimination between the second variable ball entry unit and the starting ball entry unit (more specifically, the variable starting ball entry unit) can be more suitably reduced.

  In combination with feature 8 etc., the "pattern display device" and "display control means" shown in the same feature 8 etc. are the same as the "pattern display device" and "display control means" shown in the present feature. It is also good.

  Incidentally, "The change means is a case where the ball is entered into the second variable ball entry unit, and the number indicated by the correspondence information displayed in the correspondence information display unit has not reached the specified number." To change the correspondence information displayed on the correspondence information display unit so that the number indicated by the correspondence information increases based on the ball entry, and to change the correspondence information displayed on the correspondence information display unit If the number based on the number has reached the specified number, it means that the ball has entered the second variable ball entry section and is set to maintain the displayed correspondence information as it is. By combining the above, it is possible to realize a practically preferable configuration. That is, when the upper limit is provided in the memory number, it is unnatural that the upper limit is changed based on entering the ball into the second variable ball entry unit. Therefore, when the ball entering the upper limit (ball entering the second variable ball) occurs, making the change of the number displayed in the memory number display unit impossible, the above unnaturalness It is possible to further reduce the discrimination between the second variable ball entry unit and the starting ball entry unit by wiping.

  Feature 16 The pattern variable control means is set to end the variable display of the pattern based on entering the ball into the second variable ball entry unit within the period of being in the second special game state. The gaming machine according to feature 15, characterized in that

  As shown in the feature 15, in the configuration having the pattern variable control means, it is advantageous to exert the above-mentioned distinctiveness reducing function. However, by having the same pattern variable control means, it is not preferable that a hindrance to the transition of the game state or the like thereafter. Therefore, as shown in the present feature, such a disadvantage occurs if the variable display of the pattern based on entering the ball into the second variable ball entry unit is ended within the period of being in the second special game state. Can be suitably suppressed, and a practically preferable configuration can be realized.

Feature 17 The display control means limits the same number as the number of times changed by the changing means, when the ball enters the second variable ball entry unit within the period of being in the second special game state As a variable pattern control means capable of executing variable display of a pattern based on the entering ball in the pattern display device (a function for executing the process for starting the process corresponding to the winning number by the MPU 622 of the display control device 620)
The pattern variable control means is configured such that the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means is less than the specified number when entering the start-up ball part occurs during the second special game state And the number indicated by the correspondence information displayed on the correspondence information display unit is changed based on entering the ball into the second variable ball entry unit and reaches the specified number. A feature 15 or feature 16 is characterized in that the number of variable displays that can be executed based on entering the second variable ball entry unit is reduced while maintaining the correspondence information displayed by the correspondence information number display unit. The gaming machine described.

  In the second special game state, not only the entering of the ball into the second variable entry but also the entry into the starting entry may occur. Entry to the start entry ball occurs after the number indicated by the correspondence information displayed on the correspondence information display unit based on entry to the second variable entry ball reaches the specified value. It is not desirable that the ball be invalidated. That is, since the drawing of the special game state is performed based on entering the starting entry into the ball, entering into the second variable entry is given priority, and entry into the starting entry is invalidated. This is not preferable because the player suffers a disadvantage.

  In this respect, according to the present feature, when the ball entering the start-up ball part occurs during the second special game state, the number of special information stored in the acquired information storage means is less than the specified number. And entering the second variable entering ball on condition that the number indicated by the correspondence information displayed in the corresponding information number display unit has reached the specified number based on entering the second variable entering ball. The variable display of the pattern based on is canceled. As a result, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the disadvantage to the player, and it is possible to receive the effect shown in the feature 14 while securing the soundness of the gaming machine.

Feature 18 The display control means
Variable display continuation means (MPU 622 of display control device 620 opens and closes the variable display of the pattern corresponding to the game turn which becomes the transition trigger to the second special game state even after the transition timing to the second special game state Function to execute the execution mode corresponding presentation start process),
When the ball enters the second variable ball entry unit and the correspondence information displayed on the correspondence information display unit is changed based on the same entry ball, the symbol of the pattern can be changed by the variable display continuation unit The display is stopped, and a variable display of a pattern based on entering the ball into the second variable ball entry portion is performed in a period from the stop timing to the end timing of the second special gaming state, and the second variable input If the ball does not enter the ball, or if the correspondence information displayed on the correspondence information display unit is not changed based on the ball entering the second variable ball entry unit, It has a variable display switching means (a function for executing the winning correspondence effect start process by the MPU 622 of the display control device 620) for continuing the variable display of the pattern by the variable display continuation means until the end timing of the second special gaming state. It features The gaming machine according to the features 17.

  Even when shifting to the second special game state, ball entry to the second variable ball entry unit does not necessarily occur. In addition, the correspondence information displayed on the correspondence information display unit is not necessarily changed based on entering the second variable ball entry unit. Therefore, at the time of winning the second special gaming state, the variable display of the pattern corresponding to the game turn that becomes the transition trigger to the second special gaming state continues even after the transition to the second special gaming state, and further the second variable By changing the continuation / non-continuation of the variable display of the pattern during the second special game state according to the presence or absence of the ball entering the ball entering part, the pattern based on entering the ball into the second variable ball entering part It is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of the sense of incongruity to the pattern variable display due to the configuration in which the variable display is performed.

Feature 19 A starting ball receiving portion (operation ball receiving portions 63, 65) which is provided in a game area (playing area PE) where the game balls flow down, and in which the game balls can enter;
And lottery means (main control device 162) for performing lottery of whether or not the special game state advantageous to the player is generated based on entering the ball into the starting ball entry part,
A game ball is more likely to flow in than the first embodiment and the first embodiment based on the fact that the lottery result by the lottery means is the lottery result corresponding to the occurrence of the special gaming state, provided in the game area The variable ball entry unit (lower variable ball entry unit 64) to be switched to two forms;
After the end of the special game state, the game state transitioning means (in the MPU 602 of the main control unit 162, the open / close execution mode ends) to shift the game state so that the game state is more advantageous to the player than the game state before the special game state occurs. Function to execute the migration process at
The start-up ball-in-place unit is switchably provided in a second form in which gaming balls are more likely to flow than the first form and the first form,
A game machine characterized in that the form and operation mode of the variable ball entry unit are common to the form and operation mode of the start-up ball unit.

  The manager of the game hall or the like can easily grasp the specifications of the game machine in advance. By thus grasping the specifications of the gaming machine, it is possible to grasp the change of the gaming state based on the movement of the variable ball entry unit when the operation of the variable ball entry unit is observed. As a result, it is possible to exhibit the above-described function for suppressing the decrease in the gaming intention while suppressing the decrease in the monitoring function such as fraud in the gaming machine.

  On the other hand, it is assumed that it is difficult for the player to grasp the specifications of the gaming machine in advance as compared with the above manager. Here, by having the form and operation mode of the variable ball entry unit in common with the form and operation mode of the start ball entry unit, the impression that the variable ball entry unit is the same type as the start ball entry unit It becomes possible to give to the player. As a result, even if it is difficult for the game ball to flow in, for example, when the variable ball entry unit is switched to the second mode, it is possible to preferably suppress giving the player a sense of loss.

  Therefore, while facilitating the monitoring of the gaming machine by the hall manager or the like, it is possible to preferably suppress the decline of the gaming intention of the player.

Feature 20. A starting ball receiving portion (operation ball receiving portions 63, 65) which is provided in a game area (playing area PE) where the game balls flow down, and in which the game balls can enter;
Lottery means (main control device 162) for performing lottery of whether or not the special game state advantageous to the player is generated based on entering the ball into the starting ball entry part;
After the end of the special gaming state, the gaming state transition means (the MPU 602 of the main control unit 162 performs opening and closing to shift the gaming state so that the gaming state is more advantageous to the player than the gaming state before the first special gaming state occurs. Function to execute transition processing at the end of mode),
A pattern display device (pattern display device 76) for variably displaying a pattern;
And display control means (display control device 620) for controlling the pattern display device so as to variably display the pattern based on entering the ball into the starting entry ball portion,
The display control means is characterized in that the pattern display device is controlled to perform variable display of the pattern in the same special gaming state as in the gaming state before being shifted to the special gaming state. The gaming machine described.

  According to the feature 20, the variable display of the pattern is performed in the special game state in the same manner as the game state before the transition to the special state, thereby suppressing the player from grasping the transition to the special game state. Can. Thereby, it is possible to make the transition of the gaming state by the gaming state transition means while making it difficult to understand that the special gaming state has been passed. This makes it possible, for example, to make it appear as if the gaming state has changed suddenly, and can contribute to the improvement of interest in the gaming machine.

  In addition, it is also possible to apply the technical idea shown to the feature 8-the feature 18 to this feature.

  The basic configuration of a gaming machine to which the above-described features can be applied will be shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operation means (game ball emission handle 41) operated by the player, game ball emission means (game ball emission mechanism 110) for emitting game balls based on the operation of the operation means, and the emitted A ball passage (induction passage 103) for guiding gaming balls to a predetermined game area, and each game component (nail, etc.) disposed in the game area, and a predetermined passing portion (general winning opening) of each game component 61) A gaming machine that gives a bonus to a player when a game ball passes through.

  10: Pachinko machine as a gaming machine, 60: gaming board, 63: lower operation entry ball section as second start entry ball section, 64: lower variable entry ball section as second variable entry ball section, 65 ... Right start actuating ball as a variable starting ball or first starting ball, 66 ... right side variable ball as a first variable ball, 68 ... variable display device constituting the flow down path differentiation means 69 ... main display device 76 ... symbol display device as pattern display device 77 ... display screen 99 ... center frame 99a ... stage 143: sound lamp control device 162 ... main control device 255 ... right side operation opening 261 ... Protrusion part as inflow restriction part, 271 ... Motorized combination, 272, 273 ... Movable piece as restriction member for start ball insertion part, 274 ... Drive part constituting drive mechanism for start ball insertion part, 305 ... Lower side Operation opening, 355 ... lower side big winning opening, 37 ... Motorized part, 372, 373 ... Movable piece as a restricting member for the second variable ball entry part, 374 ... Drive part as a drive mechanism for the second variable ball entry part, 455 ... right side big winning opening, 471 ... electric part , 472: a movable piece as a first variable entry portion regulating member, 474: a drive portion as a first variable entry portion drive mechanism, 602: MPU, 620: display control device as a display control means, 622 ... MPU, LE: number of display areas for holding number as a correspondence information display section, PE: game area.

Claims (2)

A gaming machine provided with a gaming board on which a gaming area in which gaming balls flow down is formed, and gaming ball firing means for firing the gaming balls to the gaming area at a predetermined cycle based on a firing operation by a player And
A starting ball receiving portion provided in the game area and capable of entering game balls;
The game machine further comprises lottery means for performing a lottery on whether or not the special game state advantageous to the player is to be generated based on entering the ball into the starting ball entry part,
The first special gaming state and the second special gaming state are set as the special gaming state,
The game balls flow in more than in the first embodiment and the first embodiment, based on the fact that the game area is provided and the lottery result by the lottery means is the lottery result corresponding to the occurrence of the first special game state. A first variable ball entry unit that switches to the second mode,
The game ball flows in more than in the first form and the first form based on the fact that the lottery area by the lottery means is provided in the gaming area and the lottery result corresponds to the occurrence of the second special gaming state. The second variable ball entry unit that switches to the easy second mode,
Privilege giving means for giving a player a privilege based on entering the ball into the first variable ball entry unit or the second variable ball entry unit;
The game state transition means for shifting the game state so that the game state becomes more advantageous to the player than the game state before the second special game state occurs after the second special game state ends,
The switching mode of the second variable ball entry unit in the second special game state is the period from the first mode to the second mode and the period until the second mode is restored again to the first mode, the first variable slot unit is It is configured to be shorter than the period from the first form to the second form and to the return to the first form again,
Examples starting ball entrance section, the game board of the main body portion and is disposed at a position facing the opened the ball entrance opening to the side starting ball entrance section operating rotated to the left and right to form a protruding ball entrance opening from the front A first start-in ball part which has an open-close member and is switched to a second form in which game balls are more likely to flow in than the first form and the first form by the pivoting operation of the start-up ball part open-close member ; A second starting ball receiving portion having a main body portion projecting from the front of the game board to form a ball entry and having an opening / closing member for opening / closing the ball entrance disabled ;
The first starting ball entry unit is configured to be switched to the first mode and the second mode based on passage of a game ball through a predetermined passing unit provided in the game area,
The second starting ball storage unit is disposed in the first flow passage in the game area, and the predetermined passing unit is disposed in the second flow passage in the game area, and is ejected to the first flow passage. The game ball is configured to be unable to pass through the predetermined passing portion,
The first variable ball entry unit is a main body that protrudes from the front surface of the game board and forms a ball entry opening, and a first variable entry unit opening / closing member disposed at a position facing the ball entry opening and sliding back and forth And switching from the first form to the second form in the first variable ball entry part is performed by the sliding operation of the first variable ball entry member opening / closing member, and the second variable ball entry part the second variable ball entrance portion for opening and closing member for rotational movement to the right and left is disposed at a position facing the main body portion and side opened the ball entrance opening to the side to form a protruding ball entrance opening from the front surface of the game board Switching from the first form to the second form in the second variable ball entry unit is performed by the pivoting operation of the second variable entry unit opening / closing member .
The first starting ball receiving portion is configured such that the opening and closing member for the starting ball receiving portion can be viewed from the front of the gaming machine in any of the first and second embodiments of the first start ball receiving portion. And the second variable ball entry unit is capable of visualizing the second variable ball entry unit opening / closing member from the front of the game machine in any of the first and second embodiments of the second variable ball entry unit. A game machine characterized in that it is configured to be .   The gaming machine according to claim 1, which is a pachinko machine.

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